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Grimnir
So we have seen Real Madrid making some move sin the transfer market already, singing Hazard from Chelsea and Jovic from Frankfurt. Bale doesn't seem to be favoured by Zidane or the fans, so could he be on the move? Or is he happy to sit on the bench and earn the money? Can any club afford his wage demands who'd want him? Erikson seems to have had enough at Spurs and making noises about leaving, will he end up at Real? Who will end up with De Ligt? Will Neymar get his wish to return to Barca? Will Pogba yo-yo back to Juve? Will Trippier join him with Sarri looking to be at the helm there next season? Is Lampard going to return to Chelsea, but as the manager?
Think there will be lots of good stories and some interesting transfers this window. Also, of course, a lot of money spent!
Grimnir
kingrobbo
Brazil forward Neymar, 27, continues to seek a return to Barcelona and does not intend to play for Paris St-Germain again. (Sport - in Spanish)
Real Madrid have made a bid for Neymar, offering PSG 130m euros (£115.5m), plus Wales forward Gareth Bale, 29, or Colombian forward James Rodriguez, 27. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
Atletico Madrid are close to completing the 120m euros (£106.7m) signing of Benfica forward Joao Felix, meaning Manchester United will miss out on the 19-year-old Portugal international. (Evening Standard)
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's efforts to rebuild his squad are being held up because Manchester United are frustrating clubs with a series of low offers for targets. (Evening Standard)
Solskjaer wants Man Utd to sell French midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, after being told he has £100m to spend this summer. (Star)
Manchester City are poised to beat Man Utd to the £65m signing of Leicester's Harry Maguire, with a medical pencilled in for the England centre-half, 26. (Star)
Atletico Madrid's Spanish midfielder Rodri has chosen to join Man City instead of Bayern Munich, with the 22-year-old to join City for £62m. (Kicker - in German)
Man City are considering signing Eibar's Asier Riesgo on a free transfer and making the 35-year-old Spaniard their third-choice goalkeeper. (Manchester Evening News)
Everton have opened talks with Chelsea about signing Kurt Zouma on a permanent deal after the French defender, 24, spent last season on loan at Goodison Park. (Telegraph)
Tottenham have held talks with the agent of Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 24, over a move from Sporting Lisbon. (Telegraph)
Lyon have had a £16m bid turned down for Arsenal and Tottenham target Joachim Andersen, but the 23-year-old Danish defender is rated at £31m by his club Sampdoria. (Star)
Juventus hope to secure a deal to sign Adrien Rabiot from Paris St-Germain, with the 24-year-old French midfielder out of contract this summer. (Goal)
Granit Xhaka, 26, is set to be handed the Arsenal captaincy after Atletico Madrid ended their interest in the Gunners' Swiss midfielder. (Star)
Liverpool do not plan to sell Divock Origi this summer, despite the 24-year-old Belgium striker having just a year left on his contract. (Liverpool Echo)
Claude Makelele is being lined up for a role at managerless Chelsea after the former Blues midfielder left his job as head coach of Belgian side Eupen. (Evening Standard)
Brighton are set to complete the signing of 22-year-old Portsmouth defender Matt Clarke for £5m. (Sun)
Chief executive Tony Scholes says he will reveal Stoke City's new signings before the first team return for pre-season next week. (Stoke Sentinel)
kingrobbo
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told the club to sell Pogba to the highest bidder, with Juventus also interested. (Star)
Tottenham will demand 22-year-old Spain winger Marco Asensio as part of an exchange deal if Real Madrid move for Eriksen. (Sun)
Inter Milan are keen to sign Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, 26, but need to offload 26-year-old Argentine forward Mauro Icardi to finance the deal for the Belgian. (Guardian)
Tottenham expect Juventus to make a bid for right-back Kieran Trippier, 28, and are willing to sell the England international for around £25m. (Telegraph)
Paris St-Germain have told Barcelona that 27-year-old Brazil forward Neymar is not for sale at any price. (Mail)
Real Madrid plan to sign Kylian Mbappe from PSG next summer but need the 20-year-old France forward to hand in a transfer request. (AS)
Atletico Madrid are interested in Arsenal's Spanish right-back Hector Bellerin, 24, and are prepared to offer Spanish winger Vitolo, 29, as part of a deal. (Telegraph)
Chelsea will not make a decision over whether to sell France defender Kurt Zouma, 24, to Everton until they have a new manager in place. (Star)
The Blues are prepared to pay Derby the £4m needed to release Frank Lampard from his contract and expect to finalise his appointment as their new manager next week. (ESPN)
Chelsea have given former goalkeeper Petr Cech a role as technical and performance adviser in the hope he will work closely with Lampard. (Guardian)
Chinese club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua have made a £17.8m offer for Willian, 30, but the Brazil playmaker will reject a lucrative contract to stay at Chelsea. (UOL Esporte, via Metro)
Watford have joined Aston Villa and Bournemouth in a race to sign Burnley and England goalkeeper Tom Heaton, 33, who only has one year left on his contract. (Sun)
Arsenal are reassessing their options after deals for Dalian Yifang's Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco and Bournemouth and Scotland forward Ryan Fraser, both 25, stalled. (Evening Standard)
Real Madrid are refusing to let Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez leave the club on loan this season, instead they want a permanent deal amid interest from Napoli in the 27-year-old. (Goal)
Real Madrid hopes new tax breaks set to be introduced in Italy will help them offload Rodriguez and Spain midfielder Isco, 27, to Serie A clubs. (Mail)
New Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri is not looking to sign Italy midfielder Jorginho, 27, from former club Chelsea. (Sun)
VP.
Number 1
I mean, if it comes off, great, and I suppose the net cost is relatively low as its reinvesting the cash from the Ayoze Perez sale but this feels like an odd signing.
Tommy Hughes
Seems very much like one of those unpredictable 50/50 situations, could be a hit or could be a miss. I hope for Newcastle's sake that he'll be a great success and hits the ground running, because they need a proper scoring threat straight off the start of the season.
I love how you (almost) never can tell who will do consistantly well in the Premier League. Remember when Norwich bought Ricky van Wolfswinkel as their number one striker. The lad grabbed lots of goals before and after his stint with the Canaries, but only one (1) in 25 appearances for them. And in the opposite end of the spectrum of surprises: Who would've thought Glenn Murray had all those crucial Premier League goals in him at such "senior" age?
It's so exciting and refreshing how - both in real life and in FM - you can always be surprised one way or the other when a player's most visible attributes don't necessarily match their performances and actual capability. (Especially when you manage to find them the most suitable role in your system and they reward you by overperforming every time.) That unpredictibility is the spice of football. Well, one the many assorted spices, really.
VP.
DazS8
Poor mans Zaha......Lol
Grimnir
VP.
Yep he's bound to actually be shite or just get injured as soon as he walks on the pitch...
VP.
Makes no sense to me, I guess the only problem here is if Dybala can perform in the Prem as he'll it find it a lot tougher than playing for Juve in Serie A. Also makes you wonder why Juve no longer want him and how on earth they believe Lukaku to be a better option.
VP.
We're literary turning into Kevin Keegan's Newcastle which pleases me, fuck defending
Grimnir
Surprise, surprise - this isn't happening now!
Grimnir
Watford to sign Welbeck on a free, hell of a bargain if he stays fit !
VP.
Grimnir
Yes!
Finish work at 3 today, kids are with my mum, missus is on late shift so I should be able to sit in my pants and enjoy it!
VP.
Constantly on and off Twitter on me phone but hoping to catch the last hour at home, naked.
If we can get get Luiz and Tierney done I'd be more than happy with our dealings. Luiz probably not the ideal centre back we need but is used to winning and a decent leader so 'should' improve us a little at the back. Certainly for me the most surprising deal so far.
Franck
VP.
Jason
Hey, im here...
Really looking forward to the season aswel!
VP.
Number 1
Whether he's ever fit enough to play is another matter, naturally.
Croy
Grimnir
Elsewhere, I am getting confused as to which Portuguese player called Fernandes is being bid on by which English club!