Tuesday’s transfer news: Juventus make Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino No 1 candidate to replace Max Allegri
All Tuesday's news, gossip, rumours and done deals as the summer transfer window opened
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Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and more are open for business with the summer transfer window now officially open.
A new centre-back is high on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's priority list at United with Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Leicester's Harry Maguire both options. It won't just be incomings at Old Trafford, however, with Paul Pogba a high-profile target for Real Madrid and Alexis Sanchez on his way out with Inter Milan and Juventus fighting it out for his signature - if he drops his wage demands. Liverpool could be active too as they look to go one better after failing to win the Premier League title by just a single point. Champions Manchester City are always big players in the market and could go big with the prospect of a potential transfer ban looming.
Take a look through the day's transfer news below:
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Good morning and welcome to today's Independent transfer live blog.
The summer window is upon us with the Premier League’s biggest clubs set to spend, spend, spend as the sales re-open.
We'll bring you all the latest news plus all the done deals and the juiciest gossip throughout the day right here so don't touch that dial.
Without further ado, off we go.
Let's start with Manchester United where they could be about to smash their transfer record.
Benfica's Joao Felix is the man they want, according to Portuguese newspaper Record.
He'll set them back at least £105m with a number of clubs including rivals Manchester City also keen.
Staying at United and the Daily Star report that the club have set their price for Paul Pogba.
Real Madrid are desperate to sign the French international this summer with Zinedine Zidane understood to be personally pushing for the move.
And the paper reports United will accept a £138m offer. Over to you, Zinedine.
To Chelsea where the Blues are resigned to selling Eden Hazard this summer.
The Belgian's contract expires at the end of next season and he has no intention of signing another.
They could choose to keep him and lose him for nothing in a year's time but the Daily Mail reports they will not for fear of the FFP ramifications.
Real Madrid lead the chase for his signature.
Tottenham are keen on adding some help for Harry Kane up top this offseason.
According to the Daily Star that man is Celta Vigo's Maxi Gomez.
The 22-year-old Uruguayan international has a £43m release clause in his contract.
We shall see.
To Manchester City where Leroy Sane may be on his way out.
The Daily Record report that Bayern Munich have contacted City over a possible move for the German international this summer.
Sane failed to force his way into Pep Guardiola's starting XI regularly for much of the season and Bayern appear to be ready to capitalise.
Over to Liverpool now and something of a left-field option.
The Reds aren't expected to be big players this summer after a busy offseason last year.
But one man they could apparently be looking at is former German international Max Kruse.
With Daniel Sturridge on his way out Jurgen Klopp is in the market for a new striker and according to Sport1 the Werder Bremen star could be the man.
The managerial merry-go-round is in full swing.
Antonio Conte is the latest to jump aboard with the former Chelsea manager apparently set to become the next boss at Inter Milan, according to the Guardian.
Could another former Chelsea manager join him in Serie A?
There's lots of talk that Maurizio Sarri is the No 1 target for champions Juve. Hmmm.
Leicester City are desperate to keep Youri Tielemans but fear he could already be on his way out.
The Belgian international impressed on loan from Monaco with Brendan Rodgers keen to make the move a permanent one.
But the rumoured price tag of £40m as well as interest from across Europe could scupper their chances.
Some news for Crystal Palace fans where Connor Wickham has extended his contract at the club.
He extends until 2021.
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