Benfica are confident that they will sign Jan Vertonghen after he was released by Tottenham Hotspur. The Portuguese club have offered him a contract and believe that they have beaten Inter Milan, Roma and Napoli to sign the 33-year-old defender. West Ham United have valued Declan Rice at more than £80 million amid renewed interest from Chelsea. The east London club do not want to sell the England midfielder, 21, to Chelsea, who released him as a teenager. Chelsea have stepped up their interest in Kai Havertz having agreed personal terms with the Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder.

Source: The Times August 12, 2020 23:03 UTC