Live Football Transfer News and Rumours: EPL, La Liga and Rest Of Europe - 16th June

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Updated: 16 June 2017 20:01 IST - Published: 16 June 2017 11:07 IST

That's all we have in today's edition of the Live Transfer Blog, we will be back again tomorrow with the latest transfer news and updates from all around Europe. Until the next time we meet, this is Nived Zenith signing off!

According to the Evening Standard, Chelsea have requested £10M from Liverpool for Dominic Solanke. The Reds were offering £3M for the player but Chelsea value him at £8M and have now further raised it to £10M after his heroics in England's U-20 World Cup triumph.

Solanke came up through the Chelsea youth system

Arsenal have made a €12M bid for Fenerbache defender Simon Kjaer, according to TurksVoetbal. The Gunners will face competition from both Milan and Inter to secure the services of the player with the club also holding out for at least €15M for their star man.

Liverpool want to raise funds for new transfers by selling Mamadou Sakho, Lazar Markovic and Alberto Moreno, according to the Times. Jurgen Klopp has reportedly told the trio that they can leave after it was clear from last season that the German does not fancy them in his future plans at Anfield.

According to AS, Real Madrid are planning to offer €6M a year to Gianluigi Donnarumma. The 18-year-old Italian keeper has refused to sign an extension with his current club AC Milan and will reportedly leave the club when his contract expires in 2018. The player is likely to cost around €30M considering he has only a year left in his contract.

🖊 L’AS Monaco est heureux d’annoncer la signature de Diego Benaglio jusqu’en 2020 ! #WelcomeToMonaco pic.twitter.com/bGXHRtSGow
— AS Monaco🏆🇫🇷 (@AS_Monaco) June 16, 2017

OFFICIAL: AS Monaco have completed the signing of Diego Benaglio from Vfl Wolfsburg.

Bayer Leverkusen have made a £10.5M bid for Algerian midfielder Ryad Boudebouz, according to L'Equipe.

According to Express, Sevilla are interested in signing Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma. The Frenchman was limited to just six starts across all competitions last season after he was ruled out with a cruciate ligament knee injury and did not return to match fitness until midway through the campaign.

According to Sky sources, Everton are planning to launch a bid for Burnley defender Michael Keane. Ronald Koeman is planning to make a huge overhaul at Goodison Park and has identified the former Manchester United academy graduate as a top target. The player is valued at £25-30M at his current club.

Michael Keane has impressed in his time with Burnley

It's a great honour to be joining this amazing team. I am very excited and can't wait to start this new journey!🔵 pic.twitter.com/1OBexzv9Eg
— Davy Klaassen (@DavyKlaassen) June 16, 2017

Newly appointed Watford manager Marcos Silva is reportedly keen on a re-union with out-of-favour Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic, according to the Mirror. The duo worked together when Silva signed the Serb on a six-month loan deal in January while being at charge in Hull City.

According to TMW Radio, Fiorentina winger Federico Bernardeschi has emerged as a target for Bayern Munich. The player was previously linked with Barcelona and Chelsea but it looks like the Bundesliga champions are ready to go head to head with anyone to get their man.

Bernardeschi is one of the most sought after wingers in Serie A

Carlos Tevez admits that he does not know where he will be playing next season. The Argentine striker currently plays for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua after signing for the club from Boca Juniors in December but has scored only one goal in his last six matches. "Honestly, I do not know what I'm going to do at the end of the year,” he said.

According to Spanish publication Marca, Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde is preparing a huge clear out in the summer. Thomas Vermaelen, Christian Tello, Arda Turan, Jeremy Mathieu and Rafinha have all been reportedly told that they can leave Nou Camp.

Valverde is making a huge overhaul at Barcelona

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus are close to agreeing a deal for Sevilla midfielder Steven N'Zonzi. The Serie A giants are eager to wrap up the deal after missing out on Corentin Tolisso to Bayern Munich a couple of days ago.

Lyon President Aulas on Alexandre Lacazette: "We have a very nice offer from Arsenal."

HOŞ GELDİN MAICON#BizAntalyasporuz pic.twitter.com/sS1jsRrixx
— Antalyaspor (@Antalyaspor) June 16, 2017

OFFICIAL: Maicon Marques has joined Antalyaspor from Lokomotiv Moscow, signing a three year contract.

Antonio Conte is committed to Chelsea after rumours emerged that he is unhappy with the club. Sky have reported that the manager will not move on and is determined to stay at Stamford Bridge.

Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson is still a target for Everton despite the latter signing Davy Klaassen, according to Sky sources. The future surrounding Ross Barkley still remains unclear and Ronald Koeman is reportedly looking to bring the £25M rated midfielder to Goodison Park.

Everton are ready to replace Romelu Lukaku with AC Milan's M'Baye Niang. Reportedly, both the parties have agreed on a €18 million transfer fee, just what Milan want for the Frenchman to leave on a permanent deal.

Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes has been linked with Manchester United. According to Metro, Jose Mourinho is a huge admirer of the Portuguese and wants to bring the £30 million-rated player to Old Trafford.

Gomes could not work his way in his first season at Barca

Daily Star report that Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng is pushing hard to complete a shocking transfer move to Real Madrid. The 28-year-old is searching for a new challenge and wants to move out of Germany.

Boateng would be a great signing for Los Blancos

OFFICIAL: AS Monaco have signed Olympique Lyon right-back Jordy Gaspar on a free transfer.

🖊 L’AS Monaco est heureux d’annoncer la signature de Jordy Gaspar jusqu’en 2020 ! #WelcomeToMonaco pic.twitter.com/2Ua4UieFu7
— AS Monaco🏆🇫🇷 (@AS_Monaco) June 16, 2017

In a sensational turn of events, Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly told Real Madrid president Fiorentino Perez that he wants to leave the club this summer. The Portuguese superstar, according to A Bola, is 'outraged' after being accused of €14.7 million tax evasion by Spanish prosecutors and has also claimed that his decision of leaving the club is 'irreversible'.

Bayern Munich and Arsenal are reportedly pursuing Atletico Madrid star Yannick Carrasco. Calciomercato report that Bayern will be looking to bring the Belgian if their plan for Alexis Sanchez fails.
On the other hand, Arsenal are trying to keep Sanchez tied to the club but will look towards the 23-year-old if Sanchez leaves.

Manchester City are reportedly closing on Barcelona's youth academy player Eric Garcia. The 16-year-old has refused to sign a new contract and is likely to accept City's €1 million offer, claim Sport.

talkSPORT report that Stefan de Vrij is going to renew his contract with Lazio, blowing a potential move to Liverpool out of the water. The Reds were looking to strengthen their backline with the addition of the Dutchman but will be disappointed as he wants to remain loyal to the Italian side.

Klopp will have to look for other options

Sky Sports in Italy report that Antonio Conte is unhappy at Chelsea. The Italian is frustrated about a lack of signings and is considering a move away.

However, Gianluigi Donnarumma wants to remain loyal to AC Milan. When asked about his future, he told GQ, "Everyone knows that my wish is to stay at Milan. I'm very much tied to these colours."

Everyone in Milan is stunned by Gianluigi Donnarumma's decision. The teenage sensation has told the club that he won't be renewing his contract and will leave the club in the summer of 2018.
AC Milan CEO Marco Fassone, in an interview, said, "Mino Raiola[Donnarumma's agent] informed us that Donnarrumma has made a definitive decision not to renew the contract with Milan. We were taken by surprise, as we had confidently hoped Donnarumma would be the goalkeeper taking Milan into the future that we could build the team around."

Donnarumma may be tempted to a move to Real Madrid

✔️ @FCNantes is delighted to announce that Claudio Ranieri will be our coach for the next 2 years. #BenvenutoMister
👉https://t.co/HV6fSH8ked pic.twitter.com/Meo7dgXA85
— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) June 15, 2017

Despite rumours linking him with Crystal Palace, former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri will be the coach of FC Nantes for the next two seasons.

💪 | Welcome aboard, @DavyKlaassen! The attacking midfielder has completed a €27m move from @AFCAjax: https://t.co/PF7JA4TNzp pic.twitter.com/vvKlukR2c4
— Everton (@Everton) June 15, 2017

Back-to-back! Everton have made another signing. This time its Davy Klaassen from Ajax. The Dutchman has signed for the Toffees for £25 million on a five-year contract.

Ronald Koeman is apparently eyeing a squad overhaul.

🙌🏼 | #EFC have signed goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for a Club-record fee on a 5-year deal! #WelcomeJordan https://t.co/sozzcEO86r pic.twitter.com/2bSCRfL0Wa
— Everton (@Everton) June 15, 2017

The first update of the day is an official one. Jordan Pickford has been signed by Everton for a club record of £30 million on a five-year deal from Sunderland.

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