Chelsea have accepted a £37million bid for Juan Mata and immediately released the Spanish international to join Manchester United to complet...
- Chelsea have accepted a £37million bid for Juan Mata and immediately released the Spanish international to join Manchester United to complete the most dramatic deal of the transfer window. Mata will undergo a medical on Thursday at United before completing the move that will see him more than double his £70,000-a-week Chelsea salary at Old Trafford.
- The Blues decision to sell Juan Mata to Manchester United is part of a plan to land Everton's 20-year-old midfielder Ross Barkley. [Daily Telegraph]
- Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho's side and Arsenal look set to be frustrated in their pursuit of Jackson Martinez, 27, as the striker will sign a new deal at Porto. [Daily Star]
- Arsenal will make a last-ditch effort to buy Schalke's 20-year-old midfielder Julian Draxler now rather than risk getting caught up in a summer bidding war. [Daily Mirror]
- With Lucas Leiva set to miss the next two months with a knee injury, Liverpool are weighing up a loan move for AC Milan's Nigel de Jong.
- Everton's loan move for striker Lacina Traore, 23, could be in jeopardy after his Monaco team-mate Radamel Falcao suffered a knee injury. [Daily Express]
- Liverpool are closing in on the signing of 21-year-old Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah after agreeing a £10m fee with Basel for the player. [Daily Express]
- Mirko Vucinic's move to Inter Milan could fall through, prompting Arsenal to ask Juventus to keep them informed of the 30-year-old striker's availability. [Standard]
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- Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 27, is a £3.5m target for Italian side AC Milan. [Daily Mirror]
- Belgium manager Marc Wilmots watched Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj, 18, at Old Trafford on Wednesday and still hopes to persuade the winger to represent the Red Devils at international level. [Daily Mail]
- Finally, Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, 30, has alerted Paris St-Germain after saying he would one day be interested in playing for the French club.
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