Done deals:
– Newcastle have confirmed that Florian Thauvin has completed a season-long loan move to Marseille.
– West Ham have confirmed that striker Jonathan Calleri will join on a season-long loan, subject to international clearance.
– Swansea City have completed the signing of striker Borja Baston from Atletico Madrid on a four-year deal for a club-record fee of £15.5million.
– Levante have announced the signing of midfielder Jose Campana from Sampdoria.
– Torino have signed midfielder Samuel Gustafson from Swedish club Hacken.
– Osasuna have signed free-agent Juan Fuentes on a two-year deal.
– Alaves have signed Marcos Llorente from Real Madrid on a year-long loan deal.
– Ajax have signed attacker Bertrand Traore from Chelsea on a season-long loan deal.
– Sunderland have signed Paddy McNair and Donald Love from Manchester United for a combined £5.5million.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Mark Hughes says Stoke City are still interested in signing West Brom striker Saido Berahino.
– Luciano Spalletti wants Leandro Paredes to “stay at Roma” but “sometimes you can use strong players to fund the transfer market”.
– West Brom have improved their offer to £11million for Leicester City’s Jeffrey Schlupp, according to reports.
– Domenico Criscito’s agent warns Napoli that Zenit St Petersburg have “no intention” of selling his client.
– Aston Villa are ready to sell midfielder Ashley Westwood to Burnley and bring in Mile Jedinak from Crystal Palace, according to reports.
– Slaven Bilic says West Ham want to sign one more player after Jonathan Calleri completes his move to the London Stadium.
– Real Madrid are keen on Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl, according to reports in Germany.
– Some Premier League clubs have shown their desperation in the transfer market this summer by spending huge fees on new recruits.
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– Andre Ayew says playing alongside Dimitri Payet was a key factor in his decision to move to West Ham.
– Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has criticised the role of football agents during this transfer window, as Yannick Bolasie continues to be linked with a move to Everton.
– According to reports, Tottenham have put a £20million price tag on Nacer Chadli.
– Southampton’s new manager Claude Puel is confident defender Jose Fonte will still be at the club at the end of the summer transfer window.
– Former Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa will snub AC Milan and and sign for Espanyol, according to reports.
– Jonathan De Guzman is “available” to other teams, but his agent warns “I don’t see why he should lose money” by leaving Napoli.
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– Everton transfer target Axel Witsel is ready to see out the rest of his contract at Zenit St Petersburg.
– Francesco Guidolin says Swansea now only need to sign a central defender after £15.5m record-signing Borja Baston joined on Thursday.
– Napoli are reportedly planning to keep Kalidou Koulibaly for one more year, offering a renewal.
– Everton boss Ronald Koeman is adamant he wants to keep Romelu Lukaku at the club.
– Adnan Januzaj is close to joining Sunderland on a season-long loan, according to reports.
– Sassuolo sporting director Giovanni Carnevali notes Alessandro Matri “could be useful” and admits “we didn’t want to sell Nicola Sansone”.
– Reports in France suggest Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala is a target for Milan and Valencia.
– Paris Saint-Germain Coach Unai Emery warns Juventus off Blaise Matuidi – “I want him to stay”.
– Moussa Sissoko is hoping for a move to Real Madrid after expressing his desire to leave Newcastle United.
– Carlos Bacca has reportedly decided to stay at Milan, as he likes Coach Vincenzo Montella’s system.
– Hull have reportedly launched a transfer bid for Chris Gunter as the club look to secure a first summer signing.
– Carlos Sanchez reveals Juan Cuadrado convinced him to join Fiorentina from Aston Villa.
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– According to reports, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has convinced Nemanja Matic to stay, closing the door on Juventus.
– Blerim Dzemaili have rescinded his contract with Galatasaray, and is set to move to Bologna.
– Aston Villa have had a bid accepted for West Brom defender James Chester, according to reports.
– Napoli have reportedly raise their offer to €23m plus €4m in bonuses for Torino’s Nikola Maksimovic.
– Timothy Fosu-Mensah has agreed a new four-year contract with Manchester United, according to reports.
– Free agent Alaixys Romao has been contacted by Marseille about rejoining the club, according to L’Équipe.
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– West Brom have entered the race to sign out-of-favour Liverpool striker Christian Benteke, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Inter Milan have had a bid for Brazil forward Gabriel “Gabigol” Barbosa accepted, Santos president
Modesto Roma has confirmed.
– Valencia’s Shkodran Mustafi has agreed to join Arsenal but the clubs have yet to finalise a fee, according to Sky Sports sources.
– Jose Mourinho must sell from his Manchester United squad before he can buy the central defensive leader
he craves, according to reports.
Football tit bits:
– Villarreal have appointed Fran Escriba as their new head coach.
– Mauricio Pochettino admits he is “very disappointed” Tottenham’s head of recruitment Paul Mitchell has chosen to quit the club.
– Laurent Blanc has rejected a job opportunity in Turkey from Galatasaray, according to L’Équipe.
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– Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has received an apology for the claim he should be jailed for his treatment of midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger.
– Argentina manager Edgardo Bauza said he only had a light conversation about football with Lionel Messi on Thursday, but did not ask the Barcelona star to return to the Albiceleste.
– Liverpool’s first black player, Howard Gayle, has said he turned down a nomination for an MBE because it would be a betrayal of all the Africans who had suffered under the British empire.
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– Claudio Ranieri has joked that there is more chance of E.T. landing in Piccadilly Circus than Leicester City retaining their Premier League title.
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