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Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd £60m deal, Tottenham eye Trippier upgrade, Hazard Chelsea exit


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Transfer news live: Latest news and gossip from across the globe (Image: GETTY)

  • Transfer news LIVE updates from Sunday 28 April
  • Manchester United have joined the race to sign Nicolas Pepe from Lille this summer in a £60m deal
  • Tottenham want to move Kieran Trippier on and are looking at Max Aarons to replace him
  • Paul Pogba has told United he wants to join Real Madrid this summer, according to AS

08.30 UPDATE: Man Utd sell to sell Lukaku AND Pogba

Manchester United are set to recoup a massive £200m this summer – by selling Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku.

United are looking to overhaul their squad and the sales are set to start with Pogba and Lukaku.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to energise his squad in the summer and will use funds from the two sales.

Others could still go in what could be the busiest summer at Old Trafford in years.

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Transfer news live: Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku could both leave in the summer (Image: GETTY)

08.00 UPDATE: Zidane on Hazard/Bale situation

Zinedine Zidane branded the notion that Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard wouldn’t be able to play together as nonsense.

Madrid are expected to go after Hazard this summer while Bale’s future is uncertain.

And it was put to Zidane that he’d have to move Bale on to accommodate Hazard and he hit back.

“What nonsense,” Zidane said. “All good players are compatible. “They said the same thing about me and [Youri] Djorkaeff – it’s nonsense.”

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Transfer news live: Eden Hazard is expected to join Real Madrid this summer (Image: GETTY)

07.45 UPDATE: Koulibaly boost for Manchester United

Manchester United have received a boost in their pursuit of Kalidou Koulibaly as Carlo Ancelotti says he won’t hold him back if he wants to go.

Koulibaly is United’s top target as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to boost his defence the summer.

And Ancelotti said: “We don’t need to sell our best players. We can sign new players following our ideas.

“However, I am not going to block who wants to leave, I’ve never done it in my career.”

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Transfer news live: Manchester United want to sign Kalidou Koulibaly (Image: GETTY)

07.30 UPDATE: Man Utd join Pepe race

Manchester United have joined the race to land Lille’s £60 million rated hit man Nicolas Pepe as they plan for life without Romelu Lukaku.

Lukaku is eying up the Old Trafford exit door in the summer with Inter Milan and Juventus both interested in taking him to Italy.

United will need a replacement and have been impressed with scouting reports on Pepe who is ready to leave Lille in the summer who have admitted they won’t be able to keep him.

The Ivory Coast international has scored 20 goals for Lille this season with only Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe scoring more in French football.

He is also a target for Liverpool Jurgen Klopp who is ready to make an official offer for Lille’s most prized asset after enquiring about his availability earlier this month.

But they face tough competition with Bayern Munich, PSG, Chelsea and Inter Milan all showing an interest.

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Transfer news live: Nicolas Pepe is on Manchester United’s radar for the summer (Image: GETTY)

07.15 UPDATE: Wilder plans for United

Sheffield united boss Chris Wilder is planning for life in the Premier League by eyeing a move for Cameroon international striker 07.15 .

The Blades are on the verge of promotion to the Premier League and Wilder is looking to improve his squad with goals the first order on the agenda.

Bahoken, 26, is on the wanted list of a number of clubs after impressing scoring 11 goals in the French top flight for Angers this season.

The son of Paul Bahoken who played for Cameron at the 1982 World Cup Finals has scored one goal in two international’s since switching his allegiance from France.

Aston Villa who will lose on loan Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham are looking for someone to step into his boots.

While Derby County and Swansea City are also interested but Wilder is looking to steal a march on them by offering top flight football.

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Transfer news live: Sheffield United want to sign Stephane Bahoken (Image: GETTY)

07.00 UPDATE: Cherries want Olsen

Bournemouth are set to rival Watford in the race to sign Roma’s £10 million rated Swedish international keeper Robin Olsen.

Olsen only arrived in the Italian capital last summer after helping Sweden reach the quarter finals of the World Cup.

But he has failed to impress as a replacement for Alisson who joined Liverpool in a world record £66 million move for a goalkeeper.

And they are ready to listen to offers for Olsen are hoping to get back what they paid FC Copenhagen where he won two Danish Superliga titles.

Cherries boss Eddie Howe wants to strengthen the position this summer and could be priced out of a move for first choice Stoke City’s Jack Butland.

Butland is rated at around £30 million by the Championship side which is likely to be too much for long time admirer Howe.

Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet and Burnley’s Nick Pope are also being looked at but could also cost considerably more than Olsen.

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Transfer news live: Robin Olsen is on Bournemouth’s radar (Image: GETTY)

06.45 UPDATE: Tottenham eye Aarons

Tottenham are eyeing up a swoop on Norwich City for their highly rated right back Max Aarons who was this week named in the PFA Championship Team of the Season.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is looking to offload Manchester United target England international Kieran Trippier this summer and wants some competition for Kyle Walker-Peters.

Aarons, 19, has played in a major part in helping Norwich’s bid for promotion to the Premier League and its not gone un-noticed by some of the biggest clubs in the country.

The England under-19 international joined the Carrow Road academy three years ago and has got two years left to run on his current contract.

Aarons only broke into the Norwich first team at the start of this season has also been watched by Manchester United scouts in recent weeks.

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Transfer news live: Tottenham want Max Aarons (Image: GETTY)

06.30 UPDATE: Saints want Aye

Southampton are leading a clutch of Premier League clubs who are interested in signing highly rated French striker Florian Aye.

Saints boss Ralph Hasenhüttl wants to overhaul his squad this summer with Charlie Austin one of the players that he has told to find a new club.

The Austrian wants to bolster his transfer funds with Aye who has scored 18 goals for Clermont Foot in French Second Division on his wanted list.

The former French under-20 international only moved to Clermont last summer after starting his career with Auxerre.

But he has benefitted from the step down and has been attracting the interest of a number of Premier League and Championship sides.

West Ham United are keen on him too with Norwich City and Leeds United who are planning for life in the top flight keeping tabs on developments.

While Fulham who are planning to make a quick return to the Premier League have also made an enquiry.



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