Di Maria to Man Utd, Eto’o to Everton are just some of the Done Deals today, but trust our man Paul to bring you all the other Deals and Speculations.
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Done Deals:
– Manchester United have announced the signing of Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record fee of £59.7million
– AS Roma have completed the signing of defender Kostas Manolas from Olympiakos for €13million
– Everton have announced the signing of free agent Samuel Eto’o on a two-year contract
– Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has signed a new four-year contract at the club
– Bayern Munich have completed the signing of defender Mehdi Benatia from AS Roma on a five-year contract
– Parma have completed the signing of midfielder Francesco Lodi from Catania on a season-long loan deal
– Eibar have announced the loan signing of AC Milan defender Didac Vila
– Palermo have completed the signing of Ivory Coast international defender Souleymane Bamba
– Inter Milan have loaned out Ruben Botta and Ezequiel Schelotto to Chievo Verona
– Palermo have completed the signing of Costa Rican international defender Giancarlo Gonzalez from Columbus Crew.
– Hull City have completed the signing of defender Michael Dawson from Tottenham on a three-year contract for £3million
![Angel Di Maria, photo credit Mufc](https://finixsports.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/angel-di-maria.jpg?w=350&h=350)
Today’s Reports And Rumours:
– Leicester city and Burnley are locked in battle to sign Wigan midfielder James McArthur
– According to reports in France, Monaco owner Dimitri Rybolovlev will only sell Radamel Falcao if he receives an offer in excess of £47.8million
– Lazio are reportedly interested in signing Stoke City’s Geoff Cameron
– Daley Blind’s agent says Manchester United are yet to launch a bid to sign his client
– Napoli are reportedly close to signing Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva
– QPR have stepped-up their interest in Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
– Swansea City are close to signing Ostersunds FK striker Modou Barrow
– Arsenal fear Olivier Giroud could be out for over three months and may try to bring in a striker before the transfer window closes
– Tim Sherwood have been lined up to replace Harry Redknapp as QPR manager if the West London side continues to struggle.
– According to reports, AC Milan are closing in on Chelsea striker Fernando Torres
– Bournemouth are looking to sign Carlton Cole from West ham for £1million
– Blackburn Rovers forward Jordan Rhodes is set to put in a transfer request in a bid to force through a move to Hull City
– Sunderland are close to signing defender Sebastian Coates from Liverpool on a season-long loan
– According to reports, Sporting Lisbon are willing to accept a reduced fee from Arsenal for midfielder William Carvalho if they can get a player like Serge Gnabry or Francis Coquelin on loan
– Juventus are interested in signing Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez
– Napoli are reportedly in talks with Espanyol for midfielder David Lopez
– Arsenal boss Arsene has dismissed speculation over Poldoski departure by announcing”Lukas Poldoski will stay with us”
– According to reports, Paris Saint-Germain are in talks with PSV to sign midfielder Georgino Wijnaldum
– According to reports, Roma have contacted Lorient over the possibility of signing defender Bruno Ecuele Manga
– Inter Milan boss Walter Mazzari has approved the club’s move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi
– Andros Townsend is facing the prospect of becoming a fringe player at Tottenham
– Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Torino forward Alessio Cerci
-West ham have enquired about Bayer Leverkusen defender Phillip Wollscheid
– Juventus have warned Spanish side Sevilla that defender Angelo Ogbonna will not be sold for less than €15million
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Football Tit Bits:
– Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from international football after making 106 appearances for England
– UEFA President Michel Platini is set to announce on Thursday in Monaco if he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA Presidency
– Atletico Madrid are to plead their case at the Lige de Futbol Profesional appeals committee in an attempt to reduce the ban handed to Diego Simeone.
– The Italian Football Association(FIGC) is no longer planning to investigate its President Carlo Tavecchio’s racist remark during his election campaign
– Samuel Eto’o has been dropped as Cameroon’s national team captain and permanently replaced by midfielder Stephane Mbia