UPDATED ALL TODAYS NEWSPAPER FOOTBALL TRANSFERS ETC 02/07/16

' AFTER THE BEST NIGHT IN WELSH FOOTBALL HISTORY WITH WALES REACHING THE SEMI-FINAL OF THE EUROS 2016 '

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BREAKING NEWS


" ITS CONFIRMED BY RYAN GIGGS SAYING HE HAS OFFICIALLY LEFT MANCHESTER UNITED "

Heres Todays Football Transfers


' ALL TODAYS NEWSPAPER FOOTBALL TRANSFERS ETC 02/07/16 '



' THE SUN '

N'Golo Kante will snub an improved contract offer from Leicester City with Chelsea his preferred option


Crystal Palace have made an official bid of £25m for Liverpool striker Christian Benteke.


Jose Mourinho will have clear-the-air talks with Luke Shaw next week - after the Manchester United defender implied he was 'greedy' when he was Chelsea boss.


Crystal Palace will press on with their summer spending spree by signing £10m defender James Tomkins.



Mark Hughes is hoping to make Portugal winger Nani his marquee signing at Stoke City this summer.



Atletico Madrid are ready to launch a cash-plus-player bid for Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain worth £42m.



Toni Kroos insists he won't be leaving Real Madrid this summer despite being linked with a Premier League move.





Aston Villa have tabled a £4.1m bid for Hellas Verona goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, according to the Birmingham Mail.

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' THE DAILY TELEGRAPH '


Manchester City are prepared to pay up to £50m to land John Stones and are confident of signing the defender in time for him to return from a post-Euro 2016 break for pre-season training with them.



Liverpool have received a bid of £25m from Crystal Palace for Christian Benteke.



Tottenham Hotspur's bid to sign AZ Alkmaar striker Vincent Janssen is being bizarrely held up by the brainchild of 'Moneyball' Billy Beane.

CHINA’S SIGNINGS HIT OR MISS?

Hulk has become the latest big-money signing for the Chinese Super League (CSL), joining Shanghai SIPG in a £46.2m deal.

The Brazil international is yet another coup for a league determined to catch up to Europe's elite.

Hulk joins a growing contingent of household names in China, a list that already includes Jackson Martinez, Alex Teixeira and Ramires among others.

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' DAILY MIRROR '


Watford have been forced to turn down a £37.5m bid from Shanghai SIPG for Odion Ighalo - because the striker does not want to go to China.


Portugal wonderkid Renato Sanches DID snub Manchester United, according to international team-mate Nani.



Paul Pogba's father claims that a transfer to Real Madrid would be an "interesting" move.



Jose Mourinho is set to be officially introduced as Manchester United boss on Tuesday.



Arsenal expect to complete a deal for Japanese forward Takuma Asano , who plays for Sanfreece Hiroshima, in the next few days.



Antonio Conte has moved to reassure Cesar Azpilicueta and Spanish compatriot Pedro that he wants them both to stay at Chelsea.


Burnley will have to smash their transfer record to prise Tom Lees away from Sheffield Wednesday after the Owls slapped a £10m price tag on the defender.



Stoke have made a £16m bid for West Brom's Saido Berahino.



Crystal Palace are set to shatter their transfer record after making a £25m bid for Liverpool's Christian Benteke.


Fulham have told Sheffield Wednesday to stump up a club record £15m for striker Ross McCormack.

' DAILY MAIL '


Henrikh Mkhitaryan is on the verge of completing his move to Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund, with the deal expected to be done at the weekend.


Christian Benteke is edging closer to leaving Liverpool after holding positive talks with Crystal Palace.


Arsenal have turned down an approach from Juventus for Alexis Sanchez. Arsene Wenger has no desire to sell the Chile international despite talk the 27-year-old is growing unsettled.



Arsenal are closing in on a move for highly-rated 21-year-old Japan international Takuma Asano.



Crystal Palace have agreed a £12.5m fee for West Ham defender James Tomkins.


Italian defender Gabriele Angella has left Watford to rejoin Udinese on a four-year contract.


Burnley plan to reject any mega-money bid from Leicester for Michael Keane and offer him a new bumper contract.


Fabricio Coloccini has brought his eight-year spell at Newcastle to an end and will rejoin San Lorenzo, a Primera Division club in his native Argentina.

' DAILY STAR '

Diego Costa has rocked Chelsea by demanding a £40m return to Atletico Madrid.


Manchester United are closing in on a club record £80m deal for Paul Pogba.


N'Golo Kante is leaning towards leaving Leicester this summer - with Chelsea his favoured destination.


Diego Costa has rocked Chelsea by demanding a £40m return to Atletico Madrid.


England are set to axe sports psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters as the fall-out from their Euro 2016 flop continues.

' DAILY RECORD '

Rangers target Matthew Knox is set for a switch to the English Championship with several clubs preparing moves for the Livingston starlet with one concrete offer expected later today.



Kenny Miller is tipping Mark Warburton for the England job - bit only after he brings a barrel-load of trophies to Rangers.

' THE GUARDIAN '

Crystal Palace have formalised their interest in Christian Benteke by submitting an opening bid worth £25m to Liverpool for the Belgium forward.

' THE INDEPENDENT '

Tottenham transfer target Vincent Janssen has hit out against his club AZ Alkmaar after they rejected a £16.5m offer from Spurs for the Holland striker.





' THE TIMES '

Alan Pardew has poured scorn on the managerial ability of television pundits Alan Shearer and Gary Neville, saying it makes his "blood boil" that the pair have considered themselves worthy of coaching England.

' PAPER TALK '

02/07/16

And we start, as ever, with Paper Talk. So what are the back pages of the nationals chatting about this morning? Let's take a look...


Manchester City are prepared to pay up to £50m to land John Stones and are confident of signing the defender in time for him to return from a post-Euro 2016 break to pre-season training with them. (Daily Telegraph)

Watford have been forced to turn down a £37.5m bid from Shanghai SIPG for Odion Ighalo - because the striker does not want to go to China. (Mirror)

N'Golo Kante will snub an improved contract offer from Leicester City with Chelsea his preferred option (Sun)


Henrikh Mkhitaryan is on the verge of completing his move to Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund, with the deal expected to be done at the weekend. (Daily Mail)


Diego Costa has rocked Chelsea by demanding a £40m return to Atletico Madrid. (Daily Star)

ICYMI: PALACE BID FOR BENTEKE

Crystal Palace have made a £25m bid for Liverpool forward Christian Benteke.

Liverpool value the Belgium forward at £30m and, at present, are unwilling to lower their valuation.

Earlier on Friday, Sky sources revealed Palace had turned their attentions to Benteke after failing in their bid to sign Michy Batshuayi from Marseille.

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Arsenal could be forced to step up contract talks with Laurent Koscielny, according to the London Evening Standard.

This is after reports emerged that Bayern Munich are keen on signing the French defender.

It’s been a busy day at Brentford! Dan Bently has followed Egan through the door at Griffin Park, signing a four-year deal from Southend.

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LINDEGAARD SIGNS FOR PRESTON

Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard has signed a one-year deal with Preston North End after leaving West Brom on Friday.

Albion cancelled the remaining 12 months on Lindegaard's contract by mutual consent.

The Lilywhites manager Simon Grayson said: "I think it's a real good signing for us. We've worked hard behind the scenes to make this happen and I'm grateful to West Brom for helping us do that."

ROBSON-KANU IN DEMAND

Wales striker Hal Robson-Kanu became a free agent at midnight last night and celebrated by scoring a sensational goal in tonight's historic 3-1 win over Belgium. What a way to put yourself in the shop window!

YEOVIL ANNOUNCE DOUBLE SIGNING

Yeovil Town this morning announced the signing of two new players to join the Glovers.

Joe Lea and Josh Ezewele have both signed one-year contracts at Huish Park.

18-year-old Lea recently left Southampton and Ezewele rose through the ranks at West Brom.

EVERTON AND NAPOLI FIGHTING FOR WITSEL

Everton and Napoli are fighting to sign Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel from Zenit St Petersburg, according to the player’s father.

Thierry Witsel has told Italian radio station CRC: "It's true I met with (Napoli sporting director) Cristiano Giuntoli in Brussels. It was a positive discussion and there could be interest by both parties, so we'll see how things evolve.

"Everton's interest is concrete, like Napoli's, so the negotiation is ongoing, and to see if the marriage happens we have to see the conditions and understand what is the best destination for the player.

"Napoli is a great club. They had Maradona amongst their protagonists so they don't need to be praised.

"(Dries) Mertens spoke very highly of Napoli with Axel. He knows that going to Napoli would mean joining a big club and making a step forward in his career."

Despite all our celebrations, there is something wrong with this tournament, Wales are a one man team,but so far 6 players have scored for Wales not including an own goal

We must be cheating

England players on your yachts your flash houses

Well done to Wales brilliant display to all you England players on your yachts your flash houses hope your watching this you may actually learn how to play for your country with pride and passion like the Welsh team congratulations again to Wales

NANI: SANCHES SNUBBED MAN UTD

Portugal wonderkid Renato Sanches did snub Manchester United to join Bayern Munich, according to international team-mate Nani.

Nani said: "Renato would have been a great signing for Man United. I have no doubts. But he had a choice - and the choice he made was Bayern Munich.

"I hope he has made a good choice and that he is happy in his career, but I think United will now know what a big player they have missed.

"Renato is a very confident player. He is very young, but he already has a great personality for the game. He isn't scared to play in the big games and he isn't scared to show his qualities against any opponent.

"It is good to see another young player want to be a star and to achieve his dreams. You must be like that. You can't be afraid of anything - and he isn't."

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Alan Irvine has been named as first team manager at Norwich City

ADAN PLAYS DOWN LIVERPOOL TALK

Real Betis goalkeeper Antonio Adan has played down reports linking him with a move to Liverpool.

“Liverpool? I’ve only recently signed a new contract and I did that because I feel important here with Betis, therefore it’s something I’m not really thinking about,” Adan told AS.

“The Premier League has always been a league I liked and maybe in the future [I will play there], but right now I’m not looking at the future or in the long-term.”

TOMKINS CLOSES ON PALACE MOVE

Sky sources understand that James Tomkins has not travelled with the rest of the West Ham squad for their pre-season tour of America ahead of a proposed move to Crystal Palace.

A fee between the clubs is yet to be agreed.

Palace value Tomkins at around £6m, but West Ham are hoping to secure close to £12m for the defender.

Tomkins, who came through the youth ranks at West Ham, made 32 appearances last season for Slaven Bilic's side.

BREAKING NEWS

" ITS CONFIRMED BY RYAN GIGGS SAYING HE HAS OFFICIALLY LEFT MANCHESTER UNITED "