Author: Amrit Santlani
Manchester City have no intention of slowing down, even though Pep Guardiola’s side won the league title three times last season. Ilkay Gundogan has left the three-time champions as a free agent and João Cancelo is also set to leave the Etihad. City are working on their starters, having unveiled Mateo Kovacic as their first summer signing at the beginning of June.
The Cityzens are currently in negotiations with RB Leipzig to sign Josko Gvardiol and, according to soccer transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Bundesliga club have already rejected the first offer for the Croatian defender worth 75 million euros plus add-ons. The Premier League giants agreed terms with Gvardiol almost 10 days ago, and all that remains for City now is to reach an agreement with Leipzig.
The German club has made it clear to Man City that it will only sell its valuable asset for close to 100 million euros, which would make Gvardiol the most expensive defender of all time. Talks between the two clubs are ongoing and a deal is expected to be concluded, with Manchester City remaining confident.
In addition, Liverpool are still in negotiations with Southampton for Roméo Lavia, Arsenal are also working on the deal, and both Manchester United and Chelsea are monitoring the situation, as the Saints are eager to rake in 50 million euros in fees.
Paris Saint-Germain have had a very tumultuous summer so far, but the Ligue 1 giants are working hard to prepare for next season. After Kylian Mbappe‘s bombshell letter informing the club that he would not be renewing his contract, PSG acted quickly to sign several players.
PSG also terminated the contract of coach Christophe Galtier. PSG are expected to make a formal statement soon and then introduce their new coach, Luis Enrique. The former Barcelona and Spain coach is expected to take over at the Parc des Princes. The Parisians are also expected to present Lucas Hernandez as a new signing, as well as Marco Asensio, Milan Skriniar and Manuel Ugarte.
The Bavarians are very active in the market, and as well as expressing their interest in Harry Kane, they also have Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili on their list. The Georgian goalkeeper is also on the wish list of many English clubs, although Bayern have not started negotiations but are already keeping an eye on him.
The record Bundesliga champions are also ready to sign Napoli defender Kim Min-jae. The South Korean defender has already agreed terms with the Bavarians, and all that remains now is for Bayern to pay his release clause, with medical tests scheduled for later this week.
Mason Mount underwent his medical at Manchester United on Monday and the Chelsea star is ready to join Manchester United. He will leave and United could unveil the Englishman as their first signing of the summer window.
In addition, another Chelsea star is about to leave Stamford Bridge: Callum Hudson-Odoi has decided he wants more minutes and many clubs are interested in the English teenager, including Crystal Palace, Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Milan.
Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcântara has received a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia, but he wants to stay at the club and has rejected the proposals from the Gulf.
Al-Shabab have offered PSG striker Mauro Icardi a two-year contract worth 80 million euros, and are likely to also offer PSG 20 million euros for the Argentine striker.