Football Matters

Romelu Lukaku, Real Madrid,Eden Hazard,John
Terry, Henry Onyekuru,Bjorn Engels,Karim
Benzema,Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Everton have put a record £100m price tag on
23-year-old striker Romelu Lukaku to ward off
interest from Manchester United and Chelsea.
(Liverpool Echo)
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has
reportedly given the go-ahead for a £100m world
record move for Chelsea's 26-year-old forward
Eden Hazard. (Diario Gol via Daily Star)
But reports in Spain suggest the Belgium
international has already reached an agreement to
join Real when the transfer window reopens. (Don
Balon via Express)
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema says Hazard
would be a good signing for the Spanish giants.
(Daily Mail)
MLS clubs have "no interest" in signing John
Terry, after the 36-year-old centre-back
announced he would leave Chelsea at the end of
the season, an MLS source says. (ESPN)
But West Bromwich Albion will again lead the race
to sign the former England captain this summer,
with Tony Pulis determined to bring him to the
Hawthorns at the second time of asking. (Mirror)
John Terry's Chelsea exit makes the back page of
the i
Liverpool midfielder Lucas, 30, has hinted at an
Anfield exit before contract talks with manager
Jurgen Klopp next month. (Telegraph)
Arsenal target Bjorn Engels, 22, has opened the
door to a summer move to the Premier League
from Club Brugge, after the North London club
failed to sign the centre-back last summer.
(Express)
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte's number one
target, 24-year-old forward Alvaro Morata, has
told Real he is leaving in the summer, according
to reports in Spain. (Diario Gol via Daily Star)
Manchester United could sell midfielder Juan
Mata to Besiktas if they sign 23-year-old
Anderson Talisca, who has flourished at Besiktas
on loan from Benfica this season. (Fanatik via
Express)
Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar, 25, has
revealed he would like to play for Brazilian side
Flamengo in the future. (Canal Esporte Interativo
via Daily Mail)
The Daily Telegraph lead with Brighton's
promotion back to the Premier League
Southampton are poised to join the race to land
19-year-old Nigerian winger Henry Onyekuru, who
plays for K.A.S. Eupen in Belgium.(Daily Record)
West Brom manager Tony Pulis has warned the
club's Chinese owners not to get complacent and
says his squad needs improvement in summer.
(Mirror)
Inter Milan are reportedly in advanced talks with
22-year-old Chelsea target Domenico Berardi,
who has had an injury-ravaged season at
Sassuolo in Serie A. (Calciomercato via Daily
Star)
Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso says the
row with Rafa Benitez, which led to him leaving
Liverpool in 2009, was because he chose to be
present at his wife's labour rather than playing in
his side's Champions League quarter-final
against Inter Milan. (El Pais via Daily Star)
And finally
Manchester United's Armenia midfielder Henrikh
Mkhitaryan narrowly dodged the clutches of a
traffic warden in Manchester city centre on
Monday, before giving money to a homeless man
whilst parked on double-yellow lines.(Mirror)