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March 11th
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The January transfer window is now little more than a distant memory in European football and as such clubs across the continent are already making plans for the summer window. Teams are working tirelessly behind the scenes on identifying targets and figuring out their budgets.
Managers will be constantly assessing their squads with sporting directors and recruitment staff scanning the market for potential deals. A plethora of players will become available in the summer where clubs famously have more money to spend and aren’t as restricted by financial fair play rules. The rumour mill is beginning to pick up pace and we’ve collated some of the biggest current transfer stories.
Today’s biggest transfer stories
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Liverpool may be out of the Champions League but the Anfield club are already considering moves for next season. According to German publication Bild, the Premier League giants are eyeing up a move for Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck.
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However the Dortmund star may not be the only Bundesliga player swapping Germany for England this summer. Reports in Switzerland have this week stated that Arsenal’s search for a new striker has led them to Eintracht Frankfurt goalscorer Hugo Ekitiké.
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D. Vlahović |
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Arsenal aren’t the only club in desperate need of more firepower up front. Manchester United are in desperate need of more goals next season and according to reports in England the Old Trafford club could consider a move for Juventus forward Dušan Vlahović. However, the English side would only be willing to sign the 25-year-old talent for a €42m or less.
