Arsenal and Liverpool are reportedly planning to sign Rennes midfielder Lovro Majer along with 25-year-old international team-mate Luka Modric.
Majer has come to prominence through his European performances at Dinamo Zagreb, scoring two goals and providing five assists in eight Europa Conference League games for the team in the 2020 season. /21 when they reached the quarterfinals of the final.
Those performances helped him move to Rennes in the summer of 2021 and he has had an impressive debut campaign in France. Majer has scored six goals and added eight assists in 29 Ligue 1 appearances.
Rennes finished in 4th place last season, leading to a place in the Europa League. They reached the play-offs of the tournament, but lost to Shakhtar Donetsk on penalties.
They are currently continuing their battle to qualify for next season's competition - the league they can compete without Majer at the club.
Arsenal and Liverpool 'conspire together for Majer'
The Croatian midfielder has represented his country at a high level 20 times and appeared at the 2022 World Cup, his technical qualities allowing him to take on Modric's role in the national team when Real Madrid legend retires.
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Furthermore, he is said to be open to signing for £30m.
That's according to the Daily Mail, who claim Majer is 'open' to a new challenge from Rennes. It has been a difficult season for the 25-year-old, who has only started two Ligue 1 matches in the past two months.
And it is reported that Arsenal and Liverpool are monitoring his situation ahead of a potential summer move - although Tottenham are in regular contact with the club.
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However, Spurs' interest is believed to be in loanee Djed Spence, who spent the second half of the season in France after failing to break into the club's first team following a move from Middlesbrough in the summer.
Majer, meanwhile, is also linked with Newcastle's Eddie Howe this summer, and it remains to be seen whether the Magpies will return to the midfielder in the next transfer window.
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