Football Paper Round: Bayern's last ditch attempt to hijack City's £40m Sane deal

Bayern hold up City's £40 million deal for Leroy Sane

Manchester City are close to finalising a £40 million deal for Leroy Sane despite Bayern Munich's interference, according to the Sun. The report says that the deal has been held up as Bayern Munich have launched a late bid for the Schalke attacker, claiming they'd like Schalke to wait until
next summer as they send off both Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery at the end of next season. Bayern will reportedly offer the same money and other incentives; but Pep Guardiola still believeds the deal will be done by Wednesday afternoon.

Napoli block Chelsea move for Kalidou Koulibaly

Chelsea's move for defender Kalidou Koulibaly has been blocked by Napoli's president, according to the Sun. Aurelio De Laurentiis has told Chelsea that the player will play out the remainder of his contract, as the Blues have made the centre half a prime target in this transfer window. The action comes after Koulibaly admitted publicly he's open to speaking to Chelsea, causing Napoli's president to threaten legal action against both the defender and Chelsea for the statement.

Kalidou Koulibaly - Eurosport

Leicester make secondary offer for Burnley's Michael Keane

Leicester have upped their second offer for Burnley's Michael Keane, according to ESPNFC. The report says that the Foxes have tabled a bid in the region of £11 million, after their first bid was turned down as promoted Burnley sought to keep their defender for a Premier League campaign. Burnley signed Keane from Manchester United for £1.5 million in January 2015, as Leicester hope their bid will convince Burnley to cash in.

Burnley's Michael Keane - Eurosport

Madrid will earn £36m by activating buy-back clause for Alvaro Morata

Real Madrid have activated Alvaro Morata's Juventus buy back clause, according to the Mirror. The £24 million clause gets Morata back to Real Madrid, who is now potentially to be on-sold to a range of bidders. The report says that his price tag is now a whopping £60 million, with Chelsea and Manchester United keenly interested, while Arsenal have been put out of the race by that fee - a fee which will bring Real a vast profit. 

Source: Eurosport