Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Man City ready to sell Bayern target Sane

RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner will either sign with Liverpool or stay put this summer, <a href="https://theathletic.com/1817509/2020/05/16/werner-liverpool-transfer-talks-klopp-ornstein/" target="_blank">The Athletic</a> reports. Despite interest from Bayern Munich and Manchester United, the Germany international has his heart firmly set on Anfield.

Liverpool or nothing for Werner this summer

Manchester City are prepared to sell Leroy Sane this summer if he fails to agree a new contract, with Bayern Munich still interested in the winger,&nbsp;according to the<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/bayern-munich-leroy-sane-transfer-man-city-a4441391.html" target="_blank"> Evening Standard.</a> City have previously denied suggestions that Sane, who is about to enter the final 12 months of his current deal,&nbsp;could move to Bayern for as little as £35 million ($42m), insisting they would rather let him run his contract down than sell for such a low fee. However, should the Germany star continue to&nbsp;show reluctance to commit to fresh terms at Etihad Stadium, then City will consider letting him leave after all.

Man City ready to sell Sane

Barcelona hope to persuade Bayer Leverkusen to sell midfielder Kai Havertz by offering players in part-exchange deal, according to <a href="https://www.sport1.de/tv-video/video/transfermarkt-barca-denkt-wohl-fuer-kai-havertz-an-tauschgeschaeft-mit-leverkusen__543E043D-2325-4B96-A412-F59B98A7BE53" target="_blank">Sport1.</a> The coronavirus crisis has had a negative impact&nbsp;on Barca's finances,&nbsp;meaning they will struggle to meet Leverkusen's €100 million (£89m/$108m) valuation of the 20-year-old, who has previously been linked with a move to Liverpool. However, they remain keen on the Germany international and hope that by offering the likes of&nbsp;Emerson&nbsp;and&nbsp;Carles Alena&nbsp;in exchange, they can&nbsp;agree a player-plus-cash deal.

Barca consider Havertz swap deal

The Germany youngster remains on the La Liga club's radar

Inter will be at the front of the queue for Tanguy Ndombele if Jose Mourinho decides to sell the Tottenham midfielder, report the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/inter-milan-wait-jose-mourinho-22039088" target="_blank">Daily Star</a>. Antonio Conte is a huge fan of the midfielder but Barcelona and Liverpool have also been linked.

Inter wait for Mourinho's verdict on Ndombele

Derby defender Curtis Davies has described how the Rams squad reacted to news they would be signing Wayne Rooney. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/rooney-derby-wind-up-davies-man-utd-top-boss/xz3thjfsos521a4ucq1vnezbr" target="_blank">Read the full story here on Goal!</a>

'Rooney to Derby? That must be a wind-up!'

Romelu Lukaku has been speaking to Belgian trio Dries Mertens, Jan Vertonghen and Thomas Meunier to convince them to join him at Inter, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gazzetta.it/" target="_blank">Gazzetta dello Sport</a>. All three are out of contract at the end of the season and Mertens especially has been heavily linked with Inter, despite interest from Chelsea. It is also suggested Inter could give another chance to Radja Nainggolan, currently on loan at Cagliari.

Agent Lukaku recruiting fellow Belgians

Pep Guardiola would be tempted by the chance to manage Brazil if the opportunity was presented to him, according to his former assistant Domenec Torrent. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/guardiola-destined-to-take-charge-of-brazil-former-assistant/1t9wbu53t5a3616pdc5v7qv90l" target="_blank">Read the full story here on Goal!</a>

Guardiola's former assistant tips him for Brazil job

James Rodriguez has been urged to stay in Madrid and join city neighbours Atletico by former Colombia international&nbsp;Javier Restrepo. Read the full story here on Goal!<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/james-rodriguez-cross-madrid-divide-simeone-atletico-real/nwsp9g34x6av1e65kg8o7hw1c" target="_blank">https://www.goal.com/en/news/james-rodriguez-cross-madrid-divide-simeone-atletico-real/nwsp9g34x6av1e65kg8o7hw1c</a>

James Rodriguez urged to head to Atletico

Zimbabwe midfielder Marshall Munetsi has signed a new four-year contract at Stade de Reims. <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> 👔 Jean-Pierre Caillot : « Sur le plan sportif comme humain, <a href="https://twitter.com/MarshallMunetsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarshallMunetsi</a> est l’une des grandes satisfactions de la saison. (…) Cette signature me touche d’autant plus que je sais tout le travail additionnel que le joueur a accompli pour saisir sa chance... » <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marshall2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Marshall2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/M9vAzYnk3O">pic.twitter.com/M9vAzYnk3O</a> — Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) <a href="https://twitter.com/StadeDeReims/status/1261612206069817350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Munetsi signs new Reims contract

Chelsea&nbsp;manager Frank Lampard is hopeful that deals can be struck to extend the contracts of Olivier Giroud and Willian&nbsp;if the season resumes. Both players will see their deals expire on June 30, but the Premier League season will extend beyond that date should it return from its coronavirus hiatus. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/lampard-keen-to-extend-giroud-and-willian-contracts-at/17li3rysi4fnp1ar9ex7a60fye" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal right here</a>

Lampard keen to extend Giroud and Willian contracts 

Barcelona are looking to sell backup goalkeeper&nbsp;​Neto to raise funds for other transfers, according to <a href="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20200515/481147868062/neto-barca.html" target="_blank">Mundo Deportivo.</a> The Blaugrana believe that Barcelona B goalkeeper&nbsp;Inaki Pena is ready to step up to the first team and serve as&nbsp;Marc-Andre ter Stegen's backup. Neto joined Barcelona from Valencia in July 2019 and has made three appearances this season.

Barca looking to sell Neto 

Felipe Melo has said Lionel Messi can convince Lautaro Martinez to join Barcelona much like Cristiano Ronaldo did with&nbsp;​Matthijs de Ligt&nbsp;at Juventus. Inter star Martinez has been heavily linked with a move to Camp Nou, where he would join up with compatriot Messi.&nbsp; De Ligt was in high demand last summer, but a call from Ronaldo helped convince the Ajax star to move to Turin. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/messi-can-lure-lautaro-to-barca-like-ronaldo-attracted-de/1ubainzvtv7y51tcy0koe9ptc1" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal right here</a>

'Messi can lure Lautaro to Barca like Ronaldo attracted De Ligt to Juve'

QPR have rejected a £3 million bid from Club Brugge for striker Bright Osayi-Samuel, according to <a href="https://www.footballinsider247.com/3m-bid-rejected-for-samuel-after-leeds-united/" target="_blank">Football Insider</a>. The Belgian champions are looking to secure the 22-year-old as they prepare for Champions League football next season, but&nbsp;Osayi-Samuel&nbsp;has plenty of other suitors.&nbsp; Leeds and Southampton have also been credited with an interest with QPR set to hold out for a larger fee.

QPR reject £3m Brugge bid for Osayi-Samuel 

Liverpool legend John Barnes has said&nbsp;Manchester United's regression on the field means they are unable to sign any player they want. Barnes reckons that the&nbsp;Red Devils need to sign&nbsp;“four world-class players” to bring them to the level they need to reach. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/man-utd-like-liverpool-sign-who-they-want-barnes/1i89cegeklz631ve5jz7feu5b3" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal right here</a>

‘Man Utd like Liverpool of old & can’t sign who they want’

RB Leipzig have agreed a deal to sign Patrik Schick on a permanent deal from Roma for €25 million (£22m/$27m), report&nbsp;<a href="https://sport.sky.it/" target="_blank">Sky Sport Italia</a>. The Czech forward has impressed on loan at Leipzig with seven goals in 15 Bundesliga games. Tottenham and Everton have also been linked with a move.

Leipzig agree €25m deal for Schick

Juventus want to sign Arkadiusz Milik from Napoli and could offer players in exchange, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tuttosport.com/" target="_blank">Tuttosport</a>. Napoli are believed to want €50 million (£45m/$54m) for the Polish forward. It is claimed defender Cristian Romero, currently on loan at Genoa, could be offered in part-exchange with Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso believed to be a fan of his.

Juve to offer players for €50m Milik

Fiorentina have become interested in AC Milan midfielder Lucas Paqueta, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/86_longo/status/1261649372560883713" target="_blank">CalcioMercato</a>. It is claimed La Viola could look to take the Brazilian on a two-year loan deal with an obligation to buy. Benfica are still being linked with Paqueta but it is unclear if they could afford to pay Milan's asking price.

Fiorentina enter Paqueta race

Former Juventus midfielder&nbsp;Alessio Tacchinardi thinks his old side should sell Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot in order to fund a return for Paul Pogba. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/sell-ramsey-rabiot-pogba-back-juventus-transfer-tacchinardi/jqia1qlekgm51f1ty16lyv5f5" target="_blank">Read the full story here on Goal!</a>

'Juve should sell Ramsey & Rabiot to get Pogba back'

Gareth Bale has no interest in making a move to Newcastle if a big-money takeover of the club goes through, claims <a href="https://twitter.com/TomAllnuttAFP/status/1261233067517194242" target="_blank">AFP</a>. The Wales international continues to be linked with a switch away from Real Madrid, but St James' Park will not be considered as his next destination.

Bale has no interest in move to Newcastle

Kylian Mbappe will not be looking to force through a move away from Paris Saint-Germain, reports <a href="https://www.lequipe.fr/" target="_blank">L'Equipe</a>. The World Cup winner is once again being linked with Real Madrid, but he is prepared to stay put in testing financial times for leading clubs around the world.

Mbappe won't push for PSG exit

Will Ziyech star for Chelsea?

Jadon Sancho is “not like Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi” and should be shunning interest from the likes of&nbsp;Manchester United&nbsp;to spend at least one more year at&nbsp;Borussia Dortmund, says Steffen Freund. The former Dortmund midfielder has told beIN Sports: "Sancho is not like Ronaldo or Messi, that will take one or two years more. For Haaland, it is only at the start for him, there could be a way in maybe three or four years for him to be top class in Europe." <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/sancho-messi-ronaldo-stay-put-freund-man-utd-dortmund/urbew9vmcoj0zaq6qcphe9ku" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

‘Sancho isn’t Messi or Ronaldo & should stay put’ 

Tottenham, West Ham and Watford all want to sign Monaco centre-back Guillermo Maripan, <a href="https://as.com/" target="_blank">AS</a> reports. The defender had a difficult time in Ligue 1 last season and could well be available for transfer, with Porto interested, too.

Spurs, West Ham and Watford want Monaco defender

Jadon Sancho has been warned off a move to Manchester United by former Borussia Dortmund star Paul Lambert, with the England international told life will not be any sweeter at Old Trafford. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/sancho-man-utd-lambert-dortmund-special-club/hk90i31vlpt71hkhprgjrwgrj" target="_blank">Get the full story here...</a>

‘Sancho wouldn’t have it any better at Man Utd’ – Lambert says Dortmund winger already at ‘special club’

Lautaro Martinez is nearing a make-or-break stage of his potential move from Inter to Barcelona, <a href="https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2020/05/16/5ebdcfc722601d65408b45cd.html" target="_blank">Marca</a> reports. With Inter demanding €111 million for the striker, Barca are willing to pay €60m but want to make the rest up by exchanging players. Nelson Semedo, Arturo Vidal, Jean-Clair Todibo, Junior Firpo, Samuel Umtiti and Carles Alena are the men who interest the Serie A side the most.

Barcelona closing in on Lautaro signing

No reason why Haaland & Sancho should leave Dortmund

Frank Lampard and Chelsea haven't given up in their efforts to sign Dries Mertens for next season after Inter approached the Napoli forward in the last week. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/chelsea-still-chasing-napoli-forward-mertens-after-inter/6ywc522y7yer12goawt2mwcy4" target="_blank">Get the full story here...</a>

Chelsea still chasing Napoli forward Mertens after Inter approach

Dries Mertens is close to signing for Inter, according to <a href="https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/15-05-2020/mertens-zhang-aspetta-si-inter-pronta-chiudere-3701013840272.shtml" target="_blank">Gazzetta dello Sport</a>. The Napoli forward had been closely linked with Chelsea but it seems he will choose to remain in Italy when his contract expires in the summer, which will allow Lautaro Martinez to move to Barcelona.

Mertens ready to sign for Inter over Chelsea

Doubts remain over Gonzalo Higuain's future at Juventus and River Plate are ready to try to lure the striker back to Argentina, <a href="https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/calciomercato/2020/05/16-69823610/higuain_operazione_in_stile_tevez_juve_spesa_in_sudamerica/" target="_blank">Tuttosport</a> reports. In order to sweeten any deal, River are prepared to throw in midfielder&nbsp;Jorge Carrascal, who is a young player admired by Juve.

River Plate launch Higuain bid

Marseille president Jean-Henri Eyraud has played down the prospect of promising youngster Boubacar Kamara being sold to PSG. Speaking to <a href="https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/breves-et-depeches-sport/" target="_blank">RMC</a>, he said: "I'm not going to make an individual comment on the squad. And&nbsp;anyway, in an operation like this, you need three people around the table: the buyer, the seller and the player. As long as there is no alignment between these three, a deal&nbsp;is not possible."

Marseille tight-lipped over Kamara to PSG rumours

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has given his backing to the club to move for Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/ferdinand-backs-man-utd-to-move-for-playground-footballer/1s2ezar56u9xn1o07lvq3i3nlh" target="_blank">Get the full story here...</a>

Ferdinand backs Man Utd to move for 'playground footballer' Sancho

PSG will start to plot their summer transfer window after president Nasser Al-Khalifi returns after Ramadan on May 23, <a href="https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/tmw-psg-fine-mese-arriva-al-khelaifi-dallo-sconto-per-icardi-a-kouassi-milan-le-ultime-1383633" target="_blank">Tuttomercato</a> reports. Their top priority will be securing Mauro Icardi permanently from Inter, though they want a discount on the deal and will try to get that by sending Julian Draxler to Milan - an offer that is likely to be turned down.

PSG begin plotting summer moves

Odion Ighalo still does not know where he will play football next, with his Manchester United loan deal due to expire on May 31, but he wants to remain at Old Trafford for the rest of his career, according to the Nigerian's personal trainer. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/ighalo-red-rest-life-man-utd-loan-trainer-lockdown/uz3jmheh6bfk1pyq7y3dttmpd" target="_blank">Get the full story here...</a>

'Ighalo wants to be a Red for the rest of his life'

Jadon Sancho has pledged not to make a decision on his future until the Bundesliga season is over, <a href="https://theathletic.com/1817509/2020/05/16/werner-liverpool-transfer-talks-klopp-ornstein/" target="_blank">The Athletic</a> reports. Manchester United and Chelsea are both interested in the Dortmund star, while Barcelona and Real Madrid are circling, too.

Sancho has Dortmund deal ahead of transfer window

Swap deals are nothing new in football but they are now set to become commonplace due to the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/barcelonas-proposed-arthur-pjanic-swap-points-to-future-full/8x67hbsadf0c1n2dt1im60qmt" target="_blank">Mark Doyle investigates here...</a>

Barcelona's proposed Arthur-Pjanic swap points to future full of NBA-like trades

Juventus will try to rid themselves of Adrien Rabiot this summer, L'Equipe reports. The Turin side have offered the midfielder in part-exchange deals to Manchester United (for Paul Pogba), Chelsea (for Jorginho) and Barcelona (for Arthur). Rabiot does not want to be pushed towards a particular destination and would prefer a switch to Everton, where he could team up with Carlo Ancelotti, his former coach at PSG.

Juventus seeking to offload Rabiot

Liverpool are keen on signing Brazilian talent Talles Magno - an attacker who has been dubbed the 'next Neymar'. The 17-year-old has already completed a full season for Vasco da Gama in Brazil and is part of Brazil's under-17 side. According to <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8325349/Liverpool-target-17-year-old-Brazilian-sensation-labelled-Neymar.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>, the Reds are interested and could look to take advantage of Vasco's struggling financial position.

Liverpool eyeing the 'next Neymar'

Benfica have demanded Manchester United pay the&nbsp;£89 million ($108m) release clause for Brazilian striker Carlos Vinicius. The Red Devils have been linked with a move for the 25-year-old forward, who is the top scorer in Portugal's top division this season&nbsp;with 15 goals. But the Portuguese giants will only let&nbsp;the former Roma player leave for his hefty release clause, according to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/benfica-name-price-man-utd-22036376" target="_blank">The Mirror</a>.

Man Utd must pay £89m for Benfica striker Vinicius

Newcastle's prospective owners&nbsp;Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are looking at other clubs to invest in once a deal with the Premier League side is complete. The Saudis are expecting to be in charge of Newcastle before the end of the month, despite opposition from critics about their human rights record. According to <a href="https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-buyers-plotting-further-takeovers-in-other-leagues-as-magpies-deal-draws-close-to-completion-01e8c6r6sz5h" target="_blank">90min</a>, PIF are targeting Serie A's Roma, German clubs Hannover and Dynamo Dresden, and Ligue 1 side St. Etienne as other options to build a football club portfolio.

Newcastle's potential owners eyeing other clubs

Sevilla&nbsp;are considering the possibility of investing in a Mexican club as part of their "internationalisation" project, according to president Jose Castro. Reports in&nbsp;Mexico&nbsp;had previously credited the Spanish club with an interest in the city of Veracruz, which was left without a professional team late last year when Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz had their Liga MX certificate of affiliation revoked for financial issues. But a new team – Club Veracruzano de Futbol Tiburon – was officially formed in their place on Thursday, and they will be one of the founding members of the breakaway Liga de Balompie Mexicano, which is set to begin in September and will operate independent of Liga MX and the Mexican Football Federation. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/sevilla-reveal-possible-expansion-into-mexico/yx4natezk96b1fuq5790rpl62" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal</a>.

Sevilla reveal possible expansion into Mexico

Former&nbsp;Arsenal&nbsp;manager&nbsp;Unai Emery has admitted he would have rather signed&nbsp;Crystal Palace&nbsp;star Wilfried Zaha than Nicolas Pepe. The former Sevilla boss believes Pepe's slow start in north London damaged his job prospects, with the Spaniard preferring to bring in Eagles forward Zaha,&nbsp;who already proved himself a Premier League star. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/former-arsenal-boss-emery-wanted-to-sign-zaha-instead-of/12g0bu1xq54sl1v52f58rn9jzs" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

Emery: I wanted to sign Zaha instead of Pepe

A host of clubs from across Europe's top five leagues are interested in England Under-18 international&nbsp;Jeremy Sarmiento, reports <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11632494/jeremy-sarmiento-benfica-wonderkid-transfer/" target="_blank">The Sun.</a> The 17-year-old has impressed since leaving Charlton for Benfica in 2018&nbsp;but has&nbsp;just one year left on his deal, sparking a continent-wide scramble for his services. Born in Madrid to Ecuadorian parents, Sarmiento also has an international decision to make, with&nbsp;Spain and Ecuador hoping to persuade the teenager to change his allegiance away from the Three Lions.

England starlet in demand across Europe

Lothar Matthaus has warned Timo Werner against joining&nbsp;Liverpool&nbsp;this summer as he fears the&nbsp;RB Leipzig&nbsp;hotshot would spend too much time on the bench. Werner has already publicly stated he would favour a move abroad&nbsp;and although he is a possible transfer target for both&nbsp;Barcelona&nbsp;and&nbsp;Real Madrid, as confirmed by&nbsp;Goal,&nbsp;Liverpool is reported to be his preferred destination. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/werner-would-sit-on-the-liverpool-bench-matthaus-warns-rb/1miv9357efyyn1dsy5p3joe9co" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

Matthaus warns Werner against Anfield move

Manchester United are confident of signing Birmingham teenager Jude Bellingham this summer - along with his younger brother Jobe. <a href="https://www.90min.com/posts/man-utd-s-jude-bellingham-pursuit-his-potential-role-in-the-first-team-squad-interest-in-younger-brother-jobe-01e8c5grp6mn" target="_blank">90Min</a> reports that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&nbsp;is ready to&nbsp;offer&nbsp;16-year-old Jude a place in the first-team squad straight away while fellow Blues youngster Jobe, who has just turned 15, is being lined up for the academy. Borussia Dortmund have also been interested in the elder Bellingham, but the Red Devils hope the offer of a double deal will ensure they win the race for his&nbsp;signature.

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