Transfer news and rumours of the day: 9th July, 2016

Rest of Europe

Matuidi wants to lead his country to Euro glory first

- Benfica’s £21m-rated attacker Talisca is currently a target for several teams in Europe with Liverpool, Dortmund and Shakhtar Donetsk linked with the exciting Brazilian forward.

- Blaise Matuidi has shunned all the transfer talks for now and is focused on Euro 2016 final with France. Matuidi is linked with Manchester United but wants to first lead his country to Euro glory then think about his future.

- Lassana Diarra is a surprise target for Chelsea this summer. Former Portsmouth man is valued at £33million and according to Daily Star and could be an option for Antonio Conte if they fail to sign all of their priority targets.