Chelsea have made contact with former manager Jose Mourinho about the possibility of a third stint at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are also looking to add Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos, 21, to their squad in the summer. Inter Milan, meanwhile, are keen to tie Italy centre-back Alessandro Bastoni, 23, down to a new contract, with Manchester City showing interest.
Barcelona are confident they can sign Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo from Manchester City this summer, with the 28-year-old currently on loan at Bayern Munich. Manchester United have been in talks for weeks over signing Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, and the Dutch full-back, 22, could cost the Red Devils £43.9m. Barcelona and Bayern Munich have also met with Frimpong’s agent over a potential move from Bayer Leverkusen.
AC Milan have agreed a new contract with Rafael Leao for the Portugal forward, 23. Meanwhile, France forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, is prominently featured in Paris St-Germain’s video to promote season-ticket renewals for 2023-24, but there is no mention of Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, or Brazil forward Neymar, 31. Austria midfielder Marcel Sabitzer, 29, would consider making his loan move from Bayern Munich to Manchester United permanent.
Arsenal are stepping up their efforts to sign Switzerland midfielder Djibril Sow, 26, from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer. West Ham and England winger Jarrod Bowen, 26, is wanted by Newcastle, while Leeds United will look to sign on-loan United States midfielder Weston McKennie, 24, permanently from Juventus if they avoid relegation from the Premier League. Turkish club Altay SK say that Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla have made offers for their Turkish defender Efe Sarikaya, 17. Leeds United are now leading Everton in the race to sign Coventry City’s Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 24.
Valencia’s Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 36, has said he is not thinking about retiring. Tottenham have taken Scottish defender Ben Brannan, 16, on trial from Kilmarnock before a potential move. With a number of high-profile transfers being discussed this summer, it looks set to be an exciting transfer window for many clubs across Europe.