Barcelona identify Coutinho and Dembele alternatives and other transfer news and rumours of the day - 19th August, 2017

Serie A

AC Milan's 10th signing of the transfer window?

AC Milan close to making 10th signing of the window

AC Milan are close to concluding a £22.9m deal for the services of Nikola Kalinic, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. The Fiorentina forward will be leading the line alongside Andre Silva, especially in light of Carlos Bacca’s loan move to Villarreal.

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Lazio will only sell Keita Balde for the right price

Lazio midfielder Keita Balde has been heavily linked with a move away from the Serie A outfit with Chelsea, AC Milan and Napoli all interested in his services, if reports in La Gazzetta dello Sport. According to the club’s president, Claudio Lotito, it is the Italian clubs who are offering the double of what the Blues are prepared to offer.