Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda’s daily transfer news and rumours roundup for 5th June 2017. Today’s top stories come from England and Spain with both Chelsea and Barcelona enticing interest for some big names. We cover the biggest news from all of Europe’s top five leagues in this daily column. So let's head straight in.
Serie A
AC Milan close in on two signings
According to Tuttosport, AC Milan are set to have a busy week in the transfer window as they look to strengthen their squad. The Italian media outlet reports that they are hoping to conclude deals for Lazio’s Lucas Biglia, who was a Manchester United target in January. The Rossoneri are also in for Wolfsburg’s left-back Ricardo Rodriguez who was rumoured to be on Arsenal’s radar. However, AC Milan are looking at wrapping up these transfers as soon as possible as they look to rebuild under new owners.
Juventus agree deal for Wojciech Szczesny
Sky Sports reports that Juventus have agreed a deal in principle for the transfer of Wojciech Szczesny for €16m (around £14m) from Arsenal. The Italian champions have also agreed personal terms over a four-year contract worth £3.5 million per season. However, the 27-year-old Polish keeper will spend his first season as the understudy of Gianluigi Buffon until the legendary Italian retires.
Max Allegri wanted by Paris Saint-Germain
After Juventus’ loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League final, PSG are looking to prise Max Allegri away from Italy as per reports from Gazzetta dello Sport. The paper reports that PSG are willing to offer Allegri wages in the region of €10 million-a-year (£8.7 million) in order to tempt him into managing the Parisian club next season.
Allegri’s future has come under some doubt after the Champions League final loss and PSG are looking at capitalising on it.
Bundesliga
Interest shown in Douglas Costa and Renato Sanches but no deal done yet
According to Bild in Germany, Juventus, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain are all interested in signing Douglas Costa from Bayern Munich after the club decided to place him and Renato Sanches on the transfer list.
Costa could be available for €40 million (£34.9 million) and Bayern could receive bids for him soon. Meanwhile, the young Portuguese starlet Sanches is wanted by Marseille who have made a loan offer for the youngster with Monaco also interested in signing him.
Schalke midfielder rejects new deal
Schalke midfielder Max Meyer has rejected a new deal with the German club and is seeking a move away. Meyer has been linked with Tottenham in the past and his current contract runs out in 2018, making it likely that he will play at a new club next season. He is set to explore his options after rejecting the new contract offered to him by Schalke.
Premier League
Alvaro Morata Chelsea bound?
Alvaro Morata wants a Chelsea move according to several sources including the Daily Star. The Spaniard understands he will not get enough game time next season with Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo leading the Real Madrid attack and has asked Real Madrid President Florentino Perez to facilitate his transfer to Chelsea.
He has also said that he is not interested in a move to AC Milan and prefers Chelsea so that he can link up with Antonio Conte. While speaking about his future, Morata said, “I don't know, it doesn't depend only on me. The only thing I've done is play, train and enjoy things with my team-mates and it doesn't depend on me.”
“It'll be a beautiful summer: I'm getting married and I've won two trophies,” he added.
Liverpool plan talks with Alexandre Lacazette
The Daily Express reports that Liverpool are planning talks with the representatives of Alexandre Lacazette. The trio of Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal are all interested in Lacazette’s signature after his move to Atletico Madrid fell apart. The Frenchman is in high demand and could be playing in the Premier League come next season and the Reds are confident of beating their rivals in the race to sign the Lyon striker.
Arsenal set to hand Arsene Wenger a huge budget
The Daily Star has stated that Arsenal’s board are set to hand Arsene Wenger a huge £150 million budget. Despite failing to secure a Champions League spot, Wenger did manage to salvage Arsenal’s season by winning the FA Cup and the board is pleased with this.
Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe and Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez are reportedly on Wenger’s radar but it remains to be seen which players the Gunners finally sign in the summer.
La Liga
Barcelona in pole position to sign Hector Bellerin
According to reports from Sport, Manchester City have withdrawn from the race to sign Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin leaving Barcelona in pole position to sign the Spanish full-back. It would take a sum in the region of €50 million (£43.7 million) for Barcelona to sign the right-back from the Gunners.
Meanwhile, Mundo Deportivo reports that the Catalan giants are set to renew their interest in signing Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund. The Blaugrana missed out on signing the 20-year-old last season but are hoping that the departures of Thomas Tuchel and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will unsettle the youngster.
Valencia target Ander Herrera
The Sunday Mirror report that Valencia are looking at the possibility of signing Ander Herrera. Manchester United are unwilling to let the 27-year-old leave but Valencia are planning to test their resolve with a £30 million bid this summer.
Ligue 1 and others
Barcelona interested in Angel Di Maria
Le Parisien report that Barcelona have shown some interest in signing Angel Di Maria this summer. The Catalan club want a replacement for the Arsenal-bound Arda Turan and want to capitalise on Lionel Messi’s relationship with his Argentine team-mate in order to make the deal go through.
PSG want Fabinho
According to L’Equipe, PSG are looking into the possibility of signing Monaco’s Fabinho to further strengthen their midfield this summer. They have put talks with Jean Michael Seri on hold to concentrate on the Brazilian who is also a target of Manchester City and Juventus.
