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Paris St-Germain: The latest offer made by Real Madrid to the 25-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe of France, who is eligible to leave on a free transfer this summer, has not convinced Mbappe or his team because it is less than the prior offer from May 2022.
Tottenham feel sure that 58-year-old manager Ange Postecoglou will remain with the team in spite of Liverpool’s possible interest, as the Reds attempt to replace Jurgen Klopp this summer.
West Ham is trying to snap a seven-game losing streak in all competitions, thus the club has postponed contract negotiations with manager David Moyes, 60.
Paris St-Germain is interested in 29-year-old midfielder Bernardo Silva of Manchester City and Portugal, and they are willing to pay his £51 million release clause. (Spanish: Fichajes)
Matthijs de Ligt, a 24-year-old defender for Bayern Munich who is dissatisfied with his position at the German champions, is being courted by Manchester United. (Sun)
De Ligt is also of interest to Arsenal, but Manchester United is now in the lead. Athletic Transfers
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Manchester United is also keeping an eye on two Bayer Leverkusen defenders: Dutch right-back Jeremie Frimpong, 23, and Burkino Faso center-back Edmond Tapsoba, 25, are both being observed closely by Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag. (EVN, Manchester Evening)
Additionally, Ten Hag has personally asked for the signing of 26-year-old Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan. (Spanish: Fichajes)
Due to ongoing financial hardship, Wolves, the home of Portugal’s Pedro Neto, is looking to sell the 23-year-old winger provided his price is fulfilled. Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in signing Neto. (Spanish: Fichajes)
Neto, whose contract with the Molineux club expires in 2027, will fetch roughly £50–60 million from Wolves. (Interference in Football)
Chelsea is following 23-year-old full-back Alphonso Davies of Canada and 20-year-old left-back Milos Kerkez of Bournemouth and Hungary, Chelsea is also pursuing both players. Transfers in Football.
Sebastien Haller, a 29-year-old striker for Borussia Dortmund, was unwilling to transfer midseason because he wanted to focus on the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast, therefore Fulham’s January effort to sign him was unsuccessful. (Romano Felizio)
In an effort to cut costs, Barcelona has listed 27-year-old Brazilian winger Raphinha and 27-year-old Danish defender Andreas Christensen for sale. (Reflector)
The 26-year-old midfielder for the Netherlands, Frenkie de Jong, may be open to hearing from other teams after Barcelona offered him a contract extension that was less than his current one. (Spanish for “sport”)
Barcelona now covets real Madrid, Liverpool, and Bayern Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso. (Spanish for “sport”)
In case Mbappe leaves the team this summer, Paris St-Germain has put the 24-year-old striker Victor Osimhen of Nigeria and the 24-year-old winger Rafael Leao of AC Milan and Portugal on their possible target list. (Italian: La Repubblica)
Mehdi Taremi, 31, a striker for Porto and Iran, is scheduled to have a medical with Inter Milan and sign a free move this summer. (Romano Felizio)
Kobbie Mainoo, a midfielder for Manchester United, is willing to play for England should he be called up, but he wants to continue playing for Ghana as an 18-year-old. (Sent via Mail)
Under proposed new sin-bin trials, a goalkeeper receiving a blue card will require clubs to decide between sending an outfield player in goal and making a permanent substitution. (Telegraph: a subscription is needed)
