What the papers say
Manchester United are looking to bolster their defence this summer and are keen on landing West Ham’s Declan Rice, the Irish Independent says. Rice, 20, has been a regular starter for the Hammers this term and was called up to the England national side for recent games against the Czech Republic and Montenegro.
Arsenal may be looking to bring in Ajax left-back Nicolas Tagliafico with the 26-year-old saying the summer was a natural time to head to the Premier League, reports the Daily Mirror.
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez is looking to make Salomon Rondon‘s move from West Brom permanent with the club reported to be offering Dwight Gayle and Jacob Murphy in a swap deal, says the Newcastle Chronicle.
QPR have held discussions with former Oxford and Leicester caretaker manager Michael Appleton about the vacant position, the Daily Telegraph says.
Social media round-up
West Ham ‘ready to offer Edin Dzeko £165k-a-week’ https://t.co/9VkcMAfSdY pic.twitter.com/c6vkzRUOho
— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) April 8, 2019
Report: #Roma interested in #Mislintat? https://t.co/KyYFuDszx0 pic.twitter.com/gSvFFhDzqP
— CalcioMercato (En) (@CmdotCom_En) April 8, 2019
Players to watch
Che Adams: The Birmingham striker who has scored 22 league goals this season is wanted by Everton, Football Insider says.
Thorgan Hazard: The Belgium midfielder, wanted by Liverpool, is set to leave Borussia Monchengladbach for Borussia Dortmund in a £34.5million deal in the summer, according to Kicker.
