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    Chelsea beat PSG to Ugarte signing, Madrid agree ‘mega deal’ for Havertz

    David GreatBy David GreatJune 5, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Chelsea is battling PSG for the signature of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Manuel Ugarte
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    Chelsea are expected to complete the signing of Sporting Lisbon’s 22-year-old Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who has a £52m release clause. (Record – in Portuguese)

    Chelsea moved ahead of Paris St-Germain in the race to sign Ugarte with a proposal to buy a minority stake in Sporting as part of the deal. (Mirror)

    Manchester City hope their bid to win the Treble will persuade Norway striker Erling Haaland, 22, to sign a longer contract and fend off interest from Real Madrid. (Telegraph – subscription)

    Real Madrid have made contact with Tottenham about signing 29-year-old England striker Harry Kane. (Marca – in Spanish)

    Real Madrid will bid £100m for Kane. (Mail)

    Manchester United will make a £50m offer for Chelsea’s England midfielder Mason Mount, 24, and push Tottenham to sell Kane, although they think signing the England captain is “unlikely”. (Telegraph – subscription)

    Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 25, plans to stay despite interest from Paris St-Germain. (Sun)

    Real Madrid are on the way to agreeing a “mega deal” for Chelsea’s 23-year-old Germany forward Kai Havertz. (Bild – in German)

    Real Madrid’s former France striker Karim Benzema, 35, is expected to join Saudi Arabian champions Al-Ittihad on a two-year contract. (Al-Ekhbariya via L’Equipe)

    • Chelsea to finalise Ugarte’s deal

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    Lionel Messi joined PSG on a two-year deal in 2021

    Inter Miami’s offer to sign Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, when he leaves Paris St-Germain this summer includes deals with Apple and Adidas but is worth less financially than his other offer from Saudi Arabia.  (Guillem Balague)

    Paris St-Germain have made former Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann their top target to replace Christophe Galtier, with ex-Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry as his assistant. (Foot Mercato – in French)

    Tottenham want Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, 27, to replace 36-year-old former France international Hugo Lloris, who is set to leave this summer. (Mirror)

    Crystal Palace have offered Wilfried Zaha, 30, a new contract worth £150,000 a week, less than Qatari side Al Sadd have offered the Ivory Coast forward, whose deal ends this month. (Sun)

    Manchester United have made a move to rival Barcelona for the signing of Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, 26, from Fiorentina.(Sport – in Spanish)

    Brighton’s 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo has agreed personal terms with Arsenal, although Chelsea are willing to pay a higher transfer fee. (Teradeportes via Mirror)

    Arsenal will make a bid for West Ham’s England midfielder Declan Rice, 24, after Wednesday’s Europa Conference League final, but Bayern Munich are also interested. (Fabrizio Romano)

    Everton are keen to sign Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst, 30, when he returns to Burnley from his loan at Manchester United. (TalkSport)

    Manchester United midfielder Fred, 30, could leave this summer. (Goal)

    West Ham and Burnley are interested in Strasbourg’s 27-year-old Senegal striker Habib Diallo. (Mail)

    Chelsea will demand £20m for 21-year-old Dutch defender Ian Maatsen this summer, with Burnley interested in a permanent deal after he helped them win the Championship title while on loan this season. (Standard)

    Rangers are clear to sign former England goalkeeper Jack Butland, 30, after Crystal Palace passed on the chance to extend his contract following his loan stint at Manchester United. (Sun)

    Former Leeds manager Jesse Marsch is on the shortlist to become Monaco coach after they sacked Philippe Clement. (Nicolo Schira)

    Italy manager Roberto Mancini is one of the candidates to take charge of Italian champions Napoli. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)

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