Arsenal, Chelsea look to Milan’s Hakan Calhanoglu

The January switch window could look like a distant reminiscence, 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: Arsenal and Chelsea chasing Milan’s Calhanoglu

Sky Italy is reporting that Arsenal and Chelsea are in a battle for Turkish attacking midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu in the summertime.

The 27-year-old is sort of out of contract, with AC Milan nonetheless aiming to supply the participant a brand new deal, however the two events are reportedly at a stalemate with the participant demanding extra of a hard and fast contract than the Rossoneri are keen to supply.

Milan are believed to have supplied wages of £66k-a-week, however the Turkey worldwide is eager to need in extra of £82k-a-week.

Calhanoglu scored for nation in a 3-3 draw towards Latvia within the final worldwide break and with the European Championship finals on the horizon, his inventory might nonetheless rise. He has made 163 appearances for Milan and has scored seven objectives and added 11 assists in 34 video games this season.

Reviews additionally recommend that Juventus are eager on the participant ought to he turn into out there in the summertime and will provide extra from a financial standpoint than the 2 London golf equipment.

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his twenty fifth Serie A objective of the season as Juventus holds off Napoli for a 2-1 win.

PAPER GOSSIP

– Andrea Pirlo outlined his intentions to maintain striker Paulo Dybala at Juventus in a postmatch interview following a 2-1 victory over Napoli, says Calciomercato. The 27-year-old Argentine performed an important position for Juve — scoring his facet’s second — within the win that noticed the membership transfer as much as third in an all-important Champions League qualification battle. Dybala nonetheless has yet one more yr on his contract in Italy, however golf equipment might quickly be circling ought to he run down his contract.

– AC Milan met with Lorenzo Insigne‘s agent in accordance with reviews from Gianluigi Di Marzio. The Napoli captain has one yr left on his present deal, however is about to take a seat down with the administration on the finish of the season to debate the potential for a renewal. The 29-year-old Italian ahead has been at Napoli since his youth profession in 2006, scoring over 200 objectives for the membership. It’s advised that the captain’s intentions will probably be clearer come the conclusion of the present Serie A season.

– Leicester City won’t be signing Cengiz Underneath on a everlasting foundation come the tip of the season, in accordance with reviews from the Daily Telegraph’s John Percy. The loanee from AS Roma got here with a £20 million-plus switch choice in the summertime however, after making simply 9 appearances within the Premier League this season with a spell on the sidelines, the Midlands membership usually are not set to set off the sign-on clause for the 23-year-old.

– Celtic have recognized 29-year-old Josh King as an choice to interchange Odsonne Edouard this summer time in accordance with The Sun. The Norway striker joined Everton in January from Bournemouth however is but to make his mark on Merseyside. The transfer could be a part of an enormous rebuild at Parkhead with a successor to Neil Lennon but to be introduced in addition to Scott Brown leaving the membership on the finish of the season. Former Bournemouth supervisor Eddie Howe is broadly anticipated to take over, and he’s trying to be reunited along with his former striker.

– Chelsea, Barcelona, and Manchester City are in a race to signal Belgium and Internazionale frontman Romelu Lukaku this summer time, in accordance with Calciomercato. For Manchester Metropolis, it might be a transfer pressured because of the lack of Sergio Aguero, who will go away on the finish of the season. Metropolis had reportedly made a transfer for the striker final summer time. Barcelona would see Lukaku, who scored on Wednesday within the runaway Serie A frontrunner’s win over Sassuolo, and outdated boss Ronald Koeman reunited — the duo crossed paths at Everton in 2016-17. Nonetheless, it’s believed Chelsea are in the most effective monetary place to win the race for 27-year-old Lukaku, who made 10 league appearances for the Blues in his earlier stint from 2011-2014.