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Football Rumours on Friday 17th July 2015

last updated Friday 17th July 2015, 11:37 AM


  • Arsenal will offer £40m for Real Madrid's 27-year-old French striker Karim Benzema.
    ( Sun )


  • Manchester United could keep David De Gea this season, with Real Madrid increasingly likely to wait until next summer to sign the 24-year-old Spain goalkeeper on a free transfer.
    ( Times )


  • Manchester United will bid £42m for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 29, after the Spanish club rejected an opening bid of £31m.
    ( Guardian )


  • (AS) Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 24, will not play in Friday's friendly against Sporting Braga in Portugal with his £32.5m move to Liverpool set to be completed.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • A bookmaker has suspended betting on QPR striker Charlie Austin joining Newcastle United after a flurry of money was placed on the 26-year-old moving to St James' Park.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • Villa boss Tim Sherwood will target Tottenham striker Emanuel Adebayor, 31, to replace Benteke.
    ( Birmingham Mail )


  • Should Benteke join Liverpool, it would free up striker Rickie Lambert, 33, to leave Anfield for West Brom.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Chelsea want to sign £15m-rated Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 20, from Anderlecht, but Newcastle and Swansea are also interested.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Bayern Munich are set to seal the signing of Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal, 28, from Juventus for £28m.
    ( Guardian )


  • Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi was absent for the club's pre-season kit launch, fuelling speculation the 27-year-old is about to join Manchester United.
    ( Metro )


  • Everton are interested in signing Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, 27.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • United had been holding out for a £10m fee for Evans, but with Everton only prepared to pay £6m for a player entering the final year of his contract, a compromise is expected.
    ( Times )


  • Tottenham have made an £8m bid for Chelsea winger Victor Moses, 24, who spent last season on loan at Stoke.
    ( Sun )


  • Spurs will also offer cash plus winger Aaron Lennon, 28, for Everton midfielder James McCarthy, 24.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Paris St-Germain believe they can tie up a deal for Manchester United midfielder Angel Di Maria, 27, by the weekend.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • But the French champions will not allow striker Edinson Cavani, 28, to move to Old Trafford as part of the deal.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • QPR have told Crystal Palace they will need to meet the £3.5m buyout clause in Alex McCarthy's contract to sign the 25-year-old keeper.
    ( Evening Standard )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Midfielder Jack Wilshere, 23, wants to hold talks with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ahead of the new Premier League season in order to discuss where he stands in the first-team squad.
    ( Guardian )


  • Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has left winger Mohamed Salah out of the squad for the pre-season tour of the USA after the 23-year-old refused to join Fiorentina on loan.
    ( Evening Standard )


  • England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 29, says he would consider a move to Major League Soccer in the USA in the future.
    ( Seattle Times )


  • Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists new signing Roberto Firmino, 23, is not a direct replacement for forward Raheem Sterling, 20, who has joined Manchester City.
    ( Liverpool Echo )



    AND FINALLY

  • Ever wondered what today's football stars would be like if they played in the 1950s? Wonder no more.
    ( Metro )
























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