Transfer news: Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Spurs, Man City latest plus gossip and done deals
All the latest transfer news, reports and done deals from Wednesday 22 May
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and more are open for business with the summer transfer window now officially open.
A new centre-back is high on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's priority list at United with Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Leicester's Harry Maguire both options. It won't just be incomings at Old Trafford, however, with Paul Pogba a high-profile target for Real Madrid and Alexis Sanchez on his way out with Inter Milan and Juventus fighting it out for his signature - if he drops his wage demands. Liverpool could be active too as they look to go one better after failing to win the Premier League title by just a single point. Champions Manchester City are always big players in the market and could go big with the prospect of a potential transfer ban looming.
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Leicester City are desperate to keep Youri Tielemans but fear he could already be on his way out.
The Belgian international impressed on loan from Monaco with Brendan Rodgers keen to make the move a permanent one.
But the rumoured price tag of £40m as well as interest from across Europe could scupper their chances.
Wilfried Zaha has told Crystal Palace that he wants to leave this summer but he won't be going to Tottenham.
Spurs are long-term admirers but Palace's £100m valuation has put them off according to the Evening Standard.
A move abroad shouldn't be ruled out with Borussia Dortmund keen back in January.
A done deal from Germany.
Borussia Dortmund are continuing their early summer shopping spree with Thorgan Hazard arriving from Gladbach.
He joins Nico Schulz, Paco Alcacer and will have Julian Brandt of Leverkusen with him soon too.
Tottenham have apparently been offered the chance to sign Gareth Bale on loan.
The Sun report that the Spanish giants have told Spurs they can have him for £10m for the season.
They would also want them to pay half of Bale's £600,000 per week salary.
The Mirror report that Bale is happy to stay put in the Spanish capital, however.
Over to Chelsea and an update on Ruben Loftus-Cheek's future.
The Sun report that the England international has told the club that he has no interest in renewing terms with them unless he gets assurances he will be firmly part of the first-team picture.
His current deal runs out in 2021.
Back to United where they apparently want to add Lille winger Nicolas Pepe.
The 23-year-old Ivory Coast winger has impressed all season and has caught the eye of a number of European heavyweights including PSG, Barcelona and Arsenal.
United can expect a bidding war starting at at least £45m.
Thorgan Hazard's signing for Borussia Dortmund is the big confirmed transfer of the day so far, and he has been warmly welcomed on social media by some of his new team-mates after his switch from Gladbach:
Barcelona expect Chelsea to bid for Philippe Coutinho this summer, according to Goal.
The former Liverpool midfielder has failed to make the impact he would've liked at the Nou Camp following his £142m move last January.
Barca would sell for the right price, but any transfer to Stamford Bridge would of course be contingent on any transfer ban being lifted.
We shall see.
Antoine Griezmann's announcement he is leaving Atletico Madrid is the biggest story of the window so far.
But where is he going?
Barcelona appears to be his most likely destination but the Manchester Evening News report that Manchester City would also be willing to pay his £104m release clause.
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