European Paper Talk: Chelsea keen on Real Madrid's Pepe
Monday 10 April 2017 07:39, UK
Less than three months remain until the summer transfer window opens and the transfer rumour mill is in full swing with speculation over who will be making big-money moves ahead of the 2017/18 campaign.
Our friends at Football Whispers have scoured the European press to bring you the latest transfer news from around the continent.
Italy
Napoli, AC Milan, and some of Europe's other top clubs are all chasing Lazio forward, Keita Balde. The 22-year-old was a one-time transfer target for Chelsea and has impressed this season under Simone Inzaghi as the Rome club sit in fourth position in Serie A. (Corriere dello Sport)
Juventus general manager, Beppe Marotta, has admitted that Corentin Tolisso is a great player, but says the squad needs to be tactically assessed before any deal for the highly-rated Lyon midfielder is pursued. (Tuttosport)
Spain
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, speaking after a 1-1 derby draw with Real Madrid, has admitted he doesn't know where Antoine Griezmann is going to end up. The forward himself said: "I'm not going to rule out anything - but I'm happy here at Atletico." (Marca)
Real Madrid defender Pepe has lucrative offers to go to China but Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain have also asked about his services. (Marca)
The future of Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte appears to still be up in the air after he gave little away during an interview following his side's 3-1 loss to Villarreal. "You'll soon find out," the Frenchman, who was a top target for Manchester City last summer, said. (Marca)
France
Morgan Schneiderlin has no regrets following his January transfer from Manchester United to Everton. The former Southampton man, who is a key first-team player for Ronald Koeman in a resurgent Toffees side, said: "This first year with Louis van Gaal sticks in the throat ... I felt like I was playing as a robot." (L'Equipe)
Germany
Dietmar Hopp, who owns a majority stake in Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, says it would take €400m to prise highly-rated manager Julian Nagelsmann away from the club. (Sport Bild)
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