European Football Rumors: Chelsea to Sell Half of Team to buy one Striker

Chelsea could sell up to 11 players this summer – including two Englishmen, striker Raheem Sterling, 30, and 28-year-old defender Ben Chilwell – to raise funds to buy a new striker. (Mail)

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Arsenal are interested in signing Fiorentina’s Italian striker Moise Kean, 25, who previously had an unsuccessful season at Everton. (Tuttomercatoweb)

Manchester United have added two Bundesliga strikers – RB Leipzig’s Slovenian Benjamin Sesko, 21, and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Frenchman Hugo Ekitike, 22 – to their summer transfer list. (Sky Sports)

Man Utd are also interested in RB Leipzig and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, who they tried to sign in the past before moving to Germany on a permanent deal in the January transfer window. (Sky Sports)

Real Betis will meet Manchester United to discuss the future of Brazilian winger Antony, 25, who has impressed during a loan spell in La Liga. (ABC)

Bournemouth are interested in Club Brugge’s Belgian left-back Maxim de Cuyper, 24, if they need to sign a replacement for their Hungarian full-back Milos Kerkez, 21, who is wanted by Liverpool. (Football Insider)

Atletico Madrid say Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 25, is not for sale amid reports Liverpool are interested in him. (Mirror)

Chelsea’s England winger Noni Madueke, 23, is a target for Serie A club AC Milan in the summer. (Fichajes)

Lille and England midfielder Angel Gomes, 24, has refused to join West Ham, despite the English Premier League club offering him a £100,000-a-week contract to join them when his Lille contract expires this summer. (Guardian)

Barcelona want to re-sign Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi, 37, in the summer of 2026. (TNT Sports)

Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Raul Asencio, 22, is set to sign a new long-term contract with the Spanish giants. (Fabrizio Romano)

Real Betis are one of three La Liga clubs interested in signing Leeds left-back Junior Firpo, 28, on a free transfer this summer when the Dominican Republic international’s contract expires. (Teamtalk)