As some of Europe’s top clubs begin to prepare their pre-season plans, there is plenty of activity ongoing in the transfer market. We’ve rounded up the latest football talk and transfer gossip from around the continent to keep you up to date with recent rumours and deals. For the latest live odds on plenty of sports markets, check out Bet777.be – the best place for online betting.
Latest European Football Talk
Inter Milan and Chelsea have agreed a £10.3m loan fee for Romelu Lukaku to re-join the Serie A side this season. The latest football talk suggests that the Belgian striker has accepted a large pay cut to return to Serie A after a nightmare season back in the Premier League. (Sky Sports)
Leicester City and AC Milan are set to battle it out to acquire the services of hotly rated attacking midfielder Charles de Ketelaere. The Belgian superstar managed 14 goals and 7 assists in 33 appearances during Club Brugge’s title winning campaign. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel is set to join Atletico Madrid when his contract expires with Dortmund. The 33-year-old spent four years with the Bundesliga giants, racking up nearly 150 appearances for the club. (Mundo Deportivo)
Youri Tielemans could be set to stay at Leicester City after Arsenal completed the signing of Porto’s Fabio Vieira. The Gunners’ addition of the Portuguese midfielder means it is looking less likely that they will try to bring in another player in the same position. (Leicestershire Live)
Jupiler Pro League top goalscorer Deniz Undav will complete his switch to the Premier League this summer as he joins Brighton upon the expiration of his loan. The German has attracted plenty of interest following an impressive campaign that saw him rack up 26 goals and 12 assists in 39 league games for Union St. Gilloise. (transfermarkt)
The latest football talk suggests new Burnley manager Vincent Kompany is interested in bringing Senegalese forward Makhtar Gueye to Turf Moor in a bid to fire the Clarets back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Kompany knows the striker well from his stint in Belgium, where Gueye netted 12 times for Oostende. (Lancs Live)
West Ham and Roma are two of the clubs linked with former Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj in the latest football talk. David Moyes is thought to be keen on a reunion with the Belgian when his contract with Real Sociedad expires. (Mirror)
French midfielder Xavier Mercier will leave Leuven this summer to join Ferencváros in Hungary. The 32-year-old departs after another superb individual campaign in which he managed 14 assists in 33 league games. Leuven will replace him with Beerschot VA’s Raphael Holzhauser. (transfermarkt)
Belgian football talk suggests Club Brugge are interested in bolstering their attack with Stoke striker Benik Afobe this summer. Afobe spent the season on loan at Millwall where he netted 12 times for the Championship side. (Inside Futbol)
Gent have agreed a deal to sign Belgian centre forward Hugo Cuypers from KV Mechelen. The 25-year-old notched up 13 goals and 10 assists in 34 league appearances in last season’s domestic campaign. (transfermarkt)
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