Liverpool want Bremer as solution to defensive woes

The switch window might need slammed shut, however that does not imply the hearsay mill has shut down! Hypothesis over summer time strikes is heating up, so try the most recent gossip beneath, and see all official deals here.

TOP STORY: Reds make Bremer prime summer time goal

Liverpool have recognized Torino centre-back Bremer because the long-term answer to their defensive woes, the Sunday Mirror stories.

Jurgen Klopp was moved to concede that the Premier League champions’ title defence is over after they collapsed to a 3-1 defeat at Leicester on Saturday, their third consecutive loss within the competitors.

January signing Ozan Kabak made his debut in that match, however his mix-up with goalkeeper Alisson led to Jamie Vardy scoring into an empty web to place the Foxes 2-1 up.

Kabak was drafted in as cowl for accidents to Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Fabinho, whereas fellow January signing Ben Davies was additionally dominated out shortly earlier than the match on the King Energy Stadium.

The Sunday Mirror stories that Liverpool consider Bremer, 23, suits the profile that they’re searching for as an addition to the squad. The Brazilian, who has scored six targets in 50 Serie A appearances for Torino, performs on the left facet of central defence, making him a great associate for Van Dijk.

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21.18 GMT: Arsenal are prepared to supply Brazil defender David Luiz a brand new contract, stories The Independent. The oft-criticised Luiz performs with a reckless abandon that, at instances, can show expensive to his group, however he generally is a power for the Gunners in defence and his current play has Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta lobbying for an extension for the 33-year-old, says the UK outlet.

20.20 GMT: The transfer that introduced playmaker Bruno Fernandes from Sporting to Manchester United performed out over the course of two home windows and wound up understanding splendidly for the Previous Trafford facet. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol ponders the place Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s group could be with out him this season.

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Steve Nicol praises Bruno Fernandes for making “one thing out of nothing” to rescue a draw for Man United at West Brom.

19.09 GMT: Toronto FC are monitoring the state of affairs with River Plate ahead Santos Borre, in keeping with a report on MLSSoccer.com. The 25-year-old from Colombia‘s contract is up in June and the story says that if the MLS facet pursue Borre, they’re going to face competitors from Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras.

18.16 GMT: Here is one from The Mirror, whose unique with Pablo Zabaleta urging Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi to grab on the “excellent circumstances” for his one-time Argentina teammate to expertise enjoying within the Premier League by becoming a member of his former membership Manchester City.

Zabaleta, who performed for Metropolis from 2008-2017, stated: “If Lionel Messi ­decides to depart Barcelona and he desires to play in the perfect league then he has to expertise the Premier League for himself. It’s one thing that may ­curiosity him – as a result of each participant I do know all the time asks me what the Premier League is like.

“Leo has been in La Liga for therefore a few years and I believe it could be an enormous ­attraction for him to expertise English soccer. And Manchester Metropolis supply the right circumstances.”

17.08 GMT: Gareth Bale‘s large Actual Madrid wage — and sure Bernabeu return after his disappointing mortgage at Tottenham — is among the causes the membership might lose Sergio Ramos this summer time, Diario AS stories.

Bale earns a reported €30m a 12 months at Madrid, which places him on the prime of the wage invoice alongside the membership captain.

Madrid try to barter pay cuts with the squad to take care of monetary issues attributable to the coronavirus pandemic.

In line with AS, that is among the principal sources of friction stopping Ramos — in addition to others comparable to Lucas Vazquez — from agreeing contract extensions.

The newspaper says these difficulties could be eased if the membership might discover keep away from paying the ultimate 12 months of Bale’s deal, which runs till 2022, however his failure to make an influence at Spurs — being referred to as out by boss Jose Mourinho this week for a “totally wrong” Instagram post suggesting he was fit — makes that much less doubtless.

15.34 GMT: Manchester United might must signal a brand new goalkeeper earlier than they’re able to win the Premier League once more, former Previous Trafford captain Gary Neville has stated.

David de Gea has remained supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s No. 1 this season regardless of Dean Henderson‘s return to the membership following a formidable two years on mortgage at Sheffield United.

Nonetheless, the Spain worldwide has continued to draw criticism for a few of his performances, and Neville believes United should recruit one other goalkeeper to spice up their hopes of ending their eight-year look ahead to a twenty first league title.

“Your goalkeeper, to win a league, has bought to be distinctive,” Neville instructed the Webby and O’Neill YouTube channel. “I stated three or 4 years in the past on the time, Jurgen Klopp took me on publicly, however you are not going to win a league with [Loris] Karius and [Simon] Mignolet.

“That is to not say they don’t seem to be good goalkeepers, or respectable goalkeepers, however which group have you learnt that wins a league…there is likely to be the odd one, however they often have nice goalkeepers, or goalkeepers which have had a fantastic season.

“Ederson is a superb goalkeeper, Petr Cech, [Peter] Schmeichel, [Edwin] Van der Sar, even Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester, David Seaman, Alisson, you have to have a fantastic goalkeeper.

“We have got to start out asking questions on David De Gea as a result of the errors are coming extra frequently now they usually value factors. The sport profitable saves, the one-on-one saves are coming much less, for my part. I believe that must be a query that Ole has to reply.

“Then there’s the query of Henderson, are we saying that Henderson goes to be the No. 1 for Manchester United? Truthfully, if you wish to win the league…If Pep Guardiola or Klopp got here into Man United, they’d carry a brand new goalkeeper in.”

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Jan Aage Fjortoft delves deeper into Bayern Munich agreeing to signal Dayot Upamecano from RB Leipzig.

14.37 GMT: With a number of prime golf equipment in Europe trying to strengthen the center of their defence, RB Leipzig centre-back Dayot Upamecano was the one which many wished.

Liverpool, Manchester United and Bayern Munich have been all closely linked with a transfer for the 22-year-old France worldwide. And it was the reigning European champions who gained out, asserting on Sunday that a deal is in place to sign Upamecano on a five-year contract this summer and they’re going to reportedly pay a launch clause value €42.5 million ($51m).

The transfer is one more instance of Bundesliga giants Bayern recruiting certainly one of their predominant home rivals’ key gamers. Nonetheless, having simply gained the FIFA Membership World Cup to change into the holders of six trophies unexpectedly, Upamecano will come right into a group that hardly wants bettering. One factor is for sure, although: he has the instruments to succeed on the highest degree.

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13.14 GMT: Juventus are contemplating making a transfer for Barcelona wunderkind Ansu Fati to exchange the ageing Cristiano Ronaldo, in keeping with Sport.

Ansu, 18, has scored 13 targets in 43 appearances for Barca since making his debut in August of 2019, and he grew to become Spain’s youngest ever aim scorer final September.

{The teenager}’s Barcelona contract is because of expire on the finish of subsequent season, as does Ronaldo’s deal at Juventus, by which period he will probably be 37. Each gamers are represented by agent Jorge Mendes.

Ansu had scored 5 targets in 10 membership appearances this season earlier than struggling a critical knee harm in November which is more likely to rule him out till the summer time.

12.06 GMT: Manchester Metropolis centre-back Aymeric Laporte is a goal for Spanish champions Actual Madrid, the Daily Star stories.

Laporte, 26, had been a cornerstone of Pep Guardiola’s success at Metropolis since becoming a member of the membership in January 2018 from Atheltic Bilbao.

Nonetheless, this season the Frenchman has seen first-team alternatives more durable to return by following the arrival of Ruben Dias and the revived type of John Stones.

In line with the Star, Madrid are monitoring Laporte’s state of affairs with a view to signing him in the summertime. Nonetheless, his contract on the Etihad runs till 2025, which means it might require a giant switch payment to allow a transfer.

11.15 GMT: Bayern Munich have announced that RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano will sign for them in the summertime on a five-year contract.

The 22-year-old was additionally linked with Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United however will is stay in Germany by becoming a member of the reigning Bundesliga champions on July 1.

Upamecano reportedly has a launch clause value €42.5m, which Bayern has activated in precept.

Bayern this week gained their their sixth title in 12 months after claiming the FIFA Membership World Cup, however are on the verge of shedding defender David Alaba this summer time as a free agent after he rejected Bayern’s supply of a brand new five-year deal.

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10.53 GMT: Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid are among the many groups occupied with Celta Vigo midfielder Renato Tapia, in keeping with Diario AS.

Tapia joined Celta on a free switch from Feyenoord final summer time and it has proved a shrewd piece of enterprise. He has impressed in La Liga, beginning all 22 of Celta’s league matches this season together with the current 2-2 draw at Atletico.

The 25-year-old is a Peru worldwide, and began two of his county’s matches on the 2018 World Cup.

AS stories that if a membership pays Tapia’s €30m launch clause, he would change into the costliest sale within the Galician membership’s historical past.

10.00 GMT: Manchester United fended off competitors from Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich to agree a first professional contract with promising youngster Shola Shoretire, sources have instructed ESPN’s Rob Dawson.

The 17-year-old ahead’s representatives fielded enquiries from a few of Europe’s largest golf equipment earlier than the participant agreed skilled phrases with United on Monday.

Shoretire was satisfied to commit his long-term future after conversations with supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and head of first group improvement Nicky Butt, who highlighted the progress of fellow academy graduate Mason Greenwood beneath his watch.

Shoretire, who has scored 5 targets for the Beneath-23s this season, has began coaching with the first-team and has been earmarked for a senior debut within the subsequent 18 months.

Plans at hand children expertise within the Europa League this season have been difficult by strict coronavirus protocols that forestall gamers from totally different bubbles mixing simply, with United’s first-leg conflict in opposition to Actual Sociedad within the Europa League spherical of 32 moved from Spain to Juventus’ Allianz Enviornment.

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Messi sends Miami a message

The French press would have you ever consider that Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain is a performed deal if the Argentinian could be tempted away from Camp Nou, however Sport believes he might be eager on a transfer to David Beckham’s Inter Miami CF as a substitute.

Sport base this argument on Messi sending a signed shirt to Marcelo Claure, certainly one of Inter Miami’s homeowners. Claure responded with thanks on Instagram, including: “I’m certain our paths will cross.”

In fact, this might be a case of Sport placing two and two collectively and arising with 5, however Messi has already revealed in a separate interview that MLS is a lovely proposition for the long run.

Messi’s contract at Barca expires on June 30, and Inter Miami might hope he fancies a change of surroundings and head to the U.S., fairly than transfer throughout Europe to both PSG or Manchester City, and even keep in Catalonia.

United battle Barca, Madrid for Kounde

Manchester United are determined to associate Harry Maguire with Sevilla FC defender Jules Kounde subsequent season, however they face stiff competitors from Barcelona and Real Madrid, in keeping with the Sun.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not satisfied by the long-term potential of both Victor Lindelof or Eric Bailly and is on the hunt for a top-level centre-back.

Twenty-two-year-old Kounde has emerged as a prime goal for the Reds, significantly given Solskjaer missed out on the signing of Dayot Upamecano, who will be a part of Bayern Munich in the summertime.

Sevilla worth Kounde at round £60 million after an excellent season in La Liga after having joined from Bordeaux in 2019. He has performed 63 matches in that point, and final 12 months gained the Europa League.

Not surprisingly, Barcelona and Actual Madrid are additionally eager on Kounde, who’s rising as certainly one of Europe’s most sought-after gamers.

Pochettino lining up transfer for ‘pal’ Lloris

Mauricio Pochettino is in fixed contact with Hugo Lloris and is lining up a giant summer time transfer for the Frenchman, in keeping with Football Insider.

Ever since leaving Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain boss Pochettino has stayed in common contact together with his former keeper and now, with Lloris coming in the direction of the final 12 months of his contract, Pochettino is hoping to tempt him to the French capital.

The Argentine boss is eager at hand the 34-year-old keeper a starring function on the Parc des Princes. The 2 had a detailed relationship whereas at Spurs and Pochettino is hoping Tottenham’s poor type beneath Jose Mourinho may additional assist his trigger to land the Spurs skipper.

Lloris has been in poor type prior to now seven days, first within the FA Cup in opposition to Everton and once more in opposition to Manchester Metropolis this weekend, and he could fancy a brand new begin beneath his outdated mentor.

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– Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Tottenham Hotspur have not been impressed with Gareth Bale since his transfer from Actual Madrid, and that Bale’s father or mother membership will look to promote the Welshman when he returns from London as anticipated on the finish of the season. Each Bale and Isco face the exit door, says Romano. Isco has been out and in of the facet this season and not too long ago confronted criticism for taking his time on the brink of come on instead. Madrid are hoping to liberate their wage invoice this summer time, and the departures of each Bale and Isco would assist them.

– Whereas Chelsea have been certainly one of many golf equipment eager on signing Dayot Upamecano, they’re now turning their attentions to his teammate Ibrahima Konate, in keeping with the Sun. The 21-year-old defender has made 75 appearances for the Bundesliga facet and has 11 Beneath-21 caps for France. Chelsea aren’t alone of their admiration, although, with Manchester United among the many different golf equipment him as an possibility this summer time.