Transfer rumours and paper review
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Here’s a round-up of all the top football headlines and transfer-related gossip from Saturday’s newspapers and online…
Chelsea are determined to beat Manchester United and Barcelona to the signing of Tottenham’s 29-year-old Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola thinks the club face a fight to keep England forward Raheem Sterling, 23, out of the clutches of Spanish giants Real Madrid. (Sun)
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is weighing up offers for two 24-year-old France internationals – Samuel Umtiti of Barcelona and Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane – to solve his defensive problems. (Daily Star)
West Ham are lining up a £4m move for Manchester United’s 25-year-old goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, with fellow Englishman Joe Hart, 30, to return to Manchester City in the summer after his season-long loan deal. (Daily Mirror)
Bournemouth will demand £25m for their English forward Callum Wilson this summer and Everton and West Ham are both interested in the 26-year-old. (Sun)
Gareth Bale is edging closer to a Premier League return with Real Madrid keen to sell the 28-year-old Wales forward this summer. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 21, wants to quit Old Trafford for regular football. Both Arsenal and Aston Villa interested in the England Under-21 international, who has impressed on loan at Shrewsbury in League One. (Daily Mirror)
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