Friday's transfer rumours: Clauss, Zinchenko, Ake, Ronaldo, De Jong and more

Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Friday, July 15th.

Gossip

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti: “We’re not gonna complete any other signing. We’re happy with the current team, we’re strong”. ⚪️ #RealMadrid @aranchamobile

“I’m happy with Rüdiger, Tchouaméni and I’m sure Hazard will help us a lot”. pic.twitter.com/DAJLw91ZLM
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 14, 2022

Arsenal are interested but four PL clubs are fighting it out for Levi Colwill. It is a wide open race with Chelsea signing so many defenders #cfc https://t.co/xuSaJVhg7K
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) July 14, 2022

Despite rumours, Benfica defender Alex Grimaldo is not currently a target for Arsenal [The Athletic]

The Gunners are, however, interested in Zenit midfielder Wendell, and could face competition from West Ham for his signature [The Sun]

And Arsenal have been told that Manchester City will accept as little as £35m for Oleksandr Zinchenko [Daily Mail]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #Ajax hope to cushion the 'blow' of @LisandrMartinez's departure to #MUFC by presenting a replacement as soon as possible. Calvin #Bassey of Rangers is absolute top priority.
— Mike Verweij (@MikeVerweij) July 15, 2022

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paperwork transfer @LisandrMartinez finalised this morning. #MUFC awaiting green light from #Ajax. Deal almost closed. Transfer fee reportedly higher than €55m in total.
— Mike Verweij (@MikeVerweij) July 15, 2022

Lisandro Martínez to Manchester United, here we go! Full agreement in place between Man United and Ajax for package up to €55m. Lisandro will sign until 2027, documents now approved. 🚨🔴 #MUFC

Deal done - meeting in Amsterday on Wednesday was the key step. Ten Hag, big factor. pic.twitter.com/qyYskmgNMU
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 15, 2022

Barcelona 'considering leaving Frenkie De Jong AT HOME for their pre-season tour tomorrow' https://t.co/d7jNKrxitN
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) July 15, 2022

Fulham are amongst the leading contenders to sign free agent Serge Aurier (29). The former Tottenham defender is also coveted by Galatasaray and Atletico Madrid, according to @FabriceHawkins. https://t.co/Rsnz7GQN6C
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) July 14, 2022

🚨 NEW: #thfc will sign Djed Spence for an initial fee of £12M. | @TimesSport https://t.co/q1kpEmx79T
— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) July 14, 2022

Nathan Ake will be staying at Manchester City this summer despite strong interest from Chelsea, with the clubs having been unable to agree a fee [The Athletic]

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to reject the £300m offer from Saudi Arabia in order to remain among Europe's elite clubs [Daily Mail]

Chelsea and Manchester United in fight over £8m defender Jonathan Clauss.

✍️ @NizaarKinsella https://t.co/YotCdgu0NY
— Standard Sport (@standardsport) July 15, 2022

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