Viktor Gyokeres stance
Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres has reportedly made it clear he wants to leave this summer.
Gyokeres believes it is the right time to move on and make the next step.
According to A Bola, Gyokeres had better proposals last summer before choosing to stay at Sporting.
The striker is heavily linked with Manchester United and Arsenal this summer.
Gianluigi Donnarumma ‘enquiry’
Manchester United are still interested in Paris Saint-Germain star Gianluigi Donnarumma.
According to ESPN, United have enquired about Donnarumma’s availability.
The goalkeeper current deal with PSG is set to expire in 2026, with Inter Milan also credited with an interest.
But the Italy international stated on Monday that he wants to stay with the Champions League winners.
Newcastle move for Trafford
Newcastle hope to finalise a £30million deal to sign James Trafford after re-opening talks with Burnley.
The 22-year-old goalkeeper saw a £16m switch to St James’ Park collapse last summer but has remained Eddie Howe’s top target.
Ex-Manchester City stopper Trafford stayed at Turf Moor and enjoyed an incredible campaign as his 29 clean sheets helped the Clarets seal an instant return to the Premier League.
Despite that promotion, the England international still wants the move as much as the Magpies.
SunSport understands that representatives from both clubs are now in discussions and Howe is hopeful he can finally land his man.
Trafford told Ben Foster’s Fozcast podcast last week how he missed out on a “brilliant” move 12 months ago but had no problem staying with Scott Parker’s team once it failed to happen.
Maignan talks halt
Chelsea have halted talks over a deal to sign Mike Maignan but will continue pursuing Jamie Gittens.
The Blues had hoped to land both in time for the Club World Cup, which starts next week, but deals will not be agreed in time.
Chelsea are not willing to meet AC Milan’s asking price of more than £20million for Maignan given he has just a year left on his deal.
Their latest proposal was for a fee of around £12m. Maignan has made his desire to move to Stamford Bridge clear, telling Milan he will not renew his deal.
Chelsea opened talks after being alerted to Maignan’s desire to move, but refuse to budge on their valuation.
There remains the chance that negotiations could pick up again later in the window if Milan’s asking price comes down.
Failing that, from January Chelsea could hold pre-contract talks over a free transfer next summer.
The possibility of Djordje Petrovic going the other way as part of a deal has been discussed.
Spurs close to Frank
Tottenham are close to sealing a deal with Brentford for manager Thomas Frank.
That is according to Sky Sports, who claim Spurs are getting nearer to agreeing compensation with the Bees.
There is still the future of several of Frank’s backroom staff members to be finalised.
But further progress is expected on Wednesday and the hope is a move can be concluded before the end of the week.
First transfer window explained
This unusual two-part summer transfer window has seen its first half come to an end.
The reason this year’s summer market is different is the revamped Club World Cup, which will begin this coming Sunday.
To accommodate clubs wanting to sign players ahead of the controversial tournament, the transfer window opened early on June 1.
But due to FIFA’s rules stipulating the transfer windows in a calendar year when combined cannot be greater than 16 weeks, a break had to be inserted – therefore the first window closed tonight at 7pm BST.
The initial 10-day period applied only to the 20 national associations with teams playing in the Club World Cup to allow them to register players for the group stages of the competition.
That includes England, with Manchester City and Chelsea set to compete in the tournament.
The summer transfer window reopens on June 16 and will remain open until September 1.
Teams participating in the Club World Cup who sign players from this date can register them for the knockout stages of the competition.
