Vermaelen braced for Gunners exit With the start of club football literally just days away, several teams across Europe are scrambling to find that final player in the mix. Transfer Talk has a juicy few from the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. TOP PICKS: Arsenal line up Daniel Agger as a replacement for Thomas Vermaelen; Atletico Madrid want Andre Schurrle, but a Chelsea exit is unlikely; while Morgan Schneiderlin is set to stay with Southampton despite the summer player exodus for Saints. More below... 12.25 BST World Cup winnerSkhodran Mustafiis on the verge of joining Valencia in an estimated eight million euro deal plus bonuses. The 22-year-old centre-back is believed to have left the Sampdoria training ground this morning to fly to Spain where he is expected to undergo a medical before penning a four-year contract. Sampdorias Mustafi is already in Spain to complete his move to Valenciat.co/vwJJ2eO0uI#dimarzio@dimarzio - Enrico Passarella (@Guardalinee)August 6, 2014 12.15 BST Arsenal are lining up a bid for Liverpool defenderDaniel Aggeras a replacement for Thomas Vermaelen. The Denmark international has dropped down the pecking order at Anfield following the 20 million pound arrival of Dejan Lovren from Southampton and has been linked with a return to his homeland to boyhood club Brondby. However,The Independentsays Arsene Wenger could offer the Dane the chance to stay in the Premier League and will plump for the 29-year-old centre-back in the wake of Vermaelens imminent departure to Barcelona or Manchester United. 12.00 BST Aston Villa have announced that Mali internationalYacouba Syllahas joined Turkish club Kayseri Erciyesspor on a season-long loan. .@91_yacouhas joined Turkish side Kayseri Erciyesspor on a season-long loan, subject to international clearance.#AVFC - Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial)August 6, 2014 11.50 BST Zlatan Ibrahimovicwants to return to Juventus before he retires, according to his former Malmo coach Stefan Hansson. The 32-year-old Sweden international has won two successive Ligue 1 titles with Paris Saint-Germain, finishing as the leagues top goalscorer in both seasons, but has continually been linked with a move back to Italy throughout his time in France. Ibrahimovic won the Serie A title with Juventus on back-to-back occasions before the Bianconeri were relegated to Serie B as part of the Calciopoli scandal and Hansson says the enigmatic striker is keen to don the famous black and white jersey again. He was young and crazy - now hes just crazy, the current coach of Indonesian club Mitra Cutra toldLa Gazzetta dello Sport. We spoke on Skype a few days ago and he told me that he would like to return to Juventus, if not this year then next year. But it is not a matter of money. 11.35 BST Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has hit out at Bayern Munich counterpart Karl-Heinz Rummenigge following his latest remarks onMarco Reus.Read the full story here. 11.30 BSTDONE DEAL! Derby County have completed the capture of talented Real Madrid midfielderOmar Mascarellon a season-long loan. The 21-year-old central midfielder, who is described on Real Madrids official website as a thinker, the brain of Castilla... a natural organiser and technically gifted, will wear the No.33 shirt at Pride Park. Rams boss Steve McClaren told theclubs website: He is a talented young player and I have monitored his progress for a number of years after first coming to my attention whilst in Holland at Twente. #DCFCis delighted to confirm the arrival of@Omascarellon a seasons loan from@realmadrid:t.co/UiPLzE6yZRpic.twitter/qJpUJmspwj - Derby County (@dcfcofficial)August 6, 2014 11.20 BST DONE DEAL! Blackpool are slowly beginning to assemble a new squad ahead of the new season and the Tangerines have unveiledJohn Lundstramas their newest signing. The 20-year-old midfielder joins Jose Rigas side on a season-long loan from Everton after enjoying similar spells at Yeovil Town and Leyton Orient last season. Lundstram told theclubs website: Its a good challenge to come into. Its a Championship club, which is where I want to be playing, so Im really excited to get started. Weve got the whole season to try and build the team up, and get good relationships with everyone. It obviously wont come straight away, but with a full season well build relationships and hopefully build towards having a good finish. SIGNING: John Lundstram joins on a season-long loan [email protected]://t.co/HVqgNzNHJT - Blackpool FC (@BlackpoolFC)August 6, 2014 11.10 BST DONE DEAL! Hamburg have completed the signing ofNicolai Mullerfrom Mainz for a fee in the region of 4.5 million euros. The 26-year-old winger, who has made two international appearances for Germany, has signed a four-year contract with The Dinosaur and will wear the No.27 shirt at the Imtech Arena. Mullers move was financed by international transport tycoon Klaus-Michael Kuhne wholent Hamburg 17 million eurosto help them finance their summer squad building. HSV confirm the signing of Mainz 05s Nicolai Müller on a four-year deal.pic.twitter/zKz67ywX8I - Daniel Busch (@dan_bu)August 6, 2014 11.00 BST Liverpool are eyeing up a move for Inter strikerMauro Icardias they look to fill the void left by Luis Suarez. Brendan Rodgers is keen to add another forward to his squad after Loic Remy failed his medical at the club and he has identified the 21-year-old Argentine as the ideal man to complement Daniel Sturridge up front. However,reports in Italyclaim that Inter president Erick Thohir has no intention of selling Icardi and will not accept any offers for the player. 10.50 BST West Hams attempts to sign a striker have taken another hit after Stuttgart turned down a seven million pound bid for Bosnia strikerVedad Ibisevic. Hammers boss Sam Allardyce is desperate for a new targetman following news that Andy Carroll will be sidelined for four months with an ankle ligament injury and he has already been frustrated in his attempts to bring Peter Crouch and Samuel Etoo to Upton Park. The Daily Starsays that Stuttgart have no intention of selling Ibisevic, who scored at the 2014 World Cup against Argentina, and hope to tie him down to a new contract. 10.40 BST Robinhois on the verge of completing a move from AC Milan to Santos with the players agent saying talks had gained momentum on Tuesday.Read the full story here. 10.35 BST Hmm...not too sure about this one.Gazzetta dello Sportsays that Manchester City are prepared to rival Real Madrid for the signing of unsettled Monaco forwardRadamel Falcao. With Manchester City already tiptoeing carefully in the UEFA corridors so as to not get caught tripping over Financial Fair Play barriers, this transfer rumour certainly seems a little far-fetched. However, it doesnt there as Gazzetta also says that the English champions are prepared to allow standout pre-season performerStevan Joveticreturn to Italy on loan, with Juventus and former club Fiorentina interested. 10.25 BST DONE DEAL! Middlesbrough have announced thatKenneth Omeruohas rejoined the club on loan from Chelsea. The 20-year-old defender impressed for Nigeria at the World Cup and Boro boss Aitor Karanka has taken advantage of his good relationship with former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho to beat a number of clubs to his signature. WATCH: Im Back! Kenneth Omeruo says Boro fans played a big part in his return to the Riverside.t.co/0JSFy1ueu7 - Middlesbrough FC (@Boro)August 6, 2014 10.15 BST Former Arsenal midfielderAlex Songand Dutch wingerIbrahim Afellayhave been told that they will not feature in Luis Enriques plans at Barcelona at all this season and have been encouraged to find new clubs. If Song and Afellay decide to stay, they will train but not play games this season. Afellay most willing to join another club. [md] - barcastuff (@barcastuff)August 6, 2014 10.05 BSTDONE DEAL! Saint-Etienne have completed the signing of Norwich Citys goal-shy strikerRicky van Wolfswinkelon a season-long loan, with view to a permanent transfer. The 25-year-old Dutchman became the Canaries record signing when he joined for 8.5 million pounds last summer but he managed only one goal in his debut season in England as Norwich were relegated from the Premier League. Etre important pour le club@RvWolfswinkel9se confie pour la 1e fois#BienvenueRicky>>t.co/kyMR3dUlpypic.twitter/B5XGz06etv - ASSE (@ASSEofficiel)August 5, 2014 New season, new chances@ASSEofficiel - RickyvanWolfswinkel (@RvWolfswinkel9)August 5, 2014 09.55 BST Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has further fuelled speculation his club could make a move for Borussia Dortmund starMarco Reus and reveals that the player has a release clause of just 25 million euros, which can be activated next summer.Read the full story here. 09.45 BST Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is on the verge of making Malaga full-backJesus Gamezhis eighth summer signing. The Argentine coach is desperate to rebuild a squad capable of defending the La Liga title and he has highlighted Gamez, who has spent the last nine years playing for Malaga in the Spanish top flight, as the ideal man to provide competition to Juanfran for the starting right-back role. Marcaclaims that the two clubs have already agreed a fee and that the player will fly back from the clubs training camp in Switzerland today to undergo a medical and agree personal terms. 09.35 BST Lens preparations for the Ligue 1 season have suffered a fresh blow after they were banned from signing any new players.Read the full story here. 09.25 BST Manchester City have finally announced the signing of former Chelsea midfielderFrank Lampard. The 36-year-old signed for Citys affiliate club New York City FC earlier this summer but will be on loan to Manuel Pellegrinis side until the MLS season begins at the turn of the year. Lampard told theclubs website: Joining up with Manchester City is a fantastic opportunity for me to continue to train and play at the top level and make sure I am in top condition for New York City. It has been an amazing few days for me since the unveiling in Brooklyn and everyone connected with both clubs has been fantastic to me. This is a new chapter of my career and Im really excited about the experience. FRANK LAMPARD: Midfielder joins#mcfcon loan. Quotes and full story:t.co/SLn78eDo0Npic.twitter/27jpE8du35 - Manchester City FC (@MCFC)August 6, 2014 09.10 BST Hands up if you fancy keeping the bench warm at Bayern Munich next season! The Bundesliga champions have been searching all summer for a reliable deputy to arguably the worlds best goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and it seems they have finally found their man after agreeing a deal with Liverpool forPepe Reina.Read the full story here. 08.54 BST:And more reports of Spurs interest in PSV EindhovensMemphis Depay. According to De Telegraaf, Tottenham Hotspur are willing to pay€20 million for Memphis Depay. The winger is interested in a move as well. - Elko Born (@Elko_B)August 6, 2014 08.29 BST:TheAngel Di Mariasaga continues... AS: PSG could find solution to Angel Di Maria transfer saga by selling Ezequiel Lavezzi to Liverpool. Also mentions Monacos offer of€55m. - Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip)August 6, 2014 07.43 BST:AC Milan forwardRobinhofinally looks set to leave the San Siro. Robinho set for a third stint at Santos after agreeing terms on a one-year loan deal from Milan. Likely to be unveiled on Thursday. - Jack Lang (@snap_kaka_pop)August 6, 2014 07.36 BST: DONE DEAL Former Marseille defenderSouleymane Diawara, 35, has joined Nice. The centre back, out of contract since June, has signed a one-year deal. [OFFICIEL] Souleymane Diawaraàl@ogcnice!→t.co/rskCOXdD94pic.twitter/TSBDKjaXsv - OGC Nice (@ogcnice)August 5, 2014 07.11 BST:BarcelonasIbrahim Afellay could be closing in on a transfer to Turkey. Several local media have claimed in the past days that Turkish club Besiktas is interested in Barcelona attacker Ibrahim Afellay (28). - barcastuff (@barcastuff)August 6, 2014 03.15 BST: Bayern boss Pep Guardiola says hes 100 percent sure that defenderJerome Boatengwill be with Bayern Munich this season. Story here. Schurrle some mishtake? Chelsea wouldnt be willing to part company with World Cup winnerAndre Schurrleafter just one season at Stamford Bridge, would they?The Daily Telegraphhas dangled it out there, saying that Atletico Madrid -- still looking for reinforcements after a number of players left during the summer, including Chelseas own Diego Costa and Thibaut Courtois -- are considering a bid for the powerful winger. Theyre likely to get short shrift, says the newspaper, but Chelsea do need to shed a foreign player to meet homegrown player quotas, so Atletico think it might just be worth putting it out there. Schneiderl-in? Here we go. Southampton have had enough -- enough of the derision, and enough of the transfer blogs spinning lurid tales of south coast doom and gloom amid a player exodus. No more, chairman Ralph Krueger says in The Guardian:Morgan Schneiderlinis staying well and truly put. The lure of the Tottenham pound -- apparently only 10 million of them, which has not gone down overly well -- wasnt enough. Southampton remain adamant that rumours of their demise amid the summers exodus have been exactly that -- and that, with Saphir Taider about to arrive from Inter Milan and the likes ofFraser Forsteron their radar, the good times are just around the corner. Well see how it goes for Saints, but you cant help feeling that they are leaving it a bit late. As a postscript,the Mirrorsays that a deal for Forster is actually pretty close: Hell join for 8 million pounds if, as seems likely at 4-1 down from the first leg, current Celtic are knocked out of the Champions League by Legia Warsaw on Wednesday night. That line isnt entirely new -- ESPN FC gave you the heads up earlier in the afternoon. A waiting game Spurs, meanwhile, are happy to wait it out -- which doesnt really seem like much good to anyone. Schneiderlin, teammate Jay Rodriguez, Villarreal defenderMateo Musacchioand PSVs World Cup starMemphis Depayare all still on the radar, the Daily Telegraphtells us, but various factors (not least the above) are turning these into slow burners. Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino is apparently happy to shed a number of last seasons squad -- including captain Michael Dawson, who is available at the right price, along with Sandro, Etienne Capoue, Mousa Dembele and Nacer Chadli. Its fair to say that the past year or two in the transfer market have not belonged to Tottenham. Regularly scheduled Arturo Vidal update This from the Daily Mail, now, which has picked up some quotes from the Chilean media in which national team managerJorge Sampaolisays the midfielders knee injury -- that dogged him both before and during the World Cup -- is what is preventing Manchester United and Louis van Gaal from spending big on him just now. This is another of the summers sagas playing out in the media that could do with being resolved. You can read that one here. A call to Armero A little news from Italy to finish us off for now -- La Gazzetta dello Sportsays that Udineses Pablo Armero, unconvincing on loan for West Ham but impressive for Colombia at the World Cup, is on his way from Napoli to AC Milan. The Rossoneris move for the left-back, though, is contingent on their current incumbent in the position, the GuineanKevin Constant, completing his move to Turkish side Trabzonspor, who are now managed by Algeria World Cup coach Vahid Halilhodzic. Apparently Milan and Napoli had been set to swap the two players in January before Constant spurned the move south, but it looks as if Filippo Inzaghis side will now get their man.
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