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As far as the transfers are concerned, the Reds are heavily linked with AS Monaco star, Aurelien Tchouameni, and the reports coming from Spain are interesting.
According to a story covered by La Nueva Espana today (news image provided below), Real Madrid are pressing to sign the Frenchman after losing out on Mbappe but they face competition from the Reds.
The news source have mentioned that Liverpool have submitted an offer to sign the youngster but for now, the Los Blancos are in pole position to secure his signature.
Another source from Spain, AS, have reported that last season, the 13-time European champions failed to lure Mbappe and in response, they moved in quickly to sign Camavinga.
This time around, they have missed out on Mbappe yet again and now, they want to quickly capture Tchouameni from Monaco.
The famous media outlet have stated that Liverpool are fighting to win the race but the Spanish champions are reportedly closer to getting their man.
For now, Liverpool have ample quality and depth in the center of the park but Klopp needs to look at the future taking into consideration that important players like Thiago, Milner and skipper Henderson are veterans.
It must be remembered that we have not replaced Gini Wijnaldum as yet. The Dutch midfielder was one of the most important members of Klopp’s squad.
Do you think Liverpool can beat Real Madrid in the race to sign Aurelien Tchouameni?
Man Utd to receive £48m summer spending boost
Manchester United are set to receive a spending boost this summer with a reasonable portion of their annual wage bill being cleared by the departure of multiple out-of-contract stars.
Nemanja Matic and Edinson Cavani are already confirmed to be leaving at the expiry of their deals on June 30. They are expected to be followed by the likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Lee Grant.
Their exits will save the Red Devils as much as £48 million in yearly wages, as per Spotrac. The funds saved will be pivotal to the summer business as new manager Erik ten Hag looks to make the club more competitive.
Over the past few years, United have been prone to pursuing big-name players with huge salaries, but the trend should change under Ten Hag, who will want to be smart in the transfer market in terms of signings.
Instead of high-profile stars, the onus could be on pursuing emerging talents with potential. The Dutch tactician could be tempted to raid his former club Ajax to reinforce a few positions in the United squad.
Apart from Pogba, the rest of the above-mentioned players have hardly had a big impact on United’s performances in recent years. This has been one of the main criticisms laid by the fans towards the Red Devils board.
The club have been carrying too many passengers within the squad, who were not in the plans of previous head coaches. Under Ten Hag, this ought to change with every player in the first-team having a role to play.
The first part of the rebuild will be to lower the club’s significant wage bill. Part of it will happen with Bosman exits this summer, but there will undoubtedly be several more stars heading for the exit door.
Eric Bailly, Phil Jones and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are among other contracted players, who could make way in the upcoming transfer window, having barely been involved under interim boss Ralf Rangnick.