Paris Saint-Germain do not want to sell Bradley Barcola in the summer transfer window, according to Fichajes. The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that Barcelona, who won La Liga last season, are keen on a deal for the French winger, but PSG have no plans to sell him. The report has stated: […]
Paris Saint-Germain do not want to sell Bradley Barcola in the summer transfer window, according to Fichajes. The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that Barcelona, who won La Liga last season, are keen on a deal for the French winger, but PSG have no plans to sell him. The report has stated: […]
Newcastle United are interested in signing Goncalo Ramos in the summer transfer window, with Paris Saint-Germain willing to sell the striker, according to Football Insider. Journalist Pete O’Rourke said on the Transfer Insider podcast: “Yeah, he could be a potential target for Newcastle. It does look like PSG would be open to letting Ramos leave […]
Newcastle United are interested in signing Goncalo Ramos in the summer transfer window, with Paris Saint-Germain willing to sell the striker, according to Football Insider. Journalist Pete O’Rourke said on the Transfer Insider podcast: “Yeah, he could be a potential target for Newcastle. It does look like PSG would be open to letting Ramos leave […]
Paris Saint-Germain reportedly expect to have Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Chevalier, and Warren Zaire-Emery back for the Champions League final against Arsenal.
PSG recently booked their place in the final for a second year in a row after beating Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate in the semi-finals, while Arsenal advanced past Atletico Madrid.
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Fans of both clubs will surely already be looking into how to buy Champions League final tickets, but what players will be available to play in the big game in Budapest?
According to French journalist Fabrice Hawkins in the X post below, PSG manager Luis Enrique should have Hakimi back after he missed the second leg against Bayern, while there’s also optimism over Chevalier and Zaire-Emery…
Champions League final injury updates
??Absent pour la qualification du PSG face au Bayern Munich en demi-finale retour de Ligue des champions, Achraf Hakimi est espéré pour la finale contre Arsenal, le 30 mai prochain. L'optimisme est aussi de mise pour Lucas Chevalier.
“Absent for PSG’s qualification match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final return leg, Achraf Hakimi is hoped to be available for the final against Arsenal on May 30 next,” Hawkins posted.
“Optimism is also in order for Lucas Chevalier. Luis Enrique will manage player workloads during the upcoming matches. Some starters returned from Munich with minor aches and pains that are nothing serious. That’s the case for Warren Zaïre-Emery, for example, who has a slight back issue. The staff’s goal is to have the full squad available for the Champions League final.”
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Can Arsenal beat PSG in the Champions League final?
Arsenal will surely be the underdogs against the reigning European champions, especially as they’ve had such bad luck with injuries this season.
PSG have a less demanding schedule and so look set to have everyone available for this big game, whereas Arsenal still have some hugely important games coming up in the Premier League title race.
Jurrien Timber and Mikel Merino are out at the moment, and there have been on-and-off issues for other big names like Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, and Riccardo Calafiori all season.
Mikel Arteta surely needs as many options available to him as possible if he is to stand any chance of an upset against PSG at the end of this month.
Juventus and Atletico Madrid are reportedly interested in a potential transfer swoop for Marseille forward Mason Greenwood.
The former Manchester United attacker’s future is in some doubt this summer after issues at Marseille, but it looks like he won’t be returning to the Premier League.
According to TEAMtalk, it seems unlikely that Greenwood will reunite with Roberto De Zerbi at Tottenham, so he could continue his career elsewhere in Europe.
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Given how things ended for Greenwood at Man Utd, it’s no surprise that English teams are likely to back away from making a move for him, even if he has rebuilt his career in France.
Mason Greenwood transfer would be too toxic for Premier League clubs
Greenwood looked like a superb talent when he first broke through at United, and he’s been in fine form for Marseille this season with 20 goals and seven assists.
However, there is no escaping the fact that the 24-year-old is likely to be seen as too toxic for clubs after reports of him being charged for assault, as per BBC‘s reports from a few years ago.
This led to United suspending Greenwood and he hasn’t played for the Red Devils since.
De Zerbi’s arrival as Tottenham manager was also seen as controversial due to his backing of Greenwood when they were together at Marseille.
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Spurs would surely not risk further backlash by bringing in the former England international this summer, but it will be interesting to see how his career can progress at Juve or Atletico.
Chelsea are understood to be on alert for the possible transfer of Arsenal attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri as his situation at the Emirates Stadium as changed.
The highly-rated 19-year-old was not initially loaned out to Marseille to be put in the shop window, but Arsenal could now be open to letting him go for the right price this summer, as first reported here for the Daily Briefing.
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Chelsea are one of the clubs with a long term appreciation of Nwaneri, and they could revisit this deal if he does indeed end up moving on from Arsenal at the end of this campaign.
For now, it’s not clear that Nwaneri himself is pushing to leave, but there may perhaps be concerns with his development after murmurings of attitude problems at Marseille training.
What sources are saying about Ethan Nwaneri transfer
As well as Chelsea, sources have named Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, and AC Milan as clubs keeping an eye on Nwaneri’s situation, while at least three other Premier League teams are also monitoring developments.
Meanwhile, Arsenal could be tempted to cash in on Nwaneri for around £35-40m, with the sale to count as ‘pure profit’ from a PSR perspective due to the fact that the England Under-21 international came up through the Gunners’ academy.
“Nwaneri is struggling right now and that means Arsenal are going to have to consider a sale,” one source said. “Things can change quickly, but he clearly isn’t progressing as expected, and they’ll feel they can get a decent fee for him.
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“Chelsea have tried signing him before. They’re still keeping an eye on how this develops, as are Dortmund, Juventus, and Milan. Many top clubs in England and Europe still see him as a fantastic talent, and he might benefit from a fresh start.”
Could Ethan Nwaneri be the right signing for Chelsea?
Chelsea haven’t got a lot right in the transfer market in recent times, but their policy of recruiting top young players has occasionally gone well for them.
Joao Pedro has been a big hit since joining from Brighton, while Cole Palmer was in a similar situation at Manchester City to Nwaneri’s at Arsenal now when he moved to Stamford Bridge.
Using our Transfer Fit rating system, we score Nwaneri to Chelsea 16/25 – a promising young player in a position they need, who wouldn’t cost a fortune, but who also isn’t in the best form right now.
Ethan Nwaneri
TOTAL SCORE: 16/25
Transfer fee
***
Performance
**
Achievements
**
Career phase
****
Squad need
*****
Arsenal might be wary of selling a top prospect like Nwaneri to a rival, but it currently seems unlikely that he’s going to become a key first-team player in Mikel Arteta’s squad.
These two London rivals have also done business plenty of times before, with big names like Kai Havertz, Jorginho, Noni Madueke, and Kepa Arrizabalaga all moving from Chelsea to Arsenal in the last few years.
Jose Mourinho is reportedly already thinking about Real Madrid transfer targets if he ends up returning to the Bernabeu as manager.
The Benfica boss has been in talks over returning to Real Madrid for a second spell, according to the Athletic, and he’ll surely be keen to make several changes to this squad.
It’s been a difficult season for the Spanish giants, and one particular area of concern seems to be in midfield.
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According to Fichajes, this has led Mourinho to look for Real to sign one of Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez, Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister, or Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali.
Jose Mourinho wants more control in midfield
Madrid have some fine midfield players, but they’ve struggled to adequately replace the quality of legendary duo Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.
Even if Fernandez and Mac Allister are not quite at that level, they are arguably more similar in playing style due to their ability to get on the ball and dictate play.
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The Argentina international has not yet spoken with another club, according to his dad Carlos, but he also hasn’t discussed a new contract with Liverpool.
The Reds ended up losing Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid last summer, so they might not be too keen on a similar situation here, but if a new deal still isn’t in place then it surely has to be a possibility.
Paris Saint-Germain could sell Bradley Barcola in the summer transfer window, according to CFBayernInsider. There have been linked with Bayern Munich, but journalist Christian Falk has reported that the Bundesliga champions do not have the funds to bring the winger to the Allianz Arena. Falk said: “I made a few calls about Bradley Barcola, and […]
Arsenal are interested in signing Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer transfer window, according to Fichajes. The Gunners are looking for a new winger, and the Premier League leaders have set their sights on Barcola. The report has stated: ‘The need to renew the wide areas has become an absolute priority for a […]
Over the decades, Paris Saint-Germain has been in a strange position in European football. They were too wealthy, too ambitious and too gifted to be thrown off but were too volatile to be entrusted as a proper dynasty. The club frequently resembled an expensive experiment instead of a full-fledged football institution. Each season involved a […]
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