Transfer News: Man City raise Harry Kane’s bid to £120m, Lukaku returns to Chelsea, Arsenal on Barcelona goalkeeper Neto
Tottenham will likely face disappointment as they prepare a first midfielder transfer offer, while Aston Villa make a £10million bid
- Manchester City will raise their bid for Harry Kane to £120m but that remains some way short of Tottenham’s valuation of their captain.
- Manchester United are set to offer young winger Amad Diallo out on loan in the wake of Jadon Sancho’s arrival at the club.
- Andros Townsend is sure Rafa Benitez will win over Everton supporters after a mixed reaction to his appointment as manager.
- Tottenham have intensified their efforts to sign Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic in the wake of Lautaro Martinez’s agent confirming talks over a new deal with Inter Milan.
- Villarreal striker Pau Torres has emerged as another option for Tottenham if they lose Harry Kane to Manchester City this month.
- Arsenal will turn to Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar if they are unable to secure deals with either Martin Odegaard or James Maddison.
- Lionel Messi received a “significant part” of his £25m signing-on fee with Paris Saint-Germain in the club’s “fan token” cryptocurrency.
- Manchester United are willing to sell Jesse Lingard, opening up the chance for West Ham to come back in and make an offer for last season’s loan star.
- Raheem Sterling believes the arrival of Jack Grealish at Manchester City will help boost his goals tally.
- Arsenal are looking at Barcelona goalkeeper Neto with their move for Sheffield United’s Aaron Ramsdale appearing to have stalled.
Deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van Tam urged Premier League captains on a call last week to tell players to get vaccinated as they will not be able to “out-run” Covid-19.
SPURS EYE PALHINHA TRANSFER
Tottenham have prepared a first offer for Sporting midfielder Joao Palhinha after failing with a loan request, according to a report.
Spurs have enjoyed a solid first transfer window under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo so far. Pierluigi Gollini has added a new goalkeeping option, while his former Atalanta colleague Cristian Romero will bolster the defence. Further forward, meanwhile, Bryan Gil has swapped places with Erik Lamela.
However, a new midfielder is reportedly another summer priority for Nuno.
Previous reports have linked Borussia Monchengladbach’s Denis Zakaria with a move to north London, but he could yet move to Arsenal. The Daily Star has also reported that Tottenham have had a loan bid rejected for Portugal international Palhinha.
More recently, Record (via Sport Witness) claims that Spurs have now readied a first, €20million (£17million) offer for the midfielder’s permanent transfer.
Indeed, Tottenham chief Fabio Paratici and the club reportedly believe that sum will suffice.
However, Sporting will reply by saying that they want at least €40million (£34million). They could also demand Spurs pay Palhinha’s €60million (£51million) release clause.
But that looks unlikely because the Portuguese giants need to balance their books and could accept a lower offer.
Palhinha could work well alongside Nuno given the pair’s Portuguese connection. The 26-year-old missed only two league games last season and starred for his country at Euro 2020.
- Aston Villa have had a £10million bid rejected for Lens midfielder Cheick Doucoure. (Made in Lens)
- Everton are unlikely to sign PSV Eindhoven defender Denzel Dumfries, despite reaching a transfer agreement. Instead, Inter are closing in on his arrival. (Calciomercato)
- Indeed, Dumfries to Inter is a done deal worth €12million (£10million) and €2.5million (£2million) in bonuses. (SportItalia)
- Benfica have registered interest in Barcelona centre-back Samuel Umtiti following an injury to Jan Vertonghen. (Record)
- Nice attempted to sign West Ham’s Issa Diop, but walked away because the deal seemed ‘too complex’. (L’Equipe)
ODEGAARD FUTURE IS BURNING ISSUE
- The future of Real Madrid midfielder and Arsenal target Martin Odegaard has become a ‘burning issue’ for the La Liga club. (AS)
- Tottenham must iron out an issue over their payment terms for Takehiro Tomiyasu’s transfer. Nevertheless, the Bologna centre-back wants the move to Spurs. (Calciomercato)
- Wolves attacker Patrick Cutrone has said that he feels “very happy” to move back to Italy as he closes in on a loan move to Empoli. (Sky Italy)
- Meanwhile, Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham will have a ‘decisive’ Thursday, amid transfer links with Roma and Arsenal. (Sky Italy)
Furthermore, Roma have been offered current Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette. (Calciomercato)
INTER READY OFFER FOR INSIGNE
- Inter are preparing an offer of €15million (£13million) plus Alexis Sanchez for Napoli star Lorenzo Insigne. (Corriere dello Sport)
- Tottenham intend to invest ‘big’ in a new forward and still have Fiorentina’s Dusan Vlahovic on their radar. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
However, Arsenal have joined the race for the Serbia international. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
LEEDS TARGET HAS TRANSFER INTEREST
- Hertha Berlin manager Pal Dardai has confirmed that Leeds transfer target Matheus Cunha has “a lot of offers”. (Kicker)
- Liverpool attacker Xherdan Shaqiri is closing in on a move to Lyon. (Gianluca di Marzio)
- Lyon have also made initial forays into a deal for Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. (Gianluca di Marzio)
- Real Madrid president Florentino Perez could wait until deadline day before making a move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. (AS)
