The final week of the summer transfer window is picking up speed: Manchester City have expressed their readiness to meet Chelsea's financial demands for Argentinian midfielder Enzo Fernandez, valued at £120 million. Meanwhile, European giants are ramping up negotiations for key positions.
Liverpool and Brighton have scheduled a new round of direct consultations regarding the transfer of 22-year-old Gambian winger Yankuba Minte. The Merseysiders are seriously weighing up a third official offer following two previous rejections.
At the same time, 22-year-old left-back Alejandro Balde from Barcelona has given his agent Jorge Mendes the green light to negotiate a move to Manchester United. The Manchester club has also made its stance clear regarding Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee: interest from Juventus, Napoli, and Aston Villa is noted, but they are not willing to part ways with the 25-year-old for less than £40 million.
Birmingham's Aston Villa have established direct contact with Belgian side Club Brugge, beginning discussions for 22-year-old Ecuadorian centre-back Joel Ordonez. Meanwhile, Brentford is preparing an improved bid of £37 million for 21-year-old Senegalese defender El-Hadji Malick Diouf from West Ham.
In Italy, Juventus manager Luciano Spalletti firmly stated that the club will not be selling 21-year-old Turkish striker Kenan Yildiz to Arsenal.
Barcelona have refuted rumours regarding their interest in 24-year-old defender Goncalo Inacio from Sporting Lisbon. However, the head coach of the Portuguese side, Rui Borges, hasn't ruled out a potential move for the defender to the Blaugrana or AC Milan after leaving him out of the starting XI in their win against Alverca.
AC Milan, on their side, have reached a verbal agreement with German club RB Leipzig for a one-year loan of 28-year-old French forward Christopher Nkunku, with the right to buy at the end of the season.
