| July 2015 transfer rumours |
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28.07.2015 Paris St-Germain expect winger Angel Di Maria, 27, to leave the North America tour next weekend as their player, having flown to the continent with Manchester United. (Daily Mirror) 21.07.2015Chelsea, who have had one £20m offer turned down, are set to make an improved bid for 21-year-old John Stones - but Everton are holding out for a British record fee for a defender. (Daily Mirror) 14.07.2015Liverpool's owners are prepared to keep forward Raheem Sterling, 20, in the reserves rather than allow him to leave for below their valuation. (Daily Mirror) Sterling has returned for pre-season training having called in sick for two sessions - but it remains to be seen whether he will take part in the club's pre-season tour, which begins on Sunday. (Guardian) World Cup-winning Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 30, has agreed to join Manchester United on a three-year contract believed to be worth £7.2m a year. (Bild - in German) United may now end their interest in 25-year-old Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. The Manchester club had seen a £20m bid for the Frenchman rejected. (Daily Express) The Football Association of Ireland will not stand in Martin O'Neill's way if he wants to exit his contract as national coach early to return to club management. At least one bookmaker has suspended betting on the 63-year-old being named as the next manager of Leicester. (Guardian) O'Neill's return would be popular among fans, according to former Leicester captain Matt Elliott. (Leicester Mercury) Watford are targeting 32-year-old Guangzhou Evergrande midfielder Alessandro Diamanti and 30-year-old Hamburg midfielder Valon Behrami. Both used to play for West Ham. (Sun - subscription required) Tottenham have turned down a £3.6m bid from Turkish club Galatasaray for 25-year-old Romania international defender Vlad Chiriches. (London Evening Standard) Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina is open to a move to Everton. The Colombian 26-year-old has described the Toffees as "a very competitive team" and "a great possibility". (Daily Express) West Ham winger Stewart Downing is set to miss Saturday's friendly at Peterborough as Middlesbrough move closer to re-signing the 30-year-old England international. (Teesside Gazette) Newcastle United will confirm the £13m signing of 24-year-old Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum from PSV Eindhoven this weekend. (Daily Mail) Southampton executive director Les Reed said the club have bids in for a number of players after Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld, 26, joined Spurs rather than Saints. (Southern Daily Echo) Norwich City have doubled their offer for 23-year-old Hull City winger Robbie Brady - but have been told that £6m is still not enough. (Daily Mirror) Swansea City manager Garry Monk does not want 32-year-old midfielder Leon Britton to leave. (South Wales Evening Post) 07.07.2015Manchester City are set to spend more than £100m on transfers this summer after having their transfer restrictions lifted by Uefa, with the club chasing 22-year-old Paul Pogba, Kevin De Bruyne, 24, Raheem Sterling, 20, and 25-year-old Fabian Delph. (Daily Telegraph) Manchester United will only increase their £30m bid for Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 29, if Real Madrid agree to do the same for United's Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea, 24 (Daily Mirror) Barcelona have scheduled a meeting for next Monday to decide if they want to sign midfielder Arda Turan, 28, from Atletico Madrid. (Marca) Manchester United have made an official approach to sign Turan - but the Turkey international is holding out for a move to Chelsea. (AS) Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla, 30, has been targeted by Atletico Madrid as Turan's replacement but the Gunners will not sell the Spaniard unless they get an big offer. (Daily Mail) Colombia striker Radamel Falcao, 29, has taken a pay cut from £265,000-a-week to between £130,000 and £180,000-a-week to join Chelsea on loan from Monaco. (Times - subscription required) Atletico Madrid have cancelled an agreement they had to sell centre-back Toby Alderweireld to Southampton for £6.8m in a move which helps Tottenham's hopes of signing the 26-year-old. (Daily Mirror) Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has put in a £9m bid for 21-year-old Nice defender Jordan Amavi. (Sun- subscription required) Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 31, has turned down a move to Turkish club Besiktas. (Talksport) Watford have had a £10m joint bid for Tottenham midfielders Etienne Capoue, 26, and Benjamin Stambouli, 24, accepted. (Daily Mail) Manchester City have beaten Chelsea and a number of other clubs to the signing of 18-year-old striker Enes Unal from Bursaspor. (Manchester Evening News) Unal, who has one senior cap for Turkey and has scored 182 goals in 110 appearances for Bursaspor reserves, will cost Manchester City about £2m. (Guardian) Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler believes Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 24, would be the perfect fit for the Anfield club. (Daily Mirror) Belgium and Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele, 27, wants talks about his future with boss Mauricio Pochettino. (London Evening Standard) Hull manager Steve Bruce wants to sign striker James Wilson, 19, on loan from his former club Manchester United. (Manchester Evening News) Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 35, says he turned down "some nice opportunities around Europe" in order to sign for Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy. (Daily Star) |