Transfer News: Boateng to join Man Utd on free deal, 6 Liverpool players set to renew contracts

• Free agent Jerome Boateng wants to sign for ‘dream’ club Man Utd after leaving Bayern Munich (Read More).
• Leeds United are eyeing up a move for Huddersfield’s Lewis O’Brien after missing out on Conor Gallagher, with the Chelsea youngster joining Crystal Palace on a season-long loan instead.
• Jack Grealish appears to have deleted historic tweets declaring support for Manchester United after news broke of a reported £100m bid from Manchester City.
• Arsenal are preparing to make a shock new contract offer to Granit Xhaka with Roma currently failing to table an acceptable bid for the midfielder, despite keen interest.
• Newcastle have refused to comment on reports Steve Bruce is to be handed new three-year deal as owner Mike Ashley is ‘keen to reward beleaguered boss for keeping club in Premier League last season’.
• Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher admits Patrick Vieira’s ‘really exciting’ squad overhaul swayed him to move to Selhurst Park on a season-long loan.
• Granit Xhaka could be set to stay at Arsenal this season after transfer talks with Jose Mourinho’s Roma break down.
• Alisson, Fabinho, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Andy Robertson are all expected to follow Trent Alexander-Arnold and be offered new deals at Liverpool.
• Paul Pogba is weighing up his options entering the final year of his Manchester United contract and his relationship with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could potentially play a big part in his decision.

Barcelona are said to have made a ‘definitive offer’ to young star Ilaix Moriba amid a contract stand-off. (Football Espana)

• Sassuolo CEO Giovanni Carnevali has revealed that his club will soon enter talks with Juventus over the sale of Manuel Locatelli.
• Lazio are in advanced talks with Benfica over a deal for full-back Alejandro Grimaldo. (Todofichajes)
• Santos will accept offers in the region of €15m for teenage striker Kaio Jorge, who is wanted by Juventus, AC Milan and Benfica. (Sky Italia)
• Venezia are reportedly tracking Club America De Cali defender Pablo Ortiz for this summer. (Pipe Sierra)

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LIVERPOOL JOIN RACE FOR SASSUOLU STAR

Liverpool have reportedly joined Arsenal in the race to sign Sassuolo midfielder and Euro 2020 star Manuel Locatelli.

That’s according to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Football Italia), who claim that Reds boss Jurgen Klopp wants the Italy star to replace Gini Wijnaldum in his engine room.

Locatelli is already said to have snubbed Arsenal this summer, with Juventus looking like they were close to a deal.

However, the €40million (£34.6m) price tag has allegedly deterred the Italian giants.

So far this summer, Liverpool have raised exactly that through squad sales so could easily make a move.

Locatelli has an all-round game similar to that of Wijnaldum and would almost be a like-for-like replacement.

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FENERBAHCE CHASING MAN UTD STAR

Fenerbahce are interested in Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira. (TNT Sports)

• Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has snubbed a move back to Chelsea. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
• Sevilla are waiting to receive a formal offer from Chelsea for centre-back Jules Kounde. (ABC)
• Arsenal have been handed a potential boost in their reported pursuit of Lautaro Martinez, with the Inter striker keen on a move. (Eurosport)
• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp remains keen on Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus, but is being priced out of a move for the Germany international. (Sport1)
• Karim Benzema is next in line for a new contract at Real Madrid. (Mundo Deportivo)

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POCHETTINO MAKES MBAPPE CLAIM 

PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino says Kylian Mbappe will be treated “like a player with five years remaining on his contract.” (Le Parisien)

• Barcelona are set to make a second bid for Juventus defender, and Tottenham target, Cristian Romero after a player-plus-cash deal was refused. (SportItalia)
• Barcelona star Samuel Umtiti is not going down without a fight having been earmarked to be sold this summer. (Mundo Deportivo)
• Veteran Italy centre-back Giorgio Chiellini expects to sign a contract extension with Juventus. (Football Italia)
• Real Madrid have a figure in mind for Isco as they look to move him on this summer. (Calciomercato)
• USA defender Sergino Dest is determined to stay at Barcelona and has rebuffed approaches from Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. (ESPN Football)