Latest Football Transfer Stories, Rumors And Titbits For The 25th of August 2015

with less than 7 days to the end of the summer football transfer window here are the top football transfer deals as compiled by our man Paul.

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Done Deals:

– Bologna have signed Godfred Donsah from Cagliari, on loan with mandatory option to buy.

– Marko Marin has joined Trabzonspor on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season.

– Juventus have confirmed the signing of winger Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea on season-long loan deal.

Marko Marin

Today’s reports and rumour:

– Tottenham forward Erik Lamela’s father confirmed “we are in talks with Inter and would like a return to Italy.”

– According to Le Parisien journalist Florian Fieschi, Rennes midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré is in advanced negotiations to join Premier League side Watford.

– Everton have made a £5m move for Tottenham centre back Federico Fazio, according to reports.

Roberto Martinez
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– Everton boss Roberto Martinez is hopeful of tying up deals to sign Ramiro Funes Mori and Leandro Rodriguez.

– Javier Zanetti said Inter Milan are hoping to sign both Ivan Perisic and Ezequiel Lavezzi.

– Tottenham are plotting a move for Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi, according to reports.

– West Ham are preparing a £4.5m move for Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio, according to reports.

– Sampdoria has confirmed negotiations with Napoli for the midfielder Roberto Soriano.

– According to reports, Marseille are interested in the signing of Juventus striker Fernando Llorente.

– Aston Villa have failed with a bid to land ex-Arsenal forward Gervinho from Roma, according to reports.

– Everton’s John Stones has handed in a transfer request in an attempt to force through a move to Chelsea, according to Sky Sports sources.

Neymar
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– Barcelona have rejected speculation linking Neymar with a world-record transfer to Manchester United and will offer to extend his contract.

– West Brom have rejected a new bid from Tottenham for striker Saido Berahino.

– Multiple reports suggest Sampdoria have a €1.5m deal with Feyenoord for midfielder Tonny Vilhena.

– Aston Villa have opened negotiations with Roma over the signing of attacking midfielder Adem Ljajic, according to Sky Sports sources.

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– Mario Balotelli has completed his medical ahead of a proposed move to AC Milan.

– Napoli have turned to Genoa’s Sebastian De Maio because of Udinese’s high demands for Thomas Heurtaux, according to reports.

– Arsenal has reignited their interest in Edinson Cavani although Arsene Wenger is awaiting encouragement before bidding for the PSG striker, according to reports.

– According to reports, Wolves are all set to reject Norwich City’s improved offer for Benik Afobe, believed to be in the region of £8million.

– Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has confirmed the club will not be making any further signings until next year.

– Brendan Rodgers insists Lucas remains firmly part of his plans at Liverpool, even though he cannot guarantee the Brazilian playing time.

– Chelsea are in talks with Zenit Saint Petersburg over the signing of defender Ezequiel Garay, according to Sky Italia.

– Torino President Urbano Cairo robustly denies that Bruno Peres or Nikola Maksimovic will leave – ‘The market is closed’.

– Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has ruled out replacing 24-year-old Spain international David De Gea at Manchester United.

– According to reports, Juventus and Inter Milan are battling for Olympique Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina

– Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal says he sees Marouane Fellaini as more of a striker than a central midfielder this season.

– According to reports, Simone Zaza is delaying his West Ham decision, as Juventus could release Fernando Llorente to Sevilla instead.

– Tottenham are set to make a third bid for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino after seeing their first two offers rejected, sources have told ESPNFC.

– Bayern Munich midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg could join Bayer Leverkusen on loan, according to reports.

Football tit bits:

Aaron Ramsey
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– West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and intimidating a witness.

– Aaron Ramsey has added his voice to calls for video technology to aid with crucial decisions after having a goal
incorrectly chalked off for offside during Arsenal’s 0-0 draw against Liverpool at the Emirates.

– Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe and Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli are among 14 uncapped players that have been included in the England Under-21 squad for the forthcoming matches against the United States and Norway.

Football Transfer Rumours Done Deals And Titbits

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Done Deals:

– Chelsea winger Marko Marin has joined Anderlecht on loan until the end of the season

– Bayer Leverkusen have completed the signing of Tin Jedvad from Roma on a permanent deal until 2019.

– Parma have completed the loan signing of Silvestre Varela from Porto

Marko Marin

Today’s football report and transfer rumours:

– James Milner could be edging closer to a Manchester City exit, with The Guardian reporting that the player and club are “a long way off” agreeing a new contract.

– Arsenal are eyeing a move for highly rated Paris Saint-Germain youngster Jean-Kevin Augustin.

– West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has confirmed that Saido Berahino is not for sale.

– According to reports, The French football league (LFP) will ask FIFA for further clarification before it rules on whether Hatem Ben Arfa can play for Nice.

– According to reports, Chelsea are monitoring Fiorentina’s Juan Cuadrado for a potential January move

– According to reports,Swansea have agreed a £5million deal for Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton

Wilfred Zaha

– Manchester United’s Wilfried Zaha has told South London Press that he would consider a permanent move back to Crystal Palace in the future after admitting he is “happy to be playing again.”

– Jose Mourinho has revealed he had the opportunity to sign both Angel Di Maria and Falcao for Chelsea but opted against bringing in the pair due to the wages involved.

– Manchester United have reportedly placed a £50million valuation on goalkeeper David De Gea

– Germany international defender Mats Hummels insists he wants to stay at Borussia Dortmund.

– Palermo forward Paulo Dybala will not be moving in the January transfer window, according to the club president, but he is set to move to the Premier League this summer.

– Reports suggest Genoa have agreed a deal for Roma striker Marco Borriello

– Guilherme Siqueira’s agent says that Atletico Madrid ‘don’t want to sell’ the full-back in January, even though Milan’s interest is ‘normal’.

– Swansea’s £5.5million bid for Stuttgart midfielder Alexandru Maxim has been rejected by the German club.

– Serie A side Cesena have confirmed through their website that they have parted ways with Portuguese striker Hugo Almeida.

– Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly keeping tabs on Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen.

– According to reports, Newcastle United have renewed their interest in Hamburg’s striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga.

– Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has insisted Emmanuel Adebayor remains an integral part of his squad.

– Blackburn striker Rudy Gestede’s agent has revealed that his client would be interested in moving to Crystal Palace, but is committed to the Lancashire side if nothing materialises.

– According to reports,a deal to bring Shinji Okazaki from the Bundasliga club Mainz to Leicester City have stalled.

– Tony Pulis revealed West Bromwich Albion are in the process of trying to bring four new players to The Hawthorns.

– Marcelo Brozovic is not going to join Napoli but is the subject of interest from “major English clubs”, according to his agent.

– According to reports in France, Malmö forward Isaac Thelin will have a medical with Bordeaux tomorrow before signing a 4.5 year contract with the Ligue 1 side.

-Barcelona midfielder Xavi says he would put Manchester City’s David Silva at the top of his shopping list if he were manager at the Nou Camp.

– Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has denied Darren Bent’s claims that the 30-year-old striker was dropped because the manager did not like him

Football tit bits:

– South Africa coach Shakes Mashaba refused to speak in English at his pre-match news conference, choosing instead to speak in Zulu. He did so after hearing that the SA media contingent sat through the Algerians’ press conference without a translator for coach Christian Gourcuff, who spoke French.

– Senegal’s coach Alain Giresse has urged the Lions not to rest on their laurels following their 2-1 victory over Ghana’s “Black Stars”. He lauded them for their good start but warned it guarantees nothing as the tournament continues

– Andre Ayew has lamented Ghana’s failure to convert their early chances in the 1-2 loss against Senegal on Monday.

– Algeria escaped a “catastrophic” start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign, says coach Christian Gourcuff after Monday’s win over South Africa.

– Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has told fans the club will not be introducing artificial crowd noise to improve the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge.

– Fifa presidential hopeful David Ginola wants the men’s and women’s football World Cups to be staged together. “We’re talking about equality because we want women to be treated as well as the men. We want the women’s World Cup to be organised and played right after the men’s World Cup. For example, it would have been in Brazil using the structure of the men’s World Cup. It would be interesting to see how we can set this up.” Ginola said

AFCON 2015 Group D Results:

Cote d’Ivoire 1-1 Guinea

Mali 1-1 Cameroon

AFCON 2015 Group A matches:

Gabon V Congo

Equatorial Guinea V Burkina Faso