With the summer transfer period in full swing, the rumor mill is in overdrive on a daily basis throughout world football. theScore will keep you up to date on all the latest transfer buzz until the end of the window.

July 15

Barca can’t afford Cancelo: Even the cost of signing Joao Cancelo on loan is too much for Barcelona, so they’re returning to their plan of signing a young right-back. Pablo Maffeo is linked with a move. (SPORT and TV3 via AS)

Fabinho on his way out: The midfielder’s transfer to Saudi Arabia seems inevitable after he was left out of Liverpool’s preseason camp. Al-Ittihad bid £40 million for Fabinho. (BBC Sport)

Filling the void: Liverpool are seeking potential replacements for Fabinho. The Reds are considering Southampton’s Romeo Lavia, Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch, and Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat. (Daily Mail)

French fancy Vlahovic: Dusan Vlahovic could be headed to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, 18 months after his €91.6-million transfer to Juventus. The move could trigger Romelu Lukaku’s switch to Turin. (Fabrizio Romano)

Tadic the short-term solution: Some Manchester United fans are urging the club to move for Dusan Tadic after he left Ajax. The 34-year-old could help with Erik ten Hag’s No. 9 problem. (Manchester Evening News)

Colwill alternative: Levi Colwill isn’t for sale, so Brighton & Hove Albion have already reached an agreement over personal terms with Fiorentina’s Igor Julio. The Seagulls’ official offer for Igor is imminent. (Fabrizio Romano)

Taty set for €15M transfer: New York City FC’s Valentin “Taty” Castellanos, who spent last season on loan at La Liga’s Girona, is set to undergo a medical ahead of his €15-million move to Lazio. (Cesar Luis Merlo)

Digne available: Aston Villa are open to offers for left-back Lucas Digne this summer. Napoli could try to sign the Frenchman, who fell behind Alex Moreno in the pecking order at Villa Park. (Mundo Deportivo)

Alex Scott in high demand: Wolverhampton Wanderers are prepared to offer at least £20 million for Bristol City’s 19-year-old midfielder in an attempt to beat competition from West Ham United and Bournemouth. (Telegraph)

Not forgot about Che: Fulham and Crystal Palace could prey on relegated Southampton for Che Adams. The 27-year-old forward is valued at around £15 million. (Daily Mail)

Casadei wanted for promotion push: New Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca is keen to sign Chelsea’s Italy Under-21 star Cesare Casadei on loan for the 2023-24 Championship campaign. (Telegraph)

Surridge to MLS: Sam Surridge, whose goals helped fire Nottingham Forest to the Premier League, is close to joining Major League Soccer’s Nashville SC for around £5 million. (The Athletic)

July 14

Bayern face battle for Kane: Paris Saint-Germain are willing to match any Bayern Munich offer for Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane. A potential move doesn’t hinge on whether Kylian Mbappe leaves. (The Independent)

Neymar on the market: Chelsea, previously linked with Neymar, remain vigilant on the situation. If the Brazilian star decides he wants a change of scenery after six years in Paris, the Blues could pounce. (Le Parisien)

Messy Lukaku negotiations: Inter Milan submitted an offer worth up to €40 million for the Chelsea outcast. Juventus will sign off on a similar bid if they sell Dusan Vlahovic. Inter are unhappy Lukaku spoke to Juve. (Fabrizio Romano)

Latest on Hendo: Talks between Al-Ettifaq and Liverpool over a fee for the English midfielder are ongoing. The Reds won’t accept a free transfer or “small” sum for their club captain. (Fabrizio Romano)

Diaby in demand: Aston Villa’s €45-million offer for Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby was rejected. The German club wants €60 million for the French international after his strong 2022-23 season. (Sky Sport Germany)

Cancelo’s bags packed: Cancelo, surplus to requirements at Manchester City, is Barcelona’s top priority at full-back. Another loan deal could be in the works for the Portuguese international. (Mundo Deportivo)

Colwill attracting interest: Chelsea defender Levi Colwill, 20, is in high demand following his impressive spell at Brighton & Hove Albion. Tottenham are the latest club to register interest in the rising star. (Evening Standard)

Red Devils getting creative: Manchester United submitted a cash-plus-player offer for Atalanta’s Rasmus Hojlund. But the Italians want a straight monetary deal and value the young striker at €100 million. (The Athletic)

Fulham stand firm: Al-Hilal’s second offer of around £35 million for Aleksandar Mitrovic was rejected. The Serbian striker wants to leave Craven Cottage for Saudi Arabia. (The Athletic)

Replacement for SMS: Lazio, having lost Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to Saudi Arabia, are in talks to sign Leandro Paredes from PSG. The World Cup winner spent last season on loan at Juventus. (Sky Sport Italia)

July 13

Tottenham’s backup plan: If Kane leaves for Bayern Munich this summer, Spurs will try to sign Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic. Relations between the two clubs are strong after recent dealings. (Foot Mercato)

A possible plot twist: Paris Saint-Germain will do everything in their power to sign Kane this summer despite knowing that his current preference is to join Bayern Munich. (RMC Sport)

Onana to Old Trafford soon: Manchester United and Inter Milan are on the verge of finalizing an initial €50-million deal for goalkeeper Andre Onana. The Red Devils will pay €5 million in add-ons, too. (Fabrizio Romano)

Inter’s new netminder: With Onana’s move to Manchester imminent, Inter will try to sign both Yann Sommer of Bayern Munich and Anatoliy Trubin from Shakhtar Donetsk to revamp their goalkeeper position. (Fabrizio Romano)

Bonucci era ending: Juventus have informed captain Leonardo Bonucci that he’s no longer part of the club’s plans. The veteran defender, 36, is available on the market and free to initiate a transfer. (Goal Italia)

Big Mahrez offer: Al-Ahli want to sign Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City and are preparing a £30-million offer. The tricky winger could earn £25 million per season in Saudi Arabia. (The Athletic)

Fabinho could follow Hendo: Jordan Henderson’s move to Al-Ettifaq is progressing quickly, and another Liverpool midfielder could follow him to the Middle East, as Al-Ittihad are negotiating with Fabinho. (Fabrizio Romano)

West Ham getting restless: West Ham are growing frustrated with Arsenal over the time it’s taking to finalize Declan Rice’s transfer. Arsenal’s lawyers are taking longer than expected to prepare the paperwork. (Sky Sports)

Pony up, Inter: A €30-million bid from Inter for Lukaku has been dubbed “insufficient” by Chelsea, but talks will continue between the two sides to find a solution for the Belgian forward. (The Guardian)

Atleti’s midfield overhaul: The Atletico Madrid brass held a “transfer summit” earlier this week, and identified Marco Verratti, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Amrabat, and Martin Zubimendi as primary midfield targets. (Marca)

Joao Felix being monitored: Manchester United, Newcastle, and Aston Villa are all keeping tabs on Joao Felix, who’s looked visibly frustrated upon his return to Atletico training and would welcome a fresh start. (Metro)

Double swoop for Forest: Nottingham Forest are working to sign both Willian and Anthony Elanga. Fulham are still trying to retain the Brazilian, who’s also of interest to Saudi Arabian clubs. (The Times)

Leipzig make a big splash: RB Leipzig have struck a €43-million deal with RC Lens to sign striker Lois Openda. The fee could eventually hit €49 million if performance bonuses are met. (L’Equipe)

Barca still active: If Barcelona fail in their pursuit of Bernardo Silva, the Catalan club will turn its attention to crafty Argentine Giovani Lo Celso, who spent last season on loan at Villarreal from Tottenham. (Mundo Deportivo)

Come to Besiktas: Besiktas submitted a modest €2.5-million offer for Arsenal center-back Rob Holding. That bid doesn’t meet the Gunners’ valuation and will be rejected. (The Athletic)

Lazio’s backup striker search: Lazio are looking for some insurance behind Ciro Immobile, and their primary target right now is Valentin “Taty” Castellanos of New York City FC. He would cost around €12 million. (Gianluca Di Marzio)

July 12

Pogba next in line: Paul Pogba, recently in Saudi Arabia, was offered a three-year contract worth €100 million. Both Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli are pushing to sign the French midfielder, but he wants to remain in Turin. (Tuttosport)

Bayern exodus: Bayern Munich are trying to offload seven players, including Sadio Mane, Benjamin Pavard, Gravenberch, Yann Sommer, and Marcel Sabitzer, in order to land Tottenham’s Kane. (Sky Sport Germany)

Big Ange the salesman: New Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou will try to convince Kane to remain in north London. Part of his sales pitch could include a handsome new contract worth £400,000 per week. (Telegraph)

Hendo could leave: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is leaning toward accepting an offer from Al-Ettifaq that would quadruple his wages. Steven Gerrard, the manager of the Saudi club, is driving the pursuit. (The Athletic)

Chelsea still trimming squad: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Hakim Ziyech have been informed that they shouldn’t return to training until next week as the Blues look to find suitors for both out-of-favor players. (Daily Mail)

Spurs’ new midfield: Tottenham could attempt to sign Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher. He’s viewed as an ideal replacement for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg if the Dane moves to Atletico Madrid or a German club. (Telegraph)

Osimhen’s price tag: Outspoken Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis says only PSG can afford Victor Osimhen, adding he’ll only entertain an offer around €200 million for the Nigerian striker. (90min)

Tug-of-war for Zielinski: With Sergej Milinkovic-Savic now Saudi Arabia-bound, Lazio are eyeing Napoli’s Piotr Zielinski. But the Polish midfielder has also been offered a big contract from an unnamed Saudi club. (Calciomercato)

Mitrovic wants out: Fulham rejected a £25.5-million offer from Al-Hilal for striker Aleksandar Mitrovic. The 28-year-old Serbian, who led Fulham with 14 league goals last season, is open to joining the Saudi team. (The Guardian)

The race for Veiga: Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga is being followed by most of Europe’s top clubs this summer. Arsenal are the latest to show interest in the 21-year-old phenom, joining Spurs and Chelsea. (Le10Sport)

Ndiaye to France: Marseille are in “advanced” negotiations with Iliman Ndiaye over a five-year contract. Once personal terms are agreed, the French club will negotiate a fee with Sheffield United. (Fabrizio Romano)

Ramsey reunion: Cardiff City are trying to fight off Saudi interest to bring Aaron Ramsey back to the Welsh capital. The midfielder, who played last season at Nice, is a product of Cardiff’s youth academy. (The Guardian)

July 11

Saudis land another star: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is joining Al-Hilal in a €40-million transfer from Lazio. The imposing Serbian, the latest star to make the lucrative move, will sign a three-year contract. (Fabrizio Romano)

Big Bernardo Silva offer: Al-Hilal have informed Manchester City that they’re willing to fork over €70 million for the versatile Portuguese international, who has been one of the hottest names on the market this summer. (CBS Sports)

Kane wants Bayern: Tottenham superstar Kane, already the subject of two Bayern Munich bids – both rejected by Spurs – is keen on joining the Bundesliga champions. A third offer is being considered. (Julien Laurens)

Onana signing close: Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana’s transfer to Manchester United is “advanced” and could be completed as early as this week once all the necessary documents have been finalized. (Daily Mail)

Lukaku saga rumbles on: The Belgian striker has been told he doesn’t have to report for preseason training until next week, with Chelsea hopeful a deal with Inter can be sealed before then. (Matt Law)

Maguire won’t come cheap: He may no longer be a key member of the team, but Manchester United will still demand around £50 million this summer for much-maligned defender Harry Maguire. (Manchester Evening News)

Cherki to replace Pulisic: With Christian Pulisic on his way to AC Milan, Chelsea are preparing an offer for Lyon’s Rayan Cherki. The 19-year-old has a contract until 2025 and is valued at €40 million by the French side. (ESPN)

Reece James’ loyalty: Despite interest from Real Madrid, Chelsea right-back James has pledged his allegiance to the Blues. The 23-year-old wants to become the new captain at Stamford Bridge. (Beautiful Game Podcast)

Caicedo talks up Chelsea: Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Moises Caicedo called Chelsea a “very big, historic and beautiful club” amid rumors of a potential transfer. The two clubs are engaged in talks. (El Universo)

Chelsea’s striker search: For all the money already spent under Todd Boehly’s reign, Chelsea still need a striker. Their current targets are Elye Wahi of Montpellier and Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic. (Evening Standard)

Juve’s contingency plan: Juventus have identified West Ham’s Gianluca Scamacca and Noah Okafor of Red Bull Salzburg as potential replacements if Vlahovic leaves Turin this summer. (Gianluca Di Marzio)

Barca looking to offload: After a disappointing 2022-23 season, Ferran Torres could be loaned out by Barcelona. The club would be willing to include a purchase option for any interested suitors, too. (Diario Sport)

PSG ready to make another splash: Paris Saint-Germain, already one of the busiest teams in the summer window, are leading the race for Randal Kolo Muani, the 24-year-old striker from Eintracht Frankfurt. (The Independent)

Liverpool want Schuurs: Torino center-back Perr Schuurs, 23, is being monitored by Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool, who are looking to add defensive depth without breaking the bank. (Football Insider)

ASM could be sold: Newcastle could sacrifice winger Allan Saint-Maximin, a fan favorite at St. James’ Park, to help fund a move for Harvey Barnes, who is expected to leave Leicester City after relegation. (The Telegraph)

Milan active on multiple fronts: AC Milan are working to strike a deal for midfielder Tijjani Reijnders of AZ Alkmaar, while the Rossoneri are also monitoring both Mehdi Taremi and Samuel Chukwueze. (Gianluca Di Marzio)

Angelino on the move again: The left-back’s nomadic career is set to continue at Galatasaray after the Turkish club agreed to sign him from RB Leipzig on loan with a purchase option. (Fabrizio Romano)

July 10

The Mbappe domino effect: Should Kylian Mbappe depart PSG this summer amid his contract standoff, the French giants would turn around and submit an opulent offer for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Man United eyeing Amrabat: Manchester United are monitoring Fiorentina’s Moroccan international Amrabat. While a move isn’t advanced right now, it could become a “hot topic” later in the window. (Florian Plettenberg)

Hojlund talks ongoing: The Red Devils are hot on the heels of Rasmus Hojlund and are preparing a second bid after their initial €40-million offer was rebuffed. Atalanta want €60 million for the 20-year-old Dane. (Nicolo Schira)

Timber’s deal done: Jurrien Timber’s move from Ajax to Arsenal is only missing the official announcement. The Dutch defender, 22, completed his Arsenal medical before returning home for a farewell party. (Metro)

Mourinho eyes reunion: Jose Mourinho wants to reunite with Scott McTominay at Roma. The Portuguese boss is a big admirer of the Scottish midfielder from their time together at Manchester United. (Football Transfers)

Gerrard recruiting Zaha: New Al-Ettifaq coach Steven Gerrard talked with Wilfried Zaha in an effort to convince the free agent to head to Saudi Arabia. Zaha, 30, has an offer on the table to return to Crystal Palace. (Daily Mail)

Wolfsburg won’t budge: If Tottenham don’t meet the £40-million valuation for defender Micky van de Ven, Wolfsburg will happily keep hold of the young Dutchman for another season. (Wolfsburger Allgemeine)

Ruben Bover remembers when FC Andorra resembled a ragtag bunch of friends playing a pickup game.

The team didn’t have a designated place to practice, so training sessions were held on whichever pitch was free in the tiny principality on a given day. Bover, having seen enough, called his agent. He was ready to leave.

“The players didn’t have any clothes for training. One was wearing a Milan shirt, another one Real Madrid, another one Barcelona,” the Spanish midfielder told theScore.

A turbulent spell with English lower-league side Barnet almost extinguished Bover’s love for the game. He nearly quit altogether. So it was hard to envision his passion being rekindled near the bottom of Spain’s fifth division with FC Andorra.

Except the club had a trick up its sleeve. Gerard Pique, one of the most decorated footballers in history, was on the line.

“They made me feel like the best player in the world,” Bover recalled of his conversations with FC Andorra owner Pique and sporting director Jaume Nogues. “‘You’re the face of this club,’ and stuff like that.”

They encouraged Bover to stay until he found a better opportunity. Nearly five years later, the first signing of the Pique era is preparing for another season captaining FC Andorra in Spain’s second tier. He harbors ambitions of leading the team against Barcelona and Real Madrid in the near future.

“This club is 100% one day going to be in the first division,” Bover declared. “I don’t know when but (it’s) not far off.”

No more than 40 fans

Four-time Champions League winner and 2010 World Cup champion Pique took over FC Andorra in late 2018 – and it’s not immediately obvious why. The club from the landlocked microstate of Andorra has been the only non-Spanish side to compete in the country’s league system since 1948. Its history featured few achievements. After its peak of reaching the third division in the 1980s and 1990s, it was reeling from two rough decades during which it dropped as low as the seventh tier. The only way into the country is by car; there’s no train station and the nearest airports – in Toulouse, France and Barcelona, Spain – are between two-and-a-half and three hours away.

The clearest obstacle to success, though, is Andorra’s population of around 80,000. Barcelona’s Camp Nou will hold 105,000 spectators once its renovations are completed. Andorra’s mountainous morsel of land is 3% the size of Puerto Rico.

FC Andorra president Ferran Vilaseca recalled the first match after Pique’s consortium completed its takeover.

“Between 30 and 40 people (were) watching the game in the stands – probably family members,” he told theScore.

“The club didn’t have a place to practice. They weren’t playing because the Andorran federation wouldn’t allow them to play in their facilities. So, we really had to change the whole club.”

FC Andorra discovered Bover because he shared an agent with Pique’s former Barcelona and Spain teammate Cesc Fabregas. Nogues, a long-time friend of Pique who was entrusted as sporting director at FC Andorra, says Bover was “much, much better than the level we were playing at.” The former Real Mallorca academy player had offers from higher leagues.

Getting the Bover deal over the line was an early indication of the club’s ambition.

“In a very short period of time we were competing. When we took the club we were fifth from the bottom. We were just one point away from relegation,” Vilaseca said.

“Jaume said, ‘This year, we need to promote them.’ We were all like, ‘Wow. This is going to be difficult.’ But we didn’t lose a game.”

Getting recognition

FC Andorra were promoted by a single point with the help of a 22-match unbeaten run in the fifth division – but they didn’t rise just one level. The dire financial situation of CF Reus, a now-defunct Catalan club, led to their expulsion from the third tier, so Pique and his company Kosmos bid €456,000 to take Reus’ place in the league. Amid reported interest from several teams including Real Jaen – a top-tier side in the 1950s – and ambitious upstarts CF Intercity, it was FC Andorra who seized the chance to climb the ladder.

Most sides would try to survive after enjoying the extremely rare fortune of a double promotion, but one mid-table finish was followed by another promotion on the penultimate day of the 2021-22 campaign. In three-and-a-half years, FC Andorra swapped the threat of relegation to the sixth rung for second-tier football. The journey featured clashes with emerging stars like Barcelona’s Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo and new Chelsea signing Nicolas Jackson.

Such success doesn’t go unnoticed. Unai Emery, a winner of four Europa League crowns, recently named FC Andorra – along with Arsenal, Napoli, Villarreal, and Brighton & Hove Albion – as one of his favorite teams to watch. FC Andorra haven’t compromised on their possession-based, positive playing style against tougher opposition in Spain; in fact, Nogues notes, the team’s approach is “more radical and purer” since Eder Sarabia, the restless assistant during Quique Setien’s ill-fated Barcelona reign, took charge in January 2021.

FC Andorra are open about the influence Pique’s former club has on the team’s identity – it would be ridiculous to shy away from it. This is Barca Lite. Seven members of last season’s squad have spent some of their career with the Catalonian giants, and Nogues continually finds players who possess the technical ability typical of those schooled in the famed La Masia academy. Pique’s former Barcelona teammate Gabri and ex-Barca B boss Nacho Castro preceded Sarabia in the dugout.

So, FC Andorra’s football isn’t necessarily revolutionary. It’s just well executed.

“There are heaps of teams that play in a similar way and maybe we are more notorious for who we are and who we have behind us, but we love that people admire this,” Nogues said of praise from Aston Villa head coach Emery and others.

‘It’s been a nightmare’

FC Andorra’s inaugural season in La Liga 2 ended with an excellent seventh-placed finish – just one position shy of the promotion playoff places. Progress continued despite the club having the cheapest squad in the league, according to Nogues, and it’ll likely have among the five lowest budgets next season.

“You get what you generate, and we don’t generate that much,” Vilaseca admitted.

The financial restrictions enforced in Spain’s top two divisions could herald a spell of consolidation – and that might be a good thing. FC Andorra can catch up with its own success. “The team has risen faster than we expected. So, for the club, it’s difficult to get to the same level,” Nogues said.

FC Andorra are still trying to transition from a fifth-tier to second-tier outfit. What started as a group of three people running the club is developing into several teams behind the scenes covering administration, marketing, and commercial interests. The club is also working to meet La Liga’s infrastructure-related expectations, but that’s proving difficult when the tiny amount of Andorran real estate available is so expensive. A project to build a 6,000-capacity stadium had to be abandoned due to prohibitive costs, and the club is now working on building a similar home in an alternative location.

“Finding a piece of land big enough to actually achieve (La Liga’s) requirements – it’s been a nightmare,” Vilaseca said, noting that La Liga is giving the club time to resolve an issue as one side of its current stadium is unable to house fans.

“It’s not only the pitch, but it’s the training facilities, the locker rooms, places where the coach can work. It’s not that easy.”

There are also concerns that FC Andorra lack local identity. Argentina-born goalkeeper Nico Ratti is widely considered Andorran since he moved to the country as a boy, but he’s the only first-team player with strong ties to the area. The club has the same nickname and colors as Andorra’s national team, and 44% of it is under the ownership of businessmen originally hailing from Andorra, but its strong Catalonian flavor is unmistakable.

“In many people’s opinion, it is not a very close club to the country, to its traditions,” Ivan Alvarez Cauyola, a journalist with Diari d’Andorra, told theScore. “The project has only been going on for five years and many people do not feel the club as an Andorran project.”

‘Football is not a priority’

Perhaps an ambitious football team in Andorra is an awkward fit. FC Andorra’s average crowd last season was 2,041, marking a huge improvement from the start of the Pique era but still representing the lowest attendance in La Liga 2 and 19% below the league average. Vilaseca mentions Villarreal and Eibar, and Bover namechecks Girona, as overachievers from who FC Andorra can draw inspiration, but they’re Spanish clubs.

Spain is a football nation. Andorra isn’t, and it might be caving under the weight of Pique’s ambition.

“Andorra is a very conservative country in many things and football is not a priority, nor the most practiced sport, nor is it the one with the most fans in the country,” Alvarez Cauyola explained.

Adolfo Baines, who won trophies in domestic competitions as manager of Inter Club d’Escaldes in Andorra’s Primera Division, grew frustrated with the country’s lack of concern for football. He now coaches Catalonian outfit Pobla de Mafumet in Spain’s extensive fifth tier.

“The administration in Andorra doesn’t collaborate enough. They prefer to invest money in skiing or even rugby – rugby is the sport of the elite,” Baines said.

“It’s difficult to develop football,” he added.

But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. FC Andorra’s attendances are modest, but they’re creeping toward the club’s reasonable target of an average between 4,000-6,000. They’ve had breakthroughs with the local government – taking temporary control of the country’s national stadium over VPC Andorra XV, a rugby union team, should be deemed a significant victory. Alvarez Cauyola believes that “little by little, football has been exciting people.” It’s a gradual process, and there’s still plenty of work to be done.

“We don’t have time to actually digest and celebrate what we have achieved,” Vilaseca said. “We’re just thinking of what’s next.”