THE SUNBarcelona have stepped up their interest in Lille winger Nicolas Pepe, potentially scuppering any hopes Arsenal had of tempting him to the Premier League. Chelsea and Real Madrid have reached out to Inter Milan about Mauro Icardi after he was stripped of the club captaincy. Laurent Blanc will be among the candidates to take over if Maurizio Sarri leaves Chelsea before the end of the season. Willie McKay has re-iterated his challenge to Cardiff to have a public meeting over the Emiliano Sala transfer deal. Liverpool's run to last season's Champions League final helped contribute £575m to the UK economy, according to a Deloitte report.

Source: Sky sports February 21, 2019 23:22 UTC