Live Blog: Transfer News & Rumours Thursday 8 April 2021

• Tottenham have stepped up their bid to recruit Southampton defensive lynchpin Jannik Vestergaard and bolster their shaky defence for next season.
• Liverpool will reportedly face competition from Chelsea to sign Ajax midfielder Ryan Gravenberch.
• RB Leipzig reportedly phoned Liverpool to discuss their intentions to sign Ibrahima Konate but the Reds have now informed them that they won’t be pursuing the transfer.
• Diego Carlos is reportedly a top target for Tottenham in the transfer window and they have a plan to try and reach an agreement with Sevilla.
• Wayne Rooney’s future as manager of Derby County will be safe under potential new owners No Limits Sports LTD, according to sources close to the Rams.
• Sergio Aguero would reportedly consider a move to Tottenham when his contract expires in the summer.
• Chelsea are ‘one of only two or three clubs’ who are financially stable, according to Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
• UEFA has been plunged into Euro 2020 crisis after Bilbao was ruled out of hosting games at the tournament – just hours after announcing it would host 12,000 fans.
• Charlie Savage has been handed his first professional contract at Manchester United as a reward for his fine form this season.
• Former England star Gareth Barry could still be hit with an FA rap over a secret deal to buy a stake in Swindon Town.
• Arsenal are reportedly in the hunt to sign Sevilla star Bryan Gil – but may have to spend £100m to secure his services.
• Mikel Arteta has vowed to axe the Arsenal players who act like they’re on holiday after Emmanuel Petit’s scathing review of his former club.
• Emmanuel Petit concedes he regrets leaving Arsenal for Barcelona in 2000 and believes his ego got in the way.
• Manchester United are reportedly ready to battle Liverpool for the signature of Ibrahima Konate.
• The FA are aiming to appoint their new chairman before the European Championship, with businesswoman Debbie Hewitt in pole position to land the role.
• Manchester United are reportedly considering whether to hijack Liverpool’s bid to land RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate in the summer.
• Ousmane Dembele reportedly wants to pledge his future to Barcelona after hitting some of his best form at the Nou Camp.
• Nuno Espirito Santo will hold talks with the League Managers Association to express his concerns about top-flight clubs’ pre-season preparations.
• Surrey want to stage Indian Premier League matches in England in a project that could be worth ‘tens of millions of pounds’ to the cash-strapped domestic game.
• Arsenal have reignited their interest in Wilfried Zaha, with Crystal Palace expected to cash in on their prized asset.
• Philippe Coutinho has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury – meaning Liverpool are set to miss out on a £17m transfer windfall from Barcelona.
• Arsene Wenger has said that FIFA will be ready to use automated offsides at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
• Rangers flop Umar Sadiq has been linked with an incredible €60m move to Bayern Munich.
• Charlie Adam reckons Real Madrid and Manchester City should be fighting over Kieran Tierney this summer – and the bidding should start at £50m.
• Brentford striker Ivan Toney has confirmed he was close to joining Celtic last summer.
• Leigh Griffiths fears he is on a countdown to being freed by Celtic in the summer – with Aberdeen waiting in the wings.

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