Friday’s Transfer Market Highlights: Chelsea want Lewandowski, Hazard’s future…

Manchester City have set their price tag for Gabriel Jesus, who will be deemed surplus to requirements once Harry Kane’s move from Tottenham Hotspur is completed.

Franck Ribery is a free agent after his contract expired with Fiorentina on June 30, and La Nazione note that the 38-year-old is currently in talks with Sampdoria.

Paul Pogba has turned down a contract extension offer from Manchester United worth 350,000 pounds per week, say the Daily Mirror.

Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Atalanta to sign goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini on loan with an option to buy, and they are looking to strike another deal with La Dea by offering 40 million euros plus add-ons to sign centre-back Cristian Romero, say TyC Sports.

AC Milan are pushing to sign Chelsea playmaker Hakim Ziyech on loan, according to the Daily Mail, but the Moroccan wants to know if he is in Thomas Tuchel’s plans before committing to a departure.

Miralem Pjanic has been told that he can leave Barcelona, with Tuttosport reporting that the Bosnian’s agent, Fali Ramadani, met with Juventus in Milan on Wednesday.

Santos prodigy Kaio Jorge has just six months left on his contract and that has caught the attention of some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including AC Milan and more recently Juventus.

Chelsea have been on the lookout for a striker ever since winning the Champions League at the end of May, and the club hope to lure Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski to Stamford Bridge.

Juventus have been in talks with Sassuolo over midfielder Manuel Locatelli for some time now, but La Gazzetta dello Sport note that the Bianconeri are unwilling to exceed the 40 million euros offered by Arsenal for the Italy international.

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