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TOP STORY: Gunners return for sought-after Tierney
Arsenal made an improved offer for Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney, after having their initial bid turned down, The Times reports.
The Gunners offered a fee of £15 million for the promising 22-year-old earlier in the week, but that wasn’t enough for the Scottish side.
It’s estimated that the second offer is somewhere between £19m to £25m — a figure that would likely make Tierney the most expensive player sold by Celtic ahead of Moussa Dembele, who left for Lyon for a reported £19.7m in 2018.
However, £25m is the bare minimum for Celtic, who know that they hold all the cards with a number of clubs circling for Tierney’s signature.
Torreira’s move to Milan on the cards
More news from the Emirates as Arsenal are open to allowing Lucas Torreira to move to AC Milan, after the Serie A side submitted their first offer, according to a report by Sport Mediaset.
AC Milan made a two-year loan offer for Torreira worth up to £7mi, which includes a £34m option to buy that would be paid in one installment.
The Gunners have responded positively, welcoming the negotiations with Milan but insisting that a deal could be completed only with an obligatory purchase clause included in the contract, meaning Milan would have to buy him outright at the end of his loan spell.
With Unai Emery’s side omitted from the Champions League in 2019-20, they’re understandably looking at thinning the squad to bolster revenue in an effort to increase the transfer budget for next season.
Maguire to join City in record deal
Harry Maguire could join Manchester City this week in a record-breaking £80m deal, according to a report by The Mirror.
It was reported last week that City had offered £65m for the Leicester City centre-back, but the Premier League champions are now prepared to increase that valuation in line with the Foxes’ expectations.
The current record transfer for a defender is £75m, set when Virgil van Dijk joined Liverpool from Southampton in December 2017.
City are also said to be happy to cough up a hefty £280,000-per-week wage to attract the Englishman to the Etihad Stadium.
Tap-ins
– Romelu Lukaku‘s rumoured move to Inter Milan is at a standstill, as the Italian club have failed to meet Manchester United’s transfer valuation for the Belgian, Mediaset Premium reports. United reportedly won’t sell Lukaku for any less than £75m, and Inter remain short of meeting the valuation.
– Newly promoted Sheffield United are hopeful of signing relegated Huddersfield Town midfielder Jonathon Hogg, The Sun reports. However, former Huddersfield boss David Wagner — who’s now in charge at Schalke — wants to bring his former apprentice with him to Germany.