Dibu to Juve, Palestra to Inter; Cucurella flies to Real
With the World Cup in the United States as a backdrop, the market is heating up: Juventus have struck a deal for Emiliano «Dibu» Martínez and Inter are closing in on Marco Palestra, while La Liga delivers the heavyweight moves of Cucurella to Real and Nico Williams to Barcelona. A day full of official deals in Serie A — Baldanzi to Genoa, Gabbia to Villarreal, Lucca to Napoli and Musah to Atalanta — with Milan also wrapping up Estupiñán.
The deal of the day at Inter is now down to the details: the Nerazzurri have moved decisively for Marco Palestra. According to Sky Sport the agreement with Atalanta is in its final stages, with the young full-back having turned down interest from Chelsea and Manchester City to choose Milan. In defence Inter are pushing for Roma's N'Dicka — «the plan has taken off», report Virgilio Sport and Tuttocampo — while in midfield Liverpool's Curtis Jones remains a target. In the background the Nico Paz puzzle also looms, with Inter ready to pounce.
Juventus land their reinforcement between the posts: an agreement has been reached with Aston Villa for Emiliano «Dibu» Martínez (Sky Sport). Up front, Spalletti keeps asking for a striker: Atlético Madrid have opened the door to selling Alexander Sørloth — with the coach's own blessing — but Napoli have entered the race, turning it into a duel (La Gazzetta dello Sport). The Kolo Muani trail, with the player on his way out of Tottenham, also remains alive to complete the Bianconeri attack.
A busy day for Milan, working on both incomings and outgoings. In defence the Rossoneri are closing for Pervis Estupiñán from Brighton, while on the way out Matteo Gabbia joins Villarreal and Yunus Musah moves to Atalanta. The club have also exercised their buy-back clause on Francesco Camarda — «a new Rossoneri signing», reads the official statement — before sending him on to Lecce, and have formalised Sevilla's purchase of Suso (Sky Sport). Moves that lighten both the squad and the wage bill.
At Roma it is Tommaso Baldanzi's day, officially back at Genoa (Sky Sport, Corriere dello Sport, Retesport). The Giallorossi welcome winger Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund and are settling Nicolò Zaniolo's future with Udinese, where a new deal is expected (Sky Sport); on the way out, Artem Dovbyk has caught the eye of Betis. Interest in Marseille's Mason Greenwood also remains alive, while the search for an attacking winger continues.
Elsewhere in Serie A, Napoli are closing for striker Lorenzo Lucca from Nottingham Forest and keep working on the flanks. Domenico Tedesco's new-look Bologna welcome Sansone and Soriano from Villarreal, while Fàbregas's Como secure Luis Milla from Getafe for around five million (Calciomercato). The Nico Paz saga stays red-hot: Real Madrid hold a buy-back clause, Como hope to keep him and Inter are preparing a move, in a tangle described as «a 60-million puzzle» (Sportmediaset).
Spain delivers the heaviest blows: Real Madrid are closing for Marc Cucurella from Chelsea, Barcelona land a double swoop on the wings with Nico Williams from Athletic Club and Anthony Gordon from Newcastle, while Isco leaves Betis for Sevilla. In the Premier League, Manchester United welcome Bryan Mbeumo and Tottenham push hard for Sandro Tonali with an offer to Newcastle (Sky Sport), as United and Arsenal lurk (Sportmediaset). All this as the World Cup heats up: Spain thrash Saudi Arabia 5-0 with Yamal and Oyarzabal, Japan eliminate Tunisia and Brazil lose Raphinha to injury (Calciomercato.com).
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