July 6 transfers and rumors: "Juventus" joins the race for R. Lukaku's signature

July 1st marked the official opening of the player transfer window - Europe's top clubs are shaping their squads for the 2018-19 season.

"EuroFootball.com", continuing its traditional section, will provide the most interesting daily news about possible player transfers and completed deals until the end of the transfer window.

The battle for Romelu Lukaku is heating up. Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Turin's "Juventus" is ready to challenge Milan's "Inter" by offering 80 million euros for the Belgian. Such conditions are unacceptable for "Inter".

"Sky Sport Italy" reports that "Napoli" has started negotiations with "Valencia" regarding the possibility of acquiring forward Rodrigo. The Italians also want to quickly finalize the arrival of James Rodriguez.

Robert Lewandowski is close to reaching an agreement on a new contract with Munich's "Bayern" club. The Polish striker will commit to wearing the Bavarian jersey for at least four more years (Sky Germany).

"Milan" is interested in Lisbon's "Benfica" midfielder Gedson Fernandes, who is valued at 30 million euros. The "Rossoneri" have already contacted the player's representative (Di Marzio).

"West Ham" is still determined to sign Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez and is offering him a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds. However, "Valencia" is still considered the favorite to acquire the Uruguayan player (Daily Mirror).

Dani Ceballos is close to moving to London's "Tottenham". Real Madrid's promising midfielder will be released on a season-long loan deal (Onda Cero).

"Manchester United" is preparing to make the first official offer for Sean Longstaff, but "Newcastle" could demand up to 50 million pounds for him, according to "Sky Sports".

"Roma" is on the verge of acquiring Real Betis goalkeeper Pau Lopez. The 24-year-old Spaniard is expected to cost around 22 million euros for the "Giallorossi" (Marca).

Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar, who wants to leave the club, is being offered to Real Madrid. The Brazilian prefers Barcelona, but PSG would rather sell him to Real Madrid (Marca).

West Ham will profit 25 million euros from the departure of Marko Arnautovic to Shanghai SIPG after a successful medical examination (Sky Sports).

"Leicester" will pay 40 million pounds to "Monaco" to secure all rights to Youri Tielemans. The Belgian midfielder attracted interest from "Man Utd" this summer as well (Sky Sports).

"Marca" claims that London's "Arsenal" will part ways with Mesut Ozil this summer. Unai Emery does not see a future with the German and wants to bring in another attacking player.

"Roma" is interested in signing Gonzalo Higuain. The Italian capital club hopes to loan him for a season for 11 million euros and then acquire his rights for an additional 30 million euros in the summer (Calciomercato).

"Napoli" is preparing a 60 million euro offer for Mauro Icardi, who is no longer in Milan, according to "Gazzetta dello Sport".

"Barcelona" has rejected Inter Milan's offer for Arturo Vidal and Radja Nainggolan in exchange, reports Gianluca Di Marzio.

Keylor Navas, who is set to leave Real Madrid this summer, has sparked interest from Paris Saint-Germain again. The French club has recently focused on Gianluigi Donnarumma, but the Costa Rican goalkeeper is available for around 20 million euros (AS).

OFFICIAL: Samir Nasri is moving to Vincent Kompany's Brussels "Anderlecht" team. The Frenchman will spend at least one season there.

OFFICIAL: "Porto" has strengthened its squad with winger Shoya Nakajima from "Al-Duhail" and midfielder Ze Luis from Moscow's "Spartak".