Euro Paper Talk: Liverpool show strongest interest in £52m Prem enforcer as Klopp moves for two signings; Aston Villa ask for Man Utd, Tottenham target

Liverpool are ready to make concrete moves towards two midfield targets even though a concern has arisen about one, while Aston Villa are attempting to derail a Man Utd move – all according to Monday’s Euro transfer gossip.

PALHINHA AND LAVIA ON LIVERPOOL RADAR

Liverpool are showing the most interest in €60m-rated Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha, even if their main target remains Romeo Lavia from Southampton.

According to Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri, Fulham now expect to sell Palhinha this summer after his impressive debut season in the Premier League.

Liverpool have established themselves as one of the frontrunners to sign Palhinha. Per Tavolieri, they are ‘the most keen club’ in the transfer battle.

In order to prise him away from Fulham, they would have to meet the asking price in the region of £52m. If Palhinha can replicate his form from last season, it may be a price worth paying.

Liverpool have been negotiating the potential departures of Fabinho to Al Ittihad and Jordan Henderson to Al Ettifaq. In turn, they need a new enforcer at the base of their midfield.

Palhinha made more tackles than any other player in the 2022-23 Premier League. Therefore, he would be a suitable fit.

The main question mark about Palhinha at present is the fact he suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder in Fulham’s friendly against Brentford on Sunday.

Fulham manager Marco Silva has admitted it could be “serious” but is hoping he won’t be ruled out for too long. It remains to be seen what impact it could have on Liverpool’s pursuit.

According to Tavolieri, Liverpool have been planning to make progress with their pursuit in the coming week. The same goes for Beglium international Lavia, who La Derniere Heure claims is the main midfield target Jurgen Klopp is considering.

There is a belief that Lavia is a priority target for Liverpool after suffering relegation with Southampton. Interestingly, the report claims he also has a €60m price tag – which is the same value Tavolieri relayed for Palhinha.

Lavia, a former Manchester City prospect, is waiting to hear from his agent if the Liverpool route develops into something concrete.

VILLA JOIN RACE FOR AMRABAT

Aston Villa have joined Man Utd and Tottenham in the race to bring Sofyan Amrabat to the Premier League from Fiorentina. (Viola News)

Juventus are looking at Jesper Lindstrom as a replacement for Federico Chiesa, but the Eintracht Frankfurt star is also wanted by Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle. (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

Man City are ahead of former manager Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis in the battle to sign Rodrigo Riquelme from Atletico Madrid. (AS)

Divock Origi could take a flight to London soon in order to join West Ham from AC Milan for up to €10m (£8.6m). (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

If Origi joins West Ham, it would free up Gianluca Scamacca to leave for Roma. (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

Chelsea are getting impatient with Romelu Lukaku for hesitating on a €50m (£43m) move to Al Hilal. (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

Meanwhile, Al Hilal have submitted a world-record €300m (£259m) bid to PSG for Kylian Mbappe. (Fabrizio Romano)

TOTTENHAM MIDFIELDER WANTED IN TURKEY

Galatasaray are hoping to tempt Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso with the lure of Champions League football. (Hurriyet)

Aston Villa have agreed to send Morgan Sanson on loan to Nice after he caught their attention playing for Strasbourg. (Foot Mercato)

Bournemouth are in negotiations with Inter to sign goalkeeper Ionut Radu on loan. (Inter Live)

Man City will not use Kyle Walker in their friendly against Bayern Munich on Wednesday while the Bundesliga side try to sign the defender. (Florian Plettenberg)

Fulham and Burnley have both made contact for Genk winger Mike Tresor, who has already rejected Crystal Palace. (Het Nieuwsblad)

Lazio president Claudio Lotito would rather sign Arsen Zakharyan from Dynamo Moscow than Callum Hudson-Odoi from Chelsea. (Il Messaggero)

Nice want to re-sign Ricardo Pereira from Leicester City and have opened talks about a loan deal. (Foot Mercato)

WOLVES IDENTIFY NEVES REPLACEMENT

Wolves have turned to Fluminense star Andre as a possible £35m replacement for Ruben Neves. (Bolavip Brasil)

Napoli manager Rudi Garcia has confirmed Victor Osimhen wants to stay with the Serie A champions. (Corriere Dello Sport)

Fulham are in talks for Ajax’s Calvin Bassey and Southampton’s Mohammed Salisu but will only sign one of them. (Fabrizio Romano)

Steven Gerrard is set to sign ex-Celtic defender Jack Hendry for Al Ettifaq from Club Brugge. (Het Laatste Nieuws)

PSG have made a €12m (£10m) bid for Sevilla goalkeeper Bono, but the Europa League winners want €18m (£15.6m) for the Bayern Munich target. (Foot Mercato)

Stuttgart have wrapped up the €1m (£864k) loan signing of Alexander Nubel from Bayern Munich to be their new number one. (Florian Plettenberg)

Real Betis are signing Chadi Riad from Barcelona for €2.5m (£2m) with sell-on and buyback clauses. (Fabrizio Romano)

CHELSEA OLD BOY ON THE MOVE

Former Chelsea winger Jeremie Boga could leave Atalanta for Nice, who have made a €14m (£12m) offer. (Foot Mercato)

Lens are asking for €30m (£26m) to sell Kevin Danso to Napoli, who have made him their top target to replace Kim Min-jae. (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

Danso has agreed terms with the Serie A champions, whose alternative would be Wolves’ Max Kilman if they can’t agree a fee with his club. (Calciomercato)

Al Hilal have agreed personal terms with Malcom ahead of a deal worth up to €60m (£52m) for the Zenit winger. (Fabrizio Romano)

Ajax could activate the release clause of Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy, which is active until August 20. (Kicker)

Villarreal and Eintracht Frankfurt have both had offers rejected by Anderlecht for defender Zeno Debast. (Het Nieuwsblad)

Roma striker Eldor Shomurodov will undergo a medical ahead of a loan move to Cagliari on Monday. (Calciomercato)