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TOP STORY: Premier League chase is on for Rennes wonderkid
Manchester City, Arsenal and Spurs are in the hunt for Rennes’ 16-year-old wonderkid Eduardo Camavinga, after his virtuoso performance against Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Sunday evening, according to the Daily Mail.
Rennes beat PSG 2-1, thanks in no small part to the performance of Camavinga — who was playing in front of scouts from a bevy of Premier League sides in attendance at Roazhon Park.
Spurs had lined up a bid for him last season when the teenage midfielder made his debut for Les Rennais. He made seven appearances for the French club last season and has already played three times during the current Ligue 1 campaign.
How long he ends up staying there remains to be seen. Particularly if he keeps playing like he did at the weekend.
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09.05 BST: FC Augsburg have made a couple of impressive moves recently, landing veteran right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner on a free transfer yesterday and now swooping for Bayer Leverkusen defender Tin Jedvaj.
The 23-year-old has signed a one-year loan deal.
08.30 BST: ICYMI – Barcelona are set to make an offer to sign Neymar on loan from Paris Saint-Germain this week with an option to make the deal permanent next summer, sources have told ESPN FC.
But, while PSG expect the loan offer to land on Tuesday or Wednesday, that option does not suit the Ligue 1 holders, according to sources.
The club’s Qatari owners have been disappointed by the attitude of Neymar this summer and are ready to let him leave, but only if they can recoup the majority of the €222m they spent to bring him to Paris in the summer of 2017.
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Juventus enter Neymar deal
Globo Esporte reports that Juventus have entered the race to sign Neymar. According to the Brazilian outlet, the Italian champions have spoken to PSG to find out Neymar’s situation and are considering the possibility of including Argentinian forward Paulo Dybala on top of a £95m cash deal.
Neymar wants to leave PSG this summer and has been linked with his former club, Barcelona, and Real Madrid. However, Barca aren’t having much luck when it comes to persuading players to form part of their deal to lure him back to Spain.
The latest to turn down a potential one-way ticket to Paris is Nelson Semedo, with the full-back ending a summer of uncertainty exactly where he started it — at the centre of one of the biggest moves of the transfer window. Though, according to Marca, he doesn’t want anything to do with a move.
You could hardly blame Semedo for feeling a bit like a spare part at Barca. After all, the list of Barca players who could potentially head to Paris in Neymar’s place is a lengthy one. First Ivan Rakitic and Samuel Umtiti were lined up, then Philippe Coutinho looked a likely candidate before he decided to head on loan to Bayern Munich. Throw in Arturo Vidal and Ousmane Dembele and there are precious few players left for Barca to tempt PSG with.
That means the door is open for others, with Real Madrid having plenty of bargaining power, and Juve holding the Dybala card.
Ribery off to Fiorentina?
Franck Ribery is off to Serie A. At least that’s what Das Bild (courtesy of Football Italia) is reporting, despite the French star receiving heftier offers from clubs in the UAE and Russia. Earlier reports had suggested that both Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow were interested in snapping up the 36-year-old. Al Nasr, meanwhile, were lining up a two-year contract for the player, worth a reported €5 million a season. Good work if you can get it.
Now Fiorentina have pounced with less than two weeks remaining in the European transfer window, with a team spokesman saying “if he wants to continue being a player at a high level, then we are waiting.”
Ribery had been with Bayern Munich for the past 12 years, winning both the Champions League and countless Bundesliga titles with the Bavarian giants.
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– Valencia are increasingly concerned that Rodrigo Moreno will be off to Atletico Madrid before the end of the European transfer window — but that he won’t leave them enough time to find a replacement. Marca report that Rodrigo’s move will depend almost entirely on whether Angel Correa heads to AC Milan from Atletico.
– Sky Italy, via Calciomercato, are reporting that Milan are working on four sales before the end of the window to help offset the aforementioned Correa move — but that patience is the watchword. Among those who may be exiting the San Siro? Andre Silva, Ivan Strinic, Diego Laxalt, and Samu Castillejo (who reportedly has interest from Celtic).