Transfer Update: FUTBALLNEWS brings you the most up-to-date Transfer News, and Rumors, on top European clubs and players.
Arsenal are willing to spend more than £42 million for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, however Newcastle are also interested in the 27-year-old Serbian. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)
Paul Pogba has yet to complete his free transfer from Manchester United to Juventus because the France midfielder, 29, is awaiting the appointment of Zinedine Zidane as the next coach of Paris Saint-Germain. (RMC Sport – in French)
Meanwhile, PSG is still trying to persuade former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, 49, to take over as the club’s next manager. (ESPN)
France’s centre-back, according to Sevilla. Jules Kounde wants to leave the club this summer, and Chelsea is set to sign him. (Source: Sport Witness)
AC Milan is the latest team to express interest in signing Gabriel Jesus, a 25-year-old Brazilian attacker for Manchester City (90min)
Arsenal is expected to announce the signing of Marquinhos, a 19-year-old Brazilian attacker from Sao Paulo, on a five-year contract of around £3 million. (Guardian)
Meanwhile, Arsenal is one of the clubs interested in signing Raphinha of Leeds United this summer, with Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool also linked with the Brazil winger, who is 25 years old. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah’s contract expires at the end of June, but the Gunners have offered him a new contract and are in talks with him. (Evening Standard)
Although Liverpool and Benfica have yet to agree on a cost, Darwin Nunez, a 22-year-old Uruguay striker, has already informed his friends and family that he will be joining them at Anfield. (Liverpool Echo)
The bond between new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly and Jay-Roc Z’s Nation Sports could be crucial to the future of Romelu Lukaku, 29, and his chances of returning to Inter Milan. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Inter have yet to contact Chelsea directly about the potential of re-signing Lukaku. (Fabrizio Romano)
After Newcastle upped their bid for the 22-year-old Dutch defender Sven Botman, AC Milan have backed away from signing him. (Sky Sport Italia, via Football Italia)
Kalidou Koulibaly, a 30-year-old Senegalese centre-back, wants to leave Napoil for Barcelona, but will join the Serie A club for pre-season if the Spanish side cannot reach an agreement. (Sport – in Spanish)
Brentford have made an official approach to Bologna in Italy for Scotland defender Aaron Hickey, who is also being pursued by Napoli, Arsenal, Newcastle United, and Aston Villa. (Mail)
Hellas Verona are planning to exercise their purchase option on former loanee Giovanni Simeone and then sell the Argentina striker, who is now at Cagliari. West Ham and Arsenal are also interested in the 26-year-old. (AS – in Spanish)
Despite Fulham’s interest in Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Palhinha, Wolves remain keen in signing him this summer. (Mail)
Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Arsenal’s England midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who spent last season on loan with Roma. (Mirror)
Tottenham has agreed to buy Djed Spence from Middlesbrough, who was on loan at Nottingham Forest last season. The sum for the 21-year-old English right-back is expected to be around £20 million. (Guardian)
Rangers want up to £25 million for Calvin Bassey, and Aston Villa could use Cameron Archer, a 20-year-old English striker who spent last season on loan with Preston, as a makeweight in a move for the 22-year-old Nigerian defender. (Birmingham Mail)
Fulham are close to completing a deal to sign Lazio goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha, who is Albanian (90min)
Despite an expected team makeover, Miguel Almiron’s agent believes the Paraguay midfielder will not leave Newcastle this summer. (Chronicle Live)
Naby Keita, a Guinea midfielder, has begun negotiations with Liverpool about a new deal. (Football Insider)
Martin Svidersky has been given new terms by Manchester United, but the Slovakia Under-21 midfielder, 19, is still expected to leave. (Evening Standard)
Gareth Bale, who left Real Madrid this summer, has stated that he will not join Getafe and that he will make a decision on his future following Wales’ latest Nations League fixtures. (The Athletic)
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