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PARIS ST-GERMAIN have bid £28.5m for Manchester United’s 27-year-old Argentina winger Angel Di Maria, who signed for the Old Trafford club for £59.7m last summer.
CHELSEA are targeting Galatasaray’s 22-year-old Brazilian defender Alex Telles as a replacement for Filipe Luis, 29, who has left to re-join Atletico Madrid.
TOTTENHAM will try to sign Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 30, after being put off by Crystal Palace’s £25m asking price for DR Congo midfielder Yannick Bolasie, 26.
MANCHESTER UNITED will not be bidding for Valencia’s 27-year-old defender Nicolas Otamendi (pix) this summer, despite being repeatedly linked with the Argentina international.
SAMPDORIA president Massimo Ferrero thinks Liverpool’s £7.1m valuation of striker Mario Balotelli is too high and wants it lowered if the Italian club are to sign the 24-year-old.
NEWCASTLE have had a £4.8m bid for AC Milan’s 20-year-old French striker M’Baye Niang turned down by the Italian club.
EVERTON’S Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy, 24, is disillusioned at Goodison Park and will open talks with Tottenham about a move to White Hart Lane.
WEST HAM are lining up a £12m move for 29-year-old Fenerbahce striker Moussa Sow, but the Senegal international is also a target for Sunderland.
CHELSEA’S Egypt midfielder Mohamed Salah, 23, is set to complete a loan move to Italian side Roma.
TOTTENHAM and Romania central defender Vlad Chiriches, 25, is close to completing a £4.5m move to Italian side Napoli.
INTER MILAN and FC Porto are both interested in signing Spurs’ 23-year-old forward Erik Lamela, with a season-long loan deal possible for the Argentina
international.