July 24 transfers and rumors: C. Ronaldo release clause and active "Barca" © PA

During the offseason, clubs are putting in every effort to further strengthen their squads ahead of the approaching season. The portal "EuroFootball.com" will review the most interesting rumors and news.

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London's Chelsea has already agreed to loan striker Romelu Lukaku to Inter for a second season (The Sun).

Tottenham has decided to part ways with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele this summer (Media Foot).

Manchester United failed to sign Barcelona defender F. de Jong, so they are looking to sign Roma's representative Sergej Milinković-Savić (Calciomercato).

Defender Eder Militao has reached an agreement for a long-term contract with Real Madrid. The new deal will be valid until mid-2028 (Marca).

If Manchester United manages to sell defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, they will make an offer for Inter Milan's representative Denzel Dumfries, valued at 40 million euros (Gazzetta dello Sport).

Manchester City has decided to retain promising defender Joshua Wilson-Esbrand within their ranks (F. Romano).

PSG is nearing the acquisition of Leipzig defender Nordi Mukiele, with the player's price reaching approximately 13 million pounds sterling (Daily Mail).

AC Milan is close to acquiring Vicenza defender Tommaso Mancini. The 18-year-old, valued at around 2.5 million euros, is also being courted by Juventus and Sevilla (Calciomercato).

OFFICIAL: Napoli has confirmed the departure of forward Dries Mertens.

Barcelona and Chelsea are in the final stages of negotiations for the transfer of defender Marcos Alonso (Ch. Falkas).

Brighton has rejected a 30 million pound sterling offer from Manchester City for defender Marc Cucurella and is asking for at least 50 million (Daily Mail).

Liverpool is very interested in Borussia Dortmund's defender Jude Bellingham and will try to lure him to the team next year (CaughtOffside).

Barcelona has inquired with Villarreal about the possible sale of defender Pau Torres (J. Alvarezas).

Manchester United has not started negotiations for Barcelona defender Sergino Dest (CaughtOffside).

Defender Harry Maguire would not want to be included in a deal for Barcelona's defender Frenkie de Jong (The Mirror).

Leicester City's defender Youri Tielemans, who wants to leave, remains on Arsenal's list of candidates (Que Golazo).

Barcelona is still trying until the last moment to snatch Sevilla defender Jules Kounde from Chelsea (G. Romero).

Atletico will try to sell forward Antoine Griezmann to raise money for the transfer and salary of Manchester United's representative Cristiano Ronaldo (The Times).

Atalanta is interested in Arsenal defender Nuno Tavares and Leipzig striker Ademola Lookman (Sky Sport).

Manchester United would agree to part ways with forward Cristiano Ronaldo for one season - the English would loan the veteran for years, but before that, the player would have to activate a clause in his contract and extend it with the Manchester team until 2024 (The Mirror).

Leicester has set a price of 50 million pounds sterling for the dominant striker Harvey Barnes, who interests Newcastle (The Sun).