MADRID WANT ALABA

Real Madrid are planning a third bid for Bayern Munich star David Alaba. Los Blancos will make a €65 million offer for the Austria international.Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti is said to be keen to keep Alaba at the Allianz Arena. But in June, Alaba's father said he was "proud" that Real continue to be linked with his son.

WANS AGREE LLORENTE DEAL

Swansea have agreed a deal with Sevilla for experienced striker Fernando Llorente.The Swans have been looking for a forward following a string of summer departures and are now poised to land the 31-year-old Spanish international, who is due to undergo a medical on Friday, ahead of signing a two-year deal.

OSPINA WANTS ARSENAL STAY

David Ospina wants to stay at Arsenal and fight for his future at the Emirates.The Colombian keeper has been forced to play second fiddle in north London since the arrival of Petr Cech last summer.Ospina was restricted to just four Premier League starts in the past 12 months and has been linked with a summer switch to Besiktas.However, the 27-year-old has played down speculation he could be heading out of the door.Speaking on their pre-season tour, Ospina said: “I have a contract with Arsenal, I’m happy with the team. We are fighting for the top of the league.“Now we have two weeks until we start the season. These friendlies serve us very well.”

ENRIQUE WANTS TER-STEGEN STAY

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is confident all three of his senior goalkeepers will stay at the club despite reports linking Germany international Marc-Andre ter Stegen with a move to the Premier League.When asked about the possibility of Ter Stegen leaving, Enrique said: "I'm not the least bit worried."We are dealing with the issue with absolute normality, we have three [Stegen, Bravo and Masip] great goalkeepers under contract, who behave in a perfect manner.”

SAKHO DEAL FALLS THROUGH

 West Brom will not go ahead with the signing of West Ham striker Diafra Sakho.It was suggested Sakho had failed a medical but we are told that is not the case. We understand Sakho would not have been fully fit for the start of the season and for that reason West Brom will not pursue the deal.A fee of around £15m had been agreed between the clubs.

BATTLE FOR BENTEKE

David Moyes is poised to take on his old club Everton for £30million Liverpool striker Christian Benteke .The Sunderland boss has made a powerful striker a no.1 priority and has the out-of-favour Anfield striker in his sights.But Everton also have an audacious move across Merseyside for the Belgian lined up in the event that Chelsea meet their monster £75million valuation for striker Romelu Lukaku .Crystal Palace moved for Benteke last month but while the south Londoners were ready to meet his £120,000-a-week wages it is understood they failed to match Liverpool’s £30million asking price.Liverpool are adamant that Benteke will stay unless that valuation is met, despite the fact he is down the pecking order at Anfield.

BVB RUBBISH GOMEZ SPECULATION

Borussia Dortmund's director of sport Michael Zorc has rubbished speculation linking his club with a move for Germany forward Mario Gomez.Representatives of Besiktas, where Gomez played last season on loan from Fiorentina, claimed the 31-year-old was in talks with Dortmund and Barcelona.Fiorentina, who still hold the player's registration, are keen to offload their biggest earner this summer, but Zorc says there is no truth to reports he is set to join the Westphalians."Maybe he is in negotiations, but not with Borussia Dortmund. "We have read about it from the media and it's very interesting, but there is no truth to it."

NAPOLI SIGN ZIELINSKI

Napoli have signed Poland international Piotr Zielinski from fellow Serie A side Udinese in a deal worth a reported 10m Euros.Zielinski will link up with international team-mate Arkadiusz Milik, who joined earlier this week as the Italian club begin the process of spending the funds created by Gonzalo Higuain's departure.

Benvenuto Piotr ! #ADL pic.twitter.com/QDRX8grhhv

— AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) August 4, 2016

DONE DEAL

Sevilla announce the signing of Argentina defender Gabriel Mercado.Mercado, 29, is predominantly a right-back and featured there for his country throughout this summer's Copa America.

¡Bienvenido al #SevillaFC @GabeMadryn! 🙌🎉🔝⚽ pic.twitter.com/EhtWs9uol1

— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) August 4, 2016

SZCZESNY RETURNS TO ROMA

Wojciech Szczesny has returned to Roma on another season-long loan.“I am very happy after a good season I had a chance to come back and I’m glad that the coach wanted me,” said the Arsenal academy graduate. “I hope that we will improve what we have built in the last championship.”

UFFICIALE ✍ L”™#ASRoma annuncia il ritorno di Wojciech #Szczesny

Leggi di più 👉 https://t.co/YPqFogx56o pic.twitter.com/UxBHly9pnI

— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) August 4, 2016

RENATO REACHES BAYERN

Euro 2016 winner Renato Sanches has arrived at his new club Bayern Munich ahead of the new Bundesliga season.The 18-year-old had made the move to the German champions from Benfica before his starring role in France with Bayern paying around 80m Euros (around £68m) for his services.

Welcome to Munich, @renatosanches35! pic.twitter.com/r9uqfF6DMu

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) August 4, 2016

 

 

This series is from the team at 99.7FM, tracking the latest moves in the summer transfer 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 on July 4 and ends on August 31.

With the domestic football season long behind us, here's all you need to know about the summer transfer window...

When does the transfer window open?

The 2016 summer transfer window opened on Thursday, June 9 for Premier League clubs. 

When does the transfer window close?

The 2016 summer transfer window will close on Wednesday, August 31 - two and a half weeks after the start of the 2016/17 Premier League season.

Do European leagues have different dates?

While France's Ligue 1 has the same transfer window dates as the Premier League, there are slight differences in Spain, Germany and Italy.

The summer transfer windows in La Liga, the Bundesliga and Serie A do not open until Friday, July 1.

However, like England and France, the transfer windows in the top flights in Spain, Germany and Italy all close on Wednesday, August 31.

So far, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed with Manchester United, Ilkay Gundogan has signed for Manchester City, Sadio Mane has joined Liverpool while Arsenal grabbed Swiss international Granit Xhaka....

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