Friday’s Transfer Gossip: Man Utd Eye Hjulmand, Spurs Confident Over Eze Deal

The summer transfer market is heating up, with several top clubs across Europe making moves to strengthen their squads before the window closes.

Manchester United’s Midfield Plans

Manchester United are considering a £50m move for Sporting CP’s Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand if their pursuit of Brighton’s Cameroon international Carlos Baleba, 21, falls through, according to The Sun.

Meanwhile, Fulham have expressed interest in United striker Rasmus Hojlund, 22, with AC Milan also keeping tabs on the Denmark international.

In another potential departure from Old Trafford, Chelsea are pushing to sign Argentine winger Alejandro Garnacho, 21, and believe a £35m fee would be reasonable (Teamtalk).

Tottenham Confident in Eze Talks

Tottenham Hotspur are optimistic about securing a deal for Eberechi Eze, 27, with a package they believe meets Crystal Palace’s £68m valuation. Spurs are aiming to make the England midfielder a key part of their squad for the upcoming season (Teamtalk).

Other Transfer Rumours

Arsenal are open to offers for Ukrainian left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, 28, with interest from Porto, Fenerbahce, and Real Betis (CaughtOffside).
Borussia Dortmund have joined Bayer Leverkusen in exploring a loan move for Brighton’s Argentine winger Facundo Buonanotte, 20 (Mail).
Inter Milan will give themselves another week to finalise a deal for Atalanta’s Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman, 27, before moving on to alternative targets (Gazzetta dello Sport).
AS Roma have offered French midfielder Manu Kone, 24, to Inter Milan, with talks around a €30m (£26m) fee (Gazzetta dello Sport).
Liverpool are close to completing a move for Parma’s Italian defender Giovanni Leoni, 18, which would include a 10% sell-on clause for the Serie A side (Sky Sports Italia).