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A bit more news involving Barcelona and AS Roma following yesterday's TT line that the Serie A side had inquired about the availability of crocked/occasional defender Thomas Vermaelen for a season-long loan. It turns out that might not be the case, or rather, Roma aren't willing to admit that on the record.

Former Juventus midfielder Simone Pepe has signed for Chievo Verona. He was a free agent after his Juve contract expired last month.

Free agent Alessandro Del Piero discusses what lies ahead for him and touches on the idea of possible moves to the Indian Super League and MLS.

Liverpool are reportedly in the market for a new left-back, but they appear to have missed out on one of their targets. The Daily Mail states Roma are ahead of them in the race to sign Lucas Digne from Paris Saint-Germain and that the defender will arrive in Rome on Wednesday ahead of agreeing a loan deal with the Giallorossi with a view to a permanent transfer.

Could Zlatan Ibrahimovic be on his way to Galatasaray? Well, the striker's agent, Mino Raiola, has confirmed that the Turkish club have made an approach for his client. "Galatasaray want Ibrahimovic," Raiola told Fotomac. "However, they didn't go as far as making a formal bid."

Another done deal has just come through, this time from Italy -- AC Milan have confirmed the signing of Alessio Romagnoli from Roma. The 20-year-old defender, who underwent a medical earlier on Tuesday, has penned a deal with the club until 2020. Milan are reported to be paying €25m plus add-ons for their man.

Juventus are hoping to sign Ramires and have made an enquiry about the Chelsea man, the Evening Standard claims. Juve are desperate to bolster their midfield after losing Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal this summer, and given that new signing Sami Khedira is sidelined for two months.

Ligue 2 side Stade Brestois have confirmed the signing of midfielder Cristian Battocchio from Watford.

Arsenal have just confirmed that goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is to spend the season on loan at Championship outfit Wolves.

Wolfsburg sporting executive Klaus Allofs has said Inter Milan are wasting their time pursuing winger Ivan Perisic. "The club, which is interested, can't afford him," Allofs, who reportedly wants €20m for Perisic, said of Inter to kicker. "Nothing fits."

If A Bola is to be believed then Manchester United are also interested in another midfielder -- on top of Lucas Biglia and Pedro Rodriguez -- and that man is Nicolas Gaitan. Benfica supposedly have an agreement of €30m in principle in place with United, while agent Jorge Mendes is said to be flying to England to discuss terms for his client.

Ben Hamer has now completed his move from Leicester City to Bristol City on a season-long loan

According to Westfalenblatt, Paderborn centre-back and club captain Uwe Hunemeier is to move to Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion for €2.5m.

Leicester City goalkeeper Ben Hamer is set to join Bristol City on loan after Nottingham Forest were unable to sign him despite announcing a deal

Sticking with Atletico Madrid, according to reports in Spain, Raul Jimenez has flown to Lisbon to complete his move to Benfica. The striker, who had appeared set for West Ham, will undergo a medical and the Portuguese side are believed to be taking half of his registration for €3m.

West Bromwich Albion broke their transfer record on Monday after signing Salomon Rondon -- here's Tony Pulis explaining why he opted to sign the striker from Zenit St Petersburg.

An update now on Lucas Leiva, who appears to be deemed surplus to requirements at Liverpool... Inter Milan are beating Napoli in the race for the midfielder, the Daily Mirror reports, and could snap him up on a one-year loan deal with the view to possibly making the move permanent.

Bayer Leverkusen are set to announce Charles Aranguiz's transfer from Internacional, according to kicker. Leverkusen squad manager Jonas Boldt is currently in Brazil to finalise the deal, with the Bundesliga club ready to pay €12m for the Chile international's services.

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With Mario Gomez gone to Besiktas, Fiorentina are keen to bolster their attack, and Dnipro striker Nikola Kalinic's agent has made it clear the former Blackburn man would be keen on a move to Serie A.

"Nikola wants to come to Florence," Tomislav Erceg told Firenzeviola.

"He's honoured by Fiorentina's interest, and he'd like to play in Serie A next year. It's up to the clubs to find a decisive agreement."

Mathieu Valbuen's future has been a major story in France over the past week or so, but that looks as if it will be resolved imminently with L'Equipe reporting the midfielder is set to join Lyon from Dynamo Moscow.

With Neymar ill, Pedro could make his final Barcelona appearance in the European Super Cup against Sevilla tonight.

Baba Rahman's move from Augsburg to Chelsea looks set to be completed today, though Augsburger Allgemeine now report the German outfit could throw in a spanner in the works.

The Bundesliga team want Marko Marin to be thrown into any deal for their left-back.

Marco Bielsa became the first major managerial departure of the new season when he left Marseille over the weekend, but ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp will not be replacing him

Barcelona forward Pedro Rodriguez continues to be linked with a move to Manchester United -- but he has been warned by one former Blaugrana player to stay clear of working under Louis van Gaal. "He destroyed Barca and is destroying Manchester United," Hristo Stoichkov told Onda Cero. "With what he has done to [Victor] Valdes he has shown he is a bad person. Hopefully Pedro listens to me and doesn't leave."

Speculation of a move to Arsenal for Karim Benzema has been rumbling along for some time now, but according to the Daily Mirror, the Gunners are to turn their attention to Edinson Cavani. The newspaper quotes Spanish reports and claims Arsene Wenger is a fan of the striker and will approach Paris Saint-Germain for discussions about a transfer.

Thiago Motta has spent plenty of time this summer angling for a move to Inter Milan or Atletico Madrid, but the midfielder might yet end up staying at Paris Saint-Germain.

West Brom signed Salomon Rondon last night, but boss Tony Pulis is planning more deals.

"We know what we need to do in the transfer market," he said after the 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City. "The chairman has been very good. We're after quite a few targets and there will be players who leave the club as well."

Spain's ABC has reported that Real Madrid have made a take-it-or-leave-it offer for David De Gea: €25 million up front with another €5m in potential bonuses.

Sky Sports reports that Nottingham Forest have accepted a £4 million bid from Championship rivals Burnley for former Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury. The Forest owner has denied it on Twitter but there's a whole lot of smoke for there to be no fire. England cricketer and Forest fan Stuart Broad isn't too happy about it.