Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle and Everton are all targeting Red Bull Salzburg winger Sadio Mané.

According to Daily Mirror and Sportskeeda, 4 Premier League clubs are willing to sign Sadio Mane from Red Bull Salzburg. The clubs are said to be Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle, Tottenham and Everton.

Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle and Everton are all targeting Red Bull Salzburg winger Sadio Mané.

 The Senegalese midfielder signed for Red Bull Salzburg in 2012 and has score 25 goals in 45 appearances.

The winger/midfielder is said to cost around £10 million. Spurs coach Tim Sherwood believes that Mane would prefer to join him at White Hart Lane as he would have a better chance of starting regularly. 

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Manchester City are targeting an amazing summer move for Liverpool’s Luis Suárez

According to the newspaper MARCA, Manchester City are targeting a sensational summer move for Liverpool’s Luis Suárez. The citizens have been keeping a tab on the Uruguayan hit man since a while now.

It will not be so easy for them to attract Suarez as Real Madrid is also been said to be interested in the striker. Liverpool have already shown their intentions of keeping Suarez at Anfield by offering him a new lucrative contract, which the player signed early this season.

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Robben signs Bayern extension until 2017

Bayern Munich have announced on their official website that Arjen Robben has signed a new contract with the Bavarians until June 2017.

Arjen Robben signs Bayern extension until 2017 

The Netherlands international's previous deal was due to expire in the summer of 2015 and a number of clubs were closely monitoring Robben's situation at the Allianz Arena.

The Dutchman has ended all the speculation by signing a new contract which extends his stay by two more years at the Allianz Arena.

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Rumours: Eden Hazard to join PSG this summer

According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, the Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard told one of his team mate before Christmas that he is going to join PSG in the summer. The reports also say that it is too early too say that an agreement has already been done between the owners of the clubs, but the way Hazard’s confidence indicates that it more than a speculation.

Hazard became a renowned player after playing for the French side LOSC Lille, where he helped them to win a couple of Ligue 1 titles.

Hazard’s team mate Juan Mata has been heavily linked with a move to PSG, after Jose Mourinho stated that the player was free to leave if he wanted to.

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Besiktas make Ronaldinho bid

Besiktas president Ahmet Nur Cebi has confirmed the club have made an offer for Atletico Mineiro playmaker Ronaldinho.

The former Barcelona forward, who has less than six months remaining on his current deal, has enjoyed a new lease of life in recent months, prompting speculation a return to Europe could be possible for the 33-year-old.

And the Turkish side's president has revealed he has taken the first step towards making such a move happen.

Cebi told reporters: "We have submitted a bid to Atletico Mineiro and now we are waiting for an answer."

On Thursday, Besiktas coach Slaven Bilic expressed his ambition to lure the former Selecao international to the club.

Ronaldinho, who joined Cuca's men from Flamengo last summer, played a major role in the Brazilian outfit's first ever Copa Libertadores title win last month.

Source: Goal

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Manchester City agree €27 million fee with Fiorentina for Jovetic

Manchester City have agreed a €27 million plus add-ons deal with Fiorentina for attacker Stevan Jovetic.

The 23-year-old's agent, Fali Ramadani, is set to travel to Manchester to meet with City sporting director Txiki Begiristain in the next 24 hours, with club officials confident of completing the move following those talks. 

City have agreed to a package that meets Fiorentina's €30m (£26m) asking price, with €27m (£23.3m) set to be paid up front and a further €3m (£2.6m) to be paid in performance-related bonuses. 

Jovetic visited the Fanfani Medical Centre in Florence for tests on Monday, accompanied by the Serie A side's doctor, Jacopo Giuliattini. 

City, who have sent a large group of staff to South Africa as part of their pre-season tour, also conducted similar assessments on Jesus Navas in Seville before his €21m move to the Etihad Stadium in June. 

Jovetic was later followed by Mario Gomez, who is set to complete his transfer from Bayern Munich to the Florence outfit imminently. 

Ramadani met with Begiristain at Mottram Hall last week to discuss terms, with City set to pay Jovetic an £80,000-a-week salary package on arrival in Manchester. 

The clubs have maintained a good relationship harboured following Stefan Savic's move from Manchester to Fiorentina last summer.

City are set for disappointment with regards to Alvaro Negredo, however, whom they had hoped to secure in a double swoop alongisde Jovetic. The Sevilla attacker is rated as having a "one per cent" chance of joining Manuel Pellegrini's side by the Spanish club's president, Jose Maria del Nido.

Source : Goal

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De Boer opens door to Eriksen exit

Ajax coach Frank de Boer has admitted he would not prevent Christian Eriksen from leaving the club this summer.

The Danish playmaker, who has just one year left on his contract at the Amsterdam Arena has been heavily linked with a move to Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool amongst others.

And De Boer says he would let the 21-year-old move to Anfield if he chose to do so. 

"It is up to Christian what he wants," the Dutchman told reporters.

"If he feels good going to Liverpool, then it is up to him. I would want nothing more than having him with us for a few more years.

"But we realise the interest in this kind of player is huge. And I can also understand that he wants to make another step in his career. I can't stop him."

Eriksen first moved to Ajax as a teenager back in 2008.

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AS Roma Sign Maicon

AS Roma has signed former Inter and Manchester City defender Maicon. The Brazillian right back was largely underused last season, making just nine appearances.

Maicon was back in the Italian news after transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio suggested the Giallorossi had renewed their interest in the Brazil international.

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Official: Bayern Munich sign Thiago Alcantara from FC Barcelona

Thiago Alcantara has left Barcelona to join Bayern Munich for €20 million, potentially rising to €25m. 

Bayern didn't activate the Thiago Alcantara clause. It was a different deal between the two parts: 20m € cash + 5m adds-on.

The deal includes a friendly to the played between the 2 sides.

The 22 year-old Spanish international leaves the Catalan club after two full seasons with the first team, and he will be reunited in Munich with his former Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola.

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Taarabt : If Marseille want me, I'm going

QPR attacking midfielder Adel Taarabt has admitted he would jump at the chance of joining Olympique de Marseille this summer.

The Rs are looking to offload some of the highest earners on their books following relegation to the Championship last season and Taarabt has been linked with a move to France.

Marseille are reported to be contemplating an offer for the 23-year-old, a prospect that delights the Moroccan having supported the Ligue 1 club in his younger days.

"The club of my heart? OM," he told Le Parisien. "I have not had a direct contact, but my friend Joey Barton has told everyone at the club about me.

"If OM want me, I'm going. My sisters still live in Marseille. This is the first club I supported."

The Morocco international moved to Loftus Road on loan from Tottenham in July 2009, before signing permanently 12 months later, and has made 150 league appearances for the club, scoring 34 goals.

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Norwich City sign Leroy Fer from FC Twente

    Norwich City have signed Netherlands international midfielder Leroy Fer from FC Twente for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old has agreed a four-year deal and joins compatriot Ricky van Wolfswinkel among the six new arrivals at Carrow Road this summer.

Fer scored 21 goals in 71 appearances for Twente following a move from Feyenoord in 2011.
"He's a very versatile Dutch international," manager Chris Hughton told the club website. 

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Norwich City set to sign FC Twente and Holland midfielder Leroy Fer

Chris Hughton is set to complete a £4.5 million deal for FC Twente midfielder Leroy Fer in the next 48 hours.

Hughton, the Norwich City manager, expects to seal the signing of Fer this weekend, in time for the club's pre-season tour of the United States.

Norwich fly out to the USA on Monday and will put the finishing touches to the transfer on Saturday, with a five-year deal on the table for the 23-year-old.

Fer, a Holland international, almost joined Everton in January but the move was abandoned due to complications with his medical.

Hughton has been one of the most active managers in this summer's transfer window, signing Birmingham winger Nathan Redmond and Blackburn defender Martin Olsson in the past seven days.

Javier Garrido has also arrived from Lazio while a club record £8.5 million was paid for forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel.

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Tottenham Hotspur set to offer Aston Villa £20 million for Benteke

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is expected to make the first move in his bid to sign the Belgium international by submitting a formal offer, in a clear attempt to test the resolve of Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner.

Though Villa are insistent that any bids under £25 million will be instantly rejected, Spurs are confident of completing a deal for Benteke and believe the price tag placed on the 22-year-old is unrealistic.

Villa have made it clear that only a straight cash offer will be considered and they are not interested in any Spurs players as part of the deal, but Villas-Boas has the backing of chairman Daniel Levy to kick off what is certain to be a bitter battle to prise the forward from Lerner.

Spurs are prepared to offer Benteke around £70,000 a week – a significant increase on his current salary at Villa Park – and can promise him first-team football, with Emmanuel Adebayor set to be sold before the start of the season.

But Lerner is believed to be in combative mood over the future of Benteke, who stunned Villa manager Paul Lambert on Monday by handing in a transfer request.

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Bayer Leverkusen sign free agent Roberto Hilbert from Besiktas

Bayer Leverkusen have signed defender Roberto Hilbert on a free transfer from Besiktas on a contract until 2015.

The former Stuttgart full-back, who has been capped eight times by Germany, has signed a two-year deal with the Champions League participants and will link up with his new team-mates on Friday.

"We've got an experienced, attack-minded right full-back in Roberto Hilbert," said Leverkusen's general manager Wolfgang Holzhauser.

"He has international experience and makes us tactically more flexible, particularly down the right."

Hilbert, 28, won the Bundesliga with Stuttgart in 2007 before moving to Turkey in 2010, winning the Turkish cup at the end of his first season with Besiktas.

He now returns to the Bundesliga keen to perform at the highest level once again.

"I'm delighted that this transfer has worked out," he said on his new club's website. "Bayer Leverkusen are a great club who are giving me the chance to prove myself in the Bundesliga and also in the Champions League."

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Vidal: I want to stay at Juventus

Arturo Vidal has ruled out a move to Real Madrid, insisting that he wants to stay at Juventus.

The midfielder, 26, has been linked with a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer, with reports suggesting los Blancos have bid as high as €36 million for the Chilean, but he is adamant that he will stay with the Italian champions.

"I’m flattered by Real Madrid’s interest in me, but I want to stay at Juventus," he said at a press conference on Friday.

"It’s nice to know that the club have turned down such an important offer for me without giving it a second thought."

Juve general director Giuseppe Marotta has stressed the importance of Vidal to Antonio Conte's squad and hopes that a contract extension will be a formality in the near future.

"He is a strong player and a reference point for Juventus going forward," he told reporters. "We are in contact with his agents. It will not be a problem to come to an agreement for a contract renewal."

Vidal has a contract at the Juventus Stadium until 2016.

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Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo may be nearing move after comments from Unai Emery

Spain striker Alvaro Negredo could be edging ever closer to a move away from Sevilla, after his coach Unai Emery admitted it would be "best for everyone" if he left.

The 27-year-old, who scored 25 Primera Division goals last season - a tally only bettered by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Radamel Falcao - has indicated he would like to leave this summer, with Manchester City reportedly among the interested parties.

The Andalusian club rejected a bid for him from La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid, while president Jose Maria Del Nido has stressed he has not received any formal bids for Negredo from City, who signed winger Jesus Navas from Sevilla in June.

Negredo told the club's official website earlier this week that he would not force a move, but would also be open to leaving.

He said: "Right now, I'm at Seville and like it very much there. If I stay that'll be fine but if I leave then it will be because it benefits both the club and myself."

Sevilla signed Colombia forward Carlos Bacca from Club Brugge on Wednesday for 6million euros, while Raul Rusescu was acquired from Steaua Bucharest in June.

The signings appeared to indicate the club were preparing for Negredo's departure, and coach Emery does not expect his top scorer to be around for much longer.

"The most likely situation is that he will leave," he told a press conference.

"It's possible the club can't reach an agreement for him, but we are prepared, we have spent some time working on alternatives.

"Of course we're not going to find a player with the same characteristics as him or one who is going to have the same record, but we will find players who will be important to the future of this club, and I trust the work the club is doing in that area."

Sevilla's financial problems have been public knowledge for some time, and Emery explained that selling Negredo - for the right price - would go some way towards balancing the books.

He said: "The cards are on the table. Negredo is a very important player to Sevilla and he could continue to be one, either by staying here or by earning the club a big transfer fee.

"We know he could leave, but it would be the best for everyone. The club would be able to meet its financial obligations, and although we would lose a key player, we need to be reasonable, like we were in the case of Navas. Our aim is to produce new players that can reach the same heights (as Negredo and Navas)."

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Getafe complete signing of left-back Roberto Lago from Celta Vigo

Getafe have completed the signing of left-back Roberto Lago from Primera Division Celta Vigo on a four-year contract.

The 27-year-old, who made 34 appearances last term as Celta narrowly avoided relegation, becomes Getafe's first acquisition of the summer.

A short statement on getafecf.com confirmed: "Roberto Lago is a new player of Getafe. He will wear the dark blue for the next four seasons."

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Suso joins Almeria on loan from Liverpool

Liverpool have announced that midfielder Suso has joined Almeria on a season-long loan deal.

The 19-year-old, who shone with Spain at the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey this summer, has fallen down the Reds pecking order following the arrival of countrymen Luis Alberto and Iago Aspas.

He will now seek to gain regular first-team experience with the newly-promoted Liga side.

Suso moved to Anfield from Cadiz in the summer of 2010 and went on to make 20 appearances in all competitions under Brendan Rodgers last season.

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Napoli sign Rafael Cabral

Napoli have completed the signing of Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral for a reported €5 million.

The Partenopei had been heavily linked with a move for the 23-year-old in recent weeks, and the Brazilian giants confirmed a deal has been struck which will see the youngster join the Naples-based outfit on a five-year-deal.

Serie A rivals Roma had reportedly entered the race to sign the stopper but, speaking to Santos' official website, Rafael confirmed the promise of Champions League football available at Stadio San Paolo heavily influenced his decision.

He said: "I have the opportunity to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world, with one of the five best coaches in the world who has won the Champions League [Rafael Benitez]. All of this weighed heavily in my decision."

Rafael, who initially joined the Peixe as a 13-year-old, had previously expressed a desire to retire at the Vila Belmiro - a promise he intends to keep despite opting for a move to Europe.

"I've always had a desire to end my career here," he added.

"However, I have a dream of playing in the Champions League and becoming a champion of Europe, but I still wish to end my career at Santos."

The Brazil international conceded just 208 times in 194 games, at an average of just 1.07 per game, in his three years as first choice goalkeeper.

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Sobiech leaves Dortmund to join HSV

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that young defender Lasse Sobiech has left the club for Hamburg for an undisclosed fee.

HSV were keen to add some more depth to their defence and they see the 22-year-old Sobiech as a valuable addition to their squad. 

The centre-back has signed a contract until the summer of 2016 with Thorsten Fink's outfit, and he admitted HSV's determination to seal the move helped sway his decision.

"I had already agreed terms with HSV a while ago and was determined to move here. The fact that really wanted me was vital in my decision to join,  Sobiech told the official Hamburg website.

"I want to get as much playing time as possible. The most important thing now is to integrate into the team."

Sobiech is a product of the Dortmund youth academy, but he failed to break into the first team with the Champions League finalists.

He spent last season on loan at Greuther Furth after previously wearing the St. Pauli jersey on a temporary basis.

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