Football transfer rumours: Chelsea ready Kane bid; Mbappe holds Man City talks
Chelsea have heard that Harry Kane is not happy at Bayern Munich and could be tempted to return to the Premier League. The Blues would be prepared to match the £82m fee paid to sign him from Tottenham Hotspur last year. (Football Insider)
Another Bayern striker, Mathys Tel, could be the subject of a transfer battle between both Chelsea and Manchester United. (Simon Phillips)
Bayern Munich want to beat Liverpool in the race to hire Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso but the former midfielder would prefer to move to Anfield as it stands. (Fussball Transfers – Germany)
Arsenal are set on moving for Brentford striker Ivan Toney and Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Pedro Neto this summer. (Dean Jones)
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen may be considering joining Arsenal at the end of the season, with the Nigeria international said to believe he could thrive under Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – Italy)
Barcelona are monitoring the progress of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, whose contract includes a €50m release clause. (BILD – Germany)
Benfica are open to selling centre-back Antonio Silva this summer to help their financial situation and Man Utd are confident of winning the race to sign the 20-year-old, who has a €100m release clause in his contract. (Record – Portugal)
Osimhen is expected to be on the move / Ivan Romano/GettyImages
Kylian Mbappe held talks with Manchester City the day before he confirmed his decision to leave Paris Saint-Germain. (Cadena SER – Spain)
City are prepared to compete with Real Madrid to sign Mbappe and will offer the Frenchman a higher wage to make the move to the Etihad Stadium this summer. (Defensa Central – Spain)
On the other hand, Mbappe has already signed his contract with Madrid. A five-year deal was agreed and completed two weeks ago. (MARCA – Spain)
Chelsea‘s list of potential attacking reinforcements includes Flamengo striker Pedro. (Jorge Nicola)
Hansi Flick, who is a candidate to succeed Xavi at Barcelona, would encourage the club to sell Ilkay Gundogan he takes over. (El Nacional – Spain)
Tottenham see Everton midfielder James Garner as a potential alternative target to Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher. (TEAMtalk)
Julen Lopetegui has rejected the chance to take over at Crystal Palace and instead has his heart set on replacing David Moyes at West Ham should be sacked. (Football Insider)
Source: 9mins