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Paper Transfer Talk: Strootman is the man for Man Utd

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Sports News Paper Transfer Talk: Strootman is the man for Man Utd
JUL 26, 2014 LISTEN

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July 26
Ghanaian Players
Chelsea have warned World Cup winger Christian Atsu to choose the loan club that gives him the best chance of breaking into their new-look side in 12 months' time. West Ham, Aston Villa and Everton are keen on the Ghana international, as are Celtic, Espanyol and PSV Eindhoven according to the Daily Mirror.

Arsenal
Arsenal have been offered the chance to sign AC Milan stiker Mario Balotelli for just £7.3 million plus their player Joel Campbell according to Metro.

Another report from the Daily Mail suggests Arsenal's interest in Mario Balotelli looks to have been dealt a killer blow, after AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani claimed the controversial striker would be staying with the Italian club.

Wojciech Szczesny, 24, will remain Arsenal's first choice goalkeeper despite the arrival of Columbia's 25-year-old David Ospina in a £3m deal from Nice according to the Daily Express.

Barcelona
Barcelona have entered the race to sign Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen. The Catalan club would have to battle Manchester United for the signature of the Belgium international. The Red devils are preparing a second bid in the region of £10 million after their initial £6 million bid was rejected by Arsenal.

Chelsea
Everton are confident of signing Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku after the London club completed the signing of former player Didier Drogba. The 21-year-old will cost Everton in the region of £18 million.

Jose Mourinho has kicked off the pre-season mind games by claiming that the big-money signing of Luke Shaw could be the death of Manchester United. Mourinho said:

"If we pay to a 19-year-old boy what we were being asked for, to sign Luke Shaw, we are dead.

"We would have killed our stability with financial fair play and killed the stability in our dressing room"

Liverpool
Liverpool have made a £14.2 million transfer bid for Bayern Munich's Xherdan Shaqiri. The 22-year-old Switzerland international is under contract with the German champions until 2016.

The Sun reports Dejan Lovren will finally complete his £20m switch to Liverpool from Southampton this weekend. St Mary's boss Ronald Koeman is also battling to keep Jose Fonte after rejecting a second Cardiff bid for the defender.

Manchester United
Manchester United are back in the race to sign Real Madrid player Angel Di Maria. The player was linked with a move to French Champions Paris Saint Germain which broke down over the £45 million transfer fee, The Sun reports.

Louis Van Gaal has not ruled out a move to sign Kevin Strootman from AS Roma. The Manchester United boss said when asked about the player:

"I never say anything about individual players. It's my vision that we have to be about the team and not individual players.

"Other players, not at Manchester United, I can't judge - I am not there. Strootman I can judge, but he has been injured for more than six months.

"We have to wait and see how he comes back. It's not so easy to come back out of an injury, so we'll wait and see."

Roma boss Rudi Garcia has however insisted Kevin Strootman will not be leaving the club according to Sky Sports.

The Daily Star reports Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels, Feyenoord's Stefan De Vrij and Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen remain at the top of Louis van Gaal's wishlist at Manchester United.

Others
QPR are in final negotiations to sign Marseille's France World Cup midfielder Mathieu Valbuena, 29, although Dynamo Moscow are also interested, the Daily Mirror reports.

The Birmingham Mail reports new signing Joleon Lescott has rubbishesd reports claiming he is frustrated with lack of further additions to the West Brown squad, with the 31-year-old defender insisting he is happy at The Hawthorns.

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan says the club regret "putting all our eggs in one basket" by signing £15m striker Andy Carroll, 25. Follow @kboakye92

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