The early summer window is shaping up with a series of concrete approaches and long-term targets across Europe and the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Manchester United are prepared to offer Robert Lewandowski a one-year contract as his future with Barcelona remains undecided (Source: SportsBoom). United are also linked with Borussia Dortmund centre back Waldemar Anton, with Aston Villa reported to have interest as well (Source: Sky Sport Deutschland). If United secure Champions League football, Old Trafford would become Sandro Tonali’s preferred destination and he would be prepared to turn down Arsenal (Source: Football FanCast).<\/p>\n
Arsenal face uncertainty over Gabriel Jesus. He hopes to remain with Arsenal this summer but, if the club decide to offload him, he will look to seal a switch to another Premier League side (Source: Bruno Andrade). Arsenal are also named among clubs ready to rival Liverpool and Chelsea for Real Madrid midfielder Arda G\u00fcler should he be made available (Source: TEAMtalk).<\/p>\n
Chelsea remain active in midfield recruitment. Bayern Munich are reportedly ready to offer around $115 million to sign Cole Palmer from Chelsea, with Chelsea’s asking price said to be significantly higher (Source: Fichajes). Chelsea’s top target in midfield is Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton (Source: Si Phillips). Jo\u00e3o Gomes of Wolverhampton Wanderers is another midfielder of interest to Chelsea, who have joined Manchester United, Newcastle, Tottenham and Napoli in pursuit (Source: CaughtOffside).<\/p>\n
Tottenham Hotspur are linked with a triple swoop on Galatasaray for goalkeeper U\u011furcan \u00c7ak\u0131r, winger Bar\u0131\u015f Alper Y\u0131lmaz and midfielder Gabriel Sara (Source: Turkish-Football). Newcastle could lose right back Tino Livramento amid interest from Arsenal and Manchester City; teammate Lewis Hall hopes to remain at St James’ Park (Source: Football Insider).<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, West Ham United submitted bids for Fluminense midfielder Martinelli that fell short of the $23 million asking price (Source: O Dia). Mohamed Salah would be interested in joining Real Madrid when his Liverpool contract expires, but Real have no desire to make an offer (Source: Defensa Central). Barcelona are reportedly not interested in Bernardo Silva due to age and recent form concerns (Source: Mundo Deportivo).<\/p>\n
On defensive targets, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid consider Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella but have begun to look at Maxi Araujo and Carlos Romero after Chelsea refused to sell (Source: AS). Marcus Rashford has halved his salary expectation for Barcelona and is willing to accept deferals, but his permanent signing could still strain Barcelona’s wage cap (Source: SPORT).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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