Liverpool will only consider selling superstar for €200 million, 20-goal star advised against Arsenal move and more Premier League transfer news: April 19, 2019

Liverpool FC v Watford FC - Premier League
Liverpool FC v Watford FC - Premier League

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

Pogba should leave

According to former Manchester United superstar Paul Ince, Paul Pogba should leave Old Trafford in order to improve himself as a player. He stated that while people think the Frenchman should do more, he is not surrounded by players who will allow him to flourish.

Ince believes for Pogba to show his best, he has to play alongside world-class players, like Ince himself did during his time with United alongside the likes of Eric Cantona and Roy Keane.

“People will talk about Paul Pogba and say he should’ve done more,” he told Paddy Power. “But, there’s only so much he can do when he’s surrounded by the kind of players he is.

“If he was surrounded by class players, you’d get to see the real Pogba. I was fortunate enough to play with the likes of Bryan Robson, Roy Keane and Eric Cantona – world class players – and they make everyone play better.”

He then added that the club can’t expect the Frenchman to do everything and that his team-mates need to improve. Ince went as far as claiming that the Frenchman deserves to play with better players as the current crop of footballers that the Red Devils have are simply not up to the mark.

“United can’t just rely on Pogba and expect that he will do everything, people have to pull their weight and be great around him.

“Pogba needs and deserves to be in a team full of top players, and I don’t believe that’s Man United at the minute.

“When they’re in the Champions League you realise that a lot of their players just aren’t good enough.”

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Bruno Fernandes ready for the Premiership

Sporting CP v Empoli FC - Pre-Season Friendly
Sporting CP v Empoli FC - Pre-Season Friendly

Sporting superstar Bruno Fernandes has claimed that he is ready for a move to the Premier League this summer. He revealed that he was approached by clubs from England and Spain last summer.

However, he didn’t feel like the time was right to move at that time because he was worried about playing time, which is why he stayed at Portugal. He added that since he played a lot of football in his debut season, he needed similar kind of consistency for another season.

As a result, he stayed with Sporting.

“Last year I received approaches, mainly from England and also from Spain, but I did not feel prepared to go. Not because of difficulty, but for the high number of games in England.

“My debut season at Sporting was the first time I played so many games, I thought I needed one more season with that kind of regularity. Now I feel prepared for this requirement if I ever have to play in England or a team in Spain.”

Solskjaer on new signings

FC Barcelona v Manchester United - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg
FC Barcelona v Manchester United - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has blasted critics for making claims despite not knowing the inner workings of the club. He also added that the United scouts are looking for players that fit the club.

Solskjaer also confirmed that he is currently speaking with the club about signings and affirmed that there are no quick fixes when it comes to transfers.

“I don’t know if all these critics know what’s happening,” Solskjaer said.

“We’ve got scouts scouring the planet for good footballers and we’ll sign players we think is the right fit - personality wise, price wise, quality wise and can you have longevity at this club and I’m confident we’ll get the players.

“I’ve been speaking to the club, we know that we have to be realistic and have a job to be done there’s no quick fix.”

Leandro Trossard advised against joining Arsenal

KRC Genk v Everton: Pre-Season Friendly
KRC Genk v Everton: Pre-Season Friendly

Agent of Leandro Trossard, Josy Comhair, has claimed that his client has interest from Arsenal. However, according to him, Trossard, who has scored 20 goals for Genk this season, should reject a move to the Gunners.

He revealed that Wolfsburg are also interested and believes that it would be better for his career if he goes to the German outfit, where he would get more playing time, and then go to Arsenal 2-3 years down the line. Comhair is of the opinion that Trossard might not be able to take the mental pressure if he doesn’t play regularly at the Emirates now.

“Arsenal could (sign him). But for his career it might be better that he first go to a club like Wolfsburg. If he plays there for two years, he can still go to Arsenal. If he goes straight to Arsenal and you don’t play there, then it might be mentally harder for Trossard.”

Real Madrid Premier League stories of the day

Porto v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg
Porto v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg

Once again, the last slide of the Premier League transfer roundup consists of stories relating to Real Madrid. It is pretty evident that when Real Madrid roll up their sleeves to do business, almost everyone is affected.

According to Fabio Capello, Zinedine Zidane has €500 million to spend in the summer transfer window.

"They told me Real Madrid have €500 million to spend on signings," he said.

"I was in Barcelona this week and someone who knows Real Madrid really well told me that."

Meanwhile, reports from Spain claim that Liverpool have no interest in selling Sadio Mane to Real Madrid. In fact, they would rather let go of Mohamed Salah than sell the Senegalese as they won’t consider anything less than €200 million for Mane – an amount the Merengues have not taken a liking to.

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