Welcome to 101’s round-up of all the transfer news you may have missed on Monday 25th July.
What you missed
West Ham are on the verge of completing a deal for Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca, with the Italian forward having flown to London for a medical ahead of his proposed move. It will set the Hammers back 36m euros plus a future sell-on percentage. [Fabrizio Romano]
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is considered to be the backup to Frenkie de Jong by those at Manchester United [Sky Sports Germany]
Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to England on Monday evening to hold crunch talks with Erik ten Hag, though when he will return to training remains unclear [David Ornstein]
Barcelona are now confident that they will beat Chelsea to Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, with the Blues now thought to be targeting other options [Fabrizio Romano]
Chelsea tried to hijack Nordi Mukiele’s move to PSG by offering RB Leipzig Timo Werner, but to no avail [Fabrizio Romano]
However, a return to Leipzig for Werner remains on the cards, with all parties open to the move [Sky Sports Germany]
Nottingham Forest are on the verge of their twelfth summer signing, having agreed a 15m euro deal for Orel Mangala from Stuttgart [David Ornstein]
Fulham have confirmed the signing of Manor Solomon from Shakhtar Donetsk on a one year loan deal [Fulham FC]
Southampton have confirmed the signing of young striker Sekou Mara from Bordeaux on a four year deal [Southampton FC]
Arsenal are closing in on their first departure of the summer, having agreed to drop their price on goalkeeper Bernd Leno to £8m amid interest from Fulham [Various]
Ben Davies has signed a one-year extension on his Tottenham deal, with his deal now set to expire in 2025 [Tottenham]
Newcastle have turned their attentions to Julian Draxler as they look to bolster their attack this summer [Le10Sport]
Meanwhile, Emile Krafth has signed a new deal at St James’ Park, keeping him at the club until 2024 [Newcastle United]
Manchester United could be willing to let Cristiano Ronaldo leave on loan this summer, provided that he extends his current deal at the club which runs out in 2023 [The Sun]
