Real Football Man All of the Football, All of the time
Straight into Tuesday morning now as we delve into another serving of football transfer gossip, so put down your breakfast bars and digest another round of rumour debunking. Here we go
Gossip in standard font, my thoughts are in bold
Chelsea and Spain striker Diego Costa, 28, wants to leave the club in his own time, but that is holding up the Blues’ move for Everton’s 24-year-old Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku. (Daily Mirror) Quite simply where does Diego Costa go? For a number of different reasons potential routes such as Atletico, China or even Milan are all blocked off. Costa is like the ex who just doesn’t know when to move on
Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 30, will sign a new Barcelona contract when he returns from his honeymoon later this month. (Goal) One final contract for Barcelona it would seem before a year or two in Argentina
Everton are confident of bringing England forward Wayne Rooney, 31, back to the club from Manchester United this summer. (Talksport) Everton are spending their war chest with great effect, a move here for Rooney would at least keep his chances of making it to the World Cup next summer alive
West Ham United want to bring 29-year-old Mexico and ex-Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez back to the Premier League from Bayer Leverkusen. (Daily Telegraph) Bayer Leverkusen are reportedly ready to have a clear out and Hernandez is one of those names that will be allowed to leave, he is being courted by a number of Premier League clubs and would be a good capture for whoever wins the race
Chelsea have indicated they are willing to pay a club-record £60m for 26-year-old Juventus and Brazil left-back Alex Sandro. (Telegraph) Nothing new here to be honest, now just waiting for a bid. Also what has happened on the Bakayoko front?
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is set to rejoin the club as a first-team coach. (Guardian) It’s the goalkeepers I feel sorry for
Birmingham boss Harry Redknapp says he will bring in five or six players this summer with the money he saved by not signing defender John Terry. (Daily Mirror) Triffic
Former Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison has trained with Birmingham City with a view to a permanent move from Lazio. The 24-year-old previously played under Redknapp at QPR. (Daily Mirror) Is this the last chance saloon for Morrison after such a stop-start career. Well more stop than start that is
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has entered talks over a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2020. (AS – in Spanish) Good news for Atletico fans, bad news for Arsenal fans as you might be stuck with Wenger to at least 2020
Manager Jose Mourinho is frustrated at Manchester United’s failure to sign more players this summer, with defender Victor Lindelof, 22, the only arrival so far. (Daily Mirror) To be fair they have been linked with just about everyone over the past few weeks
Mourinho is desperate for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 24, and Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic, 28, to join the club before Sunday. (Daily Star) So am I because this is getting boring now
Real are remaining resolute in their determination to keep Morata until Manchester United pay his £79m price tag. (Marca, via Daily Express) Real Madrid playing hardball there, United do not really have all that much of a choice. Although probably £20m more than they want to pay
Guinea midfielder Naby Keita is understood to have his heart set on a move to Liverpool, although his club Red Bull Leipzig want £70m for the 22-year-old. (Daily Mirror) I just cannot see Liverpool spending £70m on someone who is still relatively untested
Crystal Palace have been priced out of a move for Mamadou Sakho, 27, with Liverpool wanting £30m for the central defender. (Guardian) Sahko definitely put himself in the shop window while on loan at Palace last season but unfortunately it seems as if it is a shop that Frank De Boer cannot afford to be in
Swansea face competition from a number of other clubs, including Leicester, Rangers and Newcastle, to sign Coventry City’s 20-year-old midfielder George Thomas. (Wales Online) Hotly tipped youngster, looks likely to move now it is just a question of where
Newcastle United are close to signing 26-year-old Eibar defender Florian Lejeune for £8.7m. (Newcastle Chronicle) This was first reported last week, still no progress here
Manchester United are preparing a move for Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra, 26. (AS via Manchester Evening News) It’s the Manchester United rumour of the day!
Leeds defender Charlie Taylor will join Burnley, but the clubs are yet to agree a fee for the 23-year-old. (Yorkshire Evening Post) This is becoming something of a drawn out process now, I think this is the fourth time I’ve mentioned this deal. One more and then I’m going to stop including it
Championship side Wolves want to sign Porto defender Willy Boly, 26, while talks continue over a £15m move for his team-mate 20-year-old midfielder Ruben Neves. (Express and Star) £15m to Wolves! – where are they finding money of that kind?
Newcastle are no closer to agreeing a move for Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina, 34, with the Italian club struggling to find a replacement. (Newcastle Chronicle) It has been a frustrating window for Newcastle thus far, will it get any better for Rafa Benitez
Middlesbrough have opened negotiations with Norwich City in an attempt to sign 29-year-old midfielder Jonny Howson.(Northern Echo) A rumour that first broke last week, Middlesbrough will now look to step up proceedings in a bid to sign Howson
