🚨 Arsenal SWAP deal, Liverpool eye €80m Barcelona star, Man United transfer U-turn, Chelsea join race for Brazil wonderkid, & more
Today's headlines as Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea eye big moves...
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Arsenal
Arsenal are emerging as the early favourites to sign Brazilian wonderkid Breno Bidon from Corinthians, though Chelsea are also closely monitoring his situation. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Sandro Tonali will be a target for Arsenal this summer, but also for other clubs, while Newcastle United will meet the player’s agents for talks over his future in March. (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal have an interest in Borussia Dortmund left-back Daniel Svensson, but are not the only Premier League club eyeing him up. (Bild)
Could Arsenal land one of the most exciting attacking players in the world in this smart swap deal? Full story here!
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid have identified their leading candidate to replace Diego Simeone as manager as they weigh up making a change this summer. (Marca)
Barcelona
Barcelona are eyeing up an ambitious summer transfer window move for Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero. (Mundo Deportivo)
Bayern Munich
Serge Gnabry has signed a new contract at Bayern Munich - full story here!
Chelsea
Liam Rosenior has hit out at Arsenal as he felt they showed a lack of respect towards Chelsea’s players and staff ahead of the Carabao Cup semi-final - full story here!
Rosenior on Jamie Gittens injury: “Jamie is looking a little bit more long term. It’s a real shame for him, he’s got a tear in his hamstring. Obviously I’ve not worked with him for too long, obviously I’ve known about his career and what an outstanding player he is, so that’s going to be a big miss for us.”
Chelsea could rival Arsenal for the transfer of highly-rated young Corinthians midfielder Breno Bidon as his asking price has been revealed. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Eden Hazard: “I explained to him (Cesc Fabregas) that the time has come for him to return to Chelsea, and he joked about it, but I really believe it. He loves football and knows everything about this spot. I’m a Chelsea fan, and I want the best for the club. That’s why I dream of seeing Cesc on their bench.”
Everton
Dwight McNeil looks set to leave Everton in the summer after coming close to a January move to Crystal Palace, with the winger not in the Toffees’ long-term plans. (Football Insider)
Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce have asked about signing former Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez from Al Hilal, just a few months after he joined the Saudi club - full story here!
Feyenoord
Former Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard could be set to link up with Robin van Persie at Feyenoord, with the Dutch club making contact with the 33-year-old as he’s become a free agent. (Daily Mail)
Inter Milan
New details have emerged about Inter Milan’s interest in signing Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and why the deal broke down - full story here!
Liverpool
Liverpool could be set to move for Barcelona defender Jules Kounde as he will be made available for around €80m this summer. (Fichajes)
Arne Slot appears to have cast serious doubts over this Liverpool star’s future - full story here!
Slot on Liverpool signing Jeremy Jacquet: “Very pleased of course, because first of all he’s a very big talent, maybe even more than a talent – but we speak about talent because of his age of course. Second of all, because we weren’t the only ones interested in him.”
New details have emerged about Inter Milan’s interest in signing Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and why the deal broke down - full story here!
Manchester City
Marc Guehi will NOT be allowed to play for Manchester City against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United
Kobbie Mainoo is now set to stay at Manchester United after coming close to leaving the club while Ruben Amorim was manager. (Fabrizio Romano)
Michael Carrick has been key to improving Mainoo’s situation, and there could now be “very good chances” of the interim manager becoming Red Devils boss permanently this summer. (Fabrizio Romano)
Scott McTominay could snub a return to Manchester United to discuss a new contract with Napoli instead. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Manchester United are thought to be leading the race for Yan Diomande this summer, with the 19-year-old RB Leipzig seen as a replacement for Marcus Rashford. (TEAMtalk)
Adam Wharton’s asking price has been revealed, but Manchester United could face a serious threat to getting the deal done - full story here!
Napoli
Raheem Sterling is open to taking a pay cut to join Napoli after recently becoming a free agent, with the 31-year-old keen to link up with his former Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne again. (The Sun)
Scott McTominay could snub a return to Manchester United to discuss a new contract with Napoli instead. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Newcastle United
Newcastle United have enquired about the situation of Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, who looks increasingly likely to leave on a free transfer in the summer as talks over a new contract with Juve stall. (Calciomercato)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid have informed Ibrahima Konate that they want to sign him when his Liverpool contract expires this summer, but that they won’t change their wage structure for him. (Fichajes)
Tottenham
Tottenham turned down the opportunity to sign Jhon Duran as he became available towards the end of the January transfer window. (Fabrizio Romano)
Barcelona are eyeing up an ambitious summer transfer window move for Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero. (Mundo Deportivo)
Bahia have reached an agreement to sign Tottenham striker Alejo Veliz on a permanent deal, which will go through in the summer. (Fabrizio Romano)