- Al-Hilal has made a substantial 140m euro (£120.3m) bid for Napoli’s 24-year-old Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, as reported by Sky Sports, with his wages rumoured to be around £1million per week.
- Bayern Munich is reportedly willing to smash their club-record transfer fee to secure the services of England striker Harry Kane from Tottenham. Sky Sports revealed that the German club is prepared to pay a staggering 80m euros (£68m) for the 30-year-old forward. Talks between Tottenham and Bayern took place in London on Monday, as reported by Athletic. However, the two clubs remain around £25m apart in their valuations of Kane.
- Should Kane’s transfer materialize, Tottenham is said to be considering reinvesting the funds in acquiring Barcelona’s 26-year-old midfielder Franck Kessie and 28-year-old France defender Clement Lenglet, according to Mundo Deportivo.
- Meanwhile, Tottenham is keeping an eye on Nottingham Forest’s 22-year-old Wales forward Brennan Johnson, valued at £50m, as a potential replacement for Kane, as reported by Mail.
- Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is facing competition from Barcelona as they both vie to offer a player-plus-cash deal to Paris St-Germain for the highly sought-after 24-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, as per Independent.
- Chelsea is exploring a potential swap deal involving their 30-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku and Juventus’ 23-year-old Serbia forward Dusan Vlahovic, according to Fabrizio Romano.
- In other transfer news, Paris St-Germain has reignited their interest in signing Eintracht Frankfurt’s 24-year-old France forward Randal Kolo Muani, as reported by L’Equipe.
- Liverpool is preparing an improved offer to secure the services of Southampton’s 19-year-old Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia, with both Chelsea and Manchester United also showing keen interest, according to Mail.
- Liverpool is also nearing a deal to sign Leicester City’s promising 16-year-old English midfielder Trey Nyoni, as reported by Mirror.
- West Ham is reconsidering a deal to sign Southampton’s 28-year-old England midfielder James Ward-Prowse after their second bid, worth £40m, was rejected, as per Guardian.
- On the other hand, West Ham has rejected a £17m offer from Inter Milan for 24-year-old Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca, as reported by Talksport.
- Burnley is currently in talks with Arsenal over a season-long loan deal for 23-year-old Belgium midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga. Additionally, United States defender Auston Trusty, aged 24, could also be departing the Gunners, with Sheffield United showing interest in signing him, according to Telegraph.
- Paris St-Germain has declined a 30m euros (£25.7m) offer from Saudi side Al-Hilal for 30-year-old Italy midfielder Marco Verratti, as per Fabrizio Romano.
- Chelsea has initiated formal talks with Brighton for the potential signing of their 25-year-old Spain goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, as per Talksport. However, Brighton is yet to respond to Chelsea’s opening offer, as revealed by Athletic.
- In addition, Chelsea seeks £45m for their English defender Trevoh Chalobah, who is set to leave after the agreement to sign 25-year-old France defender Axel Disasi. Inter Milan is among the clubs interested in Chalobah, as reported by Evening Standard.
- Everton, Wolves, and Bournemouth are keen on securing Southampton’s 27-year-old Scotland striker Che Adams, as revealed by Football Insider.
- Nottingham Forest desires the services of Rosario Central’s 19-year-old Argentine striker Alejo Veliz, but AC Milan poses a strong competition, as reported by Sky Italy.
- Lastly, Barcelona could make a move for Atletico Madrid’s Portugal forward Joao Felix, aged 23, if France winger Ousmane Dembele, aged 26, decides to join Paris St-Germain, according to Sport.