MAURICIO POCHETTINO is set to be sacked by PSG, with Zinedine Zidane reportedly having agreed to take over as manager.
The former Real Madrid boss is said to be travelling to Qatar to finalise terms on a deal to take charge at the Parc des Princes.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid and Man City are reported to be interested in Chelsea's Reece James.
The Blues right-back has two years left on his contract and is said to have not yet been approached with regards to a new one.
And Liverpool have reportedly offered £68m up front, rising to £85m with add-ons for Darwin Nunez.
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- Sam Dymond
Zidane set for first signing
Zinedine Zidane hasn't even touched down in Paris yet, but his first signing as new Paris Saint-German manager is already in the works.
Zidane is currently flying in from Qatar to replace Mauricio Pochettino, and the French legend is not expected to be the only new arrival the Parc des Princes.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the French champions have tabled an opening offer of €50m for Inter defender Milan Skriniar.
The Serie A club are said to be holding out for €70m despite the Slovakian centre-back only having a year left to run on his current contract.
- Sam Dymond
Poch on the brink at PSG
Paris Saint-Germain are set to sack Mauricio Pochettino and replace him with Zinedine Zidane, according to reports.
The French side are expected to relieve the former Tottenham boss of his duties imminently.
Waiting in the wings is ex-Real Madrid manager Zidane.
According to Mundo Deportivo's Ramon Fuentes, Zizou is travelling to Qatar to finalise his contract with PSG's owners.
They expect the deal to be formally completed tomorrow.
Zidane, 49, has been out of work since leaving Madrid at the end of the 2020-21 season.
- Sam Dymond
Wilson: Fulham in good Nec
Welsh World Cup hero Neco Williams should quit Liverpool to join newly-promoted Fulham.
That's the view of international teammate Harry Wilson, who made the same move himself last summer.
Williams spent the second half of last season on loan with the Cottagers as they claimed the Championship title, and starred for his country in the weekend's play-off triumph over Ukraine.
Liverpool have slapped a £15m asking price on the right-back, but are already considering replacements with a move for Aberdeen teenager Calvin Ramsey looking likely.
- Sam Dymond
Gunners hoping to do Botman
The Express reports that Arsenal are plotting a late raid for Sven Botman – just as the Lille centre-back was on the brink of finally joining Newcastle.
The Toon Army missed out on Botman in January, but had returned to the negotiation table since the end of the Premier League season.
However, with William Saliba stalling on a new deal, and Gabriel linked with a move to Italy, the Gunners are considering defensive reinforcements.
Arsenal and Newcastle have become something of rivals in the transfer market since the St James' Park club beat the Londoners to Brazilian Bruno Guiamaraes earlier this year.
Dutch defender Botman has impressed during his two seasons in France, and has previously been a target for Tottenham.
- Sam Dymond
Bayern Munich keen on Kane
German giants Bayern Munich are weighing up a bid for Harry Kane to replace the departing Robert Lewandowski.
Polish superstar Lewandowski looks set to leave the Allianz Arena after falling out with manager Julian Nagelsmann with either Real Madrid or Barcelona his most-likely destination.
And the Bundesliga champions believe England captain Kane is just the man to fill the striker's golden boots.
However, the 28-year-old Tottenham legend still has two years remaining on his contract in North London – and Spurs have shown they are unlikely to play ball.
Kane attempted to engineer a move to Manchester City a year ago without success, but bounced back from disappointment to help fire Antonio Conte's team to Champions League football.
- Sam Dymond
Blues consider alternative to Rice
England star Declan Rice remains one of Chelsea's top transfer targets this summer, but the Blues are considering alternatives if West Ham refuse to do business.
The Hammers have slapped a £150m asking price on their main midfielder with the Stamford Bridge outfit so far proving reluctant to offer in excess of £75m.
And now the Blues are threatening to look elsewhere.
According to football.london, Chelsea scouts have been watching RB Leipzig's Konrad Laimer for some time, and believe the 25-year-old could excel in England.
However, they face competition from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, who had been preparing to pounce for Laimer following the expiry of his current contract.
- Sam Dymond
United to meet with Mendes
Darwin Nunez's big-money move to Liverpool appeared a done deal…
…but Manchester United are preparing a last-minute bid to hijack the move.
As first reported by The Express yesterday, Old Trafford officials will meet with Nunez's agent Jorge Mendes to discuss the possibility of a late switch to the Red Devils.
Benfica hot-shot Nunez had looked set for an £86m move to Liverpool after bagging 34 goals for the Portuguese giants last season.
Mendes is also agent to Wolves' Ruben Neves, who has also been linked with a summer transfer to United,
- Jake Lambourne
Morning transfer news
Mohamed Salah has won his second PFA Premier League Player of the Year award after his sensational 2021-22 season, with Phil Foden retaining his Young Player gong.
The Liverpool star, 29, joins a prestigious list of legends including Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry to win the annual award more than once.
And Foden has become the fifth person to win the Young Player of the Year gong two years in a row.
The PFA Premier League Team of the Year has also been announced – with runners-up Liverpool dominating the star-studded XI.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds fell agonisingly short in a thrilling final day of the 2021-22 season, ultimately coming up one point – and just a matter of minutes – short.
The Anfield side played superbly all season – and their squad has been rewarded with no fewer than FIVE stars making the campaign’s best XI.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have agreed personal terms with Benfica star Darwin Nunez… but Manchester United want to hijack their deal.
Klopp is keen to get the £86million deal done as he searches for a replacement for Bayern Munich bound Sadio Mane.
But according to Portuguese reporter Pedro Sepulveda, United aren’t ready to give up on signing the Uruguayan.
In other news, SunSport have exclusively revealed how Chelsea are keen to sign Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling.
The England international is understood to be considering his future with the player to become a free agent in 2023.
With Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez to compete for a place in the starting XI, there is a fear that Sterling could be dropped to the bench.
And the Blues would be willing to bring him to Stamford Bridge following their takeover.
- Jake Lambourne
Chelsea in for Raheem Sterling
EXCLUSIVE – Chelsea want Raheem Sterling — but they need to prove they will match his ambitions.
The Manchester City star, 27, has been identified as a marquee signing for Chelsea’s new owners after their £4.25billion takeover.
Sterling is entering the final 12 months of his contract and is open to all options — but wants to play regularly in the countdown to the winter World Cup.
The winger does not want to sit on the bench and is eager to still be competing for trophies, if he is to leave champions City.
Despite starting 32 games in all competitions last term he was left out of both legs of the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid and the decisive last game of the season against Aston Villa.
The imminent arrival of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez will make competition for forward places even tougher.
Read more HERE.
- Jake Lambourne
City and Brighton in exchange?
Man City could offer young midfielder James McAtee as a makeweight in their bid to land Marc Cucurella this summer, writes Martin Blackburn.
The champions have made Brighton’s Spanish full-back, 23, one of their top targets for the current window.
However Cucurella is likely to cost more than £40million after winning the Player of the Year award for the Seagulls last season.
And the Etihad giants will look at ways to bring the price down.
City are looking at options for several of their young players – including McAtee, who was the subject of transfer interest from Brighton in 2021.
They are in no rush to sell the 19-year-old but may be willing to allow him to move on loan to get some first team experience.
Read more HERE.
- Jake Lambourne
Phil Foden targets main award
Phil Foden has set his sights on winning the main PFA award after scooping the PFA Young Player of the Year trophy.
He said: “I'm really honoured to be honest, especially to win it back-to-back, it shows that I've come a long way this year with the consistency of my game.
"I’m really pleased to win it again.
"All the best players in the world have got to show consistency and keep performing at the higher level, and this year I've just tried to do that and try and help my team as much as possible.
"I’ve been really happy with my performances this year.
"Hopefully I can win the main award in the future, but it’s all about taking small steps and improving.
"I always love winning individual awards, it’s just nice to look at and see how far you've come so, yeah, I’m really pleased.”
- Jake Lambourne
Salah expresses PFA delight
Mo Salah has expressed his delight at being named as the PFA Player of the Year for the second year running.
He said: "It’s a great honour to win a trophy, individual or collective and this one is big so, very happy and very proud of that.
"This one is a really good one to win, especially because it’s voted by players.
"It shows you that you’ve worked really hard and you get what you worked for.
"I have my room with trophies in a cabinet and I made sure that I had another space for one more.
"I always keep space and just try to imagine that the trophies are going to come.”
- Jake Lambourne
Arsenal keen to snap up Scamacca
Arsenal have been told how much it would take to sign Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Gunners have already failed with an initial £27million bid rising to £34m with add-ons.
And it has been said that the Serie a outfit would be willing to cash in on the 23-year-old this summer.
The Italian news outlet states that Arsenal can secure the services of the centre-forward should they stump up £42.5m.
- Jake Lambourne
Salah and Foden big winners
Mohamed Salah has won his second PFA Premier League Player of the Year award after his sensational 2021-22 season, with Phil Foden retaining his Young Player gong.
The Liverpool star, 29, joins a prestigious list of legends including Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry to win the annual award more than once.
Salah tied Son Heung-min for the Golden Boot with 23 goals last season.
His heroics led the Reds to within minutes of their second Premier League crown, but for Manchester City's heroics late in the season finale.
The Egyptian star joins Ronaldo, Henry, Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Gareth Bale and Kevin de Bruyne as the only stars to win the award more than once.
Meanwhile, Foden becomes the fifth person to win the Young Player of the Year gong two years in a row.
The Man City and England ace, 22, follows Ryan Giggs, Robbie Fowler, Wayne Rooney and Dele Alli in winning back-to-back PFA Premier League Young Player of the Year awards.
- Jake Lambourne
Creme de la Prem
The PFA Premier League Team of the Year has been announced – with runners-up Liverpool dominating the star-studded XI.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds fell agonisingly short in a thrilling final day of the 2021-22 season, ultimately coming up one point – and just a matter of minutes – short.
The Anfield side played superbly all season – and their squad has been rewarded with no fewer than FIVE stars making the campaign's best XI.
Take a look at the team below.
- Jake Lambourne
Chelsea’s defensive targets reveals
Transfer guru Christian Falk has revealed Chelsea are targeting three centre-backs.
Thomas Tuchel is in the market to bolster his defence with Antonio Rudiger agreeing a deal to join Real Madrid.
Meanwhile Andreas Christensen is poised to link up with Barcelona when his contract expires at the end of the month.
Commenting on the Blues’ targets, Falk tweeted: “Chelsea have on their list for new defenders.
“Presnel Kimpembe, Matthijs de Ligt and Jules Kounde.”
- Jake Lambourne
Italy vital for England's World Cup hopes
There will be no one sticking a flare up their jacksie when England and Italy meet again on Saturday night, writes Mark Irwin.
In fact, there will be no paying supporters at all as a consequence of those chaotic Wembley scenes at last summer’s Euros final.
Yet even if England hadn’t been ordered to play tomorrow’s game at Molineux behind closed doors, the mood would still be very different to this time 11 months ago.
Because as much as Uefa might try to dress up the Nations League as a prestigious international tournament, we all know the reality.
So just try telling the exhausted players that four games in ten days at the end of a gruelling season really means something.
And try telling the general public that watching two reserve teams going through the motions is the best way to spend a Saturday night.
Read more HERE.
- Jake Lambourne
Nou problem for Barca
Barcelona need half a BILLION Euros to avoid slipping into financial ruin, according to the club's economic vice-president, Eduard Romeu.
Romeu has revealed the full extent of the club's problems, insisting only €500m (£425m) "can save Barcelona" now.
He told Sport: "It is still critical, but the advantage compared to a year ago is that we know where we are and we have the problem detected.
"We know what the drama is. The number that does the most damage is that of the patrimonial imbalance.
"Negative funds of €500m. Some €150m (£128m) losses could be added to this course if we did nothing.
"I already said it one day, if someone wants to make me a man, give me €500m. It is what we need to save Barca…"
- Jake Lambourne
Danjuma wants England return
Arnaut Danjuma has admitted he still has "unfinished business" in the Premier League.
The Villarreal winger, 25, has been linked with a move to both Manchester United and Liverpool.
Danjuma first and only taste of Premier League action was in the 2019-20 season after he signed for Bournemouth from Belgium outfit Club Brugge.
He later moved on to Villarreal after two seasons on the South Coast, and his excellent form has seen Danjuma tipped to head back to England this summer.
When quizzed on whether he feels as though he has unfinished business in the Prem, Danjuma admitted to Sky Sports: "That I will have to confirm.
"I think there is definitely unfinished business for me in England.
"Because if you look back to the reason why I joined Bournemouth initially was [for] me to play Premier League football."
- Jake Lambourne
Saliba to be offered new deal
Arsenal will reportedly offer William Saliba a new contract with the defender tied down at the Emirates until 2024.
That is despite the Frenchman yet to feature for the Gunners since joining from Saint-Etienne in 2019.
Saliba is expected to battle for a starting spot next term with Ben White and Gabriel Magelhaes.
And according to L’Equipe, such is their desire to keep the youngster, Arsenal will hand him fresh terms to convince him he has a future in North London.
- Jake Lambourne
Giant goalkeeper signing for Carlisle
Carlisle have completed the signing of gigantic goalie Tomas Holy – who is the TALLEST player in English football.
The 6ft 9in ‘keeper, who is the same height as WBC heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury and two inches taller than Peter Crouch, has signed a two-year contract at Brunton Park.
The former Czech youth international, 30, who is the tallest player in the top four divisions, joins the League Two club after being released by Ipswich Town.
He played 65 league games for the Tractor Boys but found himself out of favour last season and headed to both Cambridge United and Port Vale on loan.
Carlisle boss Paul Simpson said: “He's a keeper I've known about for years. He's done really well at Ipswich, and he's had a couple of good loans.
“Obviously when I found out he was being released and available, I knew it was something I'd be interested in.”
- Jake Lambourne
Fulham close on Strakosha
EXCLUSIVE – FULHAM are closing in on the signing of Lazio goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha on a free transfer, writes Daniel Cutts.
The 27-year-old has been in talks with the West Londoners for a number of weeks over a move to the Premier League.
The Albanian stopper is out of contract at the Serie A side, and wants to test himself in England.
SunSport understands his deal with the Cottagers could be up to four years and worth around £1million a year.
He is also expected to receive a hefty signing-on bonus along with other additions on top of that.
The move has not yet been sealed, but both the club and player are confident the deal will go through.
- Jake Lambourne
Dembele chooses Chelsea?
Ousmane Dembele has reportedly decided to join Chelsea over PSG this summer.
The Barcelona winger will leave the Catalan giants when his contract expires in a matter of weeks.
The chance to work with Thomas Tuchel again, as he did at Borussia Dortmund, has proved to be a big factor in his choice, report the Mirror.
- Alex Smith
Lampard wants two Chelsea players
Everton boss Frank Lampard is interested in signing two players from his former club.
Conor Gallagher and Billy Gilmour are the pair mentioned by The Telegraph.
Spurs’ Harry Winks is an alternative for Everton.
The Toffees are looking to bolster their options across the pitch after narrowly avoiding relegation
- Alex Smith
Torres tussle
Man Utd and Tottenham are battling it out to sign Villarreal defender Pau Torres, according to reports in Spain.
Torres, 25, has impressed in LaLiga and the Champions League, helping Villarreal to the semi-final.
Villarreal are seeking £43million for the Spaniard and United are favourites to sign him, according to La Razon.
However, Tottenham could throw in Giovani Lo Celso as part of the deal, the Argentine spent the second half of last season on loan at the Unai Emery’s side.
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