Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Saturday, June 18th.
Gossip
Christian Eriksen would prefer to stay in London, handing Tottenham the advantage in the chase for his signature [The Athletic]
Nottingham Forest have a verbal agreement in place for Mainz defender Moussa Niakhate [Sky Sports Germany]
Steve Cooper’s side are also keen on a move for former Liverpool talent Taiwo Awoniyi, who has a 20m euro release clause [Sky Germany]
Arsenal’s signing of Fabio Vieira will not cool their interest in Youri Tielemans, despite reports to the contrary [Fabrizio Romano]
Destiny Udogie is likely to stay at Udinese this summer, despite links with Tottenham, Juventus and Inter Milan [Fabrizio Romano]
Real Madrid will look to sign Erling Haaland in 2024, when his 150m euro release clause kicks in [Diario AS]
Portuguese midfielder Vitinha is set to sign for Paris Saint Germain after they activated his release clause, despite Premier League interest [Fabrizio Romano]
Manchester United still expect to sign Frenkie de Jong in the coming weeks [The Athletic]
Meanwhile, murmurings have begun that Erik ten Hag is starting to get a little frustrated, just a month into the job at Old Trafford [The Athletic]
Arsenal have joined the race for Lisandro Martinez, having already seen an opening offer turned down [The Athletic]
Chelsea are keen on a swap deal that would see Milan Skriniar head to San Siro in exchange for Romelu Lukaku [Daily Mail]
Nottingham Forest have admitted defeat in their chase for Djed Spence, leaving Spurs free to sign the defender [Northern Echo]
Neymar has no desire to leave PSG this summer, despite his sale being an option for the club [Marca]
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