Bayern Munich and Barcelona have seriously considered making a move for AC Milan winger Rafael Leão, while Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City are among the clubs keen on Leicester City winger Jeremy Monga. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

– Bayern Munich and Barcelona have seriously considered making a move for AC Milan winger Rafael Leão, as reported by Gazzetta dello Sport. The 26-year-old’s relationship with Milan’s supporters has deteriorated in recent months and an €80 million departure could become a possibility, despite the presence of a €175 million release clause in his contract. Manchester United could be among the Premier League options for the Portugal international, while there is also interest from the Saudi Pro League.

– Around half the teams in the Premier League want to sign Leicester City winger Jeremy Monga, with the list of interested clubs including Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City, according to TEAMtalk. Monga, 16, became the second-youngest to play in the Premier League (at 15 years and 271 days old), and the Foxes’ potential relegation to League One has put more focus on his future. While the aforementioned trio of clubs are ready to make a formal offer, Monga’s situation is also reportedly being closely monitored by Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford.

– Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City have all shown an interest in Bayern midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic, but his club have shut down any suggestion of him departing, reports TEAMtalk. Enquiries had been made to the 21-year-old’s camp in recent months, but all interested parties have been told that he is not available. Pavlovic also has no interest in leaving and is fully committed to continuing his development with Bayern.

– Barcelona, Juventus, Galatasaray, Benfica and clubs from the Saudi Pro League are all in the race to sign Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva when his contract expires at the end of this season, as reported by Nicolo Schira. Silva, 31, looks set to leave City, which has resulted in a host of clubs showing an interest in signing the Portugal international.

– Bayern Munich aren’t actively looking to sign a center back but still have Chelsea’s Josh Acheampong on their radar, as reported by Christian Falk. Bayern are closely monitoring the 19-year-old’s progress and the situation could develop if Kim Min-Jae leaves in the summer. Even so, the South Korea international would have to go request a move if he is to depart, and is happy with his role in Vincent Kompany’s squad.

EXPERT TAKE

ESPN’s resident scout Tor-Kristian Karlsen looks at Leicester City winger Jeremy Monga.

Monga’s first taste of Premier League football may have initially seemed a showcase, but 12 months on the England U19 international has backed up that early exposure with some proper first-team input.

Primarily used on the right wing, Monga has impressed in the physically demanding Championship this season. He has an excellent first touch that nicely sets up his next action, whether that’s a take-on, step-over(s), sharp body feint, or quick shift of direction that allows him to unbalance defenders in tight spaces. Those highly eye-catching one-vs.-one skills allow him to beat his opponents in varied ways, but one common denominator is the speed with which he executes his actions.

When driving inside, he looks for runners instead of keeping his head down to dribble, but while his decision-making has improved, he is still not able to carry the responsibility of Leicester’s attacking phases on his own.

Off the ball, Monga has shown a decent understanding of space, drifting to receive possession on the turn rather than staying static or sticking to the touchline. That helps him to stay involved and provides passing options when Leicester’s attacking play goes stale.

His defensive tracking is a work in progress and he has to learn how to cope with defensive duels when his tricks don’t come off, but that’s likely to develop with time.

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– Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise is still Liverpool’s dream signing to replace Mohamed Salah, although a deal is highly unlikely. (Football Insider)

– Newcastle United left back Lewis Hall has been tracked by Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Barcelona and Real Madrid. (Caught Offside)

– AFC Bournemouth centrer back Marcos Senesi has turned down offers from Juventus and Borussia Dortmund in recent days, with his priority being to stay in the Premier League. (Nicolo Schira)

– Club Brugge’s Joel Ordonez is among Internazionale’s favored options as they look for a center back, but it would take €35 million-€40 million to sign the 21-year-old. (Calciomercato)

– Celtic and Hull City want to re-sign Andrew Robertson despite Tottenham Hotspur having an understanding with the left back that they will sign him when his Liverpool contract ends. (TEAMtalk)

– Torino are working on a deal to re-sign Matteo Darmian with the defender’s Internazionale contract expiring at the end of the season. (Matteo Moretto)

– Leicester City’s Abdul Fatawu is likely to be the priority option as Leeds United aim to sign a winger. (Football Insider)

– Premier League clubs have shown an interest in Udinese midfielder Arthur Atta after Fulham saw an offer rejected in January. (Nicolo Schira)

ESPN Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale has announced he has melanoma in his lung and liver cavity and will be starting immunotherapy soon.

Vitale, one of the preeminent faces of men’s college basketball, has battled four types of cancer in the past few years and most recently underwent surgery in the summer of 2024 after a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer.

“I’ve beaten melanoma. I’ve beaten lymphoma. I’ve beaten vocal cord cancer. I’ve beaten lymph node cancer,” Vitale, 86, said in a statement Monday. “I’m four-for-four and I’m fully confident I’m going to make it five-for-five.”

Following a nearly a two-year break to deal with his health, Vitale returned to broadcasting in February of last year after announcing he was cancer-free. He just wrapped up his 46th year covering college basketball at ESPN.

“I am truly overwhelmed by the love, support, prayers and messages I’ve received from so many people” Vitale said. “I’m incredibly blessed to have my family beside me, and my ESPN family — led by Chairman Jimmy Pitaro — has been absolutely terrific. Their support has inspired me to keep fighting and I will do everything in my power to win another battle.

“The best news I can share today is this: I feel fantastic.”

Vitale joined ESPN during the 1979-80 season, just after ESPN’s launch, and called the network’s first major NCAA basketball game on Dec. 5, 1979. He has gone on to call well over 1,000 games, and in September 2024, he was inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame.

Leeds United climbed six points clear of the relegation zone after their second away win of the season and their first in the Premier League at Old Trafford with a 2-1 “crunch-time” victory over Manchester United.

Noah Okafor struck twice inside the opening 30 minutes to spark wild scenes among Leeds’ travelling fans before Lisandro Martínez was sent off 11 minutes into the second period after a VAR intervention for tugging on Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s hair.

The West Yorkshire club have not won in the league at their fiercest rivals since 1981, while it was their first victory against United since their FA Cup win there in 2010.

Boss Daniel Farke could not hide his delight, saying: “I’m of course very proud, I think it’s our first win in the Premier League ever here at Old Trafford and our first win in four decades in the league.

“It feels outstanding. It’s ‘crunch-time’ period, we’re playing a bit under pressure.

“We missed too many of our chances, could have buried the game before. We had to dig in, but no question we deserved to win the game.”

Leeds face Wolves at Elland Road on Saturday when they can climb nine points clear of the bottom three. The win Monday put them six ahead of 18th place Tottenham Hotspur, who lost 1-0 to Sunderland on Sunday.

Farke added: “We’re working a little bit to get rid of this old narrative that ‘Leeds are falling apart again.’

“It feels like under pressure we really deliver. Nothing is achieved yet, I’m not over confident or celebrating.

“We’re proud of the win, but don’t forget where we’re coming from. We have to stay on it. I don’t want to celebrate too much.”

United’s 10 men rallied after the break and pulled one back through Casemiro‘s 59th-minute header, but Leeds held on for their first league win at Old Trafford in 45 years.

It was United’s first loss at home under Carrick after five-straight wins.

Information from PA was used in this report.