{"id":5830,"date":"2026-06-27T06:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=5830"},"modified":"2026-06-27T06:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:27:18","slug":"football-gossip-lacroix-nmecha-araujo-greenwood-ter-stegen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=5830","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Lacroix, Nmecha, Araujo, Greenwood, Ter Stegen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/i><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">  close in on <\/b><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/i><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">  center-back Maxence Lacroix, <\/b><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United<\/b><\/i><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">  add Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha to their shortlist, while three Premier League clubs are chasing Uruguay left-back Maxi Araujo.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a>  centre-back Maxence Lacroix, 26, is expected to complete a move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a>  for about 55m euros (\u00a347.4m) after playing for France at the World Cup. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c3ryj3r7p9po\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(L&#8217;Equipe &#8211; in French)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United<\/b><\/a>  have added <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Borussia Dortmund&#8217;s<\/b> Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, 25, to their shortlist for this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-15932293\/Elliot-Anderson-set-Man-City-medical-Torino-eye-Leicester-defender-latest-West-Hams-search-sporting-director-WINDOW-WATCH.html\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mail)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a>  have had a \u00a355m offer for Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 28, rejected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/49186659\/arsenal-bruno-guimaraes-newcastle-reject-55-million-bid-sources\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(ESPN)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b><\/a>  boss Roberto de Zerbi wants Czech goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, 23, to be his new starter in goal and Spurs are willing to sell Italy keeper Guglielmo Vicario, 29. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/tottenham-hotspur\/spurs-news-antonin-kinsky-new-contract-de-zerbi-keeper-decision-sources\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Teamtalk)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a>  have joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a>  in the race to sign Uruguay left-back Maxi Araujo, 26, from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sporting<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.record.pt\/futebol\/futebol-nacional\/liga-betclic\/sporting\/detalhe\/manchester-united-nao-larga-maxi-araujo-ingleses-observam-lateral-do-sporting-que-soma-pontos?ref=Sporting_DestaquesPrincipais\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Record &#8211; in Portuguese)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Italy right-back Marco Palestra, 21, is set to complete his move from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atalanta<\/b> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a>  after having a medical in London. <a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/palestra-finalising-chelsea-transfer-today-60m\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Italia)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Marseille&#8217;s<\/b> Mason Greenwood wants to join <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Roma<\/b>rather than <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Fenerbahce<\/b> or <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Hilal<\/b>with the Italian club set to offer up to 50m euros (\u00a343.1m) for the former England striker, 24. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corrieredellosport.it\/news\/calcio\/calcio-mercato\/roma\/2026\/06\/26-149475572\/greenwood_aspetta_gasperini_damico_deve_presentare_la_nuova_offerta_della_roma\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Corriere dello Sport &#8211; in Italian)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AC Milan<\/b> have agreed a club-record deal to sign Goncalo Ramos from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Paris St-Germain <\/b>and the Portugal striker, 25, has already undergone a medical. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Calciomercato\/Milan\/26-06-2026\/milan-goncalo-ramos-e-fatta-sara-l-acquisto-piu-caro-nella-storia-del-diavolo.shtml\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Gazzetta dello Sport &#8211; in Italian)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">MLS side <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atlanta United<\/b> has inquired about the availability of <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atletico Madrid&#8217;s<\/b> Spain midfielder Koke, 34. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/radio\/2026\/06\/26\/bombazo-koke-club-mls-quiere-llevarselo-atletico.html\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Marca &#8211; in Spanish)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Ajax<\/b> are interested in signing Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 34, from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260626\/1004199773\/ajax-ter-stegen-interes-oferta-no.html\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sports World &#8211; in Spanish)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea close in on Crystal Palace center-back Maxence Lacroix, Newcastle United add Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha to their shortlist,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}