Here are the top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde the 18th of August 2015
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Done Deals:
– Udinese have completed the signing of midfielder Marquinho from Roma on a four-year contract.
– Real Madrid have announced the signing of Mateo Kovacic from Inter Milan on a six-year contract.
– Belgian midfielder Christian Bruls has joined Standard Liège on a season-long loan from Rennes.
– Genoa have completed the signing of Diego Capel from Sporting Lisbon on a two-year deal.
– Borussia Monchengladbach have completed the signing of midfielder Nico Schulz from Hertha Berlin on a four-year deal.
– Torino have announced the signing of Andrea Belotti from Palermo.
– Palermo have completed the signing of Uros Djurdjevic from Vitesse.
– Bastia have completed the signing of goalkeeper Jesper Hansen from Evian.
– Bologna have signed Filippo Falco from Lecce.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– According to Sky sports sources, Nicolas Otamendi has agreed a five-year deal with Manchester City.
– AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has revealed he would welcome Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to the club with open arms.
– Napoli have reportedly raised their offer for Nikola Maksimovic, but Torino President Urbano Cairo says ‘it’s too late’.
– West Brom have rejected an offer for Saido Berahino from Tottenham Hotspur.
– According to reports, Jose Mourinho is planning to start John Terry against West Brom on Sunday as Chelsea prepare to increase their offer for John Stones to a record £35million.
– Norwich City have entered the race to sign Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, according to Sky Italia.
– According to reports, Inter Milan have adjusted their bid for Wolfsburg’s Ivan Perisic, offering more money up front.
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– Manchester United ‘keeper David de Gea will join Real Madrid during this transfer window, according to Guillem Balague.
– OGC Nice are in advanced negotiations with Napoli for the signing of goalkeeper Mariano Andujar, according to reports.
– Palermo are preparing a final assault to lure Joel Campbell away from Arsenal, according to reports.
– According to reports in Italy, AC Milan have started negotiations with Sampdoria for €10m-rated midfielder Roberto Soriano.
– Gary Neville feels Manchester United must reinforce up front if they are to have a chance of winning the Premier League.
– AC Milan directors will reportedly meet Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel’s representatives next week to discuss a move.
– According to reports, Remy Cabella will fly out for talks with Marseille bosses on Tuesday as a swap deal that will see Florian Thauvin join Newcastle moves closes.
– Liverpool and Roma are ready to pounce for 19-year-old Dani Ceballos, whose Real Betis contract is running down.
– Inter Milan have reportedly entered the race for Sunderland target Fabio Borini, with the Italian giants ready to meet Liverpool’s asking price for the striker.
– According to Sky Sports, discussions are ongoing between Tottenham and West Brom over the proposed transfer of Federico Fazio.
– Alen Halilovic will join Sporting Gijon on a season-long loan deal by the end of the week, according to reports in Spain.
– Despite interest from Everton, Southampton and Norwich, Kalidou Koulibaly “has no intention of leaving Napoli.” According to his agent.
– PSG midfielder Marco Verratti has expressed his admiration of Barcelona, but insists he is happy in the French capital.
– Hull boss Steve Bruce has confirmed there’s still been no offers for Tom Huddlestone.
– According to reports, Tottenham have not received a bid from Juventus for Christian Eriksen.
– Norwich boss Alex Neil has told Nathan Redmond that the Canaries are currently the ideal club for him.
– The agent of Zenit St Petersburg defender Domenico Criscito says Inter are showing ‘strong interest’ in his client.
– Swansea boss Garry Monk does not expect to sign any more players before the transfer window shuts on September 1st.
– Atletico Madrid have given up on trying to re-sign PSG midfielder Thiago Motta, according to Marca.
– Jose Mauri’s agent insists the young midfielder will not be loaned out by AC Milan this season.
– Leicester’s pursuit of Napoli midfielder Gokhan Inler has hit a snag, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Sunderland want to bring Aston Villa’s Kieran Richardson back to the Stadium of Light, according to reports.
– Roma striker Mattia Destro announced “today my new adventure begins at Bologna” ahead of the €10m transfer.
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– According to reports, Manchester United will not make a move for a new defender after Spain international Sergio Ramos opted to stay at Real Madrid and sign a new contract.
– PSG have agreed to sell young goalkeeper Mike Maignan to Lille for €1m, according to reports.
– Roma are ready to re-launch their interest in Torino full-back Bruno Peres, according to reports.
– The agent of Inter full-back Davide Santon says rumours about a move to Sampdoria are ‘absolutely untrue.’
– Hellas Verona have reportedly joined Atalanta in the race to sign former Lazio playmaker Cristian Ledesma.
– Fenerbahce have confirmed that they have opened talks with Valencia over a move for Sofiane Feghouli.
– According to reports, Eintracht Frankfurt are already in talks with Kevin Großkreutz about a move from Borussia Dortmund.
– According to reports, Chelsea are considering whether to lodge a final bid worth £40m for the Everton defender John Stones after seeing their third offer of the summer for the England international flatly rejected by the Merseyside club.
– According to reports in France, Sunderland have set their sights on Utrecht striker Sebastien Haller.
– According to reports in Italy, Manchester City could be interested on a Mario Balotelli return from Liverpool.
– There are reports Santos talent Emerson Palmieri will fly in tomorrow for a medical with Roma.
– According to reports, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is ready to sanction moves for three players. Jose Mourinho
wants John Stones, a central midfielder and another attacker.
– PSG full-back Lucas Digne will undergo his Roma medical within 48 hours, claim Sky Sport Italia.
– Kevin De Bruyne’s representative and Wolfsburg have reacted with anger after the Manchester City target was seemingly forced into a vow to stay at the Bundesliga club during an awards show on Monday night.
– According to reports in Germany, Manchester United has offered Bayern Munich €85million for Thomas Muller.
Football tit bits:</strong
– The Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué faces being suspended for up to 12 weeks following an extraordinary outburst aimed at an assistant referee during the second leg of his club’s Spanish Super Cup tie against Athletic Bilbao.
– West Ham have lost their appeal against Adrián’s red card against Leicester and the goalkeeper’s three-match ban starts
immediately.
– Jordan Henderson will discover on Wednesday the extent of the foot injury that forced him out of Liverpool’s win over Bournemouth, with the club’s captain doubtful for next week’s visit to Arsenal.
– Stefano Pioli said Lazio should’ve taken more of their chances against Bayer, but it’s “unlikely” Miroslav Klose will play in Leverkusen.
– Juventus will be without Claudio Marchisio for the first two Serie A fixtures, the club has confirmed.
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