TRANSFER RUMOURS! 28th April
StrumSolo > 28/04/2014, 13:00
So then, United. Despite all the upheaval they're still pressing ahead with that £55m double bid for Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw. That very same upheaval, though, has given Livepool and Tottenham ideas about maybe jumping the queue. Or, Southampton might not sell to anyone. It's hard to say. But Morgan Schneiderlin says he won't be forcing a move to Old Trafford, we know that much.
If, as expected, Louis van Gaal gets the job, his top summer targets will be Toni Kroos and Roma striker Kevin Strootman. There's talk of Cagliari centre half Davide Astori too, for £8m, but no word on which potential gaffer had the idea. Though with Rio Ferdinand now keen on staying put do they even need him? (Probably).
Thibaut Courtois is heading back to Chelsea at the end of the season and could replace Petr Cech as the Blues' number one! And that, hopefully, is the last we'll be hearing of it. Frank Lampard's getting a new deal, Arturo Vidal's being lined up as his £20m long-term replacement and Alberto Moreno could be about to crush Luke Shaw's dreams with a £15m move from Sevilla. Look at that, not a single mention of Diego Cos... Bollocks. Also, Ramires to Barcelona. £20m.
Could this definitely, definitely be the summer where Arsene Wenger goes wild and signs up Karim Benzema for £40m, before adding Mario Balotelli, Loic Remy and Marouane Fellaini too? Too many strikers, if anything.
Swap deal! Joe Hart for Hugo Lloris.
Gerard Deulofeu will stay another season on loan at Everton and Roberto Martinez is keen on Sunderland's soon-to-be-out-of-contract midfielder Jack Colback too. As is Alan Pardew, who's fallen out with Hatem Ben Arfa and has a spot on the bench going spare. Jonjo Shelvey's arousing interest too apparently.
Tom Ince to Olympiakos?
Lastly, a bidding war, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle and Juventus all liking the cut of Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette's jib. Dude's scored 17 goals this season.