Football transfer rumours: Van Dijk approves Liverpool exit; Man Utd near Rabiot agreement
Virgil van Dijk is open to leaving Liverpool and has already given his approval to negotiators from Saudi Arabia to make a formal approach over a summer switch. The Reds value the centre-back at £46.4m. (TEAMtalk)
Potentially replacing Van Dijk could be Bayer Leverkusen’s Odilon Kossounou. Liverpool have enquired about the 23-year-old’s availability. (CaughtOffside)
Meanwhile, Liverpool are set to hold crunch talks with right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is wanted by Real Madrid. Arne Slot is “desperate” to keep the England international, who has entered the final year of his contract. (Football Insider)
Arsenal are willing to offer striker Eddie Nketiah to Crystal Palace as part of a deal to bring centre-back Marc Guehi to the Emirates. (The Daily Star)
Chelsea and Tottenham have both expressed interest in signing winger Federico Chiesa from Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport – Italy)
Saudi Arabian outfit Al Ahli are exploring deals for both Richarlison of Tottenham and Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus. (Al Riyadiyah – Saudi Arabia)
Conor Gallagher wants to leave Chelsea for Atletico Madrid this summer. Atleti asked Kieran Trippier to try and encourage the 24-year-old to make the move during Euro 2024. (AS – Spain)
The agents of Real Sociedad winger Takefusa Kubo have arrived in England to put the finishing touches on a €65m (£54.7m) move to Liverpool. (Sponichi – Japan)
Kubo continues to be linked with Liverpool / Koji Watanabe/GettyImages
Manchster United are winning the race to sign Adrien Rabiot following his departure from Juventus, but the Frenchman’s agents remain in talks with Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona and Real Madrid. (CaughtOffside)
Man Utd are prepared to pay £17m to sign Palmeiras midfielder Richard Rios, having being impressed by his performances at Copa America. (GOAL Brazil)
Real Madrid will not pay a big price for Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies this summer. The Bundesliga giants are demanding €50m (£42.1m) to sell Davies, whose contract expires in 2025. (Relevo – Spain)
Aston Villa will launch a bid for Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix as they begin the search for a replacement for Moussa Diaby, who is heading to Saudi Arabia. (The Sun)
West Ham United are interested in signing AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori. (The Mail)
There is no agreement between Man City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and Saudi side Al Ittihad, despite reports suggesting otherwise. (talkSPORT)
Besiktas have offered former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back to a number of Premier League sides as they seek to offload his high wages. (The Sun)
Source: 9mins
