Transfer rumour roundup: Liverpool line up €95m Salah successor, Spurs plot Min-jae move

Liverpool are preparing to break the bank for Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, with El Nacional reporting that a €95 million (£82.6 million) offer is being readied to trigger the 21-year-old’s release clause. The Spain international, who penned an unusually lengthy contract extension last summer, has emerged as the favoured solution to the creative void left by Mohamed Salah’s dip in form and the hindsight-inducing departure of Luis Díaz to Bayern Munich.

Arne Slot’s rebuild does not stop on the flanks. Toulouse centre-back Charlie Cresswell, 23, has caught Liverpool’s eye after a string of imposing displays in Ligue 1. Ekrem Konur claims a €30 million bid could prise the former England U-21 captain away from southern France, with Brighton, Wolfsburg and West Ham also circling. Cresswell is viewed as the long-term successor to Joe Gomez.

Across the Pennines, Manchester United are surveying right-back options after Diogo Dalot’s mixed season. Tuttosport says Juventus defender Pierre Kalulu has entered United’s thinking, prompting the Bianconeri to table an improved contract in a bid to ward off interest.

Juventus, however, are not shy about raiding others. Calciomercato writes that the Turin giants want to refresh an ageing midfield and have set sights on Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva. The 31-year-old Portuguese playmaker is set to become a free agent in June, and Juve hope to tempt him to Serie A alongside Atalanta’s Brazilian destroyer Ederson.

Tottenham, meanwhile, are weighing a move for South Korean colossus Kim Min-jae. After allowing club icon Son Heung-min to depart last summer, Spurs are keen to re-stock Asian talent and have identified the Bayern Munich centre-half—nicknamed ‘The Monster’—as a prime target. Chelsea retain a long-standing admiration for the 27-year-old, who is surplus to requirements in Bavaria.

In the Gulf, Saudi powerhouse Al-Ittihad are plotting a coup for Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga. Mundo Deportivo reveals the French midfielder has been chosen as the ideal replacement for departed defensive anchor Fabinho, with Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal also monitoring the 21-year-old’s situation at the Bernabéu.