Liverpool made £133m bid for Real Madrid wonderkid, Pochettino dreams of Juventus star and more: Premier League transfer rumours, February 9, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer round-up for the day as the top stories include some of the world's greatest players linked with various moves to one of the greatest leagues in the world.

Let's begin...

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#5 A bit of London featuring Leicester

Both of these rumours here come from The Sun. In this report, they quote Emmanuel Petit as claiming that French forward Alexandre Lacazette could be sold in the summer.

"Lacazette is under massive pressure. He needs to improve, or face the exit this summer," said Petit.

"Aubameyang's signing tells me it might already be too late. Arsene Wenger's belief in Lacazette has gone."

Meanwhile, in the other report, West Ham will lock horns with Leicester City in a race to sign Manchester City youngster Patrick Roberts in the summer. The Hammers will make an offer of around £15million for the 21-year-old winger, in order to try and entice him into returning to London.

#4 More reports on Isco

Could he really leave?

The Spaniard seems to be at the centre of many rumours these days. Clearly, there must be something about them, you'd think? According to the folks at Diario Gol, the former Malaga man has three offers to leave the Santiago Bernabeu.

While Manchester United and Chelsea are linked here, Manchester City seem like the first choice of the former Valencia starlet. Indeed, at City, he is apparently seen as the long-term replacement of playmaking wizard David Silva.

Meanwhile, Don Balon also have something similar about the Real Madrid number 22.

#3 Blue and Red fight for a White

A highly coveted wonderkid

Like Isco, Marco Asensio is another player that is being heavily linked with a move away from Real Madrid. The talented young Spaniard appears not to be in Zidane's first-team plans and that news reportedly has put the creative midfielder in tears, say Diario Gol, as his place in this summer's World Cup is under scrutiny due to the lack of regular minutes he has played this term.

But the fun part is here: Gerard Pique is reportedly aware of this and has told Lionel Messi that Asensio is searching for a house in London, as Chelsea have made a huge offer for his services. How does the centre-back know all of this? Apparently, he's still in regular contact with former team-mate and compatriot Cesc Fabregas, who informed him of this. Seems like these players are now footballer-come-ITKs.

Meanwhile, in another report from Diario Gol, Cristiano Ronaldo (see? players-come-ITKs) is aware of the fact that Liverpool made an audacious £133million bid for Marco Asensio late in the winter window - as they see him as a long-term replacement for Philippe Coutinho. As a result, they are also reported to be ready to make another approach in the summer for him.

#2 Pochettino's dream and Lemar's breakup

Lemar has been linked with so many clubs

The Argentine is a man with a lot of dreams it seems. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Tottenham manager dreams of Juventus forward Paulo Dybala and may potentially ask for him to be signed, should he become Real Madrid's new boss in the future.

Meanwhile, Liverpool Echo believe that Liverpool have ended their longstanding interest in AS Monaco's Thomas Lemar and will instead focus on attempting to sign other transfer targets. One of the major reasons for this, they claim, is that Monaco's asking price of an eyewatering £90million is deemed as excessive by the club.

#1 Manchester transfer madness

In demand: Dybala has been heavily linked with many of Europe's top sides

Ah, well, here we go. According to Don Balon, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had targeted Sergi Roberto to strengthen the Red Devils’ midfield. The Spaniard, however, has agreed to extend his contract with the Catalans.

As a result, the Portuguese is now looking at Real Madrid’s Mateo Kovacic, who could be on the move after not getting enough first-team minutes this season.

Meanwhile, Don Balon have linked two players to Manchester City today. One is Goncalo Guedes, who Guardiola sees as a good attacking partner for Leroy Sané and Raheem Sterling. Indeed, they are willing to offer €50million for him when PSG, his parent club, are reportedly prepared to let him leave for €10m less.

And the other is Paulo Dybala, who Pep Guardiola sees as a perfect alternate to Alexis Sanchez.