🤑 Transfer gossip: Mbappé rejects Al-Hilal; Walker's future unclear | OneFootball

Tuesday is here and with it brings a round-up of all the latest news and rumours as we kickstart the week with a closer look at the world of transfers.

Transfer story of the day 📰

Despite being offered the biggest contract in the history of the game, Kylian Mbappé looks set to reject a move to Saudi Arabia.

That’s according to L’Equipe who say that the Paris Saint-Germain striker does not want to move to Al-Hilal even after being offered a salary of €700m for one season.

Reports on Monday revealed that Al-Hilal had a bid accepted by PSG for the World Cup winner, which would have seen the French side earn a world record €300m fee and allow Mbappé to join Real Madrid next season.

But L’Équipe say that Mbappé has decided to reject their advances and will now try and push through a move to Real Madrid this summer.

Los Blancos, meanwhile, are believed to be formulating a move in the coming weeks with the last week of August being when they will officially table a bid.

Fresh rumours 🥖

The Athletic have confirmed that Tottenham have accepted an offer for Davinson Sanchez. The bid has come from Spartak Moscow but Sanchez is believed to be reticent about a move to the Russian capital.

The London Evening Standard have revealed that Chelsea have rejected an offer for Conor Gallagher.

The bid is believed to have come from West Ham with the Blues holding out for €50m for the midfielder.

West Ham are also ready to make an official move for Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse, with The Telegraph claiming the Hammers will lodge a bid in the coming days with the England midfielder keen on a switch.

Elsewhere, there is some confusion over Kyle Walker’s future at Manchester City.

Sky Sports reported earlier today that the defender was due to be left out of City’s latest squad for pre-season with negotiations ongoing between themselves and Bayern Munich.

But Pep Guardiola has since indicated that the England international could well be selected as he is “an important player” for his side.

Latest updates 🆕

Harry Kane’s future continues to create headlines across Europe.

But Bayern think they are closer than ever to landing the Tottenham man with club CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen missing their Asian tour to get the deal done.

Manchester United have changed their transfer strategy when it comes to Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

The Mirror say that Erik ten Hag has been impressed with the defender this summer and will now offer him a new contract rather than put him on the transfer list.

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano claims that Manchester United will launch a bid for Rasmus Hojland on Thursday.

United reportedly see the Atalanta striker as the ideal man to lead their attack for years to come and will bid in the region of €50m.

Sky Sports say that Everton remain in negotiations with Almeria for striker El Bilal Touré.

Reports in Italy claimed that the forward had decided to join Atalanta but Sky insist that is not the case.

From the horse’s mouth 🐴

Premier League boss Richard Masters has insisted he is not worried about the Saudi Pro League’s dash to sign the world’s best players.

A whole host of big names have gone to Saudi Arabia this summer, including the likes Ruben Never and, in all likelihood, Jordan Henderson.

But Masters isn’t concerned about the Pro League become the destination for top players.

“Something new is obviously happening,” Masters told BBC Sport. “The Saudi Pro League have stated they want to be a top 10 league by 2030.

“They are investing in players and managers to try to raise the profile of the league and clubs.

“It has taken us 30 years to get to the position that we have in terms of profile, competitiveness and the revenue streams that we have.

“I wouldn’t be too concerned at the moment but, obviously, Saudi Arabian clubs have as much right to purchase players as any other league does.

“In the end, the Premier League is a £6billion-a-year operation in terms of revenue and that money is spent reinvested into the pitch. All good competitions have to have revenue streams to back them up.”

What you missed yesterday ⏪

The big move of Monday came late in the afternoon as Marcel Sabitzer swapped Bayern Munich for Borussia Dortmund.

Elsewhere Sergio Canales left Real Betis to join Monterrey in Mexico whilst Isamaila Sarr signed for Marseille after impressing at Watford.

Total spend this window 🤑 €2.5bn