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There is a lot of gossip surrounding the summer transfer window. Transfer Talk keeps you up to date on all the latest gossip.

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The Athletic reported that Barcelona told Frenkie to join Manchester United.

The Barcelona hierarchy met with the 25-year-old Dutch player to convince him to join United.

Financial fair play restrictions have made it difficult for the Catalan side to sign new players. Sergi Roberto and Ousmane Dembele both agreed to take a pay cut in order to keep their jobs at Camp Barcelona.

There is an additional £8.47m in add-ons that could be paid by United. According to reports, Barcelona owes De Jong around 17 million dollars in wages.

It is not known if he will join Bara on their pre-season tour of the US.

Barcelona are seemingly pushing Frenkie de Jong out the door. Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images

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PAPER GOSSIP

According to the Athletic, a medical is set to take place in the coming days as Spurs close in on a deal for Djed. The 21-year-old full-back impressed last year in a season-long loan to the Reds, who were promoted to the premier league. Daniel Levy is working hard to get the deal done as soon as possible, with final discussions over an initial fee of 12.50m for the England U21 international, which could rise to 20m with potential add-ons, according to reports.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Paris Saint-Germain are offering 35m, which is more than the 40m bid from West ham. The Serie A side have confirmed that they don't need to sell the in-demand forward and will probably wait for a club to match their 50 million price tag.

Martin Braithwaite missed out on the club's pre-season tour of the US and will look for a new club. The 31-year-old had no intention of leaving Camp Nou this summer, with his contract set to expire in four years. The player will look to leave this transfer window after being left out of the pre-season squad.

L'Equipe reported that the new head coach of Paris Saint-Germain wanted to work with Kephren Thuram. The new manager of Les Parisiens is a big fan of the 21-year-old. Luis Campos, the sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain, spoke to the player's father about a move, according to reports. Nice plan to keep him at the club for next season and he won't have to go.

According to Media Foot, Lyon's Lucas Paqueta is willing to sign for the English club. According to reports, the player will cost the club at least 50m to leave, with a 40m bid turned down by the club ahead of the January window. The north London side hasn't made a formal offer for the player.