Transfer rumors, news: Man United, City battle for Tonali

Manchester United and Manchester City person shown involvement successful Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali, portion Bayern Munich person started negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Jonathan Tah astir a escaped transfer, amid involvement from Barcelona and Real Madrid. Join america for the latest transportation news, rumors and gossip from astir the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

- Manchester United and Manchester City person shown involvement successful Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali, according to Nicolo Schira. The Italy planetary has been successful good signifier of late, proving to beryllium instrumental successful the side's propulsion for a top-five decorativeness successful the Premier League. While Newcastle bash not privation to fto the 25-year-old go, Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) restrictions could complicate matters this summertime and they could judge offers of astir £70m.

- Bayern Munich person started factual negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen halfway backmost Jonathan Tah and his advisers, reports Sky Sport Deutschland, with the 29-year-old's declaration expiring astatine the extremity of the season. There volition beryllium competition, though, arsenic Xabi Alonso is keen to instrumentality the Germany planetary with him to Real Madrid, portion Barcelona person involvement but indispensable contend with fiscal just play issues.

- Arsenal person agreed a woody to motion midfielder Martín Zubimendi from Real Sociedad this summer, Fabrizio Romano reports. After sources told ESPN that the nine were closing connected the 26-year-old, helium has present "verbally agreed" a semipermanent declaration with the Gunners, who are acceptable to trigger the player's €60m merchandise clause. The Spain international, who has 17 caps to his name, volition go Mikel Arteta's archetypal summertime signing, having snubbed a determination to Liverpool past year. But the nine mightiness not beryllium done determination arsenic Correio da Manha reports that the Gunners person made a €75m bid to motion Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyökeres.

- Flamengo full-back Wesley is being tracked by Liverpool and Manchester United, according to Sky Sports. While Manchester City's involvement successful the Brazil planetary is the astir concrete, a big of Premier League and European rivals are besides monitoring his progress. Wesley, 21, has emerged arsenic 1 of Brazil's adjacent apical talents, and his transportation could outgo arsenic overmuch arsenic €35m if helium decides to permission Flamengo this summer.

- Fabrizio Romano reports that Hugo Ekitike volition permission Eintracht Frankfurt this summer, with assorted apical cubs having already made interaction astir a determination for the highly touted striker. Big names from the Premier League person approached representatives for some the subordinate and club, though the 22-year-old wants to absorption connected securing UEFA Champions League shot for the Bundesliga nine earlier deciding his future.

EXPERT TAKE

ESPN's Sam Tighe looks astatine wherefore Sandro Tonali is starting to pull attention.

Tonali's Newcastle vocation has yet deed the accelerator. After signing successful the summertime of 2023 for astir £55m from AC Milan, the Italy midfielder was deed with a 10-month gambling prohibition that ended his maiden run aft conscionable 8 Premier League appearances.

But aft returning to enactment astatine the commencement of this season, helium has rapidly recovered fittingness and form, delivering immoderate superb displays successful the bosom of the Magpies' midfield.

Tonali's power from a box-to-box No. 8 to a deeper-lying No. 6, which saw him go the anchor successful Eddie Howe's midfield three, was a catalyst for the team's singular spot of signifier done December and January, successful which the squad won 9 consecutive games.

His benignant is axenic hustle and bustle; helium offers large physicality, aggression and stamina, allowing him to asseverate his code connected a match, screen each leaf of writer and enforce Howe's high-energy, high-pressing tactics. He has besides chipped successful with a useful 5 goals successful each competitions.

Newcastle would beryllium loathe to interruption up their vaunted, hard-nosed midfield trio of Tonali, Joelinton and Bruno Guimarães, but successful the PSR era, you ne'er cognize what clubs mightiness beryllium forced to do.

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- Chelsea privation to motion AC Milan winger Rafael Leao and person opened talks implicit a imaginable €75m move. (Caught Offside)

- Chelsea and Manchester United person been tracking Barcelona's promising winger Juan Hernandez Torres this season. Both clubs are considering whether to trigger a €6m buyout clause successful the Spain U19's declaration this summer, arsenic helium turns 18 successful July. (Sky Sports)

- Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz is acceptable to snub Manchester City arsenic the 22-year-old has has agreed to articulation Bayern Munich for €100m. (Bild)

- A determination to LaLiga appeals to Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sané if helium leaves the nine erstwhile his declaration expires this summer. However, helium is besides reported to person received involvement from Arsenal and Chelsea. (Sky Sport Deutschland)

- If Xabi Alonso moves to instrumentality implicit astatine Real Madrid, helium wants to motion 20-year-old Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen. (TalkSPORT)

- Newcastle United and Manchester United are preparing to rival Arsenal for Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo this summer. (Football Insider)

- Real Madrid person asked for accusation astir AC Milan left-back Theo Hernández, who is expected to permission San Siro astatine the extremity of the season. (Nicolo Schira)

- Arsenal person opened talks with William Saliba implicit a caller declaration amid reported involvement successful the defender from Real Madrid. (The Athletic)

- Liverpool person identified Athletic Club midfielder Mikel Jauregizar, 21, arsenic a apical people for the summer. (Anfield Watch)

- Advanced negotiations are underway betwixt UAE Pro league broadside Al Ain and İstanbul Başakşehir implicit the transportation of Krzysztof Piatek. Al Ain person offered €8m for the Poland striker. (Footmercato)

- Paderborn manager Lukas Kwasniok is a apical campaigner for the vacant manager's presumption astatine TSG Hoffenheim. (Sky Germany)

- Yverdon Sport midfielder Moussa Baradji is wanted by a big of European clubs, with Galatasaray, Fiorentina and Leicester City each funny successful the 24-year-old. (Ekrem Konur)

- The presumption of AS Monaco caput coach Adi Hütter is fragile heading into the club's last fewer games of the season. (Footmercato)

- Brentford fearfulness that they volition suffer goalkeeper Mark Flekken to Bayer Leverkusen, with the German broadside successful hunt of a caller goalkeeper to vie with Lukas Hradecky and Matej Kovar. (Football Insider)

- Centre-back Jérémy Jacquet has made his people since returning to Stade Rennais from his indebtedness astatine Clermont Foot, and the 19-year-old France younker planetary has impressed capable for RB Leipzig to acceptable their sights connected him. (Footmercato)