◆ Manchester United want to sign Chelsea’s former Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech after failing to muscle in on Germany forward Timo Werner’s move from Chelsea to RB Leipzig.
◆ Newcastle United could target Chelsea’s 23-year-old USA forward Christian Pulisic.
◆ Chelsea will need to fend off late interest from Juventus for Italy midfielder Jorginho if Juventus sell France midfielder Adrien Rabiot to Manchester United.
◆ West Ham have submitted a big-money offer to Barcelona for 28-year-old Netherlands forward Memphis Depay.
◆ Despite links with Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Manchester United this summer unless there is a major last-minute surprise.
◆ Bordeaux have accepted an offer of four million euros from Nottingham Forest for 29-year-old South Korea striker Hwang Ui-jo.
◆ Forest are set to launch a fresh £30m bid for Wolves’ English midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White after having a £25m off plus add-ons rejected.
◆ Napoli have reached an agreement with Tottenham to sign France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele on loan with a buy option.
◆ Brazil winger Willian’s move to Fulham is at the final stage after the 34-year-old terminated his contract with Corinthians.
◆ Fulham want to sign Senegal forward Bamba Dieng from Marseille, with Celtic also keen.
◆ Manchester United have identified Stuttgart and Austria forward Sasa Kalajdzic as a key target, with the 25-year-old keen on a move to Old Trafford this summer.
◆ Leicester City are prepared to lose Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans on a free transfer next summer unless they receive a suitable offer for the 25-year-old, who has been linked with Arsenal.
◆ Chelsea and Germany forward Kai Havertz has attracted the attention of Bayern Munich, but the Bundesliga club are aware that a deal would be difficult this summer.
◆ Arsenal’s Spain right-back Hector Bellerin has been offered to Barcelona as the 27-year-old negotiates the termination of his contract.
◆ Barcelona are negotiating with Manchester United about selling USA full-back Sergino Dest, and the Spanish club want 20m euros (£17m).
◆ Manchester United are continuing to search for a back-up goalkeeper to David de Gea, with Southampton’s former England keeper Alex McCarthy on their radar.
◆ Former Spain midfielder Ander Herrera has agreed to re-join Athletic Bilbao if he can reach a financial agreement with Paris St-Germain over the remainder of his contract.
◆ Chelsea have made an improved offer of £10m for Inter Milan midfielder Cesare Casadei, but the Serie A side want £15m for the 19-year-old.
◆ West Ham have had a £25m bid for Sporting Lisbon’s 23-year-old Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes rejected after he made it clear that he did not want to join them.
◆ Manager Pep Guardiola expects Sergio Gomez to be Manchester City’s final signing of the summer, with the Spanish full-back close to sealing a 10m euro (£8,5m) move from Anderlecht.
◆ Manager Bruno Lage is pushing for Wolves to offer Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves a £100 000-a-week deal amid interest from Manchester United and Arsenal. − BBC




