🚨 £90m Arsenal deal to "accelerate", Man Utd agree signing of Chelsea star, Lamine Yamal sends transfer message to Julian Alvarez, & more
Today's biggest transfer stories!
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Today’s top stories:
Arsenal
Arsenal are making Morgan Rogers their top summer transfer target and are building all their plans around him, though Aston Villa could stand firm on their £130m asking price. (the Athletic)
Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal could now “accelerate” as the Gunners try again for the Newcastle midfielder, though he could cost as much as £90m. (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal have reached a full agreement to sign former Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier. (Fabrizio Romano)
The arrival of Meslier means Arsenal’s backup goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga now wants to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer. (BBC Sport)
Arsenal have four main targets this summer - full details here!
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Barcelona
Barcelona have submitted an official bid to Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of German winger Karim Adeyemi, and the player is keen to join the Catalan giants. (Fabrizio Romano)
Lamine Yamal on Julian Alvarez: “We wait for him at Barca with open arms. Julian for sure is that kind of player everyone wants to play with… he’s absolutely perfect for Barca style. He’s a top player, we all know that. I hope he joins.” (Mundo Deportivo)
Meanwhile, Alvarez himself has declined to comment on the ongoing links with Barca - full story here!
Chelsea
Chelsea have made Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix and Como’s Jacobo Ramon their two main targets in central defence this summer. (the Athletic)
Chelsea are preparing a move to sign Dusan Vlahovic on a free transfer to replace Liam Delap, who is free to leave Stamford Bridge after just one season. (CaughtOffside)
Andrey Santos is set to leave Chelsea for Manchester United in a £50m deal, which includes a 10% sell-on clause for the Blues for the future. (Fabrizio Romano)
Enzo Fernandez is still expected to leave Chelsea this summer despite Real Madrid ruling themselves out of the race for his signature. (Simon Phillips)
Napoli are monitoring Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho’s situation again after also looking at him last summer. (TEAMtalk)
Chelsea have had contact over a potential transfer swoop for Australian World Cup wonderkid Lucas Herrington. (TEAMtalk)
Juventus
Juventus have had direct contact with the representatives of Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, but the feeling is that he’s going to be too expensive. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool
Liverpool could find it easier to sign Bradley Barcola now that PSG are set to bring in both Yan Diomande and Maghnes Akliouche. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool are among the Premier League clubs in the mix to sign Australian World Cup wonderkid Lucas Herrington. (TEAMtalk)
Harvey Elliott is set to consider his future soon once it remains clear whether or not he’s in Liverpool’s plans under new manager Andoni Iraola. (the Athletic)
Liverpool have identified three main alternatives in attack after missing out on Yan Diomande - full story here!
Jude Bellingham has been compared to Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard, but is this really a fair comparison? More on that here!
Manchester City
Manchester City have a strong interest in Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto but the Blues’ high asking price could be an issue. (the Athletic)
Manchester United
Andrey Santos is set to become a Manchester United player in a £50m deal from Chelsea, which includes a 10% sell-on clause for the future. (Fabrizio Romano)
Meanwhile, a deal for Ederson is not 100% done yet as Manchester United plan to undertake thorough medical checks on the Brazilian midfielder. (Ben Jacobs)
Felix Nmecha is an option for Manchester United but Borussia Dortmund’s asking price could be as high as £103m. (the Athletic)
Manchester United stand to receive around €5m from Mason Greenwood’s transfer from Marseille to Fenerbahce. (Ben Jacobs)
Manchester United have renewed ‘contact’ over signing this impressive Bundesliga defender - full story here!
Newcastle United
Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal could now “accelerate” as the Gunners try again for the Newcastle midfielder, though he could cost as much as £90m. (Fabrizio Romano)
Newcastle United are stepping up their pursuit of exciting young Switzerland World Cup star Johan Manzambi. (David Ornstein, the Athletic)
Real Madrid
Aurelian Tchouameni is now expected to sign a new contract at Real Madrid despite strong transfer interest from Manchester United throughout this summer. (Fabrizio Romano)
Tottenham
Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is another option for Juventus this summer if they cannot sign Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa. (Fabrizio Romano)
Rafael Leao would be willing to move to Tottenham this summer amid growing doubts over his AC Milan future - more info here!