Chelsea plan £150m spree after being offered Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo - Paper Round

Chelsea ready for £150m spree The Mail claims that Chelsea’s new owner Todd Boehly wants to kickstart his team’s new era by spending big, and early. After meeting with Jorge Mendes, he is considering a huge offer for Ousmane Dembele, bringing in Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling, and also will look to address departures in defence.

Juventus centre-back Matthijs de Ligt and Sevilla’s Jules Kounde are options. Ad/> /> TransfersBale agrees shock transfer to MLS side LAFC9 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Bringing in all four of those players would probably tip the scale well past £150 million but with player sales, the net amount could yet be considerably lower.

Boehly is right to want to get off to a good start, as Manchester United have demonstrated what happens when a club consistently falls out of the top four and no longer attracts the best talent. Read the full story United tell Ronaldo he is staying Manchester United have reportedly reacted angrily to recent stories linking Cristiano Ronaldo with a move away from Old Trafford this summer.

The Mirror claims that after Ronaldo was offered to Chelsea and Bayern Munich as he grows frustrated with the club’s transfer inertia, the 37-year-old Portuguese striker has been told that he will stay at the club for the last year of his contract. /> Paper Round’s view: Ronaldo is United’s best player in terms of both talent and numbers, and there must be a worry at the club that if he leaves, they simply don’t have the administrative competence to find a replacement for him alongside all the other deals they need to do.

While Erik ten Hag might not consider him the ideal striker, he is the best he’ll be given. Read the full story Liverpool confident over Bellingham Liverpool