Barcelona aim to land Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette on a free transfer
The summer transfer window is approaching and there's plenty of gossip swirling about who's moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! Barcelona have already had joy in bringing in one striker on a free transfer from Arsenal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but Sport says they are targeting another.
Alexandre Lacazette, 30, has a contract which expires at the end of the season and looks set to move on this summer with former club Lyon showing interest in bringing him back to France.
However, Aubameyang's success since moving to Camp Nou in February could persuade Lacazette to join up with his friend once more.
Lacazette has scored six goals in 29 games this season, with eight assists, but has struggled to impact games at the Emirates and manager Mikel Arteta is ready to let him depart.
Barca are tracking a new striker and have Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah on their radar, but all three would require big wages and a transfer fee, so Lacazette could be a cheaper option for the financially stricken club.
20.43 BST: James Maddison played a major role in Leicester City earning a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Saturday, but Brendan Rodgers could be open to selling the attacking midfielder this summer, according to a report from the Daily Mail.
Maddison, who assisted Leicester's goal to open the scoring and had what looked like a winning goal ruled out by VAR against Man United, is reportedly valued at £50 million.
However, finding a suitor for the once-capped England international could be a challenge, according to the Mail. Arsenal were previously credited with a strong interest in Maddison but have since signed fellow playmaker Martin Odegaard.
Despite Maddison's importance to the side, Leicester are said to be open to a sale in order to fund an overhaul of Rodgers' squad. After narrowly missing out on qualification for the Champions League the past two seasons, Leicester have endured a disappointing campaign and currently find themselves down in ninth place.
19.12 BST: Barcelona manager Xavi is keen to keep Ronald Araujo and Gavi, saying the club "cannot allow" either to leave, according to Goal.
"They are very important," Xavi is quoted as saying. "The club cannot allow either of them to leave."
He added: "I want to think that the two of them will stay and reach an agreement with the club. I'm optimistic."
Barcelona have some time to figure out to get both of them to stay -- they are contracted until 2023. But as is always the case with transfers, it's better to lock down a new deal sooner rather than later.
Araujo has been with Barcelona since 2019, emerging as an important center-back, and midfielder Gavin signed with Barcelona last year.
17.59 BST: Marseille president Pablo Longoria says he wants to sign Arsenal defender William Saliba on a permanent basis in the summer, once his loan expires.
"It's a three-way question. For the club that owns the player, Arsenal, the player and Marseille," Longoria told Le10 Sport. "We have to see our possibilities. He is very happy here, we are very satisfied with his performance. William is one of the best young defenders I have seen in my career. After all, everything depends on the three parties. It's a matter of market value. But we have extraordinary relations with Arsenal."
Saliba, 20, has impressed at Marseille, having failed to make a single appearance for Arsenal since signing for €30m from Saint Etienne in 2019. But the new France international is not going to return to the club not to play.
He told L'Equipe: "Of course, I can't just be on the bench at Arsenal and be happy. I want to play as a starter. After that, if I get into the rotation as a substitute, it's not like staying with the Under-23s and never being in the squad."
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