Football transfer rumours: Man Utd eye Goretzka; Real Madrid identify Tchouameni replacement
A round-up of the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world…
Manchester United want to sign a new central midfielder and have a close eye on Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka. (Sky Germany)
Arsenal are still interested in signing Slovenian forward Benjamin Sesko – a long-term target for the Gunners. The 21-year-old has a £55m release clause written into his RB Leipzig contract. (Mail Sport)
Real Madrid‘s desire to sign Tottenham‘s Pedro Porro has led the north London club to show interest in Rayo Vallecano full-back Andrei Ratiu. (Fichajes – Spain)
Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Cristian Romero is ‘increasingly likely’ to push for a move to Real Madrid if the 15-time Champions League winners step up their interest. (GIVEMESPORT)
Chelsea want to sign Atletico Madrid midfielder Pablo Barrios and are prepared to sacrifice Carney Chukwuemeka and Cesare Casadei in order to get a deal done. (Fichajes – Spain)
Bayer Leverkusen full-back Alejandro Grimaldo wants to rejoin Barcelona having failed to make a first-team appearance for the club before being sold to Benfica in 2016. (El Nacional – Spain)
Manchester City has an eye on Inter midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, though Bayern Munich remains the favourite to sign him. (Caught Offside)
Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City are all continuing to monitor the progress of Valencia centre-back Cristhian Mosquera. (TBR Football)
Bayern Munich are keen to snatch Florian Wirtz away from Bundesliga title rivals Bayer Leverkusen, and could use Paul Wanner, currently on loan at Heidenheim, as a bargaining chip in any deal. (Christian Falk – Germany)
Real Madrid have identified AC Milan’s Tijjani Reijnders as a potential replacement for Liverpool-linked Aurelien Tchouameni. (Fichajes – Spain)
Liverpool are ready to bid £50m for Tchouameni as they look to bolster Arne Slot’s midfield options. (Fichajes – Spain)
Milan are ready to double Reijnders‘ wages as Manchester City and Tottenham also show interest. (Calciomercato – Italy)
Paris Saint-Germain are prepared to sell Randal Kolo Muani amid interest from the Premier League and Bundesliga. (RMC Sport – France)
Barcelona have no interest in selling emerging youngster Marc Casado, despite interest being shown by Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal. (El Nacional – Spain)]
The Catalan giants are willing to sell former Manchester City cente-back Eric Garcia, though, for a fee around €10m. (El Nacional – Spain)
West Ham United technical director Tim Steidten could be in the running to replace Edu at Arsenal. (Telegraph)
Brentford have identified Celtic’s £25m-rated Nicolas Kuhn as a potential replacement for Bryan Mbeumo. (TBR Football)
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O’Neil will face the sack if his side fails to beat Southampton this weekend. (Telegraph)