Transfer news, Friday April 21 2023

Joel JJ By Joel JJ β€’ 21st April 2023


Transfer news, Friday April 21 2023

Former coach of Paris St-Germain and Tottenham Mauricio Pochettino, 51, has held talks with Chelsea about leading the London club. (Mirror)

Chelsea plan to sell many of its stars before June 30 to stay within financial rules - Financial Fair Play. (Evening Standard)

Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea, 32, is on the verge of signing a new contract to stay at the club. (Forbes)

United are leading the race to sign 20-year-old Atalanta and Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund. (Mirror)

Barcelona are finalizing an offer to send Paris St-Germain for the return of 35-year-old Argentine striker Lionel Messi. (Mundo Deportivo)

Aston Villa have renewed their desire to buy Arsenal and England attacking midfielder Emile Smith Rowe, 22. (talkSPORT)

Villarreal are set to offer Spanish defender Pau Torres a new contract while Aston Villa plan to try to buy the 26-year-old player this season. (Football Insider)

Manchester City want to sign Chelsea and Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 28, in the next summer window despite also wanting to stay in the race to buy Borussia Dortmund and England star Jude Bellingham, 19. (Givemesport)

Paris St-Germain may sign Nice and France midfielder Khephren Thuram, 22, or Lens and Ivory Coast midfielder Seko Fofana, 27, as Bellingham's replacement. (CaughtOffside)

Newcastle are ready to sell 26-year-old French winger Allan Saint-Maximin in order to raise money for signings in the next transfer window. (talkSPORT)

Manchester United, Newcastle, Wolves, Arsenal, West Ham and Crystal Palace are all monitoring Morocco and Bayern Munich full-back Noussair Mazraoui, 25. (90min).

England defender Chris Smalling, 33, is in the final stages of negotiations with Roma to extend a new contract to stay in Italy until June 2025. (Fabrizio Romano).

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