European Paper Talk: Inter want Nicolas Otamendi, Eliaquim Mangala
Monday 14 August 2017 11:08, UK
The summer transfer window is in full flow and clubs across Europe are making moves as they look to piece together the squad they need to have a successful season.
Our friends at Football Whispers have scoured media across Europe for the latest news and transfer rumours.
Spain
Guangzhou Evergrande manager Luiz Felipe Scolari confirmed on Sunday that Barcelona have agreed a fee of €40million (£36.3m) for Paulinho and the midfielder is expected to finalise his move to the Nou Camp next week. It could be a busy week for the Catalan club with Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele pushing for moves. (AS)
Atletico Madrid forward Luciano Vietto could be on the move and has plenty of offers, mostly from outside La Liga, as he searches for first-team football on a regular basis. Many clubs want to take Vietto on loan but manager Diego Simeone is keen to sell. Southampton, Stoke, Everton and Marseille have all been linked but it's the Argentine's former club Villarreal who are thought to be leading the race. (AS)
Geoffrey Kondogbia is a top transfer target for Valencia. The Inter Milan midfielder has refused to train with the club recently in an attempt to push the move through, but so far it's not materialised and the La Liga club have identified an alternative in AEK Athens' Jakob Johansson. (Superdeporte)
Sevilla have identified their Steven N'Zonzi replacement if the Frenchman does move during the window. The former Stoke City midfielder is a target for Juventus, and has previously been linked with Manchester City and Arsenal. Sevilla want Real Madrid's Marcos Llorente and believe the promise of first-team football could make the deal happen. (Estadio Deportivo)
Germany
Ralf Rangnick has revealed he had hoped to extend Liverpool transfer target Naby Keita's contract with RB Leipzig and remove the €50million (£45.4m) release clause from it, but any such move is almost hopeless: "I'm not currently assuming that we can do it," Rangnick told SPORTBILD. Now Rangnick has made it clear that he accepts Keita will be on his way: "We always said, if players develop faster than our club, then it will also be that a player leaves us". (SportBild)
Borussia Dortmund are interested in Tottenham Hotspur transfer target Jeremy Toljan. The 23-year-old versatile full-back's contract expires next summer and could be available for a knockdown price. Peter Bosz's men are in need of defensive reinforcements in the wide area after selling Matthias Ginter to Borussia Monchengladbach. (Kicker)
Italy
Inter Milan are interested in Manchester City pair Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala. Luciano Spalletti wants to reinforce the backbone of his squad and is targeting a centre-back as well as a new central midfielder. Mangala is the top target with those at the San Siro believing he's the more attainable of the two. (Calciomercato)
AC Milan are closing in on the signature of former Blackburn Rovers striker Nikola Kalinic. The Fiorentina forward is a long-term favourite of Milan manager Vincenzo Montella, but those in Florence have initially been reluctant to sanction a deal. However, Fiorentina have now identified their replacement for the Croatian attacker in the form of Genoa striker Giovanni Simeone who is available for just under €20million (£18.1m). (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Fiorentina are also in the market for a wide forward after losing Federico Bernardeschi to Serie A champions Juventus. They had looked poised to be bringing Paris Saint-Germain winger Jese Rodriguez in on a two-year loan deal but the Spaniard prefers a move to Stoke City. La Viola have seemingly turned their attentions towards Sassuolo forward Domenico Berardi. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
France
Kylian Mbappe was forced to watch on from the sidelines as Monaco ran out as 4-1 victors over Dijon after the club decided it was best for him not to be involved amid speculation he could be moving to rivals PSG. Falcao netted a fine hattrick as reigning champions Monaco maintained their 100 per cent start to the season. (L'Equipe)
