Transfer news, rumours as they happened: Unai Emery set for Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and more
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The Premier League’s summer transfer window is open with Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal set to be busier than ever.
For the first time in over two decades Arsenal will head into the off-season with a new manager at the helm. That man looks set to be Unai Emery, who has beaten Mikel Arteta to the job. At United Jose Mourinho looks set to spend big again as he targets reinforcements in his bid to haul in record-breaking Manchester City next season. A new left-back and central midfield player are high on his list.
Liverpool have enjoyed success in the Champions League this term and their quest to end their league title drought in 2019 will be bolstered by the arrival of Naby Keita from RB Leipzig – he will not be the last new face on Merseyside, however. Chelsea could well be looking for a new manager themselves with the future of Mauricio Pochettino across London at Tottenham Hotspur less certain than ever before.
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Arsenal will face a fight to land the signature of Nice midfielder Jean-Michael Seri, according to the Sun.
Seri was a long-term target of the outgoing manager Arsene Wenger with the club still keen to sign the Ligue 1 player, but Chelsea are also reportedly interested in the 26-year-old.
Abel Hernandez may be moving from east to west Yorkshire over the summer, with the Yorkshire Evening Post reporting the Hull striker could join Leeds.
Juventus want to bring Alvaro Morata back to Turin, after a difficult first season at Chelsea.
The Spanish striker enjoyed the best form of his career at the Turin giants between 2014 and 2016, but has only intermittently shown that level at Stamford Bridge.
Although Morata had a good start and got some big goals, he suffered from a distinctive lack of confidence from the turn of the year, and was often dropped for Olivier Giroud.
While Chelsea still have faith the forward can come good, they do need to raise funds ahead of what is set to be a summer of significant change at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United are close to sealing a deal for the Juventus left-back Alex Sandro, with Matteo Darmian set to go the other way, La Stampa reports.
The uncertainty surrounding the Thibaut Courtois' long-term future at Chelsea has put Real Madrid on alert, according to the Mirror.
The Belgian has just 12 months remaining on his current deal and with a £200,000-a-week contract still unsigned at Stamford Bridge, the Spanish giants are reportedly hoping to step in this summer.
Spain have announced their World Cup squad ahead of Russia this summer.
Head coach Julen Lopetegui named his 23-man squad on Monday with Chelsea's Alvaro Morata the headline name to miss out alongside Blues teammates Cesc Fabregas, Pedro and Marcos Alonso. Cesar Azpilicueta and former Chelsea striker Diego Costa are included, however.
Sergio Ramos will captain the side and is joined by Real Madrid teammates Marco Asensio, Dani Carvajal, Nacho and Lucas Vazquez.
Barcelona's Andres Iniesta, who is leaving the Camp Nou after 22 years this summer, is also included.
Premier League champions Manchester City are driven by manager Pep Guardiola's "relentless" desire for success and will be even hungrier for trophies next season, club chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak has said.
Former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola joined City in 2016 and guided them to the league title with a record tally of 100 points this season.
"We have a manager in Pep who is relentless. There is not going to be any content or relaxation here, that I can assure you," Al-Mubarak told City TV.
Eden Hazard believes he’s unlikely to ever win the Ballon d’Or, arguing that he’s simply not selfish enough as a player.
The Belgium international has been named in the Ballon d’Or shortlist in three of the past four years but has never finished higher than eighth in the voting, in 2015. This comes despite winning the PFA Players’ Player of the Year in the 2014/15 season.
The award has been shared between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for more than a decade, with Kaka the last player outside of the duo to claim the accolade in 2007.
Hazard believes his chances of challenging for the individual prize are slim given his style of play and personality.
“He always told me that,” Hazard told BBC Sport of his father’s belief that he is too selfless. “Maybe it’s true.
“I think, in football now, if you want to win something like the Ballon d’Or or [to be the] top-scorer, you need to be selfish. But I’m not like this, not at all. I’m just who I am.”
Jack Wilshere looks almost certain to cement his future at Arsenal, according to the Mirror.
After much toing and froing over the midfielder’s new deal at the Emirates, it now appears the 26-year-old is ready to sign a three-year contract with a 12-month option, keeping him at his boyhood club as speculation continues to build about Arsene Wenger’s replacement.
A new British transfer record could be in the offing amid reports Manchester City are considering making a £300,000-a-week offer to Eden Hazard.
The Star says Pep Guardiola is making the Chelsea man his number one target this summer and believes a £100million swoop for the star will guarantee the Belgian’s move to the Etihad.
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