Transfer news and rumours today: Alvaro Arbeloa wants to bring Real Madrid midfielder with him to Fulham

Alvaro Arbeloa is reportedly keen to bring Real Madrid midfielder Manuel Angel with him to Fulham this summer.

The 43-year-old managed Real Madrid's archetypal squad successful the 2nd fractional of past play pursuing the departure of Xabi Alonso, but helium has present stepped speech to let Jose Mourinho to instrumentality to Bernabeu for a 2nd spell astatine the helm.

Instead of returning to his occupation with Real Madrid Castilla, Arbeloa volition beryllium moving on, and it is expected that helium volition soon beryllium announced arsenic Fulham's caller manager.

According to El Correo, Arbeloa wants to bring Angel with him to Craven Cottage.

The 22-year-old has played for Real Madrid's archetypal squad connected 7 occasions, portion helium has made 85 appearances for Real Madrid Castilla, scoring 3 goals and registering 3 assists.

The cardinal midfielder has a declaration astatine Bernabeu until the summertime of 2027 but is expected to beryllium allowed to permission Madrid up of adjacent season, perchance connected loan.

Angel featured successful some legs of Real Madrid's last-16 Champions League clash with Manchester City during the 2025-26 campaign.

Forest, Palace look caller Engels 'competition'

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are reportedly some facing contention successful their pursuit of Celtic midfielder Arne Engels this summer.

There is presently a big of speculation surrounding Engels, with Celtic said to beryllium 'resigned' to losing the 22-year-old during this summer's transportation window.

Forest and Palace are some believed to beryllium keen to bring him to the Premier League, but according to writer Sacha Tavolieri, determination is present important involvement from Serie A successful the signifier of Roma.

Tavolieri says that the 'saga is acold from over', with a fig of teams perchance battling for the Belgian up of the 2026-27 campaign.

Engels scored 7 goals and registered 8 assists successful 46 matches for Celtic past term.

Palace allegedly presumption the midfielder arsenic the perfect replacement for Adam Wharton, portion Forest privation Engels to regenerate the outgoing Elliot Anderson.

Southampton 'enter the race' for Neil

Elsewhere, Southampton person reportedly joined the contention to motion Dan Neil connected a escaped transfer.

The 24-year-old volition officially go a escaped cause erstwhile his declaration astatine Sunderland expires astatine the extremity of June.

West Ham United, Hull City and Rangers are among the clubs to beryllium linked with the antiaircraft midfielder, who made 201 appearances for Sunderland successful each competitions.

Neil spent the 2nd fractional of past play connected indebtedness astatine Ipswich Town, featuring connected 17 occasions, but helium did not bash capable to unafraid a caller woody astatine Sunderland.

According to writer Ben Jacobs, Southampton person go the latest nine to explicit a tendency successful signing the soon-to-be escaped agent.

Neil made 3 Premier League appearances for the Black Cats past word and besides has 147 Championship appearances to his sanction during his career.