Alex Telles headlines our Rumour Mill as Porto defender is linked with Liverpool

David Cooper - Writer 10:56 18/06/2018
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  • Alex Telles netted four times for Porto last season.

    The summer transfer window for all international deals is open.

    That has started a frenzy of speculation as players and coaches look for their next moves.

    Across the world of football, there is plenty of activity and stories that have football fans talking.

    Here, we look at the latest transfer deals that could happen very soon.

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    ALEX TELLES

    Liverpool could splash the cash and sign the Porto defensive star by triggering his £35 million (Dh170m) release clause this summer.

    Portuguese publication A Bola reports that the 25-year-old, who has yet to win a cap for Portugal but is also eligible to play for Italy, is near the top of the Kop side’s remaining transfer wishlist.

    Chelsea are also thought to be interested in his services as Porto are resigned to losing another star, following youngster Diogo Dalot’s recent move to Manchester United and Ricardo Pereira’s switch to Leicester City.

    It is not yet known whether Telles, who previously played for Galatasaray and Inter Milan, has targeted a move to the Premier League.

    Porto's Brazilian defender Alex Telles (L) vies with Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg football match between FC Porto and Liverpool at the Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal on February 14, 2018. Liverpool won the game 5-0. / AFP PHOTO / Francisco LEONG (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images)

    Telles played against Liverpool in the Champions League last season.

    ISSA DIOP

    West ham have edged a step closer and ahead of Everton in the race to land the towering Toulouse defender, L’Equipe reports.

    The Hammers are set for a major summer makeover following a disappointing campaign last time out and Manuel Pellegrini’s big arrival to the London Stadium.

    The Chilean has been handed an extensive financial warchest by the east London club’s hierarchy and wants to sign Diop, 21, who has emerged as one of the standout performers in Ligue 1 and also been capped at under-21 level by France.

    Pellegrini wants to bring in up to seven players before the new season gets underway and has already acquired Ryan Fredericks on a free transfer from Fulham.

    Toulouse's French defender Issa Diop (R) reacts after scoring during  the French L1 football match between Angers (SCO) and Toulouse (TFC), on October 21, 2017, in Raymond-Kopa Stadium, in Angers, northwestern France. / AFP PHOTO / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER        (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

    Issa Diop celebrates a goal last season.

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