Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Saturday, July 9th.
Gossip
Negotiations between Leeds United and FC Barcelona over a deal for Raphinha have already entered their final phase and the winger is expected in Spain next week. (Sport)
Barça are also close to finally renewing Ousmane Dembele’s contract. The Frenchman is expected to sign a two-year contract. (Relevo)
The Catalan club are also in talks with Chelsea over deals for Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso. They have offered the Blues Sergino Dest and Memphis Depay in exchange. (Daily Mail)
Currently, a move for Azpilicueta is not close, with the defender travelling to the USA for the west London club’s pre-season tour. (Gerard Romero)
Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel’s side are closing in on their first two summer signings, with Chelsea agreeing a deal worth £45 million plus £10 million in add-ons for Raheem Sterling.
They have also agreed personal terms with Nathan Aké as Manchester City demand in excess of £40 million for the defender. (The Guardian)
Paulo Dybala is still yet to find a new club and the forward has subsequently lowered his wage demands to € 6m per season. (Sky Sport)
Brentford have made an audacious move for Kaspar Dolberg, however, OGC Nice insist he is not for sale. (GFFN)
PSG are continuing to fall short of Inter Milan’s valuation of Milan Škriniar with the two clubs still apart following a meeting on Friday. (Di Marzio)
The French club were also in Milan to discuss a deal for Gianluca Scamacca. PSG offered €35 million, Sassuolo want €50 million. (Fabrizio Romano)
They are also making good progress in their bid to sign Renato Sanches from Lille with even an official announcement is expected in the next few days. (RMC Sport)
Bournemouth are discussing a deal for Tottenham defender Japhet Tanganga. A loan and permanent deal are on the table. (The Atheltic)
A transfer to Italy is something that interests Tanganga. AC Milan and Napoli are both closely following him. (Gianluigi Longari)
Jack Clarke is set to join Sunderland. The fee will be a low initial one but future add-ons could see the deal reach around £10m. (Football.London)
