Football rumours: Manchester City leading race for Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala
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Manchester City will be hoping to stave off competitors Liverpool, Barcelona and Paris St Germain for 21-year-old Bayern Munich forward Jamal Musiala according to the Independent. The 21-year-old from Germany has scored 10 goals in 23 matches in the Bundesliga this season.
The Mirror says Arsenal are now rethinking their plans for Brentford striker Ivan Toney due to the form of German forward Kai Havertz. The 24-year-old has scored five goals in his last seven matches, with the club now considering looking for a younger forward.
Chelsea could let 11 players leave the club this summer, the Sun says, with 24-year-old midfielder Conor Gallagher expected to be one of those players.
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Viktor Gyokeres: The 25-year-old Sporting Lisbon forward is a top transfer target for Arsenal, but they will have to pay £85million to match the club’s release clause.
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Two star strikers lead Friday's headlines
Two star strikers lead Friday's headlines / Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images, Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images
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Manchester United are among the clubs monitoring the situation of Ivan Toney, who could be allowed to leave Brentford for £50m this summer. The England striker's contract is up in 2025. (HITC)
Arsenal, meanwhile, are now unlikely to follow up on their interest in Toney due to the form of Kai Havertz. (Daily Mirror)
If Arsenal do move for a striker, it's more plausible they move for Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres, who would prefer to join the Gunners over London rivals Chelsea. (Football Transfers)
Barcelona would also like to sign Bernardo Silva from Manchester City and are preparing an offer containing several instalments as opposed to triggering his £50m release clause. (Fichajes - Spain)
Raphael Varane is expected to depart Manchester United when his contract expires this summer as the club are unwilling to keep him on his current wages. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool retain an interest in Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, despite having two specialist right-backs - Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Bradley - already in their squad. (Fichajes - Spain)
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Musiala has plenty of suitors / Catherine Ivill - AMA/GettyImages
Manchester City currently lead Liverpool in the race to sign Bayern Munich sensation Jamal Musiala, with Barcelona and PSG also interested in the Germany international. (Independent)
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is the subject of interest from Turkish side Eyupspor, who are managed by former Atletico Madrid and Barcelona star Arda Turan. (Mundo Deportivo - Spain)
In terms of incomings, Real Madrid remain frontrunners for highly-rated Lille defender Leny Yoro. (The Athletic)
Sevilla defender Loic Bade has hit back at suggestions he is in line to join Tottenham this summer, insisting he is happy in La Liga. (Mundo Deportivo - Spain)
Romelu Lukaku is set to leave Roma at the end of the season, with Chelsea working on a permanent sale to the Saudi Pro League. (Rudy Galetti - Italy)
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Alexander Nubel, currently on loan at VfB Stuttgart, is expected to sign a new contract until 2030 - the club believe he's still capable of becoming Manuel Neuer's successor. (Sky Sport Germany)
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Jurgen Klopp explains why Liverpool were thrashed by Atalanta
Liverpool beaten 3-0 at home by Atalanta in first leg of Europa League quarter-final
Reds' chances of sending Jurgen Klopp off with European glory have dramatically dropped
Klopp attempts to explain why his side were on the end of such a hammering
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Klopp's Liverpool were stunned at Anfield
Klopp's Liverpool were stunned at Anfield / Stu Forster/GettyImages
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side's inability to deal with aggressive man-to-man marking over the pitch was a key reason behind their 3-0 loss at home to Atalanta.
The Reds' hopes of sending Klopp off in a blaze of European glory were dealt a significant blow with a huge defeat in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
Former West Ham United striker Gianluca Scamacca gave Atalanta the lead just before half-time and then doubled their advantage on the other side of the break. Mario Pasalic, once on the books at Chelsea, rounded off the scoring in the final 10 minutes to seal a famous win for the Serie A side.
In his post-match press conference, Klopp bemoaned how Liverpool performed, but was also keen to praise Atalanta's display.
"We can make the shortest press conference of all time, it just was a really bad game, oh my God," he said. "So we started well, really well, and then didn't continue. I think even before they scored but we just lost the plot a little bit, like we were everywhere and nowhere.
"We played a bad game, we deserved to lose and we must feel that now. But the boys have exactly this night to feel bad about it and then we have to build up again for the Crystal Palace game [on Sunday], so that's how it is. You ask me probably about the game next Thursday but there is Crystal Palace in between. So, congratulations Atalanta, really well done."
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Atalanta ran riot on Thursday / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/GettyImages
When asked if there was a reason behind Liverpool's collapse, Klopp replied: "It's easy - Atalanta are causing many teams problems with the way they defend.
"Maybe I'm wrong but I cannot now remember situations where they outplayed us, it's just they won the ball and they went from there, so it's a good idea. You need a lot of tactical discipline to do what they did. They play that man-marking over the whole pitch - Ederson pressing whoever, Curtis [Jones] in our own box, stuff like that.
"That was the reason why they won the game, because in these moments you just want to win the ball. Man-marking is uncomfortable when you are not on top of your game. That's why so many teams play it again. But if you play, if you are in a better playing mood than we were tonight then you can cause massive problems - but we didn't. So that's the reason.
"They defended us and we didn't try it long enough to play, so then we just suffered from their way, the way they defended. That's pretty much the explanation, that's the one point."
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