Barcelona weigh up moves for Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak and Jules Kounde - Paper Round

Barcelona consider Haaland, Kounde and Isak Spanish side Barcelona are keen on signing Erling Haaland, with the player available for 75 million euros from Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. However if they fail to sign him then they will move for Alexander Isak of Real Sociedad, and use the rest of their budget to bring in a central defender, with Sevilla’s Frenchman Jules Kounde their target for the backline.

Ad/> /> TransfersPSG plan to pair Ronaldo with Messi in French capital – Paper Round17/02/2022 AT 23:36 Paper Round’s view: Kounde was meant to be priced at around the same figure as Haaland by his current club, but presumably the Norwegian is making much higher wage demands than Kounde. Given Barcelona appear to have turned the corner financially, at least in the short term, it seems that they are happy to spend to rebuild despite presumably having to sell more players this summer.

Read the full story Milan lead race for Sanches Lille midfielder Renato Sanches is wanted by Arsenal, reports The Sun, but the paper claims that the 24-year-old Portuguese international is instead likely to join Italian side AC Milan. Sanches is said to have excellent relations with the Serie A club, and given he is keen to join the only obstacle in the way is the fee, with Lille wanting at least £15 million, while Arsenal may move onto 22-year-old Jonathon David.

/> Paper Round’s view: David is a hugely promising forward player and if Lille are willing to sell for the right price then it may help the club deal with the exit of both Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah on a free transfer in the summer. As for Sanches, it is fantastic to see him recover from his early struggles with Bayern Munich and he appears well set to