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Radu Dragusin’s agent Florin Manea has never been afraid to talk up his client’s abilities and he joked that scouts were watching him after Romania beat Ukraine at Euro 2024 yesterday.

In a chat with Romanian station TVPlay, he revealed: “If he continues like this he could become one of the best central defenders in the world.

“Today my partner told me they were there Napoli scouts at the stadium to watch [Ukraine striker Artem] Dovbyk. Maybe they saw the game Dragusin played!”

Manea also offered insight into Spurs’ plans for the transfer market, with a new defender rumoured to be on their radar.

He continued: “From what I know, Spurs are not looking for a pure central defender, they are more looking for a flexible defender.

“In any case Dragusin is ready for anything, he is not afraid of the competition. I'm not worried because such a strong defender cannot be stopped, his growth cannot be slowed down.

“Tottenham have always placed their trust in him and in Serie A he has faced very strong attackers.”

A surprise move is brewing at Stamford Bridge with Juventus targeting Noni Madueke.

Chelsea want to at least earn back the £30m fee they paid for the young winger a year ago, according to Corriere dello Sport, with the Old Lady keen on a deal.

No deal is expected soon, it is said, with the Blues pondering what to do with Madueke but a sale is apparently their current plan.

Juventus are in need of a right winger and have also identified Jadon Sancho as an option. The Manchester United player’s high salary makes a loan-to-buy deal more tempting but the Red Devils would prefer a permanent sale.

Bayern Munich have made an enquiry to sign Xavi Simons from Paris Saint-Germain.

That’s according to L’Equipe, who add Arsenal, Manchester United and Man City to the equation for the young Dutch winger.

PSG are previously said to have preferred loaning Simons out again next season, with a huge chunk of any transfer fee owed to former team PSV Eindhoven.

Tottenham are interested in a summer move for Ivan Toney but reports of a rejected bid are wide of the mark.

Football Transfers claimed on Monday that Spurs had both agreed personal terms with the England international and seen a first offer dismissed by Brentford.

But Standard Sport understands there is no truth in those reports.

It remains to be seen if Spurs do follow up on long-standing interest in the Brentford front man, but it is expected to come at a cost despite the player entering the final year of his contract.

Not many clubs who are not keen on Michael Olise, it would seem.

Chelsea and Manchester United are both pushing to sign the Crystal Palace star, who is valued at £60m, and they could now face competition from Bayern Munich.

Sky Germany report that Olise is on Bayern’s shortlist of targets, and a late swoop is in the offing despite Chelsea agreeing personal terms with the young French star.

It’s suggested that the Bundesliga side are willing to sell Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman, which could lead to them eyeing Olise.

Arsenal are ready to test Napoli’s resolve with a first bid for Victor Osimhen.

According to various reports in Italy, Mikel Arteta has decided on his preferred striker target and senses and opportunity for a cut-price deal.

Journalist Valter De Maggio told Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli: “As far as we know, despite the monster offer from the Saudi Pro League, Victor Osimhen does not want to go to Saudi Arabia.

“Arsenal does not value him at €120million (£101m), but just over half that, €75million (£63.4m).”

Rai Sportback up De Maggio’s claims by reporting that Arsenal will confirm their interest with an opening bid this week, which will be lower than Napoli's steep valuation.

Good morning and welcome to another day of summer transfer window action.

It was both a good and bad day for Chelsea, who saw a deal for Estevao Willian progress but then get gazumped by Wolves for Pedro Lima.

Arsenal continue to work on a deal for a striker, while Tottenham have reportedly seen a bid for Ivan Toney rejected.

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Pedro Lima won’t be ending up at Chelsea or sister club Strasbourg this summer it seems.

The highly-rated teenage Brazilian full-back had been expected to enter the BlueCo group amid protracted negotiations with current club Sport Recife.

However, The Athletic’s David Ornstein has just revealed that Wolves have swooped in at the 11th hour to agree a deal for Lima, who has apparently agreed a five-year contract at Molineux with the option for a further 12 months beyond that.

The 17-year-old defender is expected to undergo a medical and join on July 1.

Sport Recife said in an official statement:“Sport Club do Recife announces that it has signed a binding agreement to transfer the economic and federative rights of athlete Pedro Lima to Wolverhampton Wanderers, from England.

“The agreement is subject to customary conditions, including the athlete’s approval of medical examinations conducted by the English club.

“President Yuri Romao and the football management committee will detail the operation in a statement when all acts related to the business have been completed.”

Chelsea and Liverpool may have to act quickly if they still want to sign Crysencio Summerville this summer.

Both clubs have been strongly linked with the Dutch winger, who is expected to leave Leeds in this transfer window after their failure to secure instant promotion back to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs.

However, Fabrizio Romano reports that Premier League rivals Brighton have now opened talks over a potential deal for Summerville.