Football transfer rumours: Liverpool consider Alexander-Arnold swap; Barcelona confident over Haaland signing

90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world…

Liverpool have submitted an official proposal to sign Real Madrid winger Rodrygo this summer. (El Nacional – Spain)

Liverpool have also considered using right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold as part of their bid to bring Rodrygo to Anfield. (Defensa Central – Spain)

Scouts from Manchester United have recently been sent to Spain to observe Real Madrid forward Joselu, who will join Los Blancos permanently this summer for €1.5m when his loan from Espanyol expires. (Relevo – Spain)

Leaving Man Utd this summer will be midfielder Christian Eriksen, who is free to depart after losing his place to Kobbie Mainoo. (Football Insider)

Joshua Kimmich has an agreement with Bayern Munich over a summer exit. Bids of €65m (£56m) will be accepted. (El Nacional – Spain)

Arsenal have matched Chelsea‘s €60m (£51m) bid for Sporting CP centre-back Ousmane Diomande, who is also of interest to Bayern Munich and Newcastle United. (Record – Portugal)

Also on Arsenal‘s wish list is AC Milan midfielder Ismael Bennacer, who they sold in 2017. A fee of €50m (£43m) is expected to be enough to get a deal done. (Calciomercato.it – Italy)

Jorginho is losing patience with his uncertain future at Arsenal and is being eyed by Barcelona, who hope to sign him on a free transfer this summer. (SPORT – Spain)

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Joselu is on Man Utd’s radar / Mateo Villalba/GettyImages

Barcelona are growing in confidence about their chances of signing Manchester City striker Erling Haaland in 2025, with some at the club already certain the Norway international will be at Camp Nou in 18 months. (Jota Jordi – Spain)

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in re-signing Sporting CP winger Marcus Edwards, who is valued at over €20m (£17m). Crystal Palace are also chasing the 25-year-old’s signature. (A Bola – Portugal)

Arsenal have a list of ten potential striker targets for the summer window, including RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko, Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres and Newcastle’s Alexander Isak. (Mirror)

Pep Guardiola is “obsessed” by the idea of bringing Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes to Manchester City but would have to pay a fee of €100m (£86m) to get a deal over the line. (Fichajes – Spain)

Tottenham want Feyenoord’s Santiago Gimenez as their long-term replacement for striker Harry Kane. (CaughtOffside)

Juventus winger Samuel Iling-Junior, formerly of Chelsea, is being eyed by Brighton, Everton, Tottenham and West Ham. (Football Insider)

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Atalanta send warning to Liverpool & Juventus over Teun Koopmeiners transfer

Atalanta director Luca Percassi has insisted that the club “does not need to sell” star midfielder Teun Koopmeiners amid Liverpool and Juventus interest.

The Dutch international has been one of the standout performers in Italy for the best part of the last 18 months, bagging an impressive 22 goals and eight assists in all competitions during that period.

Percassi has insisted in an interview with L’Eco di Bergamo that the midfielder hasn’t asked to be sold, despite Koopmeiners himself recently stating that was the case.

“This club is solid and does not need to sell,” the Atalanta official said. “Koopmeiners has not been sold to Juve, nor anyone else. In fact, he never asked us to be sold.”

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Huge talent / Marco Luzzani/GettyImages

Koopmeiners’ form has led to plenty of speculation over his long term future in Bergamo, with 90min reporting that Liverpool were among the teams scouting the talented 26-year-old.

The player himself has previously acknowledged links with the Anfield giants: “I saw the links and stories about Liverpool. It’s nice to see.”

Speaking in a recent interview with De Telegraaf, Koopmeiners gave the biggest hint yet regarding where his future lies, revealing that he has told Atalanta that he intends to leave the club during the upcoming transfer window.

“I told Atalanta that next summer I want to leave,” he said. “Already last year there was a concrete interest from Napoli but in the end, the clubs couldn’t find an agreement.

“My girlfriend and I love life in Italy, but for some clubs in England, I’d be willing to tolerate the rain! I hope that options arise that I can reflect on. And I also hope that Atalanta receives a good sum, because I had a wonderful time in Bergamo.”

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Man City handed huge injury boost ahead of Arsenal clash

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne could be fit in time to face Arsenal in the huge Premier League title clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

De Bruyne missed City’s FA Cup quarter-final win over Newcastle United earlier this month with a groin injury and subsequently didn’t link up with the Belgium squad for their matches against Republic of Ireland and England during the international break.

But ESPN has reported there is “optimism” at City about De Bruyne being available for the Arsenal game. With most of the club’s senior stars away, the 32-year-old is said to have come through a training session with the Under-23 squad on Tuesday unscathed.

By the time those who have been representing their various national teams begin reporting back for training on Thursday, De Bruyne is set to join them. That will give the Belgian up to three daily sessions to prove his fitness before matchday comes on Sunday.

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A groin injury saw De Bruyne miss out against Newcastle / Stu Forster/GettyImages

De Bruyne saw the early months of his 2023/24 season ravaged by a hamstring injury suffered just 23 minutes into City’s Premier League opener against Burnley back in early August. It was the best part of five months before he played again, missing the whole Champions League group stage and FIFA Club World Cup, only to pick up a groin strain only 12 appearances into his comeback.

City trail Premier League leaders Arsenal by one point ahead of the weekend. Liverpool are also sandwiched between them, level on points with the Gunners but pushed into second place as a result of a slightly inferior goal difference.

With just ten games each left to play, it is developing into perhaps the best Premier League title race there has ever been as genuine three-horse races have been virtually non-existent in the past.

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Nottingham Forest fined over FA charges after Liverpool clash

Nottingham Forest have been fined £75,000 after failing to control players and staff following the final whistle of their narrow Premier League defeat to Liverpool on 2 March.

Forest coach Steven Reid, who was shown a red card after the game had finished for abusive language towards a match official, has been fined £5,000 and issued a two-game touchline ban.

The game finished in controversial fashion when Darwin Nunez scored the only goal in the ninth minute of stoppage time, beyond the initial eight indicated by the officials. Forest were incensed when possession was returned to Liverpool after a pause for a head injury, just moments before the decisive goal went in. Forest had the ball prior to the game being stopped.

The club accepted the FA charge regarding the behaviour of players and staff, with independent regulatory commission settling on a £75,000 fine based on a history of seven similar incidents between 2017 and 2023. Fines have been increased each time from an initial £5,000.

Reid, part of Nuno Espirito Santo’s backroom staff, admitted that his language towards referee Paul Tierney was abusive and insulting and the reason for his red card. He denied that he continued to act in an improper manner and/or use abusive language continued afterwards. However, the independent regulatory commission found that charge to be proven.

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Forest coach Steven Reid was sent off after the game had finished / Catherine Ivill/GettyImages

Tierney gave his version of events in an incident report.

“Following the final whistle I was surrounded by members of Nottingham Forrest’s substitutes and backroom staff on the field of play,” the official explained.

“One of those who approached me was Steven Reid (a coach of Nottingham Forest) who was not listed on the teamsheet. He asked me about a decision and I said to him that I will speak to him inside and not outside on the field of play.

“He then continued to question me and I repeated that I would speak to him inside. He then said, ‘it’s the same every week, you c***.’ I showed him the red card and then he said ‘I worked with you f***ing lot every f***ing week last season. It’s the same every f***ing week you c***’. He then continued to use the word f*** and called me a c*** on at least one more occasion (making that a minimum of 3 in total) as we were making our way off the field of play.”

In response, Reid had said in his own witness statement, “I did not repeat those words as we were making our way from the field of play.”

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Real Madrid learn extent of Eduardo Camavinga injury on international duty

Real Madrid are relieved to learn that Eduardo Camavinga suffered only a minor injury when the midfielder was forced off in the first half of France’s 3-2 win over Chile on Tuesday.

Camavinga was in visible discomfort when he limped out of the game in the 44th minute, replaced by Matteo Guendouzi. With the tough tackling 21-year-old a starter for Madrid and the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City on the horizon early next month, there had been concerns over his condition and if it might rule him out of upcoming games.

But after early reports of a sprained ankle and more tests required, those fears have now been allayed. After the player reported back to Valdebebas on Wednesday, AS writes that it can be considered only a “simple sprain” and is not expected to result in Camavinga missing any games.

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Camavinga should be available for Real Madrid’s next match / Xavier Laine/GettyImages

He is set to do special recovery work with the physios and medical staff on Thursday and, all being well, should rejoin the rest of the squad for full training on Friday. As a result, Camavinga is tipped to be involved when Madrid host Athletic Club in La Liga on Sunday night, with no problems predicted ahead of the City game at the Bernabeu nine days after that.

Camavinga is the long-term future of Madrid’s midfield alongside Jude Bellingham, 20, Aurelien Tchouameni, 24, and Arda Guler, 19. But the latest on 34-year-old Toni Kroos is that he intends to stay for at least one more season amid reports he will extend his contract until 2025.

There were murmurings that Kroos, who reversed his international retirement to play his first games for Germany in three years this month, could hang up his boots after playing at Euro 2024 on home soil. But the veteran’s decision to continue his career is a huge boost to Madrid.

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