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·15 mars 2025
Football transfer rumours: Real Madrid join Mainoo race; Chelsea ready to sack Maresca

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·15 mars 2025
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Real Madrid have expressed a significant interest in signing Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, joining Chelsea in the race for his signature. (Defensa Central - Spain)
Also on the agenda for Real Madrid is a €100m (£84.2m) move for Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres. (Fichajes - Spain)
Leroy Sane is ready to take a pay cut in order to join Arsenal when his contract with Bayern Munich expires this summer. (CaughtOffside)
Liverpool are leading the race to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Joao Gomes. (Gazete do Urubu - Brazil)
Keen to leave Liverpool is Darwin Nunez. The forward has grown frustrated with his limited role and has offered himself to Barcelona as he seeks a return to Spanish football. (Fichajes - Spain)
Meanwhile, Liverpool have set their sights on Barcelona centre-back Ronald Araujo as their preferred replacement for Virgil van Dijk. The Uruguay international is valued at €60m (£50.5m) but Liverpool are ready to offer €25m (£21.1m) plus Luis Diaz in a swap deal. (El Nacional - Spain)
Andre Onana has failed to impress Man Utd officials and the Red Devils are looking to replace him with Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak. (Todofichajes - Spain)
Chelsea and Man Utd have both added Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde to their list of summer targets. (El Nacional - Spain)
Balde is linked with a move away / Soccrates Images/GettyImages
Chelsea are not satisfied with manager Enzo Maresca and are ready to try and rehire Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, who is expected to be sacked by the Spanish champions after they struck a deal to hire Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen this summer. (Fichajes - Spain)
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have both held talks about a summer move for Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey. (TBR Football)
There is expected to be a long list of suitors for Manchester City winger Jack Grealish as he prepares to leave the club this summer. Goalkeeper Ederson is also a candidate to depart. (Football Insider)
Despite reports to the contrary, there is no agreement allowing Arsenal and Man City target Bruno Guimaraes to leave Newcastle United for a lower fee if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. (The Sun)
West Ham United are ready to bid €35m (£29.5m) to sign Lyon striker Georges Mikautadze. (Fichajes - Spain)
Tammy Abraham has also emerged as a target for West Ham as he prepares to return to parent club Roma following his loan spell with AC Milan. (Football Insider)
Tottenham Hotspur are planning to make a bid of £29.5m to sign Wolves' left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, who is valued at closer to £50m. Also under consideration are Everton's Vitaliy Mykolenko and Miguel Gutierrez of Girona. (TheBoyHotspur)
Scouts from Tottenham recently watched Club Brugge midfielder Ardon Jashari in action against Aston Villa, who are also keen on the 22-year-old's signature. (Voetbal Primeur - Netherlands)