Euro Paper Talk: Leeds eye bargain £5.85m swoop for centre-back; Liverpool striker in touch with Serie A giants
Leeds could get a new centre-back for £5.85m this summer with Koln looking to sell, while AC Milan are in touch with a Liverpool striker, all in Euro Paper Talk.
Leeds United are one of the clubs who could well profit from the financial situation at FC Koln.
The Bundesliga side are around €85m in the red after the coronavirus pandemic and may well have to sell players this summer.
BILD, via Sport Witness, reports that one such player could well be centre-back Timo Hübers.
The German outlet claims the 25-year-old’s “strong performances” have stirred interest in the UK. And Hubers is “likely to leave the club” if Koln were to receive an “immoral offer”.
An offer of around £5.85m could be enough to tempt the Bundesliga side to sell. The player’s contract will enter the final 12 months this summer and they face the prospect of losing him for free.
Koln sit eighth in the table and the club’s new sports boss Christian Keller only has a summer budget of €46m or £38m so they will have to wheel and deal in the market.
MILAN READY TO TAKE ORIGI
AC Milan are in ‘continuous contacts’ with Liverpool striker Divock Origi to sign him for free this summer. (Corriere dello Sport)
The agent of Napoli defender Amir Rrahmani, who has been linked with Man Utd, says there is widespread interest in the player’s signature. (Gazeta Blic)
Wolves are preparing to lose Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho, with Neves set for Barcelona. (The Athletic)
Real Madrid, Man City and Man Utd are the three side chasing Harry Kane (Fichajes)
Barcelona have reopened talks with Ousmane Dembele over a contract extension. Sporting director Mateu Alemany is meeting with the forward’s agent Moussa Sissoko in Morocco this week. (ESPN)
Departing Juventus star Paulo Dybala is in talks with Atletico Madrid. (Pedro Almeida)
MAN CITY INTERESTED IN DE KETELAERE
Manchester City are interested in making an offer for Club Brugge midfielder Charles De Ketelaere. (Ekrem Konur)
Lazio midfielder Luis Alberto could return to Spain this summer for a fee of €40m. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Barcelona have offered USMNT defender Sergino Dest as a makeweight in a deal to get Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski to the Camp Nou. (Sport)
Real Sociedad are prepared to part with Arsenal-linked Alexander Isak in the summer transfer window if they fail to secure European qualification. (Fichajes)
FC Nantes have terminated, by mutual agreement, the contract of 27-year-old winger Anthony Limbombe.
Barcelona will meet with Ronald Araujo’s agents today as they attempt to get the defender to sign a new deal. (Gerard Romero)
Newcastle are interested in signing Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga or Spanish compatriot Robert Sanchez, who is at Brighton. (Fichajes)
MAN UTD LOOK AT SMS DEAL
Manchester United could again look at signing Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 27, to replace France midfielder Paul Pogba. (Corriere dello Sport)
An unnamed club has joined Real Madrid in competition to sign France striker Kylian Mbappe’s signature. (RMC Sport)
Real Madrid will look to loan out 31-year-old Belgium forward Eden Hazard for the start of the 2022-23 season. (AS)
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is still positive for COVID, meaning he won’t travel to London with his team today. (Marca)
Barcelona have no intention to pay a transfer fee to Wolves for winger Adama Tarore, with the situation getting “more complicated every day”. (Sport)
Newcastle have learned Union Berlin’s asking price ids £25m for Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi. (Bild)
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