African News
Manchester United hold talks with managerial candidates to replace Erik ten Hag, Kevin de Bruyne could leave Manchester City for Major League Soccer, Eintracht Frankfurt set price for Liverpool target Omar Marmoush.
Manchester United have already held talks with several managerial candidates as further pressure mounts on Dutchman Erik ten Hag, with Xavi Hernandez and Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim among them. (Daily Mail), external
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 33, could be on the move to Major League Soccer with San Diego FC as the Belgian’s contract expires in June. (GiveMeSport), external
Eintracht Frankfurt have set a value of between 50-60m euros (£41.6m-50m) for 25-year-old Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, whose representatives have held talks with Liverpool. (Sky Germany), external
Arsenal have drawn up a shortlist of world-class striker targets and Newcastle and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, is top of the list. (TeamTalk), external
West Ham is a possible destination for Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell, 27, as the Englishman continues to struggle for playing time under Enzo Maresca. (Metro), external
Inter Milan are interested in Athletic Bilbao’s 24-year-old Spanish attacking midfielder Oihan Sancet, who has also been linked with Aston Villa. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external
Tottenham are determined to prevent 25-year-old Spanish right-back Pedro Porro from joining Manchester City, who see him as a replacement for England defender Kyle Walker, 34. (Football Insider)
Liverpool and Arsenal are contenders to sign Spain and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, 17, as the La Liga club could be forced to sell their teenage forward amid ongoing financial difficulties. (Miguel Delaney via TeamTalk), external
Brazil winger Raphinha, 27, says he considered leaving Barcelona more than once in his first two seasons with the club following his move from Leeds. (ESPN)
Liverpool are planning a move for Celta Vigo’s Spanish defender Oscar Mingueza, 25, to replace Englishman Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external
Manchester United are keen on Championship side Sunderland’s English midfielder Chris Rigg, 17. (GiveMeSport), external
Interest in Bayern Munich’s Canada defender Alphonso Davies is also becoming more concrete from Manchester United after gathering information on the 23-year-old for several days. (Sky Germany), external
Real Madrid and Chelsea are also interested in full-back Davies, whose contract expires next summer. (Express), external
Manchester City are monitoring RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba, 21, although the Frenchman recently signed a new deal with the Bundesliga side. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external
AC Milan have opened talks with the representatives of 26-year-old Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders over an extension on his deal. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Portugal midfielder Samu Costa, 23, has been offered to Atletico Madrid by his agent, despite having a contract with Mallorca until 2028. (Okdiario, via Estadio Deportivo – in Spanish)
Source: BBC Sport.
