Transfer news and rumours of the day: 30th July, 2016

 Axel Witsel
Axel Witsel: The man to replace Paul Pogba at Juventus?

Welcome to our daily transfer rumours round-up. Chelsea have submitted a big money offer for a Premier League striker, whilst Ajax are interested in signing a Liverpool star. Barcelona are interested in signing a former Atletico Madrid player to support MSN.

Alex Ferguson has given the green light to Manchester United transfer, whilst Arsenal are ready to pay €30m for a certain German international.

Here are the transfer rumours doing the rounds on July 30th:

Serie A

Juventus are interested in signing Axel Witsel to replace Paul Pogba at the club, reports Gazzetta dello Sport. The Belgian midfielder has already rejected a move to Everton, and Juventus are ready to shell out €25m for him.

Inter could be interested in signing Lassana Diarra should they fail to sign their top targets, reports Gazzetta dello Sport. Marseille are likely to demand around €4m for the midfielder.

Barcelona are looking to sign a striker to support Luis Suarez, Neymar, and Lionel Messi. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Catalan giants are interested in signing Juventus star Mario Mandzukic.

AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca is facing an uncertain future at the club. The Colombian striker has an offer from West Ham, but is waiting for a call from Napoli, claims Gazzetta dello Sport.

Premier League

Romelu Lukaku
Everton are holding out for £75 million for Romelu Lukaku

Ajax are interested in signing Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, reports De Telegraaf. Marc Overmars in a phone call with Mino Raiola expressed the club’s interest in the Italian striker, but the Eredivisie club have other targets.

Chelsea are interested in signing Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, reports Daily Mirror. Chelsea have an offer of €67m refused by Everton, as the Merseyside club want €90m for the player.

According to Daily Mail, Sir Alex Ferguson has given a green light for the transfer of Paul Pogba to Manchester United. The former Manchester United boss apparently doesn’t hold any grudge against the Frenchman.

According to London Evening Standard, Atletico Madrid remain interested in bringing back Diego Costa to the club. The striker has been linked with a return to Vicente Calderon since January.

Bundesliga

Mario Mandzukic
Mario Mandzukic is set to go down the pecking order at Juventus after Higuain’s arrival

Wolfsburg are interested in bringing back Mario Mandzukic to the club following Gonzalo Higuain’s arrival at Turin, reports Tuttosport. West Ham and Arsenal are also said to be interested in the Juventus star.

Mainz star Yunus Malli is attracting interest from Tottenham, reports Kicker. However, Tottenham could face competition from Istanbul's big three clubs Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe & Besiktas for his signature.

Schalke have proposed a €55m deal for Leroy Sané to Manchester City, reports Bild. The Bundesliga club are now just waiting for an approval from Manchester City for the deal to go through.

La Liga

Jese Rodriguez
Jese Rodriguez is a wanted man in France

Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are in negotiations for the transfer of Jese Rodriguez, reports L’Equipe. Jese, however, isn’t too sure about moving to Paris, and rather wants a move to Liverpool.

Arsenal are interested in signing Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi, reports Marca. The Premier League club are willing to pay €30m for the services of the German international.

Sevilla have agreed on a fee of €9m with Toulouse for Wissam Ben Yedder, reports L’Equipe. The forward is now expected to travel to Spain soon to sign a five-year contract with the club.

Rest of Europe

Georges-Kevin Nkoudou
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou might be nearing a move to the Premier League

Burnley are in talks to sign FC Twente star Hakim Ziyech, reports Voetbal International. The Premier League club are now waiting for Ziyech to make a decision and are ready to break the bank to sign him.

Tottenham forward Clinton N’Jie could soon arrive at Marseille after he received his visa permit, reports L’Equipe. Both parties have agreed on a loan deal, with the option to buy him for €7m.

Tottenham could also complete the signing of Georges-Kevin Nkoudou from Marseille, reports L’Equipe. Tottenham and Marseille were in negotiations all day yesterday to complete a deal.

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