Transfer round-up: Chelsea’s £52m bid rejected, Man United to announce second signing next week
Read today's top transfer news and rumours on The Grapevine - The Sport Review's football transfer gossip column
The Sport Review's football transfer gossip column will published throughout the summer Photo: The Sport Review
The latest football transfer gossip column from The Sport Review, featuring all of the latest Premier League transfer news and rumours.
Here, we look at some of the top football transfer stories from the British and world media in The Sport Review’s Grapevine, published twice a day in the lead-up to the summer transfer window.
Catch up with the very latest football transfer news from the Premier League’s top clubs in our round-up below.
Manchester United are set to complete a deal to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata this weekend and will announce the transfer next week – on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Chelsea have made a bid of £52.5m to sign defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli but the Italian club have no intention of selling him.
Arsenal have made a £10m offer to sign Fenerbahce’s Denmark defender Simon Kjaer this summer. Inter Milan and AC Milan are also both said to be interested.
Chelsea want to patch things up with striker Diego Costa, who is willing to discuss his future, but Blues boss Antonio Conte is refusing to back down and wants the player sold.
Manchester United could be a potential destination for Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal star decided to quit Real Madrid this summer.
Chelsea have failed with a £26m bid to sign Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco,as the French club are holding out for a fee of at least £39m.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has valued goalkeeper David De Gea at £100m following talks with Real Madrid.
