Our man Paul Ayorinde as compiled top transfer stories for the 28th of July 2015
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Done Deals:
– Stoke City have announced the signing of Dutch international winger Ibrahim Afellay.
– Former AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari has signed a two-year contract with Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad
– Manchester United have completed the signing of free-agent Sergio Romero on a three-year deal with an option of a further 12 months.
– Watford have completed the signing of winger Steven Berghuis from AZ Alkmaar on a four-year deal.
– Former Chelsea and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has signed for MLS side New York Red Bulls.
– Aston Villa have signed striker Jordan Ayew from Lorient on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
– Didier Drogba has completed a move to MLS side Montreal Impact.
– Marseille have completed the signing of Javi Manquillo from Atletico Madrid on a season-long loan deal.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– According to reports in France, PSG President Nasser Al Khelaifi and club Sporting Director Olivier Létang are currently in London as they seek to finalise contract negotiations for the transfer of Manchester United forward Angel di Maria.
– Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe intends to strengthen his team in one or two more areas before their first match against Aston Villa.
– Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is in Italy to complete his season-long loan move to Roma.
– Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt has confirmed the club received an offer for Julian Draxler today, but that the midfielder will not be sold. “We’ve received an offer from Juventus today, but have rejected it and request that the club do not contact us again,Draxler is not for sale.” Heldt said
– West Brom are closing in on former Wolves attacking midfielder Bakary Sako, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Hull City manager Steve Bruce has confirmed the club have accepted a bid from Norwich for midfielder Robbie Brady.
– Zenit St Petersburg warned AC Milan and Juventus can only sign Axel Witsel for “a €100m offer.”
– West Brom are reportedly keen on signing Hull City wing-back Ahmed Elmohamady.
– Aston Villa assistant manager Ray Wilkins is hopeful that Emmanuel Adebayor will join the club.
– Tunisia defender Aymen Abdennour has expressed his desire to play for Barcelona and insists he will not leave Monaco for a club that cannot offer him Champions League football.
– According to Sky Italia, Lyon have a “strong interest” in Fiorentina midfielder Alberto Aquilani.
– According to reports, Marseille manager Marcelo Bielsa has not given up on the possibility of signing Napoli striker Eduardo Vargas.
– Napoli are reportedly keen on signing Tottenham defender Vlad Chiriches.
– Rennes are interested in signing Trabzonspor striker Majeed Waris, according to reports.
– Tottenham are set to make a bid for West Brom’s Saido Berahino in the next 48 hours, according to reports.
– The agent of Napoli midfielder Gokhan Inler denies his client will join Besiktas – ‘I think we can find something else’.
– Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that youngster Jeff Reine-Adelaide will not be loaned out next season.
– Argentine forward Mauro Icardi says Real Madrid have shown an interest in him, although he is happy at Inter Milan.
– Louis van Gaal says he needs to sign a superstar to help achieve his ambition of winning the Premier League with Manchester United before he leaves the club in two years.
– Galatasaray Coach Hamza Hamzaoglu confirms Felipe Melo ‘wants to go to Inter’ but there must be ‘the right conditions’.
– Bayern Munich President Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Mario Gotze is ‘not for sale’, ruling out a move to Juventus.
– Palermo have reportedly finalised a €2m deal for Montpellier defender Abdelhamid El Kaoutari.
– Paris Saint-Germain have denied making an €120million bid to sign Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
– Everton manager Roberto Martinez is willing to pay £10m to sign Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk, according to reports.
– Schalke 04 have reportedly made a €14m bid for Inter’s Xherdan Shaqiri, but the player is pushing for better terms.
– A Besiktas delegation has reportedly arrived in Florence to try and convince Mario Gomez of a move to Turkey.
– “Concerning Angel Di Maria, the move is close to be finalised, am quite positive about this move.” Laurent Blanc said on the Ligue 1 champions’ pre-season tour of the US.
– Fiorentina have reportedly prepared a €5m bid for Cagliari centre-back Davide Astori.
– Louis van Gaal said new signing Sergio Romero is capable of becoming Manchester United’s first-choice goalkeeper if David De Gea joins Real Madrid.
– According to reports, Chelsea will make a £26m bid for Everton defender John Stones, 21, within the next 48 hours, but the Toffees want £34m.
– Borussia Dortmund have approached Tottenham with a view to signing striker Roberto Soldado, according to reports.
– According to Sid Lowe, Manchester United’s pursuit of Sergio Ramos has suffered a serious setback after the Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez told the defender that he would not be sold under any circumstances, during a long meeting in Guangzhou, China.
– Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has said he does not know where he will be playing next season amid links with Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
– Chris Coleman believes Gareth Bale will stay at Real Madrid, and that Wales will benefit from the forward’s decision.
– Arsene Wenger has said Theo Walcott is likely to pen a new deal at Arsenal very soon and has backed him to score plenty of goals this season.
– Schalke have turned down an £8.5million offer from Tottenham for forward Leroy Sane, according to reports in Germany.
Football tit bits:
– FIFA has said its reform taskforce will be chaired by an independent person from outside of football.
– Roy Hodgson has questioned whether it is correct for the Football Association to delay a decision on his future as England manager until after Euro 2016.
– Louis van Gaal has vowed to retire in 2017 and has promised his wife his current contract with Manchester United will be his last.
– Luis Suarez will not play for Uruguay again until 2016 after the player’s request to have his long suspension reduced was rejected by FIFA.
– FIFA and UEFA have both supported a Belgian court’s decision to reject an appeal against the banning of third-party ownership.
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