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Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer news and rumours of the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Premiership!
Ian McGarry on Dybala
According to journalist Ian McGarry, Paulo Dybala is a very gettable target for Manchester United. The forward has been linked with a move to Real Madrid and Manchester United and McGarry believes that United can sign him.
However, he also stated that the Argentine wants to move to La Liga but Real Madrid might not want him, which is why a move to the Premier League could be on the cards.
“The guy who’s getable, certainly, and I think could change Manchester United’s fortunes, is Paulo Dybala from Juventus, who has made it clear that he feels he has done everything he can in Serie A, in Italian football, and wants to move,” he said.
“I believe his preference is to move to Spain and to Real Madrid.
“However that’s unlikely to happen given where they’re looking in terms of recruitment this summer.
“So a big-money move to England [could happen], ‘cos he’s currently on I think just under £100,000-a-week which by Premier League standards is quite cheap.”
McGarry then added that United could double his wages and praised him for his ability to score goals despite not being a pure number 9. He also added that Dybala could be the man for Solskjaer should he revert to a 4-3-3.
“So again doubling his wages and getting him in, he’s not a No 9 per say, he’s more of a kind of No 10, but his goalscoring ratio is very, very good.
“I think if you put him and his dynamism into that Manchester United team and played a 4-3-3, which I think Solskjaer will succumb to in terms of his default formation for maybe the rest of the season but certainly next season - then Dybala could be the man.”
Coutinho on PL move
Former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho has been linked with a move back to the Premier League with Manchester United interested in him. The Barcelona man hasn’t been in the best of forms of late and has, as a result, been linked out of the Camp Nou.
However, according to the Brazilian, he is no mood to go back to England as he is completely absorbed with Barcelona and is looking to stay on with the Catalans and win more titles with them.
He stated that he is an ambitious player, which is the reason why he wants “more and more.”
“My head is exclusively in Barcelona. Returning to England now does not fit into my plans.
“This is my second season here. I have won titles but I am always an ambitious and demanding player. So, I want more and more.”
A sigh of relief for Liverpool fans?
Fekir revelation
Former agent of Lyon star Nabil Fekir, Jean-Pierre Bernes, has stated that his former client was very close to signing for Liverpool. Bernes stated that Fekir’s knee wasn’t the only problem with the deal.
He added that the truth about his failed move might be known someday and also revealed that the Frenchman has already passed the medical and also posed for photos in a Liverpool shirt.
When asked if his former client will stay at Lyon, Bernes said: “It is not about staying here."
“And we will know maybe the real circumstances that prevented Fekir’s move to Liverpool.
“The knee was a part of it, but not only that. He had passed a medical, done photos with the Reds shirt…”
The way Liverpool have been playing this season, it could be stated that they are really missing the Frenchman after all and might actually be better off without him.
Stories of the day
Chelsea might have been banned for the next two transfer windows but it seems as though it hasn’t stopped the transfer rumours from coming through. The Blues have been linked with two Bundesliga stars today.
According to a report from the Mirror, Chelsea are eying a move for Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich and Alexander Isak as they are going to appeal against the decision to ban them and hope to secure their services.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, too, wants Lewandowski, valued at £75 million, if he is available for a transfer.
Meanwhile, another report claims that Ivan Rakitic will reject the likes of Inter and Manchester United to move to Juventus. While the move hasn’t been made official yet, he is giving the priority to Juventus for a summer move, who also would like to have his services as the midfield needs more strength
