Arsenal are working on deals to sign Real Madrid pair Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria. The Gunners are prepared to pay £40m for 25-year-old...
- Arsenal are working on deals to sign Real Madrid pair Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria.
- The Gunners are prepared to pay £40m for 25-year-old France striker Benzema after missing out on Gonzalo Higuain and Liverpool's Luis Suarez. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to further boost his attacking options with Argentina international Di Maria, 25, who plays on the left wing.
- Real Madrid are on the verge of completing a £94m deal to bring Tottenham's 24-year-old forward Gareth Bale to the Bernabeu. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy discussed the deal on Wednesday night with the Spanish club.
- Chelsea have been told they have hope of signing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 27, if the Premier League champions can find a replacement for the England international.
- The Blues are also preparing a raid on his old club Porto in case he fails to land Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, Sports Direct News claims.The Colombian has attracted a great deal of interest from all around Europe in this summer’s transfer window, after a sensational first season in Portugal, scoring 34 goals in 43 games for Porto.
- French side Paris St-Germain could outbid the Gunners for Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 27, as the Ligue 1 club prepare a £20m bid.
- Manchester City will have to spend £4.26m if they want to sign Atletico Madrid defender Martin Demichelis, 32, this summer.
- Xabi Alonso, 31, is expected to be out of action for three months after fracturing a metatarsal in training. The Real Madrid midfielder's absence will hinder Manchester United's hopes of signing Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, 27.
- Godfrey Oboabona passed his medical at Turkish club Rizespor on Wednesday, and is now expected to sign his four year contract with the club on Thursday.Oboabona, who turned 23 last week, arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday morning from Nigeria and proceeded straight for the tests.
- Chelsea are favourites to sign England Under-21 defender Eric Dier, 19, who has a £4.2m buyout clause in his Sporting Lisbon contract.
- Sunderland winger Adam Johnson, 26, is hoping a successful season with the Black Cats can earn him a place in Roy Hodgson's England World Cup squad.
- Former Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has been interviewed for the England Under-21 manager's job.
- Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor does not want to leave the London club despite manager Andre Villas-Boas making it clear the 29-year-old is surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane.
