Transfer news, Wednesday March 08th 2023

Joel JJ By Joel JJ β€’ 8th March 2023


Transfer news, Wednesday March 08th 2023

Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are still interested in Moises Caicedo despite the 21-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder signing a new contract with Brighton last week. (Football Insider)

Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, and West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice, 24, are Arsenal's main targets this summer. (Sun) Osimhen says he is "working hard" to achieve his dream of one day playing in the Premier League. (Sky Sports)

Real Madrid head of recruitment Juni Calafat held a meeting with the father of Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, in a London hotel on Tuesday. (Footmercato – In France)

Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham have requested to be informed about the contract status of French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27 years old at Juventus. (90 Min)

Newcastle United have joined the race to sign Chelsea and England midfielder Mason Mount, 24. (Mail)

Manchester City are in a good position to re-sign 19-year-old Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton after including a buy-back clause in his contract. (Football Insider)

Barcelona president Joan Laporta recently met the father of Paris St-Germain and Argentina striker Lionel Messi, and has left open the possibility of a summer return to the Nou Camp for the 35-year-old. (Goal)

Liverpool and Tottenham have sent scouts to watch Benfica's Portuguese defender Antonio Silva, 19, and midfielder Florentino Luis, 23. (90min).

Talks between Manchester United and the club's buyers will begin this week, with the Qatari group led by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani thought to be in the forefront. (Time – Subscription required)

Benfica have not won the Portuguese title since 2019, but they say their titles are a conveyor belt of the talent they produce. Ajax and Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber, 21 - a target for Manchester United - says he will consider his options this summer. (Ajax Life, Via Mirror)

Brighton and Nice are interested in signing English winger Reiss Nelson, 23, when his Arsenal contract expires this summer. (CBS Sports)

Liverpool owner John W Henry says his commitment to the club is "stronger than ever", but adds any transfer spending this summer will be done in a "responsible way". (Liverpool Echo)

Chelsea technical director Christopher Vivell is very interested in RB Leipzig and Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, 22 years old. (Caught Offside)

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