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- Atletico Madrid have started searching for replacements for Manchester City target Jose Maria Gimenez and have identified Argentine centre-back Mateo Musacchio as a potential target, reports AS. Gimenez has attracted interest from a number of Premier League clubs, most notably Manchester City and has a €65million buyout clause in his contract. Atletico have already enquired about Musacchio with Villareal and may go for the 25-year-old if Gimenez leaves.
- Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez could leave the club if Alvaro Morata returns this summer, reports AS. Madrid have long been tipped to activate their buy-back clause to re-sign Morata and reportedly planning to keep hold of him. The Report claims that Jese is looking for a possible way out of the club. Bayer Leverkusen are interested in him, as are several Spanish teams.
- Barcelona’s sporting director Robert Fernandez travelled to Boston at the weekend to meet unsettled centre-back Javier Mascherano, reports AS. The Argentine has been linked with a move away from the Catalan club and has reportedly held talks with Juventus. Barca do not want to let Mascherano go, and are planning to increase the defender’s salary and extend his contract until 2018.
