Premier League transfer news: Mourinho to swap Pogba to land star forward, Harry Kane subject to £200m summer bid - April 16, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer roundup for the day! Once again, we have some cracking stories in store for you, so without much chit-chat – here we go!

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#5 Chelsea

Marco Asensio to Chelsea is nothing new and the main instigators of this rumour, Diario Gol, are back at it again. According to them, Chelsea are going to all in for the Madrid youngster who has put two conditions to stay at the Bernabeu: no more star signings in his position and a pay-rise.

Meanwhile, according to the Sun (15th April, page 61), Crystal Palace want a right-back and could make a swoop for the 28-year-old St Etienne defender, Kevin Theophile-Catherine, in this summer's transfer window.

#4 Liverpool

Liverpool's reported target

The Merseyside outfit are looking to further cement their place among the European elite and have, as a result, decided to sign players in order to keep them there. According to TMW, Liverpool want to sign Piotr Zielinksi from Napoli.

Meanwhile, the other club in the Merseyside, Everton, want to sign Frank Fabra from Boca Juniors after sending scouts to see him play. The left-back could cost £7.5million and has also attracted interest from Napoli themselves as well, say The Sun.

#3 Manchester madness

Rakitic could leave Barcelona

It seems as though Manchester City have bagged in a Barcelona youngster for the summer. According to Albert Roge, Barcelona starlet Adria Barnabe (16) will leave the Catalans at the end of the season – when his contract expires – and join Manchester City.

Meanwhile, Ivan Rakitic has an offer from Manchester United that he's reportedly considering. Jose Mourinho wants the Croatian creative midfielder to help refurbish his midfield and as a result, will make a move for him this summer, according to dull folks at Don Balon.

#2 More Manchester madness

Zaha on the move?

Manchester City are on fire today as they have been linked with yet another player in the form of Wilfried Zaha. According to The Sun, the Crystal Palace star has caught the interest of the Etihad outfit and could be a subject of a hefty £50million bid in the summer.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola wants to upset the summer plans of Real Madrid by making a monstrous £200million bid for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane in the summer, according to the broken radio of Don Balon.

#1 Rumour of the day

Cast in the shadows

So apparently, Spanish outlet Don Balon are of the opinion that Jose Mourinho isn’t really fond of Paul Pogba, which is strange considering it was the Portuguese that sanctioned his £89 million move, and wants to use him as a card to land one of his major targets.

As you may have guessed it by now, Mourinho likes Gareth Bale and wants him at Manchester United. Since he seemingly doesn't like Pogba, it only makes sense for him to swap the player for someone else.

The report also adds that Bale could be utilised as a makeweight to sign Liverpool's in-form forward Mohamed Salah, but the Welshman continues to reaffirm his desire to remain at Real and doesn't want to join Jurgen Klopp's side either.