🚨 TENSE Mbappe situation, Onana to Man Utd latest and major Old Trafford exit confirmed, plus Gvardiol to Man City, Chelsea's Colwill stance, and more

Jul 09, 2023

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Today’s top stories:

Negotiations between AC Milan and AZ for Tijjani Reijnders will continue next week. Talks underway. An opening bid from AC Milan worth €19m with add ons included [15+4] was rejected — but Milan will bid again.

Barcelona have sent Athletico Paranaense all the contracts signed for Vitor Roque — just waiting on Brazilian club to send all documents countersigned and then it’ll be time to announce the signing. Contracts have been ready since Tuesday, formal steps left. Here we go, confirmed.

Kyle Walker will make a final decision on his future very soon. Manchester City offered him a new deal to stay and be an important part of the project as Joao Cancelo will leave. Bayern are pushing to sign him, in particular Thomas Tuchel who wants Walker as one of his priority targets this summer.
Bayern have already triggered the release clause for Kim Min-jae yesterday — Napoli receive around €50m taxes included. Just waiting on clubs to check and sign all the documents then it will be official. Medical done, here we go confirmed.

💬 How good a signing is Kim for Bayern? Could they be CL favourites next season?

Burnley have finally reached full agreement to sign Soumaila Coulibaly from Borussia Dortmund, done deal and here we go! My understanding is that it’s a loan move — but it will include a mandatory buy option clause, so permanent transfer in 2024. The fee is around £15m in total.
James Trafford was the hero for England Under-21s with a last minute miracle penalty save. He’s now joining Burnley from Man City on £14m deal plus £5m add ons and 20% sell on clause included.

Official, confirmed. Chelsea sign 17-year-old defender Ishe Samuels-Smith from Everton for £4m. He said: “It was a shock to me because it all happened quickly, but I’m really glad to be here. It’s going to be a good experience coming into such a big club.”
What’s the latest on Romelu Lukaku’s future? Full info here.
Noni Madueke celebrating with Levi Colwill after England’s U21 European Championship final win: “We’re coming back, I’m making sure he comes back.”
Chelsea’s position on Levi Colwill remains clear: he’s not for sale, he’s part of their future project and a new contract will be discussed again soon.
Mauricio Pochettino on Colwill: “I need to get a feel for him, I need to hear what he has in his mind, what he expects. Then, of course, it’s gonna be time for him to listen to what I expect from him.”
Pochettino on Mykhaylo Mudryk: “I am going to meet Mudryk before he comes to pre-season. I really like to see and to know him, and then to design the best strategy to help him to be at the level that Chelsea expect.”

Galatasaray have reached a full agreement with left-back Angelino on personal terms. Angelino only wants Gala, he doesn’t want to consider any other proposal. The deal now depends on the agreement between Galatasaray and RB Leipzig on the fee.

Official, confirmed. Stefan de Vrij has signed a new contract at Inter valid until June 2025.
What’s the latest on Romelu Lukaku’s future? Full info here.
Inter have already prepared an opening bid for Yann Sommer — talks expected for around €6m. The plan is to submit a proposal once the Andre Onana deal is closed with Man Utd. Inter’s plan also remains to negotiate for both Sommer and Anatolij Trubin as they have to replace both Onana and Handanovic this summer.
More on the Onana deal here.

AS Roma and Leeds have reached an agreement on the Diego Llorente deal. The Spanish centre-back will join the Serie A giants on loan until the end of the next season.

Thiago Alcantara was back yesterday at the club’s AXA training ground - he’s only focused on Liverpool, there are no advanced negotiations with any club as things stand.

The Josko Gvardiol saga could be one to watch in the coming week - full details here.
Kyle Walker will make a final decision on his future very soon. Manchester City offered him a new deal to stay and be an important part of the project as Joao Cancelo will leave. Bayern are pushing to sign him, in particular Thomas Tuchel who wants Walker as one of his priority targets this summer.

Four clubs are interested in signing Manchester City’s promising young Brazilian winger Savinho on a loan. Girona are pushing alongside PSV who insist for new loan deal until 2024; also AS Roma and Braga have also asked for info on Savinho. A final decision will come in the next few days.

David de Gea has left Manchester United, it’s over. More on that and Andre Onana here.
De Gea: “I’d would like to express my unwavering gratitude and appreciation for the love from the last 12 years. I took incredible pride every time I pulled on this shirt, the biggest club in the world. Manchester will always be in my heart.”
Donny van de Beek is now exploring options to find a new club this summer, as expected. No contacts are taking place with AS Roma, as things stand. No negotiations, despite reports.
Jadon Sancho situation remains quiet, but what about those Dortmund links? More info here.

💬 Man Utd fans - how do you feel about De Gea’s exit and is Onana the man to replace him?

The latest on the increasingly TENSE Kylian Mbappe situation.
No doubts on Kang-in Lee to Paris Saint Germain. Deal agreed last month and medical tests already completed. It’s matter of days for club statement as Kang-in Lee has agreed to sign a five year deal at PSG. Lucas Hernandez, Cher Ndour and Kang-in Lee will be unveiled soon.

Noa Lang has signed as a new PSV player on a five year deal valid until June 2028. Medical completed on Friday. It’s a club record signing for €15m fee, more than Mateja Kezman, Lozano and Bruma.

The feeling inside PSG is that Kylian Mbappe already has an agreement with Real Madrid - more on that here.

AS Roma and Leeds have reached an agreement on the Diego Llorente deal. The Spanish centre-back will join the Serie A giants on loan until the end of the next season.

Official, completed. Pepelu has joined Valencia on a five year deal for €5m fee plus sell-on clause. The contract also includes a €100m release clause.