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      Arsenal and Liverpool in transfer ‘auction’ for £50m-rated Frankfurt star Jesper Lindstrom with both clubs in talks

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      ARSENAL and Liverpool are set to go head to head in a transfer battle for Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Jesper Lindstrom.An “auction” for the Dane could see his initial price tag of around £35million soar to close to £50m, according to Sport Witness.
      Jesper Lindstrom is wanted by Arsenal and LiverpoolCredit: Getty
      The 23-year-old began his career at Brondby before moving to the Bundesliga club after two spectacular seasons for the Danes.
      Last season was his first full one at Frankfurt and saw him chip in with seven goals in 27 appearances.
      Arsenal and Liverpool are both said to have “been in contact” following his impressive start with the Bundesliga side.
      A bidding war is now expected with Newcastle and Tottenham said to be interested too.
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      Inter Milan and Juventus are also said to be aiming to lure the midfielder to Serie A, reports claims.
      Frankfurt are “planning for the sale” of the Dane, who has ten caps and one international goal, and should make a healthy profit on the £5m they paid Brondby for him in 2021.
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      Mikel Arteta is looking to continue his summer splurge after splashing out £200m on Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber.
      Meanwhile, Anfield has welcomed midfielders Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai already, with Southampton’s Romeo Lavia also being identified as a top target.
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      Jurgen Klopp still wants to bolster his midfield ranks after the departures of captain Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fabinho.

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      Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson fears club could lose SECOND star player after Wilfried Zaha left for Galatasaray

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      ROY HODGSON says Crystal Palace have a fight on their hands to keep Michael Olise amid interest from Manchester City and Chelsea.The Eagles boss also admitted that chairman Steve Parish and sporting director Dougie Freedman have a lot of work to do before the transfer window closes.
      Roy Hodgson fears he could lose Michael Olise this summerCredit: Getty
      Michael Olise is attracting interest from Chelsea and Manchester CityCredit: Getty
      Palace have already lost Wilfried Zaha on a free transfer to Galatasaray, while some senior figures, including James McArthur and Luka Milivojevic, also left the club at the end of their contracts.
      Jefferson Lerma, who joined on a free transfer from Bournemouth, is the only new arrival so far, with a £17million deal for Brazilian teenager Matheus Franca close to completion.
      Olise is out for the start of the season following a hamstring injury picked up at the Under-21 Euros.
      Asked about the loss of Zaha, Hodgson said: “We had two outstanding wingers who were amongst the best in the league.
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      “Michael Olise on the right side and Wilf on the left.
      “We don’t have Wilf anymore and there’s even a slight doubt over Michael’s future because club’s are circling around him and we’re going to have a fight on our hands to make sure he stays with us.
      “We’ve lost five senior players from last season and brought one in – Jefferson Lerma, he’s good and we’re happy to have him in – but there is still that hole of five senior players in the squad, two of whom were two of the real stars of the team.”
      Hodgson named a strong starting XI for their pre-season draw with Sevilla, but says those players will need help this season.
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      He added: “There’s a bit of work for the chairman and sporting director to do between now and the end of August.
      “Because the team we put out was in our opinion, at this moment in time, our best team, but we don’t have the strength behind that team that we had last year with all those senior players we lost.”
      Wilfried Zaha has already left Crystal PalaceCredit: PA More

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      West Ham see transfer move for Man City wonderkid HIJACKED by Ajax with Prem champions inserting two special clauses

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      WEST HAM have had a move for Manchester City wonderkid Carlos Borges hijacked by Ajax.The Portuguese winger is set to join the Dutch giants, with City inserting a pair of clauses into the deal.
      Carlos Borges is set to join Ajax from Manchester CityCredit: Getty
      West Ham had been set to sign the winger after entering talks last month.
      However, Fabrizio Romano reports that he is now set to move to Ajax for £17million after a verbal agreement was reached between all parties.
      Borges will sign a four-year deal with the Eredivisie side and his medical is being scheduled already.
      The report adds that City have included both a buy back and a sell on clause in the sale of Borges.
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      He is set to depart after nine years in Manchester, having signed from Sporting Lisbon as a 10-year-old in 2014.
      Now 19, he is a Portuguese youth international and has starred for City at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level with 97 goal contributions in 79 appearances.
      Borges also finished as the Premier League 2 top scorer last term after scoring 21 goals to help City win back-to-back titles.
      West Ham had made contact over a potential move as they looked to spend their Declan Rice windfall.
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      The England midfielder was sold to Arsenal for £105million last month, but the Hammers are still yet to make a summer signing.
      David Moyes’ side have also been linked with several defensive reinforcements.
      After having a £20million bid for Harry Maguire rejected, they have reportedly approached ex-Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos over a potential move. More

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      Chelsea complete £23.2m Lesley Ugochukwu transfer as Rennes midfielder signs SEVEN-YEAR deal

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      CHELSEA have completed the signing of Lesley Ugochukwu from Rennes.The teenage midfielder has joined the Blues for £23.2million, signing a seven-year deal with the option of a further year.
      Chelsea have completed the £23.2million signing of Lesley UgochukwuCredit: Getty
      Ugochukwu has signed a seven-year deal with ChelseaCredit: Getty
      Ugochukwu becomes Chelsea’s fifth signing of the summer, following Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Angelo and Diego Morreira through the door at Stamford Bridge.
      The France under-19 international has already joined up with his new team-mates on their pre-season tour of the USA.
      He is set to train in Chicago on Tuesday night and could make his Chelsea debut against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
      Manager Mauricio Pochettino has hinted that he could still be loaned out before the end of the transfer window.
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      Reacting to the signing, he told reporters: “He’s a talented guy, we need to assess him.
      “We will assess him for the transfer window to see if he will be with us because he is young.”

      “He has the possibility to be on loan or stay with us.”
      Ugochukwu arrives after coming through the Rennes academy and making 60 first-team appearances.
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      He made his Ligue 1 debut in 2021 just 30 days after his 17th birthday, before becoming a regular last term.
      During the course of the 2022/23 season, the defensive midfielder starred in both the league and in Europe.
      Rennes enjoyed a successful campaign as they finished fourth in the league and reached the knockout stages of the Europa League.
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      Sadio Mane completes stunning Al-Nassr transfer but costs Liverpool millions in the process

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      SADIO MANE has completed his stunning move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia – but it will cost Liverpool millions in the process. The forward, 31, has left Bayern Munich after just a year in Germany.
      Sadio Mane has completed his stunning move to Al-Nassr in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Twitter
      But according to the Daily Mail, the German champions only paid Liverpool an upfront fee of £27.5m.
      The remaining £7.5m was to be paid if Mane met the requirements of certain performance based add-ons.
      But those will not be met as the Senegalese international joins Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi, where he is set to pocket around £650,000 a week.
      But he will still be some way off the top earners in the Gulf, including Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and old Liverpool pal Jordan Henderson.

      Mane only signed for Bayern last summer in a £35m deal after six years at Anfield where he scored 120 goals in 269 games.
      But he was not as prolific in Germany and only managed seven Bundesliga goals last season.
      Manager Thomas Tuchel is focused on adding more firepower to his side, with Tottenham’s Harry Kane a top target.
      It left Mane surplus to requirements and deemed a good way of funding a move for Kane.
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      His transfer comes on the same day Bayern launched a club record £82m bid for England’s captain.
      The offer comes after the German giants held talks with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy this week.
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      According to BILD, Bayern submitted a bid worth a total of £82m including add-ons.
      The offer is said to be made up of an initial £73million, with a further £9million in potential additional payments.
      But it remains below Spurs’ £100million valuation, despite being a record fee for Bayern.
      Harry Kane is linked with a move to Bayern MunichCredit: Rex More

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      Atletico boss Simeone blasts ‘nobody is bigger than the club’ after Chelsea flop Felix flirts with Barcelona transfer

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      ATLETICO Madrid boss Diego Simeone has hit back at Joao Felix and insisted “nobody is bigger than the club”.It comes after Felix admitted his desire to join Barcelona, causing a commotion with his current employers.
      Diego Simeone says ‘nobody is bigger than the club’Credit: AP
      In an interview with AS, Simeone refused to answer questions about the 23-year-old’s future.
      The Argentine, 53, said: “The main focus is the team. It is normal that in the press the focus is on whether he stays or leaves.
      “I already said that there is no one more important than the club, with no exceptions. It’s impossible to be clearer than that.”
      Portuguese international Felix joined the 11-time La Liga champs for a record-breaking £103million in 2019.
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      He spent the second half of last season on loan at Chelsea, making 16 appearances and scoring four goals.
      During his time at Stamford Bridge, the striker suffered a three-match ban for a tackle on Fulham’s Kenny Tete.
      Although the striker has not played up to his price tag Simeone did not want to blast his style of play.
      He continued: “He has his playing characteristics, he has given his all, he has made an effort to work well with what he has, and what we demanded of him.
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      “I cannot have any complaints about his effort because he has given what he could give
      “He has extraordinary ability, we have talked about it a billion times. You see him and he has a good header, a good shot with the left, with the right, good spin, one on one…
      “Is there time [for Felix to succeed at Atletico]? It’s not up to me, ask him and his representative.”
      In an interview with transfer guru Fabrizio Romano a few weeks back Felix dropped where his dream destination to play would be.
      He said: “I’d love to play for Barca. Barcelona has always been my first choice and I’d love to join Barca. It was always my dream since I was a kid. If it happens, it will be a dream come true for me.”
      A deal with the Spanish giants is highly unlikely at the moment however with Barca still struggling financially.
      Joao Felix spent the second half of last season at Stamford BridgeCredit: Getty
      Felix has admitted his dream team is BarcelonaCredit: Getty More

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      Andre Onana’s agent reveals he snubbed two Premier League transfer offers to join Man Utd

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      ANDRE ONANA rejected offers from two Premier League teams before reuniting with long-lost mentor Erik ten Hag.The Cameroonian keeper finally joined Manchester United in a £47.2million deal last month after weeks of negotiations.
      Andre Onana rejected transfer offers from Spurs and ChelseaCredit: Getty
      But he could easily have ended up playing for the Red Devils’ rivals – had it not been for his history with the boss.
      According to Onana’s agent Albert Botines, both Tottenham and Chelsea had meetings regarding the goalie’s future back in April.
      He told Calciomercato: “It all started a few months ago, towards April, many inquired about the player.
      “Tottenham have asked for information. Chelsea have had a very strong interest.
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      “There were meetings in London and Chelsea also met with Inter, but Ten Hag was key. 
      “We are looking forward to facing great managers like Guardiola and trying to win titles with Manchester United. We have a great desire to excel.”
      Onana, 27, spent five years with Ten Hag at Ajax between 2017 and 2022 forming a strong bond and winning three Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cups.
      And Ten Hag always wanted the ex-Inter Milan shot-stopper to succeed from David De Gea between this sticks at Old Trafford this season.
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      Meanwhile, Spurs were on the hunt for a long-term successor for Hugo Lloris who is keen to leave the club this summer.
      Chelsea too sought someone to rival Kepa Arrizabalaga for the spotlight but both teams failed to steal Onana.
      Onana believes Ten Hag and the Red Devils will be ambitious and supportive of his risk-taking style of play.
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      Seven strikers Tottenham could sign to replace Harry Kane including Man Utd outcast and Nottingham Forest star

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      TOTTENHAM face the very real possibility of starting the season without Harry Kane for the first time since he broke through nearly a decade ago.Bayern Munich are continuing to negotiate with Spurs as the England captain enters the final 12 months of his contract.
      Harry Kane could be on his way to Bayern MunichCredit: Getty
      The Lilywhites are holding out for £100million – with Bayern reportedly unwilling to stretch beyond the £86m mark.
      But Kane’s path out of North London is still one that could be walked this summer as the Bundesliga champions put the pressure on.
      His exit would immediately see Tottenham fans asking who could replace him as their talisman up front – with back-up Richarlison netting just three goals in 35 appearances last season.
      But are there actually many viable options for Ange Postecoglou’s men? SunSport has taken a look at seven names in the frame.
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      Anthony Martial
      Anthony Martial is being linked with a move away from Manchester UnitedCredit: AFP
      Manchester United agreeing a deal for Rasmus Hojlund could spell the end for Anthony Martial.
      The Frenchman, 27, who has 88 goals in 298 games for the Red Devils, has been unable to stay fit since returning to Old Trafford at the beginning of last season.

      And Erik ten Hag finally seems to have lost his patience when it comes to relying on him as a first-choice option.
      Spurs could take advantage of that situation, with a price tag of around £20m mooted last summer.
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      Ivan Toney
      Ivan Toney could be on Spurs’ radar as a suitable Kane replacementCredit: Rex
      Ivan Toney may be banned until 2024, but Spurs could still see a huge upside in bringing him to the club.
      Last season, the 27-year-old was only outscored in the Premier League by Erling Haaland and Kane.
      The Englishman has netted 32 top-flight goals in 68 games for the Bees – an astonishing record for a striker playing in a side promoted from the Championship just two years ago.
      But Brentford manager Thomas Frank recently claimed he would want “£100m plus” for his talisman – something that could prove to be a roadblock for Spurs.

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      Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
      Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting could move to Spurs if Kane joins BayernCredit: Getty
      Kane’s arrival at Bayern could spell the end for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting – who has bagged 35 goals in 88 matches since joining the side.
      The former Stoke man, 34, signed a one-year extension with the German giants back in March to keep him at the club until next summer.
      But his game time will drop off a cliff if Kane is to finalise a move to the Bundesliga champions.
      And that could allow Tottenham to offer him more minutes – while they acquire him on the cheap given his contractual situation.
      According to Transfermarkt, his market value stands at around £5m.
      Lautaro Martinez
      Lautaro Martinez is another potential option for SpursCredit: AP
      Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez would be one of the most expensive options Spurs could go for.
      The Argentine, 25, was quoted as being priced at around £75m when linked with a Premier League move last year.
      He is being monitored by Chelsea as they search for a recognised No9 to replace Romelu Lukaku – who is an unwanted man at Stamford Bridge.
      But Spurs’ cash injection following a Kane transfer could make them the frontrunners for Martinez – who has bagged 102 goals in 238 games for Inter.
      Dominic Calvert-Lewin
      Dominic Calvert-Lewin has played second fiddle to Kane for EnglandCredit: Alamy
      Dominic Calvert-Lewin knows what it’s like to fill the boots of Kane – as he has done for England on several occasions.
      Plagued by injuries in recent times, the 26-year-old is a talented striker who frequently shows his quality when fully fit, bagging 47 Premier League goals in 181 games.
      And while he may not be the most exciting signing, he is thought to be available for around £20m as he enters the final two years of his deal at Goodison Park.
      Randal Kolo Muani
      Randal Kolo Muani has been linked with an Eintracht Frankfurt exit for some timeCredit: Getty
      Randal Kolo Muani, 24, has been mooted as a Premier League arrival for some time.
      His 23 goals and 17 assists in 46 games for Eintracht Frankfurt last season have seen him heavily linked with Man Utd.
      He was also a breakout star at the World Cup for France – where he netted in the semi-final.
      But now United – who would have had to pay around £105m for Kolo Muani – look set to sign Hojlund, meaning Tottenham could lead the chase for the French star.
      Brennan Johnson
      Brennan Johnson could allow Richarlison to play through the middleCredit: Alamy
      Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson is an alternative option for Spurs.
      The Welshman, 22, bagged eight Premier League goals for Steve Cooper’s side last season.
      And he could be someone who occupies the right flank for Spurs – while also acting as a goalscoring threat.
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      This would enable Richarlison to move into the centre – with the Brazilian helped out in the goals department by Johnson and Son Heung-min.
      Forest rejected Brentford’s £30m bid for Johnson, so he would set back Spurs even more than that if they were to land him. More