Hello and welcome along to this Thursday’s transfer market blog. Here, in this live blog, we’ll have all the latest updates from the transfer market, bringing you the latest done deals and the day’s most interesting transfer rumours. So, follow along with us as the football world begins another week of transfer activity!
Transfer Market news and rumours LIVE
20:45 CEST: Lazio want Brandt
According to the Corriere della Sport, Lazio are interested in bringing Julian Brandt to the Italian capital. The German is valued at 20m euros by Borussia Dortmund.
18:30 CEST: Marseille set to sign Konrad
The negotiations between Marseille and Barcelona for Konrad de la Fuente are entering the final stage, with the French club set to land the American winger for a fee in the region of five million euros.
18:00 CEST: Jordi Alba wants to stay at Barcelona
Inter, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are all monitoring Jordi Alba’s situation at Barcelona, but the left-back has made clear that he wants to stay at the Camp Nou, where he has a contract until 2024.
17:30 CEST: Arsenal close in on Ben White
Arsenal are set to bring in a player that has caught the eye of the Premier League’s biggest clubs in Brighton centre-back Ben White, say the Athletic. The deal is expected to be completed for a fee of 50 million euros and will be made official once White’s participation at Euro 2020 with England is over.
17:00 CEST: Manchester City keen on Varane
Manchester City had been linked with Sergio Ramos a few weeks ago, but now the Athletic claim that Pep Guardiola’s side are keen on signing Real Madrid centre-back Raphael Varane. The France international has one year left to run on his contract at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
16:30 CEST: Marcelo to stay at Real Madrid
There have been plenty of rumours that Marcelo will leave Real Madrid, particularly given the emerge of Miguel Gutierrez towards the end of last season, but Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that the Brazilian left-back is going nowhere and will in fact be Los Blancos’ captain next season, following the departure of Sergio Ramos.
16:00 CEST: RB Leipzig sign American talent
RB Leipzig have completed the signing of New York Red Bulls centre-back Caden Clark for three million dollars, with the 18-year-old penning a contract until 2024, but he will play the remainder of the MLS season for Gerhard Struber’s side before making the switch to Germany.
15:00 CEST: Favre to become Palace’s next manager
Crystal Palace are set to appoint former Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre as their new manager, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Swiss coach has agreed a deal at Selhurst Park until 2024. Favre will replace Roy Hodgson, who retired from management at the end of the 2020/21 season.
14:00 CEST: McGinn is on Liverpool’s shortlist
Liverpool are keen to find a replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum and one name that has come to the table is Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn, say the Mirror. Villa do not want to lose him, but they would accept an offer in the region of 50 million pounds.
13:00 CEST: Arsenal trying to find Odegaard replacement
Martin Odegaard will return to Real Madrid after the conclusion of his six-month loan spell at Arsenal, but the Gunners may return to LaLiga Santander in search of his replacement by trying to secure Phillipe Coutinho from Barcelona, the Mirror claim. Arsenal would not be willing to pay anything close to the 120 million euros (plus 45 million euros in add-ons) he cost Barcelona in 2018, though.
12:00 CEST: Manchester City could wait for Kane
Following reports in England that Manchester City had made a bid for Tottenham Hotspur and England star Harry Kane, ESPN now claim that Pep Guardiola’s side are now in no rush to bring the striker to the Etihad Stadium.
11:30 CEST: Milan eye three Chelsea players
AC Milan are in advanced talks to sign Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud on a free, but he might not be the only player switching Stamford Bridge for the Stadio San Siro, as the Rossoneri are also keen on bringing Hakim Ziyech and Tiemoue Bakayoko to the club. Ziyech is viewed as an ideal replacement for Hakan Calhanoglu, who has agreed to join neighbours Inter when his contract expires on June 30.
11:00 CEST: Arsenal set sights on Isak
Arsenal may allow Alexandre Lacazette to move on this summer and two names that have been linked as possible replacements are Real Sociedad striker Alex Isak, who has shone at Euro 2020 with Sweden, and Everton poacher Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
10:30 CEST: Possible Goretzka exit from Bayern
Leon Goretzka has been in talks with Bayern Munich about a new contract, with his current deal set to expire in 2022. The negotiations have been positive, but the Germany midfielder’s contractual situation has caught the attention of some of Europe’s other powerhouses, including both Barcelona and Real Madrid.
10:00 CEST: Manchester United to meet Sancho valuation
Manchester United have not had any breakthrough in talks with Borussia Dortmund over Jadon Sancho, so now reports in England claim that the Red Devils are ready to pay the 90 million euros that the German club have demanded.
9:30 CEST: Achraf nears PSG move
Paris Saint-Germain are expected to make an improved bid for Inter right wing-back Achraf Hakimi worth 70 million euros, according to Fabrizio Romano. His move to the Parc des Princes is heating up.
