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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!
Zidane on Pogba
Former France superstar Zinedine Zidane has spoken about a potential move for Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. Zidane had previously praised his compatriot while the former Juventus star himself claimed that it would be a dream to play for the Galacticos.
As a result, a lot of stories have come up linking the French midfielder to Real Madrid. However, according to the Real Madrid manager himself, he praised Pogba because he is a good player and that there were many of those in the world of football.
"I said that he's a good player, but you could ask me about another player and I'd tell you the same thing," Zidane said at a press conference on Saturday.
He then added that he only “knows” him and that there is nothing more to it as he is still a player for the Red Devils. He further added that they will see which players move in and out of the club but that he didn’t ever make a definitive statement about the Frenchman.
"I said that he's a good player and also that I know him. I'm not going to say any more because if things work out well, you're excused, but if you say something daft...
"Pogba is a Manchester United player, he's a very good one but he plays for Manchester United.
Finally, he concluded by claiming that he won’t say anything for certain without the deals being done.
"We'll see at the end of the season who goes and who stays. I didn't say anything about us signing Pogba. I'm not going to say anything until things are done".
Madrid are touted to have a huge window in the summer transfer window as they are expected to bring in some big names in the summer.
Ancelotti on Trippier
There have been rumours linking Tottenham star Kieran Trippier to Napoli and now, former Real Madrid and current Napoli manager Carloa Ancelotti has claimed that he doesn’t like speaking about players that are not in his team.
He also stated that he doesn’t know whether Trippier’s wife is at Naples while playing down the incident by claiming that she could be in the country for holidays.
“I don’t like talking about players from other teams. [Kieran] Trippier’s wife in Naples? I honestly don’t know, but Naples is a beautiful city, there are people who come on holiday," he was quoted as saying.
However, he then confessed that the club are actually evaluating Kieran Trippier as well as Hirving Lozano.
“But [PSV Eindhoven winger Hirving] Lozano and Trippier are players who we are evaluating, then later there is everything else that is much more complex.”
David Luiz and Real Madrid
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has indirectly confirmed that David Luiz has had contractual talks with Chelsea a few days ago but isn’t aware of what the outcome of the discussions were.
“I don’t know on David Luiz, I know that he had a meeting four or five days ago, but then my mind was on this match,” said Sarri.
“I didn’t ask him the result of it.”
Meanwhile, reports from Spain claim that Real Madrid are planning a massive overhaul in the summer and could spend a huge amount in the summer. They claim that a deal for Hazard worth €115 million is almost done and so is an agreement for Christian Eriksen worth €80 million.
Finally, they are also interested in Paul Pogba, who could cost around €160 million, taking the whole thing to a whopping €355 million.
Manchester madness
Manchester United are where they belong as the Red Devils make the headline of today’s transfer roundup. The Red Devils are touted for an overhaul in the summer and they have been linked with quite a couple of great players.
Real Madrid have been credited with interest on Paul Pogba and are reportedly willing to give Toni Kroos and Gareth Bale in return. However, while the Red Devils are interested in signing the German, they want Raphael Varane in place of Gareth Bale.
It seems that nobody wants Gareth Bale anymore.
Meanwhile, another player that seems to have ignited the interest if Manchester United is Benfica’s Joao Felix. The youngster has attracted the interest of many clubs around Europe, with Real Madrid and Barcelona being linked to the superstar, but the Red Devils seem to have an advantage over the other clubs as they can guarantee the youngster a place in the starting XI.
