Representatives from Al-Hilal, a Saudi Arabian club, have traveled to Paris in an attempt to secure the signing of Neymar, the 31-year-old Brazilian forward currently playing for Paris St-Germain.
Chelsea is prepared to offer Romelu Lukaku, the 30-year-old Belgian striker, and Kalidou Koulibaly, the 31-year-old Senegalese defender, to Inter Milan in order to acquire their 27-year-old Cameroon goalkeeper, Andre Onana. However, Onana expressed his desire to stay at Inter Milan following the Champions League final.
Newcastle United is leading the race to sign James Maddison, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder from Leicester City, for a fee of around £40 million. Newcastle’s interest lies solely in Maddison, indicating that they will not pursue a move for their 25-year-old English winger, Harvey Barnes. However, they are interested in Scott McTominay, the 26-year-old Scottish international midfielder from Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur is close to reaching an agreement on personal terms with David Raya, the 27-year-old Spanish goalkeeper from Brentford. Manchester United has also shown interest in Raya.
Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha, the 30-year-old winger from Ivory Coast, is in discussions with Paris St-Germain regarding a free transfer to the French champions once his contract expires this summer.
Al-Hilal, the Saudi Arabian club, is interested in hiring Jose Mourinho, the 60-year-old Portuguese manager and former coach of Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur, as their new manager. However, Al-Ahli is also seeking a meeting with Mourinho.
Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani, the 24-year-old striker, is one of six forwards on Manchester United’s shortlist. Muani, a French international, seeks assurances of being in manager Erik ten Hag’s starting lineup.
Liverpool has initiated preliminary talks with Khephren Thuram, the 22-year-old midfielder from Nice, and Manu Kone, the 22-year-old midfielder from Borussia Monchengladbach, both hailing from France.
The transfer of West Ham and England’s 24-year-old midfielder Declan Rice to Arsenal has been in the works for some time.
Steven Gerrard, the 43-year-old former manager of Rangers and Aston Villa, is contemplating an offer to become the coach of Al-Ettifaq, a Saudi Arabian club interested in recruiting the former Liverpool captain.
Arsenal has begun discussions with Leicester City regarding the potential signing of Timothy Castagne, the 27-year-old Belgian full-back, from the recently relegated Foxes.
Roger Ibanez, the 24-year-old Brazilian defender from Roma, is set to leave the Serie A side, and Roma is eager to finalize a sale, with Tottenham expressing interest in the player.
Burnley has made a €15 million (£12.8 million) offer for Bart Verbruggen, the 20-year-old Dutch goalkeeper from Anderlecht.
Renan Lodi, the 25-year-old Brazilian full-back from Atletico Madrid, is unlikely to return to Nottingham Forest following his loan spell there last season, as he prefers a move to a club participating in the Champions League.
