Transfer News Today: Man Utd in advanced talks for Sancho, Klopp on Otavio talks

• Joao Felix is set to undergo surgery on his right ankle after a recurring injury hampered his impact during Portugal’s exit to Belgium at Euro 2020.
• LA Galaxy have joined the race for Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale along with four other clubs.
• Germany have been hit by a major fitness scare which has left Joachim Low fearing he will be without three of his key players to face England.
• Gareth Bale will return to Real Madrid for the final year of his £650,000-per-week contract.
• Sergio Ramos has reportedly received transfer offers from Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
• Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard have been rated as 50-50 to be fit for Belgium’s Euro 2020 quarter-final with Italy on Friday night.
• Miralem Pjanic is reportedly attracting interest from Chelsea, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain ahead of a Barcelona fire sale.
• Marko Arnautovic has agreed to rip up his Shanghai SIPG contract and join Bologna on a free transfer, reports say.
• Jamaica want Mason Greenwood as their latest Premier League player to switch nationalities and help them reach the World Cup next year.
• Lewis Hamilton is on course to rubber-stamp his next contract with Mercedes before the summer break.

KLOPP FORCES ADVANCED OTAVIO TALKS

Liverpool have entered advanced talks over a deal to bring Porto midfielder Otavio to Anfield, according to a report.

The Reds are a man lighter in midfield after Georginio Wijnaldum’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain. Despite going largely under the radar, the Netherlands international proved an unmissable figure for manager Jurgen Klopp. As such, assessing how Liverpool adapt to his absence will be a key subject for next season.

More recently, though, Porto’s Otavio has been linked with a move to Merseyside. While he has a €60million (£51million) release clause in his contract, he can leave for €40million (£31million) before the end of June.

According to a fresh report from A Bola (via Sport Witness), Liverpool have acted on an ‘express request’ from Klopp to seal Otavio’s signing.

The Brazilian has also shown a penchant for goals and assists, contributing 12 of the latter in 42 matches in all competitions last season. Furthermore, he added three goals to help Porto finish second in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Porto and Liverpool could yet do more business this summer, with Marko Grujic also linked with a transfer between the clubs.

More transfer news Today

• RB Leipzig, Brighton and Southampton have joined the race for Chelsea‘s academy Player of the Year Valentino Livramento. (Goal)
• Leeds are closing in on signing Cagliari midfielder Nahitan Nandez. Indeed, they have offered €15million (£13million) for a season-long loan and will pay a further €15million purchase clause next summer. (La Nuova Sardegna)
• Meanwhile, Trabzonspor have scheduled a meeting with Ezgjan Alioski’s representatives to try to beat Fenerbahce to the departing Leeds star. (Fanatik)
• Southampton and Leeds have joined Watford and West Ham in registering interest in Sporting winger Jovane Cabral. (A Bola)
• Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou is considering a move for Manchester City’s Ko Itakura.
• Rotherham have bid £200,000 for St Johnstone’s double cup-winning goal hero Shaun Rooney.
• Porto have identified an alternative target as their chase for Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos continues, according to a Portuguese report

DORTMUND CHASING SANCHO REPLACEMENTS

• Borussia Dortmund have turned their attention firmly on signing replacements for Manchester United-bound Jadon Sancho. (Ruhr Nachrichten)
• Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga is unlikely to report for Anderlecht’s pre-season training camp because of his impending move to Arsenal. (Het Laatste Nieuws)
• Felipe Anderson’s move back to Lazio from West Ham looks ‘very likely’. (Tuttomercatoweb)
• Barcelona forward Martin Braithwaite is not overly keen on a move away from Camp Nou, but the offer of a pay rise from the Hammers could tempt him. (Mundo Deportivo)

LIVERPOOL HAVE INTEREST IN COMAN

• Liverpool have a definite interest in Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman, after reports claimed the Reds have submitted a first bid. (Sport1)
• Liverpool are also ‘attentive’ to Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez’s situation. While he has not received any firm interest, the Spaniard wants to leave this summer. (AS)
• Arsenal have put Sporting star Pedro Goncalves on a shortlist of top names they want to sign. (90min)

MAN CITY EYE BARCA MAN

• Manchester City remain in pole position to sign Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto, but the prospect of Aymeric Laporte going the other way is fading. (Sport)
• Tottenham striker and England captain Harry Kane remains a primary transfer target for Chelsea. (Goal)
• Barcelona and France winger Ousmane Dembele is to undergo surgery on his knee injury on Monday. (Football Espana)