Alvaro Morata or Romelu Lukaku
Chelsea willing to spend up to £70million on a marquee striker this Summer, but are locked in a wrangle over whether to sign Romelu Lukaku or Alvaro Morata
Boss Antonio Conte wants Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata to spearhead the defence of the Premier League title but also to provide firepower in Europe with the return to Champions League football next season.
Technical director Michael Emenalo wants unsettled Everton star Romelu Lukaku back at Chelsea having taken him there in 2011 as a youngster. Lukaku’s experience of English football is another huge factor in Emenalo’s argument to go for the big Belgian who is the Premier League’s top scorer with 21 goals.
Conte could be given funds to go for BOTH players but that would prove tricky as it would also mean offloading misfit striker Michy Batshuayi first.
Plus, Morata and Lukaku would find it difficult being anything other than first choice and Conte’s formations revolve around one main centre forward.
Max Meyer To Anfield
Liverpool are ready to join the battle for the services of the ‘German Dele Alli”.
Young Bundesliga star Max Meyer looks certain to move to the Premier League in the summer, and the Reds' boss Jurgen Klopp is now prepared to compete with Alli's Tottenham and derby rivals Everton in the race to sign him.
He has twice watched the 21-year-old recently.
Meyer will have just a year left on his current contract at the end of the season, and said on German TV at the weekend that he is now “50-50” on whether to stay or go.
Reports in his home country suggest Schalke would now listen to offers of around £17million for the attacking midfielder — who they rated at a massive £45m last summer when Spurs made an official approach.
With his contract ticking down, they realise they will have to sell at a cut-price if he doesn’t put pen to paper on a new deal.
In Other News
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has given the strongest hint yet that he will stay at Manchester United for another season. The 35-year-old striker says he "never leaves a job unfinished". (Manchester Evening News)
Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner has emerged as a potential candidate for the West Ham job if the London club's owners decide in the summer that Slaven Bilic is not the man to take the club forward in the long term. (Daily Telegraph)
Manager Jose Mourinho has spoken out amid speculation Manchester United are lining up a £173m move for Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar, 25, in the summer transfer window. (ESPN Brazil, via Metro)
Arsenal and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, said he is happy in London but added that he wanted to play for a team that has "a winning mentality".(Daily Mirror - via El Grafico)
However, Sanchez could also be convinced to see out the final 14 months of his contract at Arsenal. (Standard)
Erik Lamela might have played his final game for Tottenham Hotspur, with hip surgery set to end the 25-year-old midfielder's season and the club open to selling him in the summer. (Guardian)
Arsenal and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, has revealed his family would prefer that he left the club at the end of the season. (Sportbild via Metro)
Arsene Wenger will sign a new contract to stay as Arsenal manager and needs to change "many things" to take the club forward, according to former Gunners midfielder Robert Pires. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United are stepping up their efforts to sign Monaco's 22-year-old £40m-rated midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. (Mirror)
But Bakayoko's brother has revealed a move to Paris St-Germain would be more desirable. (Manchester Evening News)
England striker Jermain Defoe, 34, can leave Sunderland on a free transfer if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool and Arsenal are interested in Real Madrid's 21-year-old attacking midfielder Marco Asensio. (Daily Star - via Don Balon)
David de Gea, 26, remains a top target for Real Madrid but Manchester United are prepared to give the Spain goalkeeper a huge wage increase to scare off the Spanish giants. (the Sun)
Former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says he has never been through anything in football like the "shock" of being sacked by the Premier League champions. (Guardian - via Gazzetta dello Sport)
Bastian Schweinsteiger's move from Manchester United to Chicago Fire has been formally completed, after the 32-year-old German midfielder's visa application was granted. (Daily Mail)
Rangers have agreed a deal to sell 15-year-old midfielder Billy Gilmour to Chelsea for a fee which could reach £600,000. (Daily Express)
Liverpool have opened contract talks with Croatia defender Dejan Lovren, 27, but remain in the market for another centre back. (Daily Telegraph)
Liverpool will miss out on signing Mahmoud Dahoud from Borussia Monchengladbach as the 21-year-old midfielder has opted to join Borussia Dortmund. (Daily Express - via Waz)
Defender Sergio Ramos, 30, has advised Spain team-mate and Tottenham target Isco, 24, not to leave Real Madrid. (Standard)
Dr Peter Vint has left Everton just 15 months after his appointment as the club's academy director. The development comes as his teenage son announced he was joining Manchester United's youth set-up.(The Times - subscription required)
Everton are showing an interest in Hull central defender Harry Maguire, 24.(Liverpool Echo)
Sunderland fans believe changing the manager is "not the right way", despite the Black Cats being bottom of the Premier League table, according the the club's current boss David Moyes.(Sunderland Echo)
Chelsea willing to spend up to £70million on a marquee striker this Summer, but are locked in a wrangle over whether to sign Romelu Lukaku or Alvaro Morata
Boss Antonio Conte wants Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata to spearhead the defence of the Premier League title but also to provide firepower in Europe with the return to Champions League football next season.
Technical director Michael Emenalo wants unsettled Everton star Romelu Lukaku back at Chelsea having taken him there in 2011 as a youngster. Lukaku’s experience of English football is another huge factor in Emenalo’s argument to go for the big Belgian who is the Premier League’s top scorer with 21 goals.
Conte could be given funds to go for BOTH players but that would prove tricky as it would also mean offloading misfit striker Michy Batshuayi first.
Plus, Morata and Lukaku would find it difficult being anything other than first choice and Conte’s formations revolve around one main centre forward.
Max Meyer To Anfield
Liverpool are ready to join the battle for the services of the ‘German Dele Alli”.
Young Bundesliga star Max Meyer looks certain to move to the Premier League in the summer, and the Reds' boss Jurgen Klopp is now prepared to compete with Alli's Tottenham and derby rivals Everton in the race to sign him.
He has twice watched the 21-year-old recently.
Meyer will have just a year left on his current contract at the end of the season, and said on German TV at the weekend that he is now “50-50” on whether to stay or go.
Reports in his home country suggest Schalke would now listen to offers of around £17million for the attacking midfielder — who they rated at a massive £45m last summer when Spurs made an official approach.
With his contract ticking down, they realise they will have to sell at a cut-price if he doesn’t put pen to paper on a new deal.
In Other News
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has given the strongest hint yet that he will stay at Manchester United for another season. The 35-year-old striker says he "never leaves a job unfinished". (Manchester Evening News)
Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner has emerged as a potential candidate for the West Ham job if the London club's owners decide in the summer that Slaven Bilic is not the man to take the club forward in the long term. (Daily Telegraph)
Manager Jose Mourinho has spoken out amid speculation Manchester United are lining up a £173m move for Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar, 25, in the summer transfer window. (ESPN Brazil, via Metro)
Arsenal and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, said he is happy in London but added that he wanted to play for a team that has "a winning mentality".(Daily Mirror - via El Grafico)
However, Sanchez could also be convinced to see out the final 14 months of his contract at Arsenal. (Standard)
Erik Lamela might have played his final game for Tottenham Hotspur, with hip surgery set to end the 25-year-old midfielder's season and the club open to selling him in the summer. (Guardian)
Arsenal and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, has revealed his family would prefer that he left the club at the end of the season. (Sportbild via Metro)
Arsene Wenger will sign a new contract to stay as Arsenal manager and needs to change "many things" to take the club forward, according to former Gunners midfielder Robert Pires. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United are stepping up their efforts to sign Monaco's 22-year-old £40m-rated midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. (Mirror)
But Bakayoko's brother has revealed a move to Paris St-Germain would be more desirable. (Manchester Evening News)
England striker Jermain Defoe, 34, can leave Sunderland on a free transfer if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool and Arsenal are interested in Real Madrid's 21-year-old attacking midfielder Marco Asensio. (Daily Star - via Don Balon)
David de Gea, 26, remains a top target for Real Madrid but Manchester United are prepared to give the Spain goalkeeper a huge wage increase to scare off the Spanish giants. (the Sun)
Former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says he has never been through anything in football like the "shock" of being sacked by the Premier League champions. (Guardian - via Gazzetta dello Sport)
Bastian Schweinsteiger's move from Manchester United to Chicago Fire has been formally completed, after the 32-year-old German midfielder's visa application was granted. (Daily Mail)
Rangers have agreed a deal to sell 15-year-old midfielder Billy Gilmour to Chelsea for a fee which could reach £600,000. (Daily Express)
Liverpool have opened contract talks with Croatia defender Dejan Lovren, 27, but remain in the market for another centre back. (Daily Telegraph)
Liverpool will miss out on signing Mahmoud Dahoud from Borussia Monchengladbach as the 21-year-old midfielder has opted to join Borussia Dortmund. (Daily Express - via Waz)
Defender Sergio Ramos, 30, has advised Spain team-mate and Tottenham target Isco, 24, not to leave Real Madrid. (Standard)
Dr Peter Vint has left Everton just 15 months after his appointment as the club's academy director. The development comes as his teenage son announced he was joining Manchester United's youth set-up.(The Times - subscription required)
Everton are showing an interest in Hull central defender Harry Maguire, 24.(Liverpool Echo)
Sunderland fans believe changing the manager is "not the right way", despite the Black Cats being bottom of the Premier League table, according the the club's current boss David Moyes.(Sunderland Echo)
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