Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd exit agreed, Chelsea find Hazard replacement, Liverpool gossip
Posted Tuesday, April 30, 2019 by Express.co.uk
16:40 UPDATE: Herrera was furious at Man Utd
Manchester star Ander Herrera was left angry when the club notified him his contract had been extended via post last year, according to reports.
The MEN say the Spain international deemed it a classless gesture.
Herrera could leave for PSG at the end of the campaign.
United have offered him ï¿¡200,000-a-week to stay but a parting of the ways now looks likely.
14:40 UPDATE: Man Utd talks
Man Utd chief Ed Woodward has visited the club's Carrington training ground for talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Manchester Evening News say they met to discuss transfers - as well as contracts.
David De Gea and Juan Mata are both facing uncertain futures at the club, with the former making another blunder against Chelsea on Sunday.
And their contracts were supposedly on the agenda. United want to tie De Gea down but are reluctant to grant him pay parity with Alexis Sanchez.
Transfer news LIVE: Paul Pogba has agreed to join Real Madrid (Image: GETTY)
13:25 UPDATE: Carragher on Pogba exit
Jamie Carragher reckons Paul Pogba should be the first man out the door at United this summer.
"The immediate concern for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not who Manchester United should buy to rebuild the club. It is who they sell," Carragher wrote in his Telegraph column.
"There would be one name on the top of my list. Paul Pogba.
"If Real Madrid have ï¿¡100 million and Zinedine Zidane wants him, United can solve the first of many problems as their long reconstruction gets underway."
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd want to axe Alexis Sanchez (Image: GETTY)
12:35 UPDATE: Zidane on Varane to Man Utd
Zinedine Zidane claims Man Utd target Raphael Varane will STAY at Real Madrid.
"The positive point of this season finale is that Varane will stay," Zidane said.
"I want the season to end as soon as possible but there are three games left and we have to respect the competition.
"We cannot finish the season giving this image of ourselves."
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd may sell De Gea (Image: GETTY)
11:30 UPDATE: Hazard hint
Chelsea star Eden Hazard hinted that he will STAY at the club following the Blues' 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford.
"Chelsea has to play in the Champions League every year," he told Sky Sports.
"Chelsea are one of the biggest clubs in the world and me myself I want to play in the Champions League. We will."
Hazard has been linked with a move to Real Madrid since last summer.
Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal are keen to spend (Image: GETTY)
10:50 UPDATE: Jan Oblak to Man Utd on?
Man Utd are seriously contemplating replacing David De Gea with Jan Oblak.
According to ESPN, United are preparing for life without De Gea, with the Red Devils seriously considering triggering Oblak's ï¿¡104m (€120m) buy-out clause.
Oblak penned a new deal at Atletico Madrid earlier this month.
However, his release clause was only increased by ï¿¡17m (€20m).
ESPN add that United feel Oblak would be great value for money if they break the bank for the stopper.
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd tried to sign Van Dijk (Image: GETTY)
10:20 UPDATE: Cavani to Chelsea or Man Utd on?
Edinson Cavani is keen to quit PSG and move to the Premier League.
Italian outlet Calciomercato say Chelsea and Man Utd are keen on the striker.
Cavani would jump at the chance to play in the Premier League next season.
Chelsea were in talks over the hitman a couple of years ago, however, a deal didn't materialise.
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd have joined Liverpool in the race to land Nicolas Pepe (Image: GETTY)
09:45 UPDATE: Man Utd star slammed
Gary Neville reckons Man Utd could sell Romelu Lukaku this summer.
"Lukaku is the most interesting for me," Neville told Sky Sports.
"You watch him for 25 minutes and he looks like a world beater. Then you see him make one big run and he looks absolutely shot.
"He was a brilliant performer, then you say to yourself he always looks tired after one or two big runs.
"He's a big decision. I've got very little sympathy for anyone who's unfit as a professional footballer."
Transfer news LIVE: Edinson Cavani is keen to quit PSG (Image: GETTY)
09:25 UPDATE: Salah plea
Liverpool can stop Mo Salah from joining Real Madrid or Barcelona by winning silverware, Luis Garcia claims.
"If Liverpool win trophies then I think it will be much easier for the club to keep Mo Salah," he told the Mirror.
"We know that Barcelona and Real Madrid will be in the market for the best players in the summer.
"And if you talk about the best players in the world right now then Mo Salah must be included.
"At this moment, though, I think Liverpool are a different club than what they were.
"Last year they reached the Champions League final. This time they are challenging for the Premier League and the Champions League.
"They are now a club with the potential to win the big trophies."
Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal have been told to sell Mesut Ozil (Image: GETTY)
08:55 UPDATE: Sarri confirms Higuain stay
Maurizio Sarri has revealed he expects struggling striker Gonzalo Higuain to remain at Chelsea next season.
He said: "For a striker it is difficult to get used to the Premier League, for every striker.
"I remember Suarez at Liverpool in first season only scores three goals, then 16, then 24, but it's difficult to adapt to this Premier League.
"I think in the next season he will be able to score a lot."
Asked whether he will be at the club for 2019-20, Sarri replied: "I don't know, I'm not in charge of the market so I cannot answer these questions. In theory, yes."
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd will spend big (Image: GETTY)
08:30 UPDATE: FOUR Man Utd stars slammed
A Man Utd staff member was overheard brutally ripping into four players before the club's Premier League draw with Chelsea at Old Trafford.
The well-known member of club staff was overhead brutally ripping into Victor Lindelof, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku.
On Lindelof, the individual in question expressed a belief that the Sweden international was a competent player - but one unable to tackle.
The United staff member also expressed their bafflement at Chris Smalling and Phil Jones still being at the club.
The consensus was that he thought the duo were never good enough for United in the first place.
And the United staff member also questioned why Serie A giants Juventus and Inter Milan are prepared to fight for Romelu Lukaku this summer.
Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri could be sacked (Image: GETTY)
08:00 UPDATE: Man Utd deal
Man Utd star Paul Pogba has agreed to join Real Madrid, Spanish newspaper AS claim.
They add that Pogba's United team-mates openly discuss the France international's move to the Bernabeu.
United players have joked with Pogba about the move for weeks, AS reckon.
Pogba has been told 'If you go there, do not forget me' and 'Invite me when you're playing at the Bernabeu' by his team-mates.
Transfer news LIVE: Eden Hazard could leave (Image: GETTY)
07:40 UPDATE: Hazard replacement identified?
Chelsea could sign Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha to replace Eden Hazard, pundit Andy Gray claims.
Chelsea forward Hazard is heavily linked with a summer move to Real Madrid.
The Spanish side are said to be confident of completing a deal for the Belgium international.
And Gray reckons Crystal Palace's Zaha could be the man who fills the void left by Eden Hazard.
"Well they might buy Wilfried Zaha, somebody was suggesting to me," Gray said. "Maybe it [replacement for Hazard] is just the other side of London."
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd could sell Romelu Lukaku (Image: GETTY)
07:20 UPDATE: Arsenal told to sell Ozil and buy FOUR players
Arsenal should sell Mesut Ozil this summer as it would allow them to bring in FOUR players, former Gunners striker Kevin Campbell claims.
"If it was up to me, he'd be gone," Campbell told Express Sport.
"I don't think he can contribute enough to Arsenal. With the set-up and the way the Premier League is going, I don't think he does enough.
"Is he a wonderfully gifted player? Of course he is. But the way his talent is going, he doesn't do enough for me.
"On his wage, that could bring in four players. And it might be four versatile players.
"On one persons wage you get four opportunities to improve the squad, that must take priority."
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd are seriously contemplating replacing David De Gea with Jan Oblak (Image: GETTY)
07:00 UPDATE: Liverpool battle
Man Utd have joined Liverpool in the race to land Lille's ï¿¡60million rated star Nicolas Pepe.
The Ivory Coast international has scored 20 goals for Lille this season with only Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe scoring more in French football.
He is also a target for Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp who is ready to make an official offer for Lille's most prized asset after enquiring about his availability earlier this month.
However, Express Sport understands United want Pepe to replace Romelu Lukaku at Old Trafford this summer.
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