Paper Talk: Chelsea to pay premium for Getafe star in £200m splurge
Chelsea will spend £200m this summer and have a new left-back target in their sights, while Barcelona will go hard after Bernardo Silva this summer, all in the papers.
£200M CHELSEA SPLURGE
Chelsea will reportedly spend £200m during this summer’s transfer window in addition to the money already spent on deals for Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner.
Frank Lampard has already landed Ziyech and Werner, while Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz continues to be heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
According to The Mirror, Lampard wants at least three more signings this summer after a blank summer in 2019 due to the club’s transfer window embargo.
The report claims Ben Chilwell and West Ham United’s Declan Rice are the priorities alongside Havertz.
However, Leicester are playing hardball with Chilwell and the Daily Mail claims Getafe defender Marc Cucurella is on their radar.
The defender has only recently signed for Getafe on a permanent basis from Barcelona.
Cucurella cost Getafe less than £6m and a buy-back option was not included in his deal to join them full-time.
It seems Chelsea have been impressed by Cucurella, who is now valued at £22m. But the Mail claim they would be prepared to spend double that to land the player.
AND THE REST
Zinedine Zidane has been told he must sell James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale before strengthening his squad this summer (Marca)
Real Madrid will offer Toni Kroos or Isco as part of a deal to sign Paulo Dybala (Sport Mediaset)
Napoli have joined the race to sign Real Madrid full-back Sergio Reguilon (Sky Sports Italia)
Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi could be a step closer to leaving the Etihad Stadium with City reducing his asking price to just £8m (The Sun)
Barcelona are prepared to sell defender Jean-Clair Todibo (Mundo Deportivo)
Lazio are preparing for life back in the Champions League next season and are preparing a swoop for Fenerbahce forward Vedat Muriqi (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Sheffield United look set to beat West Bromwich Albion to the signing of Wigan Athletic defender Antonee Robinson (The Sun)
Liverpool, Everton, Tottenham and West Ham are all interested in signing Wales midfielder David Brooks, 23, following Bournemouth’s relegation. (Star)
Erling Haaland has issued a statement of intent ahead of the new season by changing his Borussia Dortmund squad number to No 9 (Mirror)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is optimistic Paul Pogba will sign a new contract at Manchester United (The Sun)
Arsenal face a wait to begin talks with Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 28, because the Brazil international – on loan at Bayern Munich – wants to focus on winning the Champions League first. (Star)
Barcelona are hoping to tempt midfielder Bernardo Silva, 25, away from Manchester City and could offer fellow Portugal international Nelson Semedo, 26, as part of the deal. (Telegraph)
Leeds star Kalvin Phillips reportedly wants to talk to Marcelo Bielsa before deciding where his international future lies, with midfielder qualifying to play for England and Jamaica (Star)
Manchester City are on course for a record £120m Champions League payout if they win the tournament for the first time (The Times)
Brighton have joined the list of English Premier League clubs interested in signing Odsonne Édouard if Celtic decide to sell the £30m-rated striker in this transfer window (The Times)
Bournemouth striker Joshua King is a shock target for Paris St-Germain, with Italian rivals Lazio and Roma also interested in the 28-year-old Norway international. (Sun)
Manchester United’s English goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 23, looks set to spend another season out on loan after manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted he will not be able to keep all of the club’s keepers happy. (Standard)
Burnley and New Zealand striker Chris Wood, 28, has been offered to Lazio. (Corriere dello Sport)
Liverpool have agreed a £11.75m fee with Olympiakos for Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas, 24, but have yet to agree personal terms with the player. (Liverpool Echo)
Tsimikas is expected to sign a four-year contract worth £50,000 a week at Anfield. (Guardian)
Tsimikas’ potential move to Liverpool is a blow to Leicester, who had lined him up as a replacement for Ben Chilwell, 23, should the England left-back leave to join Chelsea this summer. (Leicester Mercury)
Tsimikas was Liverpool’s third-choice left-back option, with Real Madrid Spaniard Sergio Reguilon among those being monitored by the Premier League champions. (Star)
Crystal Palace have placed an £8m price tag on Belgium striker Christian Benteke, 29, as the Eagles look to raise funds to buy Watford’s 22-year-old Senegal forward Ismaila Sarr, rated at £40m. (Mail)
Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will have a medical at Tottenham on Monday before a move from Southampton. (Sky Sports)
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 27, has warned Arsenal he may need to leave to get more playing time in order to secure a spot in the Argentina team. (Continental)
Leeds want to make five signings for next season in the Premier League, including Slavia Prague and Romania forward Nicolae Stanciu, 27, and Chelsea’s English midfielder Conor Gallagher, 20, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Swansea. (Mail)
Colombia centre-back Yerry Mina, 25, has reaffirmed his commitment to Everton amid speculation about his future after he changed agents. (Liverpool Echo)
Arsenal are ready to pay off the £18m remaining on Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil’s contract, which runs for another year, or subsidise the 31-year-old’s £350,000-a-week wages if he moves to another club. (Mirror)
Brazil midfielder Willian, 32, will sign a three-year deal at Arsenal, with the option of a further 12 months, after leaving Chelsea. (Telegraph)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is prepared to sell Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 24, to fund a move for Atletico Madrid’s Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, 27. (Express)
Manchester City are hoping rivals Manchester United announce they are not interested in signing Napoli’s Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 29, to avoid a bidding war. (Manchester Evening News)
Juventus have abandoned plans to sign Jorginho, 28, from Chelsea and will instead target fellow Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali, 20, from Brescia. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
Liverpool are set to offer Welsh 19-year-old right-back Neco Williams a new five-year contract. (Goal)
Sevilla sports director Monchi says it will be difficult for his side to re-sign Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic, 32, from Barcelona this summer. (Diario de Sevilla)
Manchester United midfielder Dylan Levitt is set to be sent out on loan for next season, with the 19-year-old Welshman likely to move to a Championship club. (Manchester Evening News)
Egyptian wonderkid Mahmoud Saber claims Rangers have made him a transfer offer after taking the decision to depart Cairo giants Al-Ahly (Daily Record)
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