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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!
Lukaku and Pogba
Manchester United star Romelu Lukaku has been linked with a move to Serie A this summer with Inter Milan being the prime candidates. And according to former Inter player Van der Meyde, the player’s time at United might be over.
He admitted to saying what he genuinely believes in and not what the Belgian said to the cameras while also adding that his high opinion of Conte – who Lukaku labelled as the best in the world – might be a hint that is set to move.
“I’ll tell you what I think, not what he told me in front of the cameras. For that, I refer you to the episode [of my show] that will be broadcast in a few weeks,” he told FCinternews.
“I think his time in England is over and he can move to another league like Serie A.
“On the other hand, Romelu’s message to one of your [Italian] TV stations in which he praises Conte by claiming that he is the best manager in the world is clear.”
“But to avoid specific problems again, that is my personal opinion.”
Van der Meyde then added that the potential pairing of Mauro Icardi and the United star could be deadly.
“They could be a pair of deadly strikers. Unbelievable. Do you know how many goals they could score?”
Meanwhile, Paul Pogba is another player linked with a move out of the club. The Frenchman has reportedly made a decision on his next move. While he preferred a move to the Galacticos, the lack of faith shown by Florentino Perez – who is reportedly not keen on signing him – has made the Frenchman choose his old club Juventus.
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Coutinho and Nicolas Pepe
Coutinho was signed by Barcelona amid much fanfare and controversy in the winter of 2018. However, things haven’t panned out as both parties would have hoped for and now, the Brazilian finds himself being linked out of the club.
According to reports from Spain, Coutinho has proposals from Chelsea, Manchester United and PSG but the possibility of him going back to Liverpool doesn’t exist at this point in time.
Meanwhile, speaking of Liverpool, the Reds have been linked with a move for Nicolas Pepe in the past few weeks but they now seem to have new competitors in the market for him.
According to reports from France, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are accelerating their pursuit for Pepe. Inter have made a bid worth a mammoth €90 million while Atleti are also reportedly going to offer something similar to the Italians.
Pellegrini’s admission
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has revealed that he would have liked to have some of his countrymen play for the Hammers. Pellegrini, who engineered the Hammers to a midtable finish, revealed a list of players who he took under his wing.
The likes of Matias Fernandez and Iturra have played under him and he also admitted that he wanted to sign Charles Aranguiz for West Ham but the player refused at the prospect of that.
“I will not talk about conversations, but I can tell you that I would have loved to have many Chilean players who have been figures worldwide,” Pellegrini was quoted as saying by Sports Witness.
“In the past I took several: Salas, Rojas, Matías Fernández, Iturra, Moras; I have taken 7 or 8 Chilean players. I tried to take Aránguiz to West Ham, but he did not want to.”
London
Arsenal have been linked with a move for Celtic defender Kieran Tierney and according to a report from Sky Sports, the Gunners have seen their initial bid of £15 million been rejected by the Scottish club.
The Londoners are expected to come back with a better offer while the report also claims that Serie A giants Napoli are also interested in the highly-talented youngster.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are going through a difficult time with their best player Eden Hazard moving to the Bernabeu. They have also been hit with a transfer ban, which means that they can’t sign anyone for the next two windows.
However, according to reports from Spain, Chelsea can sign Mateo Kovacic, whose asking price is €55 million, permanently as the ban doesn’t allow the Blues to register new players and since the Croat is already registered with them, the Londoners will be allowed to sign him.
Manchester United
Manchester United have been linked with a lot of players over the past year but the only one they have signed in this window so far is Daniel James. Among the others, Bruno Fernandes is a player they are very keen on but are facing competition from Tottenham.
And now, according to reports, both United and Spurs are leading the race to sign him as the midfielder’s agent has been informed by the pair that the reported €70 million valuation for him is too high.
The report also claims that Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has put the club under pressure to complete the transfer of the Portuguese as soon as possible.
Bruno Fernandes had a terrific season with Sporting last year where he played 33 matches in the league to score 20 goals while also assisting 13 times.
