Live Football Transfer News and Rumours: EPL, La Liga and Rest Of Europe

That's all we have in today's edition of the Live Transfer Blog, we will be back again tomorrow with the latest news and updates from all around Europe. Until the next time we meet, this is Nived Zenith signing off! Make sure you tune in to Russia vs New Zealand in the opener of the Confederations Cup scheduled to kick off in 30 minutes. Goodnight!

Liverpool are expected to offer an improved bid for AS Roma's Mo Salah later today in a bid to tempt the Serie A giants into selling him. A previous bid of £28M was rejected by the Reds after Roma made it clear that they value the player at £40M.

According to reports in Spain, Barcelona are ready to offload Ivan Rakitic in the current transfer window. Bayern Munich and Manchester United are reportedly interested in the player who is valued at €45M by the Catalans.

Rakitic could leave the Nou Camp if the right offer arrives

BREAKING: AC Milan's Chinese owners have confirmed that they won't be selling Gianluigi Donnarumma in the current transfer window even if it means losing him for nothing as his contract winds down. The player was linked with a move to Real Madrid and Manchester United.

Juventus are reportedly monitoring Emre Can as an option if they failed to land either one of Steven N'Zonzi or Blaise Matuidi, according to Sky in Italy. The player is yet to agree on a long term contract at Anfield and could be tempted with a move away from Merseyside.

Can has emerged as a surprise candidate for the Serie A champions

📝 #HayesisaCelt!

Irish internationalist Jonny Hayes signs for #CelticFC on a three-year deal. Welcome, Jonny!

➡️ https://t.co/jyWbyidsVY pic.twitter.com/TF1YrjBpmv
— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) June 17, 2017

Brighton have broken their transfer record to sign Australia international goalkeeper Mathew Ryan.

Full story ➡️ https://t.co/9sul1tPheP pic.twitter.com/fpW0zgXiit
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 17, 2017

Pepe Reina is reportedly in pole position to replace the outgoing Gianluigi Donnarumma at AC Milan, according to AS. The club announced a couple of days ago that Donnarumma will not be extending his contract with his boyhood club and the Serie A club are now on the lookout for a replacement with Juventus' Neto and Bayer Leverkusen's Bernd Leno also emerging as possible candidates.

According to Sky sources, Stoke are keen on signing Hull defender Josh Tymon this summer.

Skipper screamers to celebrate @JHenderson's birthday! ⚽ pic.twitter.com/aLdSRQcIo9
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 17, 2017

According to L'Equipe, Chelsea have entered the race for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette. The Blues are currently on the lookout for a new striker and with Bertrand Traore going the other way, they believe they can beat rivals Arsenal to the signing of the highly-rated Frenchman.

Lacazette is attracting a lot of interest from England

Everton are considering a move for AC Milan forward Carlos Bacca, according to Calciomercato in Italy. The club's director of football Steve Walsh was spotted in Milan earlier this week with both Bacca and M'Baye Niang emerging as possible candidates.

REVEALED: @AntoGriezmann's new hairstyle...including @NeymarJR's verdict. 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/IaFKJlj7ms
— SPORF (@Sporf) June 17, 2017

According to the Daily Mail, Inter Milan have accepted a £45M bid from Manchester United for Ivan Perisic and the deal could be made official within a fortnight after the pending medical and clearances.

Arch-rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbache will go head to head to acquire the services of Arsenal forward Lucas Perez, according to AS. The player would ideally want a return to Spain before the start of the World Cup next year but no La Liga side has shown concrete interest yet.

According to Don Balon, Real Madrid are monitoring former Barcelona winger Alexis Sanchez to replace Cristiano Ronaldo who has reportedly told the club that he wants to leave before the end of the transfer window. Arsenal have already made it clear that they would rather sell their player overseas than to direct rivals Manchester City or Chelsea.

Sanchez is reportedly on the verge of leaving the Emirates

According to reports in Spain, Real Sociedad are planning to launch a bid for Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj. Club president Jokin Aperribay said, “It’s true that he interests us but we have [had] no conversations with Manchester [United], nor with him. We are seeing what the decision of Manchester [United] will be and we will act [afterwards]. There are more teams interested in him and his incorporation will not be easy."

Januzaj is not involved in Mourinho's plans for next season

Happy birthday to former Blue, Alex! 🎂🎈 pic.twitter.com/KVTgl845uu
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) June 17, 2017

According to The Sun, Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez wants to reunite with Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva, who is out of contract at Anfield.

Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi is said to reportedly reject any approach from West Ham United. The Belgian will try to work on his future at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United will have to pay £50 million for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eric Dier, whom Jose Mourinho wants to be signed ahead of next season.

Dier could be United's second signing this summer

AS report that Real Madrid are planning to freeze negotiations of Alvaro Morata's sale to Manchester United following the revelation of Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the club. Morata's transfer may be delayed and Real may not even want to sell him if Ronaldo leaves.

Manchester United may have to wait a little longer for Morata

IT'S OFFICIAL! @karimrekik is a Hertha BSC player 🙌

Welcome to the @Oly_Berlin, Karim! 🔵⚪️ #hahohe pic.twitter.com/TPyV5A5A5A
— Hertha BSC English (@HerthaBSC_EN) June 16, 2017

Tottenham are the latest to join the race for Lazio striker Keita Balde. The 22-year-old has also attracted interest from Liverpool and Everton.

Keita could be on his way to the Premier League

Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta has confirmed that they received an offer of £55.2 million for full-back Alex Sandro from Chelsea. In an interview, Marotta said, "We said no[to Chelsea's offer], but today players are masters of their own destiny.”

Despite rumours claiming that he's unhappy at Chelsea, the club officials have reportedly said that they have no intention of letting manager Antonio Conte go. Mirror also claim that they will back him with a £250 million transfer budget.

Conte can now bring any player he wants to Chelsea

The Sun report that Arsenal are preparing a bid of over £100 million bid plus striker Olivier Giroud to bring Monaco wonder kid Kylian Mbappe to the Emirates.

Kicking things off, the world is talking about one thing: Cristiano Ronaldo. The four-time Ballon d'Or winner has sensationally told Real Madrid that he's leaving Spain.
Marca also report that Ronaldo has told his national teammates that he's leaving the club and that there's no turning back.

Will Ronaldo be at the Bernabeu next season?

Hello and welcome to today's transfer live blog! We have a lot of interesting transfer updates lined up for you.

Stay tuned.

Live Football Transfer News and Rumours: EPL, La Liga and Rest Of Europe - 17th June