Take a look at the transfer talk for the Premier League…
• Bournemouth have reluctantly accepted an £18.5m offer from Sheffield United for goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. However, while the transfer fee has been agreed between the two clubs, it’s understood that Ramsdale’s personal terms with United are still to be negotiated.
• According to a report by Le10sport, Wolverhampton Wanderers have tabled an offer for Leicester City and Manchester City target Rayan Ait-Nouri. Angers netted a club record £22 million from the sale of Jeff Reine-Adelaide last year. But it’s highly likely that Ait-Nouri will break that figure this time around.
• Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Ben Chilwell from Leicester City after a breakthrough in talks.
• Newcastle United expect to finalise the signing of midfielder Jeff Hendrick on a free transfer after he underwent medical tests on Saturday. Chris Smalling doesn’t want to join the Magpies.
• Bournemouth’s Joshua King has emerged as a target for Portuguese giants Benfica, however the newly relegated side don’t want to lose him. PSG, Lazio, Roma, Newcastle, Everton, Brighton, Burnley, Man Utd, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Leeds, Tottenham, Chelsea and other unnamed sides are also keen on signing him.
• Watford left-back Pervis Estupinan is wanted by Tottenham and Barcelona and rated at £15m – even though he has never kicked a ball for the Hornets.
• Aston Villa and West Brom will do battle to sign Michael Obafemi from Southampton for £10m.
• Burnley. Also trying for Joe Worrall at Forest. Would swap Ben Gibson if it worked. Worrall would want to know first team prospects. Sheff U also still keen on him for squad too.
• Fulham are ready to offer Wigan’s Antonee Robinson a stunning contract to win the race for his signature.
• Chelsea are closing in on a £40m swoop for Brighton defender Lewis Dunk, with Tottenham also interested in the Seagulls skipper.
• Chelsea and Everton are eyeing Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster. The former England stopper is still one of the most wanted men around despite his age and the Hornets going down to the Championship.
• Rangers are keeping close tabs on Newcastle winger Jacob Murphy. Stoke, Derby, Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough also want him.
• Manchester United are well placed to complete the €30m signing of Benoît Badiashile from Monaco after formalising their interest in the defender. (Source: Le10 Sport)
• Manchester City are continuing to move closer to the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli.
• Leeds United could face competition for Brentford’s star player Said Benrahma from Crystal Palace for a reduced fee of around £12-15million. Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal, Leeds, West Ham and Aston Villa also interested.
• Aston Villa are set to ‘ramp up’ their pursuit of Brentford striker Ollie Watkins, according to reports in the midlands. Talks will continue when he returns from his holiday. He is also wanted by Crystal Palace, Leeds, Sheffield Utd and Aston Villa.
• Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie’s move to Hertha Berlin has fallen through, with Leicester, Southampton and Wolves ready to make a move for him. (Bild)
• West Ham are holding out for a fee in excess of £80m for England midfielder Declan Rice, 21, who is a Chelsea target. (Talksport)
• Moise Kean’s agent Mino Raiola is trying to engineer a move for the 20-year-old striker to AC Milan. Although Everton would want a fee in the region of £22.5m, Raiola wants a loan-to-buy deal. (Calciomercatoweb)
• Newcastle are also interested in Oxford United defender and captain Rob Dickie, 24. Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Burnley and Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Derby also keen. (Sun on Sunday)
• Southampton have revived their interest in Celtic midfielder Olivier Ntcham, but Everton and West Ham are also interested in the 24-year-old Frenchman. (90Min)
• Fulham have joined Leeds in the race for Benfica’s Portuguese midfielder Florentino Luis, 20. (Mail on Sunday)
• Leeds have made a £16m bid for Basel‘s Brazilian striker Arthur Cabral, 22, who is on loan from Palmeiras. (Globoesporte)
• According to Globoesporte, Marcelo Bielsa has asked Leeds to bring in Basel striker Arthur Cabral this summer. The Whites grant El Loco’s demands and have lodged a £16.3million offer for the Brazilian. Basel want to stretch the offer to at least £18.1m, with complications surrounding any deal for the 22-year-old. The Swiss club only owns 70% of the striker, with his former clubs Palmeiras and Ceara holding 15% of the player each.
• Steven Gerrard insists it would take an exceptional offer for Rangers to consider removing the ‘not for sale’ sign from Borna Barisic. Roma, Napoli and Leeds want him.
• Leeds United join Burnley, West Ham and West Brom in expressing an interest in signing Shane Duffy but his representatives have told Brighton that his first choice is a move to Celtic.
• Sheffield United are among the clubs interested in signing Newcastle United midfielder, Matty Longstaff, according to a report from the Daily Mail. Leeds and Udinese want him too.
• Aston Villa are keen on signing the Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam this summer. As per Nicolo Schira, the Premier League side have already made an enquiry for the left-back and Wolves have asked about the player as well.
• MK Dons are in talks with Man Utd’s 20-year-old defender Max Taylor over a loan move. Taylor was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2018 but recovered last year before earning his first call-up to the Red Devils’ senior side against Astana. Following his recovery, though, and a season with the U23 squad, Taylor is keen to get some regular first-team minutes.
• Leeds United prospect Leif Davis, 20, has been linked with Stoke City and Portsmouth on a season long loan.
• Queens Park Rangers are closing in on securing a permanent deal to bring Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Luke Amos back to the club with a three-year deal nearing competition, according to TalkSPORT.
• West Ham are in a three-way battle with Napoli and Inter Milan for Dynamo Kiev defender Vitaliy Mykolenko. (Sky Italia)
• Everton are at least €5m short of Napoli’s asking price for midfielder Allan, it has been claimed in Italy.
• Everton are keen on Napoli’s Allan and Nikola Maksimović with the Italian side looking to raise €50m for the pair.
• Crystal Palace striker Alexander Sørloth is in ‘final negotiations’ with RB Leipzig, who are eyeing him up as a replacement for Timo Werner.
• Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez says he is open to leaving the club this summer and says there are at least 10 teams interested in signing him. (Source: GOAL)
• Villa. Keinan Davies and Preston thing on hold just now. But Villa very keen to spend, so that could change. Loan maybe later in window.
• Arsenal midfielder Matt Smith is close to joining Swindon on a season–long loan and is set to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms after a deal between the two clubs was agreed.
• Rotherham have made a season-long loan offer to Chelsea for goalkeeper Jamal Blackman.
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