🤑 Transfer gossip: Locatelli to Liverpool? Mbappé to Real Madrid? | OneFootball

The weekend is here again, there’s Olympic football and we’re edging closer and closer to the start of the new season.

But for now, the transfer goss.

Real Talk 👏

Amid all the speculation surrounding Jack Grealish’s potential arrival at the Etihad Stadium, Bernardo Silva is eager to leave Manchester City, report the Daily Mail. The Portuguese playmaker is keen on a move to Spain, with Barcelona and Atlético Madrid both thought to be interested.

And if Grealish leaves, Aston Villa could bring in Bayer Leverkusen’s Leon Bailey to replace him. According to Football Insider, the Villans have already agreed personal terms with the Jamaican ahead of a possible £35m transfer.

Meanwhile, The Athletic report that Southampton have turned down a £25m bid from Villa for captain James Ward-Prowse.

Tottenham have offered £43m to sign Atalanta defender Cristian Romero and are now awaiting the Serie A club’s decision, say Sky Italia.

And Liverpool have joined Arsenal and Juventus in the race to sign Italy international Manuel Locatelli, claim Gazzetta dello Sport.

Fake News 😡

Paul Pogba may be willing to stay at Manchester United after all, but may not sign a contract extension this summer, say Sky Sports. The Frenchman has been heavily linked with PSG.

PSG, meanwhile, may be facing a similar fight to keep one of their star men, with 90min claiming Real Madrid will soon open talks to sign Kylian Mbappé.

Liverpool are still interested in signing Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus but cannot afford the £34m it would take to sign him this summer, say Sport1.

And James Rodríguez is unsure whether he will be staying at Everton but according to the Mail, the Colombian has ruled out a return to Real Madrid.

Stupidest rumour of the day 🙄

Modern football is a drag sometimes.

Roll on January when we can start assuming that players not featuring on the official club calendar means they must be leaving too.

What you missed yesterday

Arsenal completed the signing of Ben White from Brighton for a fee reported to be in the region of £50m.

And Trent Alexander-Arnold signed a four-year extension to his Liverpool contract.