TRANSFER TALK
MANCHESTER UNITED have enquired about Inter Milan’s £50million-rated defender Alessandro Bastoni (below). The Italy international is a target for Tottenham boss Antonio Conte. United have a limited budget and their priority is to bring in a midfielder and striker. Meanwhile, Barcelona are hoping Manchester City rival United for midfielder Frenkie de Jong to trigger an auction.
■ CHELSEA have asked about Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar but the clubs are some distance apart on valuation for the 27-year-old. Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel has been told he will be backed this summer and Sevilla’s Jules Kounde remains a priority.
■ TOTTENHAM and West Ham had scouts at Austria v Denmark on Monday. The London sides were understood to be running the rule over Austria’s 6ft 7in striker Sasa Kalajdzic who played the first half of his country’s 2-1 defeat. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are also keen on the 24year-old Stuttgart striker.
■ RASMUS KRISTENSEN is to have a medical at LEEDS today ahead of the right back signing from Red Bull Salzburg for £8.5m. Leeds are also poised to appoint Manchester United coach Chris Armas to their backroom staff. Armas, 49, previously worked with Jesse Marsch at New York Red Bulls.
■ EVERTON are interested in Spurs midfielder Harry Winks (above) but may want to take him on an initial loan. Fabian Delph is expected to leave next month when his contract expires. Everton have also enquired about Hull winger Keane Lewis-Potter, who has also attracted interest from West Ham.
■ YOURI TIELEMANS has admitted he could leave LEICESTER amid interest from ARSENAL. The Belgian has only 12 months remaining on his contract and Leicester will listen to offers. Tielemans, 25, said: ‘You have to listen to other opportunities, you have to look at your career, and sometimes you have to make choices. Maybe one will come my way.’ Ayoze Perez, Caglar Soyuncu and Hamza Choudhury have all been made available for transfer. Boubakary Soumare and Jannik Vestergaard will be allowed to leave if acceptable offers arrive.
■ WEST HAM are facing a battle to convince Tomas Soucek to stay after hitting an impasse over contract negotiations.
■ NOTTINGHAM FOREST will hold further talks with goalkeeper Brice Samba after he informed them of his wish to leave this summer. Samba is out of contract in 2023 but has rejected the offer of a new deal.
■ NEWCASTLE are looking to seal a £12m deal with ASTON VILLA for left back Matt Targett. Toon striker Dwight Gayle, 32, is in talks over a move to Middlesbrough, and Isaac Hayden has joined Norwich on a season-long loan.
■ BRIGHTON defender Leo Ostigard is in talks over £3m move to Napoli.