07/07/2020
Transfer rumours: Rice, Koulibaly, Skriniar,
Milinkovic-Savic, Ake, Edouard
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has targeted West Ham and
England midfielder Declan Rice, 21, as a potential centre-back
for his side. (Times - subscription required)
Manchester City and Manchester United are both interested in
the same central defenders, with Napoli and Senegal defender
Kalidou Koulibaly, 29, and 25-year-old Milan Skriniar, who
plays for Inter Milan and Sloviakia, on their radar.
(Independent)
Chelsea and Real Madrid have both stepped up their efforts to
sign Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic as they try to beat
Manchester United and Paris St-Germain to the 25-year-old
Serbia international. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Express)
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apparently
told Bournemouth centre-back Nathan Ake that "we need a
left-footed centre-back, so keep going," in a post-match
exchange with the 25-year-old Dutchman after the Cherries
lost 5-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday. (Telegraph)
Ake could be joined by manager Eddie Howe and Norway
striker Joshua King, 28, in leaving the Cherries in the summer.
(Mail)
Crystal Palace are planning a £25m move for Celtic's French
striker Odsonne Edouard, 22. (Sun)
Bayern Munich will leave it to 28-year-old Austria defender
David Alaba, whose contract runs out in 2021, to decide if he
wants to stay with them or move to the Premier League.
(Mirror)
RB Leipzig expect 21-year-old French defender Dayot
Upamecano, who has been linked with Arsenal, to sign a
contract extension beyond when his current deal runs out in
2021. (Mirror)
Juventus are looking at a summer move for Chelsea and Italy
midfielder Jorginho, 28. (Tuttosport, via Sun)
Real Madrid are not planning to make any signings this
summer because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead, the club hope to raise £190m in player sales, with
Wales winger Gareth Bale, 30, being linked with a move away.
(Marca, via Star)
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane