insider Transfer News: Palestra hijack confirmed, Alvarez 'betrayed', Fernandes...

insider Transfer News: Palestra hijack confirmed, Alvarez 'betrayed', Fernandes battle on Football news expert insider has provided an update on several major transfer stories, including the latest on , Marco Palestra and . Chelsea to seal Palestra transfer Romano confirmed that Chelsea are close to completing a hijack of Inter’s move for Marco Palestra after agreeing a deal with Atalanta, with the player also giving his ‘green light’ to a move. “Chelsea are closing every detail of the deal for Marco Palestra,” Romano said on YouTube. “A 'here we go' is coming! Chelsea and Atalanta have an agreement in place for a transfer fee, a total package over €50 million plus a sell-on clause. So Chelsea have accepted to include also a sell-on clause as part of the deal. “Atalanta wanted this sell-on clause from Inter at the beginning and now also from Chelsea, because they believe that Palestra one day could be worth well in excess of €55m or €60m, and so they wanted this sell-on clause to be included. And now everything is in place on the transfer fee and on the sell-on clause. “The player late night gave his green light to go to Chelsea. So basically, what he said to Atalanta is, 'Sell me where you prefer, Inter or Chelsea. Both projects are appealing, attracting to me.' This is what Palestra communicated to his agents, and Atalanta decided to send the player to Chelsea because they're offering way more than Inter. Inter are not matching the Chelsea bid. For Inter, the deal was being closed at €45m plus €5m in add-ons. “While Inter were closing the deal—they had a meeting just 12 hours ago in order to close the Palestra deal, to plan for the medical test, to celebrate the signing to replace Denzel Dumfries—well, in that moment, Chelsea entered the deal, hijacked the move, and went all-in for Palestra. “So, congratulations to Chelsea because they're about to add a fantastic player to their squad. He can play as a right wing-back, he can play as a left wing-back. I told you, if you remember, when Marc Cucurella got sold to Real Madrid, Chelsea were looking for that kind of player who can cover both wings, and Palestra is very interesting. He's very young, very fast, very talented, so he could be an excellent addition. “Also, Xabi Alonso got involved in this deal. Alonso had a direct conversation with Palestra, and so for Xabi, it's for sure a very interesting addition.” Gusto to Man City latest Manchester City have not made contact with Chelsea over a move for despite incoming manager Enzo Maresca’s admiration for the Frenchman. Romano said: “Maresca has a very good connection with Malo Gusto and appreciates the player, but at the moment, I'm not aware of Manchester City opening concrete talks or negotiations for Gusto. My understanding is that Manchester City appreciate the player, but at the moment they have not reached out to Chelsea in order to ask for Gusto. “Let's see if a proposal comes, because now Chelsea have Palestra, who can play on the right and also on the left, but Chelsea also have Reece James and Gusto, and they are not playing European football. So, it's going to be important to understand what they want to do. But for sure, the Gusto situation could be an interesting one to follow in the upcoming days and weeks." Anderson close to Man City move ’s move to Manchester City is in its ‘final stages’ and a deal is still on course to be sealed with Nottingham Forest, Romano has revealed. “I know it's gone a bit quiet in the media, but [Man City] keep working on Elliot Anderson as a new midfielder. Manchester City are on it,” Romano said. “Manchester City are in negotiations behind the scenes with Nottingham Forest to try to unlock the final details of his deal. It's already at the very final stages. “The player wants to go to Man City; the player has been clear about that. So his desire is to play for Man City. He was a top target with Pep Guardiola as a coach, and he's a top target with Enzo Maresca as a coach, so nothing has changed. “Now Man City are working behind the scenes to close this deal for Elliot Anderson. It's still ongoing, it's still underway, and the story is absolutely on. So keep a close eye on this possibility." West Ham to sell Fernandes to highest bidder West Ham have no preference who they sell Mateus Fernandes to and they are hoping to command an auction for their in-demand midfielder, with Tottenham, Man Utd and Real Madrid all at the table. Romano said