Football transfer rumours: Chelsea's £111m Osimhen offer; Real Madrid reserve Mbappe shirt number

  • Barcelona want Khvicha Kvaratskhelia amid Napoli contract talks
  • Liverpool step up interest in Bayer Leverkusen defender
  • Plus news on Erling Haaland, Frenkie de Jong, Emile Smith Rowe and more

Osimhen and Mbappe lead Sunday's headlines
Osimhen and Mbappe lead Sunday's headlines / Ivan Romano/Getty Images, Jean Catuffe/Getty Images
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90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world...


Chelsea are willing to pay the full release clause of Victor Osimhen, which is believed to be worth £111m (€130m), and are set to approach Napoli to discuss payment terms and structure. (Rudy Galetti - Italy)

Arsenal are also interested in Osimhen and would be able to offer the Nigeria international the prospect of Champions League football. (Gazzetta dello Sport - Italy)

Napoli are fearful not just of losing Osimhen but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who is wanted by Barcelona. (Il Mattino - Italy)

Liverpool will step up their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Piero Hincapie this summer. The Ecuador international is expected to cost £47m (€55m). (Fichajes - Spain)

Barcelona have declared they will not sell Frenkie de Jong for less than €100m having recently received a €70m bid from Tottenham. De Jong is also a historical target for Manchester United. (Mundo Deportivo)


Frenkie De Jong
De Jong's been linked with a move away / Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/GettyImages

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has informed the first-team squad that Kylian Mbappe will be joining from PSG this summer. (Foot Mercato - France)

With his preferred number seven already taken by Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid are likely to hand the number 10 shirt to Mbappe once Luka Modric's exit is confirmed. (Mundo Deportivo - Spain)

Manchester City are hopeful Madrid's move for Mbappe will make it easier to convince Erling Haaland to sign a new contract at the Etihad Stadium. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal are considering selling Emile Smith Rowe this summer, with Aston Villa and Newcastle interested in taking him off the Gunners' hands. (Football Insider)

In Smith Rowe's place, Arsenal could look to sign 19-year-old Israel international Oscar Gloukh from Red Bull Salzburg having recently watched over the attacking midfielder. (Football Transfers)


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