Transfer news and rumours of the day: 16th July, 2016
Welcome to our daily transfer round-up. Few very big signings could take place in the coming weeks. Manchester City have opened negotiations to sign a German national team star. Chelsea star has informed the club that he wants to leave Stamford Bridge.
Agent of Serie A ace has confirmed Liverpool are interested in his client, whilst Real Madrid have put a price tag of €80m on one of their players.
Here are the transfer rumours doing the rounds on July 16th:
Serie A
– Watford are on the verge of signing Napoli star Juan Camilo Zúñiga on a free transfer, reports Gianluca di Marzio. The player has agreed to sign a three-year contract.
– According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli don’t want to sell Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus and have proposed a new contract. Higuain has been offered €7.5m/year, but the Old Lady are also looking at alternatives.
– Udinese midfielder Piotr Zielinski is expected to leave the club this summer. His agent, Bartolomej Bolek, has confirmed to Gazzetta dello Sport that Liverpool are interested in signing the player.