" TRANSFER LATEST ALL CLUBS " 23/08/16

TRANSFER LATEST TUESDAY 23RD AUGUST 2016

Wilfried Bony - Sky sources are telling us West Ham are interested in the Manchester City striker. We're told City are listening to offers.

Daryl Janmaat - West Ham have also been linked with the Newcastle defender. His manager Rafa Benitez says the Dutch international could leave St James' Park.

Tyler Blackett - The Manchester United defender is being targeted by Reading, the Championship club's manager Jaap Stam has confirmed. The 22-year-old didn't appear last season for United - spending four months on loan at Celtic. Blackett watched Reading's 2-2 home draw with Brighton on Saturday from the stands.



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Right then, you might be settling down for dinner, heading home from work, setting off for work perhaps, so let's have a recap of today's transfer news.

Claudio Bravo - Sky sources are telling us a deal to take Bravo from Barcelona to Manchester City could be done on Thursday. We're told an agreement with Barca is close and that City are hopeful the player could fly to Manchester later this week. The fee for the goalkeeper will be around £17m.

Shkodran Mustafi - Guillem Balague says Valencia do not want to sell and are saying he won't go. The Spanish club, however, do need the money as they're 10m euros short of complying with FFP rules. Their preference is to keep Mustafi and raise the cash by selling other players. Arsene Wenger remains hopeful a deal can be struck and negotiations continue. The player himself has agreed in principle to make the move.

Kalidou Koulibaly - Our Sky colleagues in Italy say the defender hasn't signed a new contract and Napoli want to keep him. We're told there's a 90 per cent chance he's going to stay.

Marko Marin - We're told a deal to take Marin from Chelsea to Olypiakos is close to being finalised. The fee is reported to be £2.6m. The German midfielder arrived at Stamford Bridge in a £7m deal from Werder Bremen back in 2012.

ROMAGNOLI BID REJECTED

Chelsea have seen a £30m bid for centre-back Alessio Romagnoli rejected by AC Milan, according to Sky in Italy.

It is understood the Serie A club do not want to sell the 21-year-old Italy U21 international in this window.

Romagnoli joined Milan for £21m last summer from Roma, making 34 starts in the Italian top-flight last season, and the country's press have even compared him to some of the great Milan defenders such as Alessandro Nesta and Thiago Silva.

The Blues had targeted Napoli's highly-rated centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, but Sky

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Juventus striker Simone Zaza is "seriously considering" a move to West Ham this summer, according to the player's father.


Marcus Rashford has been staying behind after Manchester United training to get extra shooting tips from superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.


Manchester United are still in the hunt for Southampton's Jose Fonte as part of a defensive shake-up.


Tottenham are weighing up a move for £12.9m Barcelona striker Munir.

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Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic has threatened to walk away after being denied a loan move for Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira.


Portuguese giants Porto are rivalling Everton in the battle to sign Valencia defender Aymen Abdennour.


Former Stoke City striker Mamady Sidibe has signed for a Sunday League team in the Potteries - and pays £4 each week to play.


Tottenham are to offer Erik Lamela a new deal in a bid to tie down the Argentinian after great run of form.


Aston Villa owner Tony Xia has dismissed rumours linking the club with a move for Montreal Impact striker Didier Drogba.


West Ham are keen to sign Manchester City's out-of-favour striker Wilfried Bony on loan.








Arsenal have made a surprise enquiry for Monaco defender Marcel Tisserand.

HEARTS HOPEFUL OVER JUANMA

Sky Sports understands Hearts remain hopeful Juanma's proposed move to Beveren will still materialise.

Media reports on Tuesday suggested the transfer had had fallen through because Juanma could not agree personal terms.

Other claims indicate the 25-year-old failed a medical with the Belgian club.

The Spaniard is understood to be heading back to Scotland whilst the various parties attempt to resurrect the deal.

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Everton have dropped their interest in Manchester City keeper Joe Hart because the £7m single-season cost is too steep.


James McCarthy is on the verge of leaving Everton as Ronald Koeman seeks midfield alternatives.


Newcastle's Daryl Janmaat is set for an instant return to the Premier League after West Ham and Watford registered their interest in the defender.


Jose Mourinho has revealed that he rejected job opportunities in Spain and Italy to stay in the Premier League and take charge of Manchester United.


Sam Allardyce has warned Marcus Rashford he must play for Manchester United or face the England axe.


West Ham striker target Martin Braithwaite has handed Slaven Bilic a transfer blow by committing his immediate future to Ligue 1 side Toulouse.

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Chelsea have told Napoli that they have made their final offer for central defender Kalidou Koulibaly and are now actively pursuing alternatives in case the Italian club refuse to let him go.


West Brom are unwilling to offload defender Jonny Evans to Arsenal for any price below £25m.


Everton are in talks to sign Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez Martinez as Ronald Koeman attempts to boost his attacking options before the transfer window shuts next week.

' DAILY EXPRESS '


Brazil and Santos forward Gabriel Barbosa is wanted by Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester with the 19-year-old set to decide after winning gold at the Olympics.



Chelsea have reportedly sold midfielder Marko Marin to Greek side Olympiakos.


German club Mainz are reportedly interested in signing Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry.


Tottenham are keen on Barcelona forward Munir El Haddadi, according to reports in Spain.

Former Stoke City striker Mamady Sidibe has signed for a Sunday League team in the Potteries - and pays £4 each week to play.

Sidibe turned out for Kidsgrove-based side Robin Hood Rookery this weekend and inspired his side to a 2-2 draw at Travellers Rest Milton in the Coors Sunday League.

The 36-year-old, who made 186 appearances for Stoke over eight seasons, insists that he enjoys the changing room camaraderie while playing for his new pub team.

He will combine playing with his work as a scout, often working overseas, for Stoke City.


I love this with Mamady Sidibe. En ex-pro who still WANTS to play football, even if it costs him!

BALE FORCE

Madrid-based paper Marca are going rather big on Gareth Bale signing a new deal. As with the Daily Mirror below, they are saying Bale will extend until 2021 and Cristiano Ronaldo's new contract will be announced in September.

Apparently Martin Odegaard will also sign a contract extension until 2021.