Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd decision, £40m Tottenham scrap, Arsenal blow, Chelsea targets

09.00 UPDATE: Juventus plot Man Utd raid

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is one of two players Juventus are reportedly desperate to snare.

Pogba enjoyed a revival when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho but has gone off the boil of late.

Real Madrid have been credited with interest in him, though, as they look to bolster their ageing midfield.

Tuttosport now say Juventus want Pogba back and are targeting him along with Fiorentina’s Federico Chiesa.

08.45 UPDATE: Real Rangers price tag

Rangers may have to pay as much as £355,000 for Jake Hastie despite planning to sign him when his contract expires.

Express Sport understands the attacking midfielder is poised to swap Fir Park for Motherwell at the end of the season.

And he is set to put pen to paper on his Rangers deal before this week draws to a close, with a four-year contract on offer.

However, FIFA rules state Rangers will have to pay up to £355,000 in compensation to Hastie’s current club, Motherwell.

08.25 UPDATE: Chelsea targets

Chelsea want Nicolas Pepe or Philippe Coutinho to fill the shoes of Eden Hazard if the winger joins Real Madrid, it has been reported.

Hazard has made no secret of his desire to one day pull on the famous white shirt of Real, who are managed by his idol Zinedine Zidane.

Chelsea are facing having to cash on him this summer because his contract expires in 2020 and he has opted against signing a new one.

Telefoot reckon the Blues will move for Lille’s Pepe or Barcelona’s Coutinho should Hazard jump ship when the transfer window opens.

07.55 UPDATE: Arsenal blow

Real Madrid do not see Arsenal as a realistic destination for Gareth Bale, reports in the Spanish capital have claimed.

Bale could be on his way out of the Bernabeu in the summer with Florentino Perez planning to overhaul Real’s underperforming squad.

A Premier League return has always seemed the most likely outcome for Bale should he bring an end to his time in Madrid.

However, Marca claim Real will not be offering the Wales international to Arsenal because they don’t think the Gunners can afford his wages.

07.25 UPDATE: £40m Tottenham scrap

Tottenham will be forced to battle it out with Juventus this summer if they want to prise rising star Ryan Sessegnon away from Fulham.

The left-sided bright spark is poised to quit Craven Cottage following Fulham’s disastrous season and relegation to the Championship.

The west Londoners are, however, unwilling to sell Sessegnon on the cheap and have slapped a price tag of about £40m on him.

Tottenham have been keeping tabs on Sessegnon for a while and are in pole position to snap him up, but Juventus will ensure they don’t have it all their own way.

06.55 UPDATE: Man Utd decision

Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and the club’s Glazer Family owners want the Red Devils to copy one of their rivals.

United have endured a largely dismal six years since legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson decided to call it a day.

And a key part of that has been down to abysmal recruitment which has seen them fall well off the pace set by the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool.

ESPN are reporting United are big admirers of the way Liverpool have rebuilt, though, and will copy their strategy when it comes to transfers and backing boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

source: express.co.uk