Tiemoue Bakayoko has arrived at Chelsea’s training complex. The Monaco midfielder used his Instagram account to post a picture the club’s Cobham training base, along with the caption “Soon.”
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Journalist Kristof Terreur tweeted the picture shortly after and confirmed that Bakayoko’s arrived for his medical ahead of a £40million move to the Premier League champions.
Chelsea are likely to announce his arrival this afternoon and he will become the third summer signing after Antonio Rudiger and Willy Cabellero.
Former Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw has been charged in relation to breaching two Football Association rules.
The 45-year-old is alleged to have intentionally influenced a betting market after he ate a pie on the sidelines during Sutton's 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal in February, the FA has announced.
A bookmaker had offered odds of 8-1 Shaw would eat a pie on camera. He has also alleged to have brought the game into disrepute.
West Ham have ended their interest in Olivier Giroud.
The Arsenal striker has made it clear they are not his first choice, forcing them to look elsewhere.
Giroud admitted yesterday he could leave Arsenal following the signing of Alexandre Lacazette.
And reports in France claim he will decide his future within 10 days with Everton and Marseille vying for his services.
Spain under-21 midfielder Dani Ceballos has signed a six-year contract to join Real Madrid from Real Betis.
The 20-year-old was named player of the tournament at the European under-21 Championship this year.
Financial terms were not disclosed, although reports in the Spanish media put the fee at £14.5million.
"Real Madrid... and Real Betis... have agreed the transfer of Dani Ceballos, who has signed a six-year contract with the club," Madrid said in a statement.
Ceballos will be presented to supporters next Thursday before he joins the team on their pre-season tour in the United States on July 21, where Real will face Manchester United, Manchester City and arch rivals Barcelona.
Liverpool and Chelsea will go head-to-head in the battle to sign Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The Premier League duo have already made contact with the Aubameyang’s representatives, according to The Sun.
The report claims Jurgen Klopp’s tenure at Dortmund makes Liverpool front-runners for the £65million-rated Gabon international.
But Anfield owners Fenway Sports Group are hesitant to meet the German club’s valuation or Aubameyang’s £180k a-week wage demand.
Chelsea could capitalise on Liverpool’s financial reluctance, especially with Antonio Conte desperate to sign a striker to replace outbound Diego Costa.
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Crystal Palace have agreed a deal to sin Bruno Martins Indi.
Martins Indic spent last season on loan at Stoke, having fallen out of favour at Porto.
He will becomes manager Frank de Boer’s second signing of the summer.
Chelsea will not budge on their £28m bid for Real Madrid defender Danilo.
The Blues believe the Spanish giants will eventually drop their valuation in order to secure a deal.
Real currency value Danilo at £30.8m but Marca claim Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will not meet that price.
Instead, Chelsea are willing to play the waiting game with Real in the expectation that the European champions will blink first and agree to a lower fee.
Arsenal are planning to re-sign Wellington Silva… but only to sell him again!
The Gunners plan to activate their £3.6m buy-back clause for former Brazilian star, who enjoyed a productive season with Fluminense.
However, once he returns to Arsenal - he will be sold to Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux for a significant profit, ESPN Brazil claim.
The Brazilian joined Arsenal joined Arsenal in 2010, but spent the next six years out on loans with various European clubs including Levante and Bolton.
Dwight Yorke is thrilled that Manchester United signed Romelu Lukaku ahead of Alvaro Morata.
Some United supporters would have preferred to have signed Morata from Real Madrid, but thinks Lukaku is the better addition.
"In my opinion he's my first choice and I'm delighted he's joined our football club," Yorke said on ESPN FC.
"I know that the boy Morata is the people's choice because he's a more glamorous one.
"But when you look in terms of consistency, in terms of what someone's done in the Premier League who has been there and done it over the past three seasons, Lukaku’s been one of the most consistent.”
Tiemoue Bakayoko is having a blast teasing Chelsea and Manchester United supporters with his social media activity today.
As previously mentioned, Bakayoko arrived in London yesterday and is expected to undergo a medical at Chelsea’s training complex ahead of completing a £40million deal.
But he’s toying with fans emotions.
He’s set the location of his tweets from Manchester, and used red dots with love hearts in another post.
The French midfielder has now used Instagram to follow Manchester United, but quickly unfollowed the Red Devils a few minutes later.
Former Torino defender Massimo Brambati has warned Chelsea about paying over the odds for Andrea Belotti.
Antonio Conte is desperate to sign a striker to replace wantaway talisman Diego Costa, and has been tipped to swoop for Belotti - whose contract contains an £88million buyout clause.
But Brambati says he’s not worth the money.
He told TMW: “He is not worth the clause nor even the figure offered by Milan, which I believe was between €35-40 million.
"It is true, he scored so many goals this year but did them with Torino and I do not think that in the games that counted.
"He has so much to do, he has to stand alone and have his team built around him.”
Anderlecht midfielder Leander Dendoncker is being monitored by Manchester United.
The Daily Mail claim he impressed Jose Mourinho when the two teams clashed in the Europa League last season.
The 22-year-old even got on the scoresheet against the Red Devils in a 1-1 draw in Belgium.
And he also played the full 120 minutes in the return leg at Old Trafford.
Chelsea are close to signing Real Madrid right-back Danilo, reports claim.
According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Antonio Conte wants to strengthen his right flank by bringing Danilo to Stamford Bridge.
The report says Chelsea haven’t met Real Madrid’s £30million valuation - but are close to agreeing a deal in the coming days.
The arrival of Danilo would represent a huge snub to makeshift wing-back Victor Moses, who drew plaudits for his performances in Chelsea’s title-winning campaign.
West Ham should pursue deals for Arsenal duo Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott, according to Hammers hero Steve Lomas.
Giroud and Walcott have been linked with moves away from Arsenal with both playing bit-part roles under Arsene Wenger last season.
West Ham are said to be interested in the pair as Slaven Bilic looks to bolster his ranks.
“Olivier Giroud would be a fantastic signing for West Ham. He’s very undervalued at Arsenal,” Lomas said.
“His goalscoring rate for France and Arsenal is superb. He gets on with his job, he takes knocks.
“If we could entice him from Arsenal he’d be a super signing. I do also think we need to inject a bit of pace into the team.
"The more British-type players who know what the Premier League is all about the better. Even Giroud, who has been here a few years, and Theo. They’d be welcome additions.”
Manchester City could announce the signing of England right-back Kyle Walker from Tottenham later today.
The deal, reported to be worth up to £50million, is set to be completed by the end of the week.
It comes after City missed out on the signing of Dani Alves.
The Brazilian defender worked under City boss Pep Guardiola at Barcelona and had been expected to follow him to Manchester but instead joined Paris St Germain.
Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter has signed a new four-year deal to extend his stay at the Premier League club until 2021.
The Republic of Ireland international joined Bournemouth from non-league side Woking FC in 2010 and has since scored 28 goals in 238 matches as the club progressed from the third tier of English football to top flight.
"Once I heard the club wanted to give me a new deal, it was a pretty easy decision," the 27-year-old told the club's website.
"The team has been successful over the last few years and you want to be part of somewhere that is continually progressing.”
LA Galaxy boss Curt Onalfo has refused to dragged into speculation regarding former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The iconic Swedish international was released by Jose Mourinho’s side having suffered a serious knee injury during their successful Europa League campaign.
But despite rumours of a mega-money move to the MLS, Onalfo won’t comment on the potential swoop.
He said: “Our policy is not to comment on players that are not part of our team. The DNA of the Galaxy is to attract world-class players, so we're always looking for one."
Tiemoue Bakayoko has continued to troll Chelsea supporters after more activity on his official Twitter account.
The Monaco midfielder, who is expected to undergo a medical at Chelsea today, created a transfer frenzy by tweeting from Manchester earlier this morning.
He’s now deleted that tweet and written another containing red and white spots with two love hearts - which again says it was sent from Manchester.
One supporter wrote: “Stop Trolling us Bro...if you Want to join Manchester United its a Free World…”
Liverpool will NOT stop in their long-running pursuit of RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita.
German newspaper revealed that Liverpool recently saw their £57million bid rejected by RB Leipzig.
But Tribal Football claim Jurgen Klopp’s side have no intention of giving up the chase, and could return with another improved bid.
It’s also claimed Keita will forfeit any loyalty bonuses in his current contract to complete the move to Anfield.
West Ham are set to beat Newcastle to the loan signing of Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, according to the Independent.
The deal is expected to include an option to make the switch permanent if the England international impresses at the London Stadium.
Newcastle will switch their attention to Hammers keeper Darren Randolph once the Hart deal goes through, the Newcastle Chronicle claims.
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