Transfer news and rumours of the day: 29th August, 2016
With only three days left in this summer’s transfer window, Welcome to our Daily Transfer round-up which has been largely dominated today with Julian Draxler’s €75m move (no, its not Arsenal). Liverpool have made a £30million bid for the Brazilian Olympic winner, while Euro 2016 winner is dreaming of a move to Leicester City.
Elsewhere a former Manchester United prodigy is set to sign a deal with a Championship side. Chelsea meanwhile are set to sign an Italian defender at last after agreeing a £24million fee for the highly rated star. Mario Balotelli is on a 24-hour deadline to accept an insane contract offer while Pep Guardiola has dropped a bombshell on Yaya Toure’s immediate future.
On that note, here are the most popular transfer news and rumours doing the rounds on August 29th.
Serie A
- Inter Milan have been offered Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas in a proposed swap deal for Marcelo Brozovic. Serie A side are reluctant to sell Brozovic this summer but with Juventus and Chelsea lurking, we could see the deal go through. According to Gazzetta, Fabregas has pledged his future to Chelsea but has not received any assurances from Antonio Conte over his role in the team this season.
- Palermo have completed the signing of free agent Alessandro Diamanti on a two-year contract, from Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande. Serie A side confirmed the news on their website with a statement which read: “The player, a free transfer, has signed for the club on a two-year contract, with the option for a third year.”
- According to Gazzetta dello Sports, AC Milan and Inter Milan are fighting for the signing of 29-year-old defender Martin Cazeres. The Uruguayan is without a club since leaving Juventus at the end of last season but has attracted interest from a number of teams across Europe. Chelsea are also linked with Caceres amid Antonio Conte’s desires to sign a strong central defender.