Football transfer rumours: Man Utd eye Balde; Barcelona plot mega Liverpool swap deal
- Three different Liverpool forwards have attracted extensive transfer interest
- Manchester City have lined up a €100m Kevin De Bruyne replacement
- Plus updates on Xavi Simons, Paulo Dybala, Diogo Jota and more
By 90min Staff
90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world...
Despite recently signing Patrick Dorgu, Manchester United are still in search of left-sided defensive reinforcements and are reading to table a €40m (£33m) offer for Barcelona's Alejandro Balde. (FootBoom)
Liverpool have put Darwin Nunez up for sale and AC Milan are willing to offer as much as €60m (£50m) to sign the Uruguayan striker. (Fichajes - Spain)
Chelsea and Manchester United are battling for the signature of Sporting CP centre-back Ousmane Diomande. The Blues are considered favourites to snag the 21-year-old with an €80m (£67m) release clause. (TEAMtalk)
Arsenal are going head-to-head with their north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur for the Fiorentina's royally in-form striker Moise Kean. (Nicolo Schira)
Bayern Munich and Juventus have joined Real Madrid and Barcelona in the competitive race for Virgil van Dijk's signature this summer in the event that he doesn't sign a new deal with Liverpool. (El Nacional - Spain)
Should Liverpool lose their skipper, the Reds are targeting David Hancko. The Slovakian centre-back who worked with Arne Slot at Feyenoord is also a target for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. (CaughtOffside)
Barcelona sporting director Deco is planning an ambitious swap deal with Liverpool which would see Frenkie de Jong move to Merseyside in exchange for Luis Diaz. (El Nacional - Spain)
Arsenal are eyeing up Liverpool striker Diogo Jota in a shock swoop for the Portuguese forward this summer. (Anfield Watch)
After an extravagant winter outlay, Manchester City are still keen on reinforcing this summer, with RB Leipzig's Xavi Simons singled out as Kevin De Bruyne's ideal replacement. The Dutchman would likely cost more than €100m (£83m). (El Nacional - Spain)
Nottingham Forest have tabled a €40m (£33m) bid for Real Madrid's academy graduate Raul Asencio. The Spanish giants are mulling over the offer. (Fichajes - Spain)
Arsenal are trying to hijack Barcelona's attempts to snap up Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia this summer. (El Nacional - Spain)
Newcastle United are one of several teams considering triggering Paulo Dybala's €12.5m (£10.4m) release clause at Roma before it expires at the end of July. Cesc Fabregas' Como side are also interested in the 31-year-old. (Fichajes - Spain)
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