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Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer news and rumours for the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Premiership!
All about Everton
That’s a nice start. Isn’t it? It has been a while since a club out of the top six started the proceedings here. Today, we have a lot of reports about Everton and we will begin with Kurt Zouma.
According to BBC pundit Garth Crooks, Everton should do all they can to sign Kurt Zouma on a permanent basis. The defender is on loan from Chelsea and has had a fine season with the Toffees.
“If former Everton captain Leon Osman tells me on Final Score that Kurt Zouma has been one of their best players this season, I have to take the comment very seriously,” he wrote.
“Against Burnley the defender, on loan from Chelsea, completed another clean sheet and looks as if he could remain at Goodison for the foreseeable future. The question now for Chelsea is: How much?”
However, Chelsea might not be so willing to let go of their star considering that they have been slapped with a transfer ban. Indeed, according to Echo, Chelsea are actually keen on bringing the defender back to the Stamford Bridge in the summer.
As a result, Everton’s hopes of landing the star depend on the outcome of Chelsea’s appeal.
Meanwhile, according to reports from France, the Toffees are interested in signing right-back Thomas Meunier from PSG. The report further adds that the French outfit aren’t against the sale of the Belgian but want €30 million for the full-back.
Finally, Football Insider reckon that the Merseyside outfit are eying a double raid on Swansea by attempting to sign Daniel James and Matt Grimes. The pair have seemingly caught the attention of Everton but Swansea are not keen to lose two of their major stars in the same window.
Liverpool target enjoying life in Germany
Liverpool target and Bayer Leverkusen star Julian Brandt has claimed that he is enjoying his time in the Bundesliga. The midfielder has had a good season in Germany, which is why he has caught the attention of the Reds.
Juventus, too, have been linked with the superstar, who has revealed that he is enjoying his time in Germany. He also added that he has a contract with Leverkusen until 2021 and, hence, “all is well”, before revealing that he is not interested in leaving the club right now and his only focus right now is to finish the season on a high.
“I'm enjoying myself,” he was quoted as saying. “I've got a contract with Bayer until 2021, so right now all is well.
“As things stand, I'm staying put. I just want to end the season as best we can.”
What Solskjaer should focus on
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has claimed that manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should make a final decision on the formation that he intends to play next season.
The Red Devils are set for a rebuilding process in the summer and Neville thinks that the former Molde coach should choose a formation before signing players.
His reasoning is that should the Norwegian prefer a diamond, he will have to sign good midfielders but if he prefers a 4-3-3, then wide players will be the need of the hour.
"We've talked a lot about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer doing a lot of rebuilding to his squad over the next few months," Neville said.
"But if he wants to play a diamond that requires a lot of central midfield players. Otherwise with a 4-3-3, he's going to need some wide players."
Modric to Spurs and Manchester madness
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane might be having his doubts about reigning Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric. The Croat has had a season to forget following a brilliant World Cup and the arrival of the Frenchman in the Bernabeu hotseat hasn’t improved his performances.
As a result, AS claim that the former Juventus midfielder is beginning to have doubts about the former Spurs star's abilities. While the Merengues want to keep him, his recent dip in form means that they won’t stop him from going. Also, Modric himself doesn’t want to leave.
Meanwhile, according to reports from Spain, Manchester United have stolen a signing from Atletico Madrid in the form Ruben Dias. The Benfica star was reportedly close to joining Atleti but United have made an 11th hour bid and are also offering him more wages than the Spanish outfit, who have the advantage of being in the Champions League next season.
Rumour of the day and a bit of Arsenal
We shall keep the best for the last and, as a result, start with the Gunners. Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey is set to leave the Gunners for Juventus in the summer transfer window.
However, Arsenal legend Ian Wright is not happy about this one bit, claiming that Arsenal should have at least gotten some money from his departure.
"Letting Ramsey leave was terrible business by the club, if he was going to go, see if you can get some money for him,” he said.
Finally, the biggest story of the day comes from Spain as Liverpool are apparently interested in signing Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona. Jurgen Klopp is a huge fan of the attacker but can only sign him on one condition.
Barcelona are apparently interested in Mohamed Salah and should Liverpool want to sign Dembele, they would have to let Barcelona take the Egyptian from them.
