Transfer News: Atletico Madrid confrims Arsenal’s interests over Alvarez.
Today’s football transfer news involves Atletico Madrid which has confirmed that Arsenal have a strong ambition to make a move for Atletico Madrid’s striker, Julian Alvarez.
Atletico Madrid’s manager, Diego Simeone, has confirmed that the London-based club has an interest in making a move for the Argentine striker in the next transfer window.
Diego Simeone had confirmed Arsenal’s interest in the Argentine a day before the Champions League quarter-final leg-one clash between his side and Arsenal, while addressing the press.
So Arsenal should get prepared to compete with other Europeans heavyweights if they want to secure Alvarez’s services.
Julian Alvarez has scored 48 goals in 104 appearances for Atletico Madrid since making a move from Manchester City three seasons ago.
Sky Sports
Football Transfer News: Arsenal monitors Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen.
Arsenal is now active on the transfer market to reinforce their attacking positions for the next season. Reports from Turkey suggested that Arsenal’s Sporting director, Andrea Berta, was seen in Turkey as a spectator at the Turkish derby.
Apart from Arsenal, Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen is attracting interest from other top European clubs.
Transfer Market
John Stones is set to leave Manchester City after a decade at Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City and England defender John Stones is to leave Manchester City at the end of this season. Manchester City has confirmed that the 31-year-old defender could depart Etihad Stadium after 10 years of his service for the club.
John Stones is going to leave the club because his contract is expiring. He was one of Guardiola’s first signings at the club.
Currently, he has made nearly 300 appearances for Manchester City and has helped the Sky Blues to win 19 major trophies.
The Guardian.
Manchester United to allow at least 10 players to leave in the summer.
Manchester United’s hierarchy is expected to hold a meeting this week to discuss the number of outgoings in the next transfer season.
Apart from other issues, Manchester United’s officials intended to make clarifications on the number of players to create room for smooth departures.
The leaked list of outgoings for the next transfer summer involves Cameroonian goalkeeper, Andrew Onana, striker Joshua Zirkzee, Marcus Rashford, and Manuel Ugarte.
Others in the list are: Rasmus Hojlund, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, and Jadon Sancho. The trio will be released.
Furthermore, academy graduate Tyler Fredrcson and back-up goalkeeper, Altay Bayindir, are subject to exiting the club in the next transfer window.
The Sun.
Will Manchester United pay more for Benjamin Sesko?
Manchester United is set to cash more for Benjamin Sesko at the end of the season. Manchester United is preparing to pay more pounds in transfer add-ons. The bonus amount Manchester United will pay related to performance and appearances add-ons for the Slovenian striker.
Initially, Manchester United paid £74million to make a move for Sesko from Leipzig last summer.
But according to Sky Sports, German journalist Philipp Hinze reveals RB Leipzig are due to receive a bonus amount close to £3.5m. The three prescribed criteria subject to this add-on involve the number of appearances made by Sesko, the number of goals he scored, and potential Champions League qualification for Manchester United.
However, the three criteria above will be factored in to decide the final fee by the end of the ongoing season.
Chelsea contacted Iraola.
Following the sacking of Liam Rosenior at Chelsea, Bournemouth’s outgoing manager Andoni Iraola is given a priority to secure a permanent job at Chelsea.
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/club-statement-liam-rosenior
According to Football London Odds, Iraola is in pole position among other candidates to be the next Chelsea’s permanent manager.
It is reported that Chelsea’s officials managed to contact Iraoala’s camp to find out his plans and the possibility of a move to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea is working hard to make sure that the deal is being materialized on time to give him time with the team for pre-season.
Revealed: Manchester United’s midfield transfer targets
Manchester United are reported to be monitoring a list of transfer candidates to boost their midfield options. Carlos Baleba, Sandro Tonali, Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton, and Micky Van de Ven are all on Manchester United’s transfer list.
Manchester United are expected to be busy in the summer transfer window because of the large number of outgoings for the next transfer window.
The Athletic
Chelsea set Enzo Fernández’s price tag.
Chelsea will demand to recoup its €120 million they invested in buying Argentine Enzo Fernandez. Enzo Fernandez is attract interets from Real Madrid.
So if the Madrid giant wants to make a move for Chelsea’s captain, they should pay Chelsea the same amount the Blues paid when buying him from Benfica.
Marca
Real Madrid is ready to cash in a mega offer for Olise.
Elsewhere in Germany, reports suggest Real Madrid should pay €160 million to get the signature of Bayern Munich’s star, Michael Olise. According to Ekrem Konurel, Germany Transfer expert, Real Madrid will be willing to pay €160millliob for the 24-year-old French international.
https://footdata.space/transfer-news-liverpools-konate-to-sign-new-contract/
Despite this rumour, Olise’s contract at Bayern Munich is valid until 2029. And Bayern Munich didn’t insert any release clause for Olise. Simultaneously, the club is reported not to want to let him go.
Michael Olise has impressive stats for Bayern Munich this season. He already scored 16 goals and 28 assists in 38 games for the ongoing season.
Juventus set to meet with Lewandowski’s agent.
Juventus officials are set to meet with Roberto Lewandowski’s agent to explore the possible move for the Barcelona striker. One of the agenda items to be discussed over the possible move of the 37-year-old striker is the financial package. Lewandowski’s contract at Barcelona expires on June 30.
His current club proposed a wage cut as the criterion to be handled in a new deal.
Mundo Deportivo.
Paris Saint-Germain to increase the annual wage package for Enrique.
PSG are reportedly ready to hand their head coach, Luis Enrique, a pre-tax annual salary of around €20million. Enrique will earn this amount should he renew his current deal, which expires in June 2027.
L’Equipe.
Mourinho preferred by Perez to take over at Real Madrid.
Jose Mourinho is the top candidate of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to take over as the head coach in the summer. Mourinho is currently in charge of Benfica. And he has a break clause of £ 2.6m in his contract.
The Athletic.