Thursday’s transfer news: Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs Man City latest, gossip, done deals and more
A round-up of the latest news, gossip, rumours and done deals as attention turns to the summer transfer window
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Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and more are setting themselves up for business with the summer transfer window officially open.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is ready for the biggest revamp of the United squad in years. A new centre-back is high on his priority list with Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Leicester's Harry Maguire both options. It won't just be incomings, however, with Paul Pogba a high-profile target for Real Madrid and Alexis Sanchez on his way out with Inter Milan and Juventus fighting it out for his signature - if he drops his wage demands. Liverpool could be active too as they look to go one better after failing to win the Premier League title by just a single point. Champions Manchester City are always big players in the market and could go big with the prospect of a potential transfer ban looming.
Check out all of Thursday’s transfer stories below.
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Bournemouth striker Lys Mousset could be off to Scotland to reignite his career.
The Scotsman reports that the Frenchman, signed from Le Havre for £6m in 2016, is open to a move to the Scottish Premiership after seeing the successes of Moussa Dembélé and Odsonne Edouard.
Celtic are apparently keen and preparing to make a move for the 23-year-old, who would set them back around £10m, despite scoring only three league goals since joining the Cherries.
Manchester United target Milan Skriniar has signed a new contract with Inter Milan, denting hopes to bring him to Old Trafford.
According to TEAMtalk, centre-back Skriniar, 24, was being targeted as an alternative to Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly.
Inter announced today that the Slovakian has signed an extension to keep him at the club until 2023.
United are, however, considering a move for Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski.
Kicker reports that the Poland captain, 30, may leave the club in this window, with Manchester United and PSG keeping a close eye on talks between Lewandowski and club representatives that are set to start on May 25 once the Bundesliga season is over.
His current contract is up in 2021 so you'd expect some kind of deal to happen soon.
Napoli are trying to swindle a deal with Arsenal for goalkeeper David Ospina, according to Il Mattino.
Ospina, 30, has made 24 appearances for the Serie A club during his loan, one short of the number that would require Napoli to buy the player for €3.5m.
However, it's not because they don't want the Colombian, but so they can negotiate a cheaper price with the Gunners, with the Naples side hoping to reduce the price to €2m,
Veteran striker Fernando Llorente is surplus to requirements at Tottenham, reports Football Insider.
Llorente, 34, is out of contract and, despite his key role filling in for Harry Kane this season, he won't be offered an extension.
Clubs in Italy and Spain are apparently interested in the Spaniard.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are set to battle it out for Lyon striker Moussa Dembélé.
Euro United claims that Solskjær really likes the player and wants make an offer of €45m for the Frenchman, 22.
However, French champions PSG have also inquired about Dembélé, who has scored 14 times in Ligue 1 this season.
Atlético Madrid are targeting Alexandre Lacazette as a potential replacement for Antoine Griezmann.
Initial contact has been made by Atlético though discussions are yet to take place, says Le10sport.
PSG's Edinson Cavani is also an option for the Spanish club after Griezmann announced his departure on Tuesday.
Juventus have made an offer for Manchester United target Adrien Rabiot, according to the Mirror.
The PSG midfielder, 24, is out of contract this summer and came close to joining Barcelona before a breakdown over his wage demands.
Rabiot had been lined up by United to replace the outgoing Ander Herrera - who is expected to go the other way.
Julian Brandt is being lined up by Spurs as a potential replacement for Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen.
Daily Mail notes that the north London side are keeping an eye on current discussions between Brandt and his club Bayer Leverkusen.
The German winger, who has a £21.5m release clause in his current contract, is also being tracked by Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Eriksen, meanwhile, is being heavily linked with a move to La Liga with both Barcelona and Real Madrid reportedly interested.
West Ham are interested in signing Cardiff's Player of the Year, goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, according to Football Insider.
The 29-year-old kept 10 clean sheets in his first Premier League season despite Cardiff getting relegated.
A move for Etheridge would come as a surprise for Hammers fans considering their current keeper, Lukasz Fabianski was their own Player of the Year.
However, second-choice keeper Adrian is expected to leave on a free so Etheridge would likely be brought in to provide competition and push Fabianski on even further.
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