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Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal eye dream target, Bouaddi boost; Cucurella to Real Madrid; Man Utd, Chelsea latest
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George Flood, Senior Sport Editor @ GeorgeFlood24
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The summer transfer window officially opens for business on Monday and Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham are all working hard to secure early signings. Arsenal are said to be exploring a ‘dream’ move for Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz, having also held talks over Morocco’s World Cup star Ayyoub Bouaddi, who is open to a switch to north London. The Gunners are believed to have made an approach for Christos Tzolis as they also target Ander Barrenetxea, while Chelsea have agreed to sell Marc Cucurella to Real Madrid.
Arsenal will face competition from Manchester United and Liverpool for PSG’s Bradley Barcola, with Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli potentially both on the way out. United are leading Arsenal in the race for Mateus Fernandes and also battling them hard for Morgan Rogers, as well as looking at the likes of Lewis Hall, Antonee Robinson and Tyler Adams.
Brentford are rivalling Arsenal for Leicester wonderkid Jeremy Monga, while Tottenham are continuing to chase Jan Paul van Hecke and Savinho after rejecting Brighton’s bid for Luka Vuskovic as Liverpool eye Yan Diomande and Adam Wharton. Follow the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip live below!
Latest transfer news and rumours
Forest want defensive reinforcement
Nottingham Forest are still in talks to sign Roma’s Jan Ziolkowski, according to Ekrem Konur.
Forest have seen a €15million offer for the Pole turned down by the Serie A side, who want €20million for their man, with Getafe, Brighton, Bournemouth and West Ham all interested.
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Spurs eye Brazil star
Portal do Gremista claim that Tottenham have entered the race to sign Gremio defender Viery.
The 21-year-old is thought to be versatile enough to play both centre-back and left-back, and he is courted by Newcastle, Brighton, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland.
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Marc Cucurella to Real Madrid transfer fee revealed
Real Madrid have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign Marc Cucurella this summer, writes Dom Smith.
Standard Sport understands that the Spanish left-back will move to the Bernabeu following the World Cup after talks that quickly accelerated over the last 24 hours.
The transfer is believed to be worth a total of €60million (£51.7m), which includes a €55m (£47.4m) fixed fee and a further €5m (£4.3m) in add-ons.
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Liverpool on Bouaddi scouting mission
Liverpool have sent their scouts out to the World Cup to monitor midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who starred for Morocco against Brazil last night.
The 18-year-old has now been added to the Reds’ shortlist, according to Santi Aouna, along with Lamine Camara, as Andoni Iraola hunts for midfield reinforcements.
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Porro signs news Spurs deal
Pedro Porro has signed a new contract at Tottenham.
The right-back had been linked with a move away from north London but now looks set to commit his future to the club, penning a deal for another five years.
Read more here!
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Real Madrid agree Marc Cucurella transfer with Chelsea
Some huge breaking news now involving Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella.
The Spain international’s future at Stamford Bridge beyond this summer has been in doubt for some time amid strong links regarding a potential return to Barcelona.
However, in a bombshell update, Fabrizio Romano now reports that Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid have reached a verbal agreement with both Chelsea and Cucurella to sign the 27-year-old after the World Cup.
More on that to follow.
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Man Utd and Arsenal sent Mateus Fernandes transfer warning
Arsenal and Manchester United have been handed a warning in their pursuit of Mateus Fernandes, with West Ham under no pressure to sell for financial reasons.
Standard Sport understands the Hammers have set an asking price of £80m for the 21-year-old, with the reason for the valuation down to an internal belief that he can develop into a world-class player within the next two years.
United are among the clubs that hold a concrete interest in Fernandes, though Arsenal, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid have also been touted as potential destinations for the ex-Southampton midfielder.
It had been suggested that West Ham need to recoup more than £100m in player sales this summer to balance the books after suffering relegation from the Premier League.
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Ederson set for Man Utd medical at World Cup
Manchester United are set to finalise the signing of Ederson, with the midfielder reportedly poised to undergo a medical in New York on Sunday.
It is no secret that Michael Carrick’s priority in the summer transfer window, after being named permanent head coach following a strong finish to the Premier League season, is to bolster the midfield engine room.
There have been suggestions that United will target at least two midfielders, one to replace Casemiro as the Brazilian officially leaves the club after four years at the end of the month.
As per the The Athletic, a deal was struck earlier in June with Serie A side Atalanta to make Casemiro’s Selecao team-mate Ederson the first new arrival at Old Trafford this summer.
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Arsenal handed Ayyoub Bouaddi boost as fans demand signing
Arsenal fans have urged the club to go “all out” to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi this summer after his spectacular World Cup debut.
The 18-year-old Lille sensation defied his total lack of experience on football’s biggest global stage to deliver an extremely accomplished performance as Morocco drew 1-1 with Brazil in Saturday’s Group C curtain-raiser in New Jersey.
Bouaddi was not at all fazed by making his World Cup bow against the record five-time winners at a sold-out MetLife Stadium, which will also host the final on July 19, as he bossed the midfield despite being up against star Selecao players such as Casemiro and Bruno Guimaraes, who were both substituted by head coach Carlo Ancelotti - the former at half-time.
Bouaddi, by contrast, played the full 90 minutes alongside Roma’s Neil El Aynaoui, wowing spectators with his all-action showing, particularly in the first half as Morocco dominated Brazil.
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Brentford rival Arsenal for Jeremy Monga deal
Arsenal face new competition from Brentford in the race to sign Jeremy Monga.
The Leicester wonderkid looked to be on his way to the Emirates Stadium this summer after reaching an agreement over personal terms.
However, it seems that deal is far from done as Brentford look to get one over on their London rivals.
According to The Times, the Bees are aiming to pip Arsenal to the signing of 16-year-old winger Monga, whose departure from Leicester will be accelerated after their disastrous relegation to League One.
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