Quansah to Newcastle? Erm … let’s see… no. Fuck off Newcastle.
Newcastle want to bring Liverpool and England centre-back Jarell Quansah, 22, to St James’ Park this summer and hope a £30m will tempt the Premier League leaders to sell. (Times - subscription required)
Kind of non-news really but here it is anyway …
Meanwhile, Newcastle have paused contract talks with Liverpool and Arsenal target Alexander Isak after the Sweden striker, 25, turned down their initial offer. (Caught Offside), external
Bournemouth will meet this week to discuss the futures of 21-year-old Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, amid interest from Liverpool. (Teamtalk)
Well, something’s better than nothing …
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s contract is up on 30 June but Liverpool could still get a fee for the England right-back, 26, if Real Madrid want to have him available for the Fifa Club World Cup, which begins on 14 June. (Mail+ - subscription required)
And finally …
Genk midfielder Kostantinos Karetsas, 17, is set to be the subject of a summer transfer tussle, with Liverpool , Manchester United , Newcastle and Napoli all interested in the Greece international. (Tuttomercato - in Italian)