Check out the transfer talk for the Premier League…
• Wolves have reportedly made an approach to sign highly-sought after Norwich City defender Max Aarons. He is also wanted by Aston Villa, Everton, Tottenham and Bayern Munich.
• Chelsea want to raise £65m through the sale of players in order to bid for West Ham’s 21-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice. (Source: Daily Star)
• Leeds United have met with the entourage of target Nicolas Gonzalez as they step up their pursuit of the Stuttgart striker. Borussia Dortmund, Inter, AC Milan, Roma, Lazio and Napoli are also interested in the forward.
• Ajax are in the hunt for a loan move for Tottenham’s Ryan Sessegnon. His former club Fulham are also interested in a short-term return for the winger. (Source: Guardian)
• Rafinha is hoping for a Premier League switch this summer, with Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers long-time admirers of the £14 million-rated Barcelona midfielder, according to Sport.
• Everton and Southampton target Weston McKennie is making no secret of his desire to leave Schalke.
• Newcastle United have made a £15.5 million bid for Colombian international Wilmar Barrios while the Zenit St Petersburg enforcer is also courting interest from Arsenal, according to Jeunex Footeaux.
• QPR and Middlesbrough are chasing 23 year old Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Luke Amos.
• West Ham have tabled a £5million offer to sign Slavia Prague winger Lukas Masopust, it has been reported by Czech outlet ISPort.
• West Ham striker Albian Ajeti is close to agreeing terms with Celtic for a loan deal, with an option to buy.
• Tottenham have been in contact with Barcelona over a possible move for 21 year old one time Brazil defender Emerson this summer.
• Rennes have registered an interest in signing Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori on a season-long loan deal but the Blues remain cautious about accepting an offer. (Source: GOAL)
• Benfica have rejected West Brom’s offer to re-sign Filip Krovinovic on loan for a second consecutive season, according to Record. The Baggies don’t want to pay more than £9m for him.
• Leeds United and West Brom are interested in Hull City midfielder Leonardo da Silva Lopes, according to a report by Football Insider. The Tigers are facing a major battle in keeping hold of him this summer and have already rejected a £1.75 million bid from New York Red Bulls for him in January but are unlikely to stand in his way of a move away now.
• West Ham United are not set to make an offer for highly rated Nottingham Forest full-back Matty Cash imminently and need to sell players before making a bid for the 23-year-old, according to Football Insider.
• Liverpool are reportedly eyeing up a move for Brighton’s young defender Ben White, after sending scouts to examine his progress while he was on loan with Leeds.
• Fulham are interested in signing Oliver Skipp from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to The London Evening Standard.
• Leeds United are set to complete the £900,000 signing of Wigan Athletic’s Joe Gelhardt early next week, reports the Daily Star.
• Branislav Ivanovic is keen to test himself in the Premier League again but, according to Bleacher Report, Fulham is a more likely destination than Everton at present.
• QPR plan to reopen contract talks with Bright Osayi-Samuel after he rejected a move to Club Brugge. The Belgian outfit recently had a £4.7m bid for the midfielder accepted but he stalled over the transfer and asked for time to make a decision. Gives West Brom hope in tempting him away from Loftus Road.
• According to recent reports, Crystal Palace are set to battle Fulham for the summer signing of 25 year old Southampton midfielder, Harrison Reed.
• Southampton have made a move to beat Leeds United to the signing of Liverpool dazzler Harry Wilson, Football Insider understands.
• Fulham chairman Shahid Khan has pledged not to repeat the mistakes of the past and build on a squad which “bled, battled and sacrificed” to win promotion back to the Premier League. The last time they were in it, they spent over £100m, only to suffer relegation.
• Chelsea have a long line of suitors queuing up to try and poach 20 year old Conor Gallagher. Newcastle, Southampton, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Leeds want him. He did say he would be happy to return to Swansea.
• Borna Barisic has pledged his loyalty to Rangers amid interest from Leeds and remains intent on trying to stop Celtic winning 10 titles in a row. (Daily Record)
• Arsenal are amongst clubs who have shown an interest in Real Madrid outcast James Rodriguez this summer, it has been claimed in Spain. PSG and Atletico Madrid also want him. Wolves and Everton were previously linked.
• AC Milan could reignite interest in West Ham transfer target Antonee Robinson from Wigan claims Sempremilan.com. He could leave the Latics for £2.7m, although the left-back could be available for a £1.5m release clause after the Championship’s relegation.
• Chelsea have “expressed an interest” in Kasper Schmeichel. The Leicester City No.1 has already been linked with a summer move to Manchester United.
• Chelsea have a long line of suitors queuing up to try and poach 20 year old Conor Gallagher. Newcastle, Southampton, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Leeds want him. He did say he would be happy to return to Swansea.
• Arsenal striker Alfie Matthews is currently on trial at Crystal Palace. The 18-year-old wasn’t offered a professional contract by Arsenal following the expiry of his scholarship deal and was instead granted an excess period.
• Lazio have ade a £15m bid for Aston Villa’s Wesley Moraes who seemed all but set to stay at the club. An Italian newspaper believe that the Serie A outfit’s interest has returned due to Villa’s own interest in Divock Origi.
• Kai Havertz could arrive at Chelsea as early as next week in a club-record £71m deal. (Daily Star)
• AC Milan are interested in Arsenal and Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 24, who has fallen down the pecking order under manager Mikel Arteta. (Telegraph)
• Watford and Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, 22, is on Liverpool’s shortlist for potential summer signings. (Liverpool Echo)
• Tottenham are aiming to rise funds to sign right-back Zeki Celik by offloading Serge Aurier or Leeds linked Juan Foyth.
• Stuttgart are set to complete the signing of Stoke City starlet Mohamed Sankoh, 16, seeing off competition from a number of clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan and Atalanta.
• Barcelona are set to make a €15m bid for Eric Garcia in the coming days after the defender turned down a contract extension with Manchester City. (Source: GOAL)
• Reports from Brazil continue to say that Liverpool are interested in signing Vasco da Gama starlet Talles Magno, who is protected by a €50m release clause.
• Arsenal have tested the water over potentially signing Roma midfielder Amadou Diawara, it has been claimed in Italy.
• Manchester United are keeping a close eye on Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret in the event they need to bring in another shot-stopper, according to ESPN.
• Man United have let it be known what they’re not willing to pay for Jadon Sancho – €120m. Now they just have to tell Borussia Dortmund what they are willing to pay. Sancho wants to move to United.
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