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Good evening folks! Welcome to Sportskeeda's latest 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 the transfer stories that made headlines on July 27, 2018:
Premier League
Chelsea make Jordan Pickford their prime target
Sky Sports have revealed that Chelsea have made Everton's Jordan Pickford their top pick to replace Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian shot-stopper has just one year left on his current deal and the club is reportedly willing to let him return back to his family in Spain.
Keepers such as Jack Butland and Kasper Schmeichel were looked at by the Blues after their initial target Alisson Becker was snapped up by Liverpool. But the focus has now been shifted towards Pickford, though no official contact has been made with the Toffees.
Everton are in no mood to let go one of England's star performers of the World Cup who was also the club's player of the year. Pickford joined Everton last summer for £30 million and it will certainly take a bid double that amount from Chelsea to get their hands on the talented custodian.
Tottenham Hotspur name Toby Alderweireld price
Despite reports circulating Manchester United's interest in Harry Maguire, the Independent has claimed that United still see Toby Alderweireld as their no.1 defensive target. Spurs are ready to do business for the centre back and have placed a £55 million valuation on his head.
Alternatively, Spurs want Anthony Martial to be included in the deal. Both these conditions are currently not acceptable to Manchester United. Other targets that are on United's radar if not for Alderweireld are Harry Maguire and Milan Skriniar.
Serie A
Chelsea director initiate talks with Juventus superstars
Calciomercato has claimed that Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia is in Italy at the moment and is expected to hold a meeting with agent Fali Ramadani - the man who represents both Miralem Pjanic and Daniele Rugani.
Both the Juventus stars are on Chelsea's radar along with Gonzalo Higuain. It is reported that negotiations have already begun for Rugani whereas initial contact has been made with the club regarding Pjanic.
Crystal Palace and Everton eyeing Maxime Gonalons
Crystal Palace are in the hunt for a replacement for Yohan Cabaye and have identified AS Roma's Maxime Gonalons as the perfect fit. Evening Standard has reported that Roma are willing to let Gonalons leave for a fee in the region of £10 million. Everton are all set to rival Palace for the 27-year-old midfielder as Marco Silva eyes another midfielder in the mix.
Bundesliga
Mario Mandzukic rejects Borussia Dortmund
According to Bild, Mario Mandzukic has rejected advances from Borussia Dortmund over a summer move. After a successful World Cup campaign, Mandzukic has been linked with a move away from Juventus.
Dortmund have been targeting a striker all summer and have so far faced rejection from Michy Batshuayi and now, Mario Mandzukic. Mandzukic has also been linked with Manchester United in the past.
Davy Klaassen joins Werder Bremen
Dutch midfielder Davy Klaassen has completed a move to Werder Bremen today. Klaassen arrived for his medical last night and a reported £12 million move was finalized today.
Klaassen joins the Bundesliga side from Everton where he failed to nail down a starting spot. The 25 -year-old started just 3 Premier League games for Everton and was kept on the periphery by the Toffees' men in charge.
La Liga
Liverpool ready to offer €100 million for Ousmane Dembele
The French winger has had a tough time in Barcelona and has not been able to light up the scene as he was expected to. Ousmane Dembele is frustrated with the treatment meted out to him and is ready for a move away from the club.
According to Don Balon, Liverpool are ready to make a €100 million bid for Dembele, a player who has been admired since long by Jurgen Klopp. With the arrival of Malcom, Barcelona are ready to let Dembele go for the mentioned price and take a substantial financial hit on their record signing.
Real Madrid ready to offer a new deal to Keylor Navas
Contrary to a popular notion, Real Madrid are willing to keep Keylor Navas in the first team next season and are even offering the Costa Rican a new deal. La Nacion has reported that Real Madrid have offered Navas a new two-year deal to keep the 31-year-old in the Madrid roster until 2022. Julen Lopetegui has reportedly told Navas that the goalkeeper features in his plans at the Bernabeu.
Ligue 1
AS Monaco announce the arrival of Aleksandr Golovin
The French giants have completed a major coup in the form of CSKA Moscow star Aleksandr Golovin. The 22-year-old creative midfielder has signed a five year deal with AS Monaco for an undisclosed fee. Monaco beat the likes of Chelsea and Juventus for the signing of the Russian poster boy.
After signing for Monaco, Golovin said, "I am very happy to sign at AS Monaco. This is a new adventure for me that I approach with a lot of ambitions. I am now very much looking forward to meeting the staff and my new teammates and to get going."
West Ham United target Hatem Ben Arfa
After completing swoops for Felipe Anderson and Jack Wilshere, West Ham have now set their sights on free agent Hatem Ben Arfa. The playmaker has left Paris Saint Germain this summer and is currently available on a free transfer. Manuel Pellegrini rates the 31-year-old highly and is looking to bring him on board, understands Sports Mole.
