Real Madrid and Barcelona target in advanced negotiations with Manchester United, strong demand for Madrid star in England, and more Premier League transfer news: April 10, 2019

By Umid Kumar Dey

Modified Jul 04, 2019 06:11 GMT

Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer news and rumours for the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Premiership…

Thorgan Hazard wants to leaves

Liverpool target Thorgan Hazard has apparently told Gladbach that he wishes to leave the club. Sporting director of Gladbach, Max Eberl, has claimed that they wanted to extend the contract of Hazard but he has refused to do so.

Instead, he has asked the club to sell him as he wants to take a leap in his career, suggesting a move to a big club. However, since he doesn’t have a release clause in his contract, Eberl has suggested that the club that wants to buy him should have to pay an amount that does justice to his stature as a player.

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“We made our intentions to extend Thorgan’s contract clear a while back now, but he hasn’t reciprocated that interest. He has now told us that he doesn’t want to extend his contract and instead wants to take the next step in his career by leaving the club,” he said.

“However, he still has a contract with us until 2020 and there is no release clause. Interested parties have to offer us a transfer fee that recognises his worth as an exceptional Bundesliga forward and a regular feature in one of the best national teams in the world”.

He then added that should the Belgian leave them, they will have to reinvest in players that are as exciting as the younger brother of Eden Hazard.

“If it ends up being the case that Thorgan leaves us, then we will do what we’ve done well in the last few years – we will take the money we make from the transfer and use it to buy more exciting players for our team.”

Mata has offers

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has been offered a new contract by the Red Devils according to his father. The Spaniard’s contract ends at the end of the season, after which he becomes a free agent.

However, his father has revealed that he has been offered a new contract and that they are happy about that. But he also added that there are offers from top clubs that play in the Champions League.

"Manchester United have offered to renew us, we are very happy," Juan Mata Snr said.

"But there are proposals from Champions League teams.”

He then spoke on the prospect of going back to Spain and also admitted that joining Manchester City won’t be ideal.

"Spain, maybe, but today is not the day to talk, it is not yet decided."

"City? It would not be the ideal option," he replied.

Varane wants to leave

Los Blancos superstar Raphael Varane wants to leave the club but Real Madrid don’t wish to sell him, says Guillem Balague. According to the Spanish journalist, Real Madrid realise that it would be very hard to sign someone as good as him for their defence.

He also added that Manchester United asked about him last year and might try again via the agent of the Frenchman – however, Madrid don’t want him to leave.

“He wants to leave Real Madrid,” Balague said.

“The problem is it’s all in the hands of Real Madrid, who do not want to let him go.

“They realise that to get a centre-back of his quality would be very difficult in the market.

“Manchester United enquired about him a year ago. Now they may try again through the agent, who has told them he wants to leave.

“But Real Madrid do not want to let him go.”

James and Rashford

James Rodriguez, who is on loan at Bayern Munich from Real Madrid, has a tough summer coming up ahead. The Bavarians' hierarchy are in disagreement among themselves on whether to sign him or not.

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge wants to keep the Colombian but president Uli Hoeness isn’t sure whether to exercise the buy-out clause. There is interest from Juventus but it is in the Premier League where he is in high demand.

Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford is set to sign a new contract with Manchester United. The player, who had interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid, had asked the club to give him wages worth £300,000-per-week, which means he is set to earn £15.8 million annually.

The Red Devils consider him a star for the future – as well as the present – which is why they are willing to pay over the odds to keep their prized asset.

Edited by Arvind Sriram