Bayern Munich sign Mathys Tel from Rennes
Mathys Tel flew to Germany on Monday to complete the deal with Bayern Munich. The player underwent his medical and he’s now set to be announced by his new club as a new signing. The striker, born in 2005, will move to Bayern for €20 million, with €8.5 million of potential add-ons. Tel will sign a five-year deal until 2027.
Barcelona and Chelsea fighting for Kounde
Barcelona and Chelsea are again dueling for the same target. After the Spanish club won the race to sign Brazilian winger Raphinha from Leeds United earlier this month, the two clubs are at it again over Jules Kounde. Barcelona have received indications from Kounde’s camp that the player would be prepared to accept the personal terms Barcelona proposed and Xavi himself personally called the player. Chelsea still don’t have final agreements with either the player or Sevilla in place.
Napoli are close to signing Simeone
Napoli are still working to sign a back-up for Victor Osimhen, with current backup Andrea Petagna in talks to become a new AC Monza player. Talks are on with Hellas Verona for the transfer of Argentinian striker Giovanni Simeone, report Calcio Mercato. This will be a crucial week for the possible move after the player expressed his desire to move to Napoli.
Salernitana want to sign Dries Mertens
Over the weekend Napoli have officially announced that club legend Dries Mertens won’t extend his contract with the club and will leave Napoli after eight years. The club and the player didn’t find an agreement to extend his deal for a further season despite the fact he wanted to be there. Now Mertens is looking around for some options, including Lazio and Salernitana that would be interested to keep Mertens in the same league where he performed so well over the past decade.
Rennes are in talks for Theate
Rennes have submitted a proposal to Bologna to sign Belgian center-back Arthur Theate, as Sky Italia reported. Talks are ongoing to reach an agreement after missing out on both Kim Min-Jae and Morato. The Korean defender he’s now set to become a new Napoli player after that the Italian side won the race last week.
Chelsea ‘trying to hijack’ PSG transfer at 11th hour with Timo Werner swap deal proposed
CHELSEA could react swiftly if their move for Jules Kounde is successfully hijacked by Barcelona.
Chelsea are reportedly trying to hijack Paris Saint-Germain’s move for Nordi Mukiele, despite the French side already agreeing a £13million fee with RB Leipzig. The Blues have seemingly been forced into swift action with their Jules Kounde pursuit hanging in the balance, and offering Timo Werner back to the German side could make the difference.
Much of Chelsea’s summer has been spent chasing centre-back recruits after losing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen at the end of June. Kalidou Koulibaly’s arrival from Napoli was an impressive statement, and they wasted no time in moving onto Sevilla defender Kounde.
Despite agreeing a £55million fee for the Frenchman, Barcelona told him to sit tight and, after activating a financial ‘lever’ last week, they are reportedly on the verge of hijacking the deal. Kounde sparked concerns that his move to Stamford Bridge could be off when he rejoined Sevilla’s pre-season tour on Thursday.
Hedging their bets, Chelsea are now plotting an audacious move to hijack Mukiel”s switch to PSG. Footmercato claim that the Blues want to include Werner in a swap deal, which would see the German return to his former club.
Whichever way the move turns out, it is likely to be concluded quickly with PSG hopeful that the 24-year-old can join up with their squad by Wednesday. A £13m fee had already been agreed with RB Leipzig, and Mukiele was poised to undergo a medical before signing his contract in Paris.
