PAPER TALK: Chelsea & Manchester United in chase for Donnarumma; Conte turns his attention to Lazio defender
Chelsea and Manchester United are just two of Europe’s heavyweight clubs monitoring the situation with Milan’s young goalkeeping sensation Gianluigi Donnarumma. Tuttosport claims that although the 17-year-old has a verbal agreement in place to renew his current deal after he turns 18 next February, his agent, Mino Raiola, aware of the outside interest in his client may ask the club’s new CEO Marco Fassone and new Sporting Director Massimo Mirabelli, for an even bigger increase in the player’s salary.
The current agreement is believed to be for an extension until 2022 worth around €2 million a season; the journal suggests however, that Raiola will use the potential interest from the Premier League duo and also that of Real Madrid, as a bargaining tool to get his client an improved deal.
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Juventus have become the latest club to show interest in unsettled Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas. The 29-year-old Spaniard is unhappy at his lack of first-team opportunities at Stamford Bridge and Tuttosport claims that the bianconeri will join Milan in the pursuit of his signature.
Calciomercato.com’s Fabrizio Romano reports that Juventus will spend the next few months monitoring Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud. The 20-year-old Syrian born German international is also a target next summer for Liverpool.
Inter coach Frank de Boer’s future on the nerazzurri bench is already under threat and both La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport claim that defeat in today’s derby d’Italia against Juventus could spell the end of his short reign. Fabio Capello is favourite to replace the Dutchman.
Il Mattino writes that Napoli are monitoring the progress of Boca Juniors striker Cristian Pavon. The young Argentine is attracting interest from a host of clubs around Europe.
After missing out on Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, Tuttosport suggests that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte will now set his sights on Lazio’s Stefan de Vrij. The 24-year-old Dutchman has impressed since joining the capital club in 2015.
Steve Mitchell @barafundler
Steve Mitchell @barafundler
