Transfer news, Tuesday August 01 2023

Joel JJ By Joel JJ • 1st August 2023


Transfer news, Tuesday August 01 2023

Bayern Munich are ready to break the €80 million (£68m) record they set when they bought French defender Lucas Hernandez, 27, to sign England striker Harry Kane, 30, from Tottenham. (Sky Sports)

Spurs are likely to use the proceeds from Kane's sale to buy Barcelona and Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie, 26, and France defender Clement Lenglet, 28. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Tottenham are also tracking Nottingham Forest's Welsh striker Brennan Johnson, 22, worth £50m if Kane is sold. (Mail)

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly faces competition from Barcelona in offering a player-plus-cash deal to Paris St-Germain for their 24-year-old French striker, Kylian Mbappe. (Independent)

Liverpool are also close to completing a deal for Leicester City and England midfielder Trey Nyoni, 16. (Mirror)

West Ham are ready to abandon plans to sign £40m Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse after a second bid for the 28-year-old was rejected. (Guardian)

Burnley are in talks with Arsenal over a season-long loan deal for Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, 23, while Auston Trusty, 24, could also leave the Gunners, with Sheffield United leading the race for the American defender. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Paris-St Germain are not ready to accept a €30m (£25.7m) offer from Saudi club Al-Hilal for their Italian midfielder Marco Verratti, 30. (Fabrizio Romano)

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Al-Hilal have also submitted a €140m (£120.3m) bid for Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24. (Sky Sports).

Chelsea have started official talks with Brighton about signing their Spanish goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, 25. (Talksports)

Nottingham Forest want Rosario Central Argentine striker Alejo Veliz, but face competition from AC Milan for the 19-year-old. (Sky Italy - in Italian)

Barcelona can buy Atletico Madrid and Portugal forward Joao Felix, 23, if French winger Ousmane Dembele, 26, joins Paris St-Germain. (Sport - in Spanish)

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