It?s first summer transfer window deadline day eve!
Gianni Infantino?s not-at-all-confusing first transfer window of the summer slams shut at the end of Tuesday, so teams involved in his cherished new Club World Cup are scrambling to complete deals ahead of a tournament they?re not sure they care about. Chelsea are reportedly in talks with Borussia Dortmund over the signing of Jamie Gittens. The German club, said to be looking for a fee of upwards of ?40m for the winger, have rejected an opening bid from Chelsea of just short of ?30m. Bit of a gap to bridge there, then. Gittens, 20, is an England youth international and ? as is often the case ? spent a period in the Chelsea academy. Chelsea are thought to be delving into their reserves to make a second cash offer.
As they aim to close deals for Wolves? Rayan A?t-Nouri and Milan?s Tijjani Reijnders, Manchester City are trying their best to offload Jack Grealish before jetting off to the States this week. Everton are said to be interested in the winger, with the club?s new owners keen to bring in a stellar name to play alongside other superstars like James Tarkowski, James Garner and Beto when David Moyes? side move into their new stadium this summer. Grealish scored a whopping three goals in 32 appearances in all competitions for City last season, so you get the feeling that he?d fit right in at the prestigious Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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