English Football
Benfica slam £106m on Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea agree personal terms with Badiashile
Benfica president Rui Costa says Argentina’s World Cup-winning midfielder Enzo Fernandez will not be sold for less than his £106m release clause. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are interested in the 21-year-old. (90 Min)
Benfica are lining up a replacement for Enzo Fernandez in the form of 19-year-old Argentine midfielder Maximo Perrone, who plays for Velez Sarsfield. (O Jogo – in Portuguese)
Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr want to sign Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, and Paris St-Germain’s 36-year-old Spain defender Sergio Ramos, his former Real Madrid team-mate. (Marca – in Spanish)
Manchester City are willing to offer £10.6m a year for AC Milan forward Rafael Leao, whose father has been in touch with the Premier League club. (Tutto Mercato Web – in Italian)
Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin says “negotiations are continuing” with Arsenal over 21-year-old Ukraine winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, after the Gunners had an offer of £55m rejected. (Team Talk)
Shakhtar Donetsk are using Antony’s £86m move to Manchester United from Ajax in the summer as their benchmark in negotiations. (Sky Sports)
Mykhaylo Mudryk has been linked with Arsenal since last summer
Birmingham City’s former chief executive Xuandong Ren says Manchester United and Chelsea made failed attempts to sign Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, in 2020, despite offering huge salaries. (Mail)
Tottenham forward Lucas Moura, 30, is expected to see out his contract and join former club Sao Paulo in his native Brazil in the summer. (Mail)
Chelsea have agreed personal terms with 21-year-old Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile. (Ben Jacobs – Twitter)
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte wants to sign 20-year-oldEcuador defender Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen.(Tutto Mercato Web – in Italian)
France forward Olivier Giroud, 36, has agreed a contract extension with AC Milan which will run until 2024. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Italy midfielder Jorginho, 31, wants to sign a contract extension at Chelsea but could be tempted by a move to former club Napoli. (Tutto Mercato Web – in Italian)
Chelsea are making progress in talks over a new contract for 31-year-old France midfielder N’Golo Kante. (Athletic)
Fulham have been offered Roma’s Netherlands defender Rick Karsdorp, 27, as he has fallen out of favour with manager Jose Mourinho. (Mail)
Chelsea made a bid to sign Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 23, before he joined Liverpool. (Eindhovens Dagblad via Liverpool Echo)
Former Bournemouth boss Scott Parker is among the candidates for the manager’s job at Belgian side Club Brugge. (Mail)
