Chelsea striker update
Chelsea are back in negotiations for Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata, in a move that could finally see Diego Costa leave the club for Atletico Madrid.
The Italian coach has had a long-term interest in Morata, having previously signed the 24-year-old for Juventus in 2014, but the club had stalled in pursuit of the player as it was felt a deal for Lukaku could be easier. They will now likely have to pay Real Madrid’s asking price of £78m to get Morata.
That is one reason why Chelsea are holding out for £44m for Costa, who is still seen as almost certain to return to Madrid. While Atletico had themselves hoped to get him for a cut-price £25m due to Conte’s willingness to replace him, the English champions have so far refused to budge.
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Blackburn have announced the signing of Reading striker Dominic Samuel for an undisclosed fee.
The 23-year-old, who has signed a three-year deal, becomes Tony Mowbray’s fifth signing of the summer joining Peter Whittingham, Richie Smallwood, Bradley Dack and Ben Gladwin in arriving at Ewood Park.
Free agent defender Paul Caddis is expected to join them in the next few days as Rovers look to bounce back to the Championship at the first attempt following relegation to League One in May.
Liverpool finally have a left-back!
Liverpool have agreed a £10m deal with relegated Hull City for Andrew Robertson, meaning the 23-year-old is set to become Jurgen Klopp’s third signing of the season, after Dominic Solanke and Mohamed Salah.
The Scottish international is already booked in for a medical and will then join up with the Liverpool squad after the Premier League trophy in Hong Kong. In fitting in at left-back, Robertson will solve a long-term problem position for Klopp, who had resorted to playing James Milner there after losing faith in Alberto Moreno.
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Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has remained coy on the club’s move for Chelsea striker Diego Costa.
Cerezo described Costa as a “magnificent player” to Spanish publication AS but was keen to reiterate that the club cannot sign any players this summer.
“Costa is a Chelsea player at the moment, and you know for a long time we cannot sign anyone (this summer)” the 69-year-old stated.
Cerezo also told the publication that he hasn’t spoken to the Spain forward in a year.
Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka is interesting Arsenal and Manchester City, according to SportBild.
The 22-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich this summer, but Schalke have stood firm against the German champions’ advances this summer.
It is however expected that Goretzka will walk for free next summer, with suggestions of an agreement with Bayern Munich already in place.
However, the midfielder’s impressive displays at the Confederations Cup supposedly caught the eye of Pep Guardiola, while Arsene Wenger has supposedly been tracking the player for a while.
West Ham are confident of completing a deal to sign Mexican Javier Hernandez, according to The Evening Standard.
The Hammers are reportedly willing to trigger the £13m release clause in the player’s Bayer Leverkusen contract, and do not consider personal terms to be an issue.
The former Manchester United forward could join Marko Arnautovic at the London Stadium, after they agreed a £24m fee with Stoke City for the Austrian.
Manchester City have gazumped Chelsea for Real Madrid right-back Danilo, according to MARCA.
The report states that there is an agreement between the Brazilian and the Manchester club, and are hopeful of a similar accord between the two clubs, which “in principle should cause no problem” despite the Spanish club’s asking price of €30-35m.
City’s purchase of Kyle Walker is also not thought to have hampered negotiations, with City’s hard push for the player enough to convince him to turn down London for Manchester.
Paris Saint-Germain are working on a deal for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, according to Le Parisien.
Despite heavy rumours regarding a €220m move for Neymar, the French club are also thought to be pursuing the 28-year-old Chilean, and are preparing to offer him wages comparable to Thiago Silva and Edinson Cavani, according to the report.
Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has moved to quash reports of the club selling forward Thomas Muller.
SportBild in Germany have recently claimed that three clubs in England are interested in signing the Germany forward this summer.
The report mentions Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool as the three English parties interested, as well as Juventus, in the 27-year-old, who failed to reach double-digit Bundesliga goals last season for just the second time in his career at the Allianz Arena.
However Rummenigge maintained that Muller remains “unsellable because he fits perfectly with Bayern.”
“There is no discussion about this,” the 61-year-old added.
Done deal!
Eldin Jakupovic has been speaking about his transfer to Leicester from Hull.
The 32-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Foxes for a reported fee which could rise up to £2.25million.
He becomes the club’s third summer signing and joins them in Hong Kong for the Premier League Asia Trophy, with Leicester facing West Brom on Wednesday.
Jakupovic told LCFC TV: “I’m very happy and excited that the deal is finally done. I’m very excited to be a part of something special here and I can’t wait for the first game.
“I knew from the beginning that it will be difficult for myself because Kasper (Schmeichel) is one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League.
“I’m going to fight and I’m here to push. A healthy competition is always good and that’s only a positive thing. For sure, I’ll wait for my chance but I am here and I’m very excited.”
Leicester have completed the signing of Eldin Jakupovic from Hull.
He’ll back up Kasper Schmeichel between the sticks at the King Power.
Another player to be repeatedly linked with a move away from his club this summer is Brazilian star Neymar.
There is talk PSG could trigger the player’s £197m release clause ahead of the new season, but the striker has claimed that he is happy at his current club and looking forward to the new season.
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Some news from Germany, where RB Leipzig have turned down a huge offer for their midfielder Naby Keita…
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