🚨 Man Utd tell midfielder to leave, Arteta's Vinicius plan, Liverpool identify Barcola alternative, Chelsea defender's exit agreement, Rashford bombshell & more.
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Arsenal
Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Crystal Palace attacker Mylo Bernard this summer. (Telegraph)
Arsenal are stepping up their attempt to land one of world football’s most dangerous attackers, with Mikel Arteta personally involved in convincing Vinícius Júnior to move to north London. (AS)
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are interested in signing the Barcelona midfielder Marc Bernal this summer. (The Sun)
Chelsea
Chelsea are considering sending Mykhailo Mudryk to Strasbourg as they search for the best way to rebuild his career following a long absence from competitive football. (Foot Mercato)
Chelsea have now reached an agreement with the Spanish club for 28-year-old defender Pep Chavarria, and he has been granted permission to travel to London for his medical with Chelsea. (TEAMtalk)
Chelsea have reached an agreement with Italian club Como for the transfer of Trevoh Chalobah. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea are moving closer to reducing their overcrowded defence, with Napoli progressing in negotiations for a loan deal involving an option to buy Benoît Badiashile. (Santi Aouna)
Fenerbahce
Fenerbahçe are considering an ambitious move that could provide Manchester United with a solution to Marcus Rashford’s uncertain future. (The Sun)
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Inter Milan
Inter Milan are interested in signing 28-year-old central defender Cristian Romero, and they have a verbal agreement in place with Tottenham regarding a move for the South American. (Roundtable)
Liverpool
Liverpool have made it clear that weakening their forward line is not part of their summer strategy, despite Tottenham expressing interest in Cody Gakpo. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool have a ‘Plan B’ in place if deal for Barcola becomes difficult to complete. More details!
Liverpool are reportedly keeping tabs on the PSG defender Illia Zabarnyi. (DaveOcKop)
Liverpool and Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing the Galatasaray defender, Wilfried Singo. (Football Muse)
Fabrizio Romano on Liverpool-Bradley Barcola: “Understand official club to club talks between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain for Bradley Barcola have started. LFC indicated initial bid value over €100m, still far from PSG requests — but talks are on. Barcola wants Liverpool, as exclusively revealed since May.”
Liverpool refuse to re-engage in €100m deal after being approached by intermediaries. More details!
Manchester United
Manchester United are prepared to sell Toby Collyer as Michael Carrick continues reshaping his midfield ahead of the new campaign. (The Sun)
Teun Koopmeiners is a target for clubs like Manchester United, and Juventus is prepared to sanction his departure for the right price. (Calciomercato)
Newcastle United
Newcastle United are reportedly interested in signing the Feyenoord attacker Anis Hadj Moussa. (Feyenoord Pings)