Saturday’s transfer rumours: Antony, Koulibaly, De Jong, Phillips, Arteta, Spence & more

11 June 2022 0 By Total Football News

Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Saturday, June 11th.

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Gossip

Barcelona know Manchester United will not pay €100m for Frenkie de Jong. The clubs will eventually agree a fee. Barça want to sign Bernardo Silva after selling de Jong. [OnzeTv3]

Chelsea blow. Kalidou Koulibaly wants to play for Barcelona, and his agent Fali Ramadani has already informed Napoli President De Laurentiis of the player’s intention to move to Catalunya. [Sport]

Inter Milan want to sign Romelu Lukaku without including a player as part of the deal with Chelsea. The Nerazzurri are offering a €5m loan fee which could rise to €10m-€12m. [Corriere dello Sport]

Manchester United are expected to reach an agreement for Antony very soon. [Jorge Nicola]

Jude Bellingham is at the top of Manchester United’s list of transfer targets but they will not make a move for him until next summer. [The Athletic].

Mikel Arteta is growing frustrated by Arsenal’s indecision in the transfer market. [Daily Mail]

The country’s leading agents are waiting with bated breath for Kalvin Phillips’ return from international duty with England next week. Manchester City will pay up to £60m for the midfielder. [Daily Mail]

Tottenham still want Alessandro Bastoni. The deal could depend on how much money Inter Milan raise from other sales. Inter would rather sell Milan Skriniar and Stefan de Vrij. [Di Marzio]

Nottingham Forest will turn their attention to alternative full-back targets now that Djed Spence looks set for Tottenham, and have set their sights on Liverpool’s Neco Williams. [90min]