Done Deals:
– Watford sign Alessandro Diamanti on a season-long loan from Guangzhou Evergrande.
– Lyon have completed the signing of Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from Roma on a five-year deal.
– Swansea City have completed the signing of Botti Biabi from Falkirk for an undisclosed fee.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Manchester City have already submitted a revised bid of €60million for Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, according to reports in Germany.
– New Tottenham striker Clinton Njie has revealed that he snubbed interest from Arsenal in order to complete a move to Mauricio Pochettino’s side.
– Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Jackett insists prolific Benik Afobe, who has reported interest from Aston Villa, will be staying with the club.
– Adnan Januzaj has hinted he wants to stay and fight for his place at Manchester United this season.
– QPR director of football Les Ferdinand has revealed that the club have received “two firm bids” for striker Charlie Austin.
– President Urbano Cairo reiterates that Nikola Maksimovic will stay at Torino, as Napoli’s offer ‘is not adequate’.
– Valencia have told Manchester City they want more money for Nicolas Otamendi’s proposed transfer to go through, according to Sky Sports’ Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.
– Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie has welcomed speculation linking him with a move to Tottenham, according to reports.
– Real Madrid will give Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea a £12m signing-on fee if he sees out his contract & moves to the Bernabeu on a free next summer, according to reports.
– Juventus are weighing up whether to sign Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela after the Argentina international was offered to the Serie A champions, according to reports in Italy.
– Sporting Lisbon winger Diego Capel is close to joining Genoa, with a medical reportedly scheduled for tomorrow.
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– Sergio Ramos has extended his contract at Real Madrid until June 2020, the La Liga club have announced.
– Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is ‘not going to speak’ about Mario Balotelli, but the striker ‘clearly knows his situation’.
– Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini says UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations have forced his side to sell Mateo Kovacic to Real Madrid.
– Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger has landed in Italy, and will undergo his Roma medical tomorrow.
– Real Madrid midfielder Isco’s agent insists there’s ‘nothing’ in reports his client could move to Juventus.
– Everton have revived their interest in Dynamo Kiev midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko, according to reports.
– Jonathan De Guzman’s agent confirms the Napoli midfielder could join Marseille ‘this week’, but ‘everything can change’.
– Stefano Mauri’s lawyer says that the former Lazio captain wants a two-year deal without a reduced salary.
– Roma striker Mattia Destro has reportedly asked Bologna to give him 24 hours to decide whether he will move to the club.
– Everton will reportedly make a move for Swansea defender Ashley Williams should the Toffees sell John Stones to Chelsea.
– The agent of Genoa’s Diego Perotti has opened the door for a move to Inter: ‘It’d be a dream for any player.’
– Thiago Motta says he is ‘open to every possibility’ as his future at Paris Saint-Germain remains in doubt.
– Juventus will reportedly submit their final offer to Schalke 04 for Julian Draxler this week, believed to be worth €27million.
– Newcastle United are targeting Monaco centre-back Aymen Abdennour, according to reports.
– According to reports, Besiktas have reignited their interest in Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel.
– According to reports in France, Marseille midfielder Florian Thauvin is close to joining Newcastle United in a €17 million deal with Remy Cabella moving the other way on loan.
– According to reports, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea ‘ready to sack agent Jorge Mendes if Real Madrid transfer falls through’.
– Manchester City will not let Eliaquim Mangala leave on loan in this transfer window, sources told ESPN FC.
– Sergio Ramos said he could have earned a bigger salary elsewhere after agreeing a new contract to stay at Real Madrid as club captain.
– West Ham have reportedly made a loan move for ex-QPR man Eduardo Vargas.
– Manchester City target Kevin De Bruyne has confirmed he will “definitely” stay with Wolfsburg this summer.
– According to reports in France, PSG want to sign Cristiano Ronaldo next summer with Lionel Messi.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic gets ready to kick a ball during a training camp in Doha.
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– According to reports, Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be on his way out of PSG after the French champions told the striker he can leave this summer.
– Arsenal are reportedly ready to table a bid for Bayern Munich forward Mario Gotze.
– Manchester United are eyeing the transfer of Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte, according to reports.
– Samir Nasri’s agent has played down reports in Italy linking him with a move to Inter Milan.
– Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld believes his side need a defensive midfielder like his former Southampton team-mates Morgan Schneiderlin and Victor Wanyama after throwing away a two-goal lead at home to Stoke, according to reports.
– Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward has flown to Spain to finalise a deal for Barcelona forward Pedro, according to reports.
Football tit bits:
– FIFA president Sepp Blatter has hit out at potential successor Dr Chung Mong-joon for labelling Fifa “a corrupt organisation”. Blatter called Chung’s comments “disturbing”, and pointed out the South Korean businessman was a Fifa vice-president and an emergency committee member for 17 years.
– Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has shrugged off criticism of Wayne Rooney’s form and said he cannot understand suggestions his captain should be moved from the main striking role.
– Branislav Ivanovic has said Chelsea did not show enough fight as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. “We didn’t compete with them and this was the problem for us in this game,” Ivanovic said.
– Barcelona star Lionel Messi, Boca Juniors’ Carlos Tevez and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero were all included in the Argentina 24-man squad recall for September friendlies in the United States against Bolivia and Mexico.
– Louis van Gaal says Manchester United are “under a lot of pressure” to win their Champions League qualifier against Club Brugge.
– Paris Saint-Germain star Thiago Silva says his snub by Brazil coach Dunga will simply “motivate me more.”
– FIFA has confirmed to Reuters it is to investigate an alleged attempt to discredit UEFA president Michel Platini.
– Diego Maradona has revealed he has been clean from drugs for almost 12 years in a video released on his Facebook page,adding he has “chosen to live life for my daughters,grandchildren and those still to come”.
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