Manchester United reject bid for Martial, Griezmann considering a U-turn and other transfer news and rumours of the day - 13th August 2017

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's latest transfer news and rumours roundup. The English Premier League is finally underway and soon will the other top leagues across Europe.

With under 3 weeks left before the transfer window ends, teams across are beginning to scamper behind their last minute signings.

Here's a quick summary of significant transfer talk for the day.

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Premier League

Jose Mourinho will attempt to fend off interest in his player

Manchester United reject Tottenham Hotspur's bid for Anthony Martial

The Red Devils have reportedly rejected a £25 million bid from English Premier League rivals - Tottenham Hotspur, according to the Independent. After initially fighting off Inter Milan's interest in the forward, Mourinho now faces an English battle for the Frenchman.

The 21-year old is keen on first team football but has expressed his desire to stay at Manchester United and fight for his position. Jose Mourinho, too, has categorically told the media that he will not be selling Martial this summer.

Chelsea set to make 2nd bid for Danny Drinkwater

The English Premier League champions are believed to be closing in on Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater and will submit a second, improved bid for the midfielder. Antonio Conte is said to be growing increasingly frustrated with Chelsea's performance in the transfer window.

After an initial bid of £15 million was rejected by the Foxes, The Sun have reported that Chelsea are due to submit another bid of around £25 million for Drinkwater in the coming days.

Liverpool want Insigne as Coutinho replacement

Despite publicly declaring that Coutinho is not for sale, Liverpool are resigned to selling their star player after the Brazilian officially handed in a transfer request earlier this week.

Jurgen Klopp seems to have accepted the inevitable and is reportedly lining up Lorenzo Insigne as a replacement for the Brazilian, according to Sky Sources.

Bundesliga

Ousmane Dembele is quickly falling out with the Dortmund chiefs

Dortmund extend Dembele suspension amid transfer speculation

The Bundesliga side stand firm by their decision to suspend Ousmane Dembele after he failed to present himself at training. Dortmund later announced that the Frenchman will remain suspended until further notice, according to ESPN.

These developments have given fuel to raging speculation that the 20-year old could be on his way to Barcelona this summer to replace Neymar.

Aubameyang triggers speculation over AC Milan move

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has got the rumour mill on overtime after he publicly admitted that he'd like a move back to Serie A side - AC Milan this summer.

The flamboyant Dortmund striker has been in tremendous form and could start a storm with his comments on Instagram live when he replied saying ‘I want to go back, but they are sleeping. What do I have to do?’ when an AC Milan fan asked him to move to the Italian side.

Renato Sanches to stay at Bayern Munich

Renato Sanches has been subject to intense speculation over a move away from the Bundesliga giants, with a host of clubs interested in the player. Bayern have been keen on getting rid of the midfielder, who is deemed as excess to requirements at the Allianz Arena.

AC Milan had emerged as frontrunners in the race to the 19-year old, however, talks have reportedly broken down after the Italian giants refused to hire the player on loan without the obligation to buy.

Serie A

Where is he headed?

Ivan Perisic inches closer towards departure from Inter Milan

The Croatian winger has been linked with a move to English Premier League giants - Manchester United, all summer. However, the deal seemed to have hit a dead end and fallen apart, after the Red Devils were unwilling to meet Inter's evaluation of the player.

In a sudden turn of events, latest reports from the Metro claim that Jose Mourinho's side have reopened talks with Inter over a move for the versatile winger and are understood to be confident of finally landing the Croatia winger, despite Inter Milan publicly claiming that Perisic will stay.

Nikola Kalinic is set to depart Fiorentina

The Serie A side finished 8th last season and will look to start the forthcoming season positively. The Gigliati, however, have been plagued by transfer speculation, especially over Nikola Kalinic.

The 29-year old striker has reportedly been linked with moves to Everton and AC Milan, with the Serie A giants emerging as favourites, as per Sky Sources.

AS Roma end interest in Mahrez

Roma's transfer head Monchi has admitted that the Italian side will not make any further movements towards signing Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez.

After seemingly endless speculation, the English side are adamant on keeping the winger and have subsequently rejected three bids from the Serie A side.

Roma have claimed that the ball now rests in Leicester's court and that the deal rests on their willingness.

La Liga

Griezmann to pull insane U-turn?

Antoine Griezmann reveals talks about move to Manchester United

Manchester United were closely linked with Griezmann early this summer, with the player himself rating the possibility a 6/10 on a French TV. However, Atletico's ban on transfers this year anchored the devout striker at Madrid.

However, latest developments could well and truly change all that. According to the Metro, Griezmann has said he would consider a move to Manchester United if Atletico Madrid sell Jan Oblak off to Paris Saint-Germain.

Real Madrid end interest in David de Gea this season

In what has gone on to become one of the longest transfer sagas in recent times, Manchester United, it seems, have temporarily fought off the La Liga giants and will keep their chief goalkeeper David de Gea.

This has come in light of recent reports from the Daily Express, which claimed that Real Madrid have ended their pursuit for the Spaniard after the shot-stopper pledged his loyalty to Manchester United, at least, for this season.

Marco Asensio calls emergency meeting with Real Madrid after Arsenal offers transfer

English Premier League side have made a surprising move for Real Madrid's Marco Asensio, who is touted to be one of world football's most promising talents.

According to reports in The Sun, the 21-year old called for an emergency meeting with Real Madrid chiefs to discuss these developments. However, it is yet uncertain whether the topic of discussion is about a potential move or the possibility of a new contract.

Ligue 1 and the rest of the World

Looks like Lemar might stay

Monaco have successfully fought off Arsenal and will keep Thomas Lemar

After a summer-long transfer saga, English Premier League side Arsenal have finally ended their interest in winger Thomas Lemar after failing to meet Monaco's evaluation of the player.

Monaco have already lost a number of their title winning players like Tiemoue Bakayoko, Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy. Manager Leonardo Jardim is reluctant to lose any more players this summer and will fight most offers tooth and nail.

Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez goes on strike amid transfer speculation

The Dutch club's Colombian centre back has reportedly gone on strike and has refused to board the team bus ahead of their opening game of the new season, according to the Mirror.

The 21-year old is one of Tottenham's only transfer targets this summer and they are understood to be closing in on signing the defender. The North London club are considering a move for the £27 million rated defender in a deal that could go up to a total of £35 million including add ons.

PSG train sights on Monaco's Fabinho

Paris Saint-Germain has stunned the world this summer, with the purchase of Barcelona's Neymar for a world record fee.

However, reports emerging from Europe suggest that the French side are far from done and are now lining up a bid for Monaco's Fabinho who has also been linked with English giants Manchester United this summer