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Friday August 4
AC Milan chief discusses Zlatan Ibrahimovic
interest
05:30: AC Milan chief Marco Fassone has admitted the
club are refusing to rule out a deal for Zlatan
Ibrahimovic or Radamel Falcao.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was released by Manchester United
at the end of June and is continuing with his
rehabilitation from a serious knee injury.
Radamel Falcao, meanwhile, only signed a new three-
year contract extension with Monaco earlier this
summer.
And Fassone admits Ibrahimovic and Falcao are both
on his shortlist.
“We continue talking about a striker, but must use our
time wisely,” Fassone said.
“So far I haven't said no to any of the names that
have been mentioned, and I won't say no to Falcao
either, but among the six or seven names that have
been suggested we've been closer to some than
others.”
Jose Mourinho thinks he can sign Gareth Bale
on the cheap
04:30: Jose Mourinho thinks he can sign Real Madrid
winger Gareth Bale on the cheap.
Spanish outlet Don Balon say the Manchester United
manager if confident of landing the Wales
international.
And all for a fee of less than £90million.
In a day where Neymar costs a huge £200m, that
would not be a bad piece of business.
Inter Milan say Ivan Perisic will not join
Manchester United
03:00: Inter Milan are readying a new contract for
winger Ivan Perisic - despite the player being on
Manchester United's radar.
"I don't understand where some of these stories come
from," he told Mediaset Premium.
"Candreva has never been on the market and we have
absolutely no intention of selling him.
"The same goes for Perisic, who is an important player
and we are currently discussing a new contract with
him."
Jurgen Klopp speaks out on Philippe Coutinho
02:00: Jurgen Klopp has sought to dismiss talk that
Philippe Coutinho will leave Liverpool this summer.
Barcelona are looking for a replacement for Neymar,
who joined Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record fee
of £198million yesterday, signing a five-year contract
in the process.
Reports emerged earlier in the week suggesting
Liverpool believe Barca have already agreed a deal for
Coutinho.
But Klopp is reluctant to let his prize asset leave
Anfield.
When asked for his thoughts on Coutinho’s future, he
said: “Everybody thought ‘he’s going, he’s going, he’s
going’ but so far nobody is going.”
AC Milan talk Zlatan Ibrahimovic and
Radamel Falcao transfers
01:00: AC Milan chief Marco Fassone has admitted the
club are refusing to rule out a deal for Zlatan
Ibrahimovic or Radamel Falcao.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was released by Manchester United
at the end of June and is continuing with his
rehabilitation from a serious knee injury.
Radamel Falcao, meanwhile, only signed a new three-
year contract extension with Monaco earlier this
summer.
Falcao is supposedly interested in joining the Milan
project.
And Fassone admits Ibrahimovic and Falcao are both
on his shortlist.
“So far I haven't said no to any of the names that
have been mentioned, and I won't say no to Falcao
either, but among the six or seven names that have
been suggested we've been closer to some than
others," he said.
Tim Fosu-Mensah wanted by Crystal Palace
00:00: Crystal Palace want to sign Manchester United
utility man Tim Fosu-Mensah on loan.
That's according to The Sun, who say Frank De Boer
is keen on a reunion with his compatriot.
They have supposedly wrapped up a deal for Arsenal's
Callum Chambers.
But De Boer will only complete that deal if United tell
the Eagles that Fosu-Mensah will not be leaving.
Thursday August 3
Monaco planning Alexis Sanchez swoop
23.15: Monaco will reportedly try and use Arsenal’s
interest in Thomas Lemar to push for a deal for Alexis
Sanchez.
Arsenal have been exploring a deal for Thomas Lemar,
with Arsene Wenger keen to shore up his midfield
options.
Meanwhile, Sanchez, who has one year left to run on
his present contract, has yet to agree a new deal.
Paris Saint-Germain were previously tracking the
Chilean before they thrashed out a £198million deal for
Neymar.
And now according to The Sun, Monaco are weighing
up a £45m bid.
Arsene Wenger doesn't want to talk Alexis
Sanchez
22.15: Arsene Wenger has hit back at talk over Alexis
Sanchez’s Arsenal future, insisting it would be ‘suicide’
to do so.
Alexis Sanchez is into the final year of his contract,
but has yet to agree an extension.
Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are both
interested in signing him, with the former prepared to
offer him weekly wages close to £400,000.
And Wenger has explained why he doesn’t want to be
drawn into the debate over whether Sanchez stays or
leaves.
“We know we have a duty to inform people, but to talk
about some things is not information anymore - it is
suicide," he said.
Neymar's five-year deal
21.05: "I am extremely happy to join Paris Saint-
Germain," Neymar said .
"Since I arrived in Europe, the club has always been
one of the most competitive and most ambitious. And
the biggest challenge, what most motivated me to join
my new teammates is to help the club to conquer the
titles that their fans want.
"Paris Saint-Germain’s ambition attracted me to the
club, along with the passion and the energy this
brings. I played 4 seasons in Europe and I feel ready
to take the challenge.
"From today, I will do everything I can to help my new
teamates, to open up new horizons for my club and to
bring happiness to its millions of supporters around the
world."
Iheanacho joins Leicester
19.40: Kelechi Iheanacho has completed his move to
Leicester from Manchester City, agreeing a five-year
deal.
"It feels good and I’m happy to be part of this team,"
he told LCFC TV
"I know the ambition of the team and speaking with
the manager, he let me know what I need to do – to
help the team achieve what they want.
"I was convinced and I’m happy to be here."
Gareth Bale deal claim
19:25: Spanish newspaper Marca say Real are open to
letting Bale go in order to sign Kylian Mbappe this
summer.
Zinedine Zidane has already sold Alvaro Morata but
he’s said not to want four attackers - in Cristiano
Ronaldo, Bale, Karim Benzema and Mbappe - in his
squad.
Zidane held talks with president Florentino Perez in
June - before the Champions League final in Cardiff -
to let him know this was the case.
He said if Mbappe was to join - and Zidane is a huge
fan of his - that one of the big boys had to go.
PSG troll Barcelona
19:18: Paris Saint Germain have trolled Barcelona on
Twitter in the most savage way.
With Neymar on his way to Paris, the Ligue 1 side
have decided to use Marco Verratti to celebrate.
PSG tweeted a picture of the Italian, who's been
linked with Barcelona, posing with a thumbs up and the
caption: "Hope you're having a great day!"
Why did Neymar not join Man Utd?
18:58: Neymar was on Manchester United’s radar and
a transfer deal was on the cards.
It didn’t go through - but why? Express Sport look at
the reasons why a deal didn’t happen.
Here’s the full rundown on why Neymar's move to Old
Trafford fell through.
Neymar shirts being burnt
18:15: Barcelona fans are burning shirts with Neymar’s
name on the back after his £200million move - the
latest exchange rate figure - was confirmed.
The club announced today have accepted a payment
of 222 million euros from Neymar's legal
representatives "with regards to the unilateral
termination of the contract that united both parties".
And supporters reacted by posting pics of burning
Neymar shirts all over Twitter.
Barcelona confirm deal
18.00: "On Thursday afternoon Neymar Jr's legal
representatives visited in person the club's offices and
made the payment of 222million euros in the player's
name with regards to the unilateral termination of the
contract that united both parties.
"As such, the club will pass on to UEFA the details of
the above operation so that they can determine the
disciplinary responsibilities that may arise from this
case."
Release clause paid
17.45: Neymar's lawyer Juan de Dios Crespo have
visited Barcelona to pay the winger's £199million
release clause, completing his move to PSG.
Crespo went to the headquarters of the LFP in Madrid
this morning to pay the termination clause but was
turned away.
He was instead told to pay the fee to Barca and
arrived at their offices this afternoon to deliver the
payment.
Crespo was accompanied by other lawyers and has
now successfully paid the fee to Barca's general
director Oscar Grau, completing Neymar's move to
PSG.
Candreva Chelsea blow
16.40: Inter Milan are not looking to sell Antonio
Candreva to Chelsea and have labelled him
'untouchable', according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
"Concluding the deal that led Vecino to the Nerazzurri,
Inter is now focusing on the next inbound and
outbound operations and works to hold back some of
their players," Di Marzio said.
"Starting with Candreva who is considered at the
moment untouchable by the club and [Luciano]
Spalletti.
"The coach has not endorsed his departure and
Chelsea have not made an offer."
Barcelona have accepted payment of Neymar's £199m
release clause
Diego Costa transfer request
16:10: Diego Costa's lawyer says the Chelsea striker
will hand in a transfer request to push through his
departure.
Costa's lawyer Ricardo Cardoso Spanish outlet EFE:
"We are going to activate all the legal mechanisms [to
secure Costa's exit] and formally present a transfer
request.
"There is no way that he can continue to play for
Chelsea, a message which has been communicated
various times to those in charge there.
"And he will not play for any other club that is not
Atletico Madrid, a club where he had sporting success,
but above all where he was always respected, even
after he had joined Chelsea."
Neymar deal drama
15:42: Neymar's proposed world-record move to Paris
St Germain has been held up as La Liga officials
turned away the delegation sent to meet his eye-
watering buy-out clause.
But France's league body, the Ligue de Football
Professionnel, responded with incredulity and told La
Liga it "demands they abide by the rules of FIFA and
its responsibilities".
A statement added: "The LFP is astonished and does
not understand the refusal of LaLiga to simply accept
payment of the release clause of the player Neymar.
"The LFP supports Paris St Germain and looks forward
to the arrival of Neymar in Ligue 1.
"The legal services of the LFP are in support and
available to Paris St Germain so that the contract of
Neymar can be approved as soon as possible."
Borthwick-Jackson to Leeds United
15:40: Manchester United have agreed to let Cameron
Borthwick-Jackson join Leeds United on loan.
Borthwick-Jackson, 20, played 14 times for United in
the 2015-16 campaign before spending last season at
Wolves.
He had not been involved in United's pre-season and
ESPN say Jose Mourinho has done a deal to send the
right-back to Championship side Leeds.
Neymar joins North Ferriby United
15:14: Neymar has signed for PSG… no, wait, North
Ferriby United.
They tweeted today: “WELCOME @neymarjr. We are
delighted to announce that we've pipped @PSG_inside
to the post! In other news, season passes are now
£2,845,212/“
Costa’s agent threatens legal action
14:40: Diego Costa’s lawyer Ricardo Cardoso has
vowed to formally request that Chelsea allow him to
join Atletico Madrid.
Cardoso has accused Chelsea manager Antonio Conte
of making it impossible for the Spanish striker to leave
Stamford Bridge, and will start formal proceedings.
"We are going to take advantage of all the legal
avenues to make Chelsea responsible for his
behaviour, and to make Diego Costa's exit viable,"
Cardoso told EFE.
"We are going to formally solicit a transfer.

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