Monday's Transfer news: Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea rumours
All the latest transfer news and updates from Monday 15 July
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We’re expecting some big names to begin to move towards monster moves, including Matthijs De Ligt to Juventus.
Elsewhere, Neymar, Harry Maguire, Paul Pogba and more remain on the lips of fans around the world. Follow all of the latest below.
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Aaron Ramsey will finally be unveiled as a Juventus player following his free transfer from Arsenal.
With Cristiano Ronaldo likely to be delighted with how the Old Lady are putting the pieces together to make a charge in the Champions League, with Adrien Rabiot also arriving.
Barcelona’s top heavy side now includes Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele.
Room for one more? Neymar’s future remains uncertain and Barcelona are concievably the only potential landing spot.
Arsenal have matched Tottenham's offer for French defender, William Saliba, according to RMCsport.
Saliba has been the subject of a bidding war between the two North London clubs for the past two weeks after Spurs decided to better their rivals opening offer for the teenager, bidding €30 million.
Reports suggest Arsenal have also decided to offer €30 million, and will do so in the near future.
West Ham have enquired about Ajax fullback, Joel Veltman, according to Dutch paper De Telegraaf.
While their main priority remains a striker for the upcoming campaign, manager Manuel Pellegrini may want a new right back after Ryan Fredericks failed to convince for much of his first season in the top flight.
The Hammers have already made three signings this transfer window with goalkeepers David Martin and Roberto arriving as free transfers, while attacking midfielder Pablo Fornals cost £24 million.
RMCsport have reported that French international goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte is set to become AS Monaco's first signing of the summer, and is currently undergoing a medical ahead of a €13 million move.
The 28 year old would sign a 5 year contract with Monaco should he pass his medical.
Lecomte would replace the ageing Danijel Subasic as the clubs first choice goalkeeper.
Mason Mount has signed a new five-year deal at Chelsea.
The Telegraph report the youngster, who is involved in Frank Lampard's first pre-season with the Blues, has committed his future to the club.
Mount impressed Lampard on loan at Derby last season and looks set to play a big part in his time at Stamford Bridge as well.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have again been linked with Lazio defender Wallace.
Last season it was suggest by Il Messaggero that the Brazillian would join Wolves for approximately €6 million.
Il Tempo have today claimed that he will soon sign for the West Midlands side for €4 million up front with €2 million in bonuses.
However, there are conflicting reports as Il Messaggero have again given credence to the rumour saying that Wolves will initially sign the defender on loan with an option to buy for €6 million.
Jose Mourinho has revealed he is considering a move to the Bundesliga as he plots his return to management.
The Portuguese has been without a club since December after being fired by Manchester United.
The former Chelsea boss has rejected a number of offers, including a lucrative one from Guangzhou Evergrande.
Now though his next step could be to Germany after revealing he is currently adding German to his linguistic repertoire.
“I miss football, the adrenaline, the pitch, my work. Football is football,” Mourinho told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Right now, I’m studying German. I didn’t know this language. I speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian. I don’t exclude anything, not even Germany.”
After being officially presented as a Juventus player today in Turin, Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey has explained his reasons for signing for the Serie A champions after leaving Arsenal.
“I want to thank you all for being here and I'm very happy to be here. Juventus are one of the best teams in the world. When I heard that Juve were interested in me I thought it would be a dream to come here, as well as a great challenge.”
''There were other clubs interested but this is the right club for me and I'm very proud to be at Juventus"
Mason Mount has officially signed a new five-year deal at Chelsea.
Mount has said ''‘It’s a massively proud moment for myself and my family. I joined this club at six years old and it was always my goal to play for the first team one day. I’m really looking forward to the coming season now and working hard to have an impact here at Chelsea. I’ve been at the club for a long time already and hopefully I’ll stay for a long time to come.''
Mount is expected to make his first team debut for Chelsea in the upcoming season as manager Frank Lampard attempts to integrate youth into his first team squad.
French midfielder Paul Pogba is unlikely to leave Manchester United this summer according to The Guardian.
There has still been no official bid for the midfielder with the transfer window closing in less than a month and following the departure of Antonio Valencia, Pogba is now being considered for the club's captaincy.
It had been reported that Real Madrid were ready to make a bid for the player, but were ultimately put off by United's asking price of £170 million.
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