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Newcastle, Bayern Munich and Chelsea want Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has interest from Saudi Arabia, and Manchester United monitor Matthijs de Ligt.
NEWCASTLE United and Bayern Munich were the first clubs to contact Crystal Palace as they look to sign France Under-21 winger Michael Olise, 22. (Athletic – subscription required), external.
Chelsea were the next to contact Palace regarding Olise, approaching them on
Thursday. (Mirror), external
Olise is believed to have a £60m release clause in his Crystal Palace contract but Chelsea may not be able to activate it as it only applies to clubs who have qualified for the Champions League. (Times – subscription required), external
Chelsea‘s England Under-21 international Noni Madueke, 22, is also on Newcastle‘s shortlist as they look to target a new right-winger in the transfer window. (i Sport), external
Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr want to make Liverpool and Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk the highest-paid defender in the world. (Marca), external
Manchester United are closely monitoring 24-year-old Bayern Munich and Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt. (Sky Sports Germany), external
Manchester United also have 24-year-old Frenchman Jean-Clair Todibo of Nice, another club Ineos own, as an option as they look to recruit a centre-back. (Mail), external
Bologna’s Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee, 23, is also on Manchester United‘s radar this summer, but they could face competition from AC Milan and Juventus. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Brentford’s England striker Ivan Toney, 28, and 24-year-old Canada forward Jonathan David, who plays for Lille, are also on Manchester United’s shortlist of targets. (Independent), external
Liverpool and Manchester United are both pursuing Lille’s French centre-back Leny Yoro, 18, but Real Madrid are also interested. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Tottenham, Aston Villa and West Ham are interested in Roma and England striker Tammy Abraham, 26. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Aston Villa want £40m for striker Jhon Duran, with Chelsea in talks to sign the 20-year-old. The Colombian has made just three Premier League appearances since joining in January 2023. (Times – subscription required), external
New Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28, from Tottenham. (Takvim – in Turkish, subscription required), external
West Ham and Leicester City have met with representatives of Juventus’ Argentine forward Matias Soule, 21, in London. (Tuttosport – in Italian), external
Arsenal face a setback in their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon’s Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, with the Portuguese side’s valuation higher than what the Gunners would be willing to pay. (Sun), external
Brentford will refuse to sell England striker Ivan Toney, 28, for any less than £60m, although they previously valued him at £80m. (Talksport), external
Former Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi is set to agree to a three-year contract to become Marseille manager. Brighton would receive a 6m euro (£5.07m) fee. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Premier League clubs are watching Lens and Austria centre-back Kevin Danso, 25, who has been backed for a move to Manchester United by former player Rio Ferdinand. (i Sport), external
Real Madrid will try to sign Bayern Munich and Canada left-back Alphonso Davies, 23, after the Spanish club secured the transfer of France striker Kylian Mbappe, 25. (ESPN), external
Borussia Dortmund are not going to extend the contract of Germany defender Mats Hummels and the 35-year-old will leave the club this summer.
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June 14, 2024 @ 08:44 GMT
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