Chelsea face difficult battle to land winger Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona on free transfer - Paper Round

Chelsea face Dembele battle The Sun reports that Premier League side Chelsea have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele. The 25-year-old French international is out of contract in Spain at the end of the month and can move on a free transfer, with Thomas Tuchel keen on his former Borussia Dortmund player.

However it is claimed in Spain that Dembele wants to remain with Xavi Hernandez. Ad/> /> TransfersPSG, Newcastle or Brazil? Where will 'risky bet' Neymar play next season18 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Dembele’s form dramatically improved over the course of the second half of the season and that suggests that he could have finally cracked his problems both with consistency and with injury.

Given Barcelona must sign him to a new contract before his current one expires, or face the same financial fair play problems they did with Lionel Messi, there is little time to sort the deal. Read the full story Martial valued at £20m Manchester United are reportedly willing to let Anthony Martial leave the club for just £20 million, a little over half what they paid for him when he arrived from Monaco, claims The Mirror.

The 26-year-old French striker has struggled over the last few years to perform to the best of his ability, and a six-month loan spell at Sevilla saw him score just one goal in 12 games, meaning he was not kept on. /> Paper Round’s view: Wages of £240,000 a week show that, once again, Ed Woodward was unable to run a football club sensibly.