Transfer news and rumours of the day: 12th August, 2016

Fabregas to Juventus?

Welcome to our daily transfer rumours round-up. Today’s big news is coming from Serie A where Chelsea have been handed a huge blow in their pursuit of Napoli’s central defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

Elsewhere, Juventus have been offered a Premier League winning star to replace Paul Pogba while Arsenal are set to sign a promising defender in next 48 hours (not Mustafi).

On that note, here are the most popular transfer news and rumours doing the rounds on August 12th.

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Serie A

Badelj to AC Milan?

- Nikola Maksimovic and Torino have opened contract negotiations with player most likely to agree a new 3-year deal with the Serie A side. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, this decision will ruin Chelsea’s hopes of signing Kalidou Koulibaly this summer as Napoli were eyeing Maksimovic as Koulibaly’s replacement.

- Zenit St Petersburg have joined Leicester City in the race for Roma star Leandro Paredes, according to reports from Talksport (via Calcimercato). Paredes is certain to quit Serie A this summer with Leicester willing to sign him as a potential replacement for Riyad Mahrez.

- AC Milan are hoping to seal a move for Tottenham target Milan Badelj this summer, according to reports in Italy. Badelj has been a long-term target for both Spurs and Chelsea however Milan are adamant to sign Badelj to bring quality midfield players at San Siro this summer.