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Padraig Whelan·12 August 2022
OneFootball
Padraig Whelan·12 August 2022
Welcome to Friday’s edition of the latest transfer news and rumours.
After L’Equipe broke interest from PSG in Marcus Rashford, ESPN now report that Manchester United officials have insisted that he is not for sale and are set to trigger an extension that would tie him to Old Trafford until 2024.
The Mail claim that Manchester City’s left-back pursuit has saw them focus on Renan Lodi of Atlético Madrid, while the Mirror suggest an alternative closer to home is being targeted in Kieran Tierney.
In what is essentially a formality, Tottenham will trigger the option to make Cristian Romero’s move permanent in a deal in the region of £46.5m, per the Daily Telegraph.
Sky Sports report that Watford are in advanced talks with Nottingham Forest for the £20m sale of Emmanuel Dennis, with the Hornets set to replace him with Keinan Davis of Aston Villa on loan.
Mundo Deportivo claim that Barcelona have been offered the chance to sign Héctor Bellerín, who has fallen out of favour under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal.
Fikayo Tomori will not be moving anywhere soon, having agreed terms on a new five-year contract at Milan.
Fiorentina striker Christian Kouamé is the subject of interest from Brighton and Augsburg, according to Sky Sport Italia.
The same outlet also claim that Napoli have moved on from their pursuit of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa, while Fabián Ruiz has agreed on personal terms ahead of his anticipated switch to PSG.
Daniel Wass is on the verge of sealing his exit from Atlético Madrid to return to his homeland with Brøndby, multiple outlets report.
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez was quizzed on the possibility of re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo by fans at the club’s hotel in Helsinki.
“Bring back Cristiano? He’s 38 years old!” he laughed. This one probably isn’t happening then.
Nikola Vlašić has departed West Ham for a season-long loan with Torino, who hold an option to make the move permanent.