FC Barcelona to sign two world-class midfielders before the end of the World Cup, Chelsea want Mertens and more: Transfer round-up, June 20, 2018

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Barcelona want to finish their summer business quickly

FC Barcelona to sign two midfielders before the start of preseason

Ernesto Valverde has demanded the club hierarchy to finish their transfer business quickly. According to Don Balon, he has specifically told the club to sign two midfielders before the team starts their preseason training on July 11.

The two names on Barcelona's radar are - Arthur Melo and Miralem Pjanic. The latter will cost €80 million from Juventus whereas the former is already a Barcelona player, albeit from January. The club wants to negotiate a deal with Gremio that will help the midfielder arrive in Spain six months earlier than expected.

Arsenal target Ever Banega

According to the Mirror, Arsenal are set to hold talks with Ever Banega's agent with a summer move in mind. Banega has been Sevilla's mainstay for the past couple of seasons but is now reportedly looking for a move to the Premier League.

Unai Emery is looking for midfield reinforcements and has supposedly already reached an agreement with Sampdoria's Lucas Torreira.