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Brytawon:
But all I see is Van Gaal building a formidable team.

Hopefully so...The Galiticos of Epl

Brytawon:
I think Manchester United are not done with their transfer market raid. On August 1, the adiddas deal is officially kicking off and as such adiddas will want to influence a big transfer so that a big name will be unveiling the deal. Remember the deal is a world record deal!

You are right,they have all that cash to throw around just like they did last season,spent so much on fees and wages which didn't translate to trophies...they just need to sign the right players not just every big name that hits the market...good luck to them

- Swansea striker Michu has a year remaining on his contract, but he's asked the club to terminate the final 12 months, according to the Mirror. The Spaniard reportedly wishes to return to his homeland, and both Granada and Rayo Vallecano are interested in signing the front man, but neither can afford a transfer fee on top of his £40,000-a-week wages

Tottenham, having been priced out of Aston Villa's £32.5-million-rated Christian Benteke, have turned their attention to Marseille's Michy Batshuayi

Manchester United not done spending big

Less than 24 hours after wrapping up deals for Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin, news emerges that Manchester United are prepared to continue splashing the cash this summer. According to a report in the Express, the 20-time English champions are preparing to dole out £75 million to land Edinson Cavani and Nicolas Otamendi.

The additions of Edinson Cavani and Nicolas Otamendi could bring Manchester United's summer spending to more than £150 million.

New Rangers manager Mark Warburton has his eye on a couple of additions and could raid Wigan, relegated to League One last season, for James Tavernier and Martyn Waghorn

Stephan El Shaarawy is a Monaco player. The 22-year-old joins the Ligue 1 club from AC Milan.

Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Monaco will pay Milan a €16 million fee and that the forward will sign a five-year deal worth €3m per season

Filed to the "one to watch" folder, Swansea have signed 19-year-old striker Ollie McBurnie from Bradford for an undisclosed fee.

PSV have announced the signing of Davy Propper from Vitesse Arnhem. The 23-year-old made his Netherlands debut vs. the United States last month.

Last season it was Crystal Palace, and this season Amsterdam club Ajax will be the latest loan destination for Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo, according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

Manchester City have secured the future of highly-rated young defender Jason Denayer on a five-year deal.

Carlos Tevez joins Boca for €6.5 million.

Arsene Wenger has said midfielder Mesut Ozil will not be leaving Arsenal.

Italian newspaper Tuttosport linked Ozil with a potential move to Juventus, but Wenger was quick to stress that the Germany international would not be going anywhere. Speaking on Arsenal's preseason tour to Singapore, he said: "Ozil is our player, he will remain our player and he wants to remain our player.

Arsenal, former Gunner Andrei Arshavin has joined Kuban Krasnodar on a one-year deal, making the move from Zenit St Petersburg.

Another London-based player staying put is Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann, who has put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Selhurst Park. Former Blackburn man Dann told the official Palace website that he was "over the moon" to have agreed the new terms.

Montpellier claim Marseille have made a bid for Bryan Dabo -- but OM insist they are not targeting the midfielder.

United looking good on paper already

Liverpool and Fiorentina could be lining up a swap deal for Mario Balotelli and Mario Gomez, reports in the Italian and German media have said. Italian international Balotelli has endured a nightmare spell at Liverpool, scoring only one Premier League goal, and did not travel with the squad for their preseason trips to Thailand and Australia. German striker Gomez managed only four goals in Serie A last season.

Tuttosport is linking Arsenal star Mesut Ozil with a potential move to Juventus. Its report says the Arsenal playmaker, 26, is good friends with fellow Germany international Sami Khedira, who joined the Italian champions earlier this summer.

Italy Under-20 left-back Filippo Costa is set to move to Premier League newcomers Bournemouth from Chievo on a season-long loan deal.
The Black Cats saw an initial offer for Lens rejected but returned with an improved bid of £9 million last week and the deal appears to have been agreed.

Italy Under-20 left-back Filippo Costa is set to move to Premier League newcomers Bournemouth from Chievo on a season-long loan deal.

Wolfsburg forward Ivan Perisic is wanted by Inter Milan and the Italian club have tabled an offer

Former Fulham defender Aaron Hughes has become the latest to join the Australian A-League, moving to Melbourne City.

Roma director of sport Walter Sabatini flew to England on Sunday night -- and reports in Italy suggest that, when he returns, he will have secured the signature of Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko. With Roma poised to sell Alessio Romagnoli to AC Milan for more than €20 million, the funds for a Dzeko bid would be there.

Schalke will have to pay €18 million euros to sign Xherdan Shaqiri from Inter Milan, Bild reports, with the Switzerland international having turned down a move to Stoke. The paper says any deal will depend on the Bundesliga club's ability to raise around €10 million towards it through player sales.

Gourcuff, 29, is currently without a club after his contract with Lyon ran out last month. The France international midfielder's five-year spell there was beset by injury problems, denying him the chance to build on the promise shown when he helped Bordeaux to the 2008-09 Ligue 1 title.

A snippet from Germany, where out-of-contract former Eintracht Frankfurt defender Alexander Madlung is considering a return to Hertha Berlin

Espanyol president Joan Collet has said the club will not be selling goalkeeper Kiko Casilla to Real Madrid for the €4 million fee mentioned in some Spanish media reports. He said: "That figure neither reflects the value of the player nor our club -- it's a very low fee. I will not sit down and negotiate for €4 million. We haven't negotiated."

One minute newly-promoted Norwich City were reported to be interested in Celta Vigo striker Joaquin Larrivey -- the next minute, they're not. After reports that the Argentine had travelled to England to seal a move, it's now being suggested that the prospective deal has fallen through.

Liverpool youngster Jerome Sinclair has turned down the offer of a new deal and asked to leave the club

GTB nonsense



Zenith Bank all the way