The Football Transfer Window is officially open and our Man Paul is back with a detailed round up of all the top Football transfer stories making the rounds at the moment.
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Done Deals:
– Celtic have completed the signing of Saidy Janko from Manchester United on a four-year deal, subject to a medical
– Valencia defender Victor Ruiz has joined Villarreal on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee
– German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has extended his Borussia Dortmund contract until the summer of 2017.
– Sunderland have signed defender Sebastian Coates from Liverpool on a four-year contract.
– Roma have announced the signing of Iago Falque from Genoa.
– Inter Milan have completed the signing of defender Joao Miranda from Atletico Madrid.
– Swansea City have completed the signing of Eder from Sporting Braga for an undisclosed fee
– Hamburg have completed the signing of Lewis Holtby from Tottenham Hotspur
– Watford have signed Matej Vydra on a permanent basis from Udinese on a five-year deal.
– FC Porto have completed the signing of Giannelli Imbula from Marseille on a five-year deal for €20million
– Bournemouth have announced the signing of defender Sylvain Distin on a one-year contract.
– Liverpool have completed the signing of Nathaniel Clyne from Southampton on long-term contract
– Bayern Munich have signed Douglas Costa from Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year contract for €30 million.
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Today’s reports and rumours:
– Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta reveals the club rejected an €80million bid from Barcelona for Paul Pogba. “Yes, we received an offer of €80m, but I can confirm that we will not sell Pogba.” Marotta said
– Dani Osvaldo has been released by Southampton, after completing a loan at Boca Juniors.
– According to reports in Spain, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement over the sale of midfielder Arda Turan
– According to reports, Barcelona defender Martin Montoya is set to join Inter Milan on a two-year loan deal
– Besiktas are reportedly keen on signing Manchester United striker Robin van Persie
– Bastian Schweinsteiger could still leave Bayern Munich for Manchester United, admits club director Matthias Sammer. “Basically, nothing is excluded, it’s a crazy world. He has clearly expressed that he is an important part of the team, but let’s see. We’re still waiting.” He said
– Fiorentina are “optimistic” they will extend the loan deal of Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah for another season.
– AC Milan defender Adil Rami is reportedly close to joining Sevilla
– According to reports, Manchester United are set to up their offer for Sergio Ramos – but only if Real Madrid do likewise for David de Gea
– According to Sky Italia sources, Stoke have agreed a £12million fee with Inter Milan for Xherdran Shaqiri.
– Manchester United winger Nani is poised for a move to Fenerbahce after agreeing personal terms with the club.
– Aston Villa have reportedly launched a bid to sign out-of-contract Leicester midfielder Esteban Cambiasso.
– Thomas Muller says he is honoured by Manchester United’s interest in signing him, but wants to stay at Bayern Munich and win more titles.
– Brazil striker Robinho is set to sign for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande.
– Giannelli Imbula admits Inter’s lack of Champions League football ‘influenced my decision’ to move to Porto.
– Manchester United are reportedly making enquires on Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik.
– Radamel Falcao has completed the formalities of his move to Chelsea and will link up with his new club on their pre-season tour of North America, according to the Colombian striker’s family.
– Shakhtar Donetsk Coach Mircea Lucescu reveals AC Milan ‘are in pole position’ to sign Luiz Adriano this summer.
– Sergio Ramos would only leave Real Madrid to join Manchester United, says former Real president Ramon Calderon.
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Football Tit Bits:
– Gervinho has denied that extravagant demands of a helicopter and a private beach led to his transfer to Al-Jazira falling through. “I read of helicopters, private beaches and plane tickets. I have no idea where that information comes from, but I have never demanded such things. When I sign a contract I don’t care about those things: everything that has been said about me is false.” Gervinho said
– Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been accused of lying to Wojciech Szczesny about the Gunners signing Petr Cech. Polish goalkeeping legend Jan Tomaszewski claims that Szczesny was given false promises by Wenger about his future at the club. “In January I spoke to [Poland manager] Adam Nawalka and he said that Arsene Wenger had told him that if Szczesny worked hard in training he would play again soon,it turned out that he didn’t tell the truth. I’m sure that when Szczesny said that he was going to stay at Arsenal, he didn’t know that Cech was going to come because Wenger didn’t tell him about his plans. Szczesny should leave, because it will be waste of time for him, if he stays.” Tomaszewski said
– Sepp Blatter has challenged his critics to prove that he is corrupt, and insists that anybody who accuses him of guilt by association to the corruption scandal engulfing world football’s governing body “should go to jail.”
– Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has praised the contribution made by Petr Cech during his 11-year career at Stamford Bridge. “Petr has been a great servant for Chelsea for 11 years and helped this club to win almost everything there is to win,I always said I wanted him to stay but I understand Petr needed to move on to play first team football every week. Sometimes you have to respect the wishes of someone who has earned so much respect with his service and actions for your club. I support the owner’s decision to honour the player in this way.” Mourinho said
– Danny Blind has been appointed as the new Netherlands head coach.
– The England squad have received a surprise phone call from the Duke of Cambridge Prince William ahead of their Women’s World Cup semi-final with Japan.
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