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Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Leicester City’s 21-year-old French centre-back Wesley Fofana, with the fee believed to be £70m.
Leicester are considering a loan move for Borussia Dortmund and Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji, 27, as a replacement for Chelsea target Fofana.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s representative Jorge Mendes has approached Napoli over a potential move for the Manchester United and Portugal forward.
Manchester United are weighing up whether to walk away from their protracted pursuit of Antony after Ajax rejected a third bid of £76m for the unsettled Brazil forward.
The 22-year-old has begged the Dutch club to let him move to Manchester United before the transfer window closes on Thursday. Liverpool could offer Brazil forward Roberto Firmino in exchange for Paris St-Germain and Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes.
Chelsea’s pursuit of Barcelona and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has stalled over personal terms with the player wanting a two-year deal while the Blues are only prepared to offer a one-year contract.
But Manchester United have made another approach for 33-year-old Aubameyang. Chelsea are close to signing Russia midfielder Arsen Zakharyan from Dynamo Moscow. — BBC.
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