Brighton are trying to advance on deal to sign Brajan Gruda as new midfielder, wanted by Fabian Hürzeler.He’s the dream target for the midfield, difficult deal but concrete option.
Matthijs de Ligt remains a top candidate for Manchester United but the negotiations with FC Bayern are currently on hold until a CB leaves!
ManUtd still not willing to pay €50m + add-ons. Bayern will not lower their demands but talks continue.
De Ligt aware of these facts and on vacation. He is supposed to rejoin Bayern's training on August 2nd and is ready for it. No deal with Tah as long as De Ligt is not sold. @SkySportDE
Manchester United are expected to return to the race for Adrien Rabiot and are still among the clubs interested in Xavi Simons, although Bayern Munich and Leipzig are ahead of them [@Tanziloic]
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Very reliable journo @RomainCG75 reporting that Adrien Rabiot is close to joining Manchester United. He prefers to join them over Liverpool, even though his entourage has spoken with both clubs.
EXCL: Mainz have approached Eric Choupo-Moting’s agent over potential free move.Choupo-Moting left Bayern as free agent and he’s waiting to pick his next club.
FC Bayern demand €30m for Noussair #Mazraoui! The 26 y/o right-back under contract until 2026. He’s top professional despite the difficult situation. Mazraoui with a good market and many inquiries. But there are no concrete offers yet. Bayern will listen to all
Lesley Ugochukwu, expected to leave Chelsea this summer as club now planning for loan move.#CFC want Lesley to develop and play on regular basis.Understand Premier League and Bundesliga clubs are showing concrete interest.
Paris Saint-Germain still pushing to sign João #Neves! Understand the amount of the first offer from PSG was €70m with add-ons included. Immediately rejected by SL Benfica. The 19 y/o top talent still keen to join PSG. Verbal agreement is done. Now waiting … @SkySportDE
Been told that Romelu #Lukaku is keen to join @sscnapoli this summer! Concrete talks are ongoing. The 31 y/o striker is waiting for the next steps. #CFC At this stage Chelsea demand €40m for Lukaku. Napoli can spend €25m for him now.
@JPercyTelegraph
· #lcfc have made a new bid of around £21m for Juventus forward Matías Soulé. Offer is around £17m plus a further £4.5m or so in add-ons. Leicester hopeful of closing a deal next week
Exclusive story continued: Manchester United are interested in Danish striker phenom Chido Obi-Martin, with discussions at an early stage.The record-breaking goalscorer visited Carrington on Tuesday. Contrary to rumours, no agreement has been found yet, nor has a final decision been made by the player.
Man Utd exploring deal to sign Chido Obi-Martin after Arsenal terms expired. #AFC made what felt was fair offer but youth striker decided to move on. 16yo visited #MUFC this week - discussions at early stage
Still, FC Bayern have not yet made a second offer for Désiré #Doué! Currently, the focus is on #Xavi. Bayern has decided to sign either Xavi or Doué this window as revealed. Rennes, on the other hand, has not yet responded to Paris's first offer (40+10).
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Collapse of Friedkin’s takeover of #EFC could yet revive hopes at #MUFC of a deal for Branthwaite. Looked as good as over with Onana’s impending £50m move to #AVFC but door may be ajar again. De Ligt other option as 2nd CB after Yoro but Utd need to sell
JUST IN: Talks over Ugarte appear the most advanced at this stage but there is some interest in the Real Sociedad defensive midfielder Martin Zubimendi. @TelegraphDucker
#mufc would be unlikely to go higher than a total package worth around £55 million and have no intention of meeting Everton’s existing £75 million valuation of Branthwaite, which they consider excessive [@TelegraphDucker]