{"id":14698,"date":"2025-07-22T05:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/14698\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T05:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:50:13","slug":"chelsea-receive-e170-million-palmer-bid-european-giants-lead-antony-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/14698\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Receive \u20ac170 Million Palmer Bid; European Giants Lead Antony Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yr9l5mf40\">Sports Illustrated rounds up the latest\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/transfers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">transfer<\/a>\u00a0rumors and gossip from around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Ibrahima Konat\u00e9\" title=\"Ibrahima Konat\u00e9\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ibrahima Konat\u00e9\u2019s contract is winding down. \/ IMAGO\/News Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hn8i7hd18\">Nicolas Jackson would be prepared to swap <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> for <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> this summer, according to <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballtransfers.com\/en\/transfer-news\/tag\/exclusive-newsnow\/exclusive-man-utd-transfer-news-nicolas-jackson-chelsea-asking-price-steve-kay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FootballTransfers<\/a>. The Blues have set an asking price of \u00a370 million ($93.9 million).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_96549ezps\">Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand is the subject of interest from both Manchester United and <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/manchester-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester City<\/a>, <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abola.pt\/futebol\/noticias\/sporting-nao-e-so-gyokeres-manchester-united-tambem-de-olho-em-hjulmand-2025072100065196157#google_vignette\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A BOLA<\/a> reports. Juventus are chasing his signature but have fallen well short of his price tag of \u20ac80 million (\u00a369.3 million, $93 million).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0uk9pxnil\"><a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> officials are set for crunch talks with Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 over his expiring contract, per <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lequipe.fr\/Football\/Article\/Quel-avenir-pour-dayot-upamecano-et-ibrahima-konate-a-un-an-de-la-coupe-du-monde-et-de-leurs-fins-de-contrat\/1579391\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">L&#8217;\u00c9quipe<\/a>. Real Madrid are trying to work out what offer would convince the Reds to sell but have not yet made a formal bid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b03v7i7b8\">Paris Saint-Germain have joined Man City and Man Utd in pursuit of Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa, <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/maisfutebol.iol.pt\/fc-porto\/manchester-city\/fc-porto-manchester-city-faz-abordagem-e-estuda-proposta-por-diogo-costa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maisfutebol<\/a> writes, amid uncertainty over the future of Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Italian continues to reject the offer of a new contract in Paris and is also emerging as a target for Pep Guardiola\u2019s City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_28nfquvjb\">The hold-up in <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/arsenal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a>\u2019s move for Viktor Gy\u00f6keres stems from an ongoing legal battle between between the striker and Sporting CP, <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballtransfers.com\/en\/transfer-news\/tag\/exclusive-newsnow\/exclusive-arsenal-transfer-news-viktor-gyokeres-sporting-cp-the-transfers-podcast-duncan-castles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FootballTransfers<\/a> claims. Sporting officials are unhappy with the manner in which Gy\u00f6keres and his agent have approached the summer window and are prepared to make life difficult for the Sweden international as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zy09fov4h\">Man City dream of a reunion with <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> midfielder Cole Palmer and, according to <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/bombazo-manchester-city-ofrece-170-millones-antigua-estrella-20250720.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fichajes<\/a>, are readying a bid of \u20ac170 million (\u00a3147.4 million, $197.7 million) to get a deal done. Another report from the <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/xavi-simons-dejara-rb-leipzig-110-millones-20250720.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">same outlet<\/a> names Chelsea as leading suitors for RB Leipzig\u2019s Xavi Simons, valued at \u20ac110 million (\u00a395.4 million, $127.9 million).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_i3ijfc68q\">Tottenham Hotspur are interested in Simons but, per <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SebEcrivainFoot\/status\/1946820257663828242\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">S\u00e9bastien Vidal<\/a>, are now looking at <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/aston-villa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aston Villa<\/a>\u2019s Jacob Ramsey as an alternative target.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ivnduvwho\">Alexander Isak has been unsettled by all the speculation over his future, <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2025\/07\/21\/newcastle-nightmare-transfer-window-reasons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph<\/a> states. High-ranking figures at <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/newcastle-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle United<\/a>, including chairman Yasir Al-Rumayaan and co-owner Jamie Reuben, are adamant he is not for sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8v5qyx8lu\"><a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/west-ham-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham United<\/a> have contacted Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov over a summer move, <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/west-ham-push-on-134605255\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Nixon<\/a> states. The Hammers are prepared to bid as high as \u00a330 million ($40.3 million) for the Ukraine international, who is open to making the move.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Nicol\u00f2 Barella\" title=\"Nicol\u00f2 Barella\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nicol\u00f2 Barella is a target for Real Madrid. \/ IMAGO\/Sportimage<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_toc5izy3p\"><a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/barcelona\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona<\/a> manager Hansi Flick wants a new full back now that a deal for Marcus Rashford has been agreed, <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/nuevo-escenario-barca-mercado-fichajes-119907558\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SPORT<\/a> claims. Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s Alejandro Grimaldo and Inter\u2019s Denzel Dumfries are both of interest to the boss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1dg7t6lh5\">Rashford, however, cannot yet be registered in the Barcelona squad. Joan Garc\u00eda is also not yet part of the squad, with <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/marcus-rashford-barcelona-manchester-united-35589901\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mirror<\/a> noting sales are now needed to address the club\u2019s salary issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vii6l17qz\">Real Betis are struggling to meet Man Utd\u2019s asking price for Antony, valued at \u00a330 million ($40.3 million), <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/man-utd-rashford-barcelona-four-player-exits-3816022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iNews<\/a> reports. Instead, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid are now emerging as the favorites to sign the Brazil winger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2n1wxrtdr\">Versatile Chelsea defender Renato Veiga has approved a move to Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1947287936979902636\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> writes. Chelsea want a fee of \u20ac40 million (\u00a334.7 million, $46.5 million) to sell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_07swlg8tt\"><a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/real-madrid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Real Madrid<\/a> are looking to sign Inter midfielder Nicol\u00f2 Barella, according to <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/realmadridconfidencial.com\/primer-equipo\/real-madrid-mueve-ficha-por-barella-y-inter-responde-ya-tiene-precio-salida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Real Madrid Confidencial<\/a>, but his price tag of over \u20ac60 million ($69.8 million) is considered unreasonable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n5u1l01zq\">Another player on Real Madrid\u2019s radar is Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano. <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/tapado-real-madrid-reforzar-eje-zaga-20250721.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fichajes<\/a> notes slow progress over his contract talks with the Bundesliga giants has sparked interest from Los Blancos.<\/p>\n<p>READ THE LATEST TRANSFER RUMORS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sports Illustrated rounds up the latest\u00a0transfer\u00a0rumors and gossip from around the world. Ibrahima Konat\u00e9\u2019s contract is winding down.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-14698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}