Chelsea and Tottenham have joined Newcastle in the race to sign Atalanta centre-back Giorgio Scalvini, 22, with the Magpies prepared to open with a £34m bid for the Italy defender valued at £42m.

Chelsea are expected to complete the signing of Italy right back Marco Palestra in the next 24 hours and could sell Malo Gusto to Manchester City to make room for the youngster

Manchester United target Ederson will edge ever closer to his Old Trafford move with the midfielder set to undergo his medical whilst at the World Cup

Atalanta are in talks with Nottingham Forest over a deal to bring Italian centre-back Nicolo Savona, 23, back to Serie A.

Ederson is set to be the first of five signings at Manchester United as Michael Carrick looks to bolster his squad with three centre midfielders, a left-back and a striker