Transfer Update: 12 top rumours - West Ham bid £20m for PL forward
ByEurosport
Updated 31/07/2016 at 16:12 GMT
It is a busy Sunday for West Ham, with Diafra Sakho expected to leave for West Brom, and Andre Ayew the subject of a £20m Hammers bid.
LATEST UPDATES
17:05 - Sampdoria's Soriano close to completing Villarreal move
Sky reports that the deal for the Italy international is all-but done, with Smapdoria set to receive around €13.5m for Soriano. With a few details yet to be resolved, it is thought the transfer should be made official within days.
16:50 - Sigurdsson rejects Everton, set for new Swansea deal
Glyfi Sigurdsson is set to sign a new contract with Swansea, turning down a potential £25m move to Ronald Koeman's Everton. (The Sun)
16:45 - Van der Vaart set for Midtjylland move
Former Tottenham man Rafael van der Vaart, who this week offered his services to Reading, has been pictured at Midtjylland's home ground.
15:40 - Sane Man City medical rumours false, deal expected Monday
No deal has been struck for Leroy Sane to join Manchester City from Schalke, contrary to reports - but he could undergo his medical on Monday. (Eurosport)
14:50 - West Ham make huge bid for Andre Ayew
With Diafra Sakho seemingly on his way to West Brom, West Ham have offered £20m for Swansea forward Andre Ayew. (Sky Sports News)
14:30 - Besiktas manager rules out move for Balotelli
Besiktas coach Senol Gunes says he will not be bidding for Mario Balotelli, saying: "I have never heard anything positive about him.” (Eurosport)
13:05 - Baba Rahman set for Schalke loan
Chelsea defender Baba Rahman could be set to return to the Bundesliga: the former Augsburg and Greuther Furth player is reportedly at Schalke for a medical. (Sky Sports News)
12:00 - West Brom 'agree fee for Diafra Sakho'
West Brom have reportedly agreed to pay £16 million for West Ham's Diafra Sakho - a move which could clear the way for Saido Berahino to be sold by the Baggies. (Sky Sports News)
11:39 - Biglia to be offered chance to stay at Lazio
Lucas Biglia will be offered a new three-year contract with Lazio this coming week. (Il Tempo)
11:14 - Mancini's future as Inter Milan boss to be decided imminently
Roberto Mancini’s future as Inter coach will reportedly be determined one way or the other early next week. (Calcio News 24)
11:00 - Confirmed by Zidane: Morata staying at Real Madrid, Jese Rodriguez leaving
Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that Alvaro Morata will stay at Real Madrid, while Paris Saint-Germain target Jese Rodriguez is talking to another club.
10:00 - Mauro Icardi - Inter Milan to Arsenal
Inter's president Erick Thohir has admitted that Inter will listen to offers of €60m for Mauro Icardi - but latest sources suggest that the striker will only be sold if Gabigol arrives from Santos. (Eurosport)
SUNDAY'S COMPLETED DEAL
Coke - Sevilla to Schalke
EARLY MORNING EDITION - TOP 12 TRANSFER RUMOURS
1-Mauro Icardi - Inter to Arsenal
Inter are happy to let last season's top scorer Mauro Icardi go to Arsenal. (Daily Star)
2- Alexandre Lacazette - Lyon to Arsenal
The Icardi move will only happen if the deal for Lacazette falls through, though, which the Star say could still be on if Arsene Wenger is happy to increase his bid to somewhere around £40m. (Daily Star)
3-Jonny Evans - West Brom to Arsenal
Also on the Wenger shopping list is a centre half to replace the injured Per Mertesacker, and Evans is the latest possibility. (Daily Mail)
4-Shkodran Mustafi - Valencia to Arsenal
Having said that, the local press are still reporting that Arsenal are in the market for Mustafi. ()
5-Leroy Sane - Schalke to Manchester City
This one's close to concluding for a fee of £31.2m - Sane has said his goodbyes to his team-mates. (Daily Mail)
6-Baba Rahman - Chelsea to Schalke (loan)
And Schalke are looking to fill that Sane-shaped gap by signing Rahman on loan. (Daily Mail)
7-Leonardo Bonucci - Juventus to Manchester United
Jose Mourinho wants defensively stability, and thinks Bonucci is the man to bring it. (The Sun)
8-Ezequiel Garay - Zenit St Petersburg to Manchester United
Or maybe it's Garay. (The Sun)
9-Jose Fonte - Southampton to Manchester United
Or, if money proves a problem, it could be Fonte, who at least knows what it's like to play in the Premier League. (The Sun)
10-Ashley Williams - Swansea to Everton
There's all sorts of whispers about Williams's future, and he's now being linked with Everton. (BBC Sport)
11-Mario Gomez - Fiorentina to West Ham
The Hammers fancy another marquee signing for their marquee stadium, and Fiorentina are happy to rid themselves of his sizeable wage. (Eurosport)
12-Enzo Zidane - Real Madrid to Middlesbrough (loan)
Enquiries have been made to take the 21-year-old midfielder on loan for the season. (Mirror)
13-Jon Flanagan - Liverpool to Burnley (loan)
Flanagan continues his comeback from injury with a season-long move to Burnley. (Mirror)
SATURDAY'S COMPLETED DEALS
Kevin Gameiro - Sevilla to Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid have officially announced the signing of Sevilla striker Kevin Gameiro. The clubs have not confirmed the figures involved, but Gameiro's transfer fee reportedly equates to around €40 million: €31m up front, €5m in add-ons, and an effective €4m for Luciano Vietto moving in the opposite direction on a season-long loan as a makeweight. ()
Sevilla land Schetino and Vietto on loan plus Ben Yedder
Fiorentina’s Andres Schetino and Atletico Madrid's Luciano Vietto have joined Sevilla on season-long loan deals. ()
Meanwhile, striker Wissam Ben Yedder also joined the club from Toulouse for a reported €9m on a five-year contract with Sevilla having scored 23 goals last season.
Inter Milan sign Genoa full-back Cristian Ansaldi, swapping places with Diego Laxalt
The 29-year-old Argentina international spent last season on loan with the Grifone from Zenit St Petersburg, and having only made the deal permanent this summer, he immediately moves to San Siro.
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