Football transfer rumours: Man Utd eye €120m Rodrygo bid; Chelsea reignite Tchouameni interest
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Football transfer rumours: Man Utd eye €120m Rodrygo bid; Chelsea reignite Tchouameni interest
Chelsea's plan to sell Romelu Lukaku this summer
Man Utd eye another Premier League centre-back
Plus updates on Bruno Guimaraes, Estevao, Florian Wirtz, Joshua Zirkzee & more
By 90min Staff
Apr 4, 2024
Rodrygo & Tchouameni are in the headlines
Rodrygo & Tchouameni are in the headlines / Angel Martinez/Getty Images
90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world...
Manchester United are ready to lodge a bid worth €120m (£103m) to sign Real Madrid winger Rodrygo, who they believe could be made available following the arrival of Kylian Mbappe. (Defensa Central - Spain)
Also on Man Utd's radar is 16-year-old Palmeiras winger Estevao, who also wanted by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea. (Defensa Central - Spain)
Chelsea are in talks with the Saudi Arabian FA over a deal to sell striker Romelu Lukaku. The Blues are initially looking for €60m (£51m) but accept they may have to settle for less. (Sacha Tavolieri)
Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori, 21, has played his way on to the radar of Tottenham Hotspur. (Tuttomercatoweb - Italy)
Xabi Alonso's decision to remain with Bayer Leverkusen will see Florian Wirtz reject the chance to leave for Manchester City or Liverpool this summer. (HITC)
Real Madrid are keeping a close eye on Wirtz as they start to prepare their transfer business for 2025. (Relevo - Spain)
Man Utd have joined Aston Villa in the race to sign Napoli right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo. (Il Mattino - Italy)
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Chelsea hope to sell Lukaku this summer / Isosport/MB Media/GettyImages
Chelsea are ready to reignite their interest in Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. The Frenchman has no desire to leave his current club but Chelsea are 'willing to do anything' to get a deal done. (Fichajes - Spain)
West Ham will not look to sign Kalvin Phillips, currently on loan from Manchester City, on a permanent basis. (Football Insider)
Newcastle United fear they may be forced to sell midfielder Bruno Guimaraes this summer to meet the Premier League's financial rules. Arsenal, Man Utd & Paris Saint-Germain are all keen. (The Sun)
Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee is prioritising a switch to AC Milan this summer despite receiving an offer from Man Utd. Arsenal and Juventus have also expressed their interest in the 22-year-old. (Gazzetta dello Sport - Italy)
Leicester City want to sign Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah, who is also attracting interest from Brentford and Crystal Palace. (FootballTransfers)
Newcastle are keen to sign Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos from Real Madrid this summer. (Mundo Deportivo - Spain)
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Erik ten Hag explains why Mason Mount left Chelsea for Man Utd
Man Utd signed Mount from Chelsea for an initial £55m last summer
Reports have claimed Mount felt forced out of Stamford Bridge
25-year-old returns to Chelsea for first time on Thursday evening
By Tom Gott
Apr 4, 2024
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Mount swapped Chelsea for Man Utd / Visionhaus/GettyImages
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has rejected claims Mason Mount was forced out of Chelsea, instead insisting the midfielder "wanted to make the step" to Old Trafford.
Mount entered the final 12 months of his contract with Chelsea last summer and, after a lengthy saga which has been reported in various ways, was ultimately sold to United in a deal worth an initial £55m, with a further £5m in add-ons.
Recent reports claim Mount felt as though he was forced out of Chelsea, who allegedly decided to cash in on him without ever really giving him the chance to stay, but Ten Hag has rejected that narrative.
"I don't think [Chelsea] wanted to sell him," Ten Hag told a press conference ahead of Mount's first return to Stamford Bridge on Thursday. "They wanted to keep him and they even offered him a new contract many times.
"But he wanted to make the step and we were, and we are, very pleased he is a Man Utd player because he has great abilities.
"I am sure he will contribute and he will become a big player for Man Utd."
Mason Mount
Mount came through the Chelsea academy / Nigel French/Allstar/GettyImages
Mount's switch to United has not exactly gone to plan just yet, with injuries restricting the 25-year-old to just four Premier League starts so far.
He netted his first goal for United in the recent 1-1 draw with Brentford which Ten Hag thought would be a winning strike before a 99th-minute equaliser.
"I was so happy for him," Ten Hag told MUTV. "But so sorry for him also that it wasn't the winner.
"He deserved that moment of glory, maybe it was such a small moment but, for a player who came in and suffered so many injuries and worked so hard all the time, and had so many setbacks, it was so frustrating.
"And then you think you've scored a winner so we were disappointed when we conceded that goal that makes it 1-1. It makes a totally different mood, as you can imagine."
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Virgil van Dijk predicts when Jurgen Klopp will return to management
Klopp will step down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season
German previously insisted he plans to take at least one year out of work
Van Dijk hopes to provide Klopp with the perfect farewell this summer
By Tom Gott
Apr 4, 2024
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Klopp will leave Liverpool this summer / Matt McNulty/GettyImages
Virgil van Dijk expects Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to make a quick return to work when he eventually leaves Anfield this summer.
Klopp will step down from his post at the end of the season after nine successful years and has vowed to take at least one year out of management before considering a return to the dugout, even hinting that he may never manage again.
Speaking to The Times, Van Dijk admitted he was sad to hear of Klopp's imminent departure but admitted he does not expect to see the German out of action for long.
"I never thought that I was going to be playing at Liverpool without him being the manager," Van Dijk said. "If you think about Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp is one of the first figures that you would think about.
"He's part of the culture of the city. And the success that we have has been incredible, what we've done since he came to the club. But I think he made that decision for him and his family and he needed that year off.
"I think he will definitely be back quite quickly because he lives and breathes football. We'll see."
Virgil van Dijk, Jurgen Klopp
Van Dijk is dreading saying goodbye to Klopp / Nigel French/Allstar/GettyImages
Van Dijk went on to look back at the team meeting which saw Klopp confirm his decision to step down.
"I had a sense that there was something serious going to be announced, and then you're going to think about, 'What can it be?'," he recalled. "But in life these things happen. And yes, I think the decision was best for him and his family.
"It was a bit... silence. It was before training, so there was a bit of silence, then we just got changed and went out for training and everything was quite normal.
"I've sent a message, a group chat with all the players on it, making sure that we still have the same goals, nothing has changed until the end of the season, then he will have a farewell that will hopefully be the best farewell he could have imagined."
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