Five Premier League teams make offer for Real Madrid youngster

Marco Asensio is a wanted man and the amount of interest he has from the Premier League could see him ply his trade in the shores sooner rather than later. The young Spaniard has been one of the scapegoats of Real Madrid’s troublesome season, but he is gradually getting back to his best form and was a major influence as Real Madrid came from a goal down to beat PSG 3-1 last week. Despite his best efforts to show his worth, his future is uncertain as Real Madrid plan for another summer overhaul of their playing staffs. Reports from Dario Gol claims that Premier League teams – Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool are keeping an eye on his situation and five teams have already tabled an offer for his signature. His suitors believe if Los Blancos sign Neymar, Harry Kane, Mauro Icardi and Dele Ali as they plan to, Marco Asensio would have to look for playing time elsewhere. Liverpool are looking for a replacement for Philippe Coutinho, while Manchester United and Chelsea are looking for extra creativity in their midfield as they look to challenge for the Premier League title again next season.

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Chelsea ready to swap Eden Hazard for Sergio Aguero

Sensational reports coming from Chelsea indicates that the Blues are willing to allow their star man Eden Hazard join Manchester City for £120 million, but there is a catch. According to Sun Sport, Manchester City are interested in signing the Belgian winger and they are ready to match whatever bid Real Madrid offers the Blues. Chelsea do not want to sell to a direct rival and as such the Blues have decided to make sure they get value in return. Per the reports, the Blues have asked for £120 million plus Sergio Aguero. Aguero’s future at the Etihad remains uncertain because the Argentine does not feel valued by Pep Guardiola who seems to prefer Gabriel Jesus. He was touted to make a move back to Spain with Real Madrid, however, it seems as though he is still enjoying the Premier League and does not have any intention to leave at the moment. Chelsea are still looking for a top quality striker despite signing Olivier Giroud last month, Antonio Conte who does not have much say on who the Blues bring in is believed to be ok with the idea of having Aguero in his team. Hazard has refused to sign a new deal and the Belgian does not fancy a move to another EPL side, but Guardiola is confident of persuading him to remain in this shores.

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Totenham return for former Manchester United flop

Tottenham are set to reckindle their interest in the signature of Wilfred Zaha after the Ivorian rediscovered his best form at Crystal Palace. Zaha has been on Mauricio Pochettino’s radar for the past three seasons, but Palace have refused to sell as he continues to prove the difference between relegation survival and failure for them. The Ivorian flopped at Manchester United in the thill-fated reign of David Moyes, but Spurs believe he has now come of age and can be a success at White Hart Lane. Zaha switched nationality to the Ivory Coast last year after staring for several of England’s youth team as he was born in the West African country. Sun Sport is however, claiming that Spurs would not have it simple in the race to sign the winger as CHelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are also tracking him. He could have moved last month, but he decided against it and with his current deal running until 2022, he is set to cost his next employers at least £50 million. Mauricio Pochettino is also targeting Bordeaux winger Malcom, but the Brazilian does not have Premier League experience and could prove to be the difference in who the Lilywhites finally signs.

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Pedro desperate for a return to Barcelona

Chelsea attacker, Pedro has no plans to remain at Stamford Bridge beyond his current deal as he is desperate to make a quick return to the Camp Nou. Spanish media outlet, Don Balon claims the Spaniard feels his contributions to Chelsea’s success as a team has been going unnoticed by his countries authorities and if he wants to be in their thinking when they are selecting national team players, he has to be closer to home. Pedro joined Chelsea in the summer of 2015 after the Blues stole a march on Manchester United under the management of Jose Mourinho. He helped them win the Premier League last season, but he has seen his role reduced this season. His current deal expires in the summer of 2019 and he hopes to make a return to Barcelona on a free transfer at that time. He would be 32 years old then and may also struggle to break into the Barcelona first team who are doing well at the moment. Pedro has netted 6 goals and provided four assists this season and he is preparing to help the Blues knock Barcelona out of the Champions League when they face each other from Tuesday.

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David de Gea declares he is happy at Manchester United amid interest from Real Madrid

As Real Madrid prepare to make a move for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, the Spaniard has declared he is currently happy at Old Trafford. De Gea came close to joining Los Blancos in the summer of 2015, but the deal fell through after some paper works were sent seconds after the close of the transfer window. They have remained interested and with just under two years to run on his current deal, they are planning to make another attempt next summer. However, de Gea has moved to assure fans of the club that he is happy to have been with them for the past seven seasons and remains committed to helping them achieving everything they can. Speaking to Daily Star he claimed: “Time flies by so quickly. I’ve been here seven years and I am happy. “A lot has happened to me – some very good, some not so good, – but to be honest I am just really happy. “I feel like an important player in the dressing room. I am one of the oldest in the team. “It makes me happy to see the younger players coming through – and trying to make United big.” He remains a huge part of Jose Mourinho’s plans for the new season and he has played in every single league game for them this season.

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Arsenal are favourites to land Manchester United defender after an underwhelming season

Arsenal are set to move for Manchester United defender Phil Jones as his Red Devils career continues to be shrouded in doubt. The English defender has come under criticisms from Jose Mourinho this season and his own goal against Tottenham showed just how far off the pace he has become. He was reportedly in a burst up with the Portuguese manager after their last game against Newcastle, and although Manchester United have denied that, he looks set to leave Old Trafford. Bookmakers Ladbrokes believe they know where he is headed. According to them, he is leaving the Europa League holders to move to Arsenal is on. They have made the Gunners even to land his signature ahead of Everton, and West Ham. Arsenal have been in search of a new defender since last summer, and they were close to signing Johnny Evans last month, however, they bided too late in the window and the Baggies decided they could not allow him to join them. Arsene Wenger made new signings in the offensive department of his team last month, but he knows he would need to add new defenders to his team if he wants to get them back into the top four.

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Arsene Wenger targets two Napoli stars to fire Arsenal back into the Champions League

Arsene Wenger has begun plans to overhaul his underachieving team next summer and the French man has turned his attention to the Italian league for some inspired signings. The French man has seen many of his star players fail to convince over the past two seasons and they are in line to miss out on Champions League qualification yet again. Despite signing some quality players last month, the Gunners have continued to underachieve and several players have now been targeted to join Mesut Ozil and others. Sun Sports is reporting that Wenger has sent scouts to Napoli to watch Lorenzo Insigne and Kalidou Koulibaly. The duo has been two of the Serie A side’s top performers this season and they are set to help the Naples side to an unlikely league title. One area that Wenger is keen on strengthening is his defence as his team continues to concede very soft goals. They tried to sign Johnny Evans last month, but the Baggies decided not to allow him to leave for below what they value him. Evans is no longer Wenger’s top target as the former Manchester United man is advancing in age, Koulibally is the player that the north Londoners are now serious about signing. Wenger hopes to make a move for him early in the summer.

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Jose Mourinho keen to sign Nice midfielder next summer

Manchester United have entered the race to sign a Nice midfielder, Jean Michel Seri. The Red Devils have prioritised signing a new midfielder next summer as they prepare for the retirement of Michael Carrick after this season. Marouane Fellaini is also leaving the Red Devils after this season and Jose Mourinho knows he needs to replace the two of them. The Portuguese manager wanted to sign Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk, but the Brazilian has decided to join their city rivals Manchester City instead. He is now looking at his other targets. According to Sun Sport, Mourinho has asked for reports about the performances of Seri. Seri has been one of the most outstanding midfielders in the French Ligue one over the past two seasons and he was very close to joining Barcelona last summer. Per Sun Sport, he has a release clause of £33 million written into his current deal, that figure would not be too much for United to pay. Mourinho is also keen on signing Arturo Vidal and Fabinho, but he looks to be getting better reports from the scouts watching 26 years old Seri.

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Arsenal enter race to sign £50 million Timo Werner

Arsenal have joined a host of European teams looking to sign RB Leipzig’s attacker Timo Werner. The German has been banging in the goals for the unpopular German side since their ascension to the German top flight last season. He scored 21 goals in 39 games for them last season, and he has already bagged 16 in 29 games this season. he scored a brace in Leipzig’s 3-1 win over Napoli last Thursday, and Sun Sport is reporting that the Gunners had a scout watching him in that game. Werner, according to the report has just rejected a new deal from Leipzig a statement that shows that he may be looking to move elsewhere after this season. Arsenal are not the only team trying to sign him, with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid also interested. However, Arsene Wenger is hoping the Gunners’ style of play and the lure of the city of London would tempt Werner to consider their offer. Werner has scored 7 goals in 10 international games for Germany, and his suitors know that they may have to pay too much if he stars in the next World Cup, so they want to try and sign him now.

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