Mateo Kovacic wanted by Al-Nassr as Saudi giants plan £140MILLION Premier League raid on their deadline day
AL-NASSR are planning a £140million Premier League raid on the final day of the Saudi transfer window.
Aston Villa‘s Jhon Duran is expected to fly to the Gulf state on Friday to complete a £64m move to join Cristiano Ronaldo in Riyadh.
The Saudi Pro League side also lodged a £54m bid for Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma.
Brighton rejected the first bid but are braced for an eye-watering offer with Al-Nassr prepare to pay £75m for the Japan international.
The Seagulls are adamant they will not sell but could find it hard to reject such an enormous fee for a 27-year-old.
Mitoma is settled at Brighton and is not thought to be overly keen on a move out of European football.
Al-Nassr have a delegation in London looking to seal the moves before their window shuts tonight.
They are also weighing up a stunning move for Manchester City’s Mateo Kovacic, who scored against Club Brugge on Wednesday night.
No approach has been made so far and a move for the former Chelsea man is complicated by the fact that struggling City would need a replacement.
City are interested in Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz but the two clubs are currently struggling to agree terms over a loan.
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Al-Nassr are also looking to offload former Liverpool man Sadio Mane.
Mane started their league win over Al-Raed last night the club are open to letting him leave, though Al-Hilal have turned down the chance to sign him.
Al-Hilal are focusing on a move for Liverpool legend Mohammed Salah come the summer, with the Saudi Arabian sports minister saying he would love to see the Egyptian in the SPL.
Saudi sports minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, said: “Definitely, because if he ticks all the right boxes, even for us, we’d love to have him.
“We feel like we are one with the Egyptians, from our culture and our history and so on.
“So to have Mo Salah or other players that are good role models would be a pleasure and a privilege to have in the Saudi League.
“Will it happen or not? That’s up to the clubs to decide and to see what negotiations go on.”
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