🚨 £120m wants Arsenal move, Liverpool close in on CB signing, Man Utd & Chelsea get Gibbs-White transfer boost, & more
All the latest transfer news as Arsenal busy with ins and outs!
Good morning everyone! Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Briefing, your ad-free round-up of all the biggest transfer news. Thanks for reading, and enjoy! :-)
Today’s top stories:
Christian Falk’s exclusive column - Rodri, Gibbs-White & more!
Ornstein vs Romano: Vini Jr saga shows transfer news isn’t a simple right or wrong
Plus Kenan Yildiz wants to join Arsenal, and much more!
Arsenal
Arsenal are one of the clubs keeping an eye on Ferran Torres in case his proposed transfer to PSG falls through. (Mark Brus, CaughtOffside)
Pio Esposito has been the subject of enquiries from both Arsenal and Manchester United, but he’s verbally agreed a new contract with Inter Milan. (Mark Brus, CaughtOffside)
Liverpool still don’t have an agreement to sign Bradley Barcola, and Arsenal could come back in for the PSG winger - full story here!
Julian Alvarez will have Arsenal on alert again as he’s expected to submit a transfer request to Atletico Madrid on August 10th. (Sportowy)
Arsenal remain keen on Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero, who has a £55m release clause for Premier League clubs, which it seems the Gunners are prepared to trigger. (El Desmarque)
Kenan Yildiz is set to inform Juventus that he wants a transfer to Arsenal, though his asking price is as high as £120m - more info here!
Everton star Iliman Ndiaye is another target Arsenal are considering in attack after missing out on Vinicius Junior. (Independent)
Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus has held talks over a move to Napoli. The Brazil international is open to a move to Serie A, with the Gunners favouring a permanent sale over a loan. (Fabrizio Romano)
Bruno Guimaraes’ Arsenal shirt number appears to have been revealed - find out more here!
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid are preparing a new €40m bid for Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero and want to move quickly to avoid any possible hijacks. (Fabrizio Romano)
Barcelona
Bayern Munich have NOT had any contact over signing Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who is being strongly linked with Barcelona instead. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Barcelona are described as being very confident of signing Rodri, despite Manchester City rejecting the Catalan giants’ opening bid. (Fabrizio Romano)
Ronald Araujo is set to join Liverpool on loan from Barcelona with an option to buy in a surprise late night bombshell. (Fabrizio Romano)
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Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich have NOT had any contact over signing Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who is being strongly linked with Barcelona instead. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Morgan Gibbs-White is not currently seen as a target to replace Michael Olise, with Bayern expecting to keep hold of the French attacker anyway. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Chelsea
Chelsea are one of the clubs eyeing Brentford striker Igor Thiago this summer, but the Brazil international is not expected to be allowed to leave. (TEAMtalk)
Pep Chavarria is closer to officially signing for Chelsea as he heads to London for a medical with the Blues. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea want £120m for Enzo Fernandez this summer, with Manchester City hovering for the Argentine as a replacement for Rodri. (Independent)
Chelsea are open to letting Benoit Badiashile leave on loan, with Napoli leading the race for the French centre-back’s signature. (Gianluca Di Marzio)
Juventus
Gleison Bremer has insisted he never thought about leaving Juventus this summer, despite some media speculation. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Juventus have reached an agreement in principle with Jhon Lucumi, moving a step closer to landing the Bologna defender. (Tuttosport)
Liverpool
Ronald Araujo is set to join Liverpool on loan from Barcelona with an option to buy in a surprise late night bombshell. (Fabrizio Romano)
The Araujo loan also includes a buy option, but not a mandatory obligation. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool still don’t have an agreement to sign Bradley Barcola, and Arsenal could come back in for the PSG winger - full story here!
Alternatively, Liverpool could be making progress on Barcola as they submit a €115m bid for the France international. (L’Equipe)
Liverpool are being tipped as contenders to sign Ousmane Diomande as his proposed transfer to Nottingham Forest now looks in serious doubt. (Sebastien Vidal)
Manchester City
Manchester City are closing in on a new signing, who’s scheduled to have his medical on Monday - full story here!
Barcelona are described as being very confident of signing Rodri, despite Manchester City rejecting the Catalan giants’ opening bid. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea want £120m for Enzo Fernandez this summer, with Manchester City hovering for the Argentine as a replacement for Rodri. (Independent)
Manchester United
Pio Esposito has been the subject of enquiries from both Arsenal and Manchester United, but he’s verbally agreed a new contract with Inter Milan. (Mark Brus, CaughtOffside)
Manchester United are one of the clubs eyeing Brentford striker Igor Thiago this summer, but the Brazil international is not expected to be allowed to leave. (TEAMtalk)
Manchester United could be set to hijack Barcelona’s bid to sign highly-rated Real Sociedad youngster Jorge Salinas. (Sport)
Manchester United may have been given a boost in pursuit of this Premier League midfielder - more info here!
Newcastle United
Newcastle United have been mentioned as suitors for Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha, but at the moment the main club pushing is Benfica. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Another midfield target for Newcastle is Marseille star and former Tottenham player Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. (Sky Sports)
Newcastle are likely to benefit from “many bonuses” in the Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal deal which have not been made public. (FourFourTwo)
PSG
PSG’s talks with Ajax over a transfer deal for Mika Godts remain ongoing, with the talented young winger having a €60m asking price. (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid
Football agents Roc Nation are working on getting their client Endrick a move away from Real Madrid, with the Premier League viewed as the preferred destination. (Radio Marca)
Sunderland
Sunderland have been given hope of signing Geny Catamo from Sporting Lisbon for around £34m, rather than his £51m release clause fee. (TEAMtalk)
Tottenham
Tottenham may be powerless to prevent Cristian Romero joining Arsenal as he has a £55m release clause for Premier League clubs. (El Desmarque)
Dominic Solanke could be another big name to leave Tottenham this summer, with Nottingham Forest showing an interest in the Spurs striker. (Gianluigi Longari)
Villarreal striker Georges Mikautadze is emerging as one of Tottenham’s top targets up front. (Paul O’Keefe)
Tottenham midfielder Pape Matar Sarr is increasingly wanted as a summer signing for Aston Villa. (Football Insider)
West Ham United
West Ham United have set a €35m asking price for Konstantinos Mavropanos, who is emerging as a target for Bayer Leverkusen this summer. (Sebastien Vidal)