Transfer rumors, news: Barcelona ponder move for Dumfries

Barcelona are considering activating the merchandise clause successful the declaration of Denzel Dumfries, portion Manchester United spot Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins as an alternate to Viktor Gyökeres. Join america for the latest transportation news, rumors, and gossip from astir the globe.

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- Atlético complete Álex Baena signing, Johnny Cardoso to follow -- Matteo Moretto
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- Canada's Jonathan David agrees to motion for Juventus -- Moretto
- Arsenal people Cristhian Mosquera offered caller Valencia deal -- Moretto
- Internazionale person enquired astir Palmeiras midfielder Richard Ríos -- Moretto
- Tarazona's Edward Cedeño is adjacent to a determination to Las Palmas -- Moretto

TRENDING RUMORS

- Barcelona are keeping adjacent tabs connected Internazionale and Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, according to Fabrizio Romano. The 29-year-old is reported to person a merchandise clause, progressive until aboriginal this month, which allows clubs to motion him for €25 million. The Blaugrana are 1 of the sides to person shown an interest, though they are yet to marque a ceremonial offer. Dumfries, who has won 65 caps for Netherlands, made 29 league appearances for the Nerazzurri last season.

- Talks person been held betwixt Manchester United and Aston Villa regarding a determination for striker Ollie Watkins, reports the Daily Mirror. Watkins, 29, is 1 of the apical options for the Red Devils, who judge they person missed retired connected Sporting CP guardant Viktor Gyökeres, but the Villans would request to little their demands of £60m. Watkins straight contributed to 24 Premier League goals past season, and helium was besides linked with Arsenal successful January.

- Chelsea are among the Premier League clubs funny successful Barcelona midfielder Marc Casadó, according to Diario Sport. Barca are unfastened to parting ways with the 21-year-old arsenic they look to marque country successful their squad for reinforcements, believing that they request to offload a subordinate for each caller summation they marque this summer. Casado enjoyed a agleam breakout twelvemonth successful LaLiga past season, making 20 starts crossed the campaign.

- Several teams are successful the contention for AC Milan and USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah, reports TEAMtalk. Nottingham Forest are the latest broadside to contention for the signature of the 22-year-old, with West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Napoli besides interested. The Rossoneri would beryllium consenting to portion ways if they person an connection worthy an archetypal €25m positive bonuses, having precocious accrued their valuation contempt antecedently reaching an statement with Napoli.

- Multiple clubs successful Europe are funny successful RB Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba, according to Foot Mercato. Both Liverpool and Bayern Munich are keen connected the 22-year-old, and Leipzig would beryllium consenting to judge a little transportation interest than his €90m merchandise clause. Lukeba featured doubly for France astatine the European Under-21 Championship this summer, with Tottenham Hotspur besides 1 of the teams who person scouted him.

EXPERT TAKE

ESPN's Sam Marsden considers links betwixt Inter Milan's Denzel Dumfries and Barcelona.

For each the analytics, exertion and scouts successful modern football, it's inactive often said that clubs tin beryllium drawn to players who play good against them. That was surely existent of Denzel Dumfries vs. Barcelona past season. The Netherlands full-back was sensational successful the Champions League semifinal betwixt the 2 teams, scoring 2 and making another.

It's besides existent that, going into the summer, Barça were eyeing extent astatine full-back. There is not a batch beyond Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde. Gerard Martín has done OK connected the left, but determination are doubts astir his ceiling, and Eric García adapted good connected the right, but Barça wanted specialists.

The tendency to motion a full-back has diminished aft the €25 cardinal outlay connected goalkeeper Joan García, with different €58m perchance to beryllium spent connected Athletic Club's Nico Williams, but the nine are inactive alert to imaginable marketplace opportunities.

If Dumfries has a €25m clause, it's thing to deliberation about, adjacent if registering García, Williams and Dumfries wrong their FFP limits could beryllium problematic for Barça. That said, Dumfries would apt get arsenic backup to Kounde. Would that suit him? And would helium suit the team? The quality of the Kounde-Lamine Yamal narration connected the close is Kounde leaves abstraction for Yamal successful the last third. Dumfries, arsenic helium showed against Barça, is idiosyncratic who loves to capable that abstraction himself.

It's surely not 1 to regularisation retired completely, immoderate of the parts fit, but Barça person different priorities astatine the moment.

COMPLETED DEALS

- Al Hilal person signed Moroccan guardant Abderrazak Hamdallah on an exigency loan from Al Shabab. Hamdallah, 34, trained with Al Hilal successful Orlando connected Thursday up of the Club World Cup quarterfinal against Fluminense. Injuries to Aleksandar Mitrovic, Marcos Leonardo and Salem Al-Dawsari led Al Hilal to determination rapidly to find a forward.

- Serie A nine Como have signed Spanish winger Jesús Rodríguez from Real Betis. Rodríguez, 19, has joined the Italian outfit connected a imperishable woody until June 2030.

OTHER RUMORS

- Bournemouth and Sunderland are keeping tabs connected the concern of Chelsea and Serbia planetary goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic. (talkSPORT)

- An connection worthy £55m from Tottenham Hotspur has been turned down by West Ham for winger Mohammed Kudus. (Football Insider)

- Talks are precocious betwixt Napoli and PSV Eindhoven arsenic the Serie A nine look to onshore winger Noa Lang. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Atalanta guardant Ademola Lookman besides remains a steadfast transportation people for Napoli brag Antonio Conte. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Corinthians person begun negotiations implicit a woody to motion striker Carlos Vinicius connected a escaped transfer, aft helium precocious near Fulham astatine the extremity of his contract. (UOL)

- Everton and Roma are successful the contention for Flamengo right-back Wesley Franca. An connection worthy €30m would beryllium required to motion him. (Gianluca Di Marzio)

- A determination for Juventus and USMNT guardant Tim Weah is being lined up by Marseille, who are besides keen connected Bayern Munich right-back Sacha Boey. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Neither Fenerbahce nor Galatasaray are looking astatine Chelsea guardant Joao Felix. The 25-year-old is expected to permission Stamford Bridge this summer. (Rudy Galetti)

- An statement is adjacent betwixt Juventus and wing-back Andrea Cambiaso regarding a caller five-year contract. (Nicolo Schira)

- Roma are astatine the beforehand of the queue for Internazionale and Italy planetary midfielder Davide Frattesi. (Calciomercato)

- Lyon privation astatine slightest €60m for 20-year-old winger Malick Fofana amid involvement from aggregate clubs. (Independent)

- AC Milan are acceptable to marque a "huge" determination for Atalanta striker Mateo Retegui. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Athletic Club person approached erstwhile subordinate Aymeric Laporte to sermon idiosyncratic terms. The 31-year-old centre-back has a declaration with Al Nassr until June 2026 and the 2 clubs person yet to hold a transportation fee. (El Correro)

- Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are among the clubs successful the Bundesliga funny successful Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Fabio Silva. (Rudy Galetti)

- Paris FC person stepped up their involvement successful FC Porto defender Otavio. The Ligue 1 nine are besides looking to onshore a midfielder. (Foot Mercato)

- AC Milan stay successful talks with Club Brugge implicit a determination for Ardon Jashari, who has besides been linked with Manchester United. (Gianluca Di Marzio)

- Personal presumption are yet to beryllium agreed betwixt Burnley and Lens midfielder Andy Diouf. (L'Equipe)

- Al Hilal goalkeeper Yann Sommer is connected the radar of Galatasaray. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Torino midfielder Samuele Ricci will acquisition a aesculapian contiguous up of signing a four-year declaration with AC Milan. (Sky Sport Italia)

- Toluca defender Federico Pereira is connected Juventus' radar, with the Italian giants yet to marque an authoritative connection for the Uruguay centre-back. (ESPN Deportes)

- Benfica defender Antonio Silva has turned down a determination to Al Hilal. The Saudi Pro-League nine had made a €45m bid to motion the Portugal international. (A Bola)

- Ciro Immobile has reached statement with Besiktas to cancel his declaration truthful helium tin implicit a instrumentality to Italy with Bologna. (Corriere dello Sport)