Bundesliga
- Bundesliga side Stuttgart are expected to imminently make an offer for 20-year-old Lille defender Benjamin Pavard according to French Football. An offer had been made by OGC Nice earlier on during the window, but Lille decided not to sell Pavard to their direct rivals. The versatile defender is tipped to quit Ligue 1 this summer after manager Frédéric Antonetti’s decision to not use him as one of his key players for the season.
- Schalke have approached Chelsea with hopes of signing Kurt Zouma on a season-long loan. Zouma injured his knee last season and is still not 100% fit to feature in Antonio Conte’s starting XI. Although the reports have come from the reliable source of Di Marzio, but it feels unlikely that Chelsea would allow such a top player to join a club like Schalke before he’s fully recovered his fitness.
- Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller has confirmed that Borussia Dortmund failed to meet Omer Toprak's asking price which saw the negotiations between the two club break down. Toprak, 27, was the subject of a €20 million bid from Dortmund earlier this month, but Leverkusen refused to budge over their valuation of the player. Toprak now can leave for as little as €12m next summer due to a release clause in his contract which will only be activated next summer.
