Here are the top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde the 22nd of August 2015
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Done Deals:
– Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazilian youngster Kenedy from Fluminense.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Manchester United defender Jonny Evans is being lined up by West Brom after they were unable to complete the signing of Tottenham’s Federico Fazio, according to reports.
– Norwich have failed in a bid to sign QPR striker Charlie Austin, according to reports.
– West Ham are still interested in QPR midfielder Rob Green but his £50,000-a-week wages could prevent him returning to Upton Park, according to reports.
– Valencia have reportedly offered €14m for Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij .
– Sampdoria and AC Milan failed to reach an agreement on Roberto Soriano , but talks will continue next week, according to reports.
– Real Madrid are reportedly set to sign highly-rated youngster Dani Ceballos from Real Betis.
– PSV goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet says he has no plans to move to the Premier League this summer.
– Glasgow Rangers have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Arsenal youngster Gedion Zelalem on a season-long loan.
– Juventus have told Sky Sports News that Paul Pogba is not for sale this summer, despite reports to the contrary this morning.
– Jose Mourinho says a 60-second conversation was all that was required to convince Pedro to sign for Chelsea.
– Louis van Gaal has said that Manchester United will not sell David de Gea this summer.
– According to L’Équipe, Rennes forward Ola Toivonen is in advanced negotiations with German side Mainz.
– Newcastle have demanded £15.5m from AC Milan if they want to sign Moussa Sissoko, according to reports.
– According to reports in England, Liverpool have had a bid accepted for Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
– Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat says everyone in his squad is for sale, adding: “If the player wants to go, he can go.”
– Roma forward Francesco Totti is set to sign a new one-year contract extension to keep him at the club
– Galatasaray are reportedly keen on signing Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse.
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– Manchester United have been in secret talks to buy Barcelona forward Neymar, according to reports.
– Liverpool still want to sign Asier Illarramendi but the midfielder is happy to stay at Real Madrid, according to reports.
– According to reports in France, Marseille midfielder Alaixys Romao has reached an agreement with Turkish side Bursaspor concerning a provisional contract.
– Sevilla have made an approach to sign Andy Carroll on loan, despite the 26-year-old England striker not being fit to play for West Ham, according to reports.
– Italian sources claim Chelsea are prepared to send Juan Guillermo Cuadrado to Juventus on a season-long loan deal without an option to buy.
– According to reports, Roma have given PSG a deadline for Lucas Digne or will go for Schalke’s Sead Kolasinac instead.
– According to reports, 19 year old versatile defensive player Clément Moy is the interesting Tottenham Hotspurs.
– Atalanta are reportedly on the verge of signing defender Rafael Toloi from Sao Paulo.
– According to BeIN Sports, Dynamo Kiev winger Younes Belhanda will not be joining Marseille this transfer window.
– Manchester United have bid €3m for Odd BK winger Rafik Zekhnini, according to Norwegian paper TA.
– Tottenham target Victor Wanyama has told Southampton he wants to leave the club, according to Sky Sports sources.
– QPR boss Chris Ramsey is hopeful striker Charlie Austin will stay at Loftus Road.
Football tit bits:
– Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is confident his side can successfully defend their league title as they prepare to open their campaign against Athletic Bilbao. “It’s a long season and it’s all about consistency,but starting with a win is always good,we’re the champions and we have to defend our title. We’re the favourites just as Atletico [Madrid] were last season. As the year goes on things can change.” He said
– Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat was pleased with his side’s response to an emergency meeting held to address a dismal start to the Premier League season. “Against a very good side – I think Swansea are a good team with good players – the way we played with the spirit that we showed last year, you can see that you can get results,they responded very well [to the meeting],
straight from the beginning in the dressing room. We told them already last week that, if you can do what you did last season – the work-rate, the spirit in the team… and get the crowd behind you – you can see what you can do in home games.” Advocaat told reporters.
– Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson says he’s “over the moon” after scoring a hat-trick against West Ham on Saturday.
– Louis van Gaal claimed Manchester United do not need to sign a striker after they were held to a goalless draw by Newcastle and instead complained that Wayne Rooney had a goal disallowed.
– Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has suggested that referee Craig Pawson and linesman Harry Lennard made an “excellent” decision to allow Christian Benteke’s winner against Bournemouth,even though the Premier League said it was wrong.
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