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    Chelsea launch £80MILLION bid for Man Utd target Jadon Sancho with Thomas Tuchel huge admirer of Borussia Dortmund star

    CHELSEA plan to step up their pursuit of Jadon Sancho by launching an £80million bid.The Blues are huge admirers of the England winger but face a battle with Manchester United for his signature.
    Chelsea plan to step up their pursuit of Jadon Sancho by launching an £80m bidCredit: EPA
    The 21-year-old is set to quit Borussia Dortmund this summer and has his heart set on a return to the Premier League.
    Sancho was eyed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side last year but his £117m price tag proved too high.
    SunSport understands Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is a huge fan of the Three Lions wideman.
    The German wants to focus on having a strong finish to the season before eyeing transfers.
    But Stamford Bridge chiefs are then expected to make a serious move for the former Manchester City academy kid.
    Sancho is a boyhood Blues fan and it is believed he wants a return to the UK to be closer to family and friends.
    The London-born ace hopes to be in England’s Euros squad.
    Dortmund are banking on him having a good tournament to push his transfer fee up to around the £100m mark.

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    Sancho had a slow start to the season but has turned his fortunes around since the New Year.
    His run of form saw him score eight goals with 13 assists as part of a deadly duo with Erlind Haaland.
    Haaland, 20, is also the subject of heavy transfer interest with a host of Europe’s elite monitoring his situation.
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    Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund ‘enter race to sign Sheffield United’s England U18s wonderkid Daniel Jebbison’

    SHEFFIELD UNITED starlet Daniel Jebbison is reportedly attracting interest from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.The Bundesliga giants are no strangers to picking up young Premier League talent with the likes of Jadon Sancho and Jamal Musiala making the move.
    Daniel Jebbison is reportedly being tracked by a number of clubsCredit: Rex
    And, according to website 90min, Blades attacker Jebbison is next on their wish list.
    The 6ft 3in forward turns 18 in July but has already made his top-flight debut.
    In the 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace earlier this month, interim boss Paul Heckingbottom handed him a first league runout.
    Jebbison was born in Canada and moved to Sheffield in 2018 before making his England Under-18 debut in March, having qualified through his family heritage.
    Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Everton are all said to be monitoring the youngster.
    He could even make a second Prem appearance against the Toffees in United’s trip to Goodison Park on Sunday night.
    Blades boss Heckingbottom opened the door to more involvement after handing Jebbison his debut against Palace.
    He said: “The biggest thing is that you notice him when he’s on the pitch. His size, his athleticism and his work ethic makes you do that.
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    “He’s got a work ethic to stretch the game, he’s got a work ethic to try and get behind.
    “And when the ball is coming into the box, he’s got a real desire to try and get on the end of it.
    “It’s no secret that we’ve struggled to score goals this season.”
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    Liverpool will snub Ozan Kabak transfer putting Prem rivals on high alert for Schalke loanee defender

    LIVERPOOL will say farewell to Turkish centre-back Ozan Kabak at the end of this season — and put their rivals on alert.Kabak, 21, helped out the Reds by signing on loan in the winter window and went straight into Jurgen Klopp’s side as they coped with a defensive crisis.
    Ozan Kabak is set to head back to Schalke in the summerCredit: AFP
    But now the decision has been taken to scrap a full-time deal that would have meant paying £18million to his German side Schalke.
    Boss Klopp believes Kabak would not be in the first-team picture at Anfield next term.
    And the cash-conscious club are not prepared to splash out that kind of money for the defender to sit on their bench.
    It is a massive blow for Kabak, whose parent club dropped out of the Bundesliga while he was away.
    The German outfit will also struggle to get such a big fee this summer.
    That news will alert rivals as Kabak has done enough to suggest he can handle the Premier League and improve with experience.
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    Liverpool will hand keeper Adrian a Kop lifeline with a new contract offer on less cash.
    The Spaniard, 34, had a bad run in the first-team and his days at Anfield looked numbered.
    But boss Klopp is now happy to keep him.
    Former West Ham keeper Adrian may also have to settle for being third choice at the Reds.
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    Watch Robert Lewandowski get mid-game guard of honour for 40TH Bundesliga strike of season… before missing OPEN GOAL

    ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI matched Gerd Muller’s incredible record of 40 goals in a single Bundesliga season on Saturday.And there is still one more week to go as the Bayern Munich star chases the all-time German top-flight record.
    Robert Lewandowski was given a mid-game guard of honour on SaturdayCredit: AFP

    The Pole won the Fifa Men’s Player of the Year gong for 2020 having smashed 34 goals in 31 league appearances as Bayern won the Treble.
    Somehow, he has managed to top that tally this time around with 40 strikes in just 28 games.
    In Saturday’s clash with Freiburg, the Bundesliga champions were ahead early on thanks to Lewandowski.
    A 26th-minute penalty was tucked away by the 32-year-old to match Munich legend Muller’s feat.
    The Bayern team and coaching staff immediately formed a guard of honour for Lewandowski, who appeared genuinely touched by the tribute.
    The player himself revealed a ‘4EVER GERD’ T-shirt tribute to five-time Bundesliga champion Muller, 75.
    Amazingly, his finishing talents let him down as the opportunity for the outright record evaded him.
    Leroy Sane’s goal either side of a Manuel Gulde strike and a late Christian Gunter equaliser made it 2-2 going into the final minutes.
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    Lewandowski was handed an open goal to seal the win and the recordCredit: AFP
    The Pole somehow scuffed his effort into the hands of the Freiburg goalkeeperCredit: Getty
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    Kingsley Coman then put it on a plate for Lewandowski to bury the triumphant winner – but he mishit his effort with the goal gaping and the ball landed gently in the goalkeeper’s gloves.
    Bayern had already wrapped up the title and the striker should get one more opportunity to claim the record.
    Munich host Augsburg next Saturday to round off another successful Bundesliga season.
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    Man City have four-man transfer list to replace Sergio Aguero in summer including Erling Haaland and Harry Kane

    ERLING HAALAND and Harry Kane are just two names on Manchester City’s four-man shortlist to replace Sergio Aguero in the summer.The Citizens legend will depart the Etihad after ten trophy-laden years when his contract expires at the end of the season.
    Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland is believed to be a summer target for Manchester CityCredit: Getty
    Tottenham’s Harry Kane is another potential option to replace Sergio Aguero at the EtihadCredit: AFP
    SunSport understands the 32-year-old is close to agreeing a deal to join Barcelona, though he may be forced into taking a £100,000-a-week cut from the £250k-a-week wages he currently earns.
    Pep Guardiola has been tasked with finding the perfect replacement for the Argentine marksman to compete with Gabriel Jesus up top.
    And according to The Times, the Spaniard will be backed in his pursuit of a new centre-forward, with four players being indentified.
    Borussia Dortmund ace Erling Haaland is claimed to be on City’s shortlist following another superb season in Germany.
    The 20-year-old banged in a double against RB Leipzig on Thursday to help BVB win the German Cup to bring up an astonishing 39 goals for the campaign.
    Haaland boasts a release clause of £65million that can be triggered next year, with Dortmund seeking £130m to sell him this summer.
    Tottenham’s Harry Kane is another option, though the England skipper is likely to cost in the region of £150m.
    It is believed that City will only make a move for the 27-year-old should Guardiola demand the ex-Leyton Orient loanee’s signing.
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    The other two players on City’s radar are said to be Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Andre Silva.
    Martinez has been instrumental in helping Inter win their first Serie A title since 2010 having fired in 16 goals in 36 Italian top-flight matches.
    And Silva has also enjoyed a fruitful campaign for the Bundesliga outfit, having found the back of the net 25 times in 30 league outings.
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    Both Martinez and Silva would prove to be cheaper alternatives to Haaland and Kane.
    City are also in advanced talks to sign Sporting Lisbon left-back Nuno Mendes as Guardiola looks to bolster his backline.
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