Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Thursday, July 21st.
Gossip
It is unlikely that Lingard will return to West Ham this summer, with David Moyes unwilling to break his wage structure for the Englishman [The Athletic]
Brighton have turned down Manchester City’s opening offer for Marc Cucurella, with the Cityzens unwilling to match the £50m asking price this summer [David Ornstein]
Despite rumours, Nuno Tavares is not a target for Brighton should they lose Cucurella this summer [The Athletic]
Barcelona look set to miss out on Jules Kounde, with Chelsea pushing for a move [Fabrizio Romano]
The defender has been training on his own as he looks to finalise his future in the coming days [Marca]
The Blaugrana have drawn up a list of alternatives, which includes Arsenal defender William Saliba [Gerard Romero]
They are also very keen on Villareal defender Pau Torres, and could be handed a clear run at the centre back with Manchester United and Juventus both having filled their left-centre-back roles already this summer [Marca]
Mikel Arteta has revealed that attentions will turn to outgoings following the signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko [Fabrizio Romano]
West Ham have not received any offer for Declan Rice this transfer window, and have no intention of selling the Englishman until at least next summer [The Athletic]
Brentford are close to signing former Burnley defender Ben Mee on a free transfer after his contract expired at Turf Moor this month [The Guardian]
Southampton have agreed a 13m euro deal for Bordeaux striker Sekou Mara [Julien Maynard]
Contrary to former belief, Barcelona will not be obliged to sell Frenkie de Jong this summer should they activate a third economic lever [Gerard Romero]
Manchester United are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund defender Dan-Axel Zagadou [The Sun]
