Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Tuesday, July 5th.
Gossip
Cristiano Ronaldo is not expected to report to pre-season training for a second day as he looks to push through a move away from Manchester United this summer [David Ornstein]
Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes has made shock contact with Barcelona as he looks to find a new club for his client [Marca]
Bayern Munich have joined Chelsea in the race for Matthijs de Ligt, but the centre-back would prefer a move to the Premier League [Gianluca di Marzio]
Leeds United are set to complete the double signing of Luis Sinisterra and Tyler Adams, from Feyenoord and RB Leipzig respectively, imminently [Fabrizio Romano]
Free agent Isco has rejected a move to Roma this summer amid Premier League interest [AS]
AC Milan are working on a loan deal for Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech [The Athletic]
Everton have approached Chelsea as they look to sign youngster Armando Broja, who spent last season on loan at Southampton [Sky Sports News]
Aaron Hickey will join Brentford in a deal worth 22m euros this week [Fabrizio Romano]
Brighton are keen on a move for Nico Tagliafico in a deal worth £3.3m [Sussex Live]
Tottenham and Ajax have a verbal agreement over a deal for Steven Bergwijn, but Daniel Levy is unhappy with the add-ons and sell on fee percentage at present [Telegraaf]
And Spurs are among a long list of clubs tracking RB Salzburg striker Benjamin Sesko, who has been dubbed the ‘next Haaland’ [The Express]
Erling Haaland has two release clauses in his contract, and will be available for £172m in 2024, or £150m in 2025 [Marca via The Daily Mail]
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