Aston Villa are rumoured to be looking to make a move for Brentford’s Christian Eriksen. His contract with Daniel Frank’s side expires at the end of the season.
Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich are set to hold talks ‘as soon as possible’ over the striker’s future. The Poland international’s contract expires at the end of the 2022/23 season. Last night, Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn insisted the team’s star player will be staying at the German side for at least one more season, telling Amazon Prime in Germany: “We would be stupid to sell a player who scores 30 to 40 goals per season. We are and will be in talks about his future in the next weeks. He has a contract till June 2023 and we’ll definitely have him for another season.” On Monday, it was reported by Sky Sports that Barcelona were “highly interested” in signing the 33-year-old.
Manchester United’s potential new manager Erik ten Hag looks to miss out on top target Antony. Reports suggest the 22-year-old could go to Juventus.
Brentford have entered talks for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Mykhaylo Murdyk in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The winger was one of the Premier League side’s top targets in January, but could not agree a fee with the Ukrainian side.
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur look set to battle it out for Sam Johnstone in the summer. The England goalkeeper – who has achieved three caps for his country – is expected to leave West Bromwich Albion at the end of the season, when his current contract expires. Rumour has it Southampton are also interested in Johnstone, who came up through the United academy.
Manchester United have dealt a blow to Arsenal as they emerged as one of the top contenders for Benfica’s Darwin Nunez. United look to compete with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain to sign the Uruguay international.
Paris Saint-Germain are rumoured to be in talks to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.
Newcastle have added Brighton & Hove Albion’s Leandro Trossard to their list of targets this summer. The list also includes Bayer Leverkusen’s Moussa Diaby and Nottingham Forest’s Brennan Johnson.
Fernandinho is looking to go back to his native Brazil once he leaves Manchester City at the end of the season. The captain of the current Premier League leaders announced in a press conference yesterday that he would be leaving the Etihad after nine years.
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