Here are the top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde the 15th of August 2015
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Done Deals:
– Tottenham have signed Clinton Njie from Lyon on a five-year deal subject to a work permit.
– Celtic have signed Scott Allan from Hibernian on a four-year deal.
– PSV have completed the signing of Espanyol defender Hector Moreno on a four-year deal.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Celtic have identified Croatia U20 defender Jozo Simunovic as a replacement for Virgil van Dijk,according to reports.
– Chelsea could move to sign Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger after a potential year-long loan move to Roma collapsed, according to reports.
– Inter Milan will reportedly meet with Napoli winger Dries Mertens’ entourage on Monday, to try and engineer a move to San Siro.
– Liverpool are closing in on a £15 million deal for Real Madrid’s Asier Illarramendi, according to reports.
– Atletico Madrid have improved Antoine Griezmann’s salary and raised his buyout clause, according to reports in Spain
– Everton are in talks over the signing of River Plate centre-back Ramiro Funes Mori, according to reports.
– Fenerbahce winger Miroslav Stoch is expected to join Bursaspor on loan according to Eurosport Turkey.
– Torino President Urbano Cairo declares Nikola Maksimovic will ‘absolutely not’ join Napoli this summer.
– Juventus will reportedly rekindle their interest in Galatasaray’s Wesley Sneijder, should they fail to land other targets.
– Udinese have reportedly beaten Carpi to the signing of Roma’s Brazilian winger Marquinho.
– AS Roma have had an offer for Mamadou Sakho turned down by Liverpool, according to reports.
– Guilherme Siqueira’s loan move to Juventus is in doubt after negotiations with Atletico Madrid broke down, according to reports in Italy.
– Real Betis have requested the signing of Real Madrid winger Lucas Vazquez on loan, according to reports in Spain.
– Fulham are set to make an £8m bid for Crystal Palace forward Dwight Gayle, according to reports.
– Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will not be leaving for Manchester United this summer, according to head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
– Paris Saint-Germain Coach Laurent Blanc says Roma target Lucas Digne ‘will go to Italy if we find a replacement.’
– Tottenham are preparing a move for Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie, according to reports.
– AC Milan are reportedly interested in Inter Milan midfielder Mateo Kovacic.
– Louis van Gaal’s treatment of David de Gea has made Pedro reconsider a move to Manchester United, reports the Guardian.
– AC Milan have reportedly given up on signing Zenit St Petersburg’s Axel Witsel because his asking price remains too high.
– Fiorentina and Bologna are reportedly engaged in a race to sign Cagliari youngster Godfred Donsah.
– Inter have reportedly contacted Atletico Madrid about Guilherme Siqueira, after Juventus put their move for the full-back on hold.
– Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers expects some players to exit Anfield during this summer’s transfer window.
– Lazio are preparing a contract renewal for captain Lucas Biglia until 2020.
– Following his goal in United’s 1-0 win at Aston Villa on Friday, 20-year-old Adnan Januzaj has vowed to remain at Old Trafford rather than go out on loan this season.
– A poll has found 53% of West Bromwich Albion fans are in support of the club signing 32-year-old former Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton,who is available on a free transfer.
– According to reports, St Étienne have entered into talks with OGC Nice concerning the possible transfer of midfielder Valentin Eysseric.
– The agent of Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva will reportedly be in Italy tomorrow, and could talk with Inter Milan about the midfielder.
– Roma are reportedly close to bringing in Santos full-back Emerson Palmieri on loan with the option to buy.
Football tit bits:
– Dick Advocaat conceded there is something wrong with his Sunderland side after their 3-1 home defeated to Norwich City and has summoned the team to a crisis meeting on Sunday morning.
– Pep Guardiola has praised new Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa, saying that “he can become one of the five best wingers in the world.”
– Luis Enrique accepted responsibility for Barcelona’s surprising defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup on Friday night, but the manager remained confident his side can turn around the 4-0 scoreline in the second leg. “There were a lot of changes but it had to be that way after playing for 120 minutes [on Tuesday],i have made changes to the side and I accept the responsibility for the loss without hesitation.”
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