The latest football gossip and transfer rumors across international leagues and organizations with the help of multiple sources.
Chelsea are preparing to match Napoli’s £34m asking price for Senegal center back Kalidou Koulibaly. ➦ (Corriere dello Sport, via Sun)
However, Juventus are planning to fund the signing of Koulibaly with the £90m fee they hope to receive for Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, with Bayern Munich and Chelsea favorites to sign the 22-year-old. ➦ (Tuttosport – in Italian)
Chelsea and Paris St-Germain will enter the race to sign Lewandowski should his desired move to Barcelona fail to materialise. ➦ (Mail)
Norwich City have agreed a club-record deal worth £11.5m for Sao Paulo’s Brazilian attacking midfielder Gabriel Sara. ➦ (Mirror)
Everton are set to offer England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 28, a new long-term contract. ➦ (Liverpool Echo)
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is reluctant to bring Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo to Stamford Bridge this summer. ➦ (Mail)
Manchester United are prepared to go through the transfer window without signing a defensive midfielder as they chase Barcelona’s Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong and Denmark’s Christian Eriksen. ➦ (Manchester Evening News)
Barcelona believe they will be able to sign Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva from Manchester City. ➦ (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira has spoken to Roma manager Jose Mourinho about a switch to the Serie A club. ➦ (Mirror)
Sevilla are among the clubs interested in Tottenham left-back Sergio Reguilon. ➦ (Daily Mail)
Manchester City will sign a new center back this summer if Netherlands defender Nathan Ake joins Chelsea. ➦ (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea want £7m from Barcelona for 32-year-old Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta, who has already agreed personal terms with the Catalan club. ➦ (Evening Standard)
Newcastle United have been offered Watford and Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis along with Burnley’s 25-year-old Ivory Coast winger Maxwell Cornet. ➦ (Chronicle Live)
Bayern Munich are considering Tottenham Hotspur and England forward Harry Kane as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski, with the 33-year-old Poland striker eager to leave the Bundesliga champions this summer. ➦ (Kicker – in German)
Arsenal face competition from Manchester United to sign Chelsea and France midfielder N’Golo Kante. ➦ (Express)
Barcelona and Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets, 33, has been approached by MLS clubs over a move next summer. ➦ (Fabrizio Romano)
West Ham United have turned their attention to Roma and Netherlands winger Justin Kluivert after missing out on Villarreal’s Arnaut Danjuma. ➦ (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
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