Gossip: Barca eye midfielder, PSG prefers Spurs

CHELSEA CHOOSES BARCA FOR REPLACING CESC WITHOUT DIFFICULTY
Maurizio Sarri was very clear about his desire to replace Cesc Fabregas this month. Chelsea was interested in Leandro Paredes of Zenit and Nicolo Barella of Cagliari, but reports suggest that PSG and Man Utd, respectively, have complicated these lawsuits.

So, Sarri may have to fix and manage until the summer, when Sport will report that Ivan Rakitic will become a priority target. Chelsea hopes that Barca's purchase of Frenkie de Jong and his desire to sign Adrien Rabiot could convince Rakitic that his future is far from Camp Nou.

It can be a difficult sell. The Croatian recently said: "I want to be here and, if I can renew my term, be here for even more years. I'm really happy here, everyone knows it. "

SPURS LEAD SOLER RACE
Tottenham is another club looking for midfielders for La Liga this summer. According to ESPN, Mauricio Pochettino's scouts regularly watch Carlos Soler of Valencia this quarter in hopes of collecting £ 30m by next season.

PSG would follow this 22-year-old, but this latest report suggests that the Spurs are Soler's favorite destination because of competition for places in Paris. Ligue 1 has been strongly linked to Paredes and Idrissa Gueye, who wants to leave Everton but PSG will have to do a lot better than the £ 21.5 million they've put on the table so far.

ARSENAL LINKS AGAIN WITH CHELSEA DEFENDER
Gary Cahill is someone else who is looking for a regular match in North London. The captain of the club of Chelsea is not the taste of Sarri and although Claudio Ranieri wanted to bring it back on the road of Fulham, Arsenal is also interested in the former central defender English.

Unai Emery is desperately short of the center after the loss to Man Utd in the England Cup. Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Laurent Koscielny both lost their heads.

Cahill is out of contract at Chelsea at the end of the season, and the Blues are likely to approve a loan agreement to cancel the 33-year-old's salary six months ago. Emery suggested Arsenal sign only loan agreements this month, which did not prevent them from being linked to Ivan Perisic, Denis Suarez, Malcom and Christopher Nkunku. Emery thinks gunners could have two of their targets.

AND THE REST
Manchester City wants Leicester's Ben Chilwell defender this summer … Idrissa Gueye wants to leave Everton to join PSG, which has failed in a bid of 21.5 million pounds … Manchester United is no longer interested in the "big deal". Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, an Arsenal goal … United Juan Mata extended his one-year contract … Leicester refused Christian Fuchs' loan application to Aston Villa for the rest of the season … Burnley is planning to relocate for Birmingham striker Che Adams and Tottenham excluded Vincent Janssen… Fenerbahce and Lille want Swansea captain, Leroy Fer … The Wolves will match their club record by signing Jonny Castro Otto on a permanent contract with Atletico Madrid … West Ham is in talks with Celta Vigo for a double contract between Maxi Gomez and Stanislav Lobotka … Leeds make £ 6 million bid for Daniel James, Swansea winger … Sheffield United will reject a £ 4 million West Ham bid for John Fleck.