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The football world's gossip mill is in full swing, and Transfer Talk is monitoring the whispers ahead of all the summer moves.
Manchester City are moving aggressively to avoid another season like the one that has just passed, with the Mirror claiming the club's owners probably will hand Pep Guardiola Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez and Tottenham full-back Kyle Walker.
The report details how City hope to land both for around £100 million to transform them into title contenders.
City believe they can beat Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain to land the Chilean after he knocked back the Gunners' £250,000-per-week offer to extend his deal at the Emirates. Reports in Chile, however, have suggested that Sanchez's agent travelled to Munich to celebrate Arturo Vidal's 30th birthday on Monday and sound out the possibility of his client joining Bayern for a reported €58m fee and €13m annual salary.
Both players appear to available at the right price and City are likely to land the pair for £50m apiece with Walker's pace from full-back seemingly a vital part of the summer rebuild.
Alexis Sanchez and Kyle Walker Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
AC Milan will look to continue a statement summer haul in the transfer market by beating Juventus to the signing of Lazio forward Keita Balde, reports Tuttosport.
With just one year remaining on his deal, the Biancocelesti probably will be forced to cash in on the 22-year-old. The Senegalese star has scored 16 goals in Serie A this term and could represent a bargain given his contract situation, although Lazio are talking a hard bargain by demanding €50m.
The Italian outlet also reports that the Rossoneri are close to clinching the signing of Mateo Musacchio from Villarreal for a fee of around €18m.
Juventus will try to sign Porto star Felipe and are preparing a €30m offer, reports Portuguese newspaper A Bola.
The Dragoes will point to the 28-year-old's €50m release clause, having recently bought out the Brazilian centre-back's remaining 25 percent economic rights for €5m.
Felipe and Ivan Marcano formed a formidable partnership for the Portuguese side but given the age of the former, the club may be tempted to cash in should a big offer arrive from the Old Lady.
Lyon are targeting Chelsea starlet Bertrand Traore after his impressive loan spell with Ajax, writes French newspaper L'Equipe.
Bertrand Traore has spent the season on loan at Ajax from Chelsea. Photo by VI Images via Getty Images
The Ligue 1 giants are set to lose Alexandre Lacazette this summer and face a daunting task to replace the striker who scored 37 goals in all competitions this season.
The Burkina Faso forward would cost between €15m-€20m and has scored 13 goals and assisted on six more across all competitions this season to help the Eredivisie side reach the Europa League final in Stockholm on Wednesday.
L'Equipe adds that Lyon's other attacking target will be Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, with Lacazette likely to move to Atletico Madrid.
- Hertha Berlin star Genki Haraguchi is a target for Premier League new boys Brighton with the Seagulls eager to exploit his expiring contract, claims the Mirror. With the Japanese international having just one year remaining on his deal, Brighton boss Chris Hughton hopes to add the 26-year-old to Pascal Gross, who joined for £3m from Ingolstadt, as their second signing of the summer.
- West Ham are bracing themselves for a second offer in six months from Marseille for one of their star players, with the Mirror reporting that Andre Ayew is a target for the French giants. The Hammers sold Dimitri Payet in January after a protracted standoff between player and club and may now have to persuade the Ghanaian to resist the offer to join up with Rudi Garcia.
