Paper Talk: Juventus in massive transfer blow to Man Utd, Chelsea

Juventus have flatly refused to sell a Manchester United and Chelsea attacking target, while Wolves have been told a price for Raul Jimenez, according to Thursday’s papers.

 

JUVENTUS REFUSING TO SELL MAN UTD, CHELSEA TARGET

Juventus have ruled out selling Argentina forward Paulo Dybala this summer, news that will come as a blow to both Manchester United and Chelsea.

Dybala has been targeted by the two Premier League giants as they look to bring in a world class attacking talent to eventually mount a title challenge.

Real Madrid have also been scouting the player and are said to have offered £105million for the Argentina hitman.

However, Juve insist they have no interest in cashing in on the 25-year-old – simply because he is impossible to replace without weakening their side.

Sporting director Fabio Paratici told Gazzetta dello Sport: “Those who leave are those who want to. I repeat, our squad is difficult to improve.

“Who do you get that is better than Dybala? It’s difficult to sign Messi. Even with Neymar I’d have doubts.

“Dybala is someone who is always there, until the end.”

 

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AND THE REST

Manchester City are set to rival Manchester United for the signature of Tanguy Ndombele after Pep Guardiola made the Lyon midfielder his No 1 target (The Sun)

Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Naby Keita are urging RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner to join them at Anfield (The Sun)

Zinedine Zidane is being lined up by Chelsea to replace Maurizio Sarri, and his potential appointment could lead to Eden Hazard snubbing
Real Madrid and committing his future to Stamford Bridge (The Sun)

Manchester United are lining up a sensational summer swoop for Benfica wonderkid Joao Felix, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are also interested (The Sun)

Raul Jimenez is set for a permanent move to Wolves, with parent club Benfica willing to sell the striker for £30m (Daily Mirror)

Raul Jimenez

Arsenal want Roma’s Monchi – who worked with Unai Emery at Sevilla – to be their new sporting director, but Manchester United and PSG are also interested (Daily Mirror)

Torino are ready to take up their option to sign on-loan Chelsea defender Ola Aina for £9m (Daily Mirror)

Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici says the Serie A side originally planned to sign Inter Milan star Mauro Icardi before eventually buying Cristiano Ronaldo last summer (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United have reportedly enquired about 30-year-old Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic, joining Premier League rivals Chelsea in a bid to sign the star for a proposed fee of around £57m (Daily Mail)

Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard are major doubts for Manchester United’s FA Cup game at Chelsea after limping off against PSG on Tuesday, and could even miss the crunch Premier League clash against Liverpool (Daily Mail)

Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici claims Arsenal never played Aaron Ramsey in his best position, and believes the Italian side got value for money despite handing him a £400,000-per-week deal (Daily Mail)

Marcelo could leave Real Madrid this summer after falling out of favour under latest manager Santiago Solari, with Cristiano Ronaldo keen for Juventus to sign him (Daily Mail)

Marcelo Real Madrid

Maurizio Sarri’s fate as Chelsea head coach could be decided by results in the next few weeks, while up to eight first-team players could leave Stamford Bridge in the summer (Daily Express)

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is expected to sign a new one-year contract at the Etihad Stadium (The Times)

Hearts have vowed to work with Police Scotland to hunt down the Auchinleck Talbot supporters who allegedly aimed racist abuse at Uche Ikpeazu and Demetri Mitchell (Daily Record)