🚨 Man Utd given HUGE Anderson boost, Chelsea's "aggressive" push for Barca star, TWO Arsenal winger targets, Liverpool breakthrough close, & more
Some major stories this morning, featuring good news for Man Utd and Liverpool...
Good morning folks and welcome to the latest edition of the Daily Briefing! Thanks as always for reading, and hope you enjoy! :-)
Today’s top stories:
The latest on Rafael Leao’s AC Milan future
Plus Yan Diomande latest, and much more!
AC Milan
AC Milan sporting director Igli Tare on Rafael Leao’s future amid Arsenal transfer links: “Rafa has two years left on his contract and he’s very important for us. His skills are not in doubt, this season he’s suffered from injuries.” (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal
Arsenal have the edge over Liverpool in the race to sign RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande this summer as he’s likely to prioritise Champions League football. (Mark Brus, CaughtOffside)
Christian Kofane is a top target for Arsenal and they’re expected to make a formal offer for the Bayer Leverkusen forward soon, while Bayern Munich links have been played down. (CF Bayern Insider)
Are Arsenal going to bottle the Premier League title? Analysis here!
This latest Arsenal injury news certainly doesn’t sound too positive for their Premier League and Champions League hopes…
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Barcelona
Barcelona are open to selling Jules Kounde for the right price this summer, with Chelsea and other Premier League clubs showing an interest. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund are showing an interest in Strasbourg wide-man Diego Moreira, who is planning to move clubs this summer. (Florian Plettenberg)
Chelsea
Chelsea are set to make an aggressive push to sign Jules Kounde as Barcelona are open to selling for the right price this summer. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Chelsea have a favourable buy-back clause for Diego Moreira, whose fine form at Strasbourg has started to attract interest from Borussia Dortmund ahead of the upcoming transfer window. (Florian Plettenberg)
Chelsea have made contact over signing this exciting €30m wonderkid - full story here!
Liverpool
Liverpool face competition to sign Yan Diomande and might need a top four finish to be realistic contenders, while RB Leipzig could also ask for over €100m for him. (Mark Brus, CaughtOffside)
Eduardo Camavinga’s Real Madrid future is increasingly uncertain and Liverpool are on alert for a possible summer deal. (L’Equipe)
Liverpool are now on the verge of agreeing a new long-term contract with Ibrahima Konate despite the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich being keen on the defender. (TEAMtalk)
Manchester City
Manchester United are still very much in the race to sign Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson as Manchester City seem to be focusing more on a new contract for Rodri. (Florian Plettenberg)
Newcastle United are interested in signing Rico Lewis from Manchester City this summer. (Chronicle)
Manchester United
Manchester United are still very much in the race to sign Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson as Manchester City seem to be focusing more on a new contract for Rodri. (Florian Plettenberg)
Manchester United have been quoted £43.5m to sign one of their top summer targets - full story here!
Newcastle United
Newcastle United are interested in signing Rico Lewis from Manchester City this summer. (Chronicle)
Karim Coulibaly is likely to be on the move this summer and Newcastle are emerging as one of the main contenders for his signature in what is expected to be a ‘big race’ for the 18-year-old. (Fabrizio Romano)
RB Leipzig
There is a roughly 80-90% chance of Castello Lukeba leaving RB Leipzig this summer, with plenty of interest in the French centre-back. (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid
Eduardo Camavinga’s Real Madrid future is increasingly uncertain and Liverpool are on alert for a possible summer deal. (L’Equipe)
Tottenham
Luka Vuskovic has made it clear he expects to be back at Tottenham next season once his loan with Hamburg ends, despite transfer rumours linking him with bigger clubs. (Evening Standard)
Tottenham are one of the clubs showing an interest in West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville as he looks likely to leave the London Stadium at the end of this season. (Tutto Atalanta)
Moise Kean is attracting interest from Tottenham as he could leave Fiorentina due to a tempting €62m release clause in his contract. (Calciomercato)
Tottenham have set their asking price for Cristian Romero as it looks increasingly likely he could leave this summer. (Fichajes)
Meanwhile, another Tottenham star wants to leave this summer and his agent has started looking for a new club for him - more info here!