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Rumors

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Chelsea and Manchester United are fighting for Romelu Lukaku

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The 24-year-old Belgian is valued at 75 million pounds and with both clubs willing to pay for his services, the decision is down to the player. The former Chelsea player is reportedly keen returning to Stamford Bridge, but the London club is not willing to pay his agent's fees. United, however, have a good relationship with Lukaku's manager Mino Raiola who also represents 4 United players and are willing to pay his fees.

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Leicester agrees to deal with Manchester City for Kelechi Iheanacho

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The Nigerian striker will be moving to Leicester City after dropping out of favor with coach Pep Guardiola. The 20-year-old scored 4 goals and made 3 assists in 5 league starts last season but barely had any playing time with the emergence of Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus. Even after Jesus got injured, Iheanacho still wasn't able to break into the team as he was restricted to making substitute appearances. Leicester is reportedly paying a fee of 29 million pounds with City having a buy back clause of 42 million pounds.

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Stoke City launch £12 million bid for Manchester City's Fabian Delph

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The England midfielder is set to leave the Manchester club just 2 years after his 8 million pound move from Aston Villa. He is also said to be wanted by West Brom. The 27-year-old midfielder made 12 appearances for City last season scoring just once.

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Watford is in the process of finalizing Chalobah deal

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22-year-old midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah is set to leave Chelsea for Watford in a deal reported to be worth 5 million pounds. The player is leaving in search of playing time. He made just 5 starts for the Premier League champions last season. The England youth player has also been on 6 loan spells since 2010.

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Wayne Rooney set to join Everton for free

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Manchester United's all-time top scorer is on the verge of joining his boyhood club Everton FC. Rooney joined United from Everton in 2004 as an 18-year-old. He was signed by Alex Ferguson for 25.6 million pounds which was the highest fee ever paid for a player under 20 years old. He will be taking a pay cut to return to Merseyside and United will be waiving the 10 million pound fee.

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West Ham hold talks with Javier Hernandez

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London club West Ham are trying to bring Mexican striker Javier Hernandez back to England. The former Manchester United striker, who has also played for Real Madrid currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen and has scored 39 goals in 76 appearances for the German club. He has a 13 million pound release clause.

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Chelsea to sign Fernando Llorente from Swansea

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Antonio Conte is set to sign Spanish striker Fernando Llorente. The Italian coach previously worked with Llorente at Juventus and tried unsuccessfully to sign the 32-year-old on loan in January. He scored 15 goals last season as he helped his club avoid the drop.

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Napoli to sign Mario Rui from Roma

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Napoli is set to sign Portuguese left back Mario Rui from Roma. The 25-year-old is on loan from Empoli. He joined Roma in 2016 on a temporary loan deal for a fee of 3 million euros plus 1.5 million euros in bonuses, with the option of signing him outright for 6 million euros. He'll cost Napoli 9 million euros plus bonuses.

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Wolves close to signing Rúben Neves from Porto

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The 20-year-old Portuguese midfielder appeared for his country in the just concluded Euro U21 Championship. The FC Porto youth product has appeared for his country at every level including 2 senior caps. He'll cost Wolverhampton Wanderers a club record 15.8 million pounds.

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Camacho moving from Malaga to Wolfsburg

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Ignacio Camacho is wanted by German club Wolfsburg. The former Atletico player joined Malaga in 2011 and has appeared for Spain at every level. He was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the 2007 Fifa U-17 World Cup where he made 3 appearances. He's reported to cost 15 million euros.

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Confirmed Deals

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Sporting CP Officially signs Mathieu

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Jeremy Mathieu has joined Sporting CP of Portugal. He joined FC Barcelona in 2014 and won 9 titles in 3 years at the club. His contract was terminated by mutual consent despite having 12 months left on his original contract. He joins Sporting on a 2-year deal after earlier training with the club.

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A.C. Milan signs Andrea Conti from Atalanta on a 5-year contract

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The defender cost 24 million euros and takes Milan's summer spending to over 150 million euros. The deal sees Milan midfielder Matteo Pessina move in the opposite direction. Conti is Milan's 7th signing this summer as they look to push for a Champions League spot next season.

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Pepe signs for Besiktas

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The Euro 2016 winner has left Real Madrid after 10 successful years where he won 13 trophies including 3 Champions League and 3 La Liga titles. He joins Besiktas on a free transfer and will sign a 2-year contract worth 9.5 million euros. He will also be paid 4000 euros for each match.

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Real Madrid signs Jesus Vallejo

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Real Madrid has unveiled Jesus Vallejo. The 20-year-old defender, who was bought from Zaragoza in 2015 has had 2 loan spells at Zaragoza and at Eintracht Frankfurt will wear the number 3 jersey previously worn by Pepe.

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Real Madrid signs Theo Hernandez

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The 19-year-old defender joins Real Madrid from rivals Atletico Madrid for a fee of 24 million euros. He spent last season on loan at Alaves where he made 32 league appearances. He plays as a left back and will provide back up for Marcelo.

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Istanbul Basaksehir signs Gaël Clichy

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The 31-year-old was recently released by Manchester City and will now join last season's Turkish Super Lig runners-up. He will be paid 3 million euros per season and has signed a 3-year deal.

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Leicester has signed Vicente Iborra from Sevilla for an undisclosed fee

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The 29-year-old Spanish defensive midfielder joins the 2015/16 EPL champions after spending 4 years at Sevilla. He signed a 4-year contract.

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Swansea sign Roque Mesa from Las Palmas for a fee of 11 million pounds

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The 28-year-old Spanish midfielder joined Las Palmas in 2011 and had the 2nd best passing accuracy in the La Liga last season completing 2,185 of his 2,395 attempted passes. He helped his team to a 14th place finish.

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Chelsea legend John Terry has joined Aston Villa

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John Terry made his first appearance against Aston Villa as a late substitute in a League Cup game on 28th October 1998. He went on to captain Chelsea and won 5 Premier League titles, 5 FA Cup titles, a Europa League title and a Champions League title since then. He joined Aston Villa after being released by Chelsea.

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Alexandre Lacazette joins Arsenal

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Arsenal has signed the French striker from Lyon for a club record fee. The 26-year-old joined Arsenal for a 53 million euro initial fee with an additional 7 million euros in bonuses. Lacazette scored 129 goals in 275 appearances for Lyon; he's also the first player since Jean Papin to score 20+ goals in 3 consecutive Ligue 1 seasons

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Willy Caballero signs for Chelsea

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The Argentine was released by Manchester City and has now joined the English champions on a free transfer. He joined City in 2014 from Malaga for 6 million pounds and made 47 appearances for City. He won the League Cup in 2016.

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Yaya Sanogo signs for Toulouse

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The 24-year-old Frenchman joins the French club after being released from his Arsenal contract. He joins Toulouse on a 3-year contract. Sanogo scored 1 goal in 20 competitive matches for Arsenal, a goal in the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund.

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