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News Britannia: Arsenal in £60m striker talks; Reds eye Townsend
Liverpool and Manchester City have joined Crystal Palace, Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Brom in expressing interest in Andros Townsend.The Daily Telegraph claims the £10.5million release clause in the England winger’s contract has alerted both clubs and they are now weighing up whether to make a surprise bid for the winger.Liverpool and City could be added to the list of Townsend’s possible destinations, particularly if they fail to land more expensive targets such as Saido Mane and Leroy Sane.
OTHER HEADLINES:
Leicester are prepared to pay £30m to land Watford striker Troy Deeney (Daily Telegraph) and are closing in on an £11.5m deal to sign Nampalys Mendy from Nice, which could allow N’Golo Kante an exit (The Sun)
Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina is wanted by Turkish club Besiktas (Daily Mirror)
Henrikh Mkhitaryan is involved in a tug-of-war between current club Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United (Daily Mail)
Everton are plotting a move for £16m-rated Porto striker Vincent Aboubakar (Daily Mail)
Laurent Blanc will leave Paris Saint-Germain by the end of the week, says his agent (The Guardian)
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