Premier League - Round-Up: Man United agree £37m deal for midfielder
William Carvalho (Imago)
Manchester United have agreed a £37 million deal to sign a Sporting Lisbon midfielder; Real Madrid are set to swoop for a Liverpool defender; Loic Remy would like to join Arsenal in the summer; and Younes Kaboul could be leaving Tottenham for Turkey.
United agree deal for Carvalho: According to the Mirror, Manchester United have wrapped up a deal to sign Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho. The defensive midfielder - still relatively unknown on the global scene - will sign for the Red Devils for a whopping £37 million and will join up with his new team-mates after the World Cup. The Mirror report that Carvalho’s agent was at United’s Carrington training ground last week and will become David Moyes’ first big summer acquisition.
Madrid in surprise swoop for Liverpool defender: Liverpool defender Glen Johnson could be set for a hugely surprising summer switch to La Liga giants Real Madrid, a report in The Telegraph tells us. Liverpool have put any new contract talks on hold until the summer, when the England full-back enters the final 12 months of his current deal at Anfield. But Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has been put on alert and could capitalise on Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group's reluctance to offer any player over the age of 30 a lucrative deal that would see Johnson earn more than his current £110,000 per week.
Remy hoping to join Arsenal in the summer: QPR forward Loic Remy, who is currently on loan at Premier League side Newcastle, would love to join Arsenal in the summer, according to the Mirror. The French forward has been a huge hit on Tyneside – where he will spend the remainder of the season on loan after being relegated with Harry Redknapp’s QPR last term – and has gained many admirers thanks to his 13 goals for the Magpies. Tottenham are keen to sign Remy from their fellow Londoners on a permanent basis, and would be willing to pay the £15 million asking fee, but Remy’s preference would be to join Spurs’ arch rivals Arsenal, of whom he is a fan. According to the Mirror, a source close to the player said: “If Arsenal want him that’s where he will go. Where else would be big fan of Thierry Henry want to go?”
Kaboul in Turkey switch: Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul could be on his way to Besiktas after the Turkish side missed out on the signature of Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic, report the Mirror. Serbia international Vidic opted to join Serie A giants Inter which has left Besiktas in the market for a central defender, and with Kaboul having fallen down the pecking order at White Hart Lane, he could be tempted by a move away.