PSG are reportedly keen on signing Erling Haaland, as they became increasingly resigned to Kylian Mbappe joining Real Madrid.
However a transfer will not be easy to pull off due to their poor relationship with Borussia Dortmund.
Meanwhile Juventus are said to have already got to work on replacing Cristiano Ronaldo, with moves for Moise Kean and Eden Hazard mooted.
And the transfer of Jules Kounde to Chelsea has edged closer with the Frenchman out of Sevilla’s squad this weekend.
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KOUNDE REPLACEMENT BEING SOUGHT
Sevilla are in talks with Lille over a deal for Sven Botman.
The Dutchman is their preferred replacement for Jules Kounde if he is to join Chelsea.
Wolves have had a bid rejected for Botman as they try to bring him to Molineux; they remain interested but whether they will make another offer remains to be seen.
PEP’S SATISFIED
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insisted he was satisfied with his squad, despite missing out on signing Cristiano Ronaldo.
After City beat Arsenal he said: “We are the same that we have done the last two or three years in the past, maybe people forget everything that we have done.
“Always the club has to have the intention to get better, to improve, because the players change and this is normal, the manager changes, but the club has to get better, we cannot forget.
“The team was magnificent last season and is the same and with these players we are still going to go.”
When asked about the prospect of adding a striker this transfer window, Guardiola said: “No, I don’t think so.”
NO DEAL
Tottenham’s interest in Adama Traore is up in the air after Wolves told them he is not for sale.
An initial loan deal with an option to buy was suggested but swiftly dismissed by the West Midlands club.
Spurs were subsequently told to forget the idea of signing Traore – but it remains to be seen whether they come back with a more concrete bid.
Sky Sports News reported earlier this month that he was high on their list of targets before the deadline, with boss Nuno Santo keen to work with him again.
AMAD RUSH
Feyenoord are now joining the race with many clubs approaching Manchester United for Amad Diallo loan, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Talks are ongoing and Feyenoord are pushing but Premier League and Bundesliga clubs are still in.
The player’s camp will reportedly make a decision in the next few hours about where Diallo’s immediate future lies.
JUVE MOVE
Juventus are reportedly eyeing Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic as options to fill the huge hole left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s Man United return.
And the Italian giants look set to re-sign Moise Kean on a two-year loan with an option to buy the Everton forward for £17million.
Spanish outlet AS claims the Turin side are keen on Real Madrid striker Jovic, 23, who netted four goals in 23 appearances on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt last term.
Meanwhile, Marca reports the Italian outfit are also keeping an eye on Jovic’s Madrid team-mate Hazard with both having struggled for game time at the Bernabeu.
MOR INTEREST
Tottenham have been told to pay £17million if they want to sign Barcelona talent Ilaix Moriba.
The teenage ace has reportedly agreed personal terms with the Premier League club.
Moriba only has one year remaining on his current contract and has turned down the chance to sign a new deal.
The Guinea talent has been sidelined by Barca since rejecting a new four-year contract.
His future increasingly looks to lie away from the club and Spurs are leading the race to sign him.
WILL HE GO?
Willian will decide tomorrow if he’s to terminate his contract with Arsenal and return to Brazil, according to ESPN reporter Joao Costelo-Branco.
He reports interest in the winger from clubs around Europe, but claims Corinthians is the best option on the table currently.
That would present Willian with the chance to move back to his native Brazil after 14 years playing in Europe.
AGENT BRUNO
Manchester United fans are enjoying quite the transfer window – yet are seemingly still not quite satisfied as they urge midfielder Bruno Fernandes to help get one last deal over the line.
In response to the Ronaldo news Fernandes tweeted: “Agent Bruno?, Welcome back home Cristiano.”
However, the tweet was taken a tad too literally by some sections of the United fanbase, as Fernandes were inundated with requests to sort a transfer between another one of his Portugal teammates in Ruben Neves.
United’s need for a midfielder in the traditional ‘number six’ role has been well documented, with the performances of both Fred and Scott McTominay leaving a lot to be desired.
Twitter quickly became littered with United fans barking their orders at both Fernandes and the club themselves to try and secure a deal for Neves before the window closes in just four days time.
NEW DEAL
Inter Milan have reached an agreement with Lautaro Martinez to extend his contract, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
The striker had attracted interest from Arsenal and Tottenham this summer but expressed his desire to stay at Inter.
Martinez scored 17 goals in 38 games last season and the news should be well received by Inter fans following Romelu Lukaku’s departure.
CONFIRMED
Aston Villa striker Wesley has joined Club Brugge on a season-long loan.
The 24-year-old, who moved to Villa Park from the Belgian side in a the club-record deal two years ago, has been limited to just four substitute appearances since recovering from a serious knee injury that kept him sidelined for nearly 16 months.
Villa hope the return to his former club, where he previously spent three seasons, can reignite the Brazilian’s career.
Wesley has made 26 appearances for Villa, scoring five goals.
‘IT’S FRUSTRATING’
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said it is frustrating the club are unable to compete with Manchester United, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in the transfer market.
Manchester United are set to follow up the signings of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane by bringing Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club from Juventus.
Koeman said: “On the one hand I understand it.
“For everyone that wants the best for the club, it’s frustrating, I understand it. On the other hand, we have to be realistic. Economically, the club can’t compete with other clubs, with Paris, City, United. That’s how it is at the moment.
“We can’t demand what has been demanded before at this club. We have to understand the moment the club is in.”
RONALDO LATEST
Cristiano Ronaldo will have a medical in Lisbon this weekend as he closes in on a sensational return to Manchester United, per Sky Sports.
Personal terms on a two-year deal have been agreed in principle.
CR7 IS BACK
The Premier League claim Cristiano Ronaldo is Manchester United’s new No7 on their official website.
But the competition also has Edinson Cavani listed down as United’s No7 as speculation begins to rise about his new shirt number.
The Premier League have now added Ronaldo, 36, to Man Utd’s squad for the 2021-22 campaign and updated his player page.
The competition have listed the Portuguese forward as United’s No7 but are yet to strip Cavani of the shirt in a confusing update.
Man Utd haven’t announced Ronaldo’s shirt number and Cavani’s No7 jersey is still available to buy on the club’s website.
AUBA NEWS
Juventus are not planning for a move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to Fabrizio Romano.
That is because they have tied up a deal to sign Everton’s Moise Kean on loan as Cristiano Ronaldo’s replacement.
And the Serie A side will now focus on extending Paolo Dybala’s current deal instead of making a move for the Arsenal captain.
DONE DEAL
Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of Will Hughes from Watford.
The midfielder had been linked to Newcastle this summer but he moves to Selhurst Park for a fee of around £6million.
He arrives in South London as Patrick Vieira’s sixth summer arrival, signing a three-year deal.
HEE’S GONNA COME
Wolves are close to completing a deal to sign RB Leipzig forward Hwang Hee-Chan.
The South Korea international is set to join on an initial loan with an option to buy for more than £12.8m (€15m).
Hwang is scheduled to fly into Birmingham tonight and undergo a medical tomorrow morning once the final details have been sorted.
The 25-year-old has scored three goals in 29 appearances for Leipzig since moving from sister club RB Salzburg, where he scored 45 in 126.
KEAN TO MOVE
Moise Kean’s move to Juventus is a done deal, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The striker is due in Turin in the next 24 hours for a medical after agreeing personal terms.
The initial deal is for a loan, with an obligation to buy, and the total value of the move will be about £17m.
NU TALK FROM NUNO
Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo is remaining tight-lipped about Hugo Lloris’s future.
The Spurs goalkeeper became the club’s all-time record Premier League appearance holder when he played his 300th game at Wolves last week and impressed in a 1-0 win.
The France international, 34, is out of contract next summer and there is currently no word on a fresh deal.
Nuno did not want to discuss the matter when pushed on it.
He said: “I think what Hugo achieved is huge, playing 300 matches for a club. It shows a lot of dedication and loyalty and hard work. This is what we expect from all of us, hard work, and Hugo is not an exception.
“He’s playing fantastically and he needs to keep on going. Every one of us keeps on going and improving.”
FOXES READY TO POUNCE
Leicester City are in ‘pole position’ to secure a deal for Ajax forward David Neres but are yet to make an official offer.
That’s according to Ajax Showtime, who say Leicester are the ‘most serious candidate’ to secure a move for the Brazilian.
They say that recent rumours about a potential move to Lyon are yet to turn into anything serious, and now Leicester ‘seem to want to put a stop’ to it.
The Foxes reportedly see Neres as a ‘desired reinforcement’ for their squad and are showing ‘concrete’ interest in making a move happen.
BIG BUCKS
Cristiano Ronaldo’s £480k-a-week wages at Man United make him the best paid Premier League star by nearly £100,000… but he still earns LESS than Lionel Messi and Neymar at PSG!
The 36-year-old sealed a dramatic move back to United on Friday after he looked set to join rivals Manchester City just hours before.
The move will see him return to the Red Devils 12 years after leaving for Real Madrid and he now looks set to become the highest paid player in the top flight, overtaking the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane and David de Gea.
Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne had been on the highest base salary in the Premier League, with the Belgian pocketing an eye-watering £385,000 while United keeper de Gea is on just £10,000 less than him per week.
CR7 REPLACEMENT
According to AS, Juventus have identified Luka Jovic as a potential replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo after they agreed to sell the striker to Manchester United for £12.8million.
The 23-year-old striker – who joined the Galacticos in the summer of 2019 for £62m – has struggled to adapt to life at the Spanish giants.
Real are said to be open to selling the 23-year-old for around £30m this summer.
Should a deal for through, Jovic will be playing alongside the likes of Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata – increasing his changes of rejuvenating his career.
ROYAL BLUE RAHMAN
Baba Rahman is embarking on another loan spell away from Chelsea with Reading signing the out-of-favour Blues player.
The Ghana international, whose move has been hailed by Royals gaffer Veljko Paunovic, made his last appearance for the Stamford Bridge giants back in 2016.
His past loan stints include spells with Schalke, Stade Reims, RCD Mallorca and at Greek side POAK Salonika last term.
CAN’T CALL SAUL
Chelsea pursuit of Atletico Madrid star Saul Niguez has collapsed just days before the end of the transfer window, according to reports.
The Spanish midfielder is thought to be reluctant to moving to Stamford Bridge because Thomas Tuchel can’t guarantee game time.
According to 90min, Chelsea were on the verge of agreeing a deal with Atletico before the 26-year-old rejected the Blues.
Saul is said to have wanted guarantees over his playing time with Tuchel already having several top midfielders at his disposal.
N’Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Trevoh Chalobah and Ethan Ampadu are among those battling it out for CM role.
AM GUNNAR GO
Amad Diallo will leave Manchester United on loan for the season after Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed.
Reports last week suggested Atalanta want to take the teenager back on a temporary basis, and Sheffield United have also emerged as surprise candidates for his signature.
But Solskjaer refused to confirm the location until the deal has been rubber-stamped.
Speaking ahead of his side’s trip to Wolves on Sunday, the Norwegian told MUTV: “Yes I do [expect him to go out on loan]. It’s not 100 per cent signed but we’ve agreed.
“I don’t have to say which team it is yet, but we’ve found a place that Amad feels excited about and we feel excited about.”
IDOLISING JOSE
Tammy Abraham says his ambitions at Roma are matched by manager Jose Mourinho, but says the Portuguese was not the sole factor behind him moving to the Italian side from Chelsea.
Abraham said of his new boss: “He is a big impact on why I’m here but going up I used to watch Roma so I’ve known about Roma for a long time.
“Rudiger has told me so many good things about Roma, and obviously Jose the manager he’s very successful, he’s very ambitious and passionate.
“I’m the same. It’s nice to have someone of such a high calibre being manager of such a great team.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
