Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Thursday, July 14th.
Gossip
Manchester United are closing in on a deal for Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez, for a fee of around 50m euros plus a further 5m in add-ons. [Fabrizio Romano]
Despite speculation to the contrary, Arsenal defender William Saliba is not currently planning to extend his contract at the Emirates Stadium, which expires in 2024 [MohamedTERParis]
Ousmane Dembele has penned a new 2 year contract at Barcelona [Fabrizio Romano]
Real Betis are keen on a move for one-time Arsenal target Houssem Aouar this summer [Football Espana]
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel did not rule out moves for either Cristiano Ronaldo or Robert Lewandowski, but has admitted that his focus for now is on upgrading his defence. [SkySportsNews]
To that end, Kalidou Koulibaly has arrived in London to complete his medical, while talks continue over PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe [FootballDaily]
However, one casualty could be highly-rated defender Levi Colwill, who may depart on a permanent deal with Southampton keen on the centre-back. [Fabrizio Romano]
Paris Saint-Germain are keen to extend Lionel Messi’s contract by a further year. His current deal runs out in 2023 [Marca]
Meanwhile, PSG have seen a bid rejected for Lille midfielder Renato Sanches [L’Equipe]
Ronaldo has received a 300m euro offer to play for two seasons for a club in Saudi Arabia, which would include a 30m euro transfer fee [AS.com]
Real Madrid are looking to rival Liverpool for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham next summer [Marca]
Frank Lampard has warned that Everton starlet Anthony Gordon is ‘going nowhere’ following interest from Tottenham and Newcastle [Northern Echo]
However, Newcastle are confident of securing a loan deal for Chelsea starlet Armando Broja [Northern Echo]
