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Premier League given OK for June restart

The Premier League season can restart on June 12, according to The Telegraph.

While the OK has been given for the league to start again, several clubs continue to hold reservations about the prospect of playing games at neutral venues, which could cause a delay.

Celtic face Leipzig and Monaco competition for Soppy

Celtic wish to sign Brandon Soppy from Rennes, but face competition from RB Leipzig and Monaco for the France youth international right-back, Foot Mercato reports.

The 18-year-old has yet to make his senior debut for the Ligue 1 side but is highly regarded.

Soppy has indicated that he is interested by Leipzig but has left his options open.

Chelsea could sell to fund Dembele and Werner moves

Chelsea could offload four players in order to raise funds to sign Lyon's Moussa Dembele and RB Leipzig's Timo Werner, football.london reports.

Emerson, Kurt Zouma, Ross Barkley and Michy Batshuayi are all in the line of fire as the Blues try to raise £100m ($122m).

Herrera says Neymar and Mbappe to stay with PSG

Neymar has never been more content at Paris Saint-Germain than he is now, according to Ander Herrera, who has also poured cold water on the suggestion that Kylian Mbappe might leave the club in the summer.

Both Neymar and Mbappe have been linked with a move away from Parc des Princes, but the coronavirus pandemic could make any big-money transfer difficult.

Chelsea ready to join Rice race

Chelsea will move for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice if they lose midfielder N'Golo Kante this summer, The Mirror reports.

Real Madrid are eyeing the France star, which could open the door to Rice making a return to Stamford Bridge, where he spent time as a youngster before being released.

Kante, though, is not pushing for a move away from Chelsea.

'Arteta must be shown patience'

Mikel Arteta can be successful at Arsenal if he is shown patience, according to Julio Baptista, who thinks the Spaniard will need time to complete his long-term project in north London.

Arsenal dealt Partey blow by Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid have offered Thomas Partey to Liverpool, dealing a blow to Arsenal, who had hoped to sign the midfielder.

The Sun reports that Atleti want Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as part of a deal, with the Ghana international reportedly eager for a move to the Premier League.

Man City put on alert over Aouar

Premier League sides put on alert for Lyon star

Lyon want to strike a deal to sell Houssem Aouar quickly this summer, with Manchester City still following the midfielder, L'Equipe reports.

With no European football next season, OL could also see Memphis Depay and Moussa Dembele leave, but Aouar is likely to be their big windfall.

Lyon want around €50 million (£44m/$54m) for the player, who has also been of interest to Liverpool.