🚨Man United eye £50m World Cup star, Tottenham want 31-goal striker, Chelsea bid for defender & more
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World Cup 2026 round-up
Netherlands 5-1 Sweden
Netherlands picked up a stunning 5-1 win over Sweden in the World Cup yesterday. A brace from Cody Gakpo and Brian Brobbey sealed the three points for the Dutch, and Crysencio Summerville found the back of the net as well.
Anthony Elanga came on as a substitute to score a consolation goal for Sweden.
Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast
Germany picked up a last-gasp win over Ivory Coast in the World Cup last night. Franck Kessie opened the scoring for Ivory Coast, and substitute Deniz Undav got Germany back into the game after coming on around 60 minutes. Undav scored the winning goal in stoppage time.
Tunisia 0-4 Japan
Japan picked up a comprehensive 4-0 win over Tunisia in the World Cup earlier. Goals from Daichi Kamada, Junya Ito and a brace from Ayase Ueda sealed a vital win for Japan as they look to progress through to the next round of the competition.
Ecuador 0-0 Curaçao
Curacao managed to grind out a goalless draw against Ecuador in the World Cup earlier after their 7-1 thumping against Germany in the last outing.
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Arsenal
Arsenal are preparing a move for the PSG winger Bradley Barcola this summer, and they will face competition from Liverpool. (Independent)
Arsenal could use Viktor Gyokeres in a deal to sign Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid. (El Chiringuito)
Arsenal are interested in Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa, and he could be available for a fee of £80 million. (Sky Sports)
Barcelona
Dani Rodriguez is prepared to leave Barcelona in the summer in order to play more often. (Mundo Deportivo)
Barcelona have already signed Josue Caicedo, and Deco plans to bring in more reinforcements from South America. (Mundo Deportivo)
Barcelona have been handed a blow in their pursuit of Micky van de Ven, who will not be sold by Tottenham this summer. (SPORT)
Chelsea
Chelsea are hoping to sign Andrea Cambiaso from Juventus, and they have offered £28 million for the Italian defender. (Standard)
Chelsea could look to make a surprise move for the Manchester United attack, Marcus Rashford, who was on loan at Barcelona last season. (Barca Blaugranes)
Liverpool
Liverpool have had a €100 million offer for Yan Diomande rejected by RB Leipzig, but the Ivory Coast International is really tempted to secure a move this summer. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool were interested in signing Nico Schlotterbeck from Borussia Dortmund, but he prefers to join Real Madrid. (El Debate)
Manchester United
Manchester United are ready to compete with PSG in order to sign Crysencio Summerville from West Ham United. (CaughtOffside)
Manchester United are interested in signing the Belgian midfielder Nathan De Cat from Anderlecht. (TEAMtalk)
Manchester United have made enquiries for Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga. (Miguel Serrano)
Manchester United are scouting Felix Nmecha from Borussia Dortmund ahead of a potential move. (Football Insider)
Manchester United are interested in signing the Borussia Dortmund attacker Karim Adeyemi, and they will face competition from Manchester City. (Fussball Daten)
Manchester City
Manchester City are closing in on the capture of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid have recently released an official statement confirming that they have not made a move for Bayern Munich attacker Michael Olise. (Real Madrid Official website)
Real Madrid will decide on a move for Como midfielder Nico Paz next week. (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid is prepared to sell Fran Garcia for €10 million, and Real Betis are interested. (Mundo Deportivo)
Tottenham Hotspur
Joao Palhinha is expected to join Tottenham permanently despite links with Sporting CP. (O Jogo)
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing FC Cincinnati striker Kevin Denkey. (Diario de Sevilla)
Tottenham are very focused on signing Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United, but they are also in direct contact with the agent of West Ham United midfielder Mateus Fernandes. (Fabrizio Romano)
Luka Vuskovic is ready to submit a transfer request in order to force a move away from Tottenham this summer. (Standard)