Manchester United take the opportunity to sign a long-term midfielder as Sir Jim Ratcliffe plans to sack Casemiro, Chelsea make ‘huge contract offer’ for Barcelona star and Real Madrid sign one of Manchester City’s most important players We are eager to recruit. – All included in Thursday’s edition of Euro Paper Talk.
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Manchester United The summer will bring big changes, with news breaking that Erik Ten Hag will be sacked as manager and several players expected to follow him for the exit.
One of the areas Sir Jim Ratcliffe has decided to strengthen is the midfield, with the Ineos boss determined to bring in stars past their prime and on big contracts. Casemiro and Christian Eriksen are two examples.
There will be a big void in the Red Devils’ squad that will need to be filled, with Sofian Amrabat also set to return to Fiorentina after spending time on loan there.
One of the midfield targets Manchester United have been eyeing for a long time is Monaco star Yusuf Fofana. He has also been linked with Arsenal in recent weeks.
The France international can play as a defensive, central or right midfielder and his versatility is said to be one of Ratcliffe’s favourites.
Manchester United attempted to sign Fofana on a loan-buy deal last summer, but their bid was quickly rejected.
Fofana has scored four goals and provided four assists in 35 appearances for Monaco this season and while the French club would ideally like to keep him, the 25-year-old is ready for a new challenge elsewhere.
Fabrizio Romano advised Manchester United to complete a bargain deal.
Despite Fofana’s importance Monaco There appears to be acceptance within the club that he will leave this summer amid interest from the Premier League.
Monaco coach Thiago Scuro said Fofana would ‘probably’ be sold if the ‘right offer’ came forward, as reported by Fabrizio Romano.
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“He is probably one of the players we will sell this summer,” Scuro said in a recent interview.
“We will see the opportunities he has as well with Guillermo Maripan,” he added.
Romano told Caught Offside that Man Utd could sign Fofana for as little as €20m (around £17m). This should be considered a big discount.
That’s because the midfielder is only under contract until 2025 and appears to have no intention of signing an extension with Monaco.
Reportedly, it will be interesting to see whether Ratcliffe approves a concrete offer for Fofana in the coming weeks.
Euro champions ‘fearful’ after Liverpool goal loss
Liverpool are ready to compete with Real Madrid for the signature of highly-rated Lille defender Leny Yoro, who is worth around €60m (about £51.1m) (Le Parisien).
Atalanta fear losing midfielder Theun Koufmeiners, who helped them win the Europa League on Wednesday, to Liverpool or Juventus. (Soccer Italy)
Thiago Motta is set to become Juventus’ new manager after leaving Bologna. (Fabrizio Romano)
Former Manchester United player Memphis Depay is expected to leave Atletico Madrid as a free agent this summer as he is part of the key squad left by Diego Simeone. (Cadena SER)
Barcelona has reached an agreement in principle with Hansi Flick as the top target for successor coach Xavi Hernández. (El Chiringuito)
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Real Madrid confirmed man city Rodri has singled out the star as one of his top targets to improve his midfield as he looks to replace Toni Kroos. (like)
MLS side San Diego held ‘talks’ with chief executive Kevin De Bruyne about a possible transfer in 2025. (The Athletic)
Manchester City are willing to sell Bernardo Silva for £50m this summer amid interest from Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. (Football Insider)
Manchester City, Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are all competing to sign Monaco star Magnes Akliuchi. (Nice Martin)
Slovenian striker Benjamin Cesko, 20, who is attracting interest from Chelsea and Arsenal, will decide whether to stay at RB Leipzig or move ahead of the Euros. (Fabrizio Romano)
Crystal Palace have agreed a personal deal worth up to £14m with Morocco and Real Betis centre-back Chadi Riad, 20. (standard)
Vincent Kompany agrees to move to Bayern Munich
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has verbally agreed to become Bayern Munich’s next manager, replacing Thomas Tuchel. (Sky Germany)
tottenham And Chelsea are both keen on signing talented Lyon striker Rayan Cherki. (HITC)
Arsenal are ready to sign Feyenoord goalkeeper Justin Below, 26, and expect England’s 26-year-old goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to leave. (mirror)
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Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid continue to be linked with Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremy Frimpong. (Offside flagged)
Cristiano Ronaldo is pushing for his side Al-Nassr to sign Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes. (Daily Star)
West Ham, Wolves and Aston Villa are all interested in Girona’s Viktor Chigankov. (like)
Roma are interested in signing Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku on a permanent basis but will not pay more than €40m (about £34m). (Enrico Camellio)
Chelsea send ‘huge offer’ to Barcelona star
Chelsea Talks have begun with Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo over a ‘major contract offer’ that could see his salary increase significantly. (M.D.)
Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca is a Chelsea managerial target and has just rejected a new offer from Sevilla. (Fabrizio Romano)
Super agent Jorge Mendes has offered Porto manager Sergio Conceicao to Chelsea. (mirror)
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Strasbourg defender Lucas Perrin is set to leave the French club after publicly criticizing Chelsea-led ownership group BlueCo. (Requipe)
Strasbourg midfielder Ismael Doucoure has asked to leave the club amid interest from Wolfsburg and several Premier League clubs. (Requipe)
Will Sancho stay at Manchester United?
Jadon Sancho has bought a £3.8million mansion in Greater Manchester and is preparing to return to Manchester United after a loan spell with Borussia Dortmund. (sun)
Tottenham and Manchester United are once again competing to sign Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo. (Nice Martin)
Everton could offer €15m (£12.8m) for Benfica midfielder Florentino Luis, who they have been interested in since January. (Mace Futebol)
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