Transfers and rumors on July 20th: future "Chelsea" newcomer and J. Lingard's desires © REUTERS

During the off-season, clubs put all their efforts to further strengthen their squads before the upcoming season. The portal "EuroFootball.com" will review the most interesting rumors and news.

OFFICIAL: "Nottingham Forest" has called defender Harry Tofolo to join their ranks.

"Man Utd" coach E. ten Hag will not oppose the loan of winger Facundo Pellistri to another team (ESPN).

OFFICIAL: "Gaziantep" team shook hands with former "Liverpool" player Lazar Marković.

Forward Moussa Diaby confirmed that he will continue playing for Leverkusen's "Baer" team next season ("Teamtalk").

"Man City" will start official negotiations for "Brighton" representative Marco Cucurello, who would become the replacement for outgoing O. Zinchenko (F. Romano).

Defender F. De Jong would like to try his luck in the Premier League, but he is more eager to move from "Barca" to "Chelsea" rather than to "Man Utd" team (Sport).

"Nottingham Forest" has entered into negotiations with free agent Jesse Lingard, who wants to earn £180,000 per week ("Guardian").

"Newcastle" is interested in "Brentford" forward Ivan Toney, valued at £40-45 million ("Caught Offside").

"Tottenham" expressed interest in "Roma" forward Nicolo Zaniolo ("Guardian").

Sevilla defender Jules Kounde is close to transferring to "Chelsea" and will undergo a medical examination in England this week ("The Sun").

"Crystal Palace" wants to sign "Bayern" defender Chris Richards, who could cost 15-20 million euros, excluding add-ons (Ch. Falkas).

Real Madrid would like to loan young talent Miguel Gutierrez to another club (AS).

"Tottenham" rejected the opportunity to hire J. Lingard and will not enter into negotiations (F. Romano).

"Milan" is chasing Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka, and the club's executives in Belgium hope to successfully conclude negotiations for the acquisition of Brugge defender Charles de Ketelaere (F. Romano).