🤑 Transfer Gossip: MLS gains another star as Bayern step up Barça pursuit

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Richard Buxton·24 June 2023

🤑 Transfer Gossip: MLS gains another star as Bayern step up Barça pursuit

Welcome to Saturday’s round-up of the latest transfer news, rumours and speculation.

Transfer story of the day 📰

Inter Miami are set to give the Saudi Pro League a run of its money in signing star names this summer.

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Sergio Busquets becomes the latest name to join the Major League Soccer outfit’s growing cast list as a free agent.

The midfielder’s former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi is already onboard in the Sunshine State and more are expected to follow.

Jordi Alba, another whose contract with the newly crowned LaLiga champions expired last season, is set to complete the ex-Blaugrana trio.

There could soon be another familiar name from recent Camp Nou history joining Busquets in the Inter Miami dugout, too.

Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino is heavily tipped to take over Inter Miami and work several of the players who spent a fleeting season with him in 2013/14.

The Argentina will be hoping Busquets and co. can deliver a more successful outcome than that forgettable season as Barça finished largely empty-handed.

Fresh rumours 🥖

Bayern Munich are reportedly preparing to step up their interest in Barcelona playmaker Frenkie de Jong.

BILD claim that Thomas Tuchel has asked the Bundesliga champions to formalise plans to sign the Netherlands international.

Tottenham have opened talks to make Wolfsburg defender Micky van den Ven the next signing of Ange Postecoglou’s reign.

Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba is also among the names on their current centre-back shortlist according to Fabrizio Romano.

Roma are targeting an ambitious swoop for out-of-favour Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie.

According to Corriere dello Sport, the Giallorossi’s general manager Tiago Pinto has already reached out to the USMNT player’s entourage.

Latest updates 🆕

Chelsea have countered Manchester United’s latest bid for Mason Mount as the two clubs remain at an impasse.

The Guardian report that the Londoners want the current €64m package on offer for the midfielder to be closer to €75m.

Elsewhere at Stamford Bridge, the Blues have opened talks with Southampton over the signing of Roméo Lavia according to Football London.

Marcus Thuram appears to be bound for the San Siro but it’s Inter who have won the race with Gianluca Dimarzo claiming the Champions League finalists have beaten cross-city rivals Milan to the Gladbach forward’s signature.

From the horse’s mouth 🐴

The race for Davide Frattesi is hotting up with three of Serie A’s big hitters holding talks over the Sassuolo midfielder, as confirmed by the club’s CEO Giovanni Carnevali.

“We’re talking with Roma, Inter and Juventus,” Carnevali told Il Messaggero.

“Roma hold a 30% sell-on clause on Frattesi but that doesn’t influence us. It’s also important to keep in mind that we don’t need to sell him.”

“Frattesi hasn’t expressed any particular preference. He’s only mentioned he would like to remain in Italy.”