Rumour Mill
Aston Villa Eye Estupinan as Newcastle Stand Firm on Guimaraes
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Aston Villa are assessing AC Milan and Ecuador left-back Pervis Estupinan, 28, as they weigh up defensive reinforcements.
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Newcastle United have no intention of selling Bruno Guimaraes, despite Arsenal believing they could land the 28-year-old Brazil midfielder for around £50m.
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Inter Milan have ended their pursuit of Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah after deciding they cannot meet the Blues' £30m valuation. However, Como remain interested in the 27-year-old England international.
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Chelsea are preparing an offer worth up to £21m for Rayo Vallecano's Spanish left-back Pep Chavarria, 28.
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Roma have rejected a €40m bid from Atletico Madrid for France midfielder Manu Kone, 25. Manchester United and Liverpool are also monitoring the situation.
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Aston Villa, Leeds United, Sunderland, Fulham and Brighton are all interested in Barcelona and Sweden winger Roony Bardghji, 20.
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Hull City and Southampton are tracking Werder Bremen's German forward Justin Nijnmah, 25.
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Thomas Schjelderup's impressive performances for Norway at the World Cup have prompted Benfica to increase their asking price for the 22-year-old winger to £43m. Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham are all keeping tabs on him.
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Barcelona are willing to sell Spain forward Ferran Torres, 26, to avoid triggering a clause that would require them to pay Manchester City around £7m if they extend his contract.
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Sporting CP, Wolves and Southampton have all seen approaches rejected for Tottenham striker Will Lankshear, 21. The England youth international spent last season on loan at Oxford United.
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Besiktas have joined West Ham United in the race to sign Leicester City and Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu, 22.
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West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville, 24, has emerged as a transfer target for Roma after impressing for the Netherlands at the World Cup.
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Fiorentina are hopeful of completing a move for Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare, 25, with the Nigeria international left out of Wanderers' first pre-season squad.
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Lyon are interested in signing Stoke City and South Korea midfielder Bae Junho, 22, who has just one year remaining on his current contract.
