Paper Round: Manchester City and Chelsea to go on a £100m spending sprees

Chelsea are set to spend more than £100m on two defenders, as City aim to do the same for four, Ross Barkley will leave Everton and Rafa Benitez could quit Newcastle United.

Manchester City to sign four full backs

Manchester City released the likes of Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy, Pablo Zabaleta and Jesus Navas this summer and Pep Guardiola wants to replace them with four full-backs. He's targeting Juventus full-back Dani Alves, Spurs, Kyle Walker, Southampton, Ryan Bertrand and Monaco Benjamin Mendy. The four players are expected to cost upwards of £110m, but the negotiations with Walker seems to be the hardest of all as Spurs have no financial need to sell, and a Champions League campaign of their own next season.

Conte lines up £105m Juventus swoops

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has grown frustrated with Chelsea's transfer inactivity and is aiming to bring in two Juventus defenders in Alex Sandro and 30-year-old Leonard Bonucci at a combined cost of £105. Wing-back Alex Sandro, will be signed to provide competition and rest for Marcos Alonso. Meanwhile Sandro has been told he can leave the club, so will be the much easier transfer to conclude.

Benitez's Newcastle future in doubt

Newcastle manager has scheduled emergency talks with the Newcastle board after missing out on a series of transfer targets. Tammy Abraham joined Swansea City on loan. Willy Caballero has elected to become a back-up at Chelsea. Fabian Delph and Eliaquim Mangala are also wanted by Benitez, but are expected to join Stoke and Lyon respectively. Benitez's position was already in doubt but these failures could force him out of the club.

Barkley set to quit Everton

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley wants to quit Everton in order to save his international career and make a case at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Relations are strained with Ronald Koeman, and he has long been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs are thought to have cooled their interest, so a move to another club outside the top four is Barkley's likely destination. 

 

Source: Eurosport