MR. DORTMUND: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Aubameyang, Mbappe top transfer wish lists

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9. juni 2017

Football

The transfer market in Europe looks appetising this summer with top notch strikers such as Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Monaco starlet Kylian Mbappe the flavour of the month.

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France: will Mbappe stay?

Monaco have reportedly been inundated with offers exceeding 100 million euros ($112m) for their breakout French striker Mbappe.

But the Ligue 1 champions are expected to offer to extend the 18-year-old’s contract with his estimated salary of 85,000 euros set to increase ten-fold if he stays. Monaco have already lured 20-year-old Belgian striker Youri Tielemans away from Anderlecht for 25 million euros.

Many will watch Paris Saint Germain’s Qatari owners closely with targets for the dethroned champions including Aubameyang and Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez.

Mario Balotelli showed glimpses of his former glories at Nice and his agent Mino Raiola is looking to get him back to England whilst Napoli, Marseille, Las Palmas and Galatasaray are also reportedly interested.

Germany: bye bye Aubameyang?

Dortmund look close to cashing in on Aubameyang and while teams in China and Chinese-owned AC Milan have been linked with him Paris Saint-Germain look favourites. His teammate Ousmane Dembélé is also being watched closely by Barcelona.

Reinforcements in youngsters such as PSG’s Dan-Axel Zagadou, Turkish defender Ömer Toprak have already been signed while Balotelli and Alexandre Lacazette are also Dortmund targets.

Bayern Munich’s wish list is long and luxurious, according to local press, with Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Marco Verratti (PSG), James Rodriguez (Real) and Romelu Lukaku (Everton) all potential targets.

England: Lukaku in demand

With Diego Costa set to leave Chelsea, Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is their chief target. Manchester United have been spending freely year after year and Antoine Griezmann, Mbappé and Lukaku are all on their radar with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney both close to the exit.

Liverpool are in the Champions League and need a bigger squad and boss Jurgen Klopp has also been linked with Lacazette and his former charge Aubameyang with Daniel Sturridge on the way out.

Pep Guardiola is having a clear out at Man City but has recruited top talent in Brazilian ‘keeper Ederson from Benfica and Portuguese playmaker Bernardo Silva from Monaco.

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