Another day in football, another wave of transfer rumours to keep up on. Take a look at the most recent names and gossip being floated around in the media.
Will any of the following deals happen?
Monaco are reportedly willing to sell Kylian Mbappe for the right price, according to L’Equipe. Although the club was said to have begun contract talks with Mbappe, a €180million bid will be enough to convince Monaco to sell.
Manchester City have been one of the clubs said to be interested in Mbappe but the strongest interest has come from Real Madrid, who are said to have made the young French star their top transfer target.
RATING: 7/10
SPORT360 VERDICT: Mbappe to Real Madrid has always seemed more a case of when rather than if, and the €180 million figure has been thrown around before. Increasingly, it seems like Real Madrid will get their man this summer.
L’Equipe is reporting that Arsenal have had a third bid for the Monaco winger rejected. The latest bid was said to be at €50million, after previous bids for €45million and €40million were rejected.
However, the report also states that Monaco are no longer definitively ruling out selling Lemar, contrary to club vice-president Vadim Vasilyev’s statement earlier this week that the winger is not for sale.
RATING: 5/10
SPORT360 VERDICT: It’s still unclear just how high the Gunners will be willing to go to get Lemar, who could cost closer to €75-€80million. Whether Arsenal will be willing to pay that much is another question – and if they are, does that may mean they finally have to seriously consider selling Alexis Sanchez?
The Juventus left-back has been a Chelsea target all summer, but the chatter around the Brazilian had cooled until Friday. However, The Times are now reporting that Chelsea are ready to break the world record fee for a defender by offering Juventus £61million for Sandro.
That would break the record set by Manchester City earlier this summer when they paid £52 million to Monaco for left-back Benjamin Mendy.
RATING: 7/10
SPORT360 VERDICT: Earlier in the summer, Sandro seemed like Chelsea’s top target, with rumours suggesting a move was imminent. Antonio Conte has been looking for an upgrade at wing-back and the Brazilian has quickly become one of the best in the world at his position.
Juventus have maintained all summer that if the right offer comes along, they would be open to selling, and Chelsea’s record-breaking offer seems like the sort of bid Juventus would accept.
