TRANSFER RUMOURS: PSG turn to Gundogan, as Kovacic agrees terms with Man City
Arsenal is intensifying their pursuit of Declan Rice from West Ham for £92m, aiming to secure the midfielder’s transfer before the start of pre-season (Telegraph).
West Ham is interested in acquiring Joao Palhinha, a defensive midfielder from Fulham and Portugal, as a potential replacement for Rice. Other targets include Kalvin Phillips from Manchester City and England, and James Ward-Prowse from Southampton and England (Mail).
Chelsea is also eyeing Declan Rice, along with Moises Caicedo, a 21-year-old midfielder from Brighton and Ecuador (90min).
Khephren Thuram, a 22-year-old midfielder from Nice and France, has reportedly reached a verbal agreement on personal terms with Liverpool (Football Transfers).
Mateo Kovacic, a 29-year-old midfielder from Chelsea and Croatia, has agreed to personal terms with Manchester City after advanced negotiations (Fabrizio Romano).
Liverpool has scheduled talks with the representatives of Manu Kone, a 22-year-old French midfielder from Borussia Monchengladbach (Fabrizio Romano).
Real Madrid is working on a £68m bid to sign Harry Kane, the English striker from Tottenham Hotspur, as Manchester United’s attempts have been rebuffed by the Spurs chairman (Marca).
Newcastle is exploring transfer targets from relegated Premier League teams, including Tyler Adams, a 24-year-old midfielder from Leeds United and the USA, Harvey Barnes, a 24-year-old winger from Leicester City, and James Maddison, a 26-year-old midfielder from Leicester City (Telegraph).
Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham’s new manager, considers James Maddison a priority target, but the club will need to pay more than £50m for the English international (Telegraph).
Ilkay Gundogan, a 32-year-old midfielder from Manchester City and Germany, is being pursued by Paris St-Germain, the French champions (L’Equipe).
Reports from Spain suggest that Gundogan has already agreed to a three-year deal with Barcelona, which will be announced after the Champions League final (Mundo Deportivo).
Al Ahli, a Saudi Arabian side, has expressed interest in signing Riyad Mahrez, a 32-year-old Algeria winger from Manchester City (Fabrizio Romano).
Tottenham will need to increase their valuation of £20m if they want to secure the services of David Raya, a 27-year-old goalkeeper from Brentford, as the latter is prepared to reject offers below £40m (i Sport).
Arsenal sees Ivan Fresneda, an 18-year-old Spanish right-back from La Liga side Valladolid, as a viable summer option (Football London).
Leicester City is considering Steven Gerrard, the former Aston Villa manager, as their next boss following relegation from the Premier League (Mail).
Zinedine Zidane has rejected an approach from PSG to become the head coach, replacing Christophe Galtier (Le Parisien).
Tottenham will request Juventus to lower their £35m asking price for the permanent transfer of Dejan Kulusevski, a 23-year-old forward from Sweden (Nicolo Schira).
Sergei Palkin, the chief executive of Shakhtar Donetsk, has threatened legal action against Tottenham if they attempt to sign Manor Solomon, a 23-year-old Israeli winger who was on loan at Fulham last season, on a free transfer (ESPN).
Manchester United is contemplating loaning out Mason Greenwood, a 21-year-old English forward, to a European club for the upcoming season (Mail).