Chelsea open to James sale, Liverpool lead race for €120m Man Utd target: FootballTransfers recap

Cameron Smith

• 31 Mar 2024 22:04 BST
• 5 min read

While Manchester City's 0-0 draw against Arsenal was a snooze-fest, there was plenty of transfer activity on Sunday 31 March.

Firstly, Reece James could be sold by Chelsea as the Blues look to ease their Financial fair Play concerns, while Manchester United could miss out on a key transfer target as Liverpool are reportedly now leading the race to sign him.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through the biggest transfer news stories from the day.

Man Utd Transfer News

Man Utd reportedly want to sign Gleison Bremer from Juventus, but Mason Greenwood looks set to throw a spanner in the works.

Former Man Utd wonderkid Jesse Lingard has once again been slammed by FC Seoul manager Kim Ki-dong after a poor start to life in South Korea.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is determined to find the next Kylian Mbappe and he has turned to League One in a bid to unearth a gem hiding in the English Football League.

Man Utd's hopes of signing Andriy Lunin have been dented following news that he is set to sign a new contract at Real Madrid.

Other Transfer News

Chelsea are reportedly ready to cash in on their injury-prone captain Reece James, according to The Times.

But, should the Blues sell their world-class right-back?

Sticking with Chelsea news and the Blues reportedly wanted to appoint Xabi Alonso as Mauricio Pochettino's replacement before he committed his future to Bayer Leverkusen.

Florian Wirtz will also be remaining at Leverkusen, according to the club's CEO.

Liverpool are now leading the race to sign Man Utd target Joao Neves, who has been valued at €120m by Benfica.

Chelsea and Arsenal target Viktor Gyokeres is set to engage in talks with Sporting CP this week amid increasing transfer speculation.

Barcelona have been scouting Palmeiras wonderkid Estevao for at least a year, but now Premier League big guns are prepared to enter the race for the talented teenager.

Erling Haaland will move to Spain within the next couple of years, according to a report.

However, the Manchester City striker has been slammed by Roy Keane following his performance against Arsenal.

While Haaland was poor versus the Gunners, William Saliba was excellent and proved why he deserves to start for France at this summer's European Championship.