Andros Townsend

Liverpool, Atletico to battle it out for Monaco midfielder Lemar

Published May. 17, 2016 4:20 a.m. ET

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Liverpool could face competition from Atletico Madrid for the signing of young midfielder Thomas Lemar from Monaco.

West Ham United will move for Newcastle duo Andros Townsend and Georginio Wijnaldum after the Magpies were relegated to the Sky Bet Championship.

John Terry has offered a hint he may stay at Chelsea by canceling plans to hold a farewell party on the Stamford Bridge pitch.

Manchester United checked on Schalke winger Leroy Sane and Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Mario at the weekend but Schalke have denied reports Sane has a buyout clause of £28m and say he is worth closer to £40m as they look to deter suitors.

Manchester United target Andre Gomes is ready to leave Valencia, but it's Serie A club Juventus where he's expected to end up.

Pescara striker Gianluca Lapadula is keen on a move to Leicester and says he could form a dynamic partnership with Jamie Vardy.

Newcastle are confident that boss Rafael Benitez will agree to remain with the club by the end of this week.

Roberto Firmino has urged Bayern Munich's Germany international Mario Gotze to join him at Liverpool this summer.

Manchester United scouts have been in Portugal to watch Sporting Lisbon duo William Carvalho and Joao Mario.

Arsenal are closing in on a £33.8m deal for Borussia Monchengladbach's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka and hope to announce it well before Euro 2016 kicks off.

Liverpool are confident of completing a £4.7m deal for Mainz's Germany U21 international goalkeeper Loris Karius

Kit Symons could be set for a return as Chris Coleman's No 2 with Wales if Paul Trollope is named as the new manager of Cardiff.

Liverpool have missed out on the signing of USA international Bobby Wood, who has opted to join Hamburg on a four-year deal.