Here are the top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde the 19th of August 2015
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Done Deals:
– Lazio have re-signed Stefano Mauri on a two-year contract.
– Cagliari have signed Alberto Cerri on a season-long loan deal from Juventus with an option to buy.
– Sporting Gijon have signed Barcelona midfielder Alen Halilovic on a one-year loan.
– Panathinaikos have completed the signing of midfielder Mehdi Abeid from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Manchester United ‘fell asleep’ during their pursuit of Pedro, leading to the winger signing for Chelsea, according to the Spain international’s agent.
– Arsene Wenger hopes to keep Joel Campbell, even though the forward has been strongly linked with a move away from Arsenal.
– Newcastle United’s pursuit of Aymen Abdennour could hang on their ability to sell Mike Williamson, according to reports.
– Tottenham hope Pedro’s arrival at Chelsea will encourage their rivals to do business with them over Victor Moses.
– Bournemouth have made an official bid for Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray.
– According to reports, Manchester United defender Johnny Evans could be on his way out of Old Trafford in the next week with Tottenham, West Brom and Stoke all monitoring the situation.
– According to German newspaper Bild, Wolfsburg have accepted a €70m offer from Manchester City for Kevin De Bruyne with reports of a €10m-a-year long-term contract on the table.
– Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign Real Madrid striker Ruben Sobrino, according to reports in Spain.
– Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero said AC Milan “paid €20m for Andrea Bertolacci, so can pay €25m for Roberto Soriano.”
– Multiple reports suggest Bologna have beaten Napoli to Cagliari midfielder Godfred Donsah.
– Everton are close to agreeing a £6m deal with River Plate for defender Ramiro Funes Mori.
– According to reports, Napoli midfielder Jonathan de Guzman has rejected a deal to join Sunderland
– Danilo D’Ambrosio “could join Marseille, though there are options in Italy, England and Germany,” said the Inter full-back’s agent.
– According to reports in Italy, Hoffenheim are close to signing Eduardo Vargas from Napoli.
– Sampdoria left the door open to Mario Balotelli. “Anything is possible and we are looking for a centre-forward.”
– According to reports, Manchester United’s failure to sign the Spain international Pedro has prompted a fan to hand manager Louis van Gaal a piece of paper with transfer targets and tactical advice.
– According to reports, Mamadou Sakho has been offered a new long-term contract by Liverpool in an attempt to prevent him from leaving Anfield.
– Everton manager Roberto Martinez is “not aware” of any transfer request having been made by Chelsea target John Stones.
– West Brom’s move for Tottenham defender Federico Fazio has broken down after the deal stalled over personal terms, according to Sky Sports.
– According to L’Équipe, Jason Denayer is closing in on a move to Marseille from Manchester City.
– River Plate target Martin Demichelis as replacement for Everton -bound Ramiro Funes Mori, according to reports in England.
– PSG are close to signing Real Madrid’s Fabio Coentrao, according to ‘Canal Plus Francia’
– According to reports, Juventus are considering reviving their interest in Real Madrid midfielder Isco.
– According to Le Parisien, João Moutinho will leave AS Monaco if the Ligue 1 side fails to qualify for this season’s edition of
the Champions League.
– Palermo forward Franco Vazquez admits he’d “like to join a more prestigious club” amid Juventus interest.
– Alexandre Pato is eyeing a move to the Premier League, with Stoke and Sunderland weighing up moves for the Brazilian forward, sources have told ESPN FC.
– Pepe has signed a contract extension at Real Madrid that commits the defender to the Spanish giants until 2017.
– Arjen Robben says he could understand that Bayern Munich teammate Thomas Muller would be flattered by interest from Manchester United
– Paul Pogba will not be leaving Juventus this summer, according to Sky Italia.
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– AC Milan are reportedly in advanced talks to sell goalkeeper Michael Agazzi to Middlesbrough.
– Wolfsburg winger Ivan Perisic’s agent believes ‘Monday is the day to close everything’ with Inter Milan.
– Stefano Pioli assures Ravel Morrison is staying at Lazio but ‘he has to work harder when he doesn’t have the ball’.
– Roma Coach Rudi Garcia confirms Ashley Cole ‘will not be called’ for tomorrow’s trip to Verona.
– Louis van Gaal insists that “what is in the papers is not true” regarding Manchester United’s failure to sign Pedro from Barcelona.
– According to Marca, Sevilla are close to completing a season-long loan deal for Juventus striker Fernando Llorente.
– Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie is stalling on a new deal. Bolasie reportedly wants £45,000-a-week which Palace are unwilling to match at the moment.
– David de Gea’s agent Jorge Mendes is set for talks with Manchester United in a bid to end the transfer stalemate with Real Madrid.
– Norwich are interested in signing striker Jon Walters from Stoke, according to reports.
– Charlie Austin has accused David Sullivan of making an “outrageous slur” after the West Ham United co-owner dismissed the prospect of signing him because of concerns over his long-term fitness.
Football tit bits:
– Pedro’s transfer to Chelsea will see Spanish fourth-tier club Raqui San Isidro collect around €420,000,the Tenerife-based club’s president has said.
– Borussia Dortmund felt like they were starring in “a bad film” as they trailed Odd by three goals before battling back to win the Europa League qualifier 4-3 on Thursday, defender Mats Hummels said after the match.
– Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Jack Wilshere would not be available for England duty next month.
– The Premier League has acknowledged Christian Benteke’s controversial winner for Liverpool against Bournemouth on Monday should have been ruled out and has written to all 20 clubs in the division seeking to clarify newly-adopted offside
regulations.
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