🏏🏏Chelsea want to sign Juventus and Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, 22. (Mirror)
🏏🏏FC Basel are considering a move for Liverpool’s German goalkeeper Loris Karius, 28. (Bild – in German)
🏏🏏Barcelona would have to pay 1.8m euros (£1.5m) to release managerial target Roberto Martinez from the 48-year-old Spaniard’s contract with the Belgium national team. (Sport – in Spanish)
🏏🏏But Martinez has played down reports linking him with the job as a potential replacement for under-fire Dutchman Ronald Koeman, 58. (Eurosport)
🏏🏏Bayern Munich are interested in signing Chelsea and Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, but the 28-year-old wants to sign a new deal at Stamford Bridge. (Bild – in German)
🏏🏏Liverpool are keeping an eye on 25-year-old Real Madrid and Spain winger Marco Asensio. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
🏏🏏Arsenal and France striker Alexandre Lacazette, 30, has no desire to sign a new contract at the club. His current deal expires at the end of the season. (Le10 Sport – in French)
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🏏🏏Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has hinted that England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 25, has to impress him to salvage his Blues career. (Express)
🏏🏏Manchester City have rejected a £15m bid from Borussia Dortmund for English striker Liam Delap, 18. (Football Insider)
🏏🏏Arsenal and AC Milan are interested in signing Club Brugge’s Dutch winger Noa Lang, 22. (Express)
🏏🏏Barcelona scouts have watched Brighton’s 20-year-old goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, who is currently on loan at Walsall. (Mirror)
