🚨 Liverpool in pole position for £100m star, new Arsenal signing pic LEAKED, Chelsea set £120m asking price, Pep Guardiola for Italy manager, & more
Some huge stories breaking this morning...
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Today’s top stories:
Arsenal
Arsenal are reportedly in pole position to sign Alex Scott for just £40m, despite Chelsea seeing a £64m bid rejected by Bournemouth. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal have opened direct talks with Newcastle United over a transfer deal for Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. (Sun)
Julian Alvarez could still leave Atletico Madrid, and if there’s even a 1% chance, then we can expect Arsenal to try to move for their dream target. (Ben Jacobs)
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is attracting ‘serious interest’ as he could leave for a price of £75m this summer. (TEAMtalk)
Aston Villa
Alejandro Garnacho is set to join Aston Villa from Chelsea, but how have both clubs managed this deal to keep in line with Financial Fair Play regulations? Full story here!
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Barcelona
Aymeric Laporte is aware of interest from Barcelona this summer, but it seems he’s not currently pushing for a move, while Athletic Bilbao are unlikely to sell. (Mundo Deportivo)
Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets looks set to return to the club in a coaching capacity this summer. (Sport)
Chelsea
Chelsea want £65m for Nicolas Jackson, though he could also get the chance to impress new manager Xabi Alonso in pre-season. (Athletic)
Alex Scott is a target for Chelsea and would be keen on the move to Stamford Bridge, despite Bournemouth fighting to keep their star midfielder and rejecting an opening £64m offer. (Evening Standard)
Chelsea have contacted former Manchester City defender John Stones over potentially joining on a free transfer. (Simon Phillips)
Enzo Fernandez is a top target for Atletico Madrid and they could be prepared to use the money from Julian Alvarez’s sale on the Chelsea midfielder. (Simon Phillips)
Chelsea would prefer to keep Fernandez but could be open to a sale for around £120m. (Ben Jacobs)
Chelsea are continuing talks over signing Maxence Lacroix, with the Blues increasingly confident of signing the Crystal Palace centre-back. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea have also been in contact over this surprise transfer raid on Fenerbahce - full story here!
Liverpool
Liverpool are reportedly confident of signing Bradley Barcola for £100m as PSG now need to sell to fund moves for Yan Diomande and Maghnes Akliouche - full story here!
Alternatively, it’s also being claimed that Liverpool have made a late move to ask about Maghnes Akliouche in case they can persuade him to join them over PSG. (Sky Sports)
Liverpool could be set to make big bids for Vinicius Junior and others as Jeff Bezos looks to invest in the club - full story here!
Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes is open to leaving Manchester United this summer amid growing interest from Galatasaray. (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United are stepping up their interest in PSG’s Champions League-winning midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery. (Top Mercato)
Manchester United are the favourites to sign Crystal Palace forward Ismaila Sarr, but there could also be some threat from Arsenal. (talkSPORT)
Eduardo Camavinga can leave Real Madrid this summer and Manchester United are currently the main club showing an interest. (Nicolo Schira)
Manchester United’s highly-rated young goalkeeper Radek Vitek has spoken out on his future - full quotes here!
Newcastle United
Newcastle United are working on signing Hugo Larsson as a potential replacement for Arsenal transfer target Bruno Guimaraes. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest are closing in on an agreement with Sporting Lisbon to sign Ivorian centre-back Ousmane Diomande for around €40m, which is half his €80m release clause. (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid have given the green light for Franco Mastantuono to leave the Bernabeu on loan this summer, with the club insisting on no purchase options or obligations. (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid youngster Cesar Palacios is emerging as a top target for Como manager Cesc Fabregas. (Joel Guerrero)
Tottenham
Cristian Romero will ‘100%’ leave Tottenham in this summer’s transfer window, with Inter Milan working on the deal while Barcelona are also lurking in the background. (Fabrizio Romano)
Tottenham look to be closing in on beating rivals Arsenal to the signing of West Ham United wonderkid Isaac Allen. (Daily Mail)
Tottenham have reportedly made a £70m bid for this big-name attacking talent - full details here!
Tottenham have been planning a £40m move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, but the Red Devils don’t want to sell to a rival. (iNews)