Transfer news and rumours of the day: 25th August, 2016

Alessio Romagnoli is a wanted man

Welcome to our Daily Transfer Round up which is dominated by Arsenal completing a stunning striker signing after the Gunners agreed a £17million deal with a La Liga side. Meanwhile, Shkodran Mustafi has been given a green light by Valencia to join Arsenal as well.

Elsewhere, Chelsea’s third official bid has been turned down by the Serie A giants (not Napoli) which has left Antonio Conte in desperate need to sign a new defender without even a real target in sight. Meanwhile, Gabigol has broken the silence over his much talked about future and vows to put an end to the long-running transfer saga.

On that note, here are the most popular transfer news and rumours doing the rounds on August 25th.

Serie A

- Santos forward Gabriel Barbosa says his future “will be resolved soon” following an interest from Juventus and Inter Milan. Gabigol’s future was held up due to his involvement at the Olympics where Brazil won their first ever Gold earlier this week. With Olympics over, Gabigol has vowed to sort out his future soon. Speaking in an interview, the attacker said: “I’m evaluating the offers received with my agent and my family. I think it’ll be sorted out soon, because we don’t have much time.”

- Inter Milan have put their highly rated midfielder Marcelo Brozovic on sale, according to his agent. Juventus are linked with the 23-year-old star who is valued in the region of 30million. Brozovic’s agent spoke with FcInterNews.it and said: “Marcelo must be considered as a player on the market and therefore on sale. But as for the details, you'd have to ask the club.”

- Milan have rejected Chelsea’s second bid of €40m [£34m] for Alessio Romagnoli, according to reports. A first bid from the English side was rejected this week, and reports this morning indicated that a second offer had been received last night. Football Italia revealed that AC Milan’s incoming owners want to keep Romagnoli and show the fans their statement of intent to keep their best players and attract quality stars in the upcoming transfer windows.