Manchester United and Chelsea have both reportedly submitted offers to sign Juventus winger, Federico Chiesa, who has found himself out of favour at the Italian club, The Courage.
According to reports from Spain’s SPORT, Chiesa is yet to decide on his next destination. In a potential domino effect, Juventus may look to Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling as a replacement for Chiesa.
The Turin club has reportedly made an inquiry about Sterling, who was notably unhappy after being excluded from Chelsea’s matchday squad against Manchester City on Sunday, according to the Daily Mail.
Meanwhile, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City are monitoring the situation of Ademola Lookman, the Atalanta winger who is reportedly keen to move amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain, as reported by TBR Football.
In a possible swap deal, Manchester City could offer Joao Cancelo to Barcelona in exchange for Ilkay Gundogan according to El Nacional in Spain. Cancelo spent the 2023/24 season on loan at the Catalan club.
Barcelona, who are looking to bolster their attacking options, have shifted their focus to AC Milan’s Rafael Leao after ruling out a move for Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has expressed interest in Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, with reports from Defensa Central suggesting the Spanish giants could compete with Manchester United for the young defender. However, Real Madrid currently have no immediate plans to make a move before the transfer window closes.
In other developments, Manchester United are looking to offload Victor Lindelof to free up space in their squad, according to Football Insider. Liverpool, meanwhile, are not expected to sign a midfielder before the transfer deadline, after missing out on Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi.
Brentford are eager to sell Ivan Toney for £45 million this month, with Chelsea being the last Premier League club showing interest. The striker has also been linked with a move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli, as reported by The Sun.
Nottingham Forest are in talks with Feyenoord for Santiago Gimenez and Arsenal for Eddie Nketiah, though they are expected to sign only one of the two strikers, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Tottenham Hotspur could speed up their pursuit of Monaco right-back Vanderson, with the French club nearing the signing of PSV Eindhoven’s Jordan Teze as a replacement, as reported by Foot Mercato. Meanwhile, Newcastle United may test Barcelona’s resolve with a £25 million bid for Ferran Torres.
