Liverpool blow as Man Utd ‘willing to immediately pay €60m’ for top Arne Slot target in transfer hijack

Liverpool have been dealt a blow in their bid to sign one of Arne Slot s top targets as Manchester Untied are willing to immediately pay €60m to hijack the move.

Slot is looking to put his own stamp on the Liverpool squad having replaced Jurgen Klopp at Anfield and has identified Atalanta star Teun Koopmeiners as one of his top targets.

The 26-year-old midfielder played under Slot having come through the AZ Alkmaar academy and a report last month claimed .

Koopmeiners enjoyed an excellent season with Atalanta, scoring 12 goals and providing five assists in 33 Serie A appearances.

Koopmeiners keen on Premier League move

The 26-year-old is under contract until 2027 but has been strongly linked with a transfer this summer, and admitted in March that he …

Villa, Chelsea ‘agree’ £35m transfer after PL rivals settle on ‘compromise’ with ‘personal terms in place’

According to reports, Aston Villa have reached an agreement over signing Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen, who is set to pen a six-year contract.

and Chelsea have been in talks over several deals in recent days as it has been suggested that Jhon Duran and Conor Gallagher could switch clubs.

, Unai Emery s side have turned their attention to signing Maatsen.

The talented full-back shone while on loan in the Championship with Burnley in 2022/23 as he helped them get promoted to the Premier League.

Burnley pushed to sign permanently last summer but the 22-year-old committed his future to Chelsea by penning a contract extension until 2026.

Maatsen only made one Premier League start for Chelsea during the first half of the 2023/24 campaign so he was sen…

Southgate considers England formation change as ‘first in line’ for Guehi revealed and Toney, Kane mooted

Gareth Southgate is considering a major England formation change for their Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland as the Three Lions boss desperately seeks an improvement in performance .

England finished top of their group but failed to convince in any of their three games save for the first 30 minutes against Serbia, and then to prevent them being dumped out of the tournament before Harry Kane struck in extra time to send them through.

First in line for Guehi

Marc Guehi – one of few England players to have impressed in Germany – is suspended for the clash with Switzerland on Saturday having been booked against Slovakia, and that Aston Villa s Ezri Konsa, who came on at the end of the first knockout game, is first in line to repalce him.

But the re…

Barcelona join the race to sign Liverpool and Arsenal target after incredible Euro campaign

Athletic Bilbao would have been well aware that they have one of Europe s hottest stars on their books even before Barcelona joined the race to sign their star man.

has already held talks with several top Premier League sides and now Barcelona are set to throw their hat into the ring for the Spanish Euro 2024 hero.

’s sporting director Deco has held discussions with head coach Hansi Flick and the pair are in agreement that Williams would be a great fit for the Camp Nou.

Reports out of Spain suggest that Barcelona have made Williams their top priority target for the coming window and are confident of getting a deal done.

Barcelona join Premier League heavy-hitters Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Aston Villa in chasing Williams but the latest …

Conor Gallagher rejected two new contract offers as Chelsea waive £12m to secure Atletico transfer

Conor Gallagher reportedly rejected two contract offers from Chelsea, who have agreed a fee with Atletico Madrid over the midfielder s transfer.

has been heavily linked with a move away from Chelsea for over a year despite playing more minutes than any of his teammates last season and captaining the side for the majority of the campaign.

As an academy graduate Gallagher s departure would generate the club pure profit and they had slapped a £50m price tag on him, though they now look set to sell him for significantly less.

and though personal terms are yet to be agreed, it s thought Gallagher is keen on the move.

That would certainly seem to be the case after the 24-year-old rejected a late contract offer earlier this week to keep him at Stamford Bridg…

Chelsea: Romano reveals Osimhen ‘guarantee’ as Boehly ‘does everything to close’ another signing

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed a detailed update as Chelsea push to sign Nigeria international Victor Osimhen from Serie A giants Napoli.

have been active in the transfer market this summer and one of their priorities this month is to sign at least one new striker.

Atletico Madrid s Samu Omorodion was initially expected to sign for the Blues,

England international Conor Gallagher is still in line to join Atletico Madrid after they agreed a £34m deal with Chelsea,

Since their deal to sign Omorodion fell through, Chelsea have turned their attention to re-signing Joao Felix and a report in Spain claims they are willing to do everything to close the signing.

A separate report from journalist Matteo Moretto claims Felix is in favour of…