Live Football Transfer News, Rumours: EPL, La Liga and Rest of Europe - 13th June

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Updated: 13 June 2017 18:03 IST - Published: 13 June 2017 11:36 IST

That's all we have in today's edition of the Live Transfer Blog, we are heading straight to the Kanteerva stadium to back India in our game against Kyrgyzstan. Make sure you tune in tomorrow for all the interesting transfer news from around the world, until the next time we meet this is Nived Zenith signing off!

Antoine Griezmann has issued an apology to the Atletico Madrid fans after the saga regarding his future at the club culminated in him signing an extension.

"The first thing that I want to do is apologise to the people that misunderstood my statements. I may have expressed myself badly or perhaps some wanted to produce headlines where there weren't any, but since I arrived I have given my all for my club, my team-mates, my coaching staff and I am very happy to return to experience another season with all of you," he said. "I will thank everyone by giving it all on the pitch, like always."

Griezmann has signed an extension with the club till 2022

Sevilla president Jose Castro admits that the club is negotiating a deal with Juventus for midfielder Steven N'Zonzi. “We’re in no hurry,” said Castro, according to Football Italia. “We’ll negotiate with Juventus, but we don’t know whether it’ll be this week. I’m not aware of N’Zonzi having an agreement with Juve."

Liverpool and Chelsea are said to be leading the race for Porto midfielder Ruben Neves, according to A Bola. The player is believed to have a release clause of €40M and the club will not settle for anything lesser than that.

Neves has attracted interest from the Premier League

BREAKING: Spanish prosecutors file lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo for alleged tax fraud of £13m between 2011 and 2014.

🔴⚪️🔴 @AntoGriezmann amplía su contrato hasta 2022 🖊⚽️
¡Enhorabuena! 👏🙌
➡️ https://t.co/2HLjbmsG8z #Griezmann2022 #AúpaAtleti pic.twitter.com/heuqHwUUFO
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) June 13, 2017

PSG are set to go head to head with Manchester United for Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, according to Calciomercato. A fee of £44M will be enough to secure his services!

However, Nantes are awaiting approval from French Football Federation (FFF). The rules state that clubs cannot appoint managers who are over the age of 65. Ranieri just turned 65!

OFFICAL: Claudio Ranieri is the new manager of Ligue 1 side Nantes!

Aleksandar Mitrovic is set to leave Newcastle United in the window after it was made clear that the player won't enjoy a lot of involvement in the coming season with the Magpies trying to lineup a replacement.

Manchester United and Real Madrid target Gianluigi Donnarumma has admitted that he has no plans of leaving AC Milan anytime soon. "Everyone knows that my wish is to stay at Milan," he said. "I'm looking for a house in the city to live with my family. I'm calm, all the parties involved know the decision I've made. I'm very much tied to these colours."

Juventus have reportedly entered the race to sign Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez, according to the Daily Mirror. The player made it clear that he would like to leave the Foxes and the Serie A giants have shown interest to go head to head with Arsenal for the player.

Mahrez will have a lot of suitors in the current window

According to the Sun, Chelsea are monitoring Lorenzo Insigne of Napoli. The winger is valued at around £45M and has emerged as a surprise target for Antonio Conte in the transfer window.

Everton are expecting to complete two signings this weekend, according to reports. Ajax captain Davy Klassen and Malaga striker Sandro Ramirez are expected to arrive at Merseyside before the end of this week to sort out the remaining formalities.

According to L'Equipe, Marco Verratti has told Paris Saint-Germain that he wants to leave the club in the summer. The Italian midfielder conveyed his desire to PSG's new sporting director Antero Henrique and it is believed that the club values him at over €100M. Verratti has been linked with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea over the past few weeks.

According to Spanish publication Marca, Real Sociedad are interested in signing Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj. The player has failed to nail down a position in the first team at Old Trafford and it is believed that he is on his way out with United hoping for a fee of around €10M.

Bayern Munich midfielder Renato Sanches is set to snub Manchester United to secure his 'dream' move to Barcelona, according to the Daily Mail. The Portugal international made the headlines in the EURO 2016 tournament and secured a move to the Allianz Arena but he failed to light up things in Germany and Barca are believed to be ahead of Premier League giants Man Utd in the queue to offer the player a fresh start.

Sanches could be on his way to the Nou Camp

Burnley's George Boyd is set to leave the club on a free transfer with Derby and Aston Villa among the clubs interested.

According to the Telegraph, Everton are close to agreeing a £30M deal for Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. The player will reportedly undergo a medical at Goodison Park when he returns from international duty with the U-21's.

Manchester United target Alvaro Morata's agent has hinted that a move to Old Trafford is 'very interesting'. He also said that Real Madrid have rejected a bid from AC Milan who were said to be interested in the player. “Milan? Yes, we have had frequent contact in these days, I can confirm it. Real Madrid have rejected the offer from the Rossoneri club," he said. “Manchester United? It’s a club with charm, a very interesting option. I can only say that it is very interesting and now the decision is up to [Real] Madrid. We’ll see.”

Morata is very close to signing for United

Real Madrid defender Pepe is set to confirm his move to PSG this week after the player has reached an agreement with the club. The 34-year-old will sign for the Ligue 1 giants on a free transfer after not signing an extension with the Los Blancos, where he spent 10 years.

According to the Daily Mirror, Alexis Sanchez fears Arsenal will block his desired move to Manchester City. The reports have suggested that Arsene Wenger is not willing to let the Chilean join their direct rivals leaving only Bayern Munich as the only option for the player.

André Silva is officially a red&black player! 🔴⚫@andrevsilva19 è ufficialmente un giocatore del Milan! 🔴⚫#welcomeSilva pic.twitter.com/6bY61lH9YL
— AC Milan (@acmilan) June 12, 2017

Newcastle United are reportedly on the verge of a takeover by a Chinese consortium who will take over from current owner Mike Ashley who is not a huge favourite among the club's supporters.

According to Marca, Antoine Griezmann has signed a one year extension with Atletico Madrid. The Manchester United target will now stay at the club till 2022 after he committed his future to the Spanish giants in the wake of their transfer ban.