Liverpool have accepted a staggering £45m + add ons bid for Raheem Sterling from Man City. The deal will also make QPR £9m richer thanks to a 20% sell-on clause that was part of Sterling's original transfer to Liverpool.
- Daily Mail
David De Gea's proposed move to Real Madrid will be blocked by Utd unless a deal can be done before their pre-season tour of the USA.
- The Sun (Sub required to view)
Paul Pogba will need to submit a transfer request in order to force through his proposed move to Manchester City. There is also an issue regarding who would own the player's image rights.
- Daily Star
Southampton will move to sign Netherlands international Jordy Clasie from Feyenoord to replace the Man Utd bound Morgan Schneiderlin.
- The Sun (Sub required to view)
Fabian Delph has made a complete U-turn on his decision to join Man City and will be staying at Aston Villa. He reportedly said, "I’m not leaving. I’m staying and I can’t wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club."
- Birmingham Mail
PSG are still interested in Utd's Angel Di Maria despite interest from other clubs and the large transfer fee involved.
- ESPN
Manchester Utd and Arsenal target Gonzalo Higuain will only be sold if bidders match his €90m buyout clause; according to Napoli club president, Aurelio de Laurentiis.
- Daily Express
Pedro Rodriguez is close to agreeing to join Chelsea from Barcelona for around £21m. The several Spanish speaking players at Chelsea are said to be a big part of his decision to join them rather than Arsenal or Liverpool.
- Independent
Victor Valdes wants to stay at Man Utd and fight for the No. 1 spot despite interest from other clubs.
- Daily Mail
It has been reported that Robin Van Persie will be signed by Fenerbache tomorrow
TODAY'S BIG CONFIRMED TRANSFERS
Asmir Begovic has been signed by Chelsea from Stoke for an undisclosed fee, reputed to be €8 million.
Morgan Schneiderlin has been signed by Manchester United for €24 million
With the transfer of Clyne complete and the transfer of Schneiderlin inevitable; we thought it would be interesting to see how Southampton have fared with their transfer business in recent times. The graphic below gives an insight into this:
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