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Newcastle United are willing to pay £15m for Arsenal’s 26-year-old England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. (Telegraph)
Crystal Palace and Fulham have sent scouts to watch Fiorentina’s 27-year-old Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, who is on loan at Manchester United. (Sun)
Manchester United may have to give captain and Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 29, a pay rise from his current £230,000-a-week contract if they want to keep him. (Star)
Manchester United will turn down any offers for Fernandes this summer. (Caught Offside)
Manchester United have been offered the opportunity to appoint long-term target Massimiliano Allegri after he was sacked as Juventus manager.(Express)
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Bayern Munich’s top candidate to replace Thomas Tuchel as manager this summer is Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi. (Bild – in German)
Manchester United are willing to pay £55m for 21-year-old English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, but Everton want £80m. (Givemesport)
AC Milan are optimistic of signing Bologna’s 22-year-old Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee but face competition from Arsenal.(Calciomercato – in Italian)
Everton will continue negotiating with Leeds United to keep English midfielder Jack Harrison, 27, next season. (Yorkshire Post)
Wolves are poised to sign Southampton and Scotland forward Che Adams, 27, on a free transfer despite interest from Everton and Leeds United.(Teamtalk)
Celtic hope Champions League football will be enough to tempt QPR’s 26-year-old English defender Jake Clarke-Salter to join. Crystal Palace, Burnley and Bournemouth are likely to be able to offer higher wages. (Football Insider)
English goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, 34, has had his contract discussions put on hold by Southampton amid reported interest from Celtic.(Football Scotland)
Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick is expected to sign a new contract despite interest from Premier League clubs. (Telegraph)
Lens manager Franck Haise is interested in departing Manchester United defender Raphael Varane, but they may not be able to afford his wages. The 31-year-old former France international began his career at Lens. (L’Equipe – in French)
Real Madrid have reached an agreement with 38-year-old Croatia midfielder Luka Modric to extend his contract by a year on reduced wages. (Onda Madrid via Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
AC Milan have made contact with Lille manager Paulo Fonseca, who wants to replace Stefano Pioli at San Siro. (Fabrizio Romano)
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May 18, 2024
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