Day: February 24, 2018

Chelsea’s plan to sign AC Milan teenage shot-stopper Gianluigi Donnarumma has suffered a major setback after PSG joined the chase for the Italian.

The Blues have been forced to look for a new goalie after Real Madrid refuse to rule out a move for Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian is also stalling on signing a new deal at Stamford Bridge with reports earlier in the week claiming that Madrid have asked him to delay signing the new Blues deal.

The Blues have identified a couple of goalkeepers who they believe can replace the Belgian and Donnarumma tops the list. They had initially wanted to sign Jan Oblak from Atleti, but they have decided to go for the younger Donnarumma.

Sun Sport is reporting that the Blues would now have to fight off PSG if they hope to sign the goalie as the French giants have joined his chase. PSG are looking to sign a superstar goalie next summer as they look to continue building a team capable of winning the Champions League.

Donnarumma has had a turbulent time this year despite signing a new deal at the San Siro, it is believed that he would leave them after this season if they fail to qualify for the Champions League again.

Robert Lewandoski is attracting the attention of Real Madrid and Los Blancos are prepared to break the bank for the Polish attacker.

Lewandoski is one of the proven goalscorers in the world at the moment and he has just changed his agent sparking rumours that he is looking for one more big move in his career.

The Pole has hired Pini Zahavi as his new agent. Zahavi is the agent who brokered Neymar’s world record move to PSG last summer and he is reported to have netted 30 million pounds in that move.

Sun Sport is reporting that Madrid are prepared to pay 135 million pounds for Lewandoski, but they fear that the Bavarians would not want to sell him.

Los Blancos are prepared to sell misfiring Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema next summer and they hope to earn enough to bankroll the transfer of Lewandoski.

Bale is set to return to the Premier League and could cost either Manchester United or Tottenham 80 million pounds, while Benzema is set to leave for around 60 million pounds.

Los Blancos are also targetting Mauro Icardi and Harry Kane, but Lewandoski remains a more experienced option.

Anthony Martial may be playing his last season at Old Trafford according to reports in the French media.

The France international has struggled to play since the arrival of Alexis Sanchez and he is said to considering moving away to get more playing time.

Jose Mourinho has plans to sit with the attacker and assure him that he is a part of his plans, but that talk has not been held and Martial is said to be stalling on signing a new deal with the Red Devils.

According to Sun SPort, his current struggles and the lack of progress on a new deal has prompted a host of European teams to keep an eye on his situation.

Per the reports, Real Madrid are his major admirers at the moment, but Tottenham are also interested in signing him. Martial wants assurances especially as Jose Mourinho is still planning to sign a winger next summer.

Real Madrid are planning a major summer overhaul after a poor start to their league season, and Zinedine Zidane wants Martial to become one of the new arrivals at the Bernabeu.

Martial cost United an initial  36 million pound, and would not be allowed to leave for less than 70 million pounds.