Excl: Manchester City are now set to submit opening proposal to Brighton for Marc Cucurella. First bid ready to proceed in advanced talks in the next days. 🚨🇪🇸 #MCFC
Cucurella is still Man City top target as left back, Pep Guardiola really wants him. Work in progress. pic.twitter.com/SyJiwh0pk7
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 16, 2022
- Chelsea are set to rival Manchester United for Inter Milan’s Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries and make a £21m offer (Daily Mail)
- Negotiations over Lukaku could be helped by Chelsea agreeing a permanent deal to sign Inter's Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries, with the Blues having expressed an interest in the Manchester United target, 26. (Gazzetta dello Sport - Italy)
- Manchester City believe an offer of about £45m-50m would enough to persuade Leeds United to sell Kalvin Phillips, with the player having informed the club of his wish to leave this summer (The Athletic)
- Real Madrid have opened talks with Borussia Dortmund over the transfer of 18-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham. The LaLiga side face competition from Premier League sides Manchester United and Liverpool over a £78m deal. (Metro)
- Manchester United are now favourites to sign Porto's 24-year-old Portugal midfielder Vitinha, who has a release clause of 40m euros (£34m). (Abola in Portuguese)
- Manchester United's hopes of signing Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong seemed doomed as Barcelona confirm they do not need to sell players this summer. (Mirror)
- Paul Pogba confirms Manchester United delayed offering the midfielder a contract extension, and is keen to prove them wrong at his next club (The Athletic UK)
- West Ham are considering Rennes' 26-year-old Morocco centre-back Nayef Aguerd in a bid to bolster their defence. (Telegraph)
- Everton have completed the signing of England defender James Tarkowski on a free transfer from Burnley. Announcements will be made at the end of June (Liverpool Echo)
- Arsenal are closing on the signing of Bologna defender Aaron Hickey with a £21million fee close to being agreed with the Serie A side (Mirror)
- West Ham are keen on signing Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse. Newcastle United are also admirers of the freekick specialist. (Mirror)