Football transfer rumours: Liverpool to sell £26m Divock Origi to Valencia?

Today’s fluff don’t wanna be a loner

Anthony Martial will be allowed to leave Manchester United, but not to join Chelsea or Tottenham. United want £70m for the Frenchman, but they have no intention of allowing an English club to pay it – nor will they have to, with Paris St-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich all said to be interested. United’s asking price is nearly double Bayern’s transfer record of £37.35m, and according to the Times the Germans may offer Arturo Vidal or the former Manchester City centre-back Jérôme Boateng in part-exchange. José Mourinho has meanwhile identified Harry Maguire as his No1 most important transfer target, a move that Leicester are trying to hold off by offering the player a bumper new contract worth £80,000 a week. The Telegraph suggests that “United would be prepared to pay more than £50m” for the large-headed Englishman, and “it could ultimately come down to whether the player starts to agitate to leave”.

Chelsea have put a Martial-aping £70m price tag on the head of Willian, who is wanted by Barcelona. The Spaniards’ highest bid so far is either a measly £55m (if you read the Sun) or an encouraging £65m (Mail). Davide Zappacosta could also be on his way out of Stamford Bridge, with Internazionale keen to sign him on loan with a view to a £25m permanent deal, according to the Sun. Arsenal could take their summer spending to the magic nine-figure mark if they trigger Steven N’Zonzi’s £30m release clause at Sevilla.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/24/football-transfer-rumours-liverpool-to-sell-26m-divock-origi-to-valencia