2014 Summer Transfer Rumours Mk. I

Winter is Coming wrote:Here come in the rumours with us being tied to every single CB.

Calciomercato.com are reporting that Manchester United are tracking Napoli star Marek Hamsik.

The Red Devils are said to be long term admirers of the Slovakian and, according to reports, could be ready to offer around €35m to bring him to Old Trafford.

United manager David Moyes has been linked with a host of summer transfer targets as he seeks to overhaul his squad but it is thought that the 26-year-old is considered indispensable by Azzurri President Aurelio De Laurentiis.

That said, the Partenopei could be willing to do business should the English giants make an offer too good to turn down.

"In football you never know the future," Mourinho told Yahoo.

"Balotelli is with a big club at the moment but you never know the future.

"They want to keep the best players and want to keep the best Italian players. But Mario has already been in English football before.

"I'm not going to be manager of Milan or the Italy national team, but he's a good kid and somebody I'd like to work with again."

Greizmann would clearly bring something. His versatility and technique, in a tournament where the gaps are reduced, are real assets. You can't score 15 goals in a great league without having real qualities.

"Mourinho said no," the 22-year-old winger told Bild.

Asked whether Chelsea missing out on Lewandowski had played a part in the breakdown of transfer talks, De Bruyne added: "That's what they told me and also my advisor.

"But that is professional football.

"Where there is a lot of money changing hands, there is also a lot of politics."

"There are many rumours about my future. The press are talking about me moving to United States, to Qatar, but Stoke City remains my first choice," he confirmed to Jutarnji List.

"They are very serious and it would be really nice to play against Manchester United, Liverpool and other great English clubs.

"But nothing is signed yet so anything can happen. I also have some offers from Germany, even my former club Hamburg wants me. Never say never, right now the only thing I can say is that I will make my decision this month."

Di Marzio wrote:The Derby d’Italia is taking place off the pitch these days, Juventus and Inter are competing for the same transfer target. They are both looking in Spain, specifically at Real Madrid. Their target is striker Morata, whose contract is expiring in 2015, the renewal has yet to arrive and he is looking for an opportunity to play more. Inter remains very interested, the contacts with the player’s entourage are ongoing. But Juve isn’t giving up, the player is open to the Turin destination, and they are ready to talk to Real Madrid. Morata is getting his suitcase ready, it doesn’t appear there is space for him at Real Madrid. In Italy, Inter and Juve are ready for another derby on the transfer market.

chad4401 wrote:Dat morata+ Isco + 30 mill for pogba flow

chad4401 wrote: you forgot vidal and a extra 100mill   

“I simply appreciate (reports of interest from Italy),” Moreno told Catalan daily Sport.

“I’ve not heard anything more about it, just read that there’s interest, but it would be very hard to say no.

“I’m committed to keep working but I’m ready in case there is something. But I’ll give my best for Espanyol.

Barcelona have made defensive reinforcements the priority for the summer transfer window, a report in Spain has claimed.

Mundo Deportivo have published what they believe is La Blaugrana’s list of potential targets, with a new centre-back the priority - as it was before Carles Puyol announced he was leaving the club.

Victor Valdes is also to depart but Marc-Andre Ter Stegen is the only goalkeeper being considered as a new first choice by sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and President Josep Maria Bartomeu.

The list was drawn up on the assumption that Tata Martino is to remain as Coach, with the Barca hierarchy seeing no reason Martino will leave.

Central midfielders are also mooted by Mundo Deportivo, while the possibility of signing a forward - possibly a more orthodox striker - has also been raised.

Mundo adds that Barca are likely to sign four players but there could be more. Ter Stegen could be joined be a second goalkeeper in Jose Pinto’s contract isn’t renewed.

Joining Ter Stegen on the list are, among others, Aymeric Laporte, David Luiz, Inigo Martinez, Mats Hummels, Jan Vertonghen, Juan Cuadrado, Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos, Ramires and Koke.

Real Madrid have made Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba their number one target for the summer, reports in Spain have claimed.

Los Blancos aren’t expected to make many signings over the summer, Sport adds, but a central midfielder is the priority and Pogba is the player identified by the Santiago Bernabeu hierarchy.

Pogba is also attracting interest from Paris Saint-Germain, while Arturo Vidal, also of Juve, has been dismissed as a signing for Madrid.

Sport reports that talks have already begun between the clubs, although Juve general manager Beppe Marotta denied transfers were on the agenda when he met with Madrid this week.

“I had a friendly meeting with Carlo Ancelotti and Madrid and we talked about many things,” Marotta said.

“I wouldn’t tell you if we talked about transfers, but we didn’t talk about transfers.”

Juventus are reluctant to sell the France midfielder and would hold out for an inflated fee in the region of €65m, it is claimed, but there’s a chance they could loosen their resolve by the summer.

The Turin club have also asked Madrid about Fabio Coentrao, Angel Di Maria and Alvaro Morata and while Madrid don’t want Di Maria to leave, would consider letting him go in return for Pogba.

Coentrao could still join Manchester United, with Morata on the agenda for Rafael Benitez and Napoli.

Madrid, meanwhile, are also interested in Fernando Llorente, but an approach is not expected since Madrid will only sign a striker to support Karim Benzema, not replace, and Llorente’s price tag is prohibitive.

A further meeting between representatives of the clubs is set for next month when the futures of all the players involved - Pogba, Di Maria, Coentrao and Morata - will be further decided.