Napoli favourites for David despite Prem interest
Regular Prem target Jonathan David is again at the centre of a transfer scramble.
Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham Newcastle and West Ham have all been linked with the Lille striker in recent weeks.
The Canadian, 25, has confirmed he’ll be leaving his Ligue 1 club on a free transfer this summer.
Inter Milan and Juventus have been mentioned over possible moves for the pacy attacker.
But it’s claimed Napoli are now the clear frontrunners.
The newly-crowned Italian champions are reportedly in talks with David and confident of agreeing a deal soon.
Blues edge closer to permanent Jadon deal
Chelsea have asked Jadon Sancho to agree to a new contract before completing a £25million transfer, according to reports.
The England international, 25, spent the 2024-25 season on loan at Stamford Bridge from Old Trafford.
Chelsea have a £25m obligation to buy Sancho in the summer transfer window.
However, they do have a £5m penalty clause to break out of the deal and escape the obligation.
Now Sky Sports News are reporting that the Blues are in negotiations with the winger’s representatives over his future.
Chelsea most likely want Sancho to stay in West London. However, Sky claim they will only sign him if he agrees to fit into the wage structure at the club.
Sancho earns a whopping £350,000 per week at United, where he has one year left on his current deal.
But part of the Todd Boehly regime is signing players on relatively low wages. Star-man Cole Palmer is on £130,000 per week.
Arsenal hold ‘concrete’ talks over Benjamin
Arsenal are negotiating to sign top Prem target Benjamin Sesko.
So says transfer guru Fabrizio Romano as the Gunners prioritise recruiting a world class striker this summer.
Romano reckons the Gunners have held “concrete talks” with RB Leipzig over the 21-year-old Slovenian.
Ademola eyed
Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman has reportedly been offered to Arsenal.
Lookman has been a revelation in Italy, amassing 20 goals and seven assists in 40 appearances this season.
According to GiveMeSport, the Gunners have been notified of his availability.
However, the Gunners are also looking at other wide targets, such as Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and especially Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams.
One Ek of a transfer fight
Liverpool have entered the hunt for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike.
The £84million-rated Frenchman, 22, has been linked with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.
But it’s claimed new Prem champs Liverpool are now in pole position.
The Reds have reportedly launched negotiations for Ekitike.
Man City plan huge spree
Manchester City have warned Prem rivals they plan to build their greatest trophy-winning team.
After a first season without a major domestic trophy since 2016-17, chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak vowed “incredible” striker Erling Haaland will spearhead a decade of glory.
In his address to supporters, the City chief also:
- Revealed the club messed up by not being “aggressive” enough in last summer’s transfer market
- Conceded it led to the most “challenging” campaign since their big-money 2008 takeover at City
- Promised a mega spending spree from next week to boost their Club World Cup bid
- Insisted his bond of “trust” with boss Pep Guardiola means this season is a one-off blip.
Guardiola lifted 15 trophies before this season’s duck. But Khaldoon declared: “We will be back and the aim is to build something even better. Erling is the most prolific striker in the world.”
He admitted: “Last summer, we probably should have been more aggressive in some changes we needed to do.
“We didn’t do that and it ended up costing us. We already started that team rebuild in January.”
City spent £172million in the winter window on forward Omar Marmoush from Frankfurt — plus defenders Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis and Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez.
And that will NOT be the end of their spending as Khaldoon said: “We’ve identified who are the targets, in what positions, and have clear No 1 and No 2 options.
“We’ll go about our business and it will be very clear, very swift.
“Our objective is to be ready with the new squad for the Club World Cup.”
