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Here are the top transfer-related stories in Wednesday 3 may 2017

Here are the top transfer-related stories in Wednesday

Tottenham have added Bournemouth hot-shot Josh King to their summer transfer short-list. The Norwegian striker has fired himself onto Spurs’ radar with 12 Premier League goals since the turn of the year — a haul bettered only by Golden Boot front-runners Romelu Lukaku of Everton and potential Spurs team-mate Harry Kane. (Daily Mirror)

Wilfried Zaha’s highly publicised decision to play for the Ivory Coast instead of England has seen Tottenham Hotspur’s interest in the player cool, with Everton’s Ross Barkley emerging as their principal transfer target instead. (Independent)

Manchester City have been encouraged that a move for Kyle Walker will be successful this summer. The Tottenham full-back is said to be unhappy about being dropped for key games against Chelsea and Arsenal in recent weeks. (Manchester Evening News)

Pep Guardiola could bring up to eight new players into Man City this summer. City owner Sheik Mansour will bankroll another mega-spending spree this summer and, as well as Walker, Manchester City, Guardiola is looking at number of players including Valencia's Jose Gaya and Arsenal's Hector Bellerin. (Daily Mail)

West Ham are chasing £10million Brazilian winger Jonathan Cafu. The 25-year-old will be a target for several Premier League sides this summer with Everton, Leicester and newly promoted Brighton also chasing the forward, who has a release clause of £10.2m in his contract with Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad. (Daily Express)

Chelsea turned down the chance to sign Monaco wonderkid Kylian Mbappe four years ago - for just £17,000. The France international visited Stamford Bridge as a 14-year-old but Chelsea snubbed him in order to promote local academy prospects Dominic Solanke and Tammy Abraham. (Daily Mirror)

Thibaut Courtois is heading for a bumper new Chelsea contract as Real Madrid cool their interest in the Belgian. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United have made contact with Torino about a deal for striker Andrea Belotti. Belotti has enjoyed an excellent season for the Serie A side with 25 league goals. The Italy striker signed a new deal with Torino in December to extend his contract until 2021 and a £84.5million buyout clause was inserted. (Daily Express)

Manchester United star David De Gea has not told the club he wants to for Real Madrid this summer. The Spanish international has been heavily linked with a move to the Bernabeu and Madrid have made him their number one target ahead of Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois. (Metro)

Paul Clement is set to stay at Swansea — even if they are relegated. (The Sun)


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