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LIVE Transfer Talk: AC Milan, Juventus keep tabs on Chelsea's Christian Pulisic

The summer transfer window is approaching, and there's plenty of gossip swirling about who's moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals!

TOP STORY: AC Milan, Juventus keep tabs on Pulisic

Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic could be set for a summer move to Serie A, with the Daily Mail reporting that both AC Milan and Juventus are tracking the United States international.

Pulisic, 23, has struggled to hold down a regular place in Chelsea's first XI after moving to West London from Borussia Dortmund three years ago, making 50 Premier League starts with a further 24 appearances off the bench.

He has also been linked with a move to Liverpool.

"Of course, I want to get more playing time," Pulisic said at a news conference while away on international duty. "I want to be on the field as much as I can and be the sharpest I can be and fit as well.

"I think I still got a lot of games, but it's always something that I'm working at and trying to be regular at club level as well to put myself in the best position to be fit when I come here with the national team."

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20.51 BST: La Gazzetta dello Sport have reported that AC Milan have renewed their offer for Nicolo Zaniolo.

Sky Italia reported on Friday that Roma are interested in bids for Zaniolo and he is interested in staying in Serie A.

The Rossoneri originally offered Alexis Saelemaekers and money as part of a possible deal but the new offer instead includes Ante Rebic.

Milan are looking to offer €40m but Roma would prefer €65m-€70m.

19.49 BST: Martin Svidersky has confirmed that he will move to LaLiga when his contract ends with Manchester United on June 30.

United had offered the 19-year-old a new contract but he opted to turn it down to pursue first-team opportunities elsewhere.

"I have spent the last days in Spain, where my steps will continue," Svidersky said to RTVS.

"They will follow in the first Spanish league, La Liga. I have high expectations, it will be a new experience, a new country.

"Spain came to me as the best option for my development. It is an opportunity to play men's football and get more chances."

18.32 BST: Tuttomercatoweb.com are reporting that Lazio have entered the race for Arsenal's Lucas Torreira.

The 26-year-old spent the last season on loan at Fiorentina but the club didn't trigger an option to sign him permanently in a deal worth £12.5m.

"My intention is to stay at Fiorentina, but the club will need to find an agreement with Arsenal," Torreira said.

"I am very happy in Italy and in Florence."

But Torreira's agent Pablo Bentancur is not optimistic and said: "It's not over yet, but the chances of Lucas staying in Florence are very small.

"There is a contractual problem with Fiorentina and my priority is to find an agreement with them so he is not thinking about other teams for now."

17.38 BST: Tottenham have turned down the chance to sign Paulo Dybala from Juventus on a free transfer after the Argentina international wanted £280,000 a week, according to the Daily Mail.

Dybala will leave Juventus after seven years at the club and several Premier League teams are interested in him, including Arsenal and Manchester United.

He scored 82 goals in 210 league games for Juventus but they decided not to renew his contract when he requested a salary that would work out at £373,000 a week.

Inter Milan have also made an offer to Dybala that would work out at £260,000 a week but he is holding out for more.

16.47 BST: Calciomercato reports that Gerard Deulofeu is on the brink of signing for Napoli on a multi-year contract.

The 28-year-old forward, who started his career at Barcelona, has two years remaining on his contract with Udinese. A first transfer offer of €13m was rejected, but Napoli are expected to return with an offer in the region of €15-16m to seal the deal.

Deulofeu has played for Everton, Sevilla, AC Milan and Watford as well as Barca.

16.00 BST: Mesut Ozil's Fenerbahce career appears to be over after Jorge Jesus was confirmed as new boss of the Turkish club.

Ozil, 33, joined the club on a three-year contract from Arsenal last summer but played just seven matches in his first season.

Last week, the Germany international insisted he would be seeing out his contract at Fenerbahce, but Jesus said at his unveiling that he is not part of his plans.

"He had his time, his space," Jesus said. "He has a beautiful history in Turkey, nobody can take it away from him.

"He is a well-known player around the world. But I will follow exactly what was the end of the Ozil era. The most important thing here is not the coach Jorge Jesus, the most important thing here is not the player Ozil, the most important thing here is not any player.

"The most important thing here is Fenerbahce and it is from there that I build my ideas and the players who come to work with me."

15.14 BST: The Sun reports that Arsenal are confident of signing Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City this summer.

The 25-year-old will drop down the pecking order at City when Erling Haaland arrives from Borussia Dortmund on July 1, and Julian Alvarez will also start his City career after being signed from River Plate, and the Gunners believe they can take advantage of that.

The report says that talks have been put on hold while the striker is away on international duty with Brazil, but should resume after the game against Japan on Monday.

Jesus has only one year remaining on his City contract, so the Premier League champions will have to move him on this summer to get any transfer market value.

14.30 BST: Serie A side Salernitana are hoping to persuade Edinson Cavani to join them after his Manchester United contract expires at the end of the month.

Cavani, 35, will be looking to sign for a top-flight side to make sure he is in the Uruguay squad for this year's World Cup finals, and Salernitana president Danilo Iervolino is hoping he chooses them.

"I'd love to sign Edinson Cavani as free agent," Iervolino told Corriere Dello Sport. "Cavani would be an incredible gift for the city, as Salernitana are staying in Serie A."

The striker spent six years of his career in Italy with Palermo and Napoli before he went on to play for Paris Saint-Germain and Man United.

13.46 BST: The agent of Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni says the player is happy to stay at the San Siro -- but did not rule out a possible transfer to Tottenham Hotspur.

Bastoni, 23, has been linked with a reunion with former Inter coach Antonio Conte at Spurs.

"He is certainly a big fan of the team he plays for, so he will happily remain at Inter," Tullio Tinti told Sportitalia.

"However, he is also a professional. This is football and we must also adapt [to the transfer market]. It's clear he is very happy to play for Inter and feels this jersey like a tattoo on his skin."

13.03 BST: Gazzetta Dello Sport reports that Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca has turned down the chance to move to Arsenal and has no interest in joining the Gunners.

The report states that Arsenal had tabled a transfer offer worth £35m for a player who scored 16 Serie A goals last season.

Mikel Arteta needs to reshape his forward line following the departure of Alexandre Lacazette at the end of his contract, but it seems the 24-year-old Scamacca will not be the solution.

Scamacca wants to stay in Italy and Inter Milan have been linked.

12.20 BST: Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is committed to staying at Manchester United next season and is confident the club will win trophies under new manager Erik ten Hag.

United endured their worst season in Premier League history with their lowest points tally (58) in the competition's era and failed to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Despite their disappointing campaign, Ronaldo said he is looking forward to being successful next season and helping the club return to "where they belong."

"It's still my motivation to carry on working hard, to still love the passion for the game, and of course Manchester and my teammates help me all the way so I have to appreciate all the people who help Cristiano," he told the club's official website.

"But the most important thing for me is to try to win the games and try to win some championship or some cup but I believe that Manchester will be where they belong. Sometimes it takes time, but I still believe."

11.43 BST: Former Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has retired from professional football, one year after leaving Buenos Aires club Boca Juniors citing burnout.

Tevez began his career at Boca and had successful stints with Corinthians. He moved to England in 2006, where he played for Premier League sides West Ham United, Manchester United and Manchester City, before moving to Italy to join Juventus.

Tevez had two more stints with his hometown club Boca on either side of a spell with Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua. He made 75 appearances for the Argentine national side and won an Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

11.00 BST: Romelu Lukaku is trying to force through his Chelsea exit to go back to Inter Milan, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The 29-year-old returned to Chelsea from Inter at the start of the season in a £97.5m move but it hasn't worked out.

It is believed Inter are hoping to agree a season-long loan with an option to buy, as that's the one way they could make it work financially. Even so, Inter will struggle to afford both Lukaku and Paulo Dybala, who is expected to sign on a free transfer upon the expiry of his Juventus contract.

Lukaku earns £8.5m-a-year and the report says he could be prepared to take a pay cut to make the deal happen.

When about his future while away on international duty this week, Lukaku said: "I can't speak."

10.14 BST: The Manchester Evening News reports that Manchester United have offered Aaron Wan-Bissaka to clubs as they reshape their squad under Erik ten Hag.

Wan-Bissaka, 24, moved to Old Trafford from Crystal Palace in the summer of 2019 but he is now available for transfer.

The report says that United rejected an approach from a Spanish club for Diogo Dalot, but offered Wan-Bissaka as an alternative.

Wan-Bissaka started only seven games under interim manager Ralf Rangnick last season.

09.30 BST: Bild journalist Christian Falk says there has been no contact between Bayern Munich and Napoli for striker Victor Osimhen, amid the ongoing saga over Robert Lewandowski's future.

Corriere dello Sport had reported that the Bundesliga giants had approached the Italian side for their top scorer. Napoli are reportedly not willing to accept a transfer fee of anything less than €100m for the 23-year-old forward, who scored 14 league goals this season.

However, Bayern have no intention of finding a replacement for Lewandowski, who is heavily linked with a move to Barcelona.

PAPER GOSSIP

- Leeds United will look for a £60m transfer fee for Brazilian winger Raphinha, according to The Athletic. The 25-year-old playmaker has reportedly been on Barcelona's list of targets. Raphinha scored 11 goals to help Leeds remain in the Premier League.

- Jose Mourinho is eying Mario Gotze to replace Henrikh Mkhitaryan, with the Armenia international set to depart AS Roma for Serie A rivals Inter Milan, reports Calciomercato. The 30-year-old is in contract with PSV Eindhoven until 2024 but has a €5m release clause, with the midfielder already being linked with a move to AC Milan this summer. Gotze scored 12 goals and provided 11 assists in 52 appearances for the Eredivisie side this season.

- Sadio Mane has dropped a further hint about his future, suggesting that he plans to leave Liverpool this summer. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, the 30-year-old said that he will "do what they want," after being told that "60-70% of Senegalese people" want him to leave Anfield. The Senegal international has been at Anfield for six seasons, scoring 120 goals in 269 appearances, as Bayern Munich reportedly prepare an offer in the region of £30m.

- Julian Alvarez will not leave Manchester City on a loan deal amid links to Marseille, as the 22-year-old River Plate star is part of Pep Guardiola's plans for next season. The Argentine's agent, Fernando Hidalgo, told journalist Marcelo Palacios: "There is no chance that Julian will go to [Marseille]."