PSG demands £145m for Barcola amid transfer talks

Paris St-Germain sought £145m for 23-year-old France forward Bradley Barcola, while Arsenal and Liverpool expressed interest. In related news, Real Madrid had reportedly set a price of 160m euros (£137m) for 26-year-old Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, although Arsenal had not yet initiated talks for his signing. Meanwhile, Arsenal was willing to offer Vinicius the biggest contract in the club's history. However, Vinicius's priority remained to sign a new deal with Real Madrid, with one year left on his existing contract.

Arsenal appeared set to speed up discussions regarding a transfer for Newcastle’s 28-year-old Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. Reports indicated that Guimaraes had communicated to his representatives his desire to resolve his future within the next week, ahead of returning for Newcastle's pre-season training camp.

Furthermore, Tottenham emerged as the favorites to secure the services of 22-year-old Brazil winger Savinho from Manchester City. In another development, Real Madrid agreed on personal terms with RB Leipzig’s 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande.

Al-Hilal reportedly began discussions to sign 26-year-old Senegal winger Iliman Ndiaye from Everton, while Chelsea aimed to receive a substantial fee for 26-year-old Portugal winger Pedro Neto, amidst interest from Liverpool, Manchester City, and teams from Saudi Arabia.

Besiktas awaited a decision from 34-year-old Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, who became a free agent after leaving Liverpool, after they submitted their final offer. In other transfer news, Bournemouth clarified they were not interested in selling 20-year-old French striker Junior Kroupi despite Barcelona's interest. Meanwhile, Fulham appeared to be the primary option for 18-year-old Argentina midfielder Franco Mastantuono if Real Madrid opted to loan him next season. Lastly, Juventus was reportedly working on a deal to sign 25-year-old Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee from Manchester United.