Paper Talk: Man Utd to battle Liverpool for England starlet; Spurs eye attacking midfield duo Manchester United will battle Liverpool for a Chelsea starlet, while Spurs are monitoring two players ahead of a possible summer raid, according to Sunday’s papers. UNITED JOIN RACE FOR CHELSEA STARLET Manchester United have joined Liverpool in the race to sign talented teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi, according to a report. The 18-year-old made his debut for England on Friday night as a second-half substitute against the Czech Republic and played a key role in the fifth goal of a 5-0 win to further his credentials as a top star in the making. You can read our Player Ratings from the game, here. Liverpool are supposedly back in the hunt for the teenager, with doubts over the long-term future of their own star Sadio Mane. Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are also apparently in for Hudson-Odoi while Chelsea have accepted they may be left with little choice but to cash in on the star this summer, but the Daily Mail reported on Saturday that the Blues will categorically refuse to sell him to Liverpool. A bid of £30m is expected from Bayern in the summer but United will rival them according to the Mail on Sunday, who suggest that the England forward will be in demand this summer, “If you look at number of appearances, he has actually been on the field quite a lot,” Southgate said. “And I know from when we were talking with the club earlier in the season how much faith Maurizio has in him. He has got some outstanding players just in front of him but he’s slowly getting more and more game time. “So, I think he’s maturing well. There doesn’t need to be a rush for him. We’ve seen that with Marcus Rashford and his development. “He’s getting first-team football and that’s important. For us, I think his progress is good.” AND THE REST Manchester United will have to smash their transfer record and pay £130m to take Napoli and Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 27, to Old Trafford. (Mail) Manchester United are targeting £10m-rated Norwich defender Ben Godfrey, 21. (Sun) Tottenham are monitoring Wolves’ Portuguese striker Diogo Jota, 22, and Aston Villa’s English midfielder Jack Grealish. (Express) West Brom striker Salomon Rondon’s permanent move to Newcastle in the summer is in the balance as Magpies owner Mike Ashley has reservations over the Venezuela international’s age, as he turns 30 in September. (Star) Everton have enquired about Lille’s Portuguese striker Rafael Leao, 19, as they look to add two new forwards this summer. (Mail) Arsenal are prioritising a new left-back, a wide attacker and a replacement for Aaron Ramsey this summer. Manager Unai Emery is keen on Paris St-Germain’s French midfielder Christopher Nkunku and Rennes’ Senegalese winger Ismaila Sarr. (Football London) Spanish defenders Nacho Fernandez, 29, and Jesus Vallejo, 22, are both likely candidates to be sold by Real Madrid. (Mail) Steve Clarke remains an option to become the new permanent Fulham boss in the summer. (The Scottish Sun) Newcastle and Tottenham will battle for the signature of Lille’s French midfielder Boubakary Soumare, 20. (Star) The post Paper Talk: Man Utd to battle Liverpool for England starlet; Spurs eye attacking midfield duo appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Manchester United will battle Liverpool for a Chelsea starlet, while Spurs are monitoring two players ahead of a possible summer raid, according to Sunday’s papers.

 

UNITED JOIN RACE FOR CHELSEA STARLET

Manchester United have joined Liverpool in the race to sign talented teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi, according to a report.

The 18-year-old made his debut for England on Friday night as a second-half substitute against the Czech Republic and played a key role in the fifth goal of a 5-0 win to further his credentials as a top star in the making. You can read our Player Ratings from the game, here.

Liverpool are supposedly back in the hunt for the teenager, with doubts over the long-term future of their own star Sadio Mane.

Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are also apparently in for Hudson-Odoi while Chelsea have accepted they may be left with little choice but to cash in on the star this summer, but the Daily Mail reported on Saturday that the Blues will categorically refuse to sell him to Liverpool.

A bid of £30m is expected from Bayern in the summer but United will rival them according to the Mail on Sunday, who suggest that the England forward will be in demand this summer,

“If you look at number of appearances, he has actually been on the field quite a lot,” Southgate said.

“And I know from when we were talking with the club earlier in the season how much faith Maurizio has in him. He has got some outstanding players just in front of him but he’s slowly getting more and more game time.

“So, I think he’s maturing well. There doesn’t need to be a rush for him. We’ve seen that with Marcus Rashford and his development.

“He’s getting first-team football and that’s important. For us, I think his progress is good.”

 

AND THE REST

Manchester United will have to smash their transfer record and pay £130m to take Napoli and Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 27, to Old Trafford. (Mail)

Manchester United are targeting £10m-rated Norwich defender Ben Godfrey, 21. (Sun)

Tottenham are monitoring Wolves’ Portuguese striker Diogo Jota, 22, and Aston Villa’s English midfielder Jack Grealish. (Express)

West Brom striker Salomon Rondon’s permanent move to Newcastle in the summer is in the balance as Magpies owner Mike Ashley has reservations over the Venezuela international’s age, as he turns 30 in September. (Star)

Everton have enquired about Lille’s Portuguese striker Rafael Leao, 19, as they look to add two new forwards this summer. (Mail)

Arsenal are prioritising a new left-back, a wide attacker and a replacement for Aaron Ramsey this summer. Manager Unai Emery is keen on Paris St-Germain’s French midfielder Christopher Nkunku and Rennes’ Senegalese winger Ismaila Sarr. (Football London)

Spanish defenders Nacho Fernandez, 29, and Jesus Vallejo, 22, are both likely candidates to be sold by Real Madrid. (Mail)

Steve Clarke remains an option to become the new permanent Fulham boss in the summer. (The Scottish Sun)

Newcastle and Tottenham will battle for the signature of Lille’s French midfielder Boubakary Soumare, 20. (Star)

 

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Oli Fisher