Football transfer rumours: Liverpool make £130m Valverde bid; Man Utd consider Aston Villa star

  • Arsenal lead three-way fight for Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes
  • Chelsea rule out Reece James exit but two other academy graduates could leave
  • Plus updates on Ruben Amorim, Kalvin Phillips, Timo Werner and more

Valverde and Konsa are in Friday's headlines
Valverde and Konsa are in Friday's headlines / Diego Souto/Getty Images, Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images
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90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world...


Real Madrid have received a £130m bid from Liverpool for Federico Valverde, who has long been an obsession of the Reds. However, the Spanish giants have no intention of selling the midfielder. (El Debate - Spain)

Liverpool have also opened talks with Sporting CP boss Ruben Amorim over succeeding Jurgen Klopp. Amorim shares an agent with Reds winger Luis Diaz. (Foot Mercato - France)

Arsenal are interested in signing Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle, but face significant competition from Manchester United and PSG for the midfielder. (The Sun)

Chelsea have ruled out selling club captain Reece James in order to ease their PSR worries, though fellow academy graduates Conor Gallagher and Trevoh Chalobah are more likely to leave. (ESPN)

Manchester City are ready to 'cut their losses' this summer with Kalvin Phillips, who is currently out on loan at West Ham and has been criticised for his recent performances. (Daily Mirror)


Reece James
James is staying put / Visionhaus/GettyImages

The latest defender to be looked at by Manchester United is Ezri Konsa, who is enjoying a fine season with Aston Villa and recently made his senior England debut. (Football Transfers)

Barcelona are interested in Villarreal midfielder Alex Baena, but he is not considered a priority signing due to other needs in the team. (SPORT - Spain)

Real Madrid are finalising a new contract with goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, who has impressed in the absence of the injured Thibaut Courtois this season. (Caught Offside)

Timo Werner is determined to join Tottenham on a permanent transfer from RB Leipzig this summer. Spurs retain the option to buy the forward for £15m. (Sport BILD - Germany)


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