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Manchester United will press on with a £240m pursuit of Brazilian superstar Neymar - and want him to be the global face of the club.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has once again declared that star defender John Stones is not for sale.
Dick Advocaat could quit Sunderland next week.
Saido Berahino has taken a step closer to the West Brom exit door despite the club turning down the Tottenham target's written transfer request.
Vincent Kompany says intense competition for places is driving Manchester City to new heights.
Slaven Bilic is ready to make a cut-price move for Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz after West Ham scoffed at an initial £10m valuation.
Chelsea are ready to smash the British transfer record and pay up to £72m to land Paul Pogba after owner Roman Abramovich gave the go-ahead for a second bid this week.
Cesar Azpilicueta admits he is 'confident' he will remain first-choice left-back at Stamford Bridge despite the arrival of Abdul Baba Rahman.
Arsenal are closing on a deal for Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak.
West Ham could sign £13.2m Juventus striker Simone Zaza in time for their weekend clash with Liverpool.
Southampton youngster Matt Targett has urged the club to resist any offers for Sadio Mane and Victor Wanyama, targets for Manchester United and Tottenham respectively.
Arsene Wenger is on red alert for a stunning move for Edinson Cavani.
West Ham's bid to sign Emmanuel Adebayor from Tottenham is back on and it is believed the deal could even see Spurs pay some of the player's £100,000-a-week wages.
West Brom have rejected Saido Berahino's transfer request, but Spurs are pressing ahead with a new £20m offer for the striker.
Tottenham defender Federico Fazio remains a target for West Brom, despite the breakdown of his move over personal terms last week.
Liverpool flop Mario Balotelli is set for a return to AC Milan on loan.
Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat is "not happy at all" with the club's lack of transfer activity, with Napoli's Jonathan De Guzman the latest to reject a move to the Stadium of Light.
Manchester City are in pole position to land Kevin De Bruyne for around £53m after Bayern Munich ruled out a bid.
Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado has been snapped in Heathrow Airport, ahead of a reported switch to Juventus; Cuadrado's future has been in doubt since the arrival of Pedro at Stamford Bridge.
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has insisted winger Riyad Mahrez is not for sale, in light of his impressive early-season form; the Algeria international has scored four goals in his first three appearances.
Everton are sweating on a work permit for £5m man Ramiro Funes Mori.
Arsenal are exploring a shock swoop for Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani as their hopes fade of landing top target Karim Benzema.
Rotherham manager Steve Evans says his side have 'zero chance' of signing free agent Joey Barton.
Real Madrid have told Manchester United that Gareth Bale is not for sale at any price.
West Ham's dire need for a striker has pushed them towards a loan deal for Juventus' Simone Zaza.
Bournemouth and Norwich are targeting Crystal Palace's Glenn Murray.
Manchester United have no interest in signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Dick Advocaat's future as Sunderland boss is in serious doubt as he fumes over a lack of transfer activity.
LA Galaxy's Robbie Keane believes Major League Soccer can attract the world's biggest players.
Southampton will consider warning Manchester United and Tottenham not to make any public statements regarding bids lodged for Sadio Mane and Victor Wanyama.
Manchester City defender Jason Denayer is off to Galatasaray on loan.
Everton are closing in on Uruguay striker Leandro Rodriguez from River Plate Montevideo.
Liverpool outcast Fabio Borini has told friends that he will be signing for Inter Milan in the next 48 hours.
Dick Advocaat is ready to walk out on Sunderland over the club's failure to back him in the transfer market.
INDEPENDENT
Liverpool are stepping up their pursuit of Real Madrid's Asier Illarramendi, and are readying a £15m bid, after Real boss Rafael Benitez told the midfielder to search for a new club.
Pedro turned down the Manchester clubs to join Chelsea because the Premier League champions showed more interest.
BBC
Manchester United are willing to spend £240m on a deal for Barcelona's Brazil forward Neymar, 23. (Sun - subscription required)
Chelsea will continue to pursue Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 22, until the transfer window closes despite the France international's £70m price tag because manager Jose Mourinho has concerns over current midfielders Nemanja Matic, 27, and Cesc Fabregas, 28. (Evening Standard)
Arsenal are considering a move for Paris St-Germain's Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 28, after France international Karim Benzema, 27, closed the door on any prospect of him leaving Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror)
Former United defender and Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville says Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is "either naive or arrogant" for failing to sign a replacement for former captain Patrick Vieira. (Goal.com)
Speaking after his side's 0-0 draw at home to Liverpool on Monday evening, Frenchman Wenger rejected Neville's criticism. (Guardian)
Manchester City face new competition from Bayern Munich in the race to sign Wolfsburg's 24-year-old midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. German champions Bayern are happy to agree a transfer for next year - which could swing the deal in their favour. (Telegraph)
Chelsea winger Victor Moses, Tottenham's Aaron Lennon and Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj are all on West Ham boss Slaven Bilic's wanted list as he looks to add width to his squad before the end of the transfer window. (Evening Standard)
Dick Advocaat's future as Sunderland boss is in doubt after he criticised owner Ellis Short and revealed he is not happy at the Stadium of Light. (Daily Mail)
Dutchman Advocaat has demanded the club buy "two or three more players" if they want to avoid relegation from the Premier League. (Guardian)
Everton defender John Stones, 21, is considering handing in a transfer request to force through a move to Chelsea. (Times - subscription required)
Pedro, 28, says he turned down offers from Manchester City and Manchester United to sign for Chelsea and confirmed he joined the Premier League champions because they showed more interest in the former Barcelona winger. (Telegraph)
West Brom are targeting Manchester United's Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans, 27, in their sights as defender Joleon Lescott, 33, is told he can leave The Hawthorns. (Talksport)
West Ham's loan move for Emmanuel Adebayor, 31, is back on with Tottenham ready to subsidise the Togo striker's £100,000-a-week wages. (Daily Mirror)
Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 26, has ruled out replacing 24-year-old Spain international David De Gea at Manchester United. (Talksport)
Real Madrid have told Manchester United that 26-year-old Wales winger Gareth Bale is not for sale for any price. (EPSN)
Bournemouth and Sunderland are competing to sign former Swansea midfielder Jonathan de Guzman, 27, from Italian club Napoli. (Sky Sports)
Best of social media
Goalkeepers were out in force on Monday night, united in their praise of Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech's performance in a 0-0 draw at home to Liverpool. Manchester United's David De Gea, Stoke City's Shay Given and West Brom's Ben Foster all tweeted their appreciation of the 33-year-old's saves.
Just 24 hours after helping Chelsea earn their first Premier League win of the season at West Brom on Sunday, £21m debutant Pedro returned to Barcelona to say goodbye to his former team-mates. "Thank you for what I lived and learned in this club. Good luck and keep on the spell of success," he tweeted.
And finally
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe, 32, is looking for a £60,000 a year executive personal assistant to look after him and his family. Tasks would include choosing his suits, doing the dry cleaning and stocking the fridge. (Guardian)
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, has splashed out £12m on a New York apartment which inspired the erotic book Fifty Shades Of Grey. (Evening Standard)
Guardian Rumour Mill
John Ashdown
The Mill is not a happy Mill this fine Tuesday. The Mill has been a Victim of Crime. Theft, to be exact – to whit, one bicycle wheel, pilfered by persons unknown and forcing the Mill to get the bus to Guardian Towers rather than enjoy the usual thrill of the pedalled commute. It’s an inconvenience, an annoyance. But the Mill says this to the thief: listen, and understand. The Rumour Mill is out there. It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. AND IT ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT STOP, EVER, UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD.
Well, that escalated quickly. But then these things often do. Take Manchester United’s pursuit of jinking Brazilian hair model Neymar. Just when you think that a £140m bid is enough to trigger the Barcelona man’s buyout, it turns out that the whole thing is going to cost you £240m! Today’s tabloid tittle-tattle puts the total price for the 23-year-old at a staggering £240m … and United are apparently willing to pay it.
Brazil’s GloboEsporte reckons United have already offered the £140m required to spring Neymar from Camp Nou and you can stick another £100m on that in tax, wages and add-ons.
The Mirror report that Arsène Wenger is on “red alert” – which, as we all know, comes right after blue alert although it does mean changing the bulb – over a move for Edinson Cavani. Karim Benzema has said “Merci mais non merci” to the prospect of a move to north London so Arsenal have turned to the Uruguayan currently meh-ing his way through a spell at Paris Saint-Germain.
Chelsea are to push ahead with a £70m offer for midfield destroyer/creator Paul Pogba despite Juventus being about as keen to part with their prize asset as a wolfhound who’s found a particularly pungent bone. To make themselves feel better, Chelsea will head to Croatia for some retail therapy and sign Hajduk Split goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic instead.
West Ham’s attacking ranks are currently in the same sort of state as Murphy after the opening scene of Robocop. Slaven Bilic wants a striker and that pressing need means they win today’s Team Linked With The Most Players At Once Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence. Firstly, a loan deal for Tottenham’s Emmanuel Adebayor could be back on, as long as Spurs cough up for a portion of his wages.
But the Hammers are also keen on Toulouse’s Wissam Ben Yedder, Galatasaray’s Buruk Yilmaz and Juventus’s Simone Zara. And that’s not all – Bilic is also kicking the tyres of Chelsea’s Victor Moses, Tottenham’s Aaron Lennon and Manchester United’s Janet Jazz Jazz Jam. Just for good measure, they’re also lining up a return for QPR goalkeeper Robert Green.
Galatasaray have all but sealed a deal for Manchester City defender Jason Denayer [No they haven’t – Homonym Ed], while Napoli’s Jonathan De Guzman has turned down a move to Sunderland.
Norwich City’s search for a striker has led them all the way to Crystal Palace’s Glenn Murray. They’ll offer £5m for the 31-year-old. And if that doesn’t work, well then they’ll turn their attentions to Wolves and England Under-21 frontman Benik Afobe.
Champions League-chasing Leicester City are back in for Birmingham tyro Demarai Gray and they’ll make another move to sign Copenhagen’s Daniel Amartey before deadline day.
And finally the Mill just googled “repair leaky hull” in an attempt to shoehorn a needless nautical metaphor into the story of West Brom’s interest in Jonny Evans and discovered that “the granddaddy of all leaks is the leaky hull-to-deck join”, a fact comfortably more interesting than Albion’s attempts to sign the Manchester United defender and therefore a fine place to end.
Mail
Premier League football star Diafra Sakho is arrested for 'threatening to kill a girlfriend' just days after allegedly assaulting her
West Ham United striker was arrested at Essex home on Sunday
Released on bail as allegations of threat and intimidation investigated
Comes a fortnight after £15 million forward questioned over assault claim
25-year-old rumoured to be expecting a child with girlfriend Mya Hassan
By Euan McLelland
West Ham United star Diafra Sakho has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation, according to reports.
The striker, 25, was arrested on Sunday night before being bailed.
The incident came after the £15 million rated striker had previously been questioned over an alleged assault earlier this month.
West Ham star Diafra Sakho, 25, pictured with partner Mya. It's reported that he was arrested at his home in Hornchurch, Essex, on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'On Sunday August 23, officers from Havering arrested a man on suspicion of threats to kill and witness intimidation.
'A 25-year-old man was arrested an an address in Emerson Park, Hornchurch. He was taken to an east London police station and bailed pending police enquiries to a date in early October.'
A spokesman for the player told The Sun: 'Diafra Sakho has not been charged with any offence. He vigorously denies the allegations that have been made against him, and has given police a complete explanation of events.
'He will not be making any further comment.'
Police have not revealed the identity of the alleged victim, but it is believed that it could be the Senagalese international's girlfriend Mya Hassan.
It has recently been rumoured that the 29-year-old model is pregnant with the footballer's second child.
Sakho joined West Ham in August last year and has scored 12 goals for the team in 26 Premier League appearances.
He is described as 'quick, strong and an outstanding athlete' on the West Ham website, which also says he has 'taken to life in the Premier League like a duck to water'.
The profile describes him as a 'quietly confident striker'. He played in West Ham's second home match of the season on Saturday, in which the London side lost 4-3 to Bournemouth.
Before joining the club, he previously played for French side FC Metz.
The club could not be reached for comment.
ESPN
Modibo Maiga leaves West Ham to join Al Nassr, Saudi club report
West Ham have sold forward Modibo Maiga to Al Nassr FC, the Saudi Arabian side said on Monday.
Al Nassr's official Twitter account said the striker has signed a two-year deal, but there was no immediate confirmation on their website or from West Ham.
A Hammers spokesperson told Press Association that no deal has been confirmed yet.
#ALNASSR signed a 2 year contract with former @whufc_official's forward, Modibo Maiga. Congratulations! #NFC pic.twitter.com/6ZOEW7uVWK
- AlNassr FC (@AlNassrSaudiFCe) August 24, 2015
Maiga, 27, came on as a substitute in all three of West Ham's games this season, even scoring a late consolation goal for West Ham on Saturday during their 4-3 loss to Bournemouth.
The Mali international spent last season out on loans at Queens Park Rangers and FC Metz in France.
He scored seven games for West Ham since joining from Sochaux in 2012.
The tweet from @AlNassrSaudiFCe read: "#ALNASSR signed a 2 year contract with former @whufc_official's forward, Modibo Maiga. Congratulations." Maiga joined West Ham for £4.7million from Sochaux three years ago but has since had loans at QPR and Metz. If he does leave, he does so having scored in West Ham's 4-3 defeat to Bournemouth in the Barclays Premier League last weekend.
Express
Roma director flies into London for £13.1m transfer talks with Everton and West Ham
ROMA sporting director Walter Sabatini has reportedly flown to London to offload Juan Iturbe on a Premier League club.
By Joe Short
Both West Ham and Everton reportedly want to sign Roma's Juan Iturbe (left)
Iturbe, 22, is free to leave Roma this summer after the club signed Mohamed Salah from Chelsea earlier this month.
Sabatini will hold talks with both Everton and West Ham counterparts in the capital as he seeks the best deal for the Serie A club, claim Gazzetta dello Sport.
Italian sides Fiorentina and Genoa are also believed to be keen on Iturbe.
The winger, who can also play up front, joined Roma from Verona in 2014, having previously played for Porto.
The Argentine, who earned one cap for Paraguay before switching international allegiances, made 37 appearances for Roma last season and scored four goals.
Gazetta claim West Ham see Iturbe - once a transfer target of Arsenal and Liverpool - as their second priority as they zone in on signing Simone Zaza on loan from Juventus.
Which leaves Everton as supposed favourites to secure Iturbe's signature, with the Toffees reportedly preparing a £13.1million bid.
Manager Roberto Martinez has already said he wants to make three more signings before deadline day, with Dynamo Kiev for forward Andriy Yarmolenko and Shakhtar Donetsk's Bernard in the pipeline to follow defender Ramiro Funes Mori to the club.
Roma, however, are said to be holding out for £14.6m for Iturbe as they seek to recoup most of what they paid Verona for the player just last summer.
