Latest Football Transfer Stories And Titbits (29/7/2015)

Our man Paul Ayorinde as compiled top transfer stories for the 29th of July 2015

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Done Deals:

– Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal.

– West Bromwich Albion have annouced the signing of James Chester from Hull City on a four-year deal.

– Steven Caulker has signed for Southampton on loan from QPR.

– Norwich have completed the signing of Robbie Brady from Hull City on a three-year deal.

– Lazio have completed the signing of striker Ricardo Kishna from Ajax.

– Norwich City have announced the signing of Andre Wisdom from Liverpool on a season-long loan deal.

– MLS side Philadelphia Union have signed Switzerland international Tranquillo Barnetta.

Wojciech Szczesny
Wojciech Szczesny

Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to reports, Everton have “no intention” of selling defender John Stones after rejecting a second offer of £26million from Chelsea.

– According to Sky Sports sources,Nigeria international Juwon Oshaniwa should complete his move to Hearts within the next 48hours.

– West Ham manager Slaven Bilic is still hopeful of completing a permanent deal for Barcelona midfielder Alex Song.

– Bologna have expressed their interest in signing Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.

– According to reports, Dimitar Berbatov is in talks over a move to Aston Villa.

– Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan is reportedly convinced that he is making a transfer to Manchester United.

– Besiktas have announced Fiorentina striker Mario Gomez will fly in for final negotiations tomorrow.

– Fiorentina director general Andrea Rogg threatens to block Mohamed Salah’s move to Roma as he ‘has a contract with Fiorentina’.

– Villarreal are reportedly interested in signing Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado.

– Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri admits he ‘doesn’t know much’ about Vlad Chiriches, but trusts the club.

– According to reports, Manchester United have contacted intermediaries working on John Stones’s behalf to make him aware that they would welcome him.

– Tottenham will try to sign Manchester United winger Ashley Young after being put off by Crystal Palace’s £25million asking price for Yannick Bolasie, according to reports.

– West Ham are lining up a £12m move for Fenerbahce striker Moussa Sow, according to reports.

– Inter Milan and FC Porto are both interested in signing Tottenham forward Erik Lamela on loan, according to reports.

– According to reports, Marseille have turned down an improved offer from Newcastle United for winger Florian Thauvin.

– Chelsea midfielder Mohamed Salah has arrived in Italy ahead of a move to Roma.

– According to Marca, Sergio Ramos has signed a new contract with Real Madrid.

– Juventus are reportedly tracking Monaco left-back Layvin Kurzawa.

David de Gea, Man Utd Goalkeeper photo credit: Kanji https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode
David de Gea, Man Utd Goalkeeper
photo credit: Kanji
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode

– Manchester United will sign another goalkeeper if David De Gea joins Real Madrid, according to reports.

– Palermo are interested in signing Arsenal forward Joel Campbell on loan, according to reports in Italy.

– Arsenal and Bayern Munich are reportedly keen on signing Juventus midfielder Kingsley Coman.

– According to reports, Benfica are closing in on a deal to sign Atletico Madrid forward Raul Jimenez

– Juventus are interested in signing PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot, according to reports.

– Real Sociedad president, Jokin Aperribay, has denied that his club have contacted Real Madrid concerning a possible return of Asier Illarramendi.

– Ronald Koeman still hopes to make more signings at Southampton before the summer transfer window closes.

– Sunderland are interested in signing PSV midfielder Ola Toivonen, according to reports.

– Montpellier are in advanced negotiations with free agent and French midfielder Yoann Gourcuff about a possible move,according to reports.

– Nantes President Waldemar Kita has confirmed to L’Équipe that while Leicester City have made a better offer for central midfielder Jordan Veretout, he plans to sell the player to Aston Villa.

Raheem Sterling: Image Courtesy: Football.ua, Licensed under the the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported | Wikimedia Commons
Raheem Sterling: Image Courtesy: Football.ua, Licensed under the the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported | Wikimedia Commons

Football tit bits:

– A co-promoter of the Malaysian leg of Liverpool’s four-game Asian tour has claimed that the departures of Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling contributed to a relatively low attendance at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

– UEFA president Michel Platini has confirmed he intends to run for the FIFA presidency next year.

Jose Mourinho photo credit uefa.com
Jose Mourinho photo credit uefa.com

– Jose Mourinho has hit back at Real Madrid boss Rafa Benitez’s wife after she joked her husband had to deal with the “messes” the Portuguese left at his former clubs. “The lady is a bit confused, with all respect. I’m not laughing, because her husband went to Chelsea to replace Roberto Di Matteo and he went to Real Madrid and replaced Carlo Ancelotti. The only club where her husband replaced me was at Inter Milan, where in six months he destroyed the best team in Europe at the time and for her also to think about me and to speak about me, I think she needs to occupy her time, and if she takes care of her husband’s diet she will have less time to speak about me.” Mourinho said

– The former FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan has described Michel Platini’s decision to
stand for the post in February’s election as “not good for Fifa”.

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