🚨Tottenham agree January signing, Chelsea's €150m dream & Man United talks to land attacker
Plus all the latest transfer chatter from the world of football.
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Today’s top stories:
Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham want Yan Diomande.
Tottenham agree personal terms with Souza.
Chelsea want to sign Julian Alvarez.
Arsenal
Arsenal are in touch over a move for the Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, and they will face competition from Liverpool and Manchester City. (David Ornstein)
Arsenal and Manchester United will have to pay €30 million for Breno Bidon. (RTI Esporte)
Arsenal have joined the race for RB Leipzig star Yan Diomande, who will cost €100 million. (The Athletic)
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Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has admitted he would be open to a job in Saudi Arabia in the future.
“As coaches, we never close doors; football and life can constantly change. From my perspective, I don’t close any doors.” (Diario AS).
Barcelona
Barcelona have now finalised the date for the medical as they close in on the signing of Joao Cancelo. (MD)
Chelsea
Chelsea are confident of signing the Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez in €150 million move. (Fichajes)
Chelsea remain interested in Mike Maignan, but AC Milan are confident of keeping him at the club. (Gianluca Di Marzio)
Chelsea are interested in bringing Antonio Rudiger back to the club, and Real Madrid will approve his departure for €10 million. (Fichajes)
Liam Rosenior wants Chelsea to sign Kim Min-jae from Bayern Munich. (Fichajes)
Liverpool
Liverpool are closely monitoring the RB Leipzig attacker Yan Diomande ahead of a potential summer move. (CaughtOffside)
Liverpool are preparing an offer to sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace. (Indy Kaila)
Liverpool have been linked with a surprise move for former Manchester United attacker Mason Greenwood, and he would cost around €80-100 million. (Fichajes)
Liverpool are plotting a €50 million move for the Barcelona attacker Roony Bardghji. (Fichajes)
Manchester United
Manchester United have submitted an offer for Yan Diomande, and they have been given permission to hold transfer talks with the player’s camp. (CaughtOffside)
Manchester United are plotting a move for the PSG manager, Luis Enrique. (Defensa Central)
Palmeiras are preparing an offer to sign the Manchester United midfielder Casemiro. (Fichajes)
Manchester United and Tottenham are keen on Roberto De Zerbi, and the Italian manager would prefer to move to Old Trafford. (TEAMtalk)
Xavi Hernandez is interested in managing Manchester United. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester City
Manchester City remain interested in signing the Brentford defender, Michael Kayode. (CaughtOffside)
Manchester City will now face competition from Arsenal for Marc Guehi. (David Ornstein)
Real Madrid
Vinicius Junior has taken a swipe at Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, after Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over their rivals in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final. (Football Espana)
Real Madrid star Antonio Rudiger has been ruled out for the Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona. (AS)
Real Madrid are now leading the race to sign the German defender, Nico Schlotterbeck. (BILD)
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on the capture of Souza from Santos, after agreeing on personal terms with him. They have also agreed a €15 million deal with the Brazilian club, but the payment structure is yet to be finalised. (Fabrizio Romano)
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing the AS Trencin winger Sani Suleiman. (Ben Jacobs)
Tottenham Hotspur are competing with two other Premier League clubs for the Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. (TEAMtalk)
Tottenham Hotspur are lining up a move for the Borussia Mönchengladbach defender Luca Netz. (TEAMtalk)
Tottenham Hotspur are the front-runners to sign the West Ham United attacker Jarrod Bowen if they are relegated. (Fichajes)