Transfer Talk: Manchester United take out massive loan to land Jadon Sancho

The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe's big leagues and beyond.

TOP STORY: United take out loan for Sancho

Manchester have reportedly taken out a £140 million loan to ease them through the coronavirus pandemic, and The Sun believes the Reds will attempt to use some of the money to sign Jadon Sancho when the transfer window opens.

Club chief Ed Woodward has made no secret of the club's financial struggles as a result of the coronavirus, and the Reds have moved swiftly to access a credit facility they have with Bank of America.

The report says the cash will help ease the club through the worst of the impact of the pandemic, but some could also be used to land Sancho and possibly Aston Villa's Jack Grealish.

Moreover, Mundo Deportivo reports that United are hoping to offer Chilean flop Alexis Sanchez to Borussia Dortmund in an effort to lower Sancho's price. The England international is expected to cost more than £100m, which is a lot for a club who last summer spent £130m on two players and who have several expensive targets on their shopping list.

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Liverpool out, Inter in for Werner

Good news for all those clubs with Timo Werner in their sights, as Liverpool have reportedly withdrawn from talks to sign the RB Leipzig star, according to the Daily Mirror.

Jurgen Klopp is a big fan of Werner and has been in contact with the player the past few months, but after discussions with the Liverpool board, the German boss is reluctant to spend more than £30m on the striker as a result of the ongoing financial uncertainty.

Leipzig, meanwhile, have insisted that they won't sell for anything less than £50m. That impasse has seen Liverpool walk away, leaving Werner to choose between seeing out the last two years of his contract and moving elsewhere.

Among the other clubs reported to be interested in his services are Inter Milan, and Sport suggests that the Italian club will use the money gained from the expected sale of Lautaro Martinez to sign Werner and Joao Cancelo from Manchester City.

A lot needs to happen for all of the above to take place, though. Barcelona would need to exchange Nelson Semedo for Cancelo and include Cancelo in the deal for Martinez. The Nerazzurri would then use some of the remaining Martinez cash to lure Werner to the San Siro. Game of dominos, anyone?

Juve keen on Arthur, but Brazilian wants Barca stay

Juventus are doing everything they can to sign Arthur from Barcelona, but the player is reluctant to leave Camp Nou, reports Sport.

Juve and Barca have been discussing a variety of swap deals this season, and on this occasion, the Italians are desperate to lure Arthur to Turin.

Barcelona are open to the idea of including Arthur in the deal that would see Miralem Pjanic head to Barcelona, but the Brazilian has told club officials that he would like to stay in Spain.

Arthur met with club officials on Monday and was asked to respond to reports that he wanted a move to Italy. Although flattered by Juve's interest, the 23-year-old has said he is happy where he is.

Tap-ins

-- Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is monitoring Ajax full-back Nicolas Tagliafico, the Daily Mirror reports. The Blues boss believes he can get the Argentine international in a cut-price deal that would see Chelsea part with about £22m. The Blues have made the left-back position a priority, and with Ben Chilwell expensive and Lampard missing out on other targets, Tagliafico is said to be keen on the move.

-- Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte would love to link up with Arturo Vidal for the second time after the duo worked together at Juventus, but he has a job persuading the player to leave Barcelona, says Le10sport. Vidal reportedly wants to stay at Camp Nou in an effort to win the Champions League, and Barca officials are keen to use him as part of the ongoing attempt to bring Lautaro Martinez to Spain.