Here are the top Transfer Stories as compiled by Our man Paul Ayorinde the 27th of August 2015
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Done Deals:
– Burnley have signed Joey Barton on a one-year deal.
– Stuttgart have signed centre-back Toni Sunjic from Kuban Krasnodar.
– Dynamo Moscow have signed striker Pavel Pogrebnyak from Reading.
– Paris Saint-Germain have completed a deal for Monaco left-back Layvin Kurzawa on a five year contract.
– Marseille have completed the signing of Lucas Silva from Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal.
– Sevilla have completed the signing of free-agent Fernando Llorente on a three-year deal.
– Atalanta have completed the signing of Gabriel Paletta from AC Milan on a season-long loan deal.
– Granada have completed the signing of Cristiano Biraghi from Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal.
– AC Milan have announced that Mario Balotelli has joined the Rossoneri from Liverpool on a one-season loan deal.
– Stade de Reims have announced the signing of central midfielder Hassane Kamara from Chateauroux.
– Palermo have announced the signing of Alberto Gilardino from Guangzhou Evergrande.
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Today’s reports and rumours:
– Norwich manager Alex Neil has labelled Lewis Grabban a ‘silly boy’ and says no player has more power than the club.
– Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has released a statement saying defender John Stones is not for sale and the club have turned down his transfer request.
– Reports in Germany suggest Wolfsburg could challenge Juventus for Schalke’s Julian Draxler.
– According to reports, Fenerbahce in talks with Liverpool over signing Lazar Markovic on season-long loan
– Claudio Ranieri has refused to comment on speculation linking Leicester with a move for Birmingham’s Demarai Gray.
– Adama Traore has revealed that he opted to join Aston Villa ahead of Bayern Munich.
– Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero hits out at AC Milan and Napoli over Roberto Soriano – ‘we’re not a discount store!’
– Wolfsburg Sporting Director Klaus Allofs says a final deal for the transfer of Kevin De Bruyne to Manchester City is yet to be reached.
– Barcelona are keen on Monaco forward Anthony Martial, according to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser.
– Arsene Wenger says he and his team will be working day and night in an attempt to bring in new faces to Arsenal before the transfer window shuts.
– Roma winger Juan Iturbe has reportedly agreed in principle to join Genoa on loan for the rest of the season.
– West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has told Tottenham target Saido Berahino he will not be leaving The Hawthorns this summer.
– Genoa midfielder Juraj Kucka is reportedly on the verge of sealing a move to AC Milan.
– Ezequiel Lavezzi has agreed personal terms with Inter but a transfer fee is yet to be agreed, according to reports.
– Mario Balotelli says he owes Milan Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic ‘a great debt’ for ‘exposing himself’ by re-signing the him.
– Montpellier winger Anthony Mounier is set to join Italian side Bologna, according to reports.
– Chelsea have targeted Zenit’s Ezequiel Garay as an alternative central defensive option if they do not get Everton’s John Stones, sources have told ESPN FC.
– Watford and Brighton are competing for the signature of Feyenoord’s Elvis Manu and have both had offers of £1.5million accepted by the Dutch club.
– Kevin Nolan has left West Ham by mutual consent.
– Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has reiterated his desire to sign another striker.
– Juventus will make a move for West Ham midfielder Alex Song, according to reports.
– Milan striker Alessandro Matri could be set for a move to West Ham United, according to reports.
– Sporting director Klaus Allofs insists Inter target Ivan Perisic is likely to stay at Wolfsburg ‘don’t believe the rumours’.
– According to reports, Kevin Kampl is set to leave Borussia Dortmund after less than a year and join Bayer Leverkusen.
– According to reports, Besiktas have turned their attention to Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel after a move for Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva stalled.
– Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is “out of order” if he has lost focus amid transfer interest from Real Madrid, according to former Old Trafford star Paul Scholes.
– Middlesbrough’s Albert Adomah has submitted a transfer request after informing the manager, Aitor Karanka, that he wants to leave the club.
Football tit bits:
– Mario Balotelli has claimed that Brendan Rodgers’ tactics contributed to his woeful spell at Liverpool.
– The president of a Malaysian second tier side Negeri Sembilan has taken the drastic action of dismissing the bulk of their squad after accusing some players of feigning injury in order to spend their wages.
– Yaya Toure is considering whether to retire from international football and has asked to be omitted from Ivory Coast’s squad for September’s clash with Sierra Leone.
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– Lionel Messi was named the UEFA Best Player in Europe for the 2014-15 season.
– Cristiano Ronaldo says that Real Madrid’s target is to win the Champions League – despite being handed a “difficult” draw for the group stage of this year’s competition.
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