Aston Villa has shown interest in Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, 26, after his exit from Leicester, according to Athletic. They have also initiated conversations to acquire Spanish defenders Aymeric Laporte, 29, and Pau Torres, 26, from Manchester City and Villarreal respectively, as reported by 90min.
Chelsea is in the running alongside Barcelona and Liverpool for 21-year-old Spanish midfielder Gabri Veiga from Celta Vigo. Veiga has a £34m release clause, according to The Guardian. Tottenham has demonstrated interest in Manchester United’s 30-year-old defender Harry Maguire, in hopes that this might encourage England’s Harry Kane to stay on, as per Telegraph.
Manchester United plans to offload eight players this summer including captain Maguire, striker Anthony Martial, 27, midfielders Fred, 30, and Scott McTominay, 26, goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 26, and defenders Alex Telles, 30, Eric Bailly, 29, and Brandon Williams, 22, according to Mirror.
Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek, 26, will consider alternatives to Manchester United this summer, as reported by Fabrizio Romano. If Real Madrid can’t acquire Harry Kane from Tottenham, they are prepared to target Chelsea’s German forward Kai Havertz, 23, as per Times.
Chelsea’s prospective pick Mike Maignan, 27, may consider leaving AC Milan. The French goalkeeper is one of four players discontented with the dismissal of directors Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara, according to Sun.
Arsenal plans to reignite their interest in Spain’s 18-year-old defender Ivan Fresneda following Real Valladolid’s drop from La Liga, as per Sun. Nottingham Forest is discussing a potential full-time move for Manchester United’s 26-year-old England goalkeeper Dean Henderson, according to 90min.
Crystal Palace’s out-of-contract forward Wilfried Zaha, 30, from the Ivory Coast, has received a £15m-per-year offer to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr, a Saudi Arabian club. Atletico Madrid has also shown interest, as reported by Sky Sports.
Chelsea and France’s midfielder N’Golo Kante, 32, could receive an annual salary reaching £86m from Saudi clubs Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr, as stated by Guardian.
Chelsea is expected to compete with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City for 19-year-old Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton, as per Football Insider.
Manchester United is looking into acquiring Bayern Munich and Germany’s midfielder Leon Goretzka. Bayern may consider offloading the 28-year-old to make a move for 24-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice from West Ham, according to Sky Germany.
Lille and USA’s forward Timothy Weah, 23, could potentially make a £8.6m summer move to Juventus, as reported by Goal.
Brighton is contemplating a heightened bid close to £40m for English Chelsea’s defender Levi Colwill, 20, according to Mail.
Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund have shown interest in Senegalese defender Mikayil Faye, an 18-year-old player for Kustosija in Croatia, as per Mail.
Brighton may ask for more than £70m for Ecuador’s 21-year-old midfielder Moises Caicedo, who is being targeted by Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester United, according to Telegraph.
Robert Lewandowski, 34, a Poland striker, has no intention to depart from Barcelona this summer even though he has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League, as stated by Mundo Deportivo.
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I’m tellin ya, this transfer season’s gonna be a real madhouse! So many potential moves and shake-ups.
Wow, Aston Villa is really on the offensive, aren’t they? If they bag Tielemans and those Spanish defenders, they’ll have some serious muscle in the squad!
Man Utd letting go of 8 players? That’s crazy. Gotta make room for new talent, I suppose but dang!
Honestly surprised by Lewandowski not planning to leave Barca. Thought for sure he’d take up that Saudi Pro League offer…
Havertz to Real Madrid? Please tell me it ain’t so… we need him at Chelsea!
£86m a year for Kante? now that’s a lot of dough. But then again, he’s worth every penny.
Brighton asking for more than £70m for Caicedo? No way, that’s daylight robbery! But well, let’s see how it plays out.
If Forest gets Henderson permanently, that’s a good move. He’s a solid keeper and could do wonders for us.
This is all so wild! Can’t wait to see how things shape up once the dust settles. Sit tight, folks, it’s gonna be one heck of a ride!