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Today’s top stories:
Liverpool could sell Darwin Nunez to Napoli for €50m
The latest on Arsenal and Chelsea’s pursuit of Jorrel Hato
Click here to read Alfredo Pedulla’s exclusive column for CaughtOffside
And don’t forget there’s football today as Chelsea take on Flamengo, Benfica play Auckland City, and LAFC are in action against ES Tunis in the Club World Cup!
AC Milan
Talks are underway between AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen over the transfer of Granit Xhaka. The former Arsenal midfielder is open to the move to Milan, and the Serie A giants are pushing, even though Leverkusen initially preferred to keep him. (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal
Jorrel Hato to Arsenal looks to be advancing, with the Gunners stealing a march on Chelsea in the pursuit of the Ajax defender. (Mark Brus for CaughtOffside)
Everything is ready for Myles Lewis-Skelly to sign his new Arsenal contract, with the documentation prepared and the deal set to be officially done. (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal will pay slightly more than Martin Zubimendi’s €60m release clause in order to get more favourable terms and pay for the Spain international in instalments.
Ollie Watkins to Arsenal could be one to watch, but the Gunners have a tight deadline to take advantage of Aston Villa’s PSR situation. (football.london)
A closer look at two Arsenal targets - Rodrygo Goes player profile and Benjamin Sesko player profile.
Noni Madueke has emerged as a surprise target on Arsenal’s radar this summer as Chelsea could be open to selling for the right price. (Telegraph)
Atletico Madrid
Pablo Barrios with a superb finish here as Atletico Madrid registered their first win of the Club World Cup. FT Seattle Sounders 1-3 Atletico Madrid [Pictures from DAZN]
Barcelona
Barcelona have made contact to potentially rival Porto for the signing of talented youngster Roony Bardghji - the Catalan giants want to be kept informed on his situation.
Bayern Munich
Max Eberl has left the Bayern Munich camp at the Club World Cup in the USA in order to conduct transfer business. (Christian Falk)
Bayern continue to chase winger signings, with Rafael Leao being discussed internally after they look set to miss out on Nico Williams to Barcelona. (Florian Plettenberg)
Botafogo
Igor Jesus scored what proved to be the winner for Botafogo as they beat PSG for the first big upset of this Club World Cup! FT PSG 0-1 Botafogo [Pictures from DAZN]
Chelsea
Jorrel Hato to Arsenal looks to be advancing, with the Gunners stealing a march on Chelsea in the pursuit of the Ajax defender. (Mark Brus for CaughtOffside)
Enzo Maresca on Liam Delap and Nico Jackson. “I don’t think at Leicester we ever played with two strikers together, but we’ll see if Nico and Liam can play together.” (Ben Jacobs)
Cole Palmer on Estevao Willian: “He’s a really good player. I’ve spoken to him a few times. He doesn’t speak much English, so it was a case of using ‘Google Translate’, but I’ve had a few conversations with him saying I’m looking forward to seeing him and look forward to playing with him, and hopefully he can come in and help us.” (talkSPORT)
Palmer on changing to no.10 shirt: “I wore number ten all my life growing up and I just like the number. Messi, was the big one [idolised] and Rooney, and players like that. It’s just an iconic number.” (talkSPORT)
Noni Madueke has emerged as a surprise target on Arsenal’s radar this summer as Chelsea could be open to selling for the right price. (Telegraph)
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace have been holding talks with Sporting Lisbon over the potential signing of talented young centre-back Ousmane Diomande. Oliver Glasner has also approved the move, with Diomande also open to joining Palace. (Fabrizio Romano)
Inter Miami
What a stunning free-kick golazo by Lionel Messi as he lit up the Club World Cup with this strike against Porto last night! FT Inter Miami 2-1 Porto [Pictures from DAZN]
Juventus
West Ham and Juventus have had contacts over a potential swap transfer involving central defenders Nayef Aguerd and Daniele Rugani. (Gianluca Di Marzio)
Liverpool
Florian Wirtz has completed the first part of his medical with Liverpool, with the second part due to take place today. Then he’ll sign his LFC contract until 2030. (Florian Plettenberg)
Darwin Nunez to Napoli is seriously gathering pace, with Liverpool setting their asking price at just €50m, according to Alfredo Pedulla’s exclusive for CaughtOffside.
Jarell Quansah’s transfer to Bayer Leverkusen looks close to being agreed, with the clubs now at the final stages of negotiations. The Reds could bank as much as £30m plus £5m in add-ons for the defender. (Fabrizio Romano)
Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi is emerging as a top target for Liverpool in defence this summer. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United
Diogo Costa to Manchester United is being eyed by Ruben Amorim, with Andre Onana looking likely to leave. (Sebastiao Sousa-Pinto)
Emiliano Martinez is another Man Utd goalkeeper target, with the Aston Villa shot-stopper open to moving to Old Trafford even though they won’t have European football next season. (Fabrizio Romano)
Napoli
Darwin Nunez to Napoli is seriously gathering pace, with Liverpool setting their asking price at just €50m, according to Alfredo Pedulla’s exclusive for CaughtOffside.
Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe was hospitalised with gastroenteritis, but has since been discharged and should soon return to Real Madrid training, the club have confirmed.
West Ham United
West Ham and Juventus have had contacts over a potential swap transfer involving central defenders Nayef Aguerd and Daniele Rugani. (Gianluca Di Marzio)