Nigeria international, Moses Simon could be on his way to the Premier League next summer after attracting the interests of at least three Premier League teams. The winger who has been impressing with Belgian giants since 2015 has attracted the attention of some of Europe’s best sides for the past couple of seasons and looks set to finally get a break in the English top flight. Sun Sport is reporting that Simon has been watched extensively by Newcastle these past few months including in Nigeria’s friendly match against Serbia a fortnight ago. He has previously been on the radar of Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp who likes a fast player like him, but the German boss seems to have relaxed his interest while looking for players in other positions in his team. Brighton are also interested in Simon, should Chris Houghton keep them in the Premier League beyond this season, he is likely going to battle with Rafa Benitez for the signature of the 22 years old. Simon is hoping to be picked by Nigeria for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia and a good tournament would help him attract even more high-profile teams.

Manchester United have been dealt a major blow in their quest to bring Antoine Griezmann to Old Trafford next summer as he has agreed to a move to Barcelona. The 27 years old has been in sensational form since he moved to Atleti in the summer of 2014 and he has scored 23 goals in 37 games this season, but it appears to be his last at the Wanda Metropolitana. Manchester United were hoping to use the influence of his pal, Paul Pogba to bring Greizmann to the Premier League, but they would now turn to other targets as they look to spend 200 million pounds next summer. According to Sun Sport, Griezmann has agreed to move to Barca for a reported 88 million pound although the Madrid based side was trying to raise his release clause it to 185 million pounds. Gareth Bale is another target of Jose Mourinho and the Welsh winger looks like a possible alternative to Griezmann. The Red Devils, however, faces competition from Chelsea and Tottenham for his signature. Mourinho is also planning to sign new midfielders to fill the gap that would be left behind by the departure of Michael and Marouane Fellaini.  

Liverpool and Arsenal have been handed a major boost after Schalke 04 confirmed that one of the Premier League’s duos target would be leaving after this season. The two Premier League teams have been tracking Max Meyer for the past few seasons and one of them could get their man this summer after the German youngster decided not to renew his current deal. Meyer is one of the most highly rated youngsters in Germany at the moment and he has refused to sign a new long-term deal with Schalke, choosing to run down his current deal. The Germans have tried for the past 18 months to get him to sign a new deal, but they have finally decided to give up the fight for his future. Club director Christian Heidel said: “At the moment we can and must expect that Max leaves the club in the summer. “Everything suggests that. Jurgen Klopp is a known admirer of the youngster and he seems to want Meyer as a replacement for Emre Can who is also leaving for free at the end of this season. Arsenal are also hoping to use the influence of their new chief scout, Sven Mislintat to get ahead of the Reds.

Liverpool’s hopes of replacing Philippe Coutinho with James Rodriguez have been dashed after the South American claimed he was happy at Bayern Munich. Rodriguez joined the Bavarians last summer on a two years loan deal and seems to have rediscovered his best form with the Germans. He has just 15 months left on his current loan deal, but with the amount of game time he has been enjoying so far, he is not interested in leaving the Bundesliga just yer. Liverpool were looking to bring him in next summer after they failed to replace Philippe Coutinho in the winter transfer window. Rodriguez also faces renewed competition for play at Bayern when Leon Goretzka joins next summer and Serge Gnabry returns on loan at Hoffenheim. Manchester United and Chelsea were also eyeing a move for the FIFA 2014 World Cup best goal award winner. Liverpool will now turn their attention to other midfield targets with Jurgen Klopp expected to invest heavily in that area of his team as he expects Emre Can to leave after this season. One player who could join the Reds is Napoli’s Jorginho and the Brazil-born Italy international impressed Anfield bosses again in Italy’s game against England on Tuesday.