Done deals:
– Victor Valdes has agreed to join Standard Liege on loan from Manchester United until the end of 2015-16 season, subject to a medical.
– Preston North End have signed goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard on loan from West Bromwich Albion until the end of the season.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Shakhtar Donetsk are thought to be sticking firm on their £38million valuation of 26-year-old Brazilian forward Alex Teixeira, according to reports.
– Hull City have joined Norwich City and QPR in the group of clubs interested in taking Chelsea’s Patrick Bamford on loan, according to reports.
– Chelsea have held successful talks with Paris Saint-Germain striker Ezequiel Lavezzi, according to reports in England.
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– French midfielder Moussa Sissoko has insisted he won’t quit Newcastle United this month.
– Borussia Monchengladbach have issued a hands-off warning over in-demand midfielder Granit Xhaka, according to report.
– Liverpool are interested in signing Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, according to reports.
– Chelsea are considering a loan move for Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva, according to reports.
– Tottenham are interested in signing Gambia international Jagne Pa Modou from FC Sion, according to reports.
– According to reports, Manchester United have had positive talks with Benfica over the possible signing of Renato Sanches.
– Chelsea’s winger Christian Atsu is in Spain ahead of an expected loan move to either Rayo Vallecano, Levante or Malaga
– Schalke chairman Clemens Toennies has told Sky Germany that the club are in advanced talks with Tottenham over Kevin Wimmer.
– Inter Vice-President Javier Zanetti confirmed Fredy Guarin is in advanced talks with Shanghai Shenhua, not Jiangsu Suning.
– West Ham are interested in Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz, according to reports.
– Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores expects to bring in at least one more player before the end of the transfer window.
– Inter Milan have joined Chelsea in the race to sign Paris Saint-Germain’s Ezequiel Lavezzi, according to reports in Italy.
– Zinedine Zidane says defender Nacho will not be leaving Real Madrid and says he represents the “future of the team” at the Bernabeu.
– Manchester United have been in talks over signing Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez, according to reports.
– Tottenham are interested in bringing both N’Golo Kante and Jamie Vardy to White Hart Lane from Leicester, according to reports.
– Roma director Mauro Baldissoni confirms Gervinho is heading to China.
– L’Equipe claim AC Milan have joined Inter Milan in asking to sign Hatem Ben Arfa as a free agent next season.
– Lorient’s right-back Lamine Gassama is set to remain at the Ligue 1 side until the end of the season when his contract expires, according to reports.
– Chelsea’s attacker Bertrand Traoré is very interested in a possible loan move to Marseille until the end of the season, according to reports.
Football tit bits:
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– Jorge Mendes, the agent of José Mourinho, has branded a report claiming the Portuguese wrote to Manchester United regarding his credentials to be the next manager as “ridiculous and absurd”.
– Arsène Wenger labelled Diego Costa clever for the part he played in Per Mertesacker’s early dismissal and bemoaned the “emotional damage” inflicted on his team.
– Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is “Over the moon” at the birth of his third child Kit Joseph Rooney on Sunday.
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