Transfer News: Chelsea Goes For Haaland And Bellingham, Manchester United Set For Varane, More on Lingard, Tielemans, Hakimi

Everton are interested in signing Wolves and England centre-back Conor Coady, who is 28 years old.

Chelsea wants to establish a positive relationship with Borussia Dortmund in order to capture two of their best players, Norway attacker Erling Braut Haaland, 20, and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 17 years old.

Manchester United have launched a £50 million bid for Real Madrid and France defender Raphael Varane, but Real Madrid are demanding £80 million for the 28-year-old.

However, United’s hopes to sign Varane may be thwarted by Sergio Ramos’ exit from Real Madrid, which has initiated new contract discussions with the centre-back.

Inter Milan defender Achraf Hakimi, a 22-year-old Moroccan, has “verbally accepted” to join Chelsea. The Italian champions are said to seek £43 million for Chelsea’s Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso, who has already turned down approaches from the Blues and Paris Saint-Germain.

PSG will be considering a second offer for Hakimi in the amount of 70 million euros (£60 million).

If Arsenal and Switzerland player Granit Xhaka, 28, is not available, Roma will try to sign Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz, a 23-year-old Brazilian midfielder.

Wolves are considering acquiring Diego Costa, a 32-year-old Spain striker who has previously played for Chelsea and Atletico Madrid and is available on a free transfer.

Fernandinho, a 36-year-old Brazilian midfielder, has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester City.

As part of their search for a new manager, Crystal Palace has made contact with the representative of former Borussia Dortmund manager Lucien Favre.

Arsenal are interested in Anderlecht’s Albert Lokonga, 21, and Sheffield United and England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 23, as Mikel Arteta attempts to rebuild his team. Lokonga, a Belgian midfielder, is reported to be worth roughly £17.5 million.

Youri Tielemans, 24, of Leicester City, is expected to sign a new contract with the club amid concerns about his future. Both Manchester United and Liverpool have been linked with the Belgian midfielder.

Leicester City have intensified their pursuit of RB Salzburg forward Patson Daka, 22, of Zambia.

The midfielder Jesse Lingard, 28, is expected to hold talks with Manchester United over his future when he returns for pre-season training next month, Thus, West Ham must wait to discover if they can sign the shone on-loan England international.

Jurgen Klopp is keeping an eye on Sweden striker Alexander Isak. The 21-year-old helps the club win Copa del Rey last season and also nettedd 17 goals in La Liga.