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Championship clubs West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Swansea City are weighing up a move for Leicester City utility player Daniel Amartey, according to Birmingham Mail.
The Ghana international has found it difficult to break into Claude Puel’s team where he managed 14 appearances across all competitions before suffering an hamstring injury in March that ended his 2017-18 season.
Borussia Dortmund are willing to offer Andre Schurrle plus money to Crystal Palace in an effort to sign Wilfried Zaha this summer, claims Bild .
The Bundesliga side are ready to include the former Chelsea player who is surplus to requirements at the club in the deal as they look to free up wages for the Cote d’Ivoire international.
Crystal Palace are finalising a £12 million deal for Senegal international Khouma Babacar barely two weeks after he moved to Sassuolo, Mirror reports.
Babacar joined the Serie A club permanently on July 1 after impressing during his loan spell from Fiorentina last campaign.
The forward scored seven goals in 31 matches last season and he is expected to spearhead the Eagles’ attack alongside Christain Benteke next season.
Huddersfield are interested in signing Monaco striker Adama Diakhaby, according to Sky sources .
The 22-year-old who is eliglible to play for Senegal scored two goals in 16 Ligue 1 games in the 2017-18 season after moving from Rennes last summer.
Portuguese league champions Porto are still keen on signing Chancel Mbemba from Newcastle United, according to A Bola .
The DR Congo international has agreed a four-year contract with the Dragons but are unwilling to pay the £8 million asking price from the Magpies.
The 23-year-old is reported to be a transfer priority for Sergio Conceicao this summer.
Brighton and Hove Albion have signed midfielder Yves Bissouma on a five-year deal from French giants Lille.
The Mali international becomes the Seagulls’ sixth summer signing and will play alongside Nigeria’s Leon Balogun and Cameroon’s Gaetan Bong in Chris Hughton’s team.
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Taiwo Awoniyi has inked a new five-year contract with Liverpool as he set sights on breaking into Jurgen Klopp’s team.
The Nigeria youth international has spent last season on loan at Royal Excel Mouscron – where he scored 10 goals and provided four assists in the Belgian top-flight.
The 20-year-old is yet to make an appearance for the Reds due to work issues that will see him go out on loan again this campaign.
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Tunisia international Wahbi Khazri has completed his move from Sunderland to Saint Etienne, after signing a four-year contract.
Khazri has been at Sunderland since January 2016, spent last season on loan in the Ligue 1 with Rennes where he returned nine goals in 24 league matches.
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Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr are ready to splash a whopping £40 million to sign Nigeria’s World Cup star Ahmed Musa from Leicester City, Leicester Mercury claims.
Following his impressive performances at the World Cup, the 25-year-old has attracted interests from several European teams this summer including Galatasaray, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Huddersfield Town.
Musa joined Leicester City from CSKA Moscow for £16 million in January 2016 but has been restricted to regular first-team action in Claude Puel’s team.
Leicester City and Sevilla are locked in the transfer race to sign Getafe’s centre-back Djene Dakonam, Lequipe reports.
The Togo international had an excellent campaign in the Spanish top-flight where he played in all of his club’s league matches but two during the 2017-18 season.
Sevilla are looking at the 26-year-old as replacement for Clement Lenglet who left for Barcelona this summer while Leicester want to bolster their ranks with the defender’s capture.
Dakonam who joined Getafe last summer has a release clause of £30 million.
Chelsea have agreed to sell Cote d’Ivoire midfielder Jeremie Boga to Serie A club Sassuolo for £3.5 million, Goal understands.
The 21-year-old is now set to agree personal terms with the Italian side after spending last season on loan with Birmingham City in the Championship.
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Turkish Super Lig club Goztepe have made an inquiry to take Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo on a season-long loan, according to Sporx .
The Nigeria international is yet to play a competitive game for the Blues since his transfer from Standard Liege in 2012 and he has spent the last three seasons on loan in the Turkish top-flight with Alanyaspor and Kasimpasa.
Morocco star Nordin Amrabat has penned a three-year deal with Saudi club Al Nassr from Watford.
Following his decent performances at the just concluded World Cup in Russia, the winger has earned himself a deal worth $10 million [£7.5 million] and will continue his career in the Middle East with the Saudi Professional League outfit.
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Everton winger Yannick Bolasie has agreed terms with Fenerbahce as he closes in on a loan move to the Turkish Super Lig, Fanatik claims.
The DR Congo international is expected to join the Istanbul outfit in a matter of days following Marco Silva’s approval for the winger’s temporary departure.
Brighton and Hove Albion are close to completing an £18 million swoop for Lille midfielder Yves Bissouma, according to Record .
The Seagulls are set to beat Porto to the signature of the versatile 21-year-old who had a fine campaign in the French Ligue 1 last season.
The Mali international could be the second African player to join Chris Hughton’s side this summer after Nigeria’s Leon Balogun.
Trabzonspor have intensified their chase for Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong by submitting an undisclosed offer for the midfielder, according to Taka .
Ndong has attracted interests from Cardiff City and Serie A clubs including Fiorentina and Atalanta after seeing a £6.6million move to Italian side Torino fizzle out this summer.
The Gabon international is one of the top earners at the Stadium of Light that the club want to get off their books as they prepare for life in the third tier of the English league.
Napoli have placed an £80 million price tag on Kalidou Koulibaly to fend off interest from Chelsea, Mirror reports.
The centre-back has been a long term target for the Blues but the Partenopei are reluctant to see one of their key players follow former manager Maurizio Sarri and Jorginho to the Stamford Bridge.
Greek giants Olympiacos have released Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike after struggling regain top form, according to Gunes .
The 31-year-old is now a free agent this summer despite having a year remaining in his contract with the Legends.
Emenike joined Olympiacos from Fenerbahce in July 2017 and was sent out to Las Palmas on loan where he didn’t play a single game in the second part of last season.
Rayo Vallecano have reunited with Gael Kakuta after the DR Congo international signed a four-year deal.
The former Chelsea forward joins the La Liga club from Hebei China Fortune after spending last season on loan at Amiens.
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Leicester City are set to have talks with Wilfred Ndidi over an improved deal as a reward for his impressive displays in the past campaign, DailyMail claims.
The Nigeria international who was the best tackler in the English Premier League last season , currently earns £35,000 per week at the King Power Stadium.
Napoli held a positive meeting with Youssouf Sabaly’s agents over a possible move, according to Sky Italia .
The Serie A side want to agree terms with the Senegal international before coming to the table with Bordeaux who have requested around €12 million for the right-back.
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Maurizio Sarri has attempted to play down speculation linking Eden Hazard with a move to Real Madrid, insisting that he is looking forward to having fun working with the Belgian and hopes to make him a better player.
The Italian, who has replaced Antonio Conte as the Blues boss, was speaking at his official unveiling on Wednesday amid mounting speculation that Hazard could be on his way out.
The 27-year-old has been strongly linked with a switch to Real Madrid as a possible replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, while Barcelona are also apparently interested.
And while Sarri could offer no guarantees he would definitely stay put, he was keen to talk up the prospect of working with one of the top players in Europe.
“Hazard is a high level player and I think he is one of the top two or three European players,” he told reporters.
“I would like to have fun during the week with him, this would mean good results and being competitive at the end of the season. I hope I will manage to improve him, this is very difficult as he is at a high level.”
Sarri says Eden Hazard is one of the top two or three European players and he is looking forward to having fun working with him in training and on matchdays. He hopes to improve our Belgian, which he says will be difficult considering he is already at such a high level! #SarriCFC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 18, 2018
When asked how Hazard compares with one of his former players at Napoli, Dries Mertens, Sarri added: “Dries has improved with me but he started at a lower level. I hope Hazard will improve with me but it will be difficult.
“Two top players, I hope I will improve Hazard too, but this will be very difficult.”
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Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez has claimed he was in the running to take over as Spain coach for the World Cup.
The 2010 world champions’ plans were thrown into disarray when Julen Lopetegui was sensationally sacked on the eve of the tournament after it emerged he had agreed to succeed Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) subsequently handed the reins to sporting director Fernando Hierro on an interim basis, but the former defender could only guide them as far as the last 16, where they lost to hosts Russia on penalties.
Ex-Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has since been installed as head coach on a two-year contract, but it appears Benitez could have been given the opportunity to impress in the role.
“There was maybe a chance,” Benitez told reporters. “But I am still [at Newcastle] and I am happy to be here.
“There was a chance. There were rumours about that.”
Though the move did not come to fruition, the 58-year-old remains receptive to the idea of coaching his country at a World Cup.
Rafa Benítez spoke to NUFC TV after the Magpies beat @stpatsfc in their first pre-season friendly of the summer tonight.
Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/OKgjMMFDGI #NUFC pic.twitter.com/Fy5J43kGs0
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) July 17, 2018
“We will see. I still feel young, so I have plenty of time to do that,” he added.
“Spain, I think, are a very good team and they will be better in the future.”
Benitez guided Newcastle to a 10th-place finish in the Premier League last season, having secured promotion back to the top flight as Championship winners in 2016-17.
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France defender Raphael Varane has described Kylian Mbappe as “a young alien” after the Paris Saint-Germain forward helped to inspire Les Bleus to glory at the World Cup.
Mbappe won the FIFA Young Player award for his performances in Russia, where he scored four goals, including one in France’s 4-2 victory over Croatia in the final.
When asked about the experience of playing alongside Mbappe, Real Madrid defender Varane – who faced the 19-year-old in the Champions League last season – joked that the prodigious attacker was from another world.
“I have known some aliens,” Varane told L’Equipe. “I think this is the first time I have met a young alien.
“Normally I meet extraterrestrials when they are 25, 30 years old. At the World Cup, I met one under the age of 20.
“With him, everything goes faster. When I talk tactically with him before the matches, I do not have time to finish my sentences before he has already understood and assimilated what I’m saying.”
As well as giving him the chance to marvel at Mbappe, the World Cup allowed Varane the opportunity to make his own mark on football’s most famous competition.
The 25-year-old said his performances in the finals helped him to shake off criticism that has dogged him during his hugely successful career, namely suggestions he is “too nice”.
“Since I was seven years old, they say ‘he’s nice, he’s nice’. Yes, I’m nice, but that’s not all I am,” said the Lille-born centre-back.
“You cannot have the career I’m having, staying at Real Madrid for seven years, without character.
“Sometimes, I was asked to play like [Sergio] Ramos, to play like any other, to be more aggressive, to be more this, more that.
“I have my style of play; it has not done too badly until now. People have wanted me to change and it annoys me.
“Do we ask Ramos to be someone else? We take him as he is; take me as I am. I’m proud that, at this World Cup, I have – in quotation marks – ‘accepted myself as I am’.”
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