In today’s edition...

Manchester United make world record bid

According to reports , United manager Louis van Gaal wants to bring Bale back to the Premier League this season, with the Dutchman even prepared to break the bank to sign the player.United are expected to offload playmaker Angel Di Maria to Paris Saint-Germain before the transfer window closes next month, with Bale an ideal replacement for the Argentine at Old Trafford. However, does it make sense for United to spend such huge sums to lure the Wales international to the Theatre of Dreams?... 

...and Young to sign new deal

Ashley Young has reportedly agreed a new three-year deal at Manchester United. The former Watford winger's current contract at Old Trafford expires at the end of the season. However,reports claim Young has thrashed out fresh terms and will sign on the dotted line later this week...

Chelsea make shock move for Rose...

Just as everyone in the football world expected Augsburg left-back Baba Rahman to show up at Stamford Bridge clutching a Blues jersey, Chelsea have made a surprise bid for Tottenham's Danny Rose. According to the reports, Chelsea have asked Spurs to name their price for Rose (below, pictured) and are believed to be willing to spend...

City wait on Isco..

Manchester City are waiting for Real Madrid playmaker Isco to give them nod before they try to bring him to the Etihad once again. City were close to signing the Spain midfielder in the summer of 2013 but eventually lost out to Madrid, who snapped him up from Malaga. Despite impressing on a regular basis, Isco was frequently left out of Real Madrid’s starting line-up when everyone was fit under previous coach Carlo Ancelotti and he fears a repeat situation under the Italian’s replacement Rafa Benitez. According to reports, City’s manager Manuel Pellegrini, director of football Txiki Begiristain and chief executive Ferran Soriano are monitoring Isco’s situation closely and are waiting for him to indicate that he wants to leave the Bernabeu for the Etihad...

Navas to leave...If de Gea signs

Keylor Navas will be allowed to leave Real Madrid if David de Gea arrives at the Bernabeu during this transfer window. Madrid have reportedly been in pursuit of De Gea for the majority of the summer but they have not yet managed to reach an agreement with Manchester United. The Bernabeu giants have already brought in one goalkeeper – Kiko Casilla signed from Espanyol – and Navas, who has been handed the No.1 shirt after the departure of Iker Casillas, could end his stay at the club if De Gea eventually arrives. Navas, the Costa Rica international, has previously been linked with Manchester United...

Barca close in on Gerson

Barcelona are closing in on the signing of Fluminense starlet Gerson after the player rejected the chance to join Roma. The 18-year-old (below, pictured) is one of the hottest young talents in Brazilian football and several big European sides have shown an interest in him. Barca reportedly paid Fluminense €3m to secure a preference right on the teenager, but Roma jumped to the front of the queue after tabling a formal offer of €15m. However, the player’s father met Fluminense officials on Monday to tell them that he wants to reject Roma’s proposal as he has his heart set on moving to Barcelona instead.Fluminense and Barca are now expected to put the finishing touches on a €12m deal over the coming days...

...and Enrique wants Pedro to stay.. 

The Barca forward, who will surely vacate Spain this summer, has been bigged up by his current boss ."Pedro is a quality player, as a coach I'd like him to stay. There's no news now, the player will decide," declared Luis Enrique. But the 28-year-old could soon be making the voyage to Manchester, with Louis van Gaal reportedly prepping a move...

Zlat's that for now!

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed that he may have played his final game in Paris Saint-Germain colours. The Swedish forward has been strongly linked with a return to AC Milan who, on Sunday, were bought out by Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol.Ibrahimovic is expected to be the new signing of the new regime in Milano, and his comments after PSG's French Super Cup win over Lyon did nothing to dampen speculation...

Roma agree Dzeko fee

Roma have agreed a £14million fee for Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko (below, pictured). The Bosnian scored 72 goals in 187 games during his four-year stint at the Etihad after his arrival from Wolfsburg. However, Dzeko has been deemed surplus to requirements by Manuel Pellegrini and is expected to complete his switch to the Serie A side in the next 24 hours...

Arsenal after Russian star?

Arsenal have shown an interest in signing 24-year-old Real Madrid winger Denis Cheryshev. The wide forward is one of Russia's great hopes ahead of their 2018 World Cup at home, and impressed last season on loan at Villarreal. He returned to Real Madrid this summer and, despite there being a clamour for him to stay at the Bernabeu, reports claim Real Madrid are willing to listen to offers for him and that anything north of around £15m should be enough to convince them to sell. Liverpool were linked earlier in the summer, while Villarreal would like to have him back but would struggle to find the cash to fund that sort of fee...

.....and given boost for Romagnoli

Arsenal have been given a boost in their pursuit of Roma defender Alessio Romagnoli with the news that his prospective move to AC Milan has reportedly broken down. The highly-rated defender, 20, has failed to agree personal terms with the Giallorossi. Arsene Wenger is keen on Romagnoli but it remains to be seen whether he will stump up Roma's £25m asking price for the player...

Benitez says Benzema staying put

Rafa Benitez insists Karim Benzema will be staying with Real Madrid. French striker Benzema has been linked with Arsenal in recent times, with reports over the weekend suggesting they had set aside around £45m for the player. Arsene Wenger denied he would be making a move for Benzema after Sunday's Community Shield and Benitez fully expects him to stay in the Spanish capital."Benzema will stay with us," he told reporters ahead of the Audi Cup tournament."I can't see any reason why he would leave. We are very happy with him...

Juve got to be kidding?

Juventus' chase of Julian Draxler looked destined for failure, with the Serie A giants offering a paltry £15million.But despite a disgusted Schalke declaring that there would be no deal, the German midfielder's agent has suggested that there is still a chance of success:"The Schalke board have said the deal for the sale of Julian is off, but I think that if the Italian club came back with a more interesting offer then the scenario would change again," claimed Roger Wittmann."We'll see what happens. We are ready to sit down at a table and listen to the proposals...

Valbuena checking in?

Mathieu Valbuena could sign for Olympique Lyonnais.Reports certainly seem bowled over by the possibility of one of France's most entertaining little footballers (and I mean little) plying his trade in Ligue 1 once more. He was a Marseille boy, of course, but Marcelo Bielsa doesn't fancy the French international so it could be the Gerland instead, with Les Gones' top playmaker Clement Grenier ruled out for a while with injury...

Solda-go

Roberto Soldado "is our player" says Mauricio Pochettino, "and is in our plans." The Spanish striker has been nothing short of a disastrous signing for the White Hart Lane club since that big-money move from Valencia only a few years ago, but reports this week had him as close to returning to La Liga with Villarreal. But Pochettino has moved to dampen that speculation, with a deal obviously not yet done...

Gain an Abel?

Only yesterday Steve Bruce was reiterating his desire to keep hold of £10million striker Abel Hernandez. "We have had no offers for Abel," he said. "There's all this nonsense going around that we'd loan him out, but we don't have to do that," the Hull boss told reporters."He can conjure a goal out of nothing, and I want the transfer window to close with Abel still here ."This morning, though, the Italian press are fairly strong on his return to Serie A.Torino are favourites to bring the Uruguayan back to Italy, but it is likely to cost them... 

Leicester in talks with Inler

Leicester have held more talks with Napoli midfielder Gokhan Inler in a bid to convince him to join Claudio Ranieri’s side.The two clubs reportedly agreed a £3.1m fee over the weekend but Inler was not thought to be keen on a move to the King Power Stadium...

 Max is in the EPL

An actual deal. Involving a Premier League club. Ivory Coast forward Max Gradel has joined Bournemouth. Could prove a quality addition. Christian Atsu, Sylvain Distin, Tyrone Mings, Joshua King, Gradel - those aren't signings that suggest a relegation fight...

Southampton 'to bid £11.3m for Germany starlet Leon Goretzka'

Southampton will make a €16 million (£11.3m) bid for Schalke youngster Leon Goretzka, according to a reports that Southampton are huge admirers of the 6ft 3in box-to-box midfielder. However, Schalke manager Horst Heldt has already dismissed the speculation saying there were "no plans to sell Leon". Goretza, 20, was named in Germany’s preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup last summer, but was axed when the numbers were whittled down to 23. He would become Saints boss Ronald Koeman's seventh recruit of the summer. The sales of Nathaniel Clyne and Morgan Schneiderlin, coupled with the bumper TV deal, has left the south coast club in a strong position financially...

McClaren eyeing up Lingard

Newcastle are preparing to ramp up their interest in Manchester United youngster Jesse Lingard.The attacking midfielder, 22, featured 15 times under Steve McClaren at Derby County last season.And the Newcastle boss is keen on signing Lingard again. Lingard has made just one first-team appearance for the Red Devils, but has gained experience during spells at Leicester, Birmingham and Brighton...

Borini offered Liverpool escape route?

Fiorentina are considering offering Fabio Borini a way out of Liverpool.Borini has struggled for game time at Anfield and has been linked with a move to Lazio.But their Serie A rivals Fiorentina are pondering a swoop for the striker...

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This series is from the team at 99.7FM, tracking the latest moves in the window. We call it the #JoySports Transfer Daily. Here, we summarize all the moves and rumours in a quick, easy to read format.The series started in July 1 and ends on August 31.

When does the transfer window open?

The Premier League season wrapped up on May 24 and there has been a slew of confirmed transfers since - including James Milner and Danny Ings to Liverpool and Memphis Depay's move to Manchester United. But the window did not officially open until 12am on Wednesday 1 July 2015.

Is that the same across Europe?

No it is not. The transfer window dates for the major European leagues have yet to be finalised, but France, Germany, Spain and Italy's tends to open at the beginning of June rather than July. This means players from those leagues can agree moves into England, but transfers will not be ratified until July 1. The Dutch summer transfer window tends to open in the second week of June.

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