UPDATES - Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal wants to sign Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, in a £34m deal that would take the two-year transfer spend at Old Trafford through the £200m barrier. - United could use the Italian clubs interest in striker Javier Hernandez, 26, to help secure a deal for Vidal. - Arsenal and Manchester United have received a huge boost in their pursuit of Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, 27, after the Italian club scrapped a proposed meeting with potential suitors Bayern Munich. - Arsenal are set to move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 22, after the Portuguese club lowered their asking price. - Southampton have made a move for Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld and hope to beat Monaco to a deal for the 25-year-old Belgium international. - Tottenham are willing to meet the £8m release clause of Sevilla captain and Argentina defender Federico Fazio, 27, according to the La Liga clubs sporting director Monchi. - Chelsea are in talks to sign Mattia Destro, 23, according to the Roma forwards agent. - West Ham have made enquiries about Bayer Leverkusens 25-year-old centre-back Philipp Wollscheid. - Swansea are set to complete the £1.5m signing of Gambian striker Modou Barrow, 21, from Swedish second division club Ostersund FK. - Wolves are closing in on the signing of Chelsea midfielder George Saville, 21. - Hull have not given up hope of signing striker Jordan Rhodes, 24, even though Blackburn insist their key player is not for sale. - Celtic target Stefan Scepovic, the 24-year-old defender with Spanish second-tier side Sporting Gijon, has asked to train alone ahead of a proposed £3m move to Parkhead. - Midfielder Adam Forshaw is set to complete his move to Wigan this week after Brentford accepted a third offer from the Latics for the 22-year-old. - Arsenal fear striker Olivier Giroud could be ruled out for as long as three months, leaving Arsene Wenger with less than a week to sign a replacement. - England winger Andros Townsend could be left on the fringes at Tottenham, with a move away from the club apparently dependent on Southampton changing their stance over Morgan Schneiderlin. - Former Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister fears new signing Mario Balotelli could tear Liverpools dressing room apart. - Ex-Manchester United and England midfielder Ray Wilkins believes the clubs British record signing of Angel Di Maria is a sign of desperation. - South Korea international midfielder Ki Sung-yueng, 25, has opened talks over a new deal at Swansea and insists: It would be great to stay here. - Brighton are still awaiting international clearance for their new Spanish striker Adrian Colunga. - Former West Brom defender Darren Moore is to return to the club as a youth coach. - New Liverpool signing Mario Balotelli posts a picture on his instagram account with new team-mates Adam Lallana and Jon Flanagan en route to watch the match at Manchester City. - Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, in Germany for the Sport Bild awards, tweets of Manchester Citys 3-1 win over Liverpool: Seeing the result from afar it seems Liverpool could do with someone like Balotelli. - Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy displays a rarely seen sense of fun, captured by the clubs Twitter feed, by taking part in the Ice Bucket Challenge, having been nominated by one of the managers he sacked - Andre Villas-Boas - and nominates Real Madrid president Florentino Perez next. - Petr Cech is clearly using his time on Chelseas bench to work on his Twitter comeback skills - after trolling a Manchester United fan who asked him about Thibaut Courtois. - Fiorentina forward Mario Gomez has vowed to win back his place in the Germany squad this season. - Real Madrid may have struggled in their first Liga outing of the new season, but new signing Toni Kroos says he felt very comfortable in the 3-0 win over Cordoba on Monday night. - Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is adamant that his sides 3-1 loss at Manchester City will not prove a major psychological blow. #Ortiz
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:43:40 +0000
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