Cristiano Ronaldo demands Barcelona superstar at Juventus, Manchester United and Chelsea want Thiago and more: Transfer round-up, July 24, 2018

Hello people! Welcome to Sportskeeda's latest football transfer news and rumours roundup. With the World Cup now behind us, the focus will rightly shift towards the all-important summer transfer period.

And as always, there are stories which will have huge repercussions on the transfer market. After scorching through papers and sources from all over Europe, we have managed to find transfer stories that made headlines on July 24, 2018:

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#1 Premier League

On his way to England?

Manchester United and Chelsea monitoring Thiago Alcantara

ESPN has reported that two Premier League giants are pondering over the idea of signing Bayern Munich's midfield lynchpin Thiago Alcantara.

The Spaniard has been tipped to leave Bayern Munich this summer with FC Barcelona also interested in their former player.

But the interest has since then cooled down with Barcelona baulking at Munich's €70 million valuation of Thiago. It is believed that the Premier League clubs now stand the best chance to sign Thiago this summer.

Niko Kovac has eight midfielders at his disposal at the moment and is prepared to offload a couple of them with Thiago being one of them.

The 27-year-old has been at the club since 2013 and has won five Bundesliga titles and two DFB Pokal honours.

Liverpool planning a massive summer exodus

After grabbing attention with their summer signings, Liverpool are now looking to raise around £100 million with their summer sales. According to Liverpool Echo, the Reds are preparing to let seven players go this summer and have decided their price tags.

Divock Origi is priced at £27 million with Valencia interested. The likes of Danny Ings, Simon Mignolet and Marko Grujic are all valued at £20 million whereas Sheyi Ojo has a £15 million price tag on his head. Youngsters such as Ben Woodburn and Pedro Chirivella are expected to leave on a season-long loan.

#2 Serie A

Swap deal on the cards

Gonzalo Higuain - Leonardo Bonucci swap deal planned

Juventus and AC Milan are said to be in a preliminary stage of negotiations for a sensational swap deal. Goal reports that Juventus are looking to bring Leonardo Bonucci back to Turin with Gonzalo Higuain going the other way.

The top brass officials of both the sides have met regarding the same and sources in Italy are confident of a deal going through. Bonucci has also been linked with Manchester United whereas Higuain is said to be on Chelsea's radar.

Manchester City preparing a massive move for Miralem Pjanic

Calciomercato understands that Pjanic's agent Fali Ramadani has told Juventus that Manchester City are preparing a big money move for the creative midfielder. Pjanic is high on the wishlist of City and Barcelona.

Both the clubs value Pjanic at around €60-70 million whereas Juventus are demanding €100 million for their prized asset. Pep Guardiola is reportedly keen on landing Pjanic to add another dazzling midfielder in his array of creative talents.

#3 Bundesliga

On Real Madrid's radar

Real Madrid contact Borussia Dortmund regarding Christian Pulisic

The Daily Mail has reported that Real Madrid have made enquiries for the transfer of Borussia Dortmund starlet Christian Pulisic. The 19-year-old forward is one of the highly rated prospects in world football and is also on the radar of Bayern Munich and Chelsea.

Real Madrid are looking at Pulisic to solve their attacking woes. A chase for the PSG stars like Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have proved to be futile whereas Chelsea's demands for Eden Hazard have made life difficult for Florentino Perez.

Kingsley Coman denies contact with Arsenal

Several outlets had linked Unai Emery's Arsenal with a move for Kingsley Coman. But the Bayern Munich winger has dismissed talks over his future and reiterated the fact that he is happy at the Allianz Arena.

Coman was quoted by Goal as saying, "I am at Bayern now. I extended my contract for five years, so normally I will stay here. I had no contact with Arsenal."

#4 La Liga

Reunion in Turin?

Cristiano Ronaldo wants Andre Gomes at Juventus

Ronaldo is reportedly looking to take underfiring Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes under his wings at Juventus. According to Don Balon, Ronaldo wants his compatriot in Turin and the Bianconeri have given the go-ahead to complete the move.

Ronaldo believes that at Juventus, Gomes can achieve his true potential and regain his lost touch that was widely seen in Valencia. But Juventus are cautious over Gomes' current poor run and are hence looking to sign him on a loan deal with an option to make it permanent.

FC Barcelona sign Malcom

The transfer saga of Malcom took a surprising turn overnight when FC Barcelona entered the race for the talented winger. Malcom was supposed to travel to Rome today with both AS Roma and Bordeaux announcing an agreement for the transfer.

But Barcelona entered the scene late and have now signed Malcom for a fee worth €41 million. The 21-year-old has penned a five year deal at Camp Nou with a release clause predicted to be at €400 million.

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#5 Rest of the world

Soon to be the Aston Villa boss

Thierry Henry agrees to become the Aston Villa manager

A Daily Star exclusive has revealed that Thierry Henry has verbally agreed to take over from Steve Bruce at Aston Villa. It is reported that the new Villa owners do not see Bruce as the perfect man to lead the side and have identified Henry as the perfect choice. The Arsenal legend has sought assurances from the Villa owners on the transfer front before putting pen to paper.

Fabri joins Fulham from Besiktas

Besiktas' goalkeeper Fabri has signed for Fulham on a three-year deal. The two-time Turkish league goalkeeper of the year winner is Fulham's third signing of the summer after Maxime Le Marchand and Jean Michael Seri.

The Cottagers have reportedly paid Besiktas around £5 million for the services of the 30-year-old Spaniard.

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