Transfer News, Thursday July 27 2023

Joel JJ By Joel JJ • 27th July 2023


Transfer News, Thursday July 27 2023

Manchester United have made a verbal offer of €50m (£42.8m) plus €10m (£8.5m) in add-ons to Atalanta for Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund, 20. (Athletic)

Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli will travel to England to negotiate a loan deal with Chelsea for Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, 30. (Calciomercato, via Goal)

Lukaku is in London while other Blues players are on a pre-season tour in the United States. (Times) France and Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe, 24, does not want to meet Al-Hilal representatives about the possibility of moving to Saudi Arabia. (Sky Sports)

Sources close to the talks are increasingly convinced that Mbappe has agreed to terms to join Real Madrid next year. (Telegraph)

Chelsea appear to have failed to land Argentine midfielder Paulo Dybala, as the 29-year-old has reportedly signed a new contract to stay in Rome. (Tuttomercatoweb)

West Ham may not be able to sign England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 23, who wants to stay at Chelsea and fight for a number in the first team under new boss Mauricio Pochettino. (Mail)

Al-Hilal are in the final stages of their bid to sign Paris St-Germain and Italy midfielder Marco Verratti, 30. (Fabrizio Romano).

Meanwhile, The Hammers are continuing talks with Southampton and England midfielder James Ward-Prowse, 28, and it is now believed that an agreement is likely to be reached. (Football Insider)

Liverpool are ready to improve on their initial bid of £37m to sign Southampton and Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia, 19. (Athletic)

The two clubs have differed on the value of the youngster, Lavia, with a difference of around £15m. (Telegraph)

The Anfield Reds are also expected to accept a £40m bid from Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad for Brazilian midfielder Fabinho, 29, after talks resumed this week. (Times)

PSG and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 25, is about to sign a season-long loan deal with Serie A club Roma. (L'Equipe)

Aston Villa's hopes of signing Tottenham and Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso have increased as Napoli, which is his first choice, is still not done with the 27-year-old player. (Birmingham Live)

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