Arsenal in Man Utd wonderkid battle, Chelsea price shock, Slot to Liverpool: FootballTransfers recap

Tom Weber

Updated: 20 May 2024 22:38 BST
6 min read

Monday delivered plenty of intriguing transfer news as Arsenal face competition from Manchester United for a wonderkid.

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Plus, Chelsea look hell-bent on selling one of their best players and Liverpool have announced the appointment of Arne Slot. There's plenty to cover, so let's jump right in.

Man Utd join Hato race

Man Utd have joined Arsenal in the race to sign Ajax wonderkid Jorrel Hato.

Hato's teammate Brian Brobbey has once again namechecked Arsenal and Man Utd as 'very nice clubs.'

Chelsea set Chalobah price

Chelsea are willing to sell Trevoh Chalobah for just €30 million this summer despite him arguably having been their best defender since coming back from injury.

This seems to be the exact opposite of what club legend Joe Cole has told them to do this summer.

Slot announced

Liverpool have officially announced the appointment of Arne Slot.

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One of his first orders of business could be to sign one of his ex-players.

Managerial merry-go-round

Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that he is still in the dark on his Chelsea future.

Erik ten Hag finds himself in the same position, with Fabrizio Romano revealing that it is a '50-50 situation' whether he will be sacked or not.

One of these two could be replaced by Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna this summer.

Transfers news

Finally, let's finish up with some more transfer news from around the world. Chelsea and Man Utd have been given a boost in pursuit of Leny Yoro.

Barcelona face a civil war regarding Xavi's future at the club.

Gary Neville has accused Erik ten Hag of not knowing how to use Rasmus Hojlund.

Aston Villa are close to beating Man Utd to the signing of one of the bygone season's biggest surprises.

Oliver Glasner gave a bullish answer when asked about the futures of in-demand Crystal Palace stars Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise.

© IMAGO - Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze

Tottenham are interested in former Chelsea wonderkid Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Arsenal have been told that they need to sign an upgrade on Gabriel Jesus.

Ethan Mbappe won't follow brother Kylian to Real Madrid.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed which Man Utd transfer target has already been 100 per cent approved.

Newcastle's search for a new sporting director has suffered a setback.

Rio Ferdinand did not hold back when discussing Man Utd's recent signings.

Aston Villa's ideal partner for Ollie Watkins has just won the LaLiga golden boot.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Arsenal and Chelsea target Benjamin Sesko has been offered a lucrative contract.

Lastly, Man Utd asking price for Jadon Sancho will prove to be a major hurdle to any deal this summer.

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