Rumour reel: champions Chelsea in crisis

Liverpool line-up Coutinho replacement

Barcelona are inching closer to the capture of Liverpool favourite Philippe Coutinho. The player wants to go and the club have the money to pay for him, so it now looks a matter of Liverpool getting the most money they can out of it, softening the blow for fans. The La Liga kings will return with a revised bid of £100m for the 25-year-old attacking midfielder, and that will surely get things moving in the right direction. The Reds – who drew 3-3 with Watford on Saturday – have wasted no time lining up a replacement, and are ready to bid for Italian scorer Lorenzo Insigne. A graduate of the Napoli academy, he won’t come to England on the cheap.

Spurs to splash the cash

Tottenham fans have waited all summer for their club to do something in the transfer window, but the Wembley based side finally appear to be ready to swoop on a big name, and it’ll be worth the wait. Fans and players have been disappointed with the lack of new faces through the door, but Mauricio Pochettino is about to finally crack open the cheque book and spend £85m on three players. A bid of £20m for Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez will get the ball rolling, but they may need to increase that, especially as we’re well into August. Ajax have watched on as English top-flight clubs have thrown money around over the last month, and there has been whispers in the Dutch press that Ajax may hold out for £35m. Despite only being 21, Sanchez has already broken into the Columbian national team, and was voted into Ajax’s team of the year last season.

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