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TOP STORY: Bayern set to launch fresh bid for Hudson-Odoi
Bayern Munich have been encouraged by Callum Hudson-Odoi's comeback from a ruptured Achilles, with the forward set to return from surgery quicker than previously expected.
Latest assessments suggest that Hudson-Odoi could be back in action in just four to five months, which will be music to the ears of the German giants who were intent on bringing the England man to the Bundesliga this summer. The original assessment suggested that he would be out of action for more than six months after he suffered the shocking blow a fortnight ago.
But now The Sun report that Hudson-Odoi could soon be on Bayern's radar again. They missed out signing him for a huge £35m in January, but with the player now potentially looking to be fit shortly after the start of next season, Bayern could soon be back. Waving their cheque book with abandon.
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13.41 BST: Having missed out on signing him at Chelsea, Antonio Conte could finally be managing Romelu Lukaku next season, if reports in La Repubblica are to be believed.
The Italian daily newspaper claims Conte will target the Manchester United forward should he be named Inter Milan manager this summer.
12.59 BST: FIFA has rejected Chelsea's appeal against a two-window transfer ban, but will allow the club to continue to sign some players under the age of 16.
Chelsea were handed the punishment in December after FIFA found them guilty of breaching rules relating to the transfers of 29 players under the age of 18, along with a fine of £460,000.
In a statement, FIFA said the ban on Chelsea registering senior players in the next two transfer windows will stand, but added their Appeals Committee decided entirely restricting the signing of U16 players was "not proportionate" to the offence committed.
12.13 BST: It was not the return of the prodigal son when Mario Gotze signed for Borussia Dortmund in 2016 under much resistance from the club's fan base. They had not forgiven him for swapping the black and yellow jersey for Bayern's in 2013.
However, time has healed the wounds and this term Germany's 2014 World Cup hero has played an important role for Dortmund. He has scored six goals and set up a further seven in 24 league appearances. About to enter the final year of his contract, Dortmund now want to sign Gotze to a new deal.
"Our ambition is that Mario will stay with us," Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke told Bild, adding that both club and player "know what they have in each other."
Gotze is on an annual salary of around €10 million and would have to agree to a small paycut, the paper added.
11.21 BST: AC Milan's sporting director Leonardo has confirmed the club will not be investing heavily in the transfer market this summer.
The Rossoneri look set to miss out on qualifying for the Champions League and, after investing €35 million in Lucas Paqueta and a similar amount in Krzysztof Piatek in the winter, Leonardo said they must now tighten the purse strings.
"We're not in an easy situation," he told Sky Sport Italia. "We have to adhere to certain parameters within a short period of time [for Financial Fair Play].
"Certainly a lot will depend on whether we qualify for the Champions League or not and we're not going to be dismantling the squad, but certainly there won't be major investments either. We've already made investments, though, like Piatek and Paqueta. These were all studied over time and I think it's normal that you work out bit by bit what you can do, but the certainty is we won't be making any major investments in the summer."
Milan are three points behind fourth-placed Atalanta with three games of the season remaining and are currently on course for a place in the Europa League again next season.
10.36 BST: On the last leg of his loan spell with Bayern Munich, James Rodriguez is set for a Real Madrid return -- but only for a short while.
Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane is reportedly not interested in working with the Colombia international and he could now play a role in a new attempt to bring Neymar to the Bernabeu, German outlet Sport Bild reported on Wednesday.
The paper said that James dropped hints in the Bayern dressing room that Paris Saint-Germain are interested in him, with the paper adding he could be part of a possible Neymar deal.
In recent weeks, James has also been linked with a switch to Juventus.
09.41 BST: Franck Ribery has refused to rule out signing for former Bayern Munich defender Markus Babbel at A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers.
The former France international will be leaving Bayern after 12 seasons with the club in the summer.
08.55 BST: Porto are interested in signing Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas this summer. Porto want a replacement for Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who is out indefinitely after suffering a heart attack last week.
Navas has started in only nine league games for Madrid and has fierce competition with Thibaut Courtois for the number one spot and faces an uncertain future at the Bernabeu. The 32-year-old, who was close to leaving Madrid for Manchester United in the summer of 2015 in swap deal that would have seen David De Gea move the other way, is tied to Los Blancos until June 2020.
According to Record, Porto are not the only club monitoring Navas, with Paris Saint-Germain also interested in the Madrid goalkeeper. Cadena Cope claim that Navas has no intention of leaving Madrid this summer and that his intention is to remain and fight for a starting place with Courtois. Navas has the support of Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane to remain at the club.
08.20 BST: AC Milan's sporting director Leonardo has confirmed they will not be investing heavily in the transfer market this summer. The Rossoneri look set to miss out on qualifying for the Champions League and after investing €35m in Lucas Paqueta and a similar amount in Krzysztof Piatek in the winter, Leonardo says they must now tighten the purse strings.
"We're not in an easy situation," he told Sky Sport Italia. "We have to adhere to certain parameters within a short period of time [for Financial Fair Play]. Certainly a lot will depend on whether we qualify for the Champions League or not and we're not going to be dismantling the squad, but certainly there won't be major investments either.
"We've already made investments, though, like Piatek and Paqueta. These were all studied over time and I think it's normal that you work out bit by bit what you can do, but the certainty is we won't be making any major investments in the summer."
Milan are three points behind fourth-placed Atalanta with three games of the season remaining and are currently on course for a place in the Europa League again next season.
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