The transfer market has been preparing as the teams prepare for the start of their season. Here are the rumors circulating in the major European leagues and beyond.
TOP STORY: Arsenal interested in Bayern’s Thiago
Arsenal made a move for the Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara, reports the Daily Mail.
In recent weeks, it seemed certain that Thiago would go to Anfield to join Liverpool and, a year after his contract ended, Bayern are looking forward to selling. The Spanish international will not sign a new contract with Bayern and is excited to move to the Premier League.
However, sources told ESPN in July that Premier League champions would likely only enter the transfer market if a significant member of Jurgen Klopp’s squad left, with Georginio WijnaldumThe future is in doubt.
So Arsenal have seized a void, although if they want to get a transfer across the line the Gunners will need Bayern to lower their asking price by £ 23m for the 29-year-old – and they may even be forced to sell. Mohamed Elneny is Lucas Torreira also.
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10.08 BST: Antonio Conte On Tuesday, according to Sky Italia, he will discuss his future with the owners of Inter.
The report says Inter has not yet contacted Massimiliano Allegri, who is the main candidate to replace Conte if the former Chelsea manager leaves Nerazzurri after only one season in office.
Inter lost 3-2 to Sevilla in the Europa League final on Friday and, after the match, Conte admitted that it will take some time to think about his future ahead of next season.
The club finished second in the Serie A standings, one point behind champion Juventus. Conte, who has a contract until June 2022, has reportedly quarreled with the Inter hierarchy and is expected to leave by mutual agreement.
Allegri took over from Conte when the latter left Juventus in the summer of 2014 to take over the Italian national team. The 53-year-old has been out of work since leaving Juve last summer after five seasons in office.
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Julien Laurens explains why he expects Antonio Conte to leave Inter after a season.
09.50 BST: Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui wants Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilon to continue at the club next season.
Reguilon ended a great season on loan at Sevilla by lifting the Europa League trophy on Friday.
“Reguilon has grown a lot and is now better than when he first came here,” Lopetegui told radio Onda Cero. “I hope he can continue with us”.
The 23-year-old has scored three goals and scored five more in 38 appearances for Sevilla, 35 as a starter, to attract interest from major European clubs.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Napoli are interested in signing Reguilon, who is linked to Real Madrid until June 2023. Real is reportedly considering selling the Spaniard for € 25m this summer, but will include a buyback clause in the agreement.
09.13 BST: Former Barcelona star Ronaldo Nazario he says permitting Lionel Messi leaving the club is not the solution to Barcelona’s problems.
Messi is linked to Barcelona until June 2021 and has not signed a contract extension, suggesting that the Argentina captain may leave after a difficult season.
“Messi is the reference of the team and if I were Barcelona, I would not let him go in any case,” said Ronaldo during an interview with Banco Santander: “He has an excellent relationship with the club and I don’t think he is not. he is more in love with the team. Messi is very unlikely to leave Barcelona. “
Real Valladolid president then joked: “If I were Messi, I would leave Barcelona and play voluntarily for a season in Valladolid.”
Ronaldo also talked about it Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan striker recently spoke of his intention to stay at Barcelona amidst the news that the club wants to sell him this summer. “He continues to be one of the best No. 9s there is and has the level to play like that for many years,” said Ronaldo.
08.30 BST: Captain of Paris Saint-Germain Thiago Silva he left the door open to continue at the club next season.
Silva, 35, becomes a free agent after Sunday’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich and Chelsea were offered the chance to sign the Brazilian defender, sources told ESPN’s James Olley, with Fiorentina also passionate.
“I’m very calm and very happy with what happened here,” he said. “If this is my last match, it will be a joy for me. I will give my all to this club. If I have the chance to continue, people will sit and see what is best if not the most important thing is that PSG is making history “.
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Julien Laurens thinks Lionel Messi’s huge salaries have put him out of reach of any club in the world.
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Barca face a big bill for Everton’s Richarlison
Barcelona will have to pay a huge fee to secure the signing of the Everton star Richarlison, reports the Mirror.
The Brazilian striker was the subject of a £ 100m offer from Barca in the January transfer window but was reportedly not happy with the valuation the Toffees had set. Now, Everton are happy to do business for Richarlison as long as Barcelona are ready to pay £ 143m.
Carlo Ancelotti is clearly looking to build something special at Goodison Park, but he will have to decide how important the 23-year-old is to his operation.
Palhinha near the wolves?
Wolverhampton Wanderers may be close to accepting the Sporting CP star’s loan signing Joao Palhinha, Birmingham Live Reports.
Wolves need a few more bodies ahead of the new Premier League season and Sporting Palhinha midfielder may be exactly what they’re looking for.
After returning from a period on loan with Braga, Palhinha was strongly linked to the move to Molineux.
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– The Daily Mail reports Rodrigo is interested in a move to Premier League newcomers Leeds United. The level of interest between the two has been well documented, but given how things are going for me right now, it looks like Leeds can offer more than £ 30m between now and the end of the season.
– West Ham United have turned down Norwich City’s offer for the striker Jordan Hugill, also from the Daily Mail. The interest in Hugill from the Canaries has been well known for a few weeks now, while a deal might initially seem likely, the offer of £ 3 million with an additional £ 2 million in add-ons apparently wasn’t good enough for the Hammers to accept.
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