Arthur update, Napoli’s new strategy and Bastoni: today’s transfer news 🤑 | OneFootball

Last weekend without Serie A and the big names of our championship are at work trying to close deals for the necessary reinforcements amid market soap operas and negotiations to be set up.

Below, as usual, the most important news.

Juventus, Gremio pushes but it's not done yet

Juventus is working to transfer Arthur this round on a permanent basis after many loans around Europe. From Brazil, they report the deal already closed with Gremio with a contract of a year and a half for the former Barcelona player already ready.

Matteo Moretto, on the issue, slows down: there is interest, there are contacts but the negotiation is not yet closed. Juve continues on this path.

Milan, OM pushes for Bennacer

After the defeat against Rennes, Roberto De Zerbi asks for reinforcements for his Marseille and a name that could become relevant again is that of Ismael Bennacer. The Algerian midfielder, now out of Milan's project, has already been a protagonist at OM in the second part of last season. This is reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The negotiation, however, remains linked to the formula: the Rossoneri would like to get rid of the player with a definitive sale, while the French club aims for a new loan. A distance that currently slows down the operation, but does not exclude developments in the coming days.

Inter, rejected assaults for Bastoni and Frattesi

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Cristian Chivu aims to include a young defender to rejuvenate Inter's rearguard. First, however, a sale is needed: Lille, Neom and Galatasaray have shown interest in Pavard, but at the moment it has not gone beyond the first contacts.

The situation is different for the other big names: Inter has refused an offer of 50 million from Chelsea for Bastoni and has also rejected Newcastle's attempt for Frattesi. Both proposals were considered insufficient, although a new assault from England is not ruled out in the coming weeks.

Napoli, new market strategy?

Napoli lives hours of tension after the friendly with Olympiacos, which in addition to the success brought the injury of Romelu Lukaku. As reported by the Corriere del Mezzogiorno, the Belgian will undergo tests today, August 17, for the problem with his left quadriceps: the first sensations speak of at least a month's stop, with consequent absence in the first championship matches.

A heavy verdict could overturn the market strategies. The sale of Eljif Elmas to Leipzig, already defined in detail, could indeed risk being frozen to provide more solutions to Conte. Meanwhile, the idea of pairing another reliable striker with Lorenzo Lucca remains alive, in case Lukaku's stop is prolonged.

Roma, Sancho's signal

Jadon Sancho is getting closer and closer to Roma. In the last few hours, the English winger has given clear signals of his intention to say goodbye to the Premier League, deleting from Instagram any reference to Manchester United and football in general, leaving only personal images.

At the same time, the Giallorossi club has intensified contacts, with concrete pressures already from Sunday. The player's social choice is interpreted as a clear message of breaking with the past and a definitive opening towards a new adventure.

Lazio, new name despite the block

Despite the stop to incoming operations imposed on Lazio, the biancoceleste company is already looking ahead and continues to monitor young profiles for the next transfer windows. As reported by Voetbalkrant.com, among the names in the sights of the capital club is Bilal El Khannous, a Moroccan midfielder born in 2004 currently at Leicester City.

The interest, for now, remains linked to the future, but the competition is already very high, especially in England. Leeds United has in fact made a significant offer: 3 million annual salary for the player and the full payment of the termination clause of 28.8 million. A move that confirms the club's intention to anticipate the competition.

Fiorentina, the latest on the sales

Lucas Beltrán is getting closer to saying goodbye, but only under certain conditions. In Stefano Pioli's 3-4-1-2, with Gudmundsson and Dzeko destined to complete the attack along with Moise Kean, the space for the Argentine seems reduced. According to the Corriere dello Sport, the player is comfortable in Florence and has no intention of leaving Tuscany, unless the call from River Plate comes, a club to which he is very attached.

At the moment, however, no convincing offers have arrived from the Argentine club to the Viola management. Beltrán has already rejected several proposals, saying no to both Flamengo and various Russian clubs, including CSKA Moscow, Rubin Kazan and Zenit St. Petersburg. All solutions that Fiorentina would have considered, but that did not find the player's approval.

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