Monday’s transfer rumours, news and done deals: Liverpool’s James Milner targeted by PSG, Sergio Ramos wants Real Madrid exit
Review the day’s transfer news, reports and done deals
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and more are open for business with the summer transfer window now officially open.
Arsenal are set to push on with their first signing of the summer with a bid for Bournemouth's Ryan Fraser set to be lodged following this week's Europa League final. A new centre-back is high on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's priority list at United with Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Leicester's Harry Maguire both options. Crystal Palace's Aaron Wan-Bissaka is another on the Norwegian's radar. It won't just be incomings at Old Trafford, however, with Paul Pogba a high-profile target for Real Madrid and Alexis Sanchez on his way out with Inter Milan and Juventus fighting it out for his signature - if he drops his wage demands. And Liverpool could be active too as they look to go one better after failing to win the Premier League title by just a single point.
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Good morning and welcome to The Independent's transfer news live blog, where we'll keep you up-to-date with all the goings on in the summer transfer window with the latest rumours, done deals and gossip ahead of the new season.
With plenty of moves in the pipeline and the weekend appearing to kick off the summer market, let's crack on this morning with the latest transfer rumours.
Manchester United dominate the back pages this morning with an intriguing swap deal apparently offered to Ed Woodward from Italian champions Juventus.
Paulo Dybala looks to be on his way out of Turin this summer, with the club looking to use money from his sale to help improve the attack surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo.
Their price? Paul Pogba.
According to the Sunday Express, Juventus are prepared to offer not only Dybala but also sought-after left-back Alex Sandro in return for the midfielder, who left Juventus in 2016 to return to Old Trafford.
Manchester City are still busy celebrating their domestic treble this season, but fans will not be pleased to hear that talismanic midfielder David Silva has an offer to leave the club.
That's according to The Sun, who report that the Spaniard has been offered a lucrative two-year contract from an unnamed club in Qatar.
Should the 33-year-old decide to leave, it's claimed that Pep Guardiola has already identified Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans as his replacement, with the Monaco star valued at £40m following his loan spell with Leicester City this season.
With Massimiliano Allegri leaving Juventus, it's been confirmed that one club he will not be taking over at is Paris Saint-Germain.
That's because the French league champions signed up manager Thomas Tuchel on a new contract yesterday, despite the club's alarming Champions League exit against Manchester United.
But the German can ill-afford another season of falling short in Europe.
Manchester United are not yet out of the race to sign Antoine Griezmann.
The 2018 World Cup-winner is ready to leave Atletico Madrid this summer after announcing his intention to move on. But his planned transfer to La Liga champions and rivals Barcelona has hit a snag as the Catalan club are not yet sold on signing him.
That has grabbed attentions in Manchester, and as The Independent's chief football writer Miguel Delaney reports, the hierarchy at Old Trafford are mulling over renewing their interest in the Atleti forward that would be a major statement.
Inter Milan are preparing for a busy summer, with the Serie A club ready to appoint former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte as their new manager.
Part of his squad revamp is to bring Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku to Milan, but the Premier League club are reluctant to let the Belgium international leave and will demand long-term defensive target Milan Skriniar in return.
Kylian Mbappe could be looking for the Paris Saint-Germain exit after just two years at the club.
Mbappe was signed on loan by PSG for the 2017/18 season before joining permanently for this season, yet the World Cup winner has left fans shocked overnight by using his acceptance speech in collecting the Ligue 1 player of the season award to admit he could leave the club this summer.
Describing this summer as 'a turning point in my career', Mbappe believes he must start to take on more responsibility be it at PSG or 'maybe elsewhere with a new project', with Real Madrid very interested in his services and holding the financial fire power to match his ambitions.
Manchester United's hopes of signing England winger Jadon Sancho this summer have collapsed.
Sancho was United’s number one target for a summer rebuild, and they were willing to pay Borussia Dortmund up to £100million for the 19-year-old.
But United’s recent performances, ending up sixth in the Premier League table, have ended any prospect of a deal. United will be playing Europa League football again next season, entering at the second qualifying round in late July. There are now major reservations on the side of the player whether Old Trafford would be the right environment for his development.
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain are still interested in signing Sancho, who has been instrumental in taking Dortmund to second place in the Bundesliga this year. They are now weighing up whether to offer the £100m that he would cost.
But the news is a setback for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s hopes to add more young, fast players to United’s squad for next season. They have now turned their attention to Swansea City’s Daniel James.
Manchester City are on the hunt for a replacement for Vincent Kompany, and the Daily Mail reports that Pep Guardiola's No 1 preference is England defender Harry Maguire.
The Leicester City centre-back has been the long-term interest of Manchester United, who missed out on his signature last summer as he stayed with the Foxes, but it now looks as though they could be trumped by their Manchester rivals in the race to sign the 26-year-old.
James Rodriguez could be on his way to the Premier League.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are all interested in the Colombian international this summer, according to the Mirror.
James spent the last two seasons at Bayern Munich but opted not to stay with Real Madrid keen to now move him on.
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