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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Announces One-Year Deal With Manchester United

Jul 1, 2016 5:05 PM

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he will sign with Manchester United on a one-year deal.

Ibrahimovic will earn £220,000 per week with United.

He announced on Instagram: “Time to let the world know. My next destination is @manchesterunited #iamcoming.”

Ibrahimovic worked with Jose Mourinho during the 08-09 season with Inter.

The Guardian

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Barcelona Agrees To £24.6M Deal With Lyon For Samuel Umtiti

Jun 29, 2016 11:26 AM

Barcelona has agreed to sign Samuel Umtiti from Lyon for £24.6 million.

Barcelona had tracked the central defender for an extended period after they were unable to get a deal for Paris Saint-Germain’s Marquinhos.

Umtiti is just 22 and is also participating for France in Euro 2016.

Barcelona may lose Javier Mascherano this summer.

The Guardian

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Chelsea Steal Michy Batshuayi Away From Palace With €40M Transfer

Jun 30, 2016 12:01 PM

Chelsea has stolen Michy Batshuayi away from Crystal Palace with a €40 million bid to Marseille.

Marseille had earlier accepted a €38 million bid from Palace for Batshuayi, but he had reservations about the move to Selhurst Park.

Batshuayi will become Antonio Conte’s first signing for Chelsea. Batshuayi scored 17 goals in Ligue 1 last season and will become the most expensive sale in Marseille’s history, eclipsing the fee they raised when selling Didier Drogba to Chelsea in 2004.

Batshuayi's arrival will effectively rule out the possibility of signing Romelu Lukaku. 

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Tags: Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Marseille, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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Marseille To Sell Michy Batshuayi To Crystal Palace For €38M

Jun 29, 2016 11:19 AM

Crystal Palace has agreed upon a €38 million transfer with Marseille for striker Michy Batshuayi.

Batshuayi is currently playing for Belgium in the Euros.

West Ham and Juventus each submitted bid for Batshuayi.

Batshuayi scored 17 goals in Ligue 1 last season.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Tags: Crystal Palace, Marseille, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan On Verge Of £30M Transfer From Dortmund To United

Jun 28, 2016 1:31 PM

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is on the verge of signing with Manchester United after they improved their offer to Borussia Dortmund to £30 million.

“The situation is now different,” Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said. “Manchester have made a much improved offer. In situations like this there are always a lot of different things to consider and in the end at one point we have to make a decision.

“And as we are back in training on Monday we will decide at the weekend. I have contacted the relevant people and we will weigh things up at the weekend. And then the board will make the decision, definitely at the weekend.”

Mkhitaryan has been one of the best attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga since joining from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.

Marcus Christenson, Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

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United Continue To Pursue Paul Pogba Transfer Despite £100M Fee

Jun 27, 2016 10:30 AM

Manchester United remains interested in bringing Paul Pogba back to the club.

United let Pogba leave the club for Juventus in 2012 under Alex Ferguson.

Pogba could cost up to a world record transfer fee of £100 million.

Real Madrid are also interested in signing Pogba and have been considered the favorites.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

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Schalke Buys Breel Embolo From Basel For €25M

Jun 27, 2016 10:21 AM

Breel Embolo has completed a move from Basel to Schalke.

Schalke will pay €25 million to Basel for the 19-year-old forward.

Barcelona, Manchester United and Arsenal also showed interest in signing Embolo.

AP

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic To Finalize Deal With United Next Week

Jun 26, 2016 8:53 PM

Agent Mino Raiola met with Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Saturday to discuss Manchester United's offer.

United are prepared to offer the 34-year-old a one-year contract worth £220,000-a-week.

Ibrahimovic left Paris St-Germain this summer after four years and four league titles in France.

Ibrahimovic said recently that he “had a fantastic time with (Jose Mourinho) at Inter and we said when I left that we might work together again”.

Ibrahimovic will fly to Manchester to meet with Mourinho during the first week of July.

Fabrizio Romano, Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

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United Progress On £30M Transfer With Dortmund For Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Jun 26, 2016 8:46 PM

Manchester United is moving closer to a £30 million deal with Borussia Dortmund for Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Mkhitaryan has one year left on his contract, and while Dortmund have publicly said that he is not for sale, they have now admitted that the player is ready to move on.

Mkhitaryan joined Dortmund in 2013 from Shakhtar Donetsk for £23.5m, is looking for a new challenge and is desperate to play in the Premier League despite an offer of a pay rise to remain at his current club.

Fabrizio Romano, Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

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Liverpool Close To £30M Transfer With Southampton For Sadio Mane

Jun 25, 2016 7:35 PM

Liverpool is moving closer to a £30 million transfer deal with Southampton for Sadio Mane.

Mane, a product of the Metz academy who moved to St Mary’s in 2014 for around £12 million, has emerged as a main transfer target for Liverpool despite continued interest in Bayern Munich’s Mario Götze.

Mane scored 11 times in the Premier League last season. 

Mane was denied the opportunity to join Manchester United last summer and in January.

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Jamie Vardy Rejects Arsenal Transfer, Will Stay With Leicester City
Jamie Vardy has rejected a move to Arsenal and will sign a new and improved four-year deal with Leicester City.

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West Ham Preparing £15M Bid To Juventus For Simone Zaza
Juventus are holding out for €30 million for Simone Zaza.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

City Close To Transfer For Nolito
Nolito scored 12 goals in La Liga last season and has been a regular for Spain in Euro 2016.

Daniel Taylor, Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Pedro: Bench Role For Spain 'Not Worth' His Time
Pedro has played less than 10 minutes so far in the tournament as Vicente del Bosque has preferred Nolito and David Silva on the flanks.

Press Association

Paul Pogba's Agent Confirms Talks Between Juve, Real Madrid
Paul Pogba could cost Real Madrid as much as €150 million.

Marca (via Lucas Navarrete/Managing Madrid)

Juventus Holding Out For €160M For Paul Pogba
Zinedine Zidane left Juventus for Real Madrid in 2001 and he has interest in signing Paul Pogba.

Gazzetta dello Sport

Mauro Icardi Intends To Remain With Inter Milan
Mauro Icardi has said he is focused on staying at Inter Milan.

ESPN

Wenger Expects Jamie Vardy To Reject Arsenal Move, Stay With Leciester
Arsene Wenger expects Jamie Vardy to remain with Leicester City despite Arsenal activating his trigger clause and offering him an improved contract.

The Guardian

Leicester City, Everton, West Ham Pursuing Transfer For M'Baye Niang
M'Baye Niang was the subject of a €16 million bid from Leicester in January.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Sime Vrsaljko Prefers Transfer To Atleti
Sime Vrsaljko is currently with Sassuolo and Atleti is prepared to pay around €15 million.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Neymar Receiving Interest From Three Big Clubs
There have been rumors that Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester United could pay Neymar's €200 million release clause.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Liverpool Hoping To Sell Mario Balotelli To Besiktas
Liverpool paid £16 million to sign Mario Balotelli from Milan in August of 2014.

Mark Dobson/The Guardian

Martin Skrtel Leaving Liverpool For Fenerbahce On £5.5M Transfer
Martin Skrtel signed a new three-year contract with Liverpool last summer but fell out of favor with Jurgen Klopp.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Villarreal Signs Denis Cheryshev From Real Madrid
Denis Cheryshev is a 25-year-old winger who signed with Real Madrid in 2008.

FourFourTwo

Jan Kozak: Marek Hamsik Deserves To Be At Bigger Club Than Napoli
Marek Hamsik joined Napoli from Brescia in 2007.

ESPN

Dortmund Won't Sell Henrikh Mkhitaryan To United, Arsenal
Borussia Dortmund will not allow Henrikh Mkhitaryan to leave on a transfer despite a reported €24 million offer from Manchester United.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

City Interested In Victor Valdes
Victor Valdes previously played for Pep Guardiola with Barcelona.

Sid Lowe/The Guardian

Aymeric Laporte Extends With Athletic Amid Strong City Interest
Aymeric Laporte had been strongly linked with a move to Manchester City this summer as Pep Guardiola identified him as a top target to improve their center back position.

Press Association

Joao Teixeira Leaving Liverpool For Porto On Free Transfer
Joao Teixeira joined Liverpool from Sporting Lisbon in 2012, but struggled to break into the first team with Liverpool.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Real Madrid Could Include Isco As Makeweight To Juve For Pogba
Juventus' sporting director Fabio Paratici has considered Isco the perfect trequartista for their club.

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