What the papers say
Edinson Cavani‘s potential departure from Old Trafford has been complicated by a £2million clause in the striker’s contract, according to the Mirror. Manchester United will have to pay the fee if they failed to trigger a one-year contract extension for the 34-year-old Uruguay international, who arrived in the north in October after leaving Paris St-Germain and has been linked with Boca Juniors.
Crystal Palace are monitoring the situation with Marseille’s France winger Florian Thauvin, who will become a free agent in the summer, the Sun reports. The Eagles want to sign the World Cup winner, 28, despite him having a mixed spell in the Premier League in the past with Newcastle.
There is reportedly a new front-runner among Premier League sides racing to sign France Under-21 midfielder Boubakary Soumare from Lille. The Star reports Leicester are increasingly confident that they will be able to beat Manchester United and Tottenham for the 22-year-old’s signature in the summer as the Foxes have the £30 million ready to go.
Social media round-up
Paul Pogba is loved by his Man United teammates, but might leave to fulfil trophy his ambitions, reports claim #MUFChttps://t.co/noX100h7A0
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) April 12, 2021
Mino Raiola ‘wants to make Erling Haaland first £1m-a-week player as Man Utd step up transfer interest in Dortmund star’ https://t.co/FdgF8lSTmc
— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) April 12, 2021
Players to watch
Kyron Gordon: Leeds and Manchester United have joined Liverpool and Everton in monitoring the development of the 18-year-old Sheffield United defender, according to the Mail.
