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Friday Latest Transfer Gossip, City Wants Alaba

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Transfer Gossip Around the World of Football

In the transfer gossip corner today, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is considering a move for Bayern Munich and Austria 28-year-old left-back David Alaba, he wants to sign the player in this summer transfer window. There is good news for City as their playmaker Kevin de Bruyne’s agent says the Belgium midfielder will not leave Manchester City this summer, even if their European ban is upheld.

United States goalkeeper Zack Steffen, 25, will be back at parent club Manchester City for next season after spending the 2019-20 campaign on loan at German side Fortuna Dusseldorf. Chelsea has joined Manchester City and Juventus in the chase for Penarol starlet Facundo Pellistri, 18. The Uruguayan winger’s contract with the South American club is up in 2022. 

Everton face a fight to sign Lille’s Brazilian 22-year-old defender Gabriel Magalhaes, after a second Premier League club made a late bid for the player. Leicester City believe they could sign Jovic for around £31m and have made contact with his agent. 

Arsenal want to keep hold of Argentina 27-year-old goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after shelving plans for a keeper shake-up this summer. Saint-Etienne are hoping to persuade Arsenal to let French centre-back William Saliba, 19, return on loan to play in the Coupe de France final against PSG later this month. 

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told the club he wants to sign a right-sided forward with Sancho as the primary target as well as a striker and a centre-back this summer. His wish might just be set to come as Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says they are lining up possible replacement for the player incase he leave. the 20-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho has been in the transfer gossip for some time now and is most likely he he leave this summer. 

Liverpool are set for a tribunal with Fulham to determine a compensation fee for Harvey Elliott. The 17-year-old winger joined the Reds last summer after the end of his contract at Craven Cottage. 

According to reports from the transfer gossip 28-year-old Republic of Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick is set to miss out on a surprise move to AC Milan because of coronavirus, after his contract ended at Burnley. Inter Milan want to sign Italy left-back Emerson Palmieri, 25, and France 33-year-striker Olivier Giroud from Chelsea. 

Real Madrid is planning to buy France forward Kylian Mbappe, 21, from Paris St-Germain and French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 17, from Rennes in 2021 and have told both not to renew their current deals.