Paper Round: Real Madrid to offer £200m for Eden Hazard
Real set for Hazard swoop
Real Madrid are planning for life after Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Juventus
for around £100m. Real have lined up Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, who has
been hinting about a desired move since the end of the World Cup.
However, he may cost upwards of £200m, which might hamper Real’s pursuit
of Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, who Chelsea are also
interested in. Another option for Chelsea would be to swap Alvaro Morata for Gonzalo Higuain.
Chelsea close in on Rugani
The transfer dealings won’t stop there at Chelsea. They are
closing in on another Juventus player, Daniele Rugani, paying £44.2m for
the 23-year-old Italian defender. That means that Gary Cahill may bring to a close his time at Stamford Bridge in the pursuit of more first team football. Jamaal Lascelles of Newcastle United is also interesting new boss Maurizio Sarri. There is also talk that Thibaut Courtois is planning an imminent move to Real Madrid.
Liverpool bid £62m for Alisson
Liverpool have made a £62m bid for Roma’s goalkeeper Alisson.
The 25-year-old Brazilian international impressed with Roma and has been
linked with a move to Liverpool for a couple of months, especially
after Loris Karius’ dreadful performance in the Champions League final.
Bournemouth plan £57m double swoop
Further down the table, Eddie Howe is planning two huge
transfers compared to previous transfer market dealings. The first
player in his sights is Jefferson Lerma, the 23-year-old Colombia
international, who is currently with Levante. He may cost as much as
£32m. His other target is Genoa’s
Diego Laxalt. A left winger for his club, the 25-year-old Uruguayan
plays at left-back for his national side, and could cost around £25m.
Benitez struggles at Newcastle
Rafael Benitez
is at an impasse with Mike Ashley. Ashley wants the 58-year-old to sign
a new deal at Newcastle United following an impressive 10th-placed
finish last season, but there is little money to spend in the transfer
market. Kenedy is back on loan, and Martin Dubravka’s move has been made
permanent. The other signing is Ki Sung-yueng, on a free transfer.
Benitez is unable to sign Andros Townsend as he is too expensive, so will not let Matt Ritchie join Stoke, because any funds need to be used for new players.
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