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Manchester United are closing in on the biggest move of the summer as they prepare to hijack Chelsea’s world record £100m move for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 24. (Daily Mail)[4]
The Red Devils have also made a £66m bid to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 24. (Marca – in Spanish)[5]
Paris St-Germain are ready to make a £70m move for Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 25, who scored 13 goals in the Premier League last season. (Le10 Sport via Daily Express)[6]
Atletico Madrid are preparing to make a first formal bid of £22m to re-sign striker Diego Costa, 28, from Chelsea. (Guardian)[7]
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier says Arsenal may have found their ‘new Ian Wright’ in club record signing Alexandre Lacazette, 26. (TalkSport)[8]
Gunners forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, is demanding £400,000 a week in wages to stay at the club, an increase of £125,000 a week on his current deal. (Daily Mirror)[9]
West Ham are emerging as the frontrunners to sign Burnley striker Andre Gray, 26, for £15m. The player has one year left on his contract at Turf Moor and rejected the offer of a new deal. (Evening Standard)[10]
Premier League newcomers Huddersfield are close to signing defender Mathias Jorgensen, 27, from FC Copenhagen for around £3.5m. (Sun)[11]
Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah, 22, is in talks about a £5m move to Watford, where he spent the 2012-13 season on loan. (Daily Mirror)[12]
Burnley have had a £3m bid accepted by Stoke for 33-year-old striker Jon Walters. (Sky Sports)[13]
Championship side Birmingham are considering a loan move for Southampton striker Sam Gallagher, 21, who scored 12 goals on loan at Blackburn last season. (Birmingham Mail)[14]
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Meanwhile…
Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard surprised a group of young local fans by turning up in their neighbourhood unannounced and having a kickabout with them. (Daily Mirror)[15]
Turkish side Galatasaray have rejected the chance to sign former Newcastle midfielder Vurnon Anita, 28, because he is too small. (Fotospor via Chronicle)[16]
Aston Villa winger Andre Green has posted a video on Twitter of new signing John Terry singing ‘Stand By Me’ in front of the squad. (Twitter)[17]
The best of Wednesday’s transfer news
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, 31, has been withdrawn from the club’s tour of the US and will complete a free transfer by the end of the week back to Everton, who are also looking to sign Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, 30, for £20m. (Sun)[18]
Roma defender Antonio Rudiger, 24, arrived in London to complete a £36m move to Premier League champions Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)[19]
Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare has made a £20m bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 29. (Daily Mirror)[20]
References
- ^ Sportsday (www.bbc.co.uk)
- ^ transfers page. (www.bbc.co.uk)
- ^ Football Gossip Live (www.facebook.com)
- ^ (Daily Mail) (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ (Marca – in Spanish) (www.marca.com)
- ^ (Le10 Sport via Daily Express) (www.express.co.uk)
- ^ (Guardian) (www.theguardian.com)
- ^ (TalkSport) (talksport.com)
- ^ (Daily Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ (Evening Standard) (www.standard.co.uk)
- ^ (Sun) (www.thesun.co.uk)
- ^ (Daily Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ (Sky Sports) (www.skysports.com)
- ^ (Birmingham Mail) (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ (Daily Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ (Fotospor via Chronicle) (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)
- ^ (Twitter) (twitter.com)
- ^ (Sun) (www.thesun.co.uk)
- ^ (Daily Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ (Daily Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
