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The January transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
TOP STORY: Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal and Man City keen on Lavia
Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City are all hoping to sign Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia during the summer transfer window, according to a report by Football Insider.
The 19-year-old may be part of a Saints team that are struggling at the bottom of the Premier League, but he has made an impact since being signed for £10 million from Man City in the summer before making a single appearance for the first team.
City have a £40m clause to re-sign the Belgian, although that doesn’t come into effect until 2024 and there will likely be plenty of competition for his signature before then.
Chelsea have already shown they are not shy when it comes to transfers, while Arsenal are also increasing their interest, while Man United are keen but see a clause which requires 20% of any transfer fee to go to rivals Man City as a potential issue.
If the Saints are relegated, Lavia is expected to leave Southampton and a deal could possibly be completed for between £40m-£45m this summer with clubs expected to use Man City’s clause as leverage.
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13.39 GMT: Manchester City have made a €12m bid to sign Hajduk Split centre-back Luka Vuskovic, says The Athletic.
Vuskovic, 16, is highly rated in Croatia and signed his first professional deal with the club until 2026.
The defender, who is 6-foot-4 already, reportedly has Milan and some other top clubs on his trail, but City have moved to offer €10m plus another €2m in add-ons.
13.11 GMT: Liverpool’s chase for a central midfielder continues as Lazio star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is being linked with a €50m summer move.
Calciomercato reports that the Serbia international is ready to move on from Lazio after a season which has seen them rise to second place in Serie A.
Lazio had previously wanted over €100m from clubs looking to sign him, but may accept less as his contract expires in 2024.
12.25 GMT: Chelsea are among the clubs monitoring Andreas Pereira‘s situation at Fulham as they begin considering replacements for Mason Mount, sources have told ESPN’s Rob Dawson.
Contract talks between Chelsea and Mount have stalled, raising the possibility that the England international could leave Stamford Bridge in the summer before becoming a free agent in 2024.
Sources have told ESPN that Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City are looking at Mount while Chelsea are considering Pereira to fill the void after the midfielder’s impressive season at Fulham.
Pereira’s form at Craven Cottage in his first campaign following his summer move from Manchester United has also attracted attention from Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid. Only five players have registered more than his six Premier League assists this season and he is viewed by PSG, in particular, as a cost-effective signing in the region of £30m while they deal with Financial Fair Play concerns.
Sources added that Pereira is happy at Fulham but would find the opportunity to join one of Europe’s leading clubs hard to turn down.
11.55 GMT: Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby is attracting plenty of interest from the Premier League, says CaughtOffside.
Diaby, 23, is one of the top young players in Europe and has Arsenal, Newcastle and PSG on his trail.
The France international is reportedly available for around €70m in the summer.
11.17 GMT: Everton are targeting a summer move for West Ham striker Michail Antonio, says The Sun.
Antonio, 32, has nine goals in 33 games this season and Everton are looking to improve their strikeforce if they manage to stay in the Premier League and avoid relegation.
Sean Dyche’s side are also reportedly looking at Coventry’s Viktor Gyokeres.
10.15 GMT: Real Madrid forward Brahim Diaz is being tracked by Chelsea and Newcastle, according to The Sun.
Diaz, 23, moved to Madrid for €17m in 2019 from Manchester City after failing to break into the first team, but has now been on loan at AC Milan for the last three years.
Milan reportedly have an option to sign him for around €24m at the end of his current spell. He has scored 16 goals and registered 10 assists in 110 games across all competitions.
09.50 GMT: Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto can’t understand why PSG fans would boo Lionel Messi.
Messi, 35, was booed by his own fans in Sunday’s 2-0 league defeat against Rennes, having been knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich last week.
“You can’t understand why, he is having good seasons in Paris, scoring many goals and also setting up many,” Sergi Roberto said. “Because of the elimination [from the Champions League], they have it in for him but he is a spectacular player and you feel bad that a player of this level is treated like that. We will treat him very well if he comes here.”
Messi’s contract with PSG expires in June and the Argentina captain is reportedly considering a return to Barcelona, having left on a free transfer in the summer of 2021 due to financial issues at the club.
Sergi Roberto said: “We would welcome him with open arms, who isn’t going to be prepared for Messi’s return? In the end, we don’t want to talk a lot because he, the president, the coach or whoever has to decide, but if it’s up to the players, we are waiting for him now.”
09.00 GMT: Celta Vigo star Gabri Veiga says he is not getting carried away despite being monitored by top Premier League clubs.
Sources have told ESPN’s Adriana Garcia that Veiga, 20, is a target of Manchester United, Liverpool and Newcastle among other clubs in England and Spain (see Paper Talk section below) after making a huge impact in his first season in Celta’s first team.
The Spain U21 player scored his ninth league goal of the season in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Espanyol. He is under contract with Celta until June 2026 and has a €40m release clause.
Veiga said: “I am managing all this in the calmest way. Yes, it is true that very nice things are coming [my way,] but you have to keep your feet on the ground as always and keep working every day because I still have a lot to improve to be an even better player”.
According to Estadio Deportivo, the midfielder is open to leaving Celta this summer and his preference would be a move to Arsenal. Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta is an admirer of Veiga and believes the player’s characteristics would be a good fit for his team.
PAPER TALK (by Danny Lewis)
– West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Chelsea are all monitoring the situation of 23-year-old Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier, according to Ekrem Konur. This comes with the Daily Mirror reporting that Chelsea have told 30-year-old goalkeeper Edouard Mendy that he can leave in the summer as the Blues aim to further revamp Graham Potter’s squad ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.
– Liverpool are frontrunners to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Matheus Nunes, according to Football Insider, who add that the Portugal international has the same agent as Darwin Nunez. This comes despite the 24-year-old only having joined Wolves from Sporting CP during the summer.
– Juventus beat Internazionale 1-0 in the latest Derby D’Italia, but Calciomercato reports that the Serie A giants will be competing again during the summer transfer window. They are both interested in several of the same players: Monza left-back Carlos Augusto, Spezia right-back Emil Holm and Borussia Monchengladbach left-back Ramy Bensebaini (although they are both expected to miss out to Borussia Dortmund for Bensebaini.) Neither club will be able to afford the €35m Atalanta are demanding to sign 19-year-old centre-back Giorgio Scalvini.
– Real Madrid and top Premier League clubs have sent scouts to watch Celta Vigo attacking midfielder Gabri Veiga multiple times, reports Fabrizio Romano, who adds that the 20-year-old has a €40m release clause. So far, he has scored nine goals and assisted a further three in 25 LaLiga appearances this season.
– Premier League clubs are monitoring the situation of RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner, reports Ekrem Konur, with the 27-year-old having recorded 13 goals and five assists in 29 appearances across all competitions this season. A summer move would see the Germany international return to England just a year after he re-joined RB Leipzig from Chelsea.
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