' A BIG DAY OF TRANSFERS/FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST 16 '

RISE AND SHINE FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST 2016

Good morning and welcome to the Cardiff City Forum. We'll be here throughout the day to bring you all the latest transfer news and rumours from around the world of football. Stay tuned! :thumb right:





NO COLEMAN PROGRESS FOR HULL

Sky sources understand Hull are struggling to reach an agreement with the Welsh FA over their vacant managerial role despite perceived interest from Chris Coleman.







Everton are set to make a fresh £12m offer for Swansea City captain Ashley Williams


Bristol City are keen on a loan deal for exciting Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham


Everton midfielder Conor Grant has joined Ipswich Town on a season-long loan


' THE SUN '

Real Madrid starlet Martin Odegaard is hoping Liverpool will come in with a loan offer for him after turning down a move to the Bundesliga. He had been linked with Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen.

Arsenal are set for further talks with Shkodran Mustafi as they look to push through a deal for the Germany and Valencia defender. Chelsea are also reported to be interested.

Real Madrid have had a £54m bid for Bayern Munich midfielder David Alaba rejected.







Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny returns to Roma on a season long loan.


SWANS AGREE LLORENTE DEAL

Swansea have agreed a deal with Sevilla for experienced striker Fernando Llorente.

The Swans have been looking for a forward following a string of summer departures and are now poised to land the 31-year-old Spanish international, who is due to undergo a medical on Friday, ahead of signing a two-year deal.

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BREAKING NEWS

Sky Sports News understands that Craig Shakespeare will be confirmed as part of Sam Allardyce's England backroom staff later this week.

It's understood he'll carry out his England role on a part time basis, whilst continuing his duties alongside Claudio Ranieri at the King Power Stadium.

Rotherham announced the signing of Scott Allan on a season-long loan from Celtic, subject to clearance.

The midfielder is reunited with former manager Alan Stubbs – who he worked with at Hibernian – and has previously played for West Brom, Portsmouth and Birmingham.

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Ross McCormack has become the most expensive player in Championship history with his move from Fulham to Aston Villa.

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PEARCE PENS ADDICKS DEAL

Charlton Athletic have announced the signing of Jason Pearce on a three-year deal.

The centre-back arrives from Wigan where he won the Sky Bet League One title last season, and has previously played for the likes of Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Leeds.

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' THE STAR '

Liverpool face competition from Real Madrid in their efforts to sign £33m-rated Portugal midfielder Joao Mario.

Arsenal have accepted an offer from Galatasaray for defender Mathieu Debuchy, who is thinking over a loan move to Turkey.


Bristol City are keen on a loan deal for exciting Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham.

' DAILY MAIL '


Manchester City remain keen on signing Dinamo Zagreb's highly-rated midfielder Ante Coric.


Everton are set to make a fresh £12m offer for Swansea City captain Ashley Williams.


Ajax are ready to step up their interest in Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.


Leeds and QPR are among the Championship sides queueing up to sign Nottingham Forest winger Jamie Ward.


Hull City defender Harry Maguire is set to hand in a transfer request to further rock the Premier League new boys.

' DAILY MIRROR '

Everton will offer striker Romelu Lukaku a bumper new deal to try and keep him at Goodison Park.


Chelsea are keeping tabs on Romania striker Nicolae Stanciu who currently plays for Steaua Bucharest.

' DAILY EXPRESS '


Celtic could be without exciting winger Patrick Roberts for three weeks after he injured his hamstring in the Champions League win over Astana.


Arsenal face competition from AC Milan in their bid to sign Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi.


Arsene Wenger has told Chuba Akpom to put his case for a start in Arsenal's opener against Liverpool - the youngster is not being loaned out for now.

' DAILY TELEGRAPH '

Saido Berahino's West Brom future is back in the balance after the Baggies withdrew their offer for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho.


Leeds United are set to make a move for Aston Villa centre-back Joleon Lescott.

Chelsea coach Antonio Conte is planning to wield the axe next week after admitting his squad has to be cut significantly. Oscar, who is wanted by Inter Milan, Loic Remy, Asmir Begovic and Juan Cuadrado all face uncertain futures, while a number of youngsters could also be loaned out. (London Evening Standard)



Manchester City are confident Tosin Adarabioyo will commit his long-term future to the club, despite reported interest from Tottenham , Everton and Celtic. (Manchester Evening News)



Lucas Leiva’s Liverpool future is unlikely to be decided until the end of the transfer window. (Liverpool Echo)



Sunderland still remain confident of re-signing Yann M'Vila. (Sunderland Echo)



Robin van Persie has reportedly turned his back on the chance to join Stoke City on loan next season. (Stoke Sentinel)



Two other clubs have joined the race to sign Leicester City defender Liam Moore if he is allowed to leave the club (Leicester Mercury)


Everton are likely to return with an improved offer for Ashley Williams, according to reports. (South Wales Evening Post)

HUNT SIGNS FOR POMPEY

Another Portsmouth signing! Paul Cook’s side have completed the signing of striker Noel Hunt.

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Norwich have completed the signing of winger Alex Pritchard on a four-year deal from Tottenham.


Pritchard appeared to be on the brink of an £8m transfer to Brighton on Tuesday after the Seagulls' bid was accepted by Spurs.

The 23-year-old had also agreed personal terms with Brighton and was due to begin a medical late on Tuesday night, but their hopes of signing the former England U21 international were scuppered by a late bid from Norwich, who were relegated from the Premier League last season.

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PAPER TALK


05/08/16


Here's a look at some of the top stories in the national papers...

Real Madrid starlet Martin Odegaard is hoping Liverpool will come in with a loan offer for him after turning down a move to the Bundesliga. He had been linked with Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen. (The Sun)


Arsenal are set for further talks with Shkodran Mustafi as they look to push through a deal for the Germany and Valencia defender. Chelsea are also reported to be interested. (The Sun)



Arsenal have accepted an offer from Galatasaray for defender Mathieu Debuchy, who is thinking over a loan move to Turkey. (Daily Star)


Everton will offer striker Romelu Lukaku a bumper new deal to try and keep him at Goodison Park. (Daily Mirror)


Arsene Wenger has told Chuba Akpom to put his case for a start in Arsenal's opener against Liverpool - the youngster is not being loaned out for now. (Daily Express)

BREAKING NEWS

West Brom have announced that chairman Jeremy Peace has agreed to sell the club to a Chinese investment group.

The group is headed by Guochuan Lai, who is the controlling shareholder in Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited.

Lai has told the club website: "I am excited and privileged to have the chance to become the new owner of this great club. My immediate priorities will be to maintain the club’s stable structure, respecting its well-run nature and its heritage. I have no intention of changing the club’s ethos."

Pritchard is a great signing for Norwich. Surprised there wasn't any Premier League interest in him.

BENITEZ PLEASED WITH SIGNINGS

Newcastle get the Championship season underway tonight when they face Fulham and, ahead of the game, we have been speaking exclusively to manager Rafa Benitez.



"You have to react quickly and I was really pleased in terms of the players we were bringing in and the way we were doing business because almost nobody knew we were signing the players.

"The relationship with Lee Charnley [Newcastle managing director] and the way we are doing business is quite good. We did well and I am happy with that.

"The prices now are a bit high and the market is a bit crazy. It's important to keep the communication with [Lee Charnley] and go for the right players at the right time.

"Sometimes you have to pay a little bit more, but we don't pay too much. We are building a good squad; a mix of players with experience in the Championship and young players that can grow."

BLACKPOOL LOAN FOR CAIN

Leicester midfielder Michael Cain, 21, has joined Blackpool on a season-long loan deal

ABRAHAM JOINS BRISTOL CITY

Tammy Abraham has joined Bristol City from Chelsea on a season-long loan.

SWINDON RETURN FOR DOUGHTY

QPR midfielder Michael Doughty has re-joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan after spending the second half of last season at the County Ground.







ROYALS SIGN HARRIOTT

Reading have made their eighth signing of the summer, bringing in 22-year-old winger Callum Harriott from Charlton on a three-year deal.

The former England Under-19 international has joined for an undisclosed fee.

Manager Jaap Stam told the club website: “I think Callum is a player the fans will love if they like attractive, attacking football. He is the type of winger who is difficult for opponents to predict – he has a lot of pace, he’s good on the ball, very strong in one against one situations and he has goalscoring capabilities as well. I’m sure he will be a great asset to the team.”

YEOVIL LOAN FOR BUTCHER

Yeovil Town have signed AFC Bournemouth midfielder Matt Butcher on loan until January 2017.