Paper Round: Chelsea battle Bayern Munich for £90m Anthony Martial

Manchester United set a high bar for Anthony Martial, Chelsea do the same for Eden Hazard, United want Harry Maguire and Arsenal consider Yann Sommer.

Chelsea and Bayern in for Martial 

Manchester United could sell Anthony Martial, but they won’t do so on the cheap. Chelsea want to bring in Martial in order to replace Eden Hazard, and Bayern Munich are also interested. United want £89.3m for the player, which may be too high for prospective suitors. The 22-year-old French winger has a year left on his contract with United able to exercise an option for a further year. 

Hazard has £170m asking price 

Eden Hazard’s proposed move to Real Madrid might take some time, as Chelsea are in no mood to sell him on the cheap. The 27-year-old Belgian playmaker wants to leave the London club for a new experience but Chelsea are prepared to hold out for £170m. Chelsea also believe Hazard will accept a new deal worth £300,000, but are less confident over keeping Thibaut Courtois out of Real’s clutches. 

United sell to raise funds for Maguire 

Manchester United remain keen on Harry Maguire, and could bid £65m to get their man. However, in order to prise the 25-year-old Leicester City defender away from his club, they first need to raise funds of their own. One of Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly will need to be sold to make room for him in the squad. 

 4Arsenal in talks for Sommer 

Arsenal manager Unai Emery could add another player to his new-look squad as he looks to rebuild the side that Arsene Wenger left behind. He wants another goalkeeper, this time Borussia Monchengladbach Yann Sommer. The 29-year-old Swiss international has impressed in the Bundesliga and Arsenal need another senior goalkeeper, with David Ospina and Petr Cech set to depart. 

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