GOAL takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from around the world. Liverpool have been linked with an opportunistic move for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong as he nears the final year of his contract. Manchester United reportedly made a move for Barcelona's Fermin Lopez in the January transfer window, however, the starlet made his stance clear. Tottenham could try to pull on Harry Kane's heartstrings if any club triggers a reduced release clause in his Bayern Munich contract.
French midfielder Julien Maggiotti almost fell prey to a scam transfer on the January transfer deadline day, he has revealed. Roberto Firmino will not be eligible to play in the Saudi Pro League again this season after Al-Ahli de-registered him from their squad.
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs believes that Marcus Rashford must rediscover his love of football if he is to succeed at Aston Villa. Inaki Pena has been left frustrated at Barcelona after manager Hansi Flick explained his decision to drop the goalkeeper, per a new report. The year-old joins the club on a multi-year contract as Chris Armas and the club make their latest offseason move. Raphinha has revealed that former coach Xavi played a huge role in convincing him to stay at Barcelona, and also lauded Hansi Flick's trust in him.
Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi has explained that the club opted against signing Paul Pogba because he did not want to "unbalance" his squad. Marcus Rashford's transfer to Aston Villa was labelled as "strange" by Roy Keane as the Manchester United legend fired a warning to the forward. Harry Kane says he is "very happy" at Bayern Munich after it emerged he has a release clause in his contract with the Bavarian giants.
Real Madrid have reportedly made an Arsenal star a 'priority' transfer target this summer but they will need to fork out a mammoth fee for him.
