Football transfer rumours: Chelsea consider sacking Pochettino; Liverpool target Salah replacement
Mauricio Pochettino is in serious danger of being sacked by Chelsea after the crushing 4-2 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday. (TEAMtalk)
Chelsea co-chairman Behdad Eghbali would be prepared to dismiss Pochettino immediately if a deal could be struck to hire Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen. (Sports Zone – France)
Despite the uncertainty in the dugout, Chelsea are pushing ahead with their summer transfer plans and are readying a move for AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who is valued at over £70m. (Calciomercato – Italy)
Bruno Fernandes is expected to receive a renewed approach from Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal in the summer after rejecting the chance to leave Manchester United in January. (Record – Portugal)
Raphael Varane and Erik ten Hag have held clear-the-air talks and the Man Utd duo are now believed to be on the same page. (Football Insider)
Paris Saint-Germain have asked Kylian Mbappe to delay a public announcement of his contract decision until the club’s Champions League campaign is over. Real Madrid are pushing for his signature. (SPORT – Spain)
Also on Real Madrid‘s transfer radar is Newcastle United‘s Bruno Guimaraes, who is seen as a potential successor to Luka Modric. (Fichajes – Spain)
Could Guimaraes head to Real Madrid? / Matt McNulty/GettyImages
Liverpool will target Barcelona duo Raphinha and Ansu Fati if they find themselves needing to replace Mohamed Salah this summer. (Fichajes – Spain)
But Tottenham have already held talks with Raphinha‘s agents about a switch at the end of the season. (Fichajes – Spain)
Barcelona sporting director Deco has approved a move for Porto manager Sergio Conceicao to replace the outgoing Xavi. (Catalunya Radio – Spain)
Arsenal are set to make a significant push to sign Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi in the summer. Barcelona and Bayern Munich have both been linked with the Spaniard. (Fabrizio Romano)
Pep Guardiola hopes to reunite with Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich at Manchester City and is also keen on signing Jamal Musiala, although a move for the latter would only be possible if he rejects the offer of a new contract. (The Athletic)
Source: 90mins
