Football transfer rumours: Liverpool make Rudiger offer; Al Nassr eye Man Utd duo
Liverpool have made an offer to sign Real Madrid centre-back Antonio Rudiger, who is open to a return to the Premier League. The German wants to listen to Liverpool’s offer but may be using it as. a tactic to seal a new contract at the Bernabeu. (El Nacional)
Kylian Mbappe will demand to play at this summer’s Olympic Games as part of his contract talks, which would see him miss most of pre-season. Paris Saint-Germain have agreed to that request but Real Madrid are yet to do so. (Ben Jacobs)
Chelsea are currently leading the race to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, who has scared his current club by admitting he has already decided his next move. (Il Mattino)
In the short term, however, Chelsea have registered their interest in signing 36-year-old Karim Benzema from Al Ittihad. (Guardian)
Manchester City want Porto’s Alan Varela as a replacement for West Ham-bound Kalvin Phillips but will have to fend off competition from Liverpool for the 22-year-old, who is valued at £60m. (BolaVIP)
Al Nassr are preparing bids to take Manchester United duo Casemiro and Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Saudi Arabia. (Mail)
Arsenal are keen on signing their own Argentine midfielder, 21-year-old Ezequiel Fernandez of Boca Juniors. (El Crack Deportivo)
Mason Greenwood, who remains on the books at Man Utd, is inching closer to a ‘dream’ transfer to Barcelona. (Sun)
Newcastle United have reached an agreement with Saudi side Al Shabab over the sale of winger Miguel Almiron, who has not yet spoken about personal terms. (Ben Jacobs)
To replace Almiron, Newcastle could look to hijack Tottenham‘s move for Club Brugge winger Antonio Nusa. (Football Insider)
Nottingham Forest are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over a loan-to-buy deal for United States international Giovanni Reyna. (The Athletic)
Forest are also in advanced talks with Ajax over a loan deal for former Manchester City winger Carlos Borges. (Fabrizio Romano)
West Ham United are prepared to pay £60m for Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface. (TuttoJuve)
Napoli are closing in on a loan deal for Aston Villa’s Leander Dendoncker. The 28-year-old’s potential switch will include an option to buy. (The Athletic)
Source: 90mins
