Gossip: Liverpool to let in Man United for £52.7m man?

LIVERPOOL STALL ON WERNER
Sit up Manchester United. Pay attention Chelsea. For Liverpool are finding that a side-effect of coronavirus is cold feet. According to The Guardian, ‘Liverpool have told Timo Werner’s representatives they need more time to decide on whether to make a formal offer for the Germany international’ as they want to see the impact the crisis has on the transfer window. But at just £52.7m, we would be surprised if nobody else took a chance on Werner, who has scored a remarkable 72 goals in 118 Bundesliga games for RB Leipzig.

Werner has made it clear that his first option is Liverpool but he would consider other Premier League clubs, while Inter and Juventus are Serie A clubs who are interested. There is also a possibility that Barcelona will move for Werner as a long-term replacement for Luis Suarez if Lautaro Martinez does not leave Inter.

PARTEY TIME
‘Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey has made it clear he would like to move to Arsenal and is hoping a deal can be struck between the clubs,’ according to the Daily Telegraph. The 26-year-old Ghanaian is keen to prove himself in the Premier League after five seasons in La Liga and has a £45m release clause.

Those kind of numbers might well scare off Arsenal this summer, but Atletico Madrid have a long-standing interest in Alexandre Lacazette so a deal could be done.

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AND THE REST
Turkish side Fenerbahceare reportedly working on a deal to sign Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil…Arsenal and Chelsea are set to battle it out to sign Feyenoord’s £23m-rated Turkish midfielder Orkun Kokcu…Leicester City have been linked with an move for 20-year-old German defender Ismail Jakobs…Manchester United are close to finalising a deal for teenage Sunderland striker Joe Hugill…Nabil Fekir intends to shun interest from Arsenal and hold out for a move to Barcelona or Real Madrid…Kevin De Bruyne is set to hold talks with Manchester City over a new contract…

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