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Nottingham Forest survive scare to go through
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a superb goal to help Nottingham Forest survive a scare at home to Fenerbahce.
A well-worked first goal and a penalty put Fenerbahce 2-0 up on the night, though Forest still had the security of those three goals from the first leg.
Hudson-Odoi eased the nerves, though, controlling a superb cross before firing in with his weaker left foot into the far bottom corner.
FT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Fenerbahce (4-2 on aggregate) [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Crystal Palace secure qualification with 2-0 win
After a slightly disappointing 1-1 draw in the first leg, Crystal Palace made no mistake in the second with a professional 2-0 victory.
Maxence Lacroix struck in the first half and Evann Guessand in the second to ensure qualification for the Eagles as their Europa Conference League campaign continues.
FT Crystal Palace 2-0 Zrinjski (3-1 on aggregate) [Pictures from TNT Sports]
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Arsenal
Arsenal are one of the clubs scouting Atalanta wonderkid Honest Ahanor, who is establishing himself as one of the most promising young full-backs in the game. (CaughtOffside)
Arsenal are looking at signing a new winger, midfielder, and right-back as their priorities for the summer transfer window. (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes is emerging as an ambitious summer transfer window target for Real Madrid. (TEAMtalk)
Barcelona
Deco has spoken out on Barcelona’s interest in Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez - full story here!
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich have made their decision on Nicolas Jackson, who has been left “frustrated” at his lack of playing time since joining on loan from Chelsea. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Kim Min-jae could leave Bayern and has interest from Chelsea, Tottenham, and other major European clubs. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Borussia Dortmund
Jadon Sancho would be keen to return for a third spell with Borussia Dortmund this summer. (Football Insider)
Chelsea
Chelsea are one of the clubs scouting Atalanta wonderkid Honest Ahanor, who is establishing himself as one of the most promising young full-backs in the game. (CaughtOffside)
Chelsea are currently leading the race to sign Murillo from Nottingham Forest as he’s expected to be on the move for £60-70m this summer. (TEAMtalk)
Morgan Rogers is another top Chelsea target, and Aston Villa are likely to use Jack Grealish’s £100m move to Manchester City as a benchmark for the player’s value. (TEAMtalk)
Chelsea legend Pat Nevin has named the striker signing the Blues need this summer - full story here!
Inter Milan
Inter Milan have played down links with Como manager Cesc Fabregas - full story here!
Liverpool
Liverpool have been linked with a stunning €160m summer move for one of the best midfielders in the world - full story here!
Mateus Mane is a target for Liverpool but they’re not keen on paying Wolves’ £50m asking price for the 18-year-old. (Football Insider)
Manchester City
Manchester City are one of the clubs scouting Atalanta wonderkid Honest Ahanor, who is establishing himself as one of the most promising young full-backs in the game. (CaughtOffside)
Vinicius Junior is emerging as an ambitious summer transfer target for Manchester City, who have enquired about the Real Madrid star’s situation. (Sport)
Manchester United
Papa Gueye is emerging as a top Manchester United target to replace Casemiro this summer, with the Red Devils monitoring the 27-year-old Villarreal midfielder very closely. (Foot Mercato)
Manchester United are interested in signing 19-year-old Gambian defender Sedi Kinteh from Tromso. (Corriere dello Sport)
Mateus Mane is a target for Manchester United but they’re not keen on paying Wolves’ £50m asking price for the 18-year-old. (Football Insider)
Newcastle United
Newcastle have reportedly made an enquiry about signing Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay, who could cost around £70m to bring back to the Premier League after his superb form in Serie A. (Sports Boom)
Newcastle want to sign a new goalkeeper this summer and are looking at Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen and Manchester City’s James Trafford as two top targets. (iNews)
Newcastle are interested in signing Zeki Celik from AS Roma at the end of the season when he becomes a free agent. (Corriere dello Sport)
Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior is emerging as an ambitious summer transfer target for Manchester City, who have enquired about the Real Madrid star’s situation. (Sport)
Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes is emerging as an ambitious summer transfer window target for Real Madrid. (TEAMtalk)
Tottenham
This Tottenham star’s future is in doubt as he could leave in a surprise £52m deal this summer - full story here!
Tottenham are eyeing an ambitious move for Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi, who is also a target for Nottingham Forest. (Sports Boom)