Transfer Update: FUTBALLNEWS brings you the most up-to-date Transfer News, and Rumors, on top European clubs and players.
After agreeing to transfer Robert Lewandowski, 33, to Barcelona, Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn called Harry Kane, 28, of Tottenham and England, “an absolute elite scorer” and “a fantasy of the future.” (Bild, via Star)
Lewandowski had a physical to finalize his £42.5 million transfer from Bayern Munich, and he then met up with his new Barcelona teammates on a Florida beach. (Mail)
Following a deal for Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona wants to sign Jules Kounde, a 23-year-old defender for Sevilla who has also been linked with Chelsea. (Marca)
However, other reports claim that Chelsea “remain in the box seat” to recruit former Bordeaux defender Kounde as Barcelona are ready to make an offer for the Blues’ Spanish defensive pairing of 32-year-old Cesar Azpilicueta and 31-year-old Marcos Alonso. (Mirror)
Frenkie de Jong, a midfielder for Barcelona and a member of the Netherlands national team, is unwilling to play for Manchester United or any English team, but the 25-year-old midfielder might consider joining Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. (Sport – in Spanish)
As negotiations between the two clubs near their conclusion, Bayern Munich has submitted a new offer of £59.5 million plus £8.5 million in add-ons for Juventus and 22-year-old Netherlands center-back Matthijs de Ligt. (Goal)
Memphis Depay, a Dutch forward for Barcelona, is willing to leave the Nou Camp for Tottenham, but the Spanish club wants a higher transfer fee of 20 million euros (£17 million). (Sport – in Spanish)
The board of Barcelona has spoken with Depay to find out if the former Manchester United star plans to stay or leave. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester City has intensified their pursuit of Brighton’s 23-year-old Spanish left-back Marc Cucurella as a replacement for 25-year-old Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has been linked to a transfer to Arsenal. (Sun)
The 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo has denied reports that he would return on loan to his old team Sporting Lisbon. In response to a Sport TV Portugal Instagram story that showed the Manchester United attacker’s vehicle parked at Sporting stadium, the Portugal captain wrote “Fake.” (Sun)
Jordan Torunarigha, a defender for Hertha Berlin, has received an undisclosed offer from West Ham. The Belgian team Gent, where the 24-year-old German spent the season on loan, made a 2 million euro (£1.7 million) offer for him, but the Bundesliga club believes he is worth 5 million euros (£4.2 million). (Voetbal Nieuws – in Dutch)
Armando Broja, a striker for Chelsea and Albania, will be on loan to West Ham for the entire season. The Blues were hesitant to transfer the 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Southampton, despite the Hammers’ desire to sign him permanently. (Mail)
If Chelsea doesn’t add more defenders this summer, English center-back Levi Colwill, 19, will try to leave the Stamford Bridge club. (Athletic)
Terell Thomas, a 26-year-old defender from Saint Lucia, was released from his contract by Reading, and now three clubs—Portsmouth, Hibernian, and Motherwell—are vying for his services as a free agent. (Hampshire Live)
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