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Football Rumours on Tuesday 31st July 2018

last updated Tuesday 31st July 2018, 10:45 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Fulham have signed Aleksandar Mitrovic from Newcastle, with the Serbian striker penning a five-year deal at Craven Cottage.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Alfie Mawson is currently having a Fulham medical ahead of a proposed transfer from Swansea.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Fulham and Newcastle United are chasing Ajax's £8m left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, who played in all of Argentina's games at this summer's World Cup.
    (Sun)


  • Tottenham Hotspur wonderkid Reo Griffiths has left the club after failing to sign a professional contract - and European giants Real Madrid and PSG are keen to snap him up.
    (Sun)


  • Lazio have been told by Arsenal they must pay £7m if they want to sign 29-year-old Spanish forward Lucas Perez.
    (Corriere di Roma)


  • Manchester United have been dealt a transfer blow as Gareth Bale is set to sign a new deal with Real Madrid.
    (Daily Star)


  • Olivier Giroud could be leaving Chelsea after just six months at the club, with Atletico Madrid and Marseille interested.
    (Times)


  • Chelsea are also considering a £30m bid for Arsenal's Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 27.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Tottenham may not make any signings before the transfer window shuts, says manager Mauricio Pochettino.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Red Bull Leipzig are making an improved £18m bid for Everton winger Ademola Lookman.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Real Madrid have no interest in Chelsea's Brazil midfielder Willian, 29, but do want the Blues' Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 26.
    (Marca)


  • Willian says he is "very happy at Chelsea" and enjoys living in London.
    (Globo Esporte)


  • Leicester boss Claude Puel has reiterated his belief 25-year-old England defender Harry Maguire - linked with Manchester United - will stay with the Foxes for the new season.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Maguire is set to be offered a new deal by Leicester, increasing his weekly wage from £50,000 to £95,000.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Everton want 28-year-old Manchester United and Argentina defender Marcos Rojo, who has been told he can leave for £30m.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has made Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 29, his main transfer target.
    (Daily Star)


  • Burnley are ready to move for Southampton's England goalkeeper Fraser Forster, 30, if his 26-year-old compatriot Nick Pope is ruled out for the majority of the season.
    (Daily Express)


  • Liverpool are confident Senegal forward Sadio Mane, 26, will sign a new long-term contract in the coming weeks.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Chelsea have opened talks with Inter Milan about Uruguay midfielder Matias Vecino, 26, and offered Juventus £35.5m for 24-year-old Italy defender Mattia Caldara.
    (London Evening Standard)


  • Cardiff City are eyeing a £15m bid for Watford captain Troy Deeney as they prepare for their return to the Premier League.
    (Sun)


  • Burnley have made an enquiry to Southampton about goalkeeper Fraser Forster after number one Nick Pope was ruled out for up to six months.
    (Sun)


  • Newcastle have an interest in Ajax left-back Nicolas Tagliafico but an £8m fee and the 25-year-old's agent's demands may be beyond Magpies boss Rafael Benitez's budget.
    (Newcastle Chronicle)


  • Brighton have agreed to sell 29-year-old English striker Sam Baldock to Reading.
    (Argus)


  • Leicester will accept £18m for Algeria forward Islam Slimani, but the 30-year-old's future may not be decided until the end of August, when the international transfer window closes.
    (Leicester Mercury)


  • Paris St-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel has refused to be drawn on speculation linking the club with a move for Chelsea and France midfielder N'Golo Kante, 27.
    (Talksport)


  • Middlesbrough's former England Under-21 striker Patrick Bamford, 24, is close to a move to Championship rivals Leeds United for an initial fee in the region of £7m.
    (Guardian)


  • Meanwhile, Middlesbrough have rejected a bid from Premier League newcomers Wolves for 22-year-old Spanish winger Adama Traore.
    (Express & Star)


  • Morocco midfielder Younes Belhanda, linked with Crystal Palace, has ruled out a move to England. The 28-year-old says he is happy at Turkish side Galatasaray.
    (Football.London)


  • Paris St-Germain's French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 23, is close to signing a new deal with the Ligue 1 champions.
    (ESPN)


  • Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is trying to sign West Ham's English striker Jordan Hugill, 26, and Wigan's English midfielder Nick Powell, 24.
    (Sun)


  • Everton defender Matty Pennington is a target for Leeds, where he spent last season on loan. The Whites' fellow Championship side Wigan are also interested in the 23-year-old Englishman.
    (Liverpool Echo)




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • AC Milan are ready to offer Antonio Conte £5.5m-per-year to become their new manager.
    (Daily Express)


  • Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's mood during the club's tour of the USA is exhausting his players and unsettling staff.
    (Daily Mail)




  • OTHER STUFF

  • Liam Rosenior has announced his retirement from playing to take a role with Sky Sports and a job as Brighton's U23 coach.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Chelsea have offered Kante a new contract worth £290,000 a week, which would make him the club's best-paid player.
    (Times)




















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