Paper Talk

Chelsea are refusing to give up on exciting young AC Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli - but could be forced to pay more than £40m to land him.
Crystal Palace will need to offer Wilfried Zaha a new double-your-money contract to fight off interest from Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsene Wenger is set to sign Lucas Perez for £17m - even though he was turned down by Arsenal one month ago.
Jose Fonte has rejected Manchester United's call after holding clear-the-air talks with Southampton bosses and earning a huge pay rise.
Liverpool are hopeful of finally loaning out Mario Balotelli with French side Nice a possible destination.

Southampton are expected to finalise the £21m transfer of Sofiane Boufal from Ligue 1 club Lille on Friday.
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has snubbed a move to Manchester United even though Jose Mourinho offered to double his wages.
Joe Hart is willing to take a huge pay cut to tempt Liverpool to bid for him as Everton's interest cools.
Christian Pulisic is being linked with a £17m move to the Potteries as Mark Hughes looks to add to his Stoke City side before the transfer window shuts next week.
Newcastle have been dealt a blow as Rolando Aarons has been ruled out for eight weeks.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman has stepped up his chase in the transfer market by offering Napoli's Manolo Gabbiadini £3m-a-year to move to Goodison Park.

Stoke boss Mark Hughes has issued a 'hands off' warning to any club considering a cheeky bid for Peter Crouch.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on Sir Alex Ferguson's radar at Manchester United, according to Hull boss Mike Phelan.
Inter Milan will challenge Juventus with a rival bid for Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado.
Simone Zaza will complete his move from Juventus to West Ham today; the Italy international will fly to London for a medical.

Arsenal have made Calum Chambers available on loan but are not willing to sell the defender on a permanent deal.
Schalke have sealed the season-long loan signing of Nabil Bentaleb with a view to completing a permanent £17m deal for the Spurs midfielder.
Everton have rekindled their interest in £30m Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini.
Edimilson Fernandes has finally secured his move to West Ham from Sion for a fee of £5.5m.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers will step up efforts to take unsettled Everton midfielder James McCarthy on loan after securing a Champions League windfall.
Robert Snodgrass has been talking about life in the Premier League with Hull's depleted 13-man squad, saying: 'At least we all get a game...'
Celtic midfielder Stefan Johansen is closing in on a £2m move to Fulham.

Dean Shiels has signed for Irish League champions Dundalk following his summer exit from Rangers.
Former Dundee United youngster Jordan Moore has hung up boots aged 22 after a battle with skin cancer.

Arsenal have agreed to pay £35m to sign Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi, with the purchase of the Germany defender and Deportivo la Coruna striker Lucas Perez set to take the north London club's spending in the summer transfer window close to the £100m mark.
Chelsea are reopening talks with young striker Dominic Solanke. The Blues youngster has been in a standoff with the club after they rebuffed his demand for £50,000-a-week wages.

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew wants a reunion with Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko - if he loses Wilfried Zaha to Totten

Friday, 26 August 2016