Lazio have been unable to shift Joaquin Correa who would have provided them with substantial transfer funds, meaning their efforts to snap up Eintracht Frankfurt’s Filip Kostic and Borussia Dortmund’s Julian Brandt have hit the buffers.
Sterling started City’s surprise Premier League defeat to Leeds United yet was back on the bench for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Borussia Dortmund, during which both Mahrez and Foden scored to seal a place in the last four.
While he shouldn’t be judged on 37 minutes of football, he didn’t really have much of an impact on the match, and it has been a similar story in the four other games he has played since signing from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.
It is believed Jadon Sancho’s £73m move to Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund has been used as a barometer for Chiesa’s valuation. It is unlikely that Liverpool will opt to firm up their interest now they know the player’s asking price.
Fiorentina won’t allow the forward to leave for less than €75m (£64m); a figure similar to what it would cost to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.
“Matthijs de Ligt has a release clause into his contract with Juventus. This clause is valid from next summer, so 2022, it’s a clause valid for 150millon euros. So, de Ligt will be available on the market for 150million Euros. This clause was part of the contract since he signed with Juventus, so Mino Raiola was planning for this clause as he did for Erling Haaland with Borussia Dortmund [and] he did the same for de Ligt with Juventus.”
Benzema’s contract is due to expire in June 2023, though, and Real Madrid are allegedly planning to move for both Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappe and Borussia Dortmund‘s Erling Braut Haaland next summer.
Comparisons between Klopp and Tuchel have been made regularly over the years, considering the Chelsea head coach succeeded Klopp as manager at both Mainz and Borussia Dortmund.
With that being the case, foreign clubs, who are not liable to pay the same level of compensation as English teams, have begun to circle the teenager. Bayern are believed to be leading the race, but TEAMtalk also report that Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, AC Milan, PSG, Lyon and Atletico Madrid are in the mix.
Dembele has worked under Thomas Tuchel before at Borussia Dortmund, with the German managing the pacey winger during his final campaign at the Bundesliga club, so it is not a surprise that the Blues are interested.
