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Just when you thought you were out of rumours about Paul Pogba leaving Manchester United, they drag you back in.
One might have thought that an upturn in form, coupled with Jose Mourinho's departure and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's arrival, would lead to Pogba finally being happy in Manchester.
Not so, says AS, which makes the massive claim that the France midfielder wants to leave in the summer after three seasons at Old Trafford.
AS reports that "his agent, Mino Raiola, a specialist in hard bargaining, is already working on finding his client a new club." And, of course, Real Madrid and Juventus are ahead of the chasing pack.
Real would appear to be Pogba's first choice, given his recent comments, but Juve are working out how they can afford to bring him back. Welcome to the saga of the summer, folks.
LIVE BLOG13.59 GMT: Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez has said reports that Juventus want to sign the Magpies' Slovakia international goalkeeper Martin Dubravka are not a surprise to him. "Obviously they can talk about him, but any team could see him as a good keeper," Benitez told the Chronicle.
13.47 GMT: PSG star Neymar may have been linked with Real Madrid or a return to Barcelona, but he is in talks about a new deal with the French champions, his father has told UOL.
"Neymar is in the second year of his contract, so he has three more to run. We are already discussing an extension with PSG," Neymar Snr said. "The probability that he does not leave is great."
13.23 GMT: Mega-money bid alert: France Football reports that Real Madrid "have made Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe their number one transfer target and will offer €280m for him, claiming Madrid president Florentino Perez has approved the move.
So maybe Bayern Munich's Uli Hoeness was right when he said: "I would pay €100m for Kylian Mbappe, but for that I would only get his left tibia."
13.07 GMT: Eden Hazard is not the only Chelsea player to be linked with a move to Real Madrid, with reports suggesting that midfielder N'Golo Kante is also a target for Zinedine Zidane. But the London Evening Standard reports Kante as saying: "I am at Chelsea, and I still have aims here -- what is said elsewhere is not important."
12.44 GMT: As Brendan Rodgers prepares for his first transfer window in charge of Leicester, the city's Mercury newspaper reports that Getafe defender Djene Dakonam is among his potential targets. It says the Foxes would have to pay £30m to trigger his release clause.
12.17 GMT: Bayern Munich full-back Rafinha has dismissed reports that he has agreed terms with Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, saying on Instagram that he will only announce his next move once his Bayern contract has expired in the summer.
11.48 GMT: France striker Olivier Giroud has told Telefoot he doesn't believe this season will be his last at Chelsea, but said he wants more playing time and going back to Ligue 1 is "a possibility," with Lyon his club of choice.
11.25 GMT: Arsenal are reported to be interested in Charlton midfielder Joe Aribo, but Football London says the League One playoff contenders remain hopeful that he could yet agree a new contract.
11.02 GMT: L'Equipe claims PSV's 17-year-old Belgian sensation Heritier Deyonge could join Lyon rather than PSG. The full-back has impressed at youth level and is expected to make the step up this summer.
10.35 GMT: Benfica want to increase the release clause in Joao Felix's contract in order to fend off interest from a number of clubs, president Luis Filipe Vieira has said.
Felix, who has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, was promoted to Benfica's first team in the summer and has been linked with Manchester United, Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid.
"Right now we are not interested in selling Joao Felix, and soon we will increase his release clause," Vieira told Tuttosport. "He is one of the best products to have emerged from Portuguese football since Cristiano Ronaldo."
10.07 GMT: Barcelona are optimistic that they will win the race to sign Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt this summer, sources close to the club have told ESPN FC, and Sport claims they have a plan to tempt the Dutch club into a sale.
Barca are reportedly willing to loan 19-year-old French defender Jean-Clair Todibo next season as part of a €60m offer that would see De Ligt arrive.
09.50 GMT: Paul Pogba may be taking the headlines but Marca reckons Zinedine Zidane has another No. 1 target in mind: Liverpool forward Sadio Mane.
The report mentions a fee of €85m but, given that Philippe Coutinho cost €160m when he was sold to Barcelona, they might want to consider saving up a bit more cash.
09.25 GMT: A Bola reports that Benfica are interested in Inter Milan defender Joao Miranda. The Brazilian has not signed a contract extension with Inter and becomes a free agent in the summer.
Benfica have reportedly joined the race to sign the 34-year-old, also a reported target for Monaco. But A Bola says, Miranda wants to continue to play in Europe for a few more years before returning to Brazil to play for Flamengo.
09.12 GMT: PSG are still looking for a few new faces and Il Mattino reckons Napoli's Allan, who would cost around €75m, remains a target.
Corriere dello Sport, meanwhile, says PSG are keeping tabs on Fiorentina's Jordan Veretout.
08.40 GMT: Confronted with a report in the Sun which said Jadon Sancho's agent, Emeka Obasi, had met Manchester United representatives, Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc told Bild: "I have no knowledge of that. And it's not relevant."
Dortmund's stance has been they won't sell Sancho this summer, but an offer in the €130m region could break their resistance.
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ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti rates the likelihood Eden Hazard and Kylian Mbappe arrive and Gareth Bale departs Real Madrid this summer.
PAPER TALK (by Nick Judd): Zidane closes door on Asensio moveIn a setback to Jurgen Klopp's plans, the Mirror reports that returning Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane appears to have squashed any chance of Liverpool -- or anyone else -- signing midfielder Marco Asensio.
Asensio had been out of form under previous Madrid bosses Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari, with the club seeming keen to offload the 23-year-old, but Zidane appears to get the best out of him and has said he sees him as "fundamental to the team."
Asensio won two Champions League trophies under Zidane and played the full 90 minutes of the second game of the coach's return against Celta Vigo.
De Ligt to Camp Nou?Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt has been linked with top clubs on an almost daily basis, and now it looks as though his future is closer to being concluded.
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is travelling to Holland to seal a deal for the 19-year-old centre-back, according to The Sun.
The news will disappoint Liverpool, who had been looking to partner De Ligt with his compatriot Virgil van Dijk at Anfield.
Barca have reportedly made a bid of £51 million, having already added Frenkie de Jong to their ranks in January.
Bartomeu had previously said that De Ligt was on manager Ernesto Valverde's wish list, saying the Netherlands international's name was "on the table."
Tap-ins- Juventus are reportedly contemplating replacing their entire back line.
With Alex Sandro expected to leave in the summer, Marcelo remains the preferred replacement at left-back. However, Juve are also eyeing up moves for Alex Grimaldo and Emerson Palmieri, according to Calciomercato.
- Speculation about the future of France striker Antoine Griezmann continues, with Barca defender Samuel Umtiti telling Marca there would be plenty of room for his compatriot in their strike force.
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