Welcome to our daily transfer rumours round-up. We are still gathering thoughts from Jose Mourinho’s explosive first press conference as the Manchester United manager where he virtually confirmed Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s move to Old Trafford and stressed on completing his fourth summer signing in coming weeks.
With players returning to the pre-season preparation camps, we are beginning to get a better idea into their future and what implication would it have on their respective clubs as well. Real Madrid seemed to have made a move to sign Valencia’s Andre Gomes as Paul Pogba appears to be out of their reach.
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Ahead of a busy day in the summer transfer window, we look at the best transfer news and rumours of the day from July 5.
Serie A
Serie A side Lazio have launched a bid to sign Enner Valencia on a season-long loan with a mandatory €12m purchase option, according to Sky Italia journalist Manuele Baiocchini. West Ham, however, want the fee to be as high as €15m before considering an option to enter the transfer discussions.
Torino have agreed a deal with Sunderland for the transfer of midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini, according to a report from GianlucaDiMarzio.com. Giaccherini was one of the stars at Euro 2016 with Italy but spent last season on loan at Serie A from Sunderland. The Italian now does not want to return to England and is closer to joining Torino this summer.
Napoli are prepared to turn down a big-money bid from Chelsea for their central defender Kalidou Koulibaly. Club President expects Koulibaly to honor the 3-years left in his contract and reject a move to Chelsea this summer.
Premier League
According to Daily Mail, Swansea have made a £8m bid for Joe Allen, however, Liverpool value him at £14m. The Wales international is expected to depart from Anfield this summer to make ways for Udinese’s Pitor Zielinski.
According to club’s official sources, Swansea have signed Leroy Fer from Queens Park Rangers 3-year deal. The 26-year-old Dutch International has previously played in Premier League for Norwich and is expected to be one of the key players from the Welsh side next season.
As per the latest reports from Goal.com, Paris St-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi has been given permission to leave France's Euro 2016 base for talks with Manchester United. The 29-year-old is eager to seal his move away from Paris after seeing Grzegorz Krychowiak complete a transfer to PSG earlier this week.
La Liga
Real Madrid are have switched their attention on signing Valencia’s Andre Gomes as a back-up to Paul Pogba. Juventus midfielder seems destined to be heading towards a move to Manchester United this summer. According to AS, Gomes will cost Madrid somewhere in the region of €65M.
James Rodriguez is inching closer to a move to join PSG this summer. According to RMC Sport, James is certain to leave Madrid this summer with Manchester United being the other interested team in signing the Colombian International.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Atletico Madrid don’t want to sell Jose Gimenez to Real Madrid but if his clause is triggered, Villarreal’s Mateo Musacchio is touted to be his replacement.
Valencia meanwhile have confirmed the arrival of former Manchester United winger Nani after he impressed with his performances at the ongoing Euro. He had spent his last two season at Turkish outfit Fenerbahce.
Rest of Europe
AS Monaco have completed the signing of Kamil Gilk from Torino after his 5-year stay in Serie A. The Polish defender was one of the stars of Euro 2016 where he completed more defensive actions than any other player in the tournament.
Midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado has left Watford to link up with Quique Sanchez Flores at Espanyol, according to Watford’s official sources. A statement read: "The Hornets can confirm that Jose Manuel Jurado has today completed a permanent transfer to Espanyol.” The deal is expected to be in the region of €2.5million.
Championship side Sheffield Wednesday are plotting a move for Italian midfielder Andrea Mazzarani, according to Di Marzio. The Italian showed promise during his last season with Modena and Sheffield Wednesday are eying him to be their key midfield signing this summer.
