Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Tuesday, July 12th
Gossip
Barcelona are interested in Aston Villa talent Carney Chukwuemeka, whose contract expires next summer [Fabrizio Romano]
Robert Lewandowski has arrived at the first day of Bayern Munich pre-season training despite trying to push through a move to Barcelona [Transfers.com]
Barcelona are expected to submit a bid of 50m euros + add ons in the coming hours [Sky Germany]
Bayern will use that money to beat Chelsea to the signing of Matthijs de Ligt [Sky Germany]
Chelsea have opened direct contact with Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent ahead of a potential move for the defender [Fabrizio Romano]
The Blues are also considering a move for Serge Gnabry following their failure to land Leeds United winger Raphinha [Telegraph]
And they could face competition for Koulibaly, with Juventus also keen on the defender [Gianluca di Marzio]
However, his time at Arsenal could make that option impossible, with Chelsea often described as a ‘no’ topic [Plettigoal]
There is increased confidence from Manchester United that a deal for Lisandro Martinez could be agreed with Ajax soon [Fabrizio Romano]
However, Frenkie de Jong has still not agreed a move to Manchester, despite the two clubs having agreed a fee [Fabrizio Romano]
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has been offered to Roma [Gianluca di Marzio]
Nathan Collins is set to become the most expensive Irish player ever when he completes his £24m move to Wolves from Burnley. [Independent]
Edu Gaspar has told Lucas Paqueta’s entourage that Arsenal will make a formal offer for the player. Lyon want 80m euros to sell him. [Goal Brazil]
PSG have made 13 players available for transfer this summer, including former Premier League pair Ander Herrera and Georginio Wijnaldum [Eurosport]
