Manchester United midfield target Ilkay Gundogan has expressed a desire to move to the Premier League.
The 24-year-old Germany international has been frustrated by injuries that have stalled his progress at Borussia Dortmund, and he may see a fresh start as the way to reignite his career. ‘Playing outside Germany is one of my big goals,’ he said. ‘If one day I leave here, I’d like to play in Spain or for one of the big teams in England.’ (Daily Mail)
North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are set to battle it out for the services of Dinamo Zagreb’s holding midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. The 22-year-old is widely linked with a move to England, but Dinamo boss Zdravko Mamic says it will take a massive offer to pry the Croatia international away. ‘If someone wants one of our key players, it can only be with a memorable bid, if they knock me off my feet. That is my principle. And the numbers appearing in the media do not interest us.’ (Daily Star)
Real Madrid could be about raid Liverpool’s youth set-up for Spain Under-18 captain Pedro Chirivella. The Reds fended off an offer from Real to sign the midfielder, who has been likened to former Anfield and Madrid star Xabi Alonso, from Valencia for £200,000, but the Spanish giants look set to rekindle their interest (Daily Mail)
Samir Nasri says Manchester City’s players know their places at the club are at stake. With City’s European hopes hanging by a thread ahead of tonight’s game against Bayern Munich, the Frenchman knows the club’s Abu Dhabi owners will be quick to ring the changes. Nasri said: ‘Let’s be honest, we need to do something or otherwise next year it is going to be new players, it’s going to be [new] everything.’ (The Independent)
West Brom are the latest Premier League club to enquire after Senegal international Stephane Badji. The 24-year-old midfielder is currently plying his trade at Norwegian side Brann but is believed to have a £750,000 releases clause in his contract that has triggered interest from Crystal Palace and Sunderland. (Mirror)
