Transfer Update: FUTBALLNEWS brings you the most up-to-date Transfer News, and Rumors, on top European clubs and players.
Chelsea will make a bid for Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona, and if the 25-year-old midfielder from the Netherlands departs the Nou Camp, the Spanish club will pursue Manchester City’s 27-year-old midfielder Bernardo Silva of Portugal. (Sport – in Spanish)
Xavi, the manager of Barcelona, claims he is unsure of De Jong’s future with the La Liga team this summer. De Jong is also a target for Manchester United. (Metro)
German striker Timo Werner, 26, has been made available by Chelsea to Real Madrid of Spain. (Marca)
Wesley Fofana, a 21-year-old French center back from Leicester City, and Denzel Dumfries, a 26-year-old Dutch defender from Inter Milan, are both targets for Chelsea. (Athletic)
After having their bid for James Maddison, 25, a playmaker for the Leicester City Foxes, rejected by the East Midlands club, Newcastle United has made inquiries about Harvey Barnes, a 24-year-old winger for Leicester City and England. (Mail)
Although Juventus has been mentioned in connection with Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, the 30-year-old international from Brazil says he prefers to remain at Anfield. (Liverpool Echo)
Mohamed Salah, a 30-year-old attacker for Liverpool, may have been affected by rumors about his contract last season, according to Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, but now that he has a new contract, Salah is “playing with a free mind.” (Liverpool Echo)
Idrissa Gueye, a 32-year-old midfielder from Senegal, is currently in negotiations with Everton to return to Goodison Park. (Times)
In light of the uncertainty surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Old Trafford, Manchester United is considering bids for 25-year-old Slovenian attacker Benjamin Sesko and Austrian striker Sasa Kalajdzic of Stuttgart. (Mail)
If Barcelona is unable to get fellow Spaniard Marcos Alonso, 31, from Chelsea, they may prefer to sign 25-year-old left-back Angelino from RB Leipzig. (Sport – in Spanish)
Oliver Kahn, the chief executive of Bayern Munich, previously described Harry Kane, a forward for Tottenham and England, as “a dream of the future.” He also stated that the German club had no plans to bring in a new striker. (90 Min)
Italian striker Andrea Belotti, 28, is a free agent after leaving Torino in the summer and has received a bid from Roma. (Football Italia)
A deal for English midfielder Marcus Tavernier, 23, of Middlesbrough, according to Bournemouth manager Scott Parker, is now close. (Teesside Live)
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