Premier League transfer news: Thibaut Courtois, Alisson, Gareth Bale, Thomas Lemar

Chelsea could sell keeper Thibaut Courtois
and replace him with Roma star Alisson

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According to Sky Sports the Blues are likely to offload
Belgian keeper Courtois after the club “decided to stop
negotiations” over a contract renewal.

The 26-year-old’s current Chelsea deal expires in a year and he
has been linked with moves to Real Madrid and Paris
Saint-Germain.

If Courtois does leave Stamford Bridge then Chelsea could
make a move for Roma keeper Alisson. Sky in Italy report that the
Brazilian is a target for Chelsea and they would compete with Real
Madrid and Liverpool for his signature.

Gonzalo Higuain: Juventus to
Chelsea

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain could move to Chelsea as part
of the Serie A club’s bid to bring Alvaro Morata back to Italy.
Juve are keen to re-sign Morata but need to get Argentina striker
Higuain “off the payroll first”. (London Evening Standard)

United dealt ‘fatal blow’ in bid to sign
Bale

Zinedine Zidane’s shock departure from Real Madrid yesterday has
dealt Manchester United a “fatal blow” in their attempt to sign
Gareth Bale. United were “red-hot favourites” to sign Bale, but
Zidane’s resignation means that the Welshman “looks certain to stay
at the Bernabeu”. (Daily Mirror)

Aleksandr Golovin: CSKA Moscow to Manchester
United

United boss Jose Mourinho may have been on a scouting mission to
watch West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic in action for Austria against
Russia on Wednesday night, but it appears another player caught his
eye. Mourinho is “closing in” on CSKA Moscow’s Aleksandr Golovin
and could land the Russian for £15m. (The Sun)

Mousa Dembele: Tottenham to Inter
Milan

Inter Milan have joined Italian rivals Juventus, AC Milan and
Napoli in the battle to sign Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele.
The Belgian has only a year left on his Spurs contract and Mauricio
Pochettino is “prepared to listen to offers for [the] 30-year-old”.
(The Daily Telegraph)

Wayne Rooney: Everton to DC United

Everton’s former England forward Wayne Rooney is in “advanced
talks” with Major League Soccer’s DC United and could complete his
transfer to the US side early next week. (Sky Sports)

Benik Afobe: Bournemouth to Wolves

Premier League new boys Wolves have completed a £12.5m deal to
bring Benik Afobe back from Bournemouth. The striker spent six
months on loan at Wolves as they stormed to the Championship title.
(Sky Sports)

William Carvalho: Sporting Lisbon to
Everton

Marco Silva wants to make Sporting Lisbon and Portugal
midfielder William Carvalho his first signing after being appointed as Everton manager yesterday. (Daily Mirror)

Thomas Lemar: Monaco to Liverpool

The Guardian reports that Liverpool will
“revive their interest” in Monaco forward Thomas Lemar after
missing out on signing him during the past transfer windows. French
publication L’Equipe adds that Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham,
Atletico Madrid and Juventus are also interested.

Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona to
Liverpool

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is also keen to bring Barcelona’s Ousmane
Dembele to Anfield. Liverpool have already signed Naby Keita and
Fabinho this summer and want to bolster their attack by adding
Dembele. (Daily Mail)