Premier League and EFL football gossip and transfer rumours

Wednesday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip including Sanchez, Oyarzabal, Kennedy and Devine

By Sporting Life

Football

Wed July 15, 2020 · 6y ago

Wednesday's football transfer gossip includes Manchester City's plans to spend over £150m and the potential exit of six big names at Old Trafford.

Manchester United will listen to offers for Alexis Sanchez, Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Phil Jones, Jesse Lingard and Diogo Dalot as they seek to raise transfer funds.
Pep Guardiola wants Napoli's defender Kalidou Koulibaly to form the centrepiece of his new look defence.

Manchester United have reportedly joined neighbours Manchester City in the race to sign Real Sociedad winger Mikel Oyarzabal.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles has admitted his Arsenal career is over with clubs in England and Germany eyeing a transfer.
Barcelona are reportedly ready to loan out Arsenal target Samuel Umtiti this summer.
Manchester United face losing £25m of their £75m-a-year Adidas sponsorship if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.
Ajax and Celtic are among the clubs chasing Grady Diangana with West Ham fighting to convince him to stay at the club.

Tottenham have held talks with Wigan Athletic over a £500,000 deal for their highly-rated teenage midfielder Alfie Devine.
Manchester City could be set to spend over £150m in the next transfer market with Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez, Bayern Munich defender David Alaba and Valencia's striker Ferran Torres all linked with the club.
England are set to postpone their autumn white-ball tour of India because of the chaos caused to the fixture list by the coronavirus pandemic.

After overturning their Champions League ban Manchester City will offer boss Pep Guardiola a lucrative new long-term contract.

Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Marcus Rashford, who is 'willing to listen' to any offers, but Manchester United have set a £100m price tag on the striker.
Chelsea transfer target Kai Havertz will consider a move to the club, even without Champions League football, according to reports.
Kyle Walker believes Manchester City team-mate Phil Foden is the best young talent he has ever seen.

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Rangers kid Kai Kennedy could be heading for the exit door - after being told he can find a new club.
Lazio have put Rangers' Alfredo Morelos on a summer striker shortlist