Transfer news and rumours of the day: May 30, 2016
After an eventful weekend with Real Madrid winning the UEFA Champions League, the domestic European season has now come to an end. Clubs across the continent are now gearing up for their next season and there are some shocking transfer rumours coming in with managers looking to sign the perfect player to their club.
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic dismissing rumours regarding a move to Manchester United and Bayern Munich refusing to sell their star striker Robert Lewandowski, the transfer market is once again buzzing and here are the list of transfer news and rumours for the day.
Serie A
Mario Balotelli has been linked with a move to Lazio if the club sign Cesare Prandelli as their new coach, according to Calciomercato. This comes after reports were released stating that Milan had told Liverpool they didn’t want to sign the striker permanently or on loan for the upcoming season. Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola had earlier allegedly held preliminary talks with Lazio over a potential move.
Juventus are reportedly all set to announce the signing of Dani Alves from Barcelona the coming week, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. The Italian media outlet reported that the 33-year-old could join as a free agent from June 5 according to the clause in his deal with the Spanish side. Alves has supposedly been offered a three-year deal by the Serie A club.
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri stated that he hope Alvaro Morata would stay with the club this summer. When asked about the striker by Italian channel Rai, Allegri mentioned that he certainly hoped so and said, “If I were him, I'd stay at Juventus. Now he's at the European Championship. Let's hope he will come back. I'd like everyone to stay."