Chelsea wants Ivan Rakitic from Barcelona

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Chelsea is interested in signing Ivan Rakitic of Barcelona this summer while they're looking to strengthen their midfield, according to Sport.

The Catalan-based point of sale reports that Chelsea has identified the Croatian playmaker as the team to improve Maurizio Sarri's team, thus bridging the gap left by Cesc Fabregas's move to Monaco earlier this month. this.

Manchester United and Arsenal also keep an eye on the availability of the 30-year-old.

Rakitic is one of the best central midfielders in the world (he ranks 6th in the ESPN FC 100 rankings), but the imminent arrival of Frenkie de Jong at Camp Nou will be an additional challenge for his place in the first team of Ernesto Valverde.

Sport reports that Rakitic wants to stay and fight for his place, which he has held since the beginning of his tenure at the club since his signing of Seville in 2014.

He played a key role in the semi-finals of the World Cup organized by Croatia last summer. This season, he has scored three goals and helped five goals.

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The London club has not hired a player in Mauricio Pochettino's team since he captured Lucas Moura from Paris Saint-Germain during the winter of 2018.

Efforts are already being made to strengthen the team at the end of the season. The under-21 Spanish midfielder, Soler, who scored in the 2-1 win of the Valencia Champions League against Manchester United at La Mestalla in December, regularly watched by the team's monitoring team. Tottenham during this campaign.

Soler has scored two goals in 28 games in all competitions for Valencia this season, but the right-winger also created six badists for the club, who overcame a slow start in the league to fight for the Europa League qualifier.

Paris Saint-Germain are also watching the 22-year-old, but sources told ESPN FC that the Spurs were the first to sign the contract with the player because of their ability to offer a greater prospect of regular football than the champions of France.

PAPER SPEECHES (from Charlie Brooks, Football Whispers): Miranda, the miracle man of Monaco?

Monaco engages in the race to engage the defender of Inter Milan Miranda, reports Gianluca Di Marzio of Sky Sport Italy.

The Brazilian has only managed eight Serie A matches this season with Milan Skriniar and Stefan de Vrij played a leading role at the heart of the defense.

Monaco seems determined to try to get out of trouble, having already spent money in January, not only for the players, but for the rehiring of Leonardo Jardim, to whom they had paid about 7 million pounds of compensation after having him fired in October. .

However, for an agreement to be considered, the Nerazzurri It will first find a suitable replacement for the central defender of the former Atletico Madrid.

Benitez on the edge of the abyss

The Independent reports that Rafa Benitez is seriously considering its future in Newcastle for the first time after a new window of unsuccessful transfer.

With his contract at St James's Park ending this summer, the former boss of Liverpool could leave before the end of this campaign for free, with no penalty clause.

Once again, in January, Benitez is frustrated by the Geordies' failure to recruit a single player. Just over 48 hours before the market closes, it seems increasingly likely that the 58-year-old will have to fend for himself. with his current team or on foot.

Newcastle would be about to sign Jordan Lukaku Last week, the agreement did not materialize, nor did an agreement on key objectives Miguel Almiron, leading Benitez to confirm that it might not even last until May.

"No, I can not guarantee anything," said Benitez.

Tottenham rejects De Paul case

Spurs are thought to have chosen not to sign Udinese's contract Rodrigo De Paul, leaving the door wide open for Inter Milan to jump.

According to Calcio Mercato, the London club had the opportunity to change clubs for the 24-year-old star but decided not to, despite the injuries inflicted on key men Harry Kane and Dele Alli, and two exits in only one week.

Inter is now leading the queue for the Argentine striker, which would facilitate Ivan Perisic's departure to Arsenal before the end of the window.

Indicate that Spurs has changed and that an auction in the coming days has been awarded between the rivals of North London in order to claim the bragging rights of the transfer.

The Football Whispers transfer algorithm gives a score of 5 to the probability of rumors.

Nathan Ake at Chelsea – 2.5

According to the Daily Star, Chelsea is preparing to try to sign the defenseman again for Bournemouth in July 2017. The London club has a first refusal of the Dutchman and, in order to increase his local quota, would be ready to to separate. manners with £ 40m.

Yuri Tielemans in Leicester – 3.5

It is said that the city of Leicester is in talks with Monaco to sign the Belgian midfielder. The Fox had planned a silent transfer window, but after letting Vicente Iborra leave for Villarreal, they are thought to be pushing for the 21-year-old with a 20 million pound contract.

Gerard Deulofeu in Milan AC – 2.5

The Watford striker is courted by AC Milan, according to Calcio Mercato. The Spaniard has been on loan for six months to San Siro in 2017 and would be interested in returning to Italy. Watford would have asked the player about 26 million pounds, while the Rossoneri favor an initial loan agreement with a subsequent purchase obligation.

Danny Drinkwater in Fenerbahce – 2.8