Paul Pogba agrees terms with Real Madrid, Manchester United to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka on one condition and identify Pogba replacement and more: Transfer Roundup, 15 June 2019

Paul Pogba
Paul Pogba

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's Daily Transfer Roundup. The dominos have started to fall in the transfer window and we are going to have a mad few weeks ahead of us. The rumour mill has rarely seen busier days and we have some really interesting bits of news to bring to you today.

Without further ado, let's take a look at the top transfer news, rumours and updates that made headlines on 15 June 2019.

Paul Pogba has agreed terms with Real Madrid

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is all set to leave Old Trafford after a 3-year tenure where he encountered several highs and just as many lows. Now, according to the latest reports, Paul Pogba has inched closer to securing his dream move to Real Madrid and has now agreed terms with Los Merengues.

Zinedine Zidane considers signing Pogba a priority and even though Florentino Perez and co. were reluctant to go all out to sign the World Cup winner, there has been a change of heart now. Manchester United reportedly value him at €147 million and Florentino Perez has now increased his offer from €120 million to €130 million.

Pogba's arrival at Real Madrid is expected to happen over the next two weeks. He is currently on vacation. The Paul Pogba transfer saga kicked off after Zizou and Pogba both aired their mutual admiration and the former went on to say that Real Madrid is a dream move for every footballer.

As per the report, Paul Pogba has agreed to all terms with Real Madrid and is likely to take the number '6' shirt if Nacho leaves in the summer. A severe lack of ambition at the top level and the absence of UEFA Champions League next season has greatly hampered Manchester United's transfer plans as the club finds itself on the verge of losing their best midfield player in years.

Juventus are also said to be in the hunt for their former player. However, as it stands, Real Madrid are in the driving seat.

Crystal Palace will sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka on one condition

Aaron
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Lucas Digne

The Eagles are not in any manner compelled to sell right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the near future. However, they are finding it hard to fend off the interest shown by none other than Manchester United- the club that they sourced their most valuable player Wilfried Zaha from.

The Eagles are willing to lower their asking price and sell the Englishman if Manchester United will cede to their demand of removing the sell-on clause from Wilfried Zaha's contract which will see the Red Devils earn a great chunk of the money that Palace will receive if/when they sell him.

United's latest bid for Wan-Bissaka was £40 million. They remain hopeful of sealing the deal for the 21-year-old who was mighty impressive in the Premier League for Crystal Palace last season and is easily one of the highest rated youngsters in the country.

Tammy Abraham says he wants Chelsea 'breakthrough'

Tammy Abraham
Tammy Abraham

Chelsea fans will be relieved to hear this. Their academy product Tammy Abraham, who played a pivotal role in Aston Villa securing promotion to the Premier League has now revealed that he wants to return to Chelsea and make a breathrough.

The youngster scored a whopping 26 goals in 42 matches across all competitions to help Villa get into the Premier League via playoffs.

When asked about a return to Aston Villa, Tammy said,

"You can never say never,"
"Chelsea is obviously the club that I have been at since a young so the aim is to try and breakthrough there.
"Like I say, you can never say never. We'll see out things look."

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata who is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid is likely to kick on in Spain and with Gonzalo Higuain walking into the twilight of his career and returning to Juve, Chelsea need Tammy Abraham now more than ever before.

Gonzalo Higuain wants to end his career at Juventus

Gonzalo Higuain kissing the UEFA Europa League
Gonzalo Higuain kissing the UEFA Europa League

Kicking on from the previous slide, Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuain has now admitted that he would like to end his career at Juventus. The 31-year-old who was on loan at AC Milan and then Chelsea last season would like to honour his contract at Juve and spend two more years there.

Speaking to Radio Marte, Gonzalo Higuain's brother Nicolas said,

"Gonzalo wants to respect his contract and therefore stay with Juventus for another two years,"
"His performances at Juve have been good and playing for another team in Italy isn't a workable solution. I don't want to disrespect anyone, but if Gonzalo plays in Italy again then he only will for Juve, who own him.
"I think this could be Gonzalo's year. He has so much strength and determination, and he wants to end his career at Juve."

Manchester United want Youri Tielemans as Pogba's replacement

Youri Tielemans in action for Leicester City
Youri Tielemans in action for Leicester City

The Red Devils have renewed their interest in signing AS Monaco midfielder Youri Tielemans who spent 6 months on loan at Leicester City last season and turned heads with his impressive performances.

With Paul Pogba's departure now closer to becoming a reality than ever before, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has recognized the need to make the transition a smooth one.

In 13 appearances for the Foxes last season, Tielemans scored 3 goals and assisted a further 5- which are pretty good numbers for someone who was on a loan spell in perhaps the toughest league in the world.

Manchester United have initiated negotiations with Youri Tielemans' agent and with the Belgian international not keen on returning to AS Monaco and the only other interest party Spurs cooling their interest off, United have a pretty clear road in front of them to go ahead and snatch him up.

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