Sport Arena With Dotun: Friday 17/07/2015 Football Transfer Updates

 

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. (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) 

 

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) 

 

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) 

 

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 – subscription required) 

 

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

 

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)

 

The spanish club wants PSG goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu on loan, but the Italian is not happy with this offer according to L'Equipe.(L'Equipe)

 

Bayern offer Arturo Vidal a five year contract that could bring the Juventus midfieler a payment of up to €10m a year. The fee is believed to be around €35m.(Bild)

 

Angel Di Maria regrets his decision to leave Real Madrid last summer and has asked to rejoin the Spanish club. The Argentine is unhappy with life in Manchester, in particular the lack of sunlight in the winter months.(ABC)

 

Chelsea are closing in on a deal for Augsburg left-back Abdul Baba Rahman.(Daily Mirror)

 

Chelsea left-back Filipe Luis set to return to Atletico Madrid.(Daily Mirror)

 

Hector Bellerin is close to agreeing a new long-term contract at Arsenal.(Daily Mail)

 

New Barcelona signing Arda Turan could head out on loan until he is eligible to play at the Nou Camp – but not to a Champions League club, according to club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.(Daily Mail)

 

Paris Saint-Germain believe they can finalise a deal for Angel Di Maria this weekend.(Daily Mail)

 

Bayern Munich are moving quickly to replace Bastian Schweinsteiger as they close in on a move for Arturo Vidal while Mario Gotze could move in the opposite direction.(Daily Mail)

 

West Brom will step up their interest in Arsenal's Serge Gnabry after Nottingham Forest rejected their £5m offer for winger Michail Antonio.(Daily Star)

 

Chelsea are set to lose another striker as Loic Remy is closing in on a transfer to Crystal Palace.(Daily Star)

 

Manchester United will tell Real Madrid to accept their £35m offer for Sergio Ramos or forget any hope of signing David de Gea this summer.(The Independent)

 

Chelsea's bid to sign Barcelona winger Pedro for £22m will be blocked if Joan Laporta wins the presidential election at the Nou Camp on Saturday.(The Independent)

 

Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette will not leave the club for less than £35m, says the President of the French club.(The Independent)

 

Arsenal have been handed a boost after the agent of Schalke's Julian Draxler played down reports of a summer move to Juventus.(Daily Express)

 

Tottenham are prepared to challenge Manchester City for Everton star James McCarthy.(Daily Express)

 

Arsenal are set to make an improved offer in excess of £30m for Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.(Daily Express)