Transfer news and football gossip: Liverpool and Arsenal join race for Hazard, Paul Pogba may stay at Man United, Chelsea target Philippe Coutinho

Transfer news and football gossip: Liverpool and Arsenal join race for Hazard, Paul Pogba may stay at Man United, Chelsea target Philippe Coutinho
talkSPORT.com round up all the latest transfer news and football gossip from the Bank Holiday Monday’s papers and online…3Paul Pogba’s salary demands could prove a stumbling block in the Manchester United midfielders move to Real Madrid. (AS)Former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho is a target for Chelsea, who are considering the Barcelona man as a replacement for Eden Hazard ahead of his expected move to Real Madrid. (Calciomercato)Liverpool have contacted Lille about signing 23-year-old forward Nicolas Pepe. (Daily Mirror)Liverpool and Arsenal are ready to launch bids for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Thorgan Hazard. (Daily Star)3

Thorgan Hazard is much admired around Europe due to his performances for Borussia Monchengladbach

Newcastle United striker, Ayoze Perez, scorer of a hat-trick against Southampton on Saturday, has hinted he could leave St James Park this summer. (Daily Mirror)Motherwell midfielder and Scotland Under-21 international Jake Hastie has agreed a pre-contract deal with Rangers. (Daily Record)Rafa Benitez’s future as Magpies manager is still in doubt despite the promise of 100m to spend on transfers. (Daily Star)Nice could make a move to sign Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud, according to their president Gauthier Ganaye. (Goal)Kylian Mbappe refuted talk he could join Real Madrid this summer, after the Paris Saint-Germain star scored a hat-trick against former club Monaco. (Goal)3

Coutinho has struggled at Barcelona and has been linked with a return to the Premier League

But, PSG team-mate Edinson Cavani would not confirm his future is with the French champions. (Canal+)AC Milan are set to make Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko’s loan move permanent, but will need to pay the Blues around 30m for the 24-year-old. (Calciomeracto)Manchester United are ready to offer Mike Phelan the role of technical director – and promote former midfielder Michael Carrick to assistant manager. (Daily Mail)Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is in talks with New York Red Bulls over becoming his former MLS club’s new boss. (Sky Sports)

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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hints Roy Keane's criticism of players is justified after Man City derby defeat United's 2-0 defeat to Manchester City was a reminder of the gulf in class

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How Chelsea could have lined-up this season for just £41.2million In fact, in the last five years alone, Chelsea have spent a whopping £735.1million on transfers - second only to Manchester City
Watch Tottenham celebrate in remarkable scenes following

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Christian Eriksen is a better player than Philippe Coutinho and Tottenham are likely to want more than £140m if they decide to sell him. That's the view of former Liverpool captain Graeme Souness, who thinks the Spurs playmaker is better than the Barcelona man.
Christian Eriksen Football Statistics | WhoScored.com

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West Ham's Declan Rice has turned down another international call-up from the Republic of Ireland. Rice is also on England's radar but he wants to focus on life at West Ham. His immediate future at club level is up in the air after rejecting the club's previous contract offer. He wants improved terms after his impressive start to the season.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp appears to say 'f***** hell, what a s*** game' to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at full-time. the Liverpool boss congratulated Solskjaer after hit injury-ravaged side
~ Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp appears to say 'f****** hell

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Thankfully, most reports concentrated on Fulham's resurgence rather than Albion's collapse. Kieran Gill of the Daily Mail wrote that "Fulham showed there is life in them yet as Claudio Ranieri's side completed a stunning second-half comeback at Craven Cottage, clawing their way back from two goals down to win.
~ Liverpool fans hail Rafael Benitez after Newcastle seal

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DOUBLE BLOW Manchester United duo Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial forced off injured in Champions League tie against Paris Saint-Germain, Alexis Sanchez and Juan Mata on
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Celtic sign Borussia Dortmund full-back Jeremy Toljan on loan

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Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has dismissed questions about a possible new contract at the club, insisting he is focused on the team's upcoming clash with Barcelona. Mata joined the Red
Barcelona make contact with Manchester United's Juan Mata

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Liverpool vs Man United live score and goal updates from Anfield. LVG loves playing against Liverpool. but here comes Juan Mata and he loves a goal at Anfield so maybe that will change things.

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Manchester United team news: How Solskjaer's injury-hit side could line up vs Paris Saint-Germain Suspension for Paul Pogba and a raft of injuries gives Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a real selection
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Manchester City may have to fork out a world-record fee for a defender, if they are to prize Ben Chilwell away from Leicester City this summer. Pep Guardiola has become increasingly frustrated
Man City to break defender world transfer record to land

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