Here are the top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde the 10th of August 2015
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Done Deals:
– Sampdoria have completed the signing of Antonio Cassano on a two-year deal.
– Celta Vigo have completed the signing of Dejan Drazic from OFK Belgrade on a five-year deal
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Today’s reports and rumours:
– Manchester United will need to spend big if they want to land Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, says Frank de Boer.
– According to L’Équipe, PSG have offered right-back Gregory van der Wiel a contract extension without a salary raise.
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– Walter Sabatini said Roma’s biggest transfer “is still to come” after Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah.
– Milan’s joint-CEO Adriano Galliani says Alessio Romagnoli’s transfer from Roma is ‘done at 99.8 per cent’
– Arsene Wenger insists he will not be forced into the transfer market after Arsenal’s shock 2-0 defeat to West Ham.
– According to reports, West Brom are close to completing a club-record £15m deal for Zenit St Petersburg striker Salomon Rondon.
– According to BeIN Sports, Lyon cancelled a meeting that was scheduled on Saturday for discussions between the relevant parties concerning the possible transfer of Younes Belhanda from Dynamo Kiev.
– Sky Sports quizzed Stoke City on why Xherdan Shaqiri is at the Britannia Stadium and they have responded by saying he is just at the ground to watch the game.
– Antonio Sanabria’s agent confirms that the player has ‘high odds’ of leaving Roma for a Sporting Gijon on loan.
– Manchester City have put in a £45m bid for Wolfsburg forward Kevin De Bruyne, according to reports.
– Barcelona forward Pedro will be a better signing for Manchester United than Angel Di Maria, according to Thierry Henry.
– Aaron Lennon is reportedly ready to reject a move to Aston Villa and join Everton, according to reports.
– PSG left-back Lucas Digne is set to join AS Roma on loan, according to reports.
– Jose Fonte says that Virgil van Dijk would be a high-quality addition to the Southampton team if they can
sign the defender from Celtic.
– QPR are willing to listen to offers for less than £15m for Charlie Austin, according to reports
– Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in hijacking Manchester City’s bid for Kevin De Bruyne.
– West Ham have opened talks with Sporting Lisbon over the transfer of Algeria striker Islam Slimani, according to reports.
– Newcastle have already issued a hands-off warning to Chelsea regarding Gini Wijnaldum despite the player only just signing for the club, according to reports.
– Newcastle have had an £11m offer for Bordeaux striker Diego Rolan rejected, according to reports.
– Sergio Ramos’ contract talks with Real Madrid have stalled, but will only sell the defender if their £58m valuation is met, according to reports.
– West Brom want to take Liverpool defender Jose Enrique on loan, according to reports.
– Sporting Gijon coach Abelardo Fernandez has expressed his interest in West Ham and Everton target Alen Halilovic.
– PSG boss Laurent Blanc has reiterated his intention to keep hold of unsettled midfielder Thiago Motta.
– Arsene Wenger does not believe Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema would automatically transform Arsenal into Premier League winners.
– According to reports, Augsburg have rejected Chelsea’s £19m bid for defender Baba Rahman and are holding out for £24m.
– According to reports, Louis van Gaal is demanding £35m from Real Madrid for goalkeeper David de Gea, but the Spanish club are preparing to test Manchester United’s resolve with a £25m bid.
– According to reports, Liverpool are having difficulty offloading Mario Balotelli, who has been rejected by four Serie A clubs.
– Manchester United will complete a deal to sign Barcelona winger Pedro next week, according to Marca.
– Midfielder Dennis Praet wants to leave Anderlecht, according to reports in Belgium
– Bournemouth have reportedly had a £1m bid plus add-ons accepted by Barnsley for right back Mason Holgate
– Lyon President confirmed they should “close the deal on Monday or Tuesday” for Roma defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
– According to reports, Bologna plan loan swoops for Jonathan de Guzman, Omar El Kaddouri, Gaston Ramirez, Saphir Taider and Ezequiel Schelotto.
– Tottenham are eyeing a move for 20-year-old winger Alvaro Vadillo from Real Betis, according to reports.
– West Ham have not given up hope of signing Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, according to reports.
– Sevilla have been offered the chance to sign out-of-favour Swansea City forward Michu, according to reports in Spain.
– Gokhan Inler will meet with Napoli tomorrow to discuss offers from Leicester City, Schalke and Besiktas, according to reports
Football tit bits:
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– Neymar has been ruled out of action for two weeks and will miss both the European and Spanish Super Cups after being diagnosed with parotisis (mumps).
– Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would not single out goalkeeper Petr Cech for blame after the 2-0 home defeat to West Ham United. “I think our performance was not convincing,on the two aspects of our game, going forward and defending.
Overall we were punished. I haven’t spoken to him yet. I can’t see many individual convincing performances today so it’s difficult to single someone out.” Wenger said
– Brendan Rodgers said Liverpool had exorcised the misery of last season’s 6-1 defeat at Stoke City after Philippe
Coutinho’s magnificent late goal gave his new-look side victory.
– Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy has apologised for a “regrettable error in judgment” and will be investigated by
the club over a video showing him allegedly using racist language.
– Marseille coach Marcelo Bielsa has tendered his resignation to club president Vincent Labrune, minutes after a 1-0 home defeat by Caen in their first Ligue 1 game of the season.
– Hertha Berlin’s team bus was shot at ahead of a German Cup match in Bielefeld, the Bundesliga club said on Sunday.
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