And Villarreal's manager, Marcelino, would like to bring Tottenham's Spain striker Roberto Soldado, 30, back to La Liga.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says this could be "the season of Luke Shaw". The Dutchman has been impressed by his 20-year- old England left-back's performances in a pre- season tour of the United States.

Chelsea goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon may follow Petr Cech to Arsenal. The Gunners signed 33-year-old Czech Republic goalkeeper Cech, who has worked with Lollichon for over a decade, in a £10m deal earlier this summer.

Norwich City are close to signing Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom, 22, on a season-long loan deal.

Aston Villa are set to make Nantes midfielder Jordan Veretout their fourth signing from the French top flight this summer. Veretout, 22, starred for his Ligue 1 club last season and Villa are close to adding the France under-21 international to their ranks.

Former Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora has signed for Indian Premier League club Pune City:

Southampton striker Sam Gallagher has moved to MK Dons on loan

Manchester City are to send summer signing Enes Unal to Belgian club Genk on loan next season

City signed Unal from Bursaspor in a £2 million deal earlier this summer, but fear he is unlikely to gain a work permit.

The 18-year-old has won one cap for Turkey and is unlikely to fit the criteria for a permit under new FA rules. City are now prepared to send him out on loan until he qualifies, and Genk have agreed a deal.

DONE DEAL: Wojciech Szczesny has left Arsenal
for AS Roma

The goalkeeper lost his place in the Arsenal
starting line-up at the turn of the year and,
following the arrival of Petr Cech, has been
allowed to spend the season in Serie A
Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has joined
Roma on a season-long loan deal.

The 25-year-old lost his place in the Gunners'
first team reportedly due to disciplinary action
following a 2-0 loss to Southampton on New
Years Day, with David Ospina's fine form keep
him out of the starting XI.

The arrival of Petr Cech from Chelsea in an £11
million deal has pushed Szczesny further down
the pecking order and will now spend the
2015-16 term away from the Emirates Stadium.

Goal revealed last week that Roma were
interested in signing Szczesny and will reportedly
pay a €400,000 (£281,000) loan fee with a view
to a permanent deal, with Ospina and Damian
Martinez to compete with Cech.

Szczesny was caught smoking in the changing
rooms following the loss at Southampton, and
while Arsene Wenger denied he was dropped as
a result, he has not make another Premier
League appearance since.

However, the Poland international was retained
for the majority of the club's run to the FA Cup
final, starting in five of the club's six games as
they won at Wembley for the second
consecutive season.

Sergio Ramos has agreed to sign a new five-
year contract with Real Madrid, news which
will be officially announced before the new La
Liga season gets under way on 23 August. That
puts an end to speculation of a move to
Manchester United this summer.

Chelsea will return with a fresh bid for John Stones after Everton rejected their second offer of £26million. But Manchester City are ready to join the chase to land the England defender if Chelsea look like they are close to signing him.

Galatasaray have placed a £7m price tag on Chelsea target Alex Telles. The Blues are eyeing full-back Telles as a replacement for Filipe Luis.

Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah has arrived in Italy as he closes in on a loan move to Roma . The Egypt international was pictured at Fiumicino airport in Rome on Wednesday evening after flying in to complete a medical ahead of a season-long move.

Newcastle are closing in on a deal to sign Northampton striker Ivan Toney. The Magpies opened talks with the League Two club last month over a £400,000 plus add-ons deal.

Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat is eyeing a reunion with Sweden international Ola Toivonen. Rennes will listen to offers for the £4million- rated midfielder, 29, who worked under Advocaat at PSV Eindhoven earlier in his career.

Liverpool's Mario Balotelli is being targeted by newly-promoted Serie A side Bologna after the club confirmed they are mulling over a permanent transfer for the striker.

Hull are pursuing Brentford striker Andre Gray to fire in the goals to launch them back into the Premier League . Brentford value Gray at around £7m, who signed from Luton Town in June 2014, having scored 18 goals for the Bees last season.

Manchester United have abandoned plans to re- sign 30-year-old forward Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. United had hoped an offer of £60m would be acceptable, but Real value the Portugal international at £85m.

The Toffees have been angered by comments made by Chelsea defender Gary Cahill. The 27- year-old centre-back said Stones should "grab with both hands" the chance to sign for the Blues.

With Manchester United's hopes of signing Sergio Ramos appearing to be dead in the water, Real Madrid have turned their attentions back to the pursuit of United goalkeeper David De Gea, 24.

Ashley Young is close to signing a new deal at Manchester United, dashing Tottenham's hopes of signing the 30-year-old, who has one year left on his contract.

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says the Hammers have not given up on completing a permanent deal for Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, 27.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is planning to make a move for Barcelona's 27-year-old midfielder Sergio Busquets.

Newcastle have resurrected their interest in Marseille's 22-year-old winger Florian Thauvin, with the French side having already turned down a £12m bid.

Nantes midfielder Jordan Veretout, 22, is expected to fly into England to decide over a move to the Premier League, with Aston Villa working on a £7m deal.

Besiktas have announced Fiorentina striker Mario Gomez, 30, will fly to Turkey for final negotiations on Thursday.

Midfielder Jonas Gutierrez, 32, says Newcastle were wrong to let him go at the end of last season.

Louis van Gaal could be forced to undertake a gruelling pre-season trip to China next summer with Manchester United's major sponsors increasingly keen to exploit the club's commercial power in the Far East.

Stoke City are still interested in signing Dynamo Kiev's 25-year-old winger Andriy Yarmolenko and Barcelona's 19-year-old winger Adama Traore.

Mathieu Flamini has suggested Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho acted out of character this summer by accepting the "good favour" that owner Roman Abramovich did Arsenal over the sale of Petr Cech.

Mathieu Flamini has suggested Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho acted out of character this summer by accepting the "good favour" that owner Roman Abramovich did Arsenal over the sale of Petr Cech.

Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert could be set for a reunion with former Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham Hotspur. West Brom are also interested in signing the 33-year- old.