Will they won't they? The Pogba saga continues and while people are probably growing tired of this Spanish drama-esque palava, should it go through, this transfer will smash the transfer fee record to pieces. With that said, here's the latest on the love triangle between Mr. Pogba, Mr. Mourinho, and Mr. Zidane.
Multiples reports are emerging this morning that Paul Pogba to Manchester United is finally a done deal. However, The Star are reporting that Real Madrid are making a late bid to hijack the deal.
Thursday's Daily Star back page:
Howe's the top gun#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/wbvwLu0jQu— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) July 27, 2016
Real Madrid are reportedly closing in on signing Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko. The Telegraph says that a £30m bid is expected to come in as soon as Manchester United win the race to sign his compatriot Paul Pogba. To be fair, if you didn't know the values of both players going into Euro 2016 you could be forgiven for assuming that it was Sissoko who was worth £100m and that Pogba had just been relegated with Newcastle.
The Daily Mail are reporting that John Stones is in talks with Manchester City over a proposed £50m transfer. Apparently Stones wants to push the deal through as he looks for a way out of Goodison Park. The deal would break the record fee paid for an English player. Just imagine how much he would cost if he had a good Euros for England. Or even played at all...
Guardiola is also considering a move for Leonardo Bonnuci in an effort to strengthen his defence.
ESPN are reporting that Antonio Conte is preparing fresh bids for Napoli's Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly. The 25 year old has been targeted by Chelsea for a while now and a £38m offer is imminent.
Juan Jesus would prefer to move to Manchester City rather than Manchester United. The Manchester Evening news reports that the 19-year-old Brazilian is likely to pick the blue side o Manchester, although Neymar is trying to convince his countryman to join him in Barcelona.
In one of the stranger rumours of the current window, The Guardian have reported that Barcelona are looking to sign Newcastle's Ayoze Perez. Someone must be playing Football Manager in Barcelona because he's absolute fire on it.
Arsenal are about to make an improved bid for Alexandre Lacazette according to The Telegraph. The Gunners are set to spend big to land the 20 goal a season striker they have so sorely missed for the last decade or so.
According to The Guardian, Arsenal are looking to sign Valencia defender Skhodran Mustafi for a fee in the region of £21m. Metro are reporting that Vanencia are happy to let the 24-year-old go.
Eliaquim Mangala could be set to leave the Etihad this summer as interest from Valencia grows. according to the Manchester Evening News. The Frenchman had an important role to play for City this season gone by but reports suggest that he will be shipped out of Pep's revolution before it even begins.
Robin van Persie could be moving back to the Premier League. The Guardian are linking the 33-year-old with a move to Stoke City as well as Rangers... Yes, Rangers.
