Rumour Reel: Arsenal eye club record splurge for Spain striker

Staying with Serie A related business, it comes as no surprise that Antonio Conte could return to Italy to pluck the peninsula’s best and brightest for his new Stamford Bridge club.

Chelsea are said to be preparing for a shopping spree that not only includes a raid on Roma for Radja Nainggolan and Kostas Manolas, with the Belgium box-to-box midfielder and Greece defender reportedly long-term targets for the Blues, but also a stop at Juventus for centre back Leonardo Bonucci.

The 29-year-old rearguard marshal, joined the Old Lady in 2010, and became a crucial cog in Conte’s Turin success. Yet, with captain and leader John Terry having signed on the dotted line for another season, it could be a case of too many cooks should Bonucci jump ship from Juventus.

Man Utd ready to make Northwest waves

While, further north, Manchester United are at the centre of plenty of transfer speculation, with Portugal and Valencia playmaker Andre Gomes reportedly top of their shopping list.

Tipped to instead join Juventus, it appears the Red Devils are now in pole position to land the Portuguese schemer, with the 22-year-old midfielder rated at an eye-popping price of £51.5m after scoring four and assisting seven for his Spanish club in all competitions this season.

It looks as though guileful Gomes could be parachuted in to replace the passing precision of veteran Michael Carrick, whose contract is set to expire. In a swirl of speculation similar to clubmate David de Gea, it is reported that the English conductor could stay at Old Trafford if boss Louis van Gaal was to move on, amid interest from Everton, Stoke City and former club West Ham United.

While, elsewhere in the Northwest there is a spoonful of good news for Liverpool fans, as the Reds seem set to lick their wounds and press on with a swoop for Jurgen Klopp’s former charge Mario Gotze, as the Anfield outfit are apparently not put off splurging for the Bayern Munich and Germany star despite missing out on European football for next season.

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