The price tag on Kalidou Koulibaly’s head has reduced massively prompting a huge summer transfer scramble, while Leicester are confident they have landed an Arsenal target, all in the papers.
KOULIBALY CHASE ON
Napoli have reportedly reduced their asking price for Kalidou Koulibaly to around £38.7m.
That is set to spark an almighty scramble for his signature this summer.
Il Mattino report that the Serie A outfit need to make cuts and are now open to offloading the centre-back for around €45m.
That is a dramatic reduction on the €75m that Napoli owner Aurelio de Laurentiis was understood to be demanding last ummer
Liverpool and Manchester United have both been linked with the 29-year-old Senegal defender previously
CalcioMercato claimed Liverpool would go for the Napoli man in January, but instead they landed Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies. The latter though has yet to appear for the champions and Jurgen Klopp is believed to be looking for another defender this summer.
United are also on the hunt for a long-term partner for Harry Maguire and could go after Koulibaly.
However, they will face competition from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. The Germans have already signed Dayot Upamecano but are also tracking Koulibaly.
The Senegal centre-back is contracted at Napoli until 2023.
JUVE WANT JORGINHO
Juventus are set to pursue the signing of Chelsea‘s Jorginho this summer (Tuttosport)
Everton, Roma and Paris Saint-Germain are eager to sign Bayer Leverkusen loanee Santiago Arias this summer (Kicker)
Chris Wilder could leave Sheffield United at the end of the season over a clash with the club’s owner. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi will leave the club this summer (Football Insider)
Union Berlin are considering keeping hold of Liverpool keeper Loris Karius beyond his current loan spell (Calciomercato)
LEICESTER WIN EDOUARD RACE
Leicester City are confident they’ve won the race to sign £15m Celtic star Odsonne Edouard (Daily Mail)
Konate is one of six deals the Gunners are working on, with the club also willing to sell France striker Alexandre Lacazette, 29, for the right price. (Football.London)
Egypt defender Ahmed Elmohamady, 33, will leave Aston Villa on a free transfer in the summer as the club have no plans to offer him a new deal. (Football Insider)
Manchester United are looking for an alternative club for midfielder Andreas Pereira, 25, this summer because Lazio are not expected to take up the option to turn the Brazilian’s loan into a permanent deal. (Corriere Dello Sport)
Leicester City have renewed their interest in long-time target Ismail Jakobs, 21, but the Foxes face competition from Brighton who are also monitoring Cologne’s Germany Under-21 international. (Mail)
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GONCALO GUEDES UP FOR GRABS
Financial pressures could force Valencia to sell 24-year-old Portugal forward Goncalo Guedes, who is a West Ham target, in the summer. (O Jogo)
Chelsea are ready to offer Gianluigi Donnarumma a contract worth £9m per season (Libero Quotidiano)
Jamal Musiala has reached an agreement with Bayern Munich over a contract extension (Sky)
Manchester City are considering a move for Atalanta left-back Robin Gosens (Virgilio)
Juventus have identified Chelsea midfielder Jorginho, 29, as a ‘Plan B’ option if they fail to sign fellow Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli, 23, from Sassuolo. (Calciomercato)
Meanwhile, Juve’s in-demand 19-year-old Romanian defender Radu Dragusin, who was previously linked with a move to Crystal Palace, is set to sign a new deal with the Turin club. (Goal)
LEEDS HAVE COMPETITION FOR VAZQUEZ
Leeds United face competition from AC Milan in trying to sign Real Madrid and Spain winger Lucas Vazquez, 29, whose contract at the Bernabeu expires in the summer. (Fichajes, via Sport Witness)
AC Milan are considering a summer move for Real Madrid winger Lucas Vazquez (Cope)
Steve Bruce would be entitled to a compensation package of more than £4m if Newcastle United decide to sack their under-pressure head coach. (The Times)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has decided to hand Dean Henderson an extended run in the Manchester United first team after David De Gea was granted leave to be with his partner for the birth of their first child. (The Times)
Mesut Ozil’s horrendous start to life at Fenerbahce took another turn for the worse after missing a simple chance before going off injured in the 1-1 draw against Antalyaspor. (Daily Mail)
Championship stars Ivan Toney and Max Aarons will reject any approaches to represent Jamaica because they believe they can achieve England call-ups. (Daily Mail)
Rio Ferdinand has revealed how he nearly came to blows with former Manchester United team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooy over his treatment of Cristiano Ronaldo. (The Sun)
Manchester United legend Lee Sharpe has revealed he is ‘still not quite sure’ about Bruno Fernandes. (The Sun)
West Ham are reportedly eyeing up a £13m move for Besiktas striker Cyle Larin in the summer to replace Sebastien Haller. (The Sun)
TARGETT FOR ENGLAND?
Gareth Southgate is considering Aston Villa left-back Matt Targett for an England call-up this month. (Daily Mirror)
Leeds target Romain Perraud has admitted he is a fan of their big rivals Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)
Jurgen Klopp has dropped a big hint he has no intentions of ending his Liverpool contract early amid recent speculation surrounding his exit. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has decided to halt the club’s pursuit of Bayern Munich star David Alaba (Daily Express)
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