Latest Transfer News, Done Deals, Rumours and more (Aug 15)

TRANSFER NEWS

St Mirren have signed Southampton defender/midfielder Alfie Jones on a season-long loan.

Burnley midfielder Aiden O’Neill has joined up with former Claret Mike Phelan on a season long loan at Central Coast Mariners in Australia…#TwitterClarets

Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has declared that he is happy with the squad for the upcoming European season.

The Catalan Giants have been heavily linked with Paul Pogba in recent weeks but yesterday, Barcelona director Ariedo Braida ruled out a move for the Manchester United superstar this month.

Braida told Spanish radio:”I don’t think we’re going to move for Pogba, but he’s a great player.

Pogba looks set for a stay at Man Utd this summer

BREAKING!!!

In other news, the last 24 hours have turned out to be a day of international retirements. Yesterday it was Mario Mandzukic and today it is Danijel Subasic who announced his retirement from international football.

However, in an unexpected turn of events, Chelsea’s Victor Moses has decided to quit the Nigerian national team and retired from his international duties at the age of just 27.

AC Milan have matched Genoa’s €18 million valuation of Diego Laxalt. The 25 year old is expected to arrive in Milan with the medical scheduled for tomorrow and the deal is likely to be completed in the next 48 hours.

Laxalt was part of the Uruguayan national team at the World Cup

Juventus have rejected a €60 million bid from PSG for left-back Alex Sandro. The Brazilian has two years remaining on his contract but Juve are keen on renewing Sandro’s contract

Reports coming out that #LFC have rejected a bid from Torino for midfielder Marko Grujic……It’s understood the fee was around €10 million after a season long loan #CapitalReports

Diego Godin on his situation at Atletico Madrid: “I have not renewed. I have had offers, although I have decided to stay for personal reasons, and I am only thinking about the final.”

Torino have asked Liverpool to take Serbia international Marko Grujic on loan for this season (Source – Sky Italia)

Chelsea have confirmed the departures of Ola Aina and Kenneth Omeruo on loan. Aina signed a three-year contract extension before being loaned out to Torino until the end of the season.

Omeruo, on the other hand, has been loaned out to Leganes with the Spanish club having the option to purchase and make the move permanent next summer.

Zidane wants Man Utd job

Treble winning Champions League manager Zinedine Zidane has spotted his next destination. The Frenchman is eyeing the prized job at Manchester United after quitting his role as Real Madrid boss in June.

Jose Mourinho’s style of football at Old Trafford has made the Man Utd faithful unsettled and the handling of the situation around the likes of Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba hasn’t been well managed by Mourinho in the last one month.

Like his previous jobs, the third season is usually when things start falling apart for Mourinho. If the same were to happen with United, then they will not have to search too hard for a new boss with Zidane lurking in the shadows.