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Transfer news - latest update (13:00 BST)
Manchester United are
"prepared to offer up to £40m" to sign 29-year-old Roma and Belgium
midfielder Radja Nainggolan. (Gazzetta
via Daily Mail)
Lyon's president has confirmed that Arsenal
target Alexandre Lacazette still wants to leave the club, but insisted the
26-year-old France forward will not be sold until a suitable replacement is
found. (Independent)
Chelsea have switched their
focus to Southampton and Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk, 25, after
Juventus closed the door on a move for 30-year-old Italy centre-back Leonardo
Bonucci. (Standard)
Burnley have made a £3m bid for Stoke and Republic
of Ireland forward Jon Walters, 33, who is thought to be frustrated by his lack
of playing time. (Daily
Mail)
Lazio are close to agreeing a
deal for Sunderland's 26-year-old Italy forward Fabio Borini. (Sunderland
Echo)
Liverpool winger Ryan Kent is wanted by
Birmingham City with Harry Redknapp keen to acquire the 20-year-old on a
season-long loan deal. (Coventry
Telegraph)
Watford could face competition
to sign former Germany full-back Dennis Aogo, 30, from Schalke. (Hertfordshire
Mercury)
Former England striker Rickie Lambert's
future at Cardiff City could be in doubt after Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock
said the 35-year-old may struggle for game time. (Southern
Daily Echo)
Real Madrid striker Alvaro
Morata, 24, could be closer to signing for Manchester United after the Spain
international's wife began following the club on Instagram. (Manchester
Evening News)
Bayer Leverkusen winger and Liverpool target
Julian Brandt, 21, has ruled out leaving the German club this summer. (TalkSport)
Transfer news - previous update (07:00 BST)
Liverpool have enquired about
Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The 23-year-old could cost about £25m,
with Manchester City and Chelsea also interested. (Mirror)
The Reds will not face any punishment over
the alleged tapping up of Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk, 25, after a
preliminary investigation from the Premier League found there was insufficient
evidence to start disciplinary proceedings. (Times
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Real Madrid manager Zinedine
Zidane regards forward Gareth Bale as untouchable and will not let the
27-year-old Wales international leave the Bernabeu club. (Marca)
Manchester United have all-but completed a
deal to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 24, but an official announcement
has been delayed by the uncertainty over 32-year-old forward Cristiano
Ronaldo's future at the Spanish club. (Diario
Gol via Daily Express)
Manchester City are confident
of signing Juventus' Brazilian full-back Dani Alves this week. Chelsea and
Tottenham have both been linked with the 34-year-old. (Sun)
Chelsea are also interested in Sevilla's
27-year-old winger Vitolo, who would cost about £35m. (Mirror)
Diego Costa's move from Chelsea
to former club Atletico Madrid could be in jeopardy as the Spanish club's
manager Diego Simeone is reportedly interested in Borusssia Dortmund forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with both players aged 28. (Don
Balon via Daily Star)
Chelsea have put a buy-back clause as part of
the deal in selling Bertrand Traore, 21, to Lyon and plan to do the same for
other young players leaving the club after not doing so when they sold Romelu
Lukaku, 24, to Everton and being quoted £100m to buy him back. (Daily
Mail)
Manchester United are confident
of signing Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic, 28, this week. The Serb is United
boss Jose Mourinho's third-choice midfield signing. (Telegraph)
RB Leipzig's 22-year-old forward Naby Keita,
who is a target for Liverpool, will not be allowed to leave the German club for
less than £70m. (Guardian)
West Ham are prepared to break
their transfer record by paying more than £20m for Arsenal striker Olivier
Giroud, 30. (Telegraph)
The Hammers actually want to sign Giroud and
forward Theo Walcott, 28, from Arsenal for a combined £50m and Gunners boss
Arsene Wenger would not stand in the way of the two players if they wanted to
join West Ham. (Daily
Star)
West Ham are also interested in
Sampdoria's 26-year-old Colombian striker Luis Muriel. (Sun)
Lyon have ended their interest in Giroud,
with the president of the French club claiming Arsenal want to keep him. (Evening
Standard)
Tottenham have been told they
will need to pay £26m to sign Portuguese midfielder Adrien Silva, 28, from
Sporting Lisbon. (Record,
via Star)
Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez, 26, is
considering the offer of a four-year deal from Arsenal after growing
"tired" of pursuing a move to Barcelona. (Sport)
Real Madrid attacking
midfielder James Rodriguez, 25, is a target for Manchester United, but could
stay at the Spanish club if forward Ronaldo leaves. (Don
Balon - in Spanish)
Turkish side Trabzonspor are in talks with
Liverpool about signing Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva, 30. (Fotomac,
via Talksport)
Barcelona are in talks to sign
former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho, 28, from Chinese club Guangzhou
Evergrande. (Sky
Sports)
Paulinho will only join as a back-up option
if Barca fail in their bid to sign Paris St-Germain's 24-year-old midfielder
Marco Verratti.(Daily
Mail)
Manchester City defender
Aleksandar Kolarov, 31, wants to return to former club Lazio in the future. (Il
Messaggero - in Italian)
Everton are not looking to sign Inter Milan's
24-year-old Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. (Liverpool
Echo)
Burnley are favourites to sign
23-year-old left-back Charlie Taylor when his contract at Leeds expires at the
end of June. (Lancashire
Telegraph)
Meanwhile...
Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal, 30, has made disparaging remarks
about Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo prior to the Confederations Cup
semi-final between their countries on Wednesday. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge
was among the celebrities at Khloe Kardashian's 33rd birthday party. (Mirror)
The best of
Monday's transfer news
Arsenal and Manchester City are considering a straight swap deal
involving 28-year-old Chile forward Alexis Sanchez and Argentina striker Sergio
Aguero, 29. (Daily Star)
Leicester City will have to offer
at least £40m to even tempt Swansea City into discussing a possible deal for
Iceland playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson, 27. (Leicester Mercury)
However, Spurs have laughed off United's interest in the England
international, with chairman Daniel Levy valuing Kane at close to £200m. (Independent)
Liverpool are
interested in signing Kylian Mbappe, 18, but they are not convinced that the
France and Monaco striker wants to move to England. (Sky Sports)
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