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Bayer Leverkusen is set to increase their interest in Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah after selling Florian Wirtz to the Reds.

The clubs have been in talks over Quansah, with the Bundesliga side reportedly preparing to intensify their pursuit now the Wirtz deal is finalised.

Florian Wirtz has made a bold statement after confirming his move to Liverpool.

He told the club website: "I'm not coming to]have fun here, I want also to achieve something and give the fans what they deserve.

"I would like to win everything every year. First of all, we have to do our work, I have to make my work. In the end, we want to be successful.

"Last season they won the Premier League, so my goal is for sure to win it again and also to go further in the Champions League. I'm really ambitious."

Wolves have confirmed the signing of Celta Vigo forward Fer Lopez in a £19million deal.

The 21-year-old has joined on a five-year contract, and told the club website: "It's an amazing opportunity for my career to play in the Premier League and I'm very happy.

"Manager Vitor Pereira told me he thought I was a good fit in the squad and when it's a club like this, you have little to think about. The team did very good when Vitor came and I think he is top, so I'm very excited to be with him."

Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic has snubbed the chance to join Jose Mourinho at Fenerbahce, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Vlahovic only has one year to run on his contract and Juve are looking to cash in while they can.

But the Serbian forward is determined to wait for what he deems to be a top club, and Fenerbahce did not meet his threshold.

A host of Premier League sides have been linked with Vlahovic in the past, but interest has not resurfaced in a serious way at this point in the window.

Tottenham are considering an approach to bring Kyle Walker-Peters back to north London later in the window, according to football.london.

Walker-Peters spent seven years on the books at Spurs before joining Southampton in 2020.

The right-back is out of contract in 10 days' time and the Saints have just been relegated from the Premier League.

Spurs need club-trained squad members to comply with European regulations, having sealed their spot in the Champions League by winning the Europa League.

Bournemouth are on the cusp of losing their second centre-back of the summer transfer window.

The Cherries have already sold Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid for £50million.

And now Illia Zabarnyi could be about to follow him out of the Vitality Stadium.

Fabrizio Romano claims that Paris Saint-Germain are advancing in talks with Bournemouth, and they have already agreed personal terms with the Ukrainian.

The fee has not been agreed as yet, and Andoni Iraola's side want up to £51m.

Sunderland are the most advanced of any club pursuing Dynamo Kyiv striker Vladyslav Vanat this summer. Various Premier League sides have been mentioned in relation to the 23-year-old, who boasts an impressive goals record in his native Ukraine. But the Black Cats have taken the most concrete action to date.

Express Sport understands that even before the end of last season, Sunderland had formulated a plan to go after Vanat if they were promoted to the top flight. They made sure of that with a 2-1 win over Sheffield United in the play-off final, and club chiefs have retained their interest in the centre-forward.

Up to now, Sunderland are the only Premier League side holding formal talks with Vanat's camp. And there is an expectation that a speedy agreement would be reached on personal terms if common ground can be found club-to-club over a transfer fee.

There lies the potential hitch, however. Reports indicate that Dynamo are demanding as much as £21million for Vanat, who has never played club football outside of his homeland.

And the Ukrainian outfit are determined not to budge on price. Bosses in Kyiv ideally want to keep Vanat for their Champions League qualifying campaign, which is scheduled to begin on July 22.

They are also aware of the difficulty of bringing a high-quality replacement to Ukraine, given the country's complex political climate.

Alexander Isak is extremely unlikely to sign for Liverpool this summer, according to The Telegraph.

Newcastle United are set to dig their heels in over their Swedish striker and demand a fee well in excess of £150million.

The report adds that Liverpool have not even lodged a formal enquiry with Newcastle, despite senior figures at Anfield enjoying a healthy relationship with those at St James' Park.

The sales of Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez could free up funds for Liverpool but Newcastle fans have been urged to breathe easy over Isak's future.

Manchester United are the 'first club' to make official contact with Aston Villa over the signing of Emi Martinez, according to Ole.

And they are also the only side to have made any notable progress in pursuing the goalkeeper at this stage of the window.

There are, however, significant differences regarding the price tag.

Villa reportedly want just over £34million for their starting stopper, who will celebrate his 33rd birthday less than a month into the new season. And it is said that United are only willing to pay around half of that figure.

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