Harry Kane is poised to sign a new contract at Bayern Munich, rejecting interest from Barcelona – while Manchester City prepare for a dramatic overhaul under incoming manager Enzo Maresca.
The England captain, 32, will extend his stay with the Bundesliga champions, according to the Athletic. His decision comes despite Barcelona’s pursuit, though no figures or length have been disclosed.
“Harry Kane will extend his Bayern Munich contract while Man City plan major rebuild under Enzo Maresca.”
At Manchester City, Maresca’s appointment as boss could trigger a major rebuild. The Mail reports that England full-back Rico Lewis, 21, Netherlands defender Nathan Ake, 31, Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez, 24, Portugal defender Ruben Dias, 29, and Brazil winger Savinho, 22, are all potentially up for sale.
City are also ready to hijack Tottenham’s move for Newcastle and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali, 26, despite already agreeing to sign 23-year-old England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest, according to Marca.
AC Milan are preparing a £21.5m bid for England midfielder Mason Mount, 27, but Manchester United do not want to sell him, the Mail reports. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund’s Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, 25, is ready to reject Newcastle because he prefers a switch to Manchester United, according to Bild via Sport Witness.
Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise, 24, is aware that several clubs, including Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain, are monitoring his performances for France at the World Cup. He will meet with the German side after the tournament to discuss his future, AS reports.
RB Leipzig say Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19, will remain at the club next season despite reportedly choosing Paris St-Germain as his next destination, according to Florian Plettenberg.
Leicester City could lose multiple players this summer. West Ham, Coventry and Besiktas are battling for 22-year-old Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu, Wrexham are considering a move for Australian centre-back Harry Souttar, 27, and English midfielder Oliver Skipp, 25, is attracting interest from Middlesbrough, the Daily Mail reports. Zambian striker Patson Daka, 27, and English midfielder Harry Winks, 30, are linked with exits to Real Betis and Cagliari respectively. Portuguese defender Ricardo Pereira, 32, and Ghanaian striker Jordan Ayew, 34, are out of contract.
Middlesbrough face losing 28-year-old English centre-back Dael Fry, who is out of contract and drawing interest from West Ham and Blackburn, according to Teesside Live.
Fulham have completed the permanent signing of Bayern Munich forward Jonah Kusi-Asare for an undisclosed fee. The 18-year-old Swede, who joins on a five-year deal with an option for a further 12 months, played 10 times for the Cottagers while on loan last season. “I'm very happy to be a permanent Fulham player,” he told FFCtv. “From my first week here, it was very good – I felt like I was a part of the Fulham family. The changing room was very nice, team, staff, so I'm very happy to stay here.”