Transfer News Today: Chelsea's FAILED Caicedo bid, Real Madrid want GALACTICOS, PSG HIJACK Hojlund

Updated: 28 Jul 2023 06:23 BST
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The transfer window continues to make drastic twists and turns as clubs across world football desperately attempt to juggle pre-season fixtures with boardroom meetings.

The biggest leagues in Europe are set to get underway in less than a month's time, meaning managers don't have long left to fine-tune the squads at their current disposal.

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Mauricio Pochettino is feeling the full effects of this as he navigates a brilliant pre-season with Chelsea alongside the club's pursuit of Moises Caicedo. The latest information suggests the Blues have seen yet another bid rejected by Brighton & Hove Albion.

Elsewhere, Manchester United remain in the hunt for Benjamin Pavard, Paris Saint-Germain want to hijack the Red Devils' deal for Rasmus Hojlund, and Mohammed Kudus prefers a move to Arsenal over Chelsea.

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Here is the latest major football transfer news from 28 July all in one place.

Arsenal Transfer News

* Ajax star Mohammed Kudus has expressed that would rather join Arsenal than Chelsea this summer, with the prospect of playing Champions League football deemed to be a prominent aspect in his decision (FootballTransfers EXCLUSIVE).

* Ferran Torres has rubbished claims that he could join Arsenal this summer following an indifferent campaign at Barcelona last season. After the sides met in a pre-season friendly, the Spaniard admitted he will be staying put at Camp Nou this summer (Sport).

* Arsenal could still let go of as many as eight players in the summer window as manager Mikel Arteta looks to trim the size of the squad. Arteta currently has 30 players to work with, which he believes is far too many (The Evening Standard).

Man Utd Transfer News

* Rasmus Hojlund has agreed personal terms with Paris Saint-Germain as the Ligue 1 club ramp up their hijack pursuit. However, Hojlund also has an agreement in place with Man Utd and they are still favourites (L'Equipe).

* Rasmus Hojlund is “flattered” by interest from Paris Saint-Germain, but the Atalanta forward still wants to join Manchester United this summer (Foot Mercato).

* Benjamin Pavard is attracting interest from multiple clubs across Europe this summer as the Bayern star eyes an exit. Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus are chasing him (Calciomercato).

Chelsea Transfer News

* Chelsea have seen an £80 million (€93m) bid for Moises Caicedo rejected by Brighton & Hove Albion. It is the Blues' fourth separate offer for the Ecuador international this summer (Fabrizio Romano).

* In light of their failed Caicedo bid, Chelsea are ready to move for Romeo Lavia and are prepared to table a higher offer than Liverpool, However, a move to Anfield remains more likely at this stage (Ben Jacobs).

* Romelu Lukaku has been criticised by former Inter Milan team-mate Lautaro Martinez for his actions this summer. Lukaku was expected to sign for Inter permanently, but he started talking to Juventus as well, which has been labelled as "disappointing" by Lautaro (Gazzetta dello Sport).

* Elye Wahi wants to join Chelsea “as quickly as possible” after the Premier League club’s opening offer was rejected by Montpellier (L'Equipe).

* Fulham are now in advanced talks to sign Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. The Cottagers have seen one bid rejected, but are very keen to sign the Englishman this summer (Sky Sports News).

© ProShots - Callum Hudson-Odoi was loaned to Bayer Leverkusen last season

* Chelsea academy star Tudor Mendel-Idowu has joined Belgian club Anderlecht on a three-year deal. The Cobham graduate's contract at Stamford Bridge expired this month and he had offers from multiple clubs across Europe (Anderlecht).

Liverpool Transfer News

* Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes is on Liverpool's radar, but their full focus remains on signing Romeo Lavia. Furthermore, Wolves will not sell Nunes after losing Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho (Fabrizio Romano).

* Thomas Hitzlsperger has criticised Jordan Henderson after the former Liverpool captain moved to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq. The former Everton player came out as gay in 2014 (Thomas Hitzlsperger).

* In light of Chelsea's failed Moises Caicedo bid, they are ready to move for Romeo Lavia and are prepared to table a higher offer than Liverpool, However, a move to Anfield remains more likely at this stage (Ben Jacobs).

Man City Transfer News

Newcastle Utd Transfer News

* Newcastle defender Jamal Lewis has joined Championship side Watford on a season-long loan (Watford).

Tottenham Transfer News

* Bayern Munich are hoping that Harry Kane has played his last game for Tottenham. The Bavarians are aiming to seal a deal for the Englishman before 6 August, when Spurs are next in action (Christian Falk).

Barcelona Transfer News

Real Madrid Transfer News

* Real Madrid have set their sights on recapturing the magic of their legendary Galacticos team from 2003 - with the side looking to assemble a new generation of football stars, including Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Erling Haaland, and Vinicius Jr (FootballTransfers EXCLUSIVE).

* Ramon Alvarez de Mon has claimed that Real Madrid have an available budget of €230m to sign Mbappe this summer, with some of the money going to PSG and the rest to the Frenchman (Radio Marca).