Tuesday's transfer news: Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham rumours
Harry Maguire, Gareth Bale and Nabil Fekir feature in the best of Tuesday’s rumours
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Gareth Bale appears isolated at Real Madrid, but a move away could finally be gathering pace.
While Manchester United could be about to make Harry Maguire the most expensive defender in the history of the game.
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Meanwhile Everton have signed Man City’s Fabian Delph, who is keen to play more often after a peripheral role at the Etihad under Pep Guardiola.
“The club that I’ve been at has had success, especially in the last two seasons, but over the last four years we managed to win trophies,” he told Everton’s website.
“I wanted to be playing more regularly and the opportunity to come and play for Everton was too good of an opportunity to turn down.”
Eintracht Frankfurt striker Sebastien Haller is set to arrive in London to undergo a medical ahead of a proposed move to West Ham, the Bundesliga club have announced.
The Frenchman scored 20 goals in 41 appearances last season and would join Spainish international midfielder Pablo Fornals and goalkeeping duo Roberto and David Martin in signing for West Ham this summer.
West Ham are reportedly ready to spend £45 million on the player, breaking their transfer record.
David De Gea is close to signing a new contract with Manchester United according to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that teenage defender, Ethan Ampadu will go out on loan this season in search of first team football.
'I tried to sign Ethan on loan at Derby last year, so I'm a big fan, but with the minutes he played last year, I have to think of the bigger picture and the interests of Ethan and of Chelsea.' said Lampard.
Ampadu had been absent from Chelsea's pre-season tour of Japan.
James Rodríguez wants to move to Spanish club Atletico Madrid, according to MARCA.
The Colombian is said to also want the move, but dealing with arch rivals Real Madrid, and competition from Napoli, may prove to be a stumbling block for Atletico.
However, Napoli's pursuit of the midfielder seems to have taken a hit after Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis hit out at the Real Madrid president, saying, "We don't want to give in to Florentino's unfair demands."
Southampton are in advanced talks with Ligue 1 side OCG Nice for forward Sofiane Boufal.
L'Equipe are reporting that a deal could be finalised by the end of the week for a fee of approximately €10 million.
The Moroccan international has also attracted attention from Bordeaux and Marseille.
Porto have tabled a £5m offer for PSG goalkeeper Kevin Trapp.
Multiple reports in France suggest the Ligue 1 champions are yet to respond.
The German goalkeeper spent last season on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt and has 12 months left on his contract.
The Northern Echo are claiming that incoming Newcastle United manager, Steve Bruce, will make Brazilian striker, Joelinton, his first summer signing after he is announced as manager in the next 48 hours.
The 22-year-old Hoffenheim striker had also attracted attention from Wolves, but the West Midlands side were put off by the German club's hefty asking price of £30 to £40 million.
The Brazillian scored 11 goals with 9 assists for Hoffenheim last season.
Juventus, Manchester City and Inter Milan are all fighting for the signature of Brazilian veteran, Dani Alves according to Goal.
The right back became a free agent this summer after leaving Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester City were keen on signing the 36-year-old before he joined PSG in 2017, while Alves has also previously played for Juventus during the 2016/17 season.
AS are reporting that Real Madrid midfielder, Dani Ceballos, is close to joining Arsenal.
The Spaniard has had multiple offers from clubs including Tottenham and AC Milan, but has decided to join Arsenal after being convinced by Unai Emery.
Ceballos would initially join on a season-long loan.
Tottenham look set to sell Kieran Trippier to Atletico Madrid, with the clubs close to finalising a £25m deal.
The Mirror claim Mauricio Pochettino will rely Kyle Walker-Peters to provide competition with Serge Aurier.
The England right-back should help fill the void left by Juanfran, who departed on a free transfer this summer.
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