Done deals:
– Manchester United have completed the signing of Paul Pogba from Juventus on a five-year deal for a world-record transfer fee of £89million.
– Arsenal Tula have signed midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong on a two-year deal.
– Manchester City have announced the signing of John Stones from Everton on a six-year contract.
– Galatasaray have completed the signing of Belgian right-back Luis Cavanda from Trabzonspor.
– Fiorentina have signed midfielder Carlos Sanchez from Aston Villa on a two-year loan deal.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Lorenzo Insigne’s Napoli renewal has reportedly stalled because of a wage dispute.
– Valencia are in talks with Manchester City regarding Eliaquim Mangala as a potential replacement for Arsenal target Shkodran Mustafi, according to reports.
– According to Sky Sports sources, Sunderland have agreed a fee with Manchester United for Paddy McNair and Donald Love.
– Atalanta director Giovanni Sartori shot down “false reports” that goalkeeper Marco Sportiello is heading to Napoli
– Deportivo La Coruna president Tino Fernandez has denied that offers have arrived for striker Lucas Perez.
– According to reports, Juventus have scheduled a meeting with Nemanja Matic’s agent, but Chelsea don’t want to sell.
– According to Sky Sport Italia, Milan have opened up a €15m budget to buy a new midfielder.
– Swansea have agreed a club record fee with Atletico Madrid for striker Borja Baston. The fee could rise to £17million, according to reports.
– Silvan Widmer’s agent says ‘at the moment a deal is not possible’ for Roma to take him from Udinese.
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– According to Sky Sports sources, Crystal Palace are in talks with Liverpool over signing the Belgian striker Christian Benteke.
– New Inter Coach Frank de Boer has reportedly asked for a week to evaluate the team, but Riechedly Bazoer is an option.
– Chelsea have not given up on signing Kalidou Koulibaly despite Napoli turning down an offer worth up to £42m, according to reports.
– Everton defender Phil Jagielka has become a target for Sunderland, according to reports.
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– Mario Balotelli has apparently green-lighted a transfer to Chievo, but his wages with Liverpool are a problem.
– According to Sky Sports sources, Everton have agreed a £12million deal with Swansea for their captain Ashley Williams.
– Fiorentina have had a bid rejected for Lokomotiv Moscow defender Vedran Corluka, according to reports.
– Middlesbrough are closing in on the signing of Cardiff full-back Fabio Da Silva, and hope to conclude a deal in the next 48 hours.
– Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi is targeted by Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.
– Everton have agreed a deal with Crystal Palace to sign Yannick Bolasie, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Antonio Cassano may accept a surprising move to Serie B side Virtus Entella from Sampdoria.
– According to reports, Leicester City have dived into the race between Inter and Juventus for Gabriel Barbosa, offering €27m for the Santos striker.
– West Ham have reportedly made an €8million bid from for Lyon star Rachid Ghezzal.
– Roma are reportedly prepared to sell Juan Manuel Iturbe after he failed to impress Coach Luciano Spalletti in pre-season.
– According to Italian reports, the club prompting Lorenzo Insigne to demand a Napoli raise is Arsenal.
– Free-agent Martin Demichelis is reportedly close to signing for Espanyol.
– Everton have bid £17m for Sunderland defender Lamine Kone, according to Sky Sports sources.
– According to reports in Portugal, Monaco have made clear their intention to let Ricardo Carvalho leave, despite an option to extend his contract by 12 months.
– According to reports, Chelsea are in talks to sign Leicester City midfielder Riyad Mahrez.
– Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel says Manchester City’s offer for Leroy Sane was too good to turn down.
– Cristian Tello is close to completing his return to Fiorentina from Barcelona, according to reports.
– Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough are showing interest in Udinese’s Emmanuel Agyemang Badu, according to reports.
– Wolfsburg told Juventus they are prepared to pay €25m for Simone Zaza with €4.5m per year to the striker, according to reports.
– Besiktas and Trabzonspor are reportedly interested in Torino’s midfielder Joel Obi.
– According to reports, Manchester United are confident of finding a buyer for midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, before the transfer deadline and are keen for Belgium forward Adnan Januzaj to leave on loan.
– Juventus midfielder Hernanes could be making a remarkable return to his old club Lazio, according to reports.
– Juan Mata is likely to remain at Manchester United beyond the current transfer window, according to Sky
Sports sources.
– Sporting Lisbon have reportedly rejected a €20m offer from Swansea for striker Islam Slimani.
– Valencia are still continuing to push Napoli for Raul Albiol, according to reports.
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– Sunderland boss David Moyes is eyeing up an £8million bid for Norwich forward Steven Naismith, according to reports.
– Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp wants twenty of the club’s academy products in the first team.
– Nigerian left-back Taye Taiwo is believed to have offered his services to former club Marseille.
– New Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is hungry to become the best player in the world, his former Juventus teammate Andrea Pirlo has said.
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– Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says that “on paper” he has the best squad of his time at the club, and he is not worried about an apparent lack of depth at right-back or in attack.
– Serie A sides Torino and Fiorentina are both keen on signing Hull City’s striker Abel Hernandez, according to reports in Italy.
Football tit bits:
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– Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has hit out at some of his critical counterparts by pointing out they will never have his issue of spending a world-record fee because they are not at one of the world’s top clubs.
– Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Paulista says he feels “much better” after injuring his ankle on Sunday and has assured fans he did not suffer a serious problem.
– Dani Carvajal’s brilliant extra time goal helped Real Madrid to a 3-2 victory in the UEFA Super Cup over 10-man Sevilla.
– Oscar says he hopes Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will keep faith with the 4-3-3 system.
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– Claudio Ranieri has agreed a new long-term contract with Leicester City, according to reports.
– Darijo Srna has officially announced his retirement from international football, with an emotional post on the Croatian Football Federation’s website.
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