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transfer gossip of August 17th 2021

- Olympique Lyon is very close to signing Emerson Palmieri from Chelsea, Layvin Kurzawa was first in interest of the team of manager Peter Bosz, but the left back of PSG was too expensive (L'Equipe)

- Davide Zappacosta is closer to agreement with Fiorentina than Atalanta, the right wing defender from Chelsea whom is no longer needed there for a very long time, must cost up to 12 million euro (Sportitalia)

- Willem II hopes to bring Timon Wellenreuther back to the club, the german goalkeeper is no longer needed by Anderlecht and could possibly be sent out on loan to the Tilburgers (where he first already played for 3 years) (Het Laatste Nieuws)

- Alessandro Florenzi close to a deal with AC Milan, the right back from AS Roma could first be sent on loan for 1 million to Milan, with a option to buy him for maximum of 4 million euro (Gianluca Di Marzio)

- also Juventus has interest for Tiémoué Bakayoko, the midfielder of Chelsea whom is sent out on loan for several years now also is in the picture with Olympique Lyon (Sky Italia)

- Napoli has asked AS Saint-Etienne for Zaydou Youssouf, the italians have proposed a loan offer at the french club for the midfielder, who previously played for Girondins Bordeaux (Gianluca Di Marzio)