Transfer rumors, news: Chelsea keeping tabs on Lyon's Fofana

Chelsea person initiated interaction with Lyon's Malick Fofana, portion Newcastle United are weighing up a summertime determination for Nottingham Forest's Anthony Elanga. Join america for the latest transportation news, rumors, and gossip from astir the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

- Chelsea officials person contacted Lyon implicit winger Malick Fofana, L'Equipe reports. While their involvement successful the 20-year-old is "still successful its infancy", helium is viewed arsenic a imaginable alternate people should the nine neglect to unafraid a woody for Borussia Dortmund's Jamie Gittens. Fofana, who had 9 extremity involvements successful 29 Ligue 1 matches past season, is valued astatine astir €50 million. Chelsea's efforts to motion the Belgian could intensify successful the weeks ahead, aft their pursuit of Gittens deed a roadblock. As per assorted reports, Arsenal are besides keeping tabs connected the Dortmund youngster.

- Newcastle United stay funny successful signing Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga, reports The Telegraph. While the club's pursuit of Brighton and Hove Albion striker João Pedro is good documented, Eddie Howe is besides keen to bolster his squad successful wide areas. As such, Newcastle could crook to Elanga, who enjoyed an awesome Premier League run with Forest past season. The 23-year-old is nether declaration astatine the City Ground until June 2028, and arsenic such, won't beryllium disposable connected the inexpensive this summer.

- Everton person entered the contention to motion Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker this summer, reports Fabrizio Romano. The 35-year-old is expected to permission the Etihad connected a escaped transportation this month, having spent the 2nd fractional of the 2024-25 run connected indebtedness astatine AC Milan. Everton could look beardown contention for his signature from Fenerbahce, who person besides initiated interaction with his representatives.

- Initial talks person taken spot betwixt Granit Xhaka's absorption and AC Milan, Sky Germany reports. The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder views Milan arsenic an "interesting option", though talks are inactive successful the aboriginal stages. A gathering is owed to instrumentality spot betwixt the 2 parties successful the coming days, arsenic nary factual offers person been lodged yet. Leverkusen privation to clasp the 32-year-old, who is nether declaration astatine the Bundesliga broadside until June 2028.

- Liverpool are seeking a interest of £40m from immoderate nine funny successful signing Darwin Núñez, Football Insider has reported. The Reds are keen to rise funds this summertime to assistance them enlistee a caller No. 9, and 1 of the big-name departures looks apt to beryllium the Uruguayan forward. While Napoli and Atlético Madrid are some keen connected Núñez, their penchant is to motion him connected an archetypal indebtedness deal.