Ousmane Dembele, Raheem Sterling, Matthijs de Ligt and Christopher Nkunku part of £200m Chelsea plan - Paper Round
Tuchel handed £200m budget Spanish newspaper Marca reports that Thomas Tuchel will be heavily backed in the transfer market. With Romelu Lukaku, Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen on their way out, the German manager hopes to add Christopher Nkunku, Raheem Sterling, Ousmane Dembele, Matthijs de Ligt and perhaps another defender could be brought in with a £200 million budget.
Ad/> /> Transfers'Something in me has vanished' — Lewandowski again asks to leave BayernYESTERDAY AT 19:54 Paper Round’s view: Tuchel has built a decent Chelsea squad but the priority has to be fixing the problems caused by the exit of at least two defenders. Lukaku’s form has fallen off a cliff so getting rid of him will be a huge boost, but there is a risk in hoping that Ousmane Dembele will be able to keep his form and fitness over the course of a whole season, as he has struggled with both.
Read the full story Lampard planning Everton transfers The Telegraph reports that Frank Lampard is making two early moves in the transfer market as he attempts to rebuild after securing Premier League survival. The first player on the shortlist is James Tarkowski, with Lampard hoping to secure a free transfer for the defender, while the paper suggests that Spurs midfielder Harry Winks is valued at £20m but could join on loan first.
/> Paper Round’s view: Winks is a perfectly capable player but at 26 now is the time for him to move away from Spurs and focus on getting regular first team football — he will stand a better chances of getting that at Goodison Park. As for Tarkowski he will be able to link up with Michael Keane, another former Burnley player, and the two should form a solid defensive foundation.