Football transfer rumours: Juventus to sign Ivan Rakitic from Barcelona?

Is this the endgame for Alexis Sánchez at Old Trafford? Manchester United have been trying to offload the striker almost ever since he joined from Arsenal in January last year and, although the idea of the Stretford End seeing the back of him permanently seems a little premature, Sánchez could be out of sight and out of mind by the time the European transfer window closes on 2 September. Internazionale are happy to stump up a fair whack of Sánchez’s extortionate wages, believed to be in the region of £300,000 per week, and hope to get a season’s loan deal over the line for a player whose last contribution was at Huddersfield in May.

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Sánchez may not be the only United player heading out of Carrington for the final time over the next fortnight either, with defender Marcos Rojo a target for Turkish side Fenerbahce. Ole Gunnar Solskjær is going to be a busy man with all these leaving dos to attend but, in terms of future incomings, he is likely to be frustrated with Borussia Dortmund pouring cold water on United’s hopes of landing Jadon Sancho, with the England winger rewarded with a new contract that doubles his pay packet to the tune of around £160,000-a-week in a bid to fend off interest.

But away from lukewarm contract tittle-tattle, it is in Serie A where the deals are really hotting up. Champions Juventus are lining up a move for Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic and are prepared to throw in Emre Can as part of any deal for the 31-year-old, while Real Madrid are weighing up allowing summer signing Luka Jovic to waltz out the door only two months after sealing a £62m move to the Spanish capital. Milan are sniffing around the 21-year-old Serbia striker, who came off the bench for his La Liga debut at Celta Vigo last weekend, with a loan move mooted.

Elsewhere, Tottenham midfield enforcer Victor Wanyama is on the radar of Club Brugge and Georges-Kévin Nkoudou has checked in for speedy boarding and is set to join Besiktas on a season’s loan, while Liverpool have turned their nose up at Danish outfit Nordsjælland’s loan offer for 20-year-old striker Bobby Duncan, who is down the pecking order at Anfield. Finally, Birmingham like the cut of Spanish full-back Alberto Redondo’s jib, with the defender a free agent after leaving Getafe.