{"id":9444,"date":"2026-05-17T00:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9444"},"modified":"2026-05-17T00:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:22:47","slug":"arsenal-and-man-utd-chasing-sporting-star-chelsea-in-goalkeeper-limbo-valverde-on-man-city-radar-friday-transfer-talk-report-soccervoice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9444","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal and Man Utd chasing Sporting Star, Chelsea in Goalkeeper Limbo, Valverde on Man City Radar, Friday Transfer Talk Report \u2013 SOCCERVOICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Embed from Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Paris St-Germain are interested in 21-year-old midfielder <strong>Matthew Fernandes<\/strong> from West Ham. Man Utd are also said to be in the picture. This is news based on article from <strong>Yahoo Sports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sun<\/strong> believe, Arsenal are willing to sell Danish midfielder <strong>Christian Norgaard<\/strong>who has not made an impact since joining from Brentford last summer. He recently announced his retirement from international football.<\/p>\n<p>Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde is chased  by Man City and PSG. Valverde has said he wants to stay at Real Madrid, but the other two giants are waiting in the wings, if the Spanish club decide to sell the 27-year-old. This is according to report from <strong>Yahoo Sports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-32502\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>The Cult of Calzio<\/strong> Aston Villa wanting to sign Argentine forward <strong>Matias Soule<\/strong>23, from Roma after the conditions for 27-year-old Dutch winger <strong>Donyell Malen\u2019s<\/strong> loan move from the Midlands side to the Italian club to turn into a permanent switch were triggered.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are targeting a move for AC Milan keeper <strong>Mike Maignan<\/strong> but the Stamford Bridge club\u2019s hopes of landing the 30-year-old France international could be hindered if they do not secure a Champions League spot. This is info from <strong>TNT Sports<\/strong>having recent news on this story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mail<\/strong> believe, Brazil international <strong>Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/strong> has been linked with Barcelona but Chelsea have no intention of selling the 24-year-old striker.<\/p>\n<p>News from a current <strong>Daily Sports<\/strong> report confirm, Bayer Leverkusen are set to sack manager <strong>Kasper Hjulmand<\/strong>who took over from Erik ten Hag in September. Surprised to see that happening, Leverkusen are currently 6th in the Bundesliga with three more games to play. <\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>Fabrizio Romano<\/strong>Porto president Andre Villas Boas says it is \u201cfinancially impossible\u201d for the club to sign 37-year-old Poland forward <strong>Robert Lewandowski<\/strong>who has been linked with a move away from Barcelona. He is according to <strong>SportBible<\/strong>in talks with Saudi club Al-Hilal. Negotiations said to be positive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Robert Lewandowski set to accept jaw-dropping salary to move to new league https:\/\/t.co\/RNnXlQpgI1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9EBVKoBHR2\">pic.twitter.com\/9EBVKoBHR2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SPORTbible (@sportbible) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportbible\/status\/2054929836330696752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a recent report from <strong>GMS<\/strong>they believe Everton, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth have approached FC Midtjylland in pursuit of 22-year-old Chile midfielder <strong>Dario Osorio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cought Offside<\/strong> has a recent report on Manchester United. They said to be monitoring Sporting Lisbon and Denmark midfielder <strong>Morten Hjulmand<\/strong>26, who is also on Arsenal\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Cronicle<\/strong> believe, Middlesbrough midfielder <strong>Hayden Hackney<\/strong>23, may leave the club after their loss to Southampton in the Championship play-off semi-final. Newcastle United could be interested in him.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle are ready to move fast for West Ham attacker <strong>Jarrod Bowen<\/strong>. The 29-year-old has enjoyed another strong season at the London Stadium but may prove unable to keep his side in the Premier League in the final two games. 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