Latest Football News: Transfer gossip from European newspapers April 20, 2022
- Raheem Sterling will make a decision on his Manchester City future at the end of the season. AC Milan have recently been linked with the 27-year-old winger, though contract talks are expected to begin at the end of the season with Pep Guardiola's side keen to keep him at the Etihad Stadium. (Mirior)
- Manchester United are already making plans for next season and could make a move for Villarreal centre-back Pau Torre The Premier League side were linked with the 25-year-old last summer before eventually securing the signing of Raphael Varane. But with the France international missing a number of games through injury this season, the club have now decided on acquiring a centre-back when the transfer window opens. (Manchester Evening News).
- Sevilla have decided against making the loan move of Anthony Martial permanent with the club's plans to lower the salary bill. The 26-year-old has had a mixed spell in LaLiga since joining from Manchester United, and despite the belief that he could potentially find form with a second season, his £13 million-per-season contract would need to be heavily reduced for a deal to be possible. (Marca)
- Real Madrid are looking to lock down the future of Vinicius Junior at the Santiago Bernabeu by handing him a new five-year contract. Recent rumours suggest that Carlo Ancelotti's side are set for a busy summer once the transfer market opens, but with the 21-year-old impressing this season with form that has produced 17 goals. It seems as though the LaLiga side have no plans to move him despite reports of the need for a lighter wage bill to sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain. (reveals the Here We Go podcast)
- Lautaro Martinez wants to stay at Internazionale this summer. The 24-year-old striker was on-target as Inter defeated rivals AC Milan 3-0 at the San Siro on Tuesday. And amid speculation of clubs across Europe plotting a move for the Argentina international in the summer, the latest indicates that he has no desire to leave Serie A at the end of the season. (Cesar Luis Merlo)
- Benfica are interested in setting up a potential return for Angel Di Maria. The 34-year-old PSG winger looks almost certain to leave the Parc des Princes at the end of the season, with no sign of any talks taking place regarding a new contract. But despite being available as a free agent, Benfica will look to see whether the Argentina international would be willing to join on a significantly lower salary than the €13.4 million-per-season he earns in France. (Pedro Almeida)
- Real Madrid and Barcelona are both interested in signing Chelsea and Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 29, who is out of contract at the end of the season but is keen to stay at Stamford Bridge. (The Athletic - subscription required)
- Manchester United will have to qualify for the Champions League if they want to sign RB Leipzig and France forward Christopher Nkunku, 24. Nkunku is on United's radar after 30 goals in 44 games this season. (Sport Bild - in German)
- Former Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho is keen to bring Nemanja Matic to Roma after the Manchester United and Serbia midfielder, 33, announced he was leaving Old Trafford (Tuttomercatoweb - in Italian)
- Tottenham are confident of keeping England forward Harry Kane, 28, this summer and are considering a move to bring Brentford and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 30, back to the club. Spurs are also keeping tabs on 24-year-old Leicester and Belgium midfielder, Youri Tielemans. (Times - subscription required)
- Newcastle are set to end their interest in Benfica's Darwin Nunez, 22, as the Uruguay forward wants to join a Champions League club, with Brentford's English striker Ivan Toney, 26, viewed as an alternative. (Telegraph - subscription required)
- Arsenal and France defender William Saliba, 21, says there is a chance he could stay on loan at Marseille beyond the end of the season. (Le Parisien - subscription required)
- However, Atletico Madrid are keen on signing Saliba, who joined Arsenal in 2019 from Saint-Etienne. (L'Equipe - subscription required)
- Arsenal's England Under-21 forward Eddie Nketiah, 22, wants regular first-team football and has been linked with Leeds, Crystal Palace and West Ham. (The Beautiful Game Podcast)
- Brighton have made an approach to sign Arsenal forward Khayon Edwards, 18, who has scored 17 goals and provided six assists in 22 appearances for the academy. Edwards is also wanted by Chelsea. (Mirror)
- Tottenham are keen on signing Roma and Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo, 22. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
- Bayern Munich are close to completing a deal to sign Ajax and Morocco right-back Noussair Mazraoui, 24. (Fabrizio Romano)
- Crystal Palace's Spanish keeper Vicente Guaita, 35, wants to return to Valencia, where he came through the academy before he retires from playing. (AS - in Spanish)
- Former Norwich boss Daniel Farke has emerged as a contender to replace Sean Dyche at Burnley while ex-West Ham and West Brom boss Slaven Bilic is also interested in the job. (i Paper)
