Today’s top stories:
Are Bayern Munich working on a deal for Marcus Rashford?
Five European clubs scouting Vitor Roque
Plus the truth on Maddison, Schuurs, Inacio and more!
AC Milan
AC Milan are more than happy with Malick Thiaw who is performing at a top level in the last few weeks.
Milan invested €5m plus €2m add-ons for Thiaw from Schalke. He’s part of the long-term project.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was involved in a training game vs the U18 side, playing together with his son, Maximilian.
Argentina
Lionel Scaloni’s new contract as Argentina head coach will be valid until July 2026.
It will be signed and announced soon - it was never in doubt even before winning the World Cup.
Arsenal
Despite reports, Arsenal are currently not in talks to sign James Maddison at this stage. Newcastle have had Maddison on their list since last summer.
Nothing will be decided on Maddison’s future before May/June.
Arsenal have sent their scouts to watch Brazilian youngster Vitor Roque. However, it’s the same for five top European clubs.
Barcelona want to sign Roque - he’s on their list and really appreciated by the Spanish club.
Athletico Paranaense are looking to receive around €60m for Roque so it won’t be easy for any club.
📰 Arsenal are interested in signing Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford [Football Insider]
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Barcelona
Julian Araujo to Barcelona, here we go! Mexican right-back will travel to Barcelona tomorrow. Deal finally done after a crazy deadline-day saga.
Araujo will sign a contract until June 2026. Deal agreed with LA Galaxy for a little less than €4m, total package.
Bayer Leverkusen
Understand there’s no release clause included in Piero Hincapie’s new contract with Bayer Leverkusen. Many clubs remain keen on signing Hincapie in the summer, including Tottenham.
Mainz
Aaron Martin will not sign a new deal with Mainz. Martin will leave the club as a free-agent in June.
Martin will decide his next club in the next few months as there’s interest from Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga.
Manchester City
Maximo Perrone on €9m fee invested by City to sign him in January: “There’s no better place than Man City. Everything Pep says will help me. I’m here to grow. I love City football style. I define myself as a player who loves to have the ball, enjoys passing.”
Manchester United
Marcus Rashford has been in sensational form this season. After a difficult few years, Erik ten Hag has helped him rediscover his form and he’s now a key player for Manchester United once again.
Despite reports, Bayern are currently not working on a deal for Rashford. PSG wanted him last summer and even before with Pochettino, but Manchester United want to extend his current contract.
At this stage, it’s not an advanced negotiation to get Rashford to sign a new contract.
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Napoli
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s agent: “There’s lot of interest from many clubs but he’s only focused on Napoli — he loves the club and the city, he won’t join any other Italian club.”
PSG
Sergio Ramos on his future at PSG with his contract set to expire in June: "I live day by day. Last season was very hard - now I feel good both physically and mentally, that is the most important. I don’t think about the future. We will see this summer.”
First meeting in person took place today between Lionel Messi’s representatives and PSG, as expected. His father Jorge, taking care of negotiations.
Length of contract, salary, and more details are still yet to be agreed. More meetings will take place int he next weeks.
📰Todd Boehly reportedly flew to Paris to meet with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi regarding a potential deal to take Neymar to Chelsea [La Parisien]
Roma
Paulo Dybala on release clause into his contract for the summer: “The clause is part of the discussion between Roma and my agents — I don’t know what’s gonna happen at the end of the season. I want to work under José Mourinho for sure. I want to win with AS Roma.”
Southampton
Negotiations between Southampton and Jesse Marsch have collapsed due to discussions over the length of contract. Marsch wanted a longer deal than Southampton were willing to offer.
Sporting Lisbon
At the moment, there are lots of scouts watching Goncalo Inacio. He’s a fantastic centre-back.
I’m not aware of any conversations between Sporting Lisbon and Liverpool for Inacio at the moment.
There are three or four clubs interested in signing Inacio ahead of the summer transfer window, however.
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Torino
Torino defender Perr Schuurs has been linked with a move away despite only joining the Italian club last summer.
Schuurs could be sold if an important proposal arrives, but Manchester United and Liverpool are not working on signing him at the moment, despite reports.
Nothing is concrete for Schuurs at this stage.
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