What the newspapers say
Cristiano Ronaldo will fly to England to tell Manchester United he wants out “immediately”, reports The Sun. The Portuguese star, 37, is ready for “showdown” talks with the Red Devils after missing the club’s pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia due to “family reasons”.
The Guardian, meanwhile, write about Chelsea’s move to Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde is “endangered”. According to the outlet, Barcelona are refusing to end their pursuit of the 23-year-old defender and are “increasingly optimistic” they can sign the France international.
In other blues news, Metro reports via Foot Mercato that the club have offered Germany a forward Timo Werner26, to RB Leipzig to beat Paris St Germain to signing the French defender Nordi Mukiele24, from the Bundesliga club.
And West Ham have reportedly agreed personal terms with the Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca. According to The Guardian, the 23-year-old is set to undergo a medical to complete a £35.5million move.
Social media summary
Markus Alonso: Spanish outlet Sport report that Chelsea are preventing Barca from buying the 31-year-old defender from them due to the Spanish side’s move for Kounde.
Charles de Ketelaere: Italian outlet Calciomercato says AC Milan are considering increasing their offer for the 21-year-old Club Brugge attacking midfielder, who has been linked with Leeds, in a bid to speed up a deal.
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