Welcome to 101 Great Goals’ round up of the transfer stories for Tuesday 23rd August.
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Gossip
Chelsea are willing to offer up to £60m for Everton forward Anthony Gordon [Sky Sports]
PSV have identified AZ Alkmaar’s Jesper Klassen as a potential replacement should Cody Gakpo leave for Manchester United this summer [Voetbal]
Bayern Munich will not be making a late move for Frenkie de Jong despite reported interest [Sky Sports Germany]
Eric Bailly is set to join Marseille on an initial loan move with an option to buy the defender next summer [Fabrizio Romano]
Pedro Neto’s price tag is a major stumbling block for Arsenal, with the Gunners willing to pay £35m but Wolves holding out for £50m [The Sun]
Manchester United have readied a 94m euro offer for Ajax winger Antony [Globo]
They have also begun talks for Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp over a potential summer move [Bild]
Chelsea have enquired about FC Porto winger Pepe but were rebuffed with a warning of 70m euros [Record]
Inter Milan are waiting to see if Chelsea are willing to let Trevoh Chalobah on loan this summer [Gianluca Di Marzio]
Newcastle remain interested in Lucas Paqueta, and view him as a plan B to Leicester City midfielder James Maddison, who they have had two bids turned down for [GetFrenchFootballNews]
There will be further talks between Chelsea and Barcelona over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the coming days, with confidence that a deal could get done [Fabrizio Romano]
Hakim Ziyech’s return to Ajax is not entirely reliant on Antony’s departure, but any deal depends on Chelsea [Express]
