LIVE Transfer Talk Chelsea reject United’s Willian bid Everton to move for Celtic’s Tierney

June 30, 2018 admin Transfers 0

The transfer window is open, and Transfer Talk has the latest rumours making the rounds. Follow along with our daily blog throughout the summer.

TOP STORY: Chelsea reject Man United’s £50m bid for Willian

We’ve all the seen the touchline hugs: Man United boss Jose Mourinho likes Willian, but he’ll need more than £50m to prize the Brazil winger away from Chelsea report the Daily Mail.

Willian has another two years to run on his current Chelsea contract but has shown his unhappiness at playing under Antonio Conte — though that may not be a problem in the coming days — and is waiting to see who takes over at Stamford Bridge before deciding his future.

Mourinho wants him, though, and could yet some back with another bid. Stay tuned.

LIVE BLOG

10.55 BST: One player on a number of radars this summer is Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele.

The box-to-box midfielder has attracted strong interest from Juventus, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Roma, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, Le Progres write. That is some list…

10.40 BST: Mexico have been one of the stories of this summer’s World Cup, and their future could be in good hands too.

Ipswich youth player Marcelo Flores is wanted by Barcelona, Chelsea and Liverpool, but Arsenal’s interest fronted by Sven Mislintat could see the Gunners land the 15-year-old, according to the Mirror.

Feeling old this morning?

10.10 BST: A source told ESPN FC yesterday that Tottenham will not let players leave until after players return from their holidays due to fears of a thin squad for their preseason tour of the United States.

The club this morning have announced new deals for young forwards Shilow Tracey and Kazaiah Sterling, who could be taken on the tour to make up numbers and show their worth to Mauricio Pochettino.

10.00 BST: West Ham are battling with Monaco in the race to sign Inter winger Antonio Candreva, TuttoMercatoWeb write.

The Hammers reportedly see the Italy international as a creative outlet to help carry the load while Manuel Lanzini recovers from injury.

09.45 BST: A done deal at Elland Road, as Leeds sign Lewis Baker on loan from Chelsea…

09.30 BST: Chelsea’s pursuit of Aleksandr Golovin could be helped by the involvement of chairman Roman Abramovich.

Mundo Deportivo believe his relationship with CSKA president Yevgeny Giner could help the Blues beat Barcelona and Juventus to his signature.

09.10 BST: Tuttosport, via CalcioMercato, believe that Jorge Mendes could help Juventus sign Sergej Milinkovic-Savic this summer ahead of Manchester United.

08.30 BST: Maurizio Sarri — likely to become Chelsea’s next coach — is a huge admirer of Roma’s Alisson and Corriere dello Sport and Sportitalia state the Blues have made a €60m bid. If they can’t land him, then Milan’s Gigio Donnarumma is reportedly next in line.

PAPER TALK (By Chris Wright)

Everton to splurge on Tierney

In their ongoing search for a new left-back, Everton are reportedly readying a sizable £25 million bid for Kieran Tierney of Celtic.

New manager Marco Silva and director of football Marcel Brands are busy plotting a grand overhaul of the Toffees squad this summer and both see Tierney as the ideal long-term successor to Leighton Baines, as per the Telegraph.

Still only 21 but with almost 100 senior appearances for Celtic already tucked under his belt, Tierney has been crowned the SPL Young Player of the Year for the past three seasons running.

Will £25m be enough to coax the Bhoys into parting with such a prodigious young talent? It’s unlikely, but time will tell if an agreement can be reached.

Dortmund face competition for Ben Arfa

Hatem Ben Arfa’s miserable tenure at PSG is set to come to a long overdue end this week when the winger’s contract finally expires, thus rendering him a free agent once again.

The Sun claims that Borussia Dortmund are eager to snap up the 31-year-old but may face competition for his signature from an unlikely rival.

Ben Arfa is currently training with French amateur side U.S Castetis-Gouze, who are preparing to offer the former France international a contract.

The deal is supposedly worth £700 a month and includes bonuses of £18 per goal and £27 for successfully getting an opposition player sent off.

Looks like Dortmund are going to have to step up and break the bank if they want to get their man.

Mignolet to discuss future

Liverpool are set to hold talks with Simon Mignolet over his future at the club, but only after the Belgium international’s World Cup campaign has drawn to a conclusion, the Guardian reports.

The 30-year-old fell behind Loris Karius in the pecking order at Anfield last season and is therefore keen to ascertain what first-team opportunities he is likely to be afforded heading into the 2018-19 campaign.

“I am going to look at my situation when I come back from the World Cup,” said Mignolet, whose team plays Japan in the round of 16 on Monday. “I didn’t play in the last few months at Liverpool, so after the World Cup I will look at everything. I can’t say much more. I don’t know how long I will have off after the tournament. I need to speak to the manager about that.”

The Reds have already been linked with Allisson of Roma and Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid this summer with the acquisition of a new No. 1 goalkeeper a priority for Jurgen Klopp and his team.

Cillessen wants out at Barca

Barcelona have supposedly been put on alert by the not-entirely-shocking revelation that Jasper Cillessen wants to leave the club this summer.

Sport cites sources close to the Dutch international murmuring that he intends to leave during a window wherein many top teams are potentially looking to reinforce their goalkeeping stables.

However, one major stumbling block may prove to be the €60m buyout clause in Cillessen’s contract at the Camp Nou, which is a little on the rich side for a stopper who made just one league appearance last season.

Tap Ins

– The Seattle Sounders completed the signing of Raul Ruidiaz on Friday, after the forward finished playing at the World Cup with Peru.

– Having brought in Ki Sung-yueng on a free transfer from Swansea this week, the Telegraph reports that Newcastle are hoping to tie up deals for Chelsea winger Kenedy (who spent last season on loan at St James’ Park) and Valon Berisha, playmaker in chief at Red Bull Salzburg.

– Antoine Griezmann has revealed his ideal career path ends with him playing in Major League Soccer by the time he is in his early 30s.

The Atletico Madrid forward, 27, is well-known for his love of the NBA and makes frequent trans-Atlantic trips at the end of the European football season to indulge his passion for basketball.

Chris covers the funny side of the game for ESPN FC in the Toe Poke blog.

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