PULIS
CHASES REAL STAR
West Brom are in talks with Real Madrid
over a deal for midfielder Cristian Benavente, reports the Mail On
Sunday.
SPURS ON
VERGE OF MARTIAL DEAL?
Reports
in France suggest Tottenham are on the verge of completing a deal for
Monaco's highly-rated forward Anthony Martial.
According
to France Football, Spurs are closing in on a €25m deal for the 19-year-old.
QPR HOPE
FOR NEW GREEN DEAL
QPR are hopeful Robert Green
will sign a new deal despite interest from Premier League champions Chelsea,
writes the Sun On Sunday.
HAMMERS
MUST PAY £10M FOR SONG
West Ham have been told they will need to
cough up £10m if they want to sign Barcelona midfielder Alex Song on a
permanent deal, reports the Star On Sunday.
Earlier
in the day, the Sunday Mirror reported Southampton were in pole
position to sign the former Arsenal star and would need to pay £8m for his
services.
SPURS
CLOSE IN ON IMBULA
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino
is close to signing Marseille midfielder Giannelli Imbula,
reports the Sun On Sunday.
BRITISH
CLUBS FIGHT FOR SOUTH KOREA SKIPPER
South
Korea captain
Kim Young-Gwon is a target for a number of British clubs, including Southampton,
Sunderland and Celtic, according to the Star On Sunday.
The
25-year-old is out of in contract in December with Chinese Super League
champions Guangzhou Evergrande and could be available for a cut price fee.
LEVERKUSEN
SIGN SCHALKE DEFENDER
The
Greece international spent four seasons with Schalke before joining Roger
Schmidt's side on loan last summer, going on to make 14 Bundesliga appearance
and scoring twice.
“Kyriakos
Papadopoulos sees his future at Leverkusen,” explained Schalke's sporting
director Horst Heldt. “We have met his wishes and give him our best.”
WOLVES
LEAD RACE FOR GAYLE
Championship
side Wolves are leading the chase for Crystal Palace striker Dwight
Gayle, according to the Sunday Express.
Newly
promoted Premier League side Bournemouth are also thought to be
interested in the 25-year-old.
UNITED
RECEIVE GUNDOGAN BOOST
Manchester
United have
received a boost in the chase for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay
Gundogan with Barcelona apparently shocked at the player’s wage
demands.
Reports
from earlier this week suggested Barca representatives had flown to Spain to
meet with Gundogan and strike a deal.
However,
according to Turkish media outlet DHA the player is asking for
£170,000-a-week in wages - £60,000-a-week more than Barca are thought to be
willing to offer.
REDS IN
FOR OGBONNA
Liverpool
are
targeting a move for another Juventus player with defender Angelo
Ogbonna high on Brendan Rodgers’ wish list, according to ESPNFC.
Liverpool
are thought to have sent scouts to the Champions League final in the hope of
running the rule over the Italy international but he could only make the
substitutes bench as the Serie A champions lost 3-1 to Barcelona in Berlin.
MCCLAREN
SET FOR NEWCASTLE
Steve
McClaren will be
named Newcastle head coach when he returns from holiday later this week,
according to the Sunday Express.
INTER
PLAN CUADRADO RAID
Inter
Milan are
trying to sign Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea, according to Corriere
dello Sport.
Reports
suggest Roberto Mancini is targeting a loan move for the former Fiorentina star
next season with a view to a €25m permanent move in the summer of 2016.
ATLETI
KEEN ON FRANCE U21 STAR
Atletico
Madrid are
keeping tabs on Nice full-back Jordan Amavi, reports L’Equipe.
The La
Liga side are on the hunt for a new left-back and have been linked with several
players, including Chelsea’s Filipe Luis and Arsenal’s Nacho Monreal.
Now,
according to L’Equipe, they are monitoring Nice’s France under-21
international Amavi, who is also on Lyon’s radar.
BARCA SET
TO ANNOUCNE VIDAL DEAL
Barcelona
are set
to announce that have they reached an agreement to sign Sevilla’s Aleix
Vidal in the coming hours, according to Marca.
The
Champions League winners have spent several days negotiating with the Europa
League champions over the transfer of Vidal, who has impressed since moving to
Unai Emery’s side from Almeria last season.
Barca
want to announce the deal as early as possible, while they plan to present him
as their new player next week, although he won’t be able to play for them until
their FIFA sanction ends in January 2016.
Marca also adds that Barca plan to
press ahead with the signing of the right-back irrespective of whether Dani
Alves stays at the club.
LIVERPOOL
IN SHOCK TEVEZ MOVE
Liverpool are closing in on a shock swoop
for Juventus striker Carlos Tevez, according to Tuttomercatoweb.
The
former Manchester United and City star has been linked with a move away from
the Champions League runners-up in recent months and reports suggest Liverpool
are in pole position for his signature.
PALACE
EYE FORMER NEWCASTLE DUO
Crystal
Palace are
reportedly trying to reunite Alan Pardew with former Newcastle
stars Yohan Cabaye and Loic Remy, according to the Express.
Robin van
Persie's quotes
regarding Juventus have failed to sway Sky Bet's transfer betting,
with the Dutchman still odds-on to join Lazio, while he is 4/1 to move
to the Champions League runners-up. Remaining at Manchester United is
now deemed unlikely at 8/1.
REAL
STARLET SET FOR LOAN
Real
Madrid are
planning to loan out midfielder Lucas Silva ahead of next season,
according to AS.
Silva
arrived at the Bernabeu in January following a €14m move from Cruzeiro but
managed only three starts in the second half of 2014-15.
The
return of the youngster’s Brazilian compatriot Casemiro from his loan spell
means that Madrid now have four non-EU players in their squad – they are
permitted to have three – and the club will look to loan out Silva before the
start of the next campaign.
Silva is
viewed as one for the future at the Bernabeu.
NEWCASTLE
MAKE AUSTIN TOP TARGET
Newcastle are ready to make Charlie
Austin their top transfer target once Steve McClaren takes charge at St
James’ Park, reports the Newcastle Chronicle.
Newcastle
are thought to be ready to announce McClaren’s appointment as head coach and
are set to launch a bid for the QPR striker.
EVERTON
INTERESTED IN DANN
Crystal
Palace face a
difficult battle to keep hold of Scott Dann, with the defender keen on a
move back to the north, according to the Sunday People.
Everton are reportedly interested in a
move for the 28-year-old, who was born in Liverpool.
AL HABSI
IN DEMAND
Tottenham, West Ham and Reading
are set to battle it out for the signature of goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi,
according to the Daily Mail.
The
33-year-old is out of contract after leaving Wigan and with Tottenham, West Ham
and Reading all needing goalkeeping reinforcements following the departures of
Brad Fiedel, Jussi Jaaskelainen and Adam Federici respectively, Al Habsi is
thought to be in demand.
IMMOBILE
SET FOR ITALY RETURN?
Borussia
Dortmund striker Ciro
Immobile could be heading back to Italy Italy with Roma, according
to Gazzetta dello Sport.
Reports
suggest the Italian forward would like a return to his homeland due to family
reasons and Dortmund would allow him to move for €14m.
MONACO
EYE MIRALLAS
Everton winger Kevin Mirallas is
on Monaco’s radar ahead of next season, reports Het Laatste Nieuws.
The Belgium international’s future has been subject to heavy speculation over the past year as he has expressed his desire to play Champions League football.
Monaco, who finished third in Ligue 1 this season, have qualified for the third qualifying round of the Champions League and could offer Mirallas the chance to play in Europe’s top club competition.
Het Laatste Nieuws reports that the Principality side are admirers of the Belgian, who is out of contract at Goodison Park in 2016.
The Belgium international’s future has been subject to heavy speculation over the past year as he has expressed his desire to play Champions League football.
Monaco, who finished third in Ligue 1 this season, have qualified for the third qualifying round of the Champions League and could offer Mirallas the chance to play in Europe’s top club competition.
Het Laatste Nieuws reports that the Principality side are admirers of the Belgian, who is out of contract at Goodison Park in 2016.
CHELSEA
LOOK FOR 'TWO OR THREE'
Jose
Mourinho says Chelsea
will be looking to add ‘two or three players’ to the squad this summer.
In an
interview with The Sunday Times, the Blues boss said: “It will be
difficult to find players to go straight into the team.
"Because
it's not easy to find a better striker than Diego (Costa), a better keeper than
(Thibaut) Courtois, a better midfield player than (Nemanja) Matic or (Cesc)
Fabregas.
“This
season is about improving the squad, bringing players to make us more
consistent, so we don't go through difficult periods like last season when we
had crucial injuries.”
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