News Britannia: Premier League clubs step up chase for Napoli and Juventus targets
According to Fox Sports MX, Jurgen Klopp has reached agreement with Porto and Herrera’s former club Pachuca over a summer transfer of the Mexico International who has now to reach agreement with the Anfield Road outfit.
Serie A side Napoli are rumoured to have already reached agreement with the player, thought Porto have refused the partenopei opening € 18 million bid.
As Teamtalk reports, Arsenal are in talks to sign Juventus target Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Armenia International won’t be extending his contract with Borussia Dortmund as the club is not willing to insert a release clause on the player’s new deal.
Chelsea and Liverpool are also keeping a close eye on the 27-year-old winger.
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Chelsea will open talks over a £40m move for Alvaro Morata and hope to clinch a deal before the Euros and also want to re-sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 23 (The Guardian)
Pep Guardiola will make 19-year-old Ukraine midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko his second Manchester City signing (The Sun)
Saul Niguez has pledged his allegiance to Atletico Madrid after being linked with a big-money move to Manchester United (The Sun)
Roma say they will not sell midfielder Radja Nainggolan, 28, or defender Antonio Rudiger, 23 – both of whom are Chelsea targets (London Evening Standard)
Dutchman Ronald Koeman could make countryman Georginio Wijnaldum one of his first signings should he be appointed Everton boss (The Sun)
Arsenal defender Calum Chambers, 21, could move to Watford on loan for next season as he attempts to revive his career (Daily Mail)
Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho has emerged as a sensational transfer target for Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona (The Sun)
Paris Saint-Germain have offered Chelsea, Man City and Arsenal target N’Golo Kante five-year deal to leave Leicester (The Sun)
Chelsea are set to offer Kante a five-year deal to reject Paris Saint-Germain and join them (Daily Mirror)
Claudio Ranieri has confirmed that Arsenal have triggered Jamie Vardy’s £20m release clause – with the Leicester striker expected to undergo a medical on Sunday (The Sun)
Arsenal fear transfer target Vardy is going to stay with Leicester following a new contract offer from the Premier League champions (Daily Mirror)
Andros Townsend is set to stay at Newcastle even though they are in the Championship (Daily Mirror)
German outfit Koln claim Liverpool have not made an offer for left-back Jonas Hector despite reports that a deal had been agreed (Daily Star)
England have been written off by former captain Rio Ferdinand just days ahead of Euro 2016 (Daily Star)
West Ham are reportedly interested in a £25m swoop for Theo Walcott as Jamie Vardy continues to mull over his Arsenal move (Daily Star)
West Ham have set their sights on Valencia winger Sofiane Feghouli (Daily Express)
Manchester United have told Ryan Giggs to ‘name his job’ but with the added caveat that assistant manager is not one of the options (Daily Mail)
Manchester United have made an approach for Mexico winger Hirving Lozano (Daily Mail)
Andros Townsend’s England heartbreak is poised to be softened by an instant return to the Premier League with Crystal Palace (Daily Telegraph)
Southampton have identified Frank de Boer as an alternative to Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe to replace Ronald Koeman when the 53-year-old completes his move to Everton (The Times)
