Summer European Transfer Window Report 15 July

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Jack Wilshere is the subject of a 9 million pound bid from Italian club Sampdoria

The 25-year-old England midfielder spent last season on loan at Bournemouth. The player, who has struggled with injuries most of his career, made 22 starts for Bournemouth last season. He made 2 assists.

Manchester City forward Nolito is close to a move back to Spain

The Spaniard is wanted by Sevilla, and they are willing to pay Manchester City 9 million euros. Nolito has found it hard to break into Pep Guardiola’s team since he was signed from Celta Vigo for 13.8 million pounds on a 4-year contract. There are two options for the deal; a loan with an option to buy or an outright permanent deal. Nolito made just 9 league starts last season and scored 4 goals.

Crystal Palace is set sign Porto's defender Bruno Martins Indi

The defender, who spent last season on loan at Stoke City was expected to be signed by the Potters. Stoke’s option to sign the Dutchman expired on July 1. He made 35 appearances for Stoke last season helping the club to a 13th place finish.

Chelsea FC is close to signing defender Danilo from Real Madrid

The Brazillian was signed in 2015 for 31.5 million euros but hasn’t seen playing time as he has been restricted to just 41 league appearances. He won back to back Champions League titles and 1 La Liga title with the Spanish champions. Chelsea will have to pay 30.8 million pounds for the 25-year-old.

Joe Hart is set to move to West Ham

The England keeper, who spent last season on loan at Torino is set to move to the Hammers after Torino refused to make his loan move permanent. West Ham will get Hart on loan with the option to sign for 10 million pounds. The player, who joined City in 2006 joined Torino after Coach Pep Guardiola made it clear it wasn’t part of his plans.

Chelsea is set to prevent Matic from joining Manchester United

Chelsea is set to prevent Matic from joining Manchester United with the player looking likely to join Inter Milan for 34 million pounds. He could also be offered to Juventus as part of a deal to get Alex Sandro. The Serbian is set to leave Chelsea with the signing of Bakayoko from Monaco putting his place in the Chelsea squad under pressure. The 28-year-old, who signed from Benfica in 2014 won 2 league titles, 1 FA Cup and one Football League Cup.

Andrea Belotti’s club has ruled out the possibility of selling him to an Italian rival

Chelsea is said to be interested in the 23-year-old. Chelsea’s initial target Romelu Lukaku has now joined Manchester United. Belotti’s release clause has been set at 100 million euros. Belotti scored 28 goals in 36 appearances for Torino last season.

AC Milan is interested in signing Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

The former African player of the year, who was also linked with a move to China is also wanted by Chelsea. Aubameyang scored 31 goals in the Bundesliga last season, the most ever by a foreign player in the league’s history. He will not be moving to China as he turned down a mega offer from Tianjin Quanjin. The Chinese transfer window is now closed

AS Roma is looking to Riyad Mahrez as the replacement for Mohamed Salah

The 2016 PFA player of the year is subject to a 30 million pound offer from the Italian club. He has also been linked with a move to Arsenal, but Arsene Wenger is said to have his sights set on Monaco winger Thomas Lemar instead.

Lazio is set to sign Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva

Lazio is set to sign Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva from Liverpool for 5 million pounds. The 30-year-old joined Liverpool from Gremio in 2007 for 5 million pounds and made 344 appearances scoring 7 goals. He won the league cup in 2012.

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Manchester City has signed Kyle Walker from Tottenham Hotspurs

The right back cost 45 million euros plus 5 million in add ons. This price makes him the most expensive English player ever. Walker joined Tottenham in 2009 and made 228 appearances for the London club. The 27-year-old England international signed a 5-year contract and will wear the number 2 jersey.

Leonardo Bonucci has joined AC Milan from Juventus

Leonardo Bonucci has joined AC Milan from Juventus in a deal worth 40 million euros. The 30-year-old signed a 5-year contract. The fee will be paid over 3 seasons. Bonucci made 319 appearances for Juventus scoring 21 goals. He won 6 Serie A titles, 3 Coppa Italia and 3 Supercoppa Italia titles as well as being UEFA Champions league runner up in 2015 and 2017.

FC Barcelona has signed Nelson Semedo from Benfica

The 23-year-old right-back cost Barcelona 30 million euros with 5 million in bonuses and has signed a 5-year contract. Semedo, who has 6 senior caps for Portugal, made 64 appearances for Benfica between 2015 and 2017 winning back to back Primeira Liga titles.

Bayern Munich has secured the signature of Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez

Bayern Munich has secured the signature of Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez on loan from Real Madrid. The 2014 World Cup golden boot winner joined Madrid in 2014 for a fee of 80 million pounds. He scored 36 goals in 110 appearances but was just restricted to just 13 starts last season. Real will get 10 million euros for the 2-year loan, and Bayern will have an option to buy the player after his loan.

Real Madrid has officially announced the signing of Spanish U-21 midfielder Dani Ceballos

Real Madrid has officially announced the signing of Spanish U-21 midfielder Dani Ceballos from Real Betis. He cost 18 million euros and has signed a 6-year contract with the capital club. Ceballos was voted player of the tournament in the recently concluded UEFA European U-21 tournament. He is Madrid’s 2nd signing of the season after Theo Hernandez joins from Atletico Madrid for 24 million euros.

Bayer Leverkusen has signed Sven Bender from Borussia Dortmund

Sven Bender joins his twin brother Lars Bender at Leverkusen. The defensive midfielder joins Leverkusen 15 million euros after 8 years at Dortmund during which he won the Bundesliga twice and the DFB-Pokal twice. He made 224 appearances for the club.