Chelsea might designate Enzo Fernández their top earner due to approaches from Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and others. Concurrently, Mohamed Salah has not yet determined his next steps regarding a potential transfer to the Saudi Pro League this summer.
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– Chelsea are prepared to establish Enzo Fernández as their best-paid player to fend off bids from Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, according to TEAMtalk. Chelsea have known about the interest from elite teams for a while, with Madrid having contemplated acquiring Fernandez prior to his relocation from Benfica to Stamford Bridge. PSG and Bayern are also persistent fans, and City intend to contend for the signing of the 25-year-old should he signal a desire to sign with a different Premier League team. Fernandez would find appeal in the three European clubs but is not actively seeking a departure.
– Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah remains undecided about his forthcoming career path amid persistent overtures from the Saudi Pro League, as reported by The Daily Mail. The 33-year-old has been frequently connected to Saudi clubs in previous campaigns, and this summer would be Liverpool’s final opportunity to secure compensation for the Egypt international prior to his agreement concluding in July 2027. Salah is not the sole individual at Liverpool attracting the attention of Saudi teams, though: Al Hilal are said to be optimistic they can entice sporting director Richard Hughes to join them.
– Manchester City are leading the chase for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson over Manchester United, as reported by the BBC. Despite widely documented inquiries by United in Brighton’s Carlos Baleba, Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton and Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali, numerous figures at Old Trafford believe that Anderson is the midfielder they ought to be focusing on. The 23-year-old is expected to command a minimum of £80 million and there is also contention from Bayern Munich, but United will not relinquish their pursuit.
– Subsequent to Reuters’ revelation that Manchester United and Real Madrid desire Bruno Guimarães, The Sun have since indicated that Newcastle might face the challenge of preventing a significant departure of their pivotal athletes in the summer. Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid desire midfielder Tonali, while Arsenal are ahead of Liverpool in the contest for winger Anthony Gordon. There has also been sustained keenness by City for full back Tino Livramento.
– Envoys from Arsenal and Chelsea attended the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to observe Julián Álvarez in Atlético Madrid’s 3-2 reverse in the Champions League round-of-16, according to TEAMtalk. The 26-year-old netted Atlético’s initial goal of the match and set up their second as they advanced further with an overall 7-5 win. Alvarez has already notified Atleti of his willingness to depart, and while Barcelona are still the Argentina star’s favored choice, doubts regarding Barça’s ability to finalize an agreement has led to Arsenal and Chelsea surfacing as plausible options.
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– Manchester City striker Erling Haaland might contemplate relocating to Real Madrid should he depart from the Etihad, while Barcelona are unable to finance his acquisition. (Football Insider)
– Manchester United plan to decline Barcelona’s bid to acquire Marcus Rashford via a further loan and insist on the £26 million specified in the option of the attacker’s original agreement. (The Mirror)
– Brighton, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Saudi clubs have expressed interest in Koln winger Said El Mala, however, proposals below €40 million will not even be taken into account. (Sky Sports Deutschland)
– Juventus are additionally evaluating custodians, focusing on Toulouse’s Guillaume Restes, Fiorentina’s David de Gea, Tottenham Hotspur’s Guglielmo Vicario and Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez, while Atalanta’s Marco Carnesecchi and Liverpool’s Alisson Becker are under consideration but appear less probable. (Tuttosport)
– Inter Milan desire to acquire Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario but are also making inquiries regarding Real Madrid’s Andriy Lunin. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
– Atalanta will evaluate activating the €26 million provision in Yunus Musah‘s loan from AC Milan upon the conclusion of the campaign, but it is highly improbable they will do so. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
– Inter Milan are keen on Roma midfielder Manu Kone but will find it challenging to meet his €40 million assessment. (Calciomercato)
– Al Qadsiah striker Mateo Retegui has engaged in discussions with AC Milan and Juventus with the aim of rejoining Serie A. (Tuttosport)
– An observer from Juventus will attend Genoa’s match against Udinese to scrutinize Brooke Norton-Cuffy. (Nicolo Schira)
– Juventus appear to have been active, as they have also initiated contact regarding Napoli left back Leonardo Spinazzola. (Sky Sports Italia)
– Inter Milan intend to activate their €23 million provision to bring back midfielder Aleksandar Stankovic from Club Brugge. (Corriere dello Sport)
– Leeds United are preparing an offer to acquire 16-year-old Manchester United winger Silva Mexes. (Football Insider)
– Leeds United, Brentford and Crystal Palace are all pursuing 23-year-old Midtjylland winger Aral Simsir. (TEAMtalk)
– Six Premier League clubs have shown interest in Brighton goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, who is performing commendably while on temporary assignment at Coventry City. (talkSPORT)