Latest Transfer Gossip Across Europe
In today’s transfer gossip, Manchester City will offer boss Pep Guardiola a lucrative new long-term deal following the club’s Champions League ban been overturned. Guardiola will be given about £150m to bolster his City squad. Napoli’s 29-year-old Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly is wanted at City, Guardiola plans to reconstruct his defence the African is the first player on his list. Manchester City is also interested in Valencia’s Spanish forward Ferran Torres, 20, are all linked with Manchester City.
Norwich City’s sporting director Stuart Webber says the bidding for the club’s best young talent this summer starts at £20m each according to transfer gossip he said any club coming for the players should have £20m or above. Brentford is targeting Portsmouth’s 24-year-old Irish winger Ronan Curtis to replace 24-year-old Algerian Said Benrahma if he leaves the Bees. Bournemouth’s Dutch defender Nathan Ake, 25, might not play again this season after hobbling off with a groin problem against Leicester.
Also in the transfer gossip, Inter Milan and Argentina 22-year-old forward Lautaro Martinez is wanted by German Champions Bayern Munich, they are willing to add Austrian 28-year-old defender David Alaba just to land the forward. Liverpool is looking to sell Croatia defender Dejan Lovren, 31, despite seeking to extend his contract.
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has rejected the possibility of Paris St-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar, 28, returning to the Nou Camp but says the club are considering a move for Inter Milan and Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez, 22. Bartomeu also says he is “sure” Argentine forward Lionel Messi, 33, will remain at the Nou Camp beyond next year.
Real Madrid is confident France striker Kylian Mbappe, 21, will be negotiating a transfer to them from Paris St-Germain in a year’s time. Nice have made an offer for 24-year-old Spanish midfielder Rony Lopes of Sevilla.