Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea ANNOUNCE Delap, Liverpool ready to pay £126m Wirtz fee, Man City AGREE £46.3m Reijnders deal
THE thrills and spills of the summer transfer window are finally here - with some huge deals already in the pipeline.
Elsewhere, Liverpool are preparing to pay the full £126m asking price to capture Florian Wirtz as soon as possible.
In other news, Man City have agreed a deal to sign AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders for £46.3m.
Follow ALL the latest news, moves and completed deals with our live blog below...
Arsenal are getting ready to launch an official bid for RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko.
According to transfer insider Ben Jacobs, the Gunners are ready to take the next step as they attempt to land Sesko this summer.
Jacobs told talkSPORT that the striker’s release clause is worth about €80million (£67m).
And the North Londoners will try and negotiate a smaller fee.
According to The Times, Sir Dave Brailsford will be reducing his commitment to Manchester United and returning to his role as director of sport for Ineos.
Brailsford stood down as team principal of Ineos Grenadiers when Sir Jim Ratcliffe purchased his minority stake in United.
He then took charge of football operations at Man Utd and has been in that role for a year trying to implement change at the club.
However, the season has been nothing short of a disaster after the Red Devils finished a record-low 15th in the Premier League.
The Red Devils have reportedly made their opening offer for Bryan Mbeumo.
United have submitted £45m up front plus £10m in add-ons.
The offer is said to be way below the fee Brentford will need to consider selling the forward.
Recent reports have stated that the Bees will demand a fee in excess of £60million after Mbeumo declared his interest in a move to Old Trafford.
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Arsenal have opened talks with Bayern Munich star Leroy Sane ahead of the summer transfer window.
According to transfer insider Christian Falk, the Gunners are talking to Sane’s agent Pini Zahavi over a potential deal.
The winger is tempted to move to London as his family reside there.
The same source reports North London rivals Tottenham are likely to battle for the Germany international’s services.
However, the 29-year-old wants a £192,000-per-week base salary, on top of £2.5million in bonuses and a signing-on fee.
Chelsea have completed the signing of Liam Delap from Ipswich Town.
According to Sky Sports, the Blues agreed a £30million deal with Ipswich for Delap.
Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano reports the striker has signed a contract until 2031 with the Blues.
The England Under-21 international was also targeted by other clubs, such as Manchester United and Everton.
Chelsea are interested in signing West Ham star Mohammed Kudus.
The Blues have long admired Kudus, dating back to his time at Ajax.
According to The Mail, the West Londoners remain keen on the versatile forward.
The same source adds that the Ghana international's' contract will possess an £85million release clause during the first 10 days of July.
Whether Chelsea would be willing to offer such a large sum for the 24-year-old remains to be seen.
Enzo Maresca's side could instead attempt to negotiate a lower fee for Kudus.
Sir Dave Brailsford is set to step back in his role at Manchester United, according to reports.
The move comes as part of another major reshuffle being planned by Ineos head Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Manchester City are optimistic of signing Wolves ace Rayan Aït-Nouri.
That is according to The Guardian, who report City are yet to bid for Ait-Nouri but he is still regarded as a primary target.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola has been keen to strengthen at left-back after playing centre-back Josko Gvardiol and midfielder Nico O’Reilly in that position.
The Citizens initially eyed Bournemouth star Milos Kerkez but he is close to joining Liverpool.
Wolves, though, value Ait-Nouri at about £50million.
Liverpool are reportedly close to sealing a deal to sign Bournemouth star Milos Kerkez.
According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, there is "one more round of talks" to get the deal "over the line".
The Reds are finalising personal terms with Kerkez, which were agreed last week.
The full-back has attracted immense interest ahead of the summer transfer window.
AC Milan are confident of signing Luka Modric after his departure from Real Madrid.
According to transfer insider Gianluca Di Marzio, the two parties came to a verbal agreement over,
The midfielder had been linked with Inter Miami, Rangers and Al-Nassr.
However, Milan are thought to be confident of finalising a deal as soon as later today.
As things stand, Raheem Sterling is due to return to Chelsea when his Arsenal loan ends on 30 June.
He is not expected to travel to the United States next week with Chelsea for the Club World Cup.
Talks will be held this month about his future.
He has two years left on his Chelsea contract.
Credit: PA Liverpool have reportedly no intention of selling Luis Diaz.The winger had been linked with an exit of Anfield this summer with Saudi clubs keen.However, the Mirror have claimed that the Reds are keen to keep hold of Diaz this summer.
The report has added that there have been no offers for the Colombian thus far.
Thomas Partey’s contract is set to expire at Arsenal but the club have not given up on keeping him.
Having released 16 players the Gunners are continuing discussion over a new contract with the midfielder.
Barcelona have been tipped with an interest in the former Atletico Madrid man.
West Ham are interested in signing Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
The Englishman is set for a move away from St Mary's as the club looks to cash in and cut his wages from the bill.
The Hammers are keen to add competition to Alphonse Areola following the exit of veteran Lukasz Fabianski.
Marcus Rashford is reportedly willing to take a pay cut to push through a move to Barcelona this summer.
Marca have claimed that the Manchester United forward will reduce his £350,000-a-week salary to seal an exit.
Fulham have announced that THIRTEEN players have left the club upon the expiry of their contracts.
Here are the players who are now without a club...
- Carlos Vinicius
- Willian
- Terry Ablade
- Luca Ashby-Hammond
- Chris Donnell
- Imani Lanquedoc
- Connor McAvoy
- Delano McCoy-Splatt
- Callum McFarlane
- Damon Park
- Stefan Parkes
- Luca Picotto
- Oscar Varney
Chelsea have reportedly put Djordje Petrovic up for sale this summer.
The Guardian have claimed that the stopper's price tag is £21million.
He has been linked with the likes of West Ham, AS Monaco and Leeds United.
Arsenal have announced the exits of 17 players after their contracts came to an end.
Stars such as Jorginho and Kieran Tierney have left the first team.
Here is the full list of exits:
- Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
- Reece Clairmont
- Khayon Edwards
- Jakai Fisher
- Romari Forde
- Jimi Gower
- Jack Henry-Francis
- Jorginho
- Max Kuczynski
- Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand
- Ismail M’Hand
- Neto
- Brian Okonkwo
- Elian Quesada-Thorn
- Zacariah Shuaib
- Raheem Sterling
- Kieran Tierney
Chelsea have made a move to sign Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.
The Ghanaian winger has previously been linked to both Arsenal and Manchester United.
The Mail have claimed that the Blues are keen on the star.
The West London side have from July 1 to July 10 which is when his £85million release clause is active.
Lee Carsley has signed an extension to remain the England Under-21s coach.
He has committed himself to the job until 2027.
Credit: PA Son Heung-min could leave Tottenham after finally winning a trophy with the club.
The 32-year-old forward has been tipped with a switch for the Saudi Pro League by The Telegraph.
The report claims that he could be offered some big contracts to make the move.
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Chelsea's move for AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan has currently stalled.
The Blues are not close to meeting the Serie A side's valuation, according to Fabrizio Romano.
It is suggested that Chelsea are only willing to pay £8.4million while his valuation is £25m.
Romano has claimed that Chelsea could walk away from a deal by Monday.
Newcastle United are considering a swoop for Brighton star Joao Pedro - three years after missing out on him.
The Seagulls striker, 23, was axed for the last two games of the season by boss Fabian Hurzeler after a training-ground bust-up with team-mate Jan Paul van Hecke.
Brighton initially slapped a £70m price tag on the Brazilian but Sun Sport understands that they will be willing to do business for £59m.
Eddie Howe is known to be a big admirer of the player and even came close to bringing him to St. James’ Park in 2022 from Watford for £30m only for that deal to fall through.
Credit: Reuters Marcus Rashford is gaining interest from Serie A giants Inter Milan.
The forward spent the second half of the season on loan at Aston Villa, with his red-hot form securing him a place back in the England squad.
Sources close to Rashford told SunSport he doesn’t see a future at Old Trafford under Ruben Amorim.
The pair reportedly fell out last season with the Portuguese manager unhappy with Rashford’s attitude during training and off the field.
And that means Rashford is frantically searching for a new club, which has put Inter Milan on red-alert.
The Italian giants are looking to rebuild their side in the wake of the Champions League final demolition at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
Sunderland have confirmed Enzo Le Fee will join them permanently for £20m after helping the club to promotion.
The French star, 25, reunited with his former Lorient boss Regis Le Bris in January on a six-month loan from Roma that ended with Championship play-off glory.
Winger Le Fee has now penned a four-year contract to become the Black Cats’ first summer signing.
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