Chelsea will sign three players including John
Stones and Antoine Griezmann, while Man United watched Aymeric Laporte,
say Tuesday's headlines.
STONES THE FIRST OF THREE FOR CHELSEA
Roman Abramovich is ready to give Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho
approval to make three more signings after the club's slow start to
their Premier League title defence.
The
Daily Mirror says Abramovich's decision is likely to
mean an improved bid for Everton defender John Stones, possibly as much
as £34m - which would be a British record fee for a defender - with
Mourinho also looking for a central midfielder and another attacking
option.
The Sun claims Atletico Madrid's French winger Antoine
Griezmann is likely to be targeted in a deal of arpund £25million, but
there's no word on which midfielder they claim Mourinho wants, although
we wouldn't be hugely surprised if Zenit's Belgian midfielder Axel
Witsel is once again linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
Either way, it seems Mourinho and Abramovich are not resting on
their laurels and want a swift reaction to the poor start to their
Premier League title defence.
UNITED MAKE LAPORTE CHECK
Manchester United supremo Ed Woodward checked on Athletic Bilbao
defender Aymeric Laporte on Monday night, claims the Daily Mail.
Woodward, in Catalonia to push through a deal for
Pedro and also used the trip to scout Bilbao centre-half Laporte.
He took in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup between Barca
and Bilbao at the Nou Camp - a 1-1 draw ensured the Basque side were
shock 5-1 winners on aggregate.
A centre-back is not a priority for Louis van Gaal but Laporte,
21, has been on United's radar for a while since establishing himself as
a Bilbao regular in 2013.
He put speculation over his future to bed in June by signing a new contract to remain with the La Liga club until 2019.
The fresh terms include a £36.5m release clause but United have retained their long-term interest.
VERRATTI OPEN TO LIVERPOOL MOVE
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has admitted he is
open to a move Liverpool or Barcelona, despite insisting he is 'happy'
in the French capital.
The 12-capped Italy international has made it clear he intends to
stay in Paris, but admits he would 'consider his options' on a move to
Spain or England if PSG decided to cash in.
Verratti is wanted by Liverpool now and Barcelona in January
2016, when their transfer embargo is lifted, after several scintillating
displays for Laurent Blanc's Ligue 1 champions.
AND THE REST
- Adnan Januzaj has vowed to build on his match-winning display
at Aston Villa and prove he has a long-term future with Manchester
United (Daily Mirror)
- Sunderland are set to offer Aston Villa defender Kieran
Richardson the chance of a return to the Stadium of Light - the
30-year-old could be available for around £2m (Daily Mirror)
- Juventus are mulling over a move for Tottenham forward Erik
Lamela as they are struggling to finalise a deal with Schalke for Julian
Draxler (Daily Mirror)
- Marseille want Remy Cabella from Newcastle as part of the £12m deal to sell winger Florent Thauvin (various)
- Manchester City are poised to sign Valencia centre-back Nicolas
Otamendi for a cut-price fee - because the Spanish club still owe them
£23.8m from their purchase of Alvaro Negredo (Daily Mirror)
- Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward has flown to Barcelona to complete a deal to bring Spain forward
Pedro to Old Trafford (various)
- Kevin De Bruyne has
rejected a move to Manchester City (various)
- Norwich City will let Gary Hooper out on loan but they want his £32,000-a-week salary paid in full (The Sun)
- Southampton are set to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly (The Sun)
- Everton have made a £14m bid for Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko (various)
- Tottenham have rejected a £13m bid from Juventus for Christian Eriksen (The Sun)
- Watford have been offered France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff, who is available after leaving Lyon in the summer (The Sun)
- Newcastle have been told to forget about a cut-price swoop for Marseille winger Florian Thauvin (Daily Star)
- Philippe Senderos is set to leave Aston Villa, with Turkish
sides Rizespor and Antalyaspor reported to have an interest (Daily Star)
- QPR director of football Les Ferdinand says the club have
received "two firm bids" for £15m-rated striker Charlie Austin (Daily
Star)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been told he can leave PSG for a
cut-price fee, which could spark interest from Manchester United and
Arsenal, as well as former club AC Milan (Daily Mail)
- Manchester City are no longer interested in Tottenham target
Saido Berahino, whose future at West Brom remains in doubt (Daily Mail)
- Palermo are refusing to give up on signing Arsenal forward Joel Campbell, who is rated at £6m by the Gunners (Daily Mail)
- West Ham have made a loan enquiry for Napoli striker Eduardo Vargas, who was on loan at QPR last season (Daily Mail)
- Bournemouth are continuing to push for a deal for Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray (Daily Mail)
- AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi wants to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Daily Express)
- Jermain Defoe has leapt to the defence of under-fire Sunderland new-boy Younes Kaboul (Daily Express)
- Manchester City's £28.5m move for Valencia defender Nicolas
Otamendi will not include Eliaquim Mangala as part of the deal (Daily
Telegraph
- West Brom want Tottenham's £5m-rated centre-back Fazio (Daily Telegraph)
- Juventus are interested in Spurs forward Erik Lamela and Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado (The Times)
- Manchester City are braced for interest in Samir Nasri from
Inter Milan, if they fail to sign Ivan Perisic from Wolfsburg (The
Times)
- Brighton manager Chris Hughton insists Newcastle target Lewis
Dunk will be in the club's squad for their game at Huddersfield on
Tuesday (The Independent)
- West Ham striker Elliot Lee will go on loan until Christmas to gain first-team experience (The Independent)
