Euro Paper Talk: Transfer agreed as Man Utd finally land target in bumper deal; Liverpool target offered huge pay hike Manchester United are on the brink of signing Sergej Milinkovic-Savic after agreeing a huge deal, while Fiorentina are making plans to keep a player of out Liverpool’s clutches, according to Saturday’s newspapers. MILINKOVIC-SAVIC CLOSES ON MAN UTD TRANSFER Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is preparing to become a new Manchester United footballer, with reports in the Italian media claiming a mammoth transfer has been agreed. According to Corriere Dello Sport, the Serbian’s agent, Mateja Kezman, was in London on Friday to arrange the final details of negotiations with the Man Utd management. And according to the paper, United have agreed to pay Lazio an initial €75m fee, with a further €15m based on Champions League and Premier League-related bonuses. In addition and as part of the transfer, Kezman will collect around €10m in commission. Lazio had wanted €80m up front with €5m in add-ons, but the compromise deal is thought to have been reached, with the move set to go through early next week, if the report is accurate. And the report is likely to trigger a domino effect, with the arrival likely to clear the way for Paul Pogba to leave Old Trafford. Reports in the Spanish press on Saturday claim the World Cup winner has made the decision to join Real Madrid. Get the latest personalised Red Devils products on our new TEAMtalk Man Utd shop! AND THE REST Fiorentina have offered Federico Chiesa a new five-year deal worth €5m a season in a new effort to prevent him joining either Juventus or Liverpool (Gazzetta dello Sport) Brighton have launched an approach for €30m-rated Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario. The Portuguese superstar, who spent time on loan at West Ham, is also wanted by Monaco (SportItalia) Barcelona are considering offering Lionel Messi a new contract that will see him end his career at the club (Mundo Deportivo) Patrick Cutrone is ready to say his goodbyes to AC Milan as a €20m transfer to Wolves inches closer. The striker must now pass a medical and agree personal terms over the switch (Corriere dello Sport) Sevilla are interested in a move for AC Milan’s former Liverpool midfielder Suso, who could be sold for a fee of around €35m (Marca) Former Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen insists he is determined to turn his career around after sealing a move to Valencia earlier this summer (AS) Valencia right-back Cristiano Piccini has denied reports he will replace Joao Cancelo at Juventus this summer. The Portuguese full-back has been linked with Man Utd and Man City (Plaza Deportiva) AC Milan will pay Flamengo €11m, plus bonuses, for Leo Duarte as they look to beef up their central defence (Calciomercato) Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has no interest in a transfer to PSG and will not be used in a deal to bring Neymar back to the club (L’Equipe) Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is confident his side will have a successful season in 2019/20, despite their incredible 7-3 loss to city rivals Atletico Madrid in their latest pre-season friendly (Marca) Hakan Calhanoglu has vowed to stay at AC Milan this summer, ahead of what he believes will be a big season for the club (Gazzetta dello Sport) Jurgen Klopp told Bruno Fernandes of his admiration for the player following a chat between the Liverpool boss and the Sporting Lisbon midfielder this week (O Jogo) Merih Demiral’s agent has ruled out any chance the defender will leave Juventus for either AC Milan or Fiorentina this summer (Calciomercato) Barcelona are not confident of completing a summer deal for Neymar due to the ‘increasingly complicated’ situation surrounding the Paris Saint-Germain attacker (ESPN Deportes) Arsenal have won the race to sign Lille winger Nicolas Pepe with the €80m deal expected to go through before the end of the weekend (various) Inter will have to sell three players – namely Radja Nainggolan, Joao Mario and Borja Valero – in order to bring in Arturo Vidal from Barcelona (Calciomercato) Liverpool scouts have reportedly been asked to keep a watchful eye on Sporting Lisbon midfielder Idrissa Doumbia this coming season ahead of a possible future swoop for the Reds (Record) Barcelona passed up the opportunity to bring Dani Alves back to the club (Sport) The post Euro Paper Talk: Transfer agreed as Man Utd finally land target in bumper deal; Liverpool target offered huge pay hike appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Manchester United are on the brink of signing Sergej Milinkovic-Savic after agreeing a huge deal, while Fiorentina are making plans to keep a player of out Liverpool’s clutches, according to Saturday’s newspapers.

 

MILINKOVIC-SAVIC CLOSES ON MAN UTD TRANSFER

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is preparing to become a new Manchester United footballer, with reports in the Italian media claiming a mammoth transfer has been agreed.

According to Corriere Dello Sport, the Serbian’s agent, Mateja Kezman, was in London on Friday to arrange the final details of negotiations with the Man Utd management.

And according to the paper, United have agreed to pay Lazio an initial €75m fee, with a further €15m based on Champions League and Premier League-related bonuses. In addition and as part of the transfer, Kezman will collect around €10m in commission.

Lazio had wanted €80m up front with €5m in add-ons, but the compromise deal is thought to have been reached, with the move set to go through early next week, if the report is accurate.

And the report is likely to trigger a domino effect, with the arrival likely to clear the way for Paul Pogba to leave Old Trafford. Reports in the Spanish press on Saturday claim the World Cup winner has made the decision to join Real Madrid.

 

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AND THE REST

Fiorentina have offered Federico Chiesa a new five-year deal worth €5m a season in a new effort to prevent him joining either Juventus or Liverpool (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Brighton have launched an approach for €30m-rated Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario. The Portuguese superstar, who spent time on loan at West Ham, is also wanted by Monaco (SportItalia)

Barcelona are considering offering Lionel Messi a new contract that will see him end his career at the club (Mundo Deportivo)

Patrick Cutrone is ready to say his goodbyes to AC Milan as a €20m transfer to Wolves inches closer. The striker must now pass a medical and agree personal terms over the switch (Corriere dello Sport)

Sevilla are interested in a move for AC Milan’s former Liverpool midfielder Suso, who could be sold for a fee of around €35m (Marca)

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen insists he is determined to turn his career around after sealing a move to Valencia earlier this summer (AS)

Valencia right-back Cristiano Piccini has denied reports he will replace Joao Cancelo at Juventus this summer. The Portuguese full-back has been linked with Man Utd and Man City (Plaza Deportiva)

AC Milan will pay Flamengo €11m, plus bonuses, for Leo Duarte as they look to beef up their central defence (Calciomercato)

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has no interest in a transfer to PSG and will not be used in a deal to bring Neymar back to the club (L’Equipe)

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is confident his side will have a successful season in 2019/20, despite their incredible 7-3 loss to city rivals Atletico Madrid in their latest pre-season friendly (Marca)

Hakan Calhanoglu has vowed to stay at AC Milan this summer, ahead of what he believes will be a big season for the club (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Jurgen Klopp told Bruno Fernandes of his admiration for the player following a chat between the Liverpool boss and the Sporting Lisbon midfielder this week (O Jogo)

Merih Demiral’s agent has ruled out any chance the defender will leave Juventus for either AC Milan or Fiorentina this summer (Calciomercato)

Barcelona are not confident of completing a summer deal for Neymar due to the ‘increasingly complicated’ situation surrounding the Paris Saint-Germain attacker (ESPN Deportes)

Arsenal have won the race to sign Lille winger Nicolas Pepe with the €80m deal expected to go through before the end of the weekend (various)

Inter will have to sell three players – namely Radja Nainggolan, Joao Mario and Borja Valero – in order to bring in Arturo Vidal from Barcelona (Calciomercato)

Liverpool scouts have reportedly been asked to keep a watchful eye on Sporting Lisbon midfielder Idrissa Doumbia this coming season ahead of a possible future swoop for the Reds (Record)

Barcelona passed up the opportunity to bring Dani Alves back to the club (Sport)

 

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