Paper Talk: Man Utd offered Inter winger; keeper wants out at Old Trafford; Chelsea chase Atleti star
· TEAM talkInter Milan will offer Ivan Perisic to Manchester United as they attempt to sweeten a deal for Alexis Sanchez, while a Man Utd goalkeeper wants out and Frank Lampard has an Atletico Madrid star in his sights, all in the papers.
PERISIC OFFERED TO UNITED
Inter Milan are desperate to try and negotiate a permanent deal for Alexis Sanchez and are willing to offer a player to sweeten the deal.
That’s the news coming from Italian outlet Calciomercato via fichajes.com. And the player in question is long-time Jose Mourinho target Ivan Perisic.
Inter could include the Croatia winger in their offer as they try an broker a deal for loan winger Sanchez.
The 31-year-old joined the Nerazzurri on a season-long loan deal last summer and has started to impress of late after a slow start in Serie A.
Since the restart Sanchez has seven assists and two goals in his last nine Serie A games. That has apparently taken the eye of coach Antonio Conte, who is now pushing for the club to keep him permanently.
And, according to FC Inter News Sanchez’s priority is to remain with the Serie A side and he is set to ask United “for a good exit” so that financially he does not have to ask Inter’s owners for such a big contract.
Perisic has been on loan with Bayern Munich, but he has not been signed outright by the German champions, and could be offered as a makeweight to lower the Sanchez price tag.
AND THE REST
Atletico Madrid’s Jose Gimenez has caught the eye of Chelsea boss Frank Lampard with his scouting team now keeping close tabs on the Uruguayan (The Telegraph)
Sergio Romero is ready to push for a move away from Manchester United (Metro)
Borussia Dortmund are willing to let Jadon Sancho go to Manchester United “for the right price”, although feel Sunday’s final day could be crucial to the much-expected transfer (Independent)
Chelsea are willing to sell N’Golo Kante for the right price (Calciomercato)
Bournemouth will not sack club legend Eddie Howe if they are relegated on Sunday – but the club fear that the 42-year-old could decide to walk away (Express)
Chris Hughton will be confirmed as the new manager of Championship side Bristol City this weekend (Daily Mail)
Arsenal are reportedly optimistic about their chances of signing Chelsea forward Willian at the end of the season (ESPN)
Chelsea’s pursuit of Kai Havertz has been boosted with Bayer Leverkusen are more inclined to part with the German after the club missed out on a Champions League (Evening Standard)
England youth star Charlie McNeill could be set to join boyhood club Manchester United — from fierce rivals Manchester City (Daily Mail)
West Ham United will push several high-profile European clubs this summer for the services of AS Monaco sensation Chrislain Matsima (Football Insider)
Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers want to buy Turkish defender Merih Demiral from Juventus (Nicolo Schira)
Valencia are standing firm over the fee they want for winger Ferran Torres, 21, with Manchester City keen to sign the Spain Under-21 international. (Telegraph)
Michail Antonio has landed an incredible £250,000 bonus for scoring West Ham’s penalty against Manchester United. (The Sun)
Arsenal are interested in Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, according to reports. (The Sun)
Chelsea chief Marina Granovskaia has reached a “total agreement” with the agent of Kai Havertz ahead of a potential summer transfer, according to reports in Italy. (Daily Star)
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante could reportedly be on his way out of the club, with Inter Milan said to be interested in his services. (Daily Star)
West Ham boss David Moyes will join the battle for Said Benrahma should Brentford fail in their Premier League promotion bid. (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham have told Jose Mourinho his key players will not be sold during the close season despite the Covid financial crisis as he weighs up moves for Aaron Ramsdale, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and South Korea international Kim Min-jae (Daily Mail)
Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi spectacular promotion crash could cost him his job. (Daily Star)
Leroy Sane, 24, appeared to confirm during his own unveiling at Bayern Munich that his Germany team-mate Kai Havertz, 21, is heading to Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen this summer. (Mail)
Stadiums will be a maximum of 33 per cent full and could be at as low as 17 per cent of capacity when fans return in October under social-distancing rules, according to guidelines issued by safety chiefs. (The Times)
Chelsea have decided to take no action against Frank Lampard after the head coach was caught in an expletive-laden row with Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool backroom staff during his side’s 5-3 defeat on Wednesday. (The Times)
Chelsea and Havertz’s agent have reached an agreement on personal terms for the Leverkusen midfielder. (Nicolo Schira)
Blues boss Frank Lampard is interested in West Ham defender Declan Rice but Hammers legend Tony Carr has told the 21-year-old not to go. (Express)
Arsenal target Philippe Coutinho has asked his agent to pause talks until the 28-year-old midfielder has finished Champions League duties with Bayern Munich. (Express)
Bayern Munich say their Spanish international midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 29, will not be allowed to leave the club cheaply after he was linked to Liverpool. (Metro)
Benfica have ended their pursuit of Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani, 33, with the former Paris St-Germain player demanding around £18m per season. (A Bola)
Italian Serie C side Como have confirmed that they are in talks to sign former Manchester City and Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli. The 29-year-old Italy international is set to leave his current club Brescia. (La Provincia di Como)
Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is looking at appointing a director of football at the club this summer. (Telegraph)
Jesse Lingard has urged his fellow England midfielder Jadon Sancho, 20, to leave Borussia Dortmund and join him at Manchester United this summer. (Evening Standard)
Manchester United have paused all their transfer activity after a crunch board meeting, with funds dependent on Champions League qualification. (Express)
West Ham are lining up Queens Park Rangers’ English midfielder Eberechi Eze, 22, as one of their top transfer targets this summer, with Crystal Palace also interested in the £20m-rated player. (Evening Standard)
Ex-Netherlands forward and Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp says he would be open to returning to the club as a coach in the future. (FourFourTwo)
Celtic appear to have been priced out of a move for Peterborough striker Ivan Toney (Scottish Sun)