Transfer rumour roundup: Chelsea plot sensational Ronaldo swoop as Real Madrid eye Premier League duo

Thursday's transfer talk features Chelsea 's shock interest in Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid moves for a Premier League pair. Here's all the latest gossip.

We'll start at Chelsea and a truly titanic piece of transfer tittle-tattle. The Blues are reportedly keeping a 'close eye' on Cristiano Ronaldo's situation at Al-Nassr , with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner unsettled in Saudi Arabia.

According to Football Insider , Chelsea believe the huge commercial gain from signing Ronaldo would outweigh the downside of any deal for the veteran goal-getter.

Would there be anything that summarises the chaos at Chelsea under Todd Boehly better than the club ripping up their entire recruitment focus for a superstar signing? You can just see the dollar signs in Toddy's eyes...

Ronaldo's former club, Real Madrid , are setting their sights on a Premier League raid. Just days after Florian Wirtz's agent admitted his interest in 'one day' taking the Liverpool midfielder to the Bernabeu, the German has been slapped on the Spaniards' shortlist, by Defensa Central. Also of interest to Los Blancos are Chelsea centrepiece Enzo Fernandez and Pablo Barrios , of local rivals Atletico Madrid.

There's a six-side scramble to land Eintracht Frankfurt defender Nnamdi Collins , say TEAMtalk. Newcastle, Brighton and Brentford all want Collins, but rival interest from Arsenal , Liverpool and Manchester City will make a deal difficult.

Arsenal's interest comes as Ben White continues to be linked with an exit. El Nacional claim White has been offered to Barcelona , as resident right-back Jules Kounde comes under fire at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona, however, have their sights set on Lisandro Martinez . Caughtoffside offer us the story that the Spanish champions are chasing the Argie aggressor. There's confidence in Catalonia that a deal can be done this summer, as 'The Butcher' enters the final year of his contract at .