Latest Football Updates: Transfer gossip from European Newspapers May 23, 2022

Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and the other big teams all in the news today with different transfer speculations

Latest Football Updates: Transfer gossip from European Newspapers May 23, 2022
Transfer News Today

  • Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in Ruben Neves, and could be set to battle it out in for his signature in the summer.The Wolves midfielder has enjoyed yet another impressive campaign in the Premier League, where he has been a standout performer for Bruno Lage's side. Speaking after Wolves' final game of the season against Liverpool on Sunday, the Portugal international said: "Our careers are really short, we need to take the opportunities we have.We need to live those dreams in a short space of time. Let's see what happens. I cannot say too much about it." (Mirror)

  • Juventus are weighing up the possibility of signing Kalidou Koulibaly. The 30-year-old centre-back will enter the final year of his contract in June and, despite Napoli looking to keep him at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Massimiliano Allegri looks to have identified him as a possible reinforcement at the heart of Juve's defence. (Tuttosport)

  • Aston Villa are prioritising a move for Kalvin Phillips in the summer. Steven Gerrard has placed the 26-year-old Leeds United midfielder at the top of his shortlist, as he prepares for his first summer transfer window in charge of the Villains. The Premier League side have also been rumoured to have agreed to personal terms with Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara. (Telegraph)

  • Barcelona remain keen to sign Raphinha, but could now find it more difficult to agree a fee with Leeds after Jesse Marsch's side avoided relegation on the last day of the Premier League season. The Blaugrana and the 25-year-old winger's representatives have already agreed on personal terms, but the deal is now expected to take longer to complete, with fresh talks required over a fee. (Sport)

  • Real Betis are interested in signing Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar. The 23-year-old is set to enter the final year of his contract in June, and that will make things more difficult for the Ligue 1 side to negotiate an increased fee to part ways with him. It is reported that the LaLiga club are keen to sign him, so that they can pair him together with France teammate, Nabil Fekir. (Foot Mercato)

  • Samir Handanovic is set to extend his contract with Internazionale by one year. The 37-year-old goalkeeper has been linked with an exit from the San Siro throughout the season, but it now looks as though he wants to continue in Serie A. (Dazn).

  • Declan Rice is to remain at West Ham despite huge interest from Manchester United in the 23-year-old England midfielder. (Mirror)

  • Chelsea's Spain full-back Marcos Alonso, 31, wants to leave after six years at Stamford Bridge, and Barcelona are in advanced talks over personal terms. (Fabrizio Romano, Twitter)

  • Monaco's France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has agreed terms with Liverpool but the Reds still face a fight to sign the 22-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Real Madrid. (Mirror)

  • Real Madrid are interested in signing AC Milan's Portugal forward Rafael Leao, 22, after Kylian Mbappe decided to stay at Paris St-Germain. (Marca)

  • West Ham are making an offer to sign Manchester United's England winger Jesse Lingard, 29, who is out of contract in June. Lingard scored nine times in 16 league starts during a loan spell with the Hammers in 2020-21. (Mail)

  • Benfica want to sign Arsenal's Germany keeper Bernd Leno, 30, who has fallen behind Aaron Ramsdale as first choice under Mikel Arteta. (Correio da Manha - in Portuguese)

  • Porto are keen to re-sign Manchester United's Brazil defender Alex Telles, 29, this summer. (Correio da Manha - in Portuguese)

  • Arsenal's France defender William Saliba, 21, wants to stay at Marseille, where he has been on loan. (Goal)

  • Newcastle are working to sign highly rated French forward Hugo Ekitike, 19, who plays for Reims - but they face competition from Borussia Dortmund.(Fabrizio Romano, Twitter)

  • Aston Villa are close to signing French midfielder Boubacar Kamara, 22, from Marseille on a free transfer. (Matteo Moretto, Twitter)

  • Kamara was wanted by Atletico Madrid but the player has opted for Villa over a team that will be playing in the Champions League next season. (Football Espana)

  • Wolves are interested in French forward Thomas Henry, 27, who plays in Italy for Venezia.(Matteo Moretto, Twitter)

  • Bournemouth and Sheffield United are keen on English midfielder Joe Rothwell, 27, who is leaving Blackburn Rovers. (Yorkshire Live)