Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Barca & Atletico join £50m chase for Chilwell

Ben Chiwell's list of suitors is steadily growing, with La Liga giants Barcelona and Atletico Madrid reportedly joining the chase, according to <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8756026/atletico-madrid-barcelona-leicester-ben-chilwell/">The Sun.</a> The left-back had already been strongly linked with Manchester City, as doubts grow over the oft-injured Benjamin Mendy, with a staggering £50m (€58m/$65m)&nbsp;price-tag reported. Barcelona are seeking a back-up for Jordi Alba, but Atletico's need is more pressing, with a deal in place for Lucas Hernandez to join Bayern Munich in the summer and&nbsp;Filipe Luis set to turn 34 at the end of the season.

Barca & Atletico join £50m chase for Chilwell

The Spanish giants have taken interest in signing the England defender

Real Madrid will be forced to pay an eye-popping&nbsp;£130 million ($170m) for Tottenham's&nbsp;Christian Eriksen.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-set-huge-fee-any-14208781" target="_blank">The Mirror</a> claims that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy​ has slapped the nine-figure price on his star man, with the sum enough to make him the third most expensive player ever behind Neymar and Kylian Mbappe should the Spanish giants decide to make the move.&nbsp;

Spurs slap £130m price on Eriksen

Danish star wanted by Spanish giants Madrid

Crystal Palace right-back&nbsp;Aaron Wan-Bissaka is at the top of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's transfer wishlist for Manchester United this summer. That's according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6868723/40m-Wan-Bissaka-shopping-list-Manchester-United-shift-transfer-strategy-youth.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>, who report it will take a fee of £40 million ($51m) to prize the 21-year-old away from Selhurst Park. Callum Hudson-Odoi is also on the list, but complications exist regarding Chelsea's transfer ban meaning any potential deal may have to wait.

Wan-Bissaka tops Man United's wishlist

Solskjaer wants to strengthen at right-back

James Rodriguez is unlikely to have a future at Real Madrid as coach Zinedine Zidane prefers other options, according to <a href="https://www.donbalon.com/noticia/detalle/134407/fichaje-florentino-cierra-puertas-james-rodriguez-madrid-manera-definitiva" target="_blank">Don Balon</a>. Rodriguez is due to return from a two-season loan at Bayern Munich this summer and was reportedly keen to try and resurrect his career at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, Zidane is keen to give young Brazilian Rodrygo Goes, who will join from Santos in June,&nbsp;a chance in the first-team ahead of the Colombian forward.

Rodriguez Real future in doubt

Juventus will listen to offers for Alex Sandro this summer despite the defender only recently signing a new contract, according to <a href="https://www.calciomercato.com/news/juve-ascolta-offerte-per-alex-sandro-88240" target="_blank">Calciomercato.</a> The Brazil international, who has been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea in recent months, is contracted to the Serie A champions until 2023. However, Juve are willing to sell the defender if they receive an offer in excess of €50million (£43m/$56m).

Juve to listen to Alex Sandro offers

Gareth Bale's route back into the Premier League can only be provided by Manchester United, according to Robbie Savage. The Welshman future at Real Madrid is unknown following the return to Zinedine Zidane as manager. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/man-utd-or-bust-for-bale-real-madrid-star-warned-premier/a9gepgquaigrz8nk7zopjlda">Read why Savage feels Old Trafford is his only destination right here on Goal!</a>

'United the only destination for Bale'

Inter will double the wages of&nbsp;Milan Skriniar in order to fend off interest from a host of European clubs, <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-liverpool-dealt-transfer-14209185" target="_blank">report the Mirror.</a> The 24 year-old is the subject of interest from a clutch of sides in the Premier League and Inter will move to make the Slovakia international an offer he can't refuse to ensure he commits his future to the San Siro.

 Inter move to fend off Premier League interest in Skriniar

Aberdeen&nbsp;captain&nbsp;Graeme Shinnie will choose between Sheffield United and Bristol City as next destination, <a href="https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/03/30/por-shinnie-to-choose-between-blades-and-bristol-city/" target="_blank">according to&nbsp;</a>HITC. Both Championship clubs are eager to get their hand on the Dons skipper, but the Blades could hold the upper hand if they win promotion to the Premier League. &nbsp;

Dons skipper to choose between Blades and Robins

Inter Milan are also interested in signing Max Kruse, whose future at Werder Bremen is increasingly uncertain. The striker is delaying on agreeing a new contract with the Bundesliga club and his deal expires in the summer. Tottenham have been noted with an interest and <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11679168/euro-paper-talk-eden-hazards-potential-real-madrid-move-down-to-zinedine-zidane">Sky Sport Germany</a>&nbsp;understand the Serie A clubs are also among the interested parties.

Inter to rival Spurs for Kruse

Jadon Sancho will move to a Premier League club in a couple of years according to former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Stefan Freund. The England international has been linked with a return to his homeland, with Manchester United among those purported to be keen. Read why Freund believes Sancho is bound to switch to the English top flight sooner rather than later on Goal!

Sancho will make PL move in 'three to four years'

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will still have control of Manchester United's transfer business even if a technical director is appointed, according to former boss David Moyes. Reports suggest the Old Trafford club will seek to appoint a figure to work above the Norwegian after he was handed a three-year permanent deal last week. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/solskjaer-will-have-final-say-on-man-utd-transfers-says/11r2gh7s0j7mm14bq7bjlescye">Read what Moyes had to say about the club's transfer business on Goal!</a>

'Solskjaer to control United transfers'

Nuno Espirito Santo has poured cold water on talk of him replacing Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea, <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/30/wolves-boss-nuno-espirito-santo-responds-chelsea-link-9070720/" target="_blank">according to the Metro.</a>&nbsp; The Wolves boss has been touted as a possible replacement for the under-fire Italian, but has scotched rumours he is set to swap the Midlands for Stamford Bridge.

Espirito Santo talks down Chelsea rumours 

Raphael Varane will not be leaving Real Madrid despite speculation linking him with Manchester United,<a href="https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-transfer-raphael-varane-16052264" target="_blank"> according to the Manchester Evening News.</a> Boss Zinedine Zidane insists the France defender is happy at the Bernabeu despite the club's difficult season and has not had his head turned by interest from United.&nbsp;

Varane happy at Real - Zidane 

Steven Gerrard says he needs extra financial backing from the Rangers board if the team are to compete with Celtic, <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1107708/Rangers-news-Steven-Gerrard-transfer-news-Ibrox-board-Celtic-Scottish-Premiership" target="_blank">report the Daily Express.</a> The Gers lost to a late goal at Parkhead on Sunday to effectively fall out of the title race in the Scottish Premiership.&nbsp; James Forrest's winner left a 13-point gap between the top two with Celtic all but assured of retaining their title.

Gerrard calls for more backing from Rangers board 

West Brom winger Oliver Burke is ready to make his loan move to Celtic a permanent one, <a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/oliver-burke-desperate-stay-celtic-14209165" target="_blank">according to the Daily Record</a>. The former RB Leipzig man has spent since January on loan at Parkhead&nbsp;but is keen to remain in Glasgow after the six-month deal comes to an end.&nbsp;

Burke keen to stay at Celtic 

Chelsea will wait until the summer to resume contract talks with Callum Hudson-Odoi, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6868615/Chelsea-play-waiting-game-Callum-Hudson-Odois-future-no-talks-planned-new-deal.html">Mail on Sunday.</a> The England international is out-of-contract in 2020 and this summer represents the last chance the Blues have to recoup a genuine fee for the winger. Maurizio Sarri has confirmed the player will not be sold at the end of the season, when the latest batch of discussions over fresh terms will be held. Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Manchester United are all tracking the 18-year-old.

No plans for Hudson-Odoi contract talks

Robert Lewandowski has been forced to deny reports his wife prevented him joining Paris Saint Germain. The Bayern Munich hitman was heavily linked with a move to the French capital at the end of the 2016-17 amid speculation he was unsettled. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lewandowski-rubbishes-rumours-his-wife-blocked-psg-move/15kl5ooaffcho1gxwqh0j23k0q">Read about the proposed move and whether any club were interested on Goal!</a>

Lewandowki denies wife role in failed PSG move

Paul Pogba has turned down the chance to engage in talks over a new Manchester United contract, according to <a href="https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/03/31/5c9fe03722601d98758b464e.html">Marca</a>. The France World Cup winner has rediscovered his best form since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford, sparking rumours he could sign a new deal. However, Pogba has recently talked up a move to the Santiago Bernabeu leading to fears he could be eyeing an exit. And reports have now emerged suggesting the midfielder rejected the chance to discuss fresh terms in January, raising the prospect of a summer departure.

Real target Pogba turns down new Utd deal

Nabil Fekir is open to reigniting attempt to move away from&nbsp;Lyon&nbsp;after his failed transfer to&nbsp;Liverpool&nbsp;in the summer. A failed medical was understood to be the reason for the collapse of the&nbsp;playmaker's move to Anfield. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/fekir-open-to-summer-move-after-failed-liverpool-transfer/axb8qi34uern16gpe30vb3lqt">Read about how the saga affected the Frenchman and where he sees his immediate future on Goal</a>

Fekir hints at Lyon exit

Manchester City face competition from Paris Saint-Germain for the signature of holding midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, according to <a href="https://www.lequipe.fr/lachainelequipe/">L'Equipe.</a> City are in desperate search of a replacement for Fernandinho and have identified the battling Frenchman as a possible candidate, but PSG are willing to take them all the way for the talented 22-year-old. Ndombele has made 39 appearances in all competitions for Lyon this season as they sit third in Ligue 1 and are int he semi-finals of the Coupe de France.

City and PSG to battle for Ndombele

Real Madrid are reportedly set to rival Manchester United for the signature of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, according to <a href="https://as.com/futbol/2019/03/30/internacional/1553948358_489753.html">AS.</a> Napoli are determined not to sell, but will be powerless to stop the move if the Senegal centre-back's&nbsp;£130m (€150m/$170m) release clause is activated. There have been attempts to draw up a new contract with an even larger release clause for the 27-year-old, but no such deal has been signed as yet.

Real Madrid rival Man Utd for £130m Koulibaly 

Nabil Fekir could aim to reignite&nbsp;attempts to leave Lyon following the collapse&nbsp;of his proposed move to Liverpool last summer. A failed medical was reportedly&nbsp;behind the deal falling through, with the France international staying in his homeland. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/fekir-open-to-summer-move-after-failed-liverpool-transfer/axb8qi34uern16gpe30vb3lqt">Read about whether the playmaker could yet leave the Ligue 1 giants and how he coped with the failure to move to Anfield on Goal</a>

Arsenal are eyeing Eibar midfielder Joan Jordan as a potential replacement for Aaron Ramsey, according to <a href="https://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2019/03/28/5c9cb5a2468aeb5b5c8b457a.html">Marca.</a> The 24-year-old central midfielder has a&nbsp;€15m (£13m/$17m) release clause, although Arsenal may be able to negotiate a cheaper fee, although 20% of any fee will go to Espanyol, which could be a factor in his price. He has three goals and four assists in La Liga from 27 appearances this season, as Eibar sit 11th.

Arsenal eye Jordan as Ramsey replacement

Liverpool have agreed a £350k compensation fee for Blackburn Rovers' teenage goalkeeper Ben Winterbottom, according to <a href="https://www.footballinsider247.com/revealed-liverpool-agree-six-figure-fee-for-rising-star-as-deal-is-done/">Football Insider.</a> The 17-year-old has been signed after impressing during a trial, and has already made the bench for Liverpool&nbsp;Under-18s' 1-0 derby win over Everton. Winterbottom will compete with&nbsp;Vitezslav Jaros and&nbsp;Dan Atherton for the position of first-choice goalkeeper at U18 level.&nbsp;

Liverpool sign Winterbottom

David de Gea could be set to join Paris Saint-Germain&nbsp;if Manchester United don't match the staggering wage packet offered to him by the Ligue 1 champions, according to <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8756863/man-utd-david-de-gea-psg-transfer-contract/">The Sun.</a> Contract talks between club and player have been ongoing for some time, with the goalkeeper's deal set to expire at the end of next season. And PSG are set to test the waters with a £60m (€70m/$78m) bid, as well as the promise of a £350k-a-week deal for the 28-year-old, which would make him the highest-paid shot-stopper in the world.

United could lose De Gea to PSG 

Bristol City, Derby County and Hull City are set to fight for the signature of Colchester United's Sammie Szmodics, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6867551/Derby-Bristol-City-Hull-set-battle-Colchester-forward-Sammie-Szmodics.html">Daily Mail.</a> The attacking midfielder has managed 11 goals and seven assists from 36 League Two games so far this season, and has previously been linked with Bournemouth. Colchester are just a point off the playoffs and 23-year-old Szmodics has been integral to their promotion push.

Championship tug-of-war for Szmodics

Philippe Coutinho has admitted he is considering leaving Barcelona, with Manchester United and Chelsea circling, according to <a href="https://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/philippe-coutinho-considering-leaving-barcelona-in-the-summer-7379452">Sport.</a> The Brazilian has endured a torrid time since leaving Liverpool, struggling to find the form that persuaded the Catalan giants to stump up a nine-figure sum for him in January last year. United have been consistently linked with the attacking midfielder, while Chelsea have reportedly joined the race too, despite their impending transfer ban.

Coutinho considering Barca exit

Jonathan Woodgate has been tipped to replace Tony Pulis as Middlesbrough manager if the latter quits, according to <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8757184/middlesbrough-woodgate-tony-pulis/">The Sun.</a> Pulis' brand of football is unpopular with the fans and a poor run of form (four losses in a row and winless in five) has seen Boro slip out of the top six. Woodgate is currently part of the club's coaching staff&nbsp;and would be a cheap replacement for Pulis, although the former centre-back has never been a head coach before.

Woodgate to replace Pulis at Boro?

Leicester City are reportedly confident of wrapping up a £40m (€46m/$52m) permanent move for on-loan midfielder Youri Tielemans amid interest from Manchester United and Tottenham, according to <a href="https://talksport.com/football/519853/leicester-city-confident-signing-youri-tielemans/">talkSPORT.</a> The 21-year-old Belgian midfielder has impressed since joining temporarily&nbsp;from Monaco, managing a goal and three assists from just six Premier League appearances. He had a difficult season in Ligue 1 as Monaco were threatened with relegation as they suffered an injury crisis, but has rediscovered the form that made him such an exciting prospect at Anderlecht.

Leicester confident of £40m deal for Tielemans ahead of Utd, Spurs

Arsenal are expected to wrap up the signing of Brazilian wonderkid Gabriel Martinelli by the end of April, according to <a href="http://sportwitness.co.uk/arsenal-expected-wrap-signing-end-april-advanced-talks-according-players-agent/">Sport Witness.</a> The Gunners reportedly already have a verbal agreement in place with the 17-year-old and his club, Ituano, and are simply waiting for the teenager to sort out his passport. A £6.5m&nbsp;(€7.5m/$8.5m) price tag has been mooted for the young forward, who can play right across the front three or even behind the striker.

Arsenal expected to complete Martinelli deal

Inter have offered to double Milan Skirniar's wages in an attempt to ward off interest from circling Premier League clubs, according to the <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-liverpool-dealt-transfer-14209185">Mirror.</a> England's 'top six' have all been keeping an eye on the 24-year-old Slovakian centre-back, who has caught the eye&nbsp;with his swashbuckling brand of defending that seems perfectly suited to English football.&nbsp; He has helped his side to third in Serie A, with a game in hand on local rivals AC Milan in fourth, and can also boast the third-best defensive record in the league, behind only Juventus and Napoli, who sit in first and second, respectively.

Inter to double Skirniar's wages as PL clubs circle

Liverpool midfielder Pedro Chirivella has admitted he wants to return to Spain, according to <a href="https://as.com/futbol/2019/03/29/primera/1553851619_585197.html">AS.</a> The 21-year-old is currently on loan at Extremadura in the second tier of Spanish football, but his transfer was confirmed 40 minutes late, meaning he is unable to feature for the senior side. He remains at his loan club, but has been left in limbo and confesses that he would like a permanent return to his homeland. “I do not regret (coming to Liverpool) because in Liverpool I became a man on the pitch," he told AS. “But Liverpool know I want to go back to Spain.”

Liverpool's Chirivella wants Spain return

Manchester United have been linked with a deal to bring Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha back to Old Trafford, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6869053/Manchester-United-linked-cut-price-Crystal-Palace-star-Wilfried-Zaha.html">Daily Mail.</a> The Red Devils reportedly inserted a 25% sell-on clause into the deal to send the forward back to his boyhood club, which could make the 26-year-old a cut-price option. Zaha has eight goals and five assists from 26 Premier League appearances this season&nbsp;and has enjoyed a return to form since returning to Palace after a disastrous 2013-14 season in Manchester that saw him make just two Premier League substitute appearances, alongside solitary starts in the EFL Cup and Community Shield.

Man Utd consider Zaha reunion

Lille&nbsp;president Gerard Lopez insists the club will not talk to any side about the signing of Nicolas Pepe until the end of the season. The forward has caught the eye of a number of top teams, including Bayern Munich, but the French side say they'll not even consider a deal until this season has concluded.&nbsp; "We decided not to talk - be it with clubs or consultants. There will be silence until mid-May," he told&nbsp;La Voix du Nord. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lille-not-willing-to-listen-to-pepe-transfer-offers-until/1b12su2ibc5cx10tga482dxkmj" target="_blank">Read more on Pepe right here!</a>

Lille not listening to Pepe transfer offers until May

AC Milan&nbsp;sporting director Leonardo has little interest in discussing Gennaro Gattuso's future, although he insists the club have never considered sacking the former midfielder. Milan lost again on Saturday but the former midfielder left little doubt about the manager's position.&nbsp; "Gattuso has a contract with Milan - we never put that up for debate," Leonardo told&nbsp;Sky Sport Italia. "We were always very clear." <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/milan-never-considered-replacing-gattuso-leonardo/i380wj513sc91mxqvx9wgbcrm" target="_blank">Read the full article here!</a>

Milan not looking to replace Gattuso 

Gonzalo Higuain joining Chelsea at the end of the season is not a certainty, according to manager Maurizio Sarri. The striker has struggled for form since joining from Juventus, scoring just three goals since his arrival. "I would like to see him at the top in the last two months," Sarri told reporters. "At the moment, only this is really important." Read the full story <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-sa/news/sarri-chelsea-need-higuain-at-top-level-for-final-two-months/1nznmy2og4jgj10pqi08hm93ir" target="_blank">HERE</a>.

Chelsea unsure on permanent Higuain signing

The Gunners are looking into offering Danny Welbeck a new deal at the club, with his existing contract set to expire this summer. The 28-year-old broke his ankle in November and while he is unlikely to return this season, he may be offered another chance at the Emirates.&nbsp; "It's difficult for him to play matches this season but he is progressing very well and maybe the doctor will tell us he can come train with us in the last weeks of this season," Unai Emery said. "After, his individual thing is to speak with the club (about his future)." <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/arsenal-will-consider-new-deal-for-welbeck-says-emery/17dvdej35qm1i1pu2lffep6lbv?fbclid=IwAR13oZx_82OKb8-R6qgtK_L6C9ePcPNqt0eldIH3l5jgrDzozsaHlbEFD60">Read the full story right here on&nbsp;Goal!</a>

Welbeck may be offered new Arsenal deal

Eintracht Frankfurt’s sporting director Fredi Bobic insists&nbsp;the&nbsp;Bundesliga&nbsp;club have had no offers for star striker Luka Jovic. The 21-year-old has attracted attention from the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich over recent weeks.&nbsp; Read the full story <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/no-offers-for-hottest-product-in-europe-jovic-says-eintracht/9mlifoymllr12uvljy6jyih9" target="_blank">HERE</a>.

Frankfurt reveal no offers for Jovic

Middlesbrough will hire Jonathan Woodgate as their new manager if Tony Pulis quits. That's according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8757184/middlesbrough-woodgate-tony-pulis/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=sunfootballtwitter&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1553986562" target="_blank">The Sun</a>, who are reporting Boro are willing to bring the club legend back to manage the side.&nbsp; Woodgate played for them between 2006-2008 and 2012-2016.

Woodgate to head back to Boro as manager

Liverpool are looking into the possibility of signing Silas Wamangituka from Ligue 2 side Paris FC.&nbsp; That's according to French newspaper <a href="http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-2-on-s-arrache-l-attaquant-du-paris-fc-silas-wamangituka-29-03-2019-8042181.php" target="_blank">Le Parisian</a> who also claim Barcelona are tracking the 19-year-old's progress.&nbsp; He's bagged seven goals in 23 league appearances for the club this season.

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