After coming off the bench to steal the show in Kiev, former Tottenham star, Gareth Bale gave the clearest indication that his future is away from the Bernabeu after the Champions League final. The Welsh star has been in-demand since Zinedine Zidane took over at the Bernabeu three years ago as the French man has continued to prefer Isco to Bale. Bale failed to show up for the warmup prior to the Champions League final after he was dropped from the lineup, but he entered the match with the game all-square and turned it around with two goals, the first of which is arguably the best goal ever scored in a Champions League final. When asked about his future after the game by a BT Sports journalist, Bale admitted: “I need to be playing week in, week out and that hasn’t been happening for one reason or the other. “I have to sit down and discuss with my agent in the summer and take it from there. “I was very disappointed not to start the game – I felt like i deserved it. “The best I could do is come on and make an impact and that’s what I did.” This was the first time that Bale has refused to commit his future to Real Madrid publicly and could spark a transfer battle between, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham.  

Brazilian superstar, Neymar has told the French giants that he wants to leave the and join Real Madrid this summer just a season after his blockbuster move from Barcelona. The former Santos Man is currently the world’s most expensive player, but he has been disappointed by the quality of the French league and he seeks an immediate return to the Spanish top flight. PSG’s president maintains that Neymar would not be sold this summer, but the star man is insisting that he wants to play alongside Christiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu. The club hopes that their new manager, Thomas Tuchel would convince him to stay. The German manager praised Neymar at his unveiling last week and he is set to lead the club’s fight to keep hold of their star man. Reports from Goal claims Neymar’s agent Pini Zahavi has had several meetings with the president of Real Madrid and the pair are keen on getting his client to Real Madrid. PSG would not let their star man go without a fight and even though Madrid would be ready to pay over the record fee they paid for his signature, they want him to stay and win the Champions League for them.

Despite not naming a replacement for Arsene Wenger yet, Arsenal are going ahead with their plans to add new stars to their team ahead of next season, and they might make Nice Midfielder Jean Michel Seri the first arrival at the Emirates in the post-Wenger era. The Gunners have reportedly opened talks with the Ivory Coast international through their new Head of Football Operations Raul Sanllehi, who tried to sign the midfielder for Barcelona last summer. Sanllehi is said to have spearheaded Barcelona’s bid for the former Asec Mimosa man and was left disappointed when the Catalans refused to up their initial £35million that was rejected by Nice. Seri is said to have a release clause of £35million that would kick in within the next couple of weeks, and the Gunners are looking to be the first team that triggers that clause ahead of his other suitors. Seri is one of the most scouted Ligue 1 players this season, with Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea also looking to bring him to the Premier League. He is also prepared to leave the French side, and he would reportedly demand that they sell him when he meets with the club in the next couple of weeks.

Chelsea and Manchester United are set to battle for the signature of Argentinian attacker, Mauro Icardi as Inter Milan may have to sell him this summer. The Italians are one of the teams that could be sanctioned by UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play Rules if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. With the race for the Italian top four one of the most competitive so far, the Nerazzurri’s recent loss could see them miss out. Icardi is one of the most coveted attackers in Europe at the moment with several big teams like Real Madrid and PSG also looking to sign him, however, he could end up in the Premier League should he be put up for sale. Icardi admitted recently that he would be happy to leave if the club needed to sell him. According to him: “I repeat every year, I will speak to the club. “If it’s good for the team that I stay, then I’ll stay, otherwise I will leave. “I always do what is best for the club and the team. “When the season ends, we’ll talk to the club and see what is best for them. ” Jose Mourinho and Chelsea are interested in him even though the latter could be changing their manager in the summer also.

Tottenham have won the race for the signature of Ryan Sessegnon as the teenager prefers to remain close to his family and friends in London. Sessegnon has been a revelation for Fulham since he broke into their first team as a 16 years old last season. He continued to impress this season and his performances earned him a lot of accolades at the EFL end of season awards. Several top European sides have been looking to prise him away from Fulham from last summer, however, he decided to sign professional forms with the Cottagers with the hope of helping them get promoted to the Premier League. But they have failed to qualify automatically and would have to go through via the playoffs. According to Sun Sport, Sessegnon has agreed to join Tottenham for next season ending speculations about his future. per the reports, the 17 years old would sign for Mauricio Pochettino’s men, then he would be loaned back to the Cottagers for the whole of next season so he can get enough game time that his development needs. Sessegnon has been moved upfield this season as a left-sided attacking midfielder, and he has scored 20 goals in 70 professional games for the Cottagers.

Manchester United are prepared to back Jose Mourinho in his bid to sign a more productive attacker next summer. The Red Devils are one of the top six’s lowest scorers and Mourinho has identified Napoli’s Dries  Mertens as an attacker that can bring goals to his team. Mertens joined Napoli from PSV in 2013 and scored an incredible 28 goals last season even though he was converted to a striker only half way through the season. He has scored 45 goals in the last two seasons and several top European sides have begun taking notice of him. According to Sun Sport, despite his incredible run of form, his release clause stands at a lowly £25million for teams outside of Italy. Jose Mourinho is tempted to bring him in and another Belgian could be moving in the opposite direction. Per the reports on Sun Sport, Marouane Fellaini could be on his way to Naples as Napoli remains one of his several admirers. Fellaini has refused to sign a new Manchester United deal and claimed earlier this week that United are in a week position as they did not offer him a new deal quick enough.

Chelsea seem ready to sell their star midfielder N’Golo Kante after PSG made contact with the Blues and the player’s representatives. Kante has been a revelation in English football since he joined Leicester City 4 years ago. He helped the Foxes to a shock Premier League trophy win in the 2015/2016 season and won the very next edition at Stamford Bridge. Becoming one of the few players to win the Premier League back to back with different teams. When asked who he would love to play with at PSG, Kylian Mbappe named Kante as the player he would sign next summer if it was up to him. According to Mbappe: “I think he’s a player that would suit our team perfectly. “He is French, bring back a Frenchman for the attractiveness of our Championship, it would be good. “I think all the French like N’Golo Kante, and it would be a pleasure to have him in our league.” However, Kante has maintained that he is not interested in moving away from London just yet even if the Blues fail to secure Champions League football at the end of the season.

Chelsea are going ahead with plans to sign new star men for next season despite the future of their manager, Antonio Conte being unclear. Conte won the Premier League for the Blues last season, but this season has been underwhelming for the Stamford Bridge outfit and they look set to miss out on Champions League qualification by the end of the season. Although Conte may not remain as the club’s gaffer, Roman Abramovic has given the go-ahead for the club to start looking for new recruits, one of the players that could be moving to West London is Juventus Ghanian star, Kwadwo Asamoah. According to Sun Sport, the soon to be free agent has rejected a new Juve deal and he is open to moving down to the Premier League. The report further claims that Chelsea are not the only team looking to sign him. They claim Inter Milan are currently leading the race for his signature and the Milan side are also ahead of others in the race for Lazio’s Stefa de Vrij. Asamoah wants regular first team action and he knows he won’t be able to get that in Juve, with Emre Can also schedule to join them on a free transfer.

Arsene Wenger has barely gone a month after agreeing to terminate his Gunners contract at the end of the season, and the French man is now set for a position in another high profile European side. The French man confirmed that he would be leaving the Gunners after 22 years at the helm when this season comes to an end, yet he also told reporters that he wasn’t done with football management yet and he would be looking to get another job. According to Sun Sport, PSG sees him as a very experienced European manager that could help their quest to win their first Champions League crown and they want to make him their general manager. Per the report, the French side believes Wenger’s days as a top football manager is over but his experience could be of immense help in the boardroom. Wenger is most likely going to be working closely with former Borussia Dortmund manager, Thomas Tuchel as the German seems to be PSG’s first choice to replace Unai Emery. The Gunners’ supremo is looking to bring the Europa League to the Emirates this season, but his side has to get a win in Spain after they failed to beat Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their semifinal last night despite their visitors being reduced to ten men in the first half.

One of the prices that come with having the most in-form player on the planet on your team is that everybody would want to have him, and that is what Liverpool are suffering from right now. The Reds have in Mohamed Salah arguably the most productive player in the world at the moment and they know what they have in hand would interest other top European sides. Salah is on the verge of firing them to the Champions League final, and he has already netted a whopping 43 goals in his maiden season at Anfield and looks set to break Ian Rush’s record of 47 goals in a single season for the Reds. Liverpool are well aware of the interest from Real Madrid, and Sun Sport is claiming that they have warned the Spaniards off the Egyptian forward. Per the reports, the Reds are prepared to make him their main man for years to come and that would be accompanied by a renewed contract. Salah currently earns £90,000 per week, a figure that does not reflect his current form and Liverpool are happy to offer him double that amount. They hope that would persuade him to ignore the interest from Real Madrid at least next summer.