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The 25-year-old Brazilian forward Raphinha is being pursued by Arsenal and Barcelona in addition to Chelsea, who are close to reaching a £55 million agreement with Leeds United to purchase him. (Guardian)
After deciding that the £102 million release clause of Juventus and Netherlands center-back Matthijs de Ligt, 22, was too pricey, Chelsea switched their attention to 27-year-old Inter Milan and Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar, who is also wanted by Paris St-Germain. (Mail)
Skriniar, 24, of Lille, the Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches, and the Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca, 23, of Italy, have all reached personal terms with PSG. Deals with each of the three clubs must now be reached by the French champions. (Find French Soccer News)
Third Manchester City player has been mentioned in connection with Chelsea. After beginning negotiations to acquire England striker Raheem Sterling, 27, from the Premier League champions, and after being connected to Dutch defender Nathan Ake, 27, the Blues are looking to purchase Ukrainian international Oleksandr Zinchenko, 25. (Mail)
Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, is hoping that the projected signing of 25-year-old Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona will persuade Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen, 30, to join the Old Trafford team. (Star)
Tottenham have intensified their pursuit of Brazilian striker Richarlison, 25, of Everton, but the Toffees have rejected a £20 million offer that also includes 24-year-old Dutch winger Steven Bergwijn. (Telegraph)
Richarlison and winger Anthony Gordon, 21, of the England under-21 team, are now both available for £100 million transfers from Everton to Tottenham. (Sun)
Djed Spence, a right-back for the England Under-21 team, is wanted by Middlesbrough, but Tottenham is holding up a deal. This might give Nottingham Forest the chance to sign the 21-year-old, who helped the City Ground team get promotion to the Premier League last season. (Football League World)
Cheick Doucoure, a 22-year-old Mali international, will join Crystal Palace in a move worth 21 million euros (£18 million) with add-ons. (Guardian)
After agreeing on a price with Manchester United, Fulham has been given permission to talk with Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira. However, the 26-year-old looks to prefer to remain at Flamengo, where he is now on loan. (90 Min)
Fulham, a newcomer to the Premier League, has discussed an £8 million transfer for Wolfsburg’s 27-year-old right back Kevin Mbabu of Switzerland. (Mail)
Josh Brownhill, a 26-year-old English midfielder for Burnley, is attracting interest from a number of teams, including Southampton. (90 Min)
Sam Edozie, a 19-year-old representative of England’s Under-19 team, will be sold by Manchester City to Bayer Leverkusen of Germany for $10 million. (Football Insider)
Zack Steffen, a 27-year-old American goalkeeper for City, is anticipated to go on loan to Middlesbrough. (ESPN)
Senegalese forward Pape Habib Gueye, 22, is wanted by both Championship teams Millwall and Watford. (Football Insider)
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