Football rumours: Tottenham bid £50m for James Maddison and Harvey Barnes

What the papers say

According to the Daily Mail, Tottenham have submitted a joint £50million bid to Leicester for midfielder James Maddison and forward Harvey Barnes.

The Daily Telegraph says Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea could all enter the bidding war for West Ham’s England midfielder Declan Rice after Arsenal’s initial £90m bid was turned down.

The Times reports Arsenal are continuing to prioritise a deal for Rice and have therefore pulled out of the race to sign 21-year-old Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo.

Chelsea could face competition from United for the signing of Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana, although United have also shortlisted Porto’s Diogo Costa.

Social media round-up

Juventus are prepared to sell/offload all the midfielders who returned from loan deals. #Juventus

Arthur Melo, Weston McKennie and Denis Zakaria will be available on the market this summer; they’re not in Allegri plans.

Cuadrado and Alex Sandro, also set to leave. pic.twitter.com/wyDLQ7uZJY

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 16, 2023

Jude Bellingham put on the spot over Harry Kane to Real Madrid transfer rumourshttps://t.co/E9TCHnlAxF pic.twitter.com/SgBFW5ib9t

— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) June 15, 2023

Players to watch

Kieran Tierney: Newcastle remain in pole position to sign the Scotland full-back from Arsenal, Football Insider says.

Rasmus Hojlund: Atalanta will demand a figure “well in advance” of their club transfer record of £45m for the 20-year-old striker, the Mail says.