Wednesday, May 3, 2017

BARCA'S BELLERIN BACK-UPS

Barcelona have added Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta and Bayer Leverkusen's Benjamin Henrichs to their list of potential full-back signings, according to Sport.
HD Cesar Azpilicueta
Arsenal's Hector Bellerin remains the Catalan side's first choice, though the former Barca youth's contract with the Gunners currently runs till 2023 and has made negotiations difficult.

ARSENAL ADD TO DIRECTOR WISHLIST

Hoffenheim's Alexander Rosen has been added to Arsenal's list of potential candidates to take over as the Emirates side's new director of football, the Mirror reports.
Alexander Rosen, Hoffenheim
The Bundesliga side's recent resurgence has alerted the Gunners to the 37-year-old's presence, while Marc Overmars and Borussia Dortmund's Michael Zorc are also being considered.

OZIL WANTS £300k PER WEEK

Arsenal remain reluctant to improve the new contract terms offered to Mesut Ozil due to concerns regarding the German's commitment to the club, according to the Daily Mail.
Mesut Ozil Arsenal
The report claims the midfielder, who has been struggling for form of late, has refused to sign a deal worth £250,000 per week, instead holding out for closer to £300,000.

ZAHA TO SPURS IN DANGER

Wilfried Zaha's decision to pick Ivory Coast at over England at national level has put a potential move to Tottenham in jeopardy, the Telegraph reports.
Wilfried Zaha Crystal Palace Premier League
Spurs are big fans of the 24-year-old, but the prospect of losing him for several weeks every two years to the Africa Cup of Nations has the London club thinking twice about a big-money move.

UNITED LEAD SCHMEICHEL RACE

Manchester United have the edge over neighbours City in the race to sign Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, according to Sky Sports.
Kasper SchmeichelLeicester City
The 30-year-old - son of legendary United stopper Peter - is the Red Devils' first choice to replace David de Gea, who they expect to join Real Madrid this summer.

SPURS WANT £50M FOR WALKER

Tottenham will only let Kyle Walker join Manchester City in the summer transfer window if the Etihad side cough up the £50 million asking price, according to the Mirror.
European Team of the Season Kyle Walker
Speculation surrounding the full-back's future was further fuelled by Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino leaving Walker on the bench for the club's north London derby with Arsenal on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola is looking to add to his defence ahead of the 2017-18 campaign and Walker heads his list.

MAN CITY IN AUBA SWAP DEAL


Aubameyang

Pep Guardiola is willing to offer Kelechi Iheanacho as part of a deal to land Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the summer, says the Sun.
The Gabon international has struck 27 goals in 28 starts this season for Dortmund but is ready to leave at the end of the season, with Real Madrid the likeliest destination.
However Manchester City boss Guardiola is determined to get his hands on the 27-year-old, and will use Iheanacho to tempt the Bundesliga club into a cash swap deal.