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It looks like an open situation for Mohammed Kudus, things could happen with him this summer. I’m not aware of anything concrete at this stage with Man United or Arsenal; but he always had the dream to play in Premier League so the situation will be one to watch in the summer.
It’s not been an easy loan spell at Crystal Palace for Albert Sambi Lokonga. Still, Arsenal trust his skills and his potential, but they want him to play. He needs to play. It’s possible they will discuss one more loan season, but this is something they will clarify with player and agent in June and not now.
Emiliano Martinez: “Aston Villa, it’s massive club. I’m proud of playing for Aston Villa you know. I’m really proud. Staying or leaving? I love it here! I feel so good at Villa. I’m trying to bring friends to Villa, the Argentinians!”
Here we go! Caglar Soyuncu has signed with Atletico Madrid – confirmed! The deal was agreed verbally in January and it’s now sealed as Turkish centre back will leave Leicester City to join Atleti in the summer as free agent on a contract until 2027.
Barcelona director Mateu Alemany: “We did not have any contact with Messi. He really likes to come to Barcelona — was here for few days as usual, but we didn’t speak.”
There is a lot of interest in Ryan Gravenberch – he is not playing for Bayern and he has confirmed he is not satisfied at all, he wants more minutes, and he says that next season it has to change. There will be a meeting soon between Bayern and Gravenberch, but from the club’s perspective, they want to keep him, and have no intention to negotiate for him to leave. There has been interest from the Premier League since January – Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal were all informed on his situation but it was not possible to proceed because of Bayern’s stance. Liverpool especially remain interested and had a direct conversation with his agent a few days ago, so they are waiting to see if the situation could change.
I already mentioned in the last two months some of the names they like in midfield, including Romeo Lavia and Manu Kone. But the decision will be made with the new coach, likely to be Mauricio Pochettino. It’s not…
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