Gossip: Man Utd, Arsenal eye midfielders; Newcastle make Nunez bid

Man Utd are rivalling City and Real Madrid for a River Plate star who will be available for just over £20million, while Arsenal are keen on a free agent from the Bundesliga. But first…

TOON MAKE OPENING OFFER FOR NUNEZ

The queue to sign Darwin Nunez this summer seems to be getting longer with each passing day. So Newcastle are reported to have made attempts to bundle their way to their front…

Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal are said to be among the clubs keen to land the Benfica star, with Miguel Delaney in The Independent crediting ‘half of Europe’ with an interest.

Footmercato says Newcastle have made their first move by submitting an offer worth £50million for Nunez. Benfica, though, are understood to want at least £66million for the 22-year-old and Fichajes says Bayern Munich are more than willing to cough up as they prepare to lose Robert Lewandowski.

Lacazette second in worst 10 PL finishers owned by their xG…

BAYERN TO CUT LOSSES ON EX-ARSENAL, SPURS TARGET

Bayern look set to fund a move for Nunez by having a clear-out of Julian Nagelsmann’s squad, with Marcel Sabitzer among the players up for grabs.

Sabitzer only joined Bayern last summer from RB Leipzig, when the Austria midfielder was attracting interest from a host of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, Tottenham and Man Utd.

The 28-year-old, though, has managed only seven starts across all competitions and, according to Sport 1, Bayern are willing to sell for around £12.4million, which would see the Bundesliga leaders almost recoup the £13.7million they paid Leipzig last July.

UNITED TARGET RIVER PLATE MIDFIELDER

Man Utd will certainly be in the market for a midfielder or two, especially in wake of Nemanja Matic announcing his