Here are today’s top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde
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Done Deals:
– Lyon have signed midfielder Mathieu Valbuena from Dynamo Moscow for £3.5million.
– Swansea have re-signed goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel on a two-year deal
– Stoke have signed Xherdan Shaqiri from Inter Milan for a club-record £12million on a five-year deal.
– Chievo have completed the signing of free-agent Simone Pepe.
– AC Milan have officially completed the signing of defender Alessio Romagnoli from Roma on a five-year deal.
– Blackburn have signed midfielder Hope Akpan from Reading on a two-year deal.
– Wolves have signed Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on a season-long loan.
– Roma have officially confirmed the loan of Antonio Sanabria to Sporting Gijon.
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Today’s reports and rumours:
– Arsene Wenger will surprise Arsenal fans by moving for PSG striker Edinson Cavani – and not Karim Benzema, according to reports
– Everton could be on the verge of sealing the transfer of Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, according to reports.
– Barcelona forward Pedro has asked to leave the Nou Camp, according to the La Liga champions’ technical secretary.
– Manchester United are closing in on a move for Benfica midfielder Nico Gaitan, according to reports in Portugal.
– Juventus have reignited their interest in Chelsea midfielder Ramires, according to reports
– Lucas Leiva will be allowed to leave Liverpool after falling out of favour with manager Brendan Rodgers.
– Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour is seeking a move to Serie A this summer, according to his agent.
– Barcelona midfielder Alen Halilovic is set to sign for Hamburg on loan, according to reports in Spain, Germany and Croatia.
– Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne admits he ‘would like to play for a bigger club ‘, according to Laura Lutz of Sky Deutschland.
– Sky sources understand that unless Manchester United are offered something out of the ordinary, David de Gea will see
out the final 12 months of his contract at Old Trafford.
– Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta has reportedly phoned Atletico Madrid’s Guilherme Siqueira to convince him to move to Turin.
– Roma striker Mattia Destro is close to joining Bologna, with final details reportedly being discussed.
– PSG left-back Lucas Digne has turned down the opportunity to join Liverpool, according to L’Equipe.
– Newcastle United target Raphael Guerreiro has been valued at £8.8m by Lorient president Loic Fery
– Crystal Palace have accepted an initial bid of £6m from Bristol City for striker Dwight Gayle, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Aston Villa are interested in signing Barcelona youngster Adama Traore, according to reports.
– Sky Sports sources understand Manchester United are not pursuing Lazio captain Lucas Biglia.
– No clubs have made any offers for Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, according to reports in Spain.
– Former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp will not take over from Marcelo Bielsa at Marseille, according to his agent.
– Fiorentina sporting director Daniele Prade confirms interest in Dnipro striker Nikola Kalinic and Liverpool’s Fabio Borini.
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– Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent, Mino Raiola, confirms that Galatasaray made an approach for the Paris Saint-Germain striker.
– Atalanta are reportedly close to signing AC Milan defender Gabriel Paletta.
– Schalke 04 general manager Horst Heldt doesn’t rule out selling Juventus target Julian Draxler, but it would take ‘a huge offer’.
– Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs says Inter ‘can’t afford’ winger Ivan Perisic, even after Xherdan Shaqiri’s departure.
– Gerson and Lucas Digne are both expected in the capital tomorrow to have their Roma medicals, according to reports.
– Michael Carrick insists he never contemplated leaving Manchester United this summer.
– Tottenham Hotspur remain adamant that they will not sell Harry Kane to Manchester United or any other club this
summer.
– Leicester City striker David Nugent is in talks with Middlesbrough after the Championship club had a £4m bid accepted, according to reports.
– Cameroonian defender Nicolas N’Koulou has asked to leave Marseille, according to BeIN Sports.
– David De Gea has been included in Manchester United’s Champions League squad
Football tit bits:
– Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro has been banned by Jose Mourinho from sitting on the bench on matchdays, according to Sky Sports sources.
– The Fenerbahce midfielder Mehmet Topal’s car was shot at by unknown gunmen following training at the Samandira Can Bartu grounds on Tuesday.
– Chelsea’s appeal of Thibaut Courtois’ red card against Swansea has been rejected by the FA.
– FIFA has confirmed the former Olympic official François Carrard will chair a task force overseeing reforms of football’s governing body as a result of corruption scandals.
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