Football transfer rumours: Man Utd hijack Onana move; Liverpool find Van Dijk replacement
Manchester United made a late move to try and hijack Aston Villa‘s bid to sign midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton, but the Belgium international is still expected to complete his switch to Villa Park. (Het Nieuwsblad – Belgium)
Leaving Man Utd could be Scott McTominay. Tottenham Hotspurs are looking to beat Fulham to the 27-year-old’s signature. (The Sun)
Barcelona winger Raphinha is keen to return to the Premier League. Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Man Utd, Newcastle and Tottenham have all been offered his services. (HITC)
Arsenal would rather sign Wolves winger Pedro Neto over Raphinha and lead Tottenham in the race for the Portugal international’s signature because of their ability to offer Champions League football. (TEAMtalk)
The Gunners will also end their interest in Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi because of his £70m price tag. (The Mirror)
Brentford are set to reduce their asking price for Ivan Toney to below £50m because of a lack of interest. Tottenham and West Ham United are seen as the likeliest suitors. (The Sun)
Real Madrid are determined to sign Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer when his contract expires next summer. (TEAMtalk)
Alexander-Arnold is of interest to Real Madrid / James Baylis – AMA/GettyImages
Virgil van Dijk could leave Liverpool this summer and the Reds have identified Gleison Bremer of Juventus as their preferred replacement. (Fichajes – Spain)
Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Paris Saint-Germain duo Randal Kolo-Muani and Goncalo Ramos as their search for a new striker continues. (HITC)
Dani Olmo has ‘good offers’ from both Bayern Munich and Man City, but Barcelona remain keen on the RB Leipzig midfielder. (Mundo Deportivo – Spain)
It is Man City who are leading the race to sign Olmo, despite declining the chance to trigger his £51m release clause before it expired. (Football Insider)
Real Madrid are interested in Borussia Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck and Bayer Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapie after missing out on Leny Yoro. (Rodra – Spain)
Eddie Howe is in no rush to leave his role as Newcastle United manager despite being identified as a serious target to replace Gareth Southgate as England boss. (Football Insider)
Source: 90mins
