Transfer Talk: Pogba could exit Juventus for Al Ahli

The summer transfer window is now open in Europe, and there's plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!

TOP STORY: Pogba gets €100m Saudi offer

Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli have offered Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba a three-year contract worth €100 million plus bonuses, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Al Ahli will look to add the 30-year-old France midfielder to a squad that already includes ex-Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy and former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino.

The Saudi Pro League side will want to check Pogba's physical condition offering him the deal, which has already been verbally outlined to his agent Rafaela Pimenta.

The report follows an injury-hit season in which Pogba managed just 161 minutes from 10 appearances across all competitions for Juventus after re-signing him from Manchester United as a free agent last summer. There are also questions about whether or not Pogba wants to leave the Serie A side.

If Pogba tells Juventus that he wants to move, the Bianconeri will not block the deal and will look to bring in a €10m transfer fee.

Fellow midfielders Denis Zakaria, Weston McKennie and Arthur Melo could also leave Juventus, who are looking at Atalanta's Teun Koopmeiners, Barcelona's Franck Kessie, Atletico Madrid's Rodrigo de Paul and Strasbourg's Habib Diarra as possible candidates to strengthen that area.

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21.12 BST: Jordan Henderson is considering whether to stay at Liverpool or move to Saudi Arabia, as reported by The Telegraph.

The 33-year-old midfielder is being offered a significant pay rise to join up with Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq, with a decision set to come shortly. 

20.44 BST: Newcastle United remain locked in talks with Leicester City as the Magpies consider making an opening offer of £30m to sign Harvey Barnes, reports The Daily Mail, who add that the Foxes want closer to £40m.

Aston Villa and West Ham United have also shown an interest, but Newcastle is the 25-year-old winger's favoured option because they can offer Champions League football. 

20.23 BST: Al Hilal have submitted a formal offer for Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Fulham have no intention of accepting €30m but Al Hilal have made the 28-year-old a priority after being rejected by Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku, so they will continue talks after announcing the signing of Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. 

20.07 BST: Internazionale want to bring in between €20m and €25m for Robin Gosens amid interest in the wing-back from the Bundesliga, according to Calciomercato, with Inter aiming to bring back Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea and sign two goalkeepers.

Union Berlin and Wolfsburg have both been heavily linked with the 29-year-old. 

19.45 BST: Liverpool have set their sights on a move for Torino centre-back Perr Schuurs, having also shown an interest in the Dutchman during his time at Ajax, reports Football Insider.

Jurgen Klopp wants to strengthen his backline but the Reds cannot afford to compete for the most expensive options -- especially as they aim to bring in Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia -- while 23-year-old Schuurs would be keen on a move to Anfield. 

19.20 BST: Atletico Madrid left-back Renan Lodi is close to completing a move to Olympique de Marseille after spending last season on loan at Nottingham Forest, reports Foot Mercato.

The 25-year-old has a verbal agreement with OM and negotiations between the two clubs are at an advanced stage. 

18.50 BST: Hertha Berlin forward Jessic Ngankam will join Eintracht Frankfurt for €4m plus add-ons on a long-term contract, reports Florian Plettenberg.

That contract is likely to last until 2027 and include the option for an extra year, while the documents are ready to be signed and the 22-year-old will have a medical in the next 48 hours. 

17.56 BST: Barcelona and Girona both want Oriol Romeu's return to the Blaugrana to be completed by the end of the week, reports Diario Sport.

Even so, Barca want to offer between €4m and €5m up front for the midfielder and include add-ons instead of meeting the 31-year-old's €8m release clause. A meeting will be held in the coming hours as the two clubs try to reach an agreement.

17.00 BST: Nottingham Forest and Fulham have both sent formal proposals to free agent Willian, reports Fabrizio Romano, with the winger having spent last season at Craven Cottage.

Saudi Arabian clubs are also making approaches for the 34-year-old, who is expected to make a decision on his future in the coming days. 

15.44 BST: Romelu Lukaku has been given permission by Chelsea to sit out the start of preseason, according to Sky Sport Italia. The Belgium forward wants to return to Inter, having spent last season on loan at the Nerazzurri.

Inter are planning to make a €35m offer to sign Lukaku on a permanent transfer, and they are hopeful that a deal could be reached before July 17 when Chelsea leave for their United States tour.

Lukaku, 30, is under contract with Chelsea until June 2026.

The Daily Mail reports that Hakim Ziyech and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have also been given extra time to resolve their futures, rather than return to training with the rest of the squad this week.

Inter, meanwhile, are set to unveil German centre-back Yann Aurel Bisseck on Wednesday. Bisseck, 22, joins on a permanent transfer from Danish club Aarhus GF.

15.10 BST: Barcelona president Joan Laporta is confident Ousmane Dembele will continue at the club beyond the end of this coming season.

Contract talks with Dembele's agents are ongoing, with the France international due to become a free agent in June 2024. The winger has been a target for Paris Saint-Germain in recent transfer windows.

"Dembele is delighted to be at Barca and this is our great luck, and at Barca, we want him," Laporta told Mundo Deportivo. "I think he will continue and that is what he wants.

"We had this [PSG link] fear last year and it did not happen. Dembele wants to continue at Barca and I think he is not in favour of going to any team. Dembele is a player who is very loved by the coach, the technical team and by me. I am a big fan.

"He has some representatives who are difficult to negotiate with. Now we are in negotiations so they continue, and we hope that it will be resolved -- but I am of the opinion that it will [not happen] until the end [of the season]."

14.38 BST: Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga is no longer of interest to Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester City, Diario AS reports, but Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal are all still keen on his signature.

Veiga, 21, was one of the breakout stars of the last LaLiga season, with Real Madrid and Barcelona among the clubs tracking the youngster, who has a €40m release clause.

According to AS -- citing reports from French outlet le10sport -- PSG and City are no longer in the race, although there's still interest from the Premier League, with Veiga's future entering a "decisive phase" since the end of the European Under-21 Championship.

14.05 BST: The Daily Telegraph reports that Chelsea's Conor Gallagher has been shortlisted as a possible replacement for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

Hojbjerg is wanted by Atletico Madrid and clubs in the Bundesliga, and new Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is preparing for life without the Denmark international.

Gallagher, 23, could be the latest victim of Chelsea's summer rebuild, and his box-to-box qualities would tick boxes for Spurs. 

The report states that Chelsea value the midfielder at £50m.

13.33 BST: Barcelona president Joan Laporta has explained why Arda Guler's transfer to the Camp Nou did not materialise, with the Turkish teenage midfielder joining Real Madrid instead.

"We have to apply common sense and we thought that we should move away from this operation," he told Marca. "We had an agreement with the club [Fenerbahce] for €17.5m. We also had an agreement with the player. Madrid entered and considered that they had to pay the amounts that they have paid."

Sport reports that Barca are now considering a move for Kebir Ali Canpolat from Eintracht Frankfurt.

 12.59 BST: Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of Italy under-19 midfielder Cher Ndour from Benfica for an undisclosed fee.

The former Brescia and Atalanta player, who only made his first-team debut for Benfica in March, has signed a five-year contract.

"I am very moved," Ndour told the club's official website. "It's a mix of emotions but above all happiness because Paris Saint-Germain is one of the best clubs in the world with a lot of champions and for me it's an honor to be part of this new family."