Daily transfer news and rumours roundup - 25th May, 2017

A quick roundup of today's top transfer
news.

25th May 2017. Today’s top stories include
Barcelona’s pursuit of a Manchester United
player, Arsenal in for a surprise player,
Manchester United and Juventus’ transfer
plans raiding Bayern Munich. On that note
let’s head right in

Barcelona target Ander Herrera.

According to Sport, Barcelona are targeting
Manchester United’s midfield dynamo Ander
Herrera. Ernesto Valverde, who is expected to
be named as the next manager at the Nou
Camp on Monday is eyeing a reunion with
Herrera whom he coached at Atletico
Bilbao earlier in the Spaniard's career.
However, it will be difficult for the Catalan
club to lure Herrera to Catalunya after the
player emerged as a key member of Jose
Mourinho’s Europa League winning squad
over the course of the season.
Herrera himself has said he is committed to
United but a bid from Barcelona could
change his mind. Whether this move goes
through or not remains to be seen, but
United’s qualification for the Champions
League will surely boost the chances of
Herrera staying on at Old Trafford.

Arsenal in for Thorgan Hazard.

Arsenal are eyeing a summer move for Eden
Hazard’s younger brother Thorgan Hazard
according to Jeunes Footeux. The younger
Hazard plays for Borussia Monchengladbach
in the Bundesliga and has reportedly
impressed Arsene Wenger after a string of
good performances for his current club.
The Gunners are expected to submit a bid
of €18 million for Thorgan Hazard’s signature
when the transfer window opens.

Juventus join Renato Sanches race.

Juventus are preparing to hijack Manchester
United’s bid to sign Bayern Munich’s Renato
Sanches according to The Sun. The
Portuguese youngster has made just six starts
for Bayern Munich this season and has been
put on the transfer list by the German
champions.
Both Juventus and Manchester United are
willing to spend on the youngster and are
head to head in the race for his signature.
Jose Mourinho wants Renato Sanches to slot
into his midfield to bring in more creativity
while Juventus see him as an ideal young
player to complement Paulo Dybala.

Manchester United, Juventus and
Tottenham Hotspur to battle for
Douglas Costa.

Both Manchester United and Tottenham are
interested in signing Douglas Costa from
Bayern Munich according to La Stampa via
Calcimercato. Juventus have already
submitted a bid of €25 million but United
and Spurs are both monitoring the situation
and are likely to place higher bids for the
Brazilian winger. This comes shortly after
Bayern decided to offload Costa following the
retirement of Philip Lahm and Xabi Alonso.
Everton put Ross Barkley for sale at
£50 million
Everton have resigned to the fact that Ross
Barkley wants to leave the Merseyside club
this summer after refusing a new contract
and have decided to put him up for sale.
However, their inflated price-tag of £50
million has deterred his potential suitors from
signing him.
Both Arsenal and Tottenham were interested
in signing Barkley but have not opened up
negotiations due to Everton’s demands. The
Toffees will probably need to reduce their
estimated value of Barkley in order for the
deal to materialise.