TRANSFER GOSSIP: Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal ‘offer Kylian Mbappe £173.2m-a-year contract’, as Chelsea submit £39m bid for Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise
Pre-season is now in full swing as teams continue to step up their preparations for the new Premier League campaign.
While players are desperate to get minutes into their legs on the pitch, clubs are also working hard off it to bolster their squads.
It was another busy weekend for Premier League clubs in the transfer window, with Harvey Barnes completing his £38m move to Newcastle, and Arnaut Danjuma finally joined Everton, six months after snubbing the Toffees for Tottenham.
And with less than three weeks until the season gets underway, there will be plenty more transfer business over the coming days.
Below, Mail Sport takes a look at all the latest news and gossip on Monday.
Harvey Barnes joined Newcastle in a deal worth £38m on Sunday afternoon
Arnaut Danjuma has finally joined Everton, six months after snubbing the Toffees
Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal have offered Kylian Mbappe a £173.2m-a-year contract to join them this summer. The deal would include a release clause that could see him get his dream move to Real Madrid next year. (Tancredi Palmeri)
Chelsea have submitted £39m bid for Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise. The 21-year-old is also attracting interest from Manchester City, but Chelsea are hoping to fend off the Premier League champions in the battle for his signature. (RMC Sport)
Wilfried Zaha is set to join Galatasaray on a free transfer after leaving Crystal Palace last month. A return to Palace had not been ruled out, but he is now on his way to Turkey to complete his switch. (The Guardian)
Tottenham owner Joe Lewis has told Daniel Levy he must sell Harry Kane this summer if he doesn’t sign a new £400,000-a-week contract. Kane is into the final year of his deal, and Lewis does not want to risk losing him for free next year. (Mail Sport)
Chelsea are losing patience with Romelu Lukaku, with the striker unwilling to move to Saudi Arabia. The striker has already snubbed a return to Inter Milan and is not keen on a switch to the Middle East as he continues to be linked with Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Borussia Dortmund are closing in on sealing a £16m deal for Bayern Munich midfielder Marcel Sabitzer. The Austrian international spent the second half of last season on loan at Manchester United, but the Red Devils opted not to pursue a permanent deal. (Fabrizio Romano)
Kylian Mbappe has been offered a lucrative deal to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal
Chelsea have made a £39m offer for Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise (centre, bottom)
Callum Hudson-Odoi is closing in on a reunion with Maurizio Sarri at Lazio. The pair worked together during Sarri’s solitary season at Chelsea in 2018-19, and Hudson-Odoi could move to Serie A after spending last season on loan at Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Fulham are eyeing a £7m move for Everton’s Demarai Gray. The 27-year-old showed his versatility at Everton last term by playing in several positions in their front line, and Fulham are keen on securing a cut-price deal. (The Sun)
Wolves are expected to sell Daniel Podence this summer after leaving him out of their pre-season training camp squad for their trip to Portugal. Podence’s contract at Molineux is set to expire next year. (Mail Sport)
Chelsea are edging nearer to signing Montpellier forward Elye Wahi. Should a deal be completed, Wahi would likely be loaned out to Strasbourg, who Chelsea bought a majority stake in last month. (Mail Sport)