Where will the spending stop?
Louis van Gaal reminds us a little bit of a child who goes into a sweet shop with €2 but wants to buy everything they set their eyes on. Today’s press say he is looking to spend a whopping €200million this summer on five new players.
According to the Daily Express the manager wants Nathaniel Clyne as the club’s new right back, while they are still favourites to steal Mats Hummels from Dortmund.
Kevin Strootman is strongly believed to be top of the wishlist to be the club’s next midfielder (another one?) while talks to sign Memphis Depay as well as Paulo Dybala are believed to be in the early stages.
Just what Liverpool need, another immobile striker like Mario Balotelli or Rickie Lambert. No no, you have it all wrong. This striker’s name is Ciro Immobile and he’s actually very good. The Italian is leading the line for Borussia Dortmund at the moment and has caught the eye of Brendan Rodgers.
He has seven goals in 21 appearances this season and would come fairly cheaply as Jurgen Klopp looks to free up some space in his squad for a major revamp.
The exodus at the Bundesliga side could go into overdrive this summer, and with Liverpool possibly left with just Daniel Sturridge after the summer as their only striker, Rodgers is looking at frontline options according to the Daily Star .
Manchester City are already looking at beefing up their defence ahead of the summer and have identified Belgian Toby Alderweireld as a solid option to partner Vincent Kompany next season.
According to this morning’s Daily Mail the 25-year old is also wanted by Southampton,where he’s currently on loan from Atletico Madrid
He’s been key to the club’s march up the table this season in place of the departed Dejan Lovren, and would cost around €10 million.
Arsenal might be about to find themselves in a bidding war with Barcelona for the services of Lars Bender.
According to The Mirror the Bayer Leverkusen man is wanted by both clubs but with the La Liga side under a transfer ban it would seem that the ‘Gunners should be in pole position for his services.
Everton aren’t a club that usually spends big in any window, Romelu Lukaku aside, but their fans should be excited at getting their hands on a Real Madrid player this summer if reports today are accurate.
According to the Daily Mirror the club are lining up a bid for Casemiro, who’s currently mixing it up at Porto.
A permanent deal may be out of reach for the Merseysiders but another loan deal in the Premier League may suit his parent club who rate the 22-year-old highly.
