OLIVIER MORIN
The five: top transfer stories of the day
5. RANIERI EXTENDS LEICESTER CITY DEAL
Claudio Ranieri has signed a new contract with Premier League Champions Leicester City. The Italian manager’s salary has been doubled and Ranieri’s new deal is set to expire in 2020.
4. BROZOVIC TO ASK INTER EXIT WITHOUT CONTRACT EXTENSION
Marcelo Brozovic could ask to leave Inter if the nerazzurri fail to offer him a contract extension. The Croat is on a € 1.2 million deal at the San Siro, but Juventus and Arsenal are already tempting the Croat having offered him a salary of € 3.5 million a year. The player’s entourage will meet Inter chiefs this week.
3. KOULIBALY’S AGENT CLAIMS AN ANNOUNCEMENT OVER HIS CLIENT IS ‘IMMINENT’
Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly’s future is up in the air. The player had asked a contract extension through his noisy agent at the beginning of the summer transfer campaign amid a vivid interest of Chelsea. Bruno Satin has told goal.com that he’s having confidential talks with Napoli and that an announcement will be made by two-three days.
2.AC MILAN EYE BENTANCUR
AC Milan have set sights on Boca Juniors starlet Rodrigo Bentancur, Sky Italia has reported. The rossoneri have made a first contact with Boca Juniors and have been told that Juventus have a first-option to sign the 19-year-old player. Silvio Berlusconi allowed Adriano Galliani yesterday to invest € 10-15 million on a new midfielder and the Uruguayan ace is thought to be the main target of the Serie A giants.
1.BARCELONA HAVE FIRST-OPTION TO SIGN CHELSEA TARGET MANOLAS
With Thomas Vermaelen who has just moved to AS Roma on a season loan deal, Barcelona have managed to insert a first-option to buy Kostas Manolas in the deal for the Belgium International and former Arsenal captain. The Greek International is a target of Man Utd and Chelsea but is set to extend his contract with AS Roma.
