Transfer roundup: Real Madrid want €150 million-rated midfielder, Arsenal make bid for Barca star with release clause of €100 million and more – July 7, 2018

Hello and welcome to the transfer roundup for the day! As the World Cup reaches its final stages, the transfer market is also entering its crunch zone. Clubs are looking to get potential deals over the line as quickly as possible while also using the World Cup for scouting purposes.

Up ahead, there are some quick updates about Real Madrid and Arsenal along with other major European clubs. So without further ado, let's begin!

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#5 Premier League

Arsenal

Look who’s had a busy day today! Arsenal seem to be bucking up in the transfer window – in which they have been quite busy – as the post-Wenger era officially kicks off in just over a month’s time.

They have already confirmed three signings in the form of Bernd Leno, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Stephen Lichtsteiner and there could be more as Lucas Torreira confirmed last night that he did indeed delay his Arsenal medical due to his commitment with Uruguay in the World Cup.

He, however, also added that his future will be resolved soon.

‘Yes, it’s true [I postponed Arsenal medical for the World Cup], we could have done things differently, but I did not want to think about other things. The World Cup is important and being part of this squad meant a lot to me. But now I have more time my future will be very clear,’ he said.

Meanwhile, Don Balon seem to have made quite the revelation as they claim that the Gunners want Andre Gomes from Barcelona. While the Portuguese has a release clause of a €100 million, Arsenal have offered €33 million to acquire his services.

The idea for Barca, meanwhile, is to recoup as much of the €35 million that they paid to Valencia for signing him.

Spurs close to Jack Grealish

Tottenham’s pursuit of Jack Grealish has been well documented. The midfielder had a great time in the Championship and has attracted a bunch of Premier League clubs towards his signature.

Aston Villa, meanwhile, are in desperate need of cash and may have to sell their prized asset. According to Standard, Spurs hope to get him for a cut-price of £15-20 million while the Championship club want £30 million for the talented midfielder.

#4 Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund Unveils New Signing Head Coach Lucien Favre

Nico Gonzalez close to Germany

After being linked with Inter, it seems as though Nico Gonzalez might be heading to Germany after all. According to a report from Football Italia, who quote Varsky Sport, the youngster is close to joining Stuttgart in Germany.

The youngster was earlier reportedly set to sign for Cagliari with a view of joining Inter eventually but the German side are set to snap him up for €7m with a future resale percentage.

New Pogba to Dortmund

This is absurd in so many ways. Paul Pogba himself has not reached the level of the best Pogba that he could be and there is already, supposedly, someone who is the next Pogba.

According to Goal, Borussia Dortmund have won the race for the highly-talented Kamal Bafounta from Nantes. He was chased by the likes of Manchester United, Everton, Sevilla and Inter but the Germans have won the race for the young star.

#3 Serie A

Monchi has made a great many signings for Roma

Fiorentina want Berge

According to the reliable Gianluca di Marzio, Fiorentina have targeted Sander Berge on Genk. The youngster, who was born in 1998, is a talented midfielder that Genk are willing to sell for €17 million.

Fiorentina have offered €12 million for him as the report believes that the deal could be closed for €15 million plus bonuses.

Roma new signing speaks

Roma seem to have made a lot of good movements this summer and one of them is newly-signed William Binda, who, meanwhile, revealed the reason for which he chose the Italian outfit.

According to the 18-year-old, Roma had the best project among the clubs that were after him and that they have the right things for a player like him to grow.

“This is a big change for me and it’s an honour to be here,” said the defender.

“I realise there will be a lot of competition and I must learn from more experienced players, so that when the Coach calls on me, I am ready to deliver.

“I came to Roma because they had the best project for my career and my growth as a player. Now I am at a top club and I am not thinking about anything else."

Sporting director Monchi has already signed the likes of Justin Kluivert, Ante Coric, Javier Pastore and Davide Santon. It seems as though Juve will have a tougher competition this time around.

#2 Rest of the world (minus La Liga)

Boateng wanted by PSG

PSG want Boateng

After only just completing the signing of Gianluigi Buffon from Juventus, PSG may have now targeted Bayern Munich’s Jerome Boateng. New PSG coach Tuchel wants to play Layvin Kurzawa and Dani Alves a bit higher and might make a tactical shift in that case.

As a result, he is looking to sign another central defender for his squad and, according to Paris United, Jerome Boateng's agent has been in contact with the French giants about a possible move.

Championship battles

Meanwhile, in the second division of England, Aston Villa have engaged in a battle to sign Rangers goalkeeper Wes Foderingham. The goalkeeper is set to be made the third choice goalkeeper by Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, which is a reason he could be sold, according to the Scottish Sun.

#1 La Liga

Jesus' reaction is always priceless

Madrid want Milinkovic-Savic

So far in the window, Real Madrid players have been linked out of the club more than the Galacticos have been linked with players moving into the club. However, there is a big-money player linked with a move to the Bernabeu today.

According to the folks at Don Balon, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is on Madrid’s radar as the Bernabeu outfit are willing to offer €110 million for the player. Lazio, however, want €150 million for him.

Perez is convinced

As Belgium knocked Brazil out of the World Cup – thanks to some wonderful saves from Thibaut Courtois – Perez is convinced that he should be the next goalkeeper of Real Madrid, say Don Balon.

Meanwhile, in the same report, they also add that Kylian Mbappe is ahead of Neymar in the list of the Galacticos as the Frenchman is having a better World Cup than the Brazilian had.