Paper Talk: Arsenal turn to Alvarez with Barcola unavailable
Right, let's end things this evening with a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making today's back pages, with Arsenal's move for Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez reportedly due to PSG forward Bradley Barcola being unavailable for transfer.
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Villa set to beat Newcastle to 49m Manzambi signing
Latest from SSN reporter Keith Downie:
Newcastle believe they are set to miss out on the signing of Freiburg midfielder Johan Manzambi to Aston Villa.
The Switzerland international's preference is understood to be Villa, who have offered to match the 49m deal Newcastle verbally agreed with Freiburg.
The offer of Champions League football is said to have been a key motivator behind Manzambi's decision to opt for Villa.
The 20-year-old had verbally agreed personal terms with Newcastle, but was waiting until after Switzerland's World Cup was over before making a final call on his future.
Switzerland were knocked out by Argentina in a 3-1 quarter-final defeat after extra time on Sunday.
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'Villa finalising Manzambi move'
Aston Villa are set to sign Freiburg midfielder Johan Manzambi, according to reports in the Athletic.
Your Site News reported Newcastle had reached a verbal agreement with Freiburg for a 49m transfer of the player.
However, according to the Athletic, the Switzerland international wants to join Villa, with the club now closing in on a deal for the 20-year-old who impressed in his country's run to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Is Man Utd's midfield rebuild going to plan?
Manchester United had plans to rebuild their midfield with top signings this summer and despite falling short in the search for a number of targets, progress is now being made on arrivals.
The plan has always been to bring in two, perhaps even three midfielders, market-permitting, to plug the hole left by Casemiro in an already thin area of the squad, currently ill-equipped to cope with a return to the Champions League.
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Fiorentina's Arokodare bid rejected by Wolves
Latest from SSN reporter Dharmesh Sheth:
Wolves have turned down a bid from Fiorentina for striker Tolu Arokodare.
Its understood the Serie A club offered a loan deal, but the fee was not believed to be anywhere near Wolves valuation.
Fiorentina are one of a number of clubs - including Trabzonspor - who are interested in the Nigeria international and tabled official offers.
However, Arokodare has made it clear he will not consider a move to Trabzonspor.
Its thought the players preference is to play in one of Europes top-five Leagues.
Arokodare is contracted at Wolves until 2029, with the club holding an option to extend for a further 12 months.
Listen to the latest episode of the Transfer Talk podcast!
Pete Graves is joined by Your Site News Michael Bridge and ESPNs Sam Tighe to discuss Manchester Uniteds move for Chelseas Andrey Santos for 50 million as Michael Carrick continues to reinforce the midfield at Old Trafford.
Bruno Guimaraes has informed Newcastle of his desire to join Arsenal but is the Gunners valuation of 60 million too low?
Plus, will Aston Villa look to cash in on Morgan Rogers in order to fund an overhaul of the current squad?
Barca set to sign Adeyemi
Barcelona have finalised an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign Germany forward Karim Adeyemi, reports Marca.
