James Maddison: Arsenal interested in signing Leicester midfielder but also monitoring Martin Odegaard situation
Arsenal interested in James Maddison but deal would require bid in excess of £70m with Leicester having no intention to sell; Arsenal also "keeping an eye" on Martin Odegaard's situation at Real Madrid; Aaron Ramsdale talks continue; Ben White move imminent.
Arsenal are interested in signing James Maddison from Leicester City but are still monitoring Martin Odegaard's situation at Real Madrid, as they look to sign an attacking midfielder this summer.
Leicester do not want to sell Maddison and it is understood it would take a bid in excess of £70m for them to even consider selling the 24-year-old.
The Foxes are under no pressure to sell as Maddison is under contract until 2024.
Arsenal are also "keeping an eye" on Odegaard's situation at Real Madrid. The Norway midfielder spent the second half of last season on loan at the Emirates but has since returned to Real to fight for his first-team place. Odegaard appeared to rule out a return to Arsenal in an Instagram post earlier this month, but there are growing reports in Spain suggesting Real could allow him to leave with his contract due to expire in 2023.
Permanent moves for either player would require hefty transfer fees and it is understood that Arsenal may need player sales to help fund moves in the market.
- Manchester City are ready to smash the all-time Premier League transfer record in order to land Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish.
- Manchester United fear midfielder Paul Pogba is ready to run down his contract and leave Old Trafford on a free next year.
- Real Madrid centre-back Raphael Varane's agents hope to meet with Manchester United this week to negotiate a move after he rejected a two-year extension at the Bernabeu.
- Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney is on the verge of agreeing a new five-year deal with the club.
- Juventus will bid £26m plus teenage defender Radu Dragusin for Sassuolo and Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli after his two-goal performance against Switzerland in Euro 2020.
- Crystal Palace are said to be the subject of a £220m takeover bid by American investor John Textor.
- Watford are showing an interest in Rangers and Finland international midfielder Glen Kamara.
- Fulham have reportedly put Swansea manager Steve Cooper top of their managerial wishlist in the club's search for a successor to Scott Parker, who seems set to join Bournemouth.
- Carlo Ancelotti wants Dominic Calvert-Lewin to join him at Real Madrid as Everton could sell the striker for £50m this summer.
- Arsenal are hoping midfielder Emile Smith Rowe will sign new terms with the club after they rejected a bid from Aston Villa for the 20-year-old earlier this week.
- Manchester City will make a take-it-or-leave-it £100m offer to Tottenham for Harry Kane after Euro 2020.
- Tottenham Hotspur remain 'keen' on Mauricio Pochettino, despite Nuno Espirito Santo emerging as their top target to fill the vacant manager's job.
- Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is eyeing attacking additions in the summer transfer window by plotting a move for Real Sociedad's Alexander Isak, with the Swedish striker impressing heavily at the European Championships.
- Chelsea have joined the race for 21-year-old Isak's signature and are prepared to meet his £60m release clause this summer.
- Thomas Tuchel wants to bring 35-year-old free-agent centre-back Sergio Ramos to Stamford Bridge.
- Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is willing to accept a £15m loss on Donny van de Beek by allowing the Dutchman to leave this summer.
- Chelsea are reportedly ready to include Ruben Loftus-Cheek in any deal for Achraf Hakimi.
- Celtic are said to be ready to bring Gordon Strachan - currently technical director at Dundee - back to the club in a behind-the-scenes role.
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