TUESDAYManchester City have made a second bid, worth £47m, for Wolfsburg winger Kevin De Bruyne, 24, in an attempt to make the forward their fifth addition of the summer. (Guardian)
The improved bid will see the Belgium international demand to leave the Bundesliga side. (Daily Mirror)
Everton will turn down Chelsea's offer of £30m for England defender John Stones, 20. (Daily Mail)
But the Toffees are considering a move for AC Milan defender Cristian Zapata, 28, as a possible replacement for Stones, should the centre-back leave. (ESPN)
Real Madrid have submitted a final £21.2m bid for Manchester United's Spain goalkeeper David De Gea, 24. ( Daily Star - from ABC)
Stoke will sign Inter Milan's Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, 23, for £12m on Tuesday at the third attempt. (Sun - subscription required)
Tottenham are stepping up their interest in Manchester United's Javier Hernandez, 27, and West Brom's Saido Berahino, 21, and are confident of bringing at least one of the strikers in during this transfer window. (London Evening Standard)
Spurs are also hopeful of injecting some pace into their attack by completing the signing of 21-year-old Cameroon striker Clinton N'Jie from Lyon. (Daily Telegraph)
And the Londoners are also favourites to sign FC Basel's 18-year-old Swiss striker Breel Embolo for £10m. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool are willing to listen to offers for long-serving Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva, 28. (Liverpool Echo)
Championship side Blackburn Rovers have moved for Reading midfielder Hope Akpan, 23. (Lancashire Telegraph)
But Middlesbrough and Sunderland target Jordan Rhodes, 25, will not be allowed to leave Ewood Park as part of a player-exchange deal because of a transfer embargo at Rovers. (Times - subscription only)
Manchester United have agreed terms with Argentina defender Lucas Biglia, 29, and will sign him from Lazio for £17.7m. (Le10Sport - in French)
Dani Alves has told Barcelona team-mate Pedro to follow his heart as the 28-year-old midfielder considers leaving the Camp Nou for Manchester United. (London Evening Standard)
United have suffered a blow in their efforts to sign defender Sergio Ramos, 29, from Real Madrid with the Spain international tempted by a new deal at the Bernabeu in which bonuses would take his earnings to £7.1m a year. (Independent)
West Brom are set to sign Liverpool's Spanish defender Jose Enrique, 29. (Liverpool Echo, from Tuttomercatoweb)
Everton could be on the verge of signing Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, 27, after bookmakers cut the odds on the move. (Metro)
Nottingham Forest have accepted a £4m bid from Burnley for midfielder Henri Lansbury, 24, who will hold talks with the Clarets in Lancashire on Tuesday. (Nottingham Post)
Chelsea are set to sign Augsburg left-back Baba Rahman, 21, in a deal that could be worth up to £21.7m. (Daily Express)
Everton manager Roberto Martinez feels it is "very unfair" that the summer's transfer window is open during the Premier League season. (Daily Mail)
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich believes the Red Devils should forget about trying to sign Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 26, and focus on getting Tottenham's Hugo Lloris, 28. (Talksport)
Paris St-Germain defender Lucas Digne, 22, is set to opt for Roma instead of Liverpool. (ESPN)
Leicester City striker David Nugent, 30, is in talks with Middlesbrough after the Championship club had a £4m bid accepted. (Daily Mail)
Morgan Schneiderlin's postman is being kept busy. The Manchester United midfielder posted a picture on Twitter of the mail he has recently received. "From many places all over the world. Thank you for your mails," he tweeted.
Southampton defender Jose Fonte obviously has a lot of faith in his own ability as he picks himself in his Fantasy Football Team and proves it with a picture on Instagram.
Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam has been tweeting get well to a Stoke fan who reportedly had a heart attack at the end of the Liverpool match.
Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has said he wants his new team-mates to experience the famous Munich beer festival, Oktoberfest - but needs the approval of manager Louis van Gaal. (Daily Mail)
A West Ham fan who promised to have a tattoo should his team beat Arsenal has already made good on his promise, getting the scoreline permanently marked on his back. (London Evening Standard)
MONDAYManchester United have made discreet enquiries about signing Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 22, and would make a move if given any encouragement. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City believe they can secure the signing of Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 24, before they play his former club Chelsea on Sunday. (Daily Mail)
Chelsea are set to increase their bid to £30m in their attempts to sign England central defender John Stones, 21, from Everton. (Daily Mirror)
Toffees manager Roberto Martinez says Stones is "an incredible professional" who will not "sulk" if the move to Stamford Bridge does not materialise. (Guardian)
West Ham will offer Manchester United £12m for striker Javier Hernandez, 27, after having an initial £8.5m bid rejected. (Daily Star)
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood says he signed £6m striker Rudy Gestede, 26, from Blackburn following a recommendation from former Wales international Craig Bellamy. (Birmingham Mail)
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Sherwood also says no Premier League manager can match his commitment to giving English players opportunities. (Independent)
Everton left-back Leighton Baines, 30, could be out for three months following surgery on his ankle injury this week. (Daily Express)
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says he intends to stay loyal to the players who were part of his Championship-winning squad last season. (Bournemouth Daily Echo)
Manchester United keeper David De Gea said he was ready to play against Tottenham last Saturday, despite manager Louis van Gaal's claim that the 24-year-old was lacking "focus" because of the intense speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid. (Daily Mail)
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes £49m summer signing Raheem Sterling, 20, could be worth £100m in the future. (Manchester Evening News)
Pellegrini, 61, admits his job will be at risk unless he wins the Premier League title this season. (Sun - subscription required)
Argentine defender Martin Demichelis, 33, believes Manchester City are favourites to regain the Premier League title. (Sky Sports)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has refused to blame summer signing Petr Cech, 33, for his role in his side's 2-0 defeat by West Ham in their Premier League season opener. (Daily Star)
Arsenal may have lost to West Ham but former Tottenham and QPR manager Harry Redknapp still believes they can win the Premier League title as long as they sign another leading striker. (Daily Telegraph)
West Brom boss Tony Pulis says he is keen to sign more players to bolster his side and has urged Baggies fans to be patient as he tries to bring in reinforcements. (Birmingham Mail)
Swansea manager Garry Monk believes midfielder Jonjo Shelvey can earn an England recall after a change of attitude from the 23-year-old. (Daily Telegraph)
FA chairman Greg Dyke is seeking to restrict the granting of work permits to foreign signings to allow greater opportunities for home-grown players. (Daily Mail)
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Arsenal keeper Cech had a Premier League debut to forget for the Gunners in their 2-0 defeat by West Ham. He tweeted: "First game like this was not in the script - mistake and no points, but tomorrow is another day to get ready for the next game."
Petr Cech on Twitter
West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna, 27, posted a picture on social media of his team-mates celebrating on the bus home after the 2-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday.
West Ham players celebrate
West Ham players celebrate the Premier League win over Arsenal
And finally...
Schalke striker Franco Di Santo celebrated his side's 5-0 German Cup win over Duisburg by putting a spider down the back of team-mate Leroy Sane. (Metro)
One Aston Villa supporter was so excited by Rudy Gestede's winner against Bournemouth on Saturday he fell out of the stand while celebrating. (Metro)
by ROTMANLUV 2023-07-08, 17:34
