West Ham is on the brink of completing two significant signings, with a Premier League club securing a deal for Romelu Lukaku and Arsenal edging closer to Mikel Merino.
West Ham is nearing a double acquisition of Borussia Dortmund and German striker Niclas Fullkrug, 31, along with Leeds’ Dutch forward Crysencio Summerville, 22. (Sky Sports)
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Arsenal, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have all expressed interest in 29-year-old French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who is available as a free agent following his departure from Juventus. (Gazzetta, in Italian)
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Aston Villa has reached an agreement with Chelsea for Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, but the 31-year-old prefers to move to Antonio Conte’s Napoli. (Il Mattino, in Italian – subscription needed)
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West Ham has finalized personal terms with right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 26, but has not yet settled on a fee with Manchester United, who are asking for £18m, as opposed to the £10m offered. (Sky Sports Germany)
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Fulham is engaged in advanced negotiations to bring in Villarreal’s Spanish centre-back Jorge Cuenca, 24, for a fee of £6.7m. (Standard)
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Napoli is readying a bid of 12m euros (£10.2m) for 23-year-old Brighton and Scottish midfielder Billy Gilmour, pending the departure of some players from the club before proceeding. (Sky Sports Italy)
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Arsenal is nearing a £25m deal to acquire 28-year-old Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad. (Mirror)
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