United beat Barcelona, PSG, Chelsea and Man City to Martial, Cavani to move for £45m in January, Real opted out of Moreno deal, Austin demands pay rise.
avid De Gea a new deal, Southampton to do the same with Victor Wanyama, and Arsenal turned down a Juventus striker.
Manchester United paid a lot of money to sign Anthony Martial. The fee could rise to £57.6million, but that's only if he turns out to be bloody good. The initial fee of £36million is still huge, of course. The Daily Mail think they have worked out why.
According to senior club sources, United beat some of Europe's elite clubs to Martial, and paid a premium to do so. 'Barcelona, Paris St Germain, Chelsea and City were all in on pre-contract for Martial next season,' the source said. 'We paid a premium to get him now. It is similar to what we did with Ronaldo - and that turned out OK.'
The source also added that "the player has been watched a number of times", intimating that the 19-year-old was a long-term target as opposed to a sudden panic buy.
CAVANI TO MOVE IN JANUARY
So says the Daily Express. They claim PSG will 'listen to offers' for the Uruguayan striker in the next transfer window, after Arsenal, Manchester United and other potential suitors failed to sign him this summer.
They accredit 'reports in Spain', with a fee of around £45million supposedly wanted by the French champions. It's all fine and dandy, but there is absolutely no sign of what these 'reports in Spain' actually are. It links to nothing, and we can't find anything at all even slightly related.
Jolly good.
REAL OPTED OUT OF MORENO DEAL
Which is understandable, because he isn't that good. Reports of Madrid's interest in the left-back emerged on Tuesday, with a £12million fee mooted - the same fee for which he was signed.
Spanish newspaper AS are reporting that it was Real and Rafael Benitez himself who withdrew interest in the deal. Probably because, again, he isn't that good.
AUSTIN TO DEMAND PAY RISE
Considering the sparsity of top strikers in the Premier League, Charlie Austin's non-move this summer remains a mind-scratcher. With a year left on his current deal, the assumption is that the striker will score a hatful of goals in the Championship before sealing a big-money move next summer.
According to Get West London however, Austin is willing to renew his contract with the Rs. The catch? a) he wants a pay-rise from around £20,000 a week to above £40,000, and b) he wants a buy-out clause in the new deal.
In all honesty, both are fair demands. Austin bagged 18 in the Premier League last season, is the Championship's current top scorer with four, and was valued at £15million last season. If QPR want a fee for their talisman next summer, they'll bow to what he wants.
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Manchester United to offer David De Gea a new deal, Southampton to
do the same with Victor Wanyama, and Arsenal turned down a Juventus
striker.
Man United beat Barcelona, PSG, Chelsea and Man City to Martial, Cavani to move for £45m in January, Real opted out of Moreno deal, Austin demands pay rise.
Man United beat Barcelona, PSG, Chelsea and Man City to Martial, Cavani to move for £45m in January, Real opted out of Moreno deal, Austin demands pay rise.
Arsenal turned down Cavani as he has 'no re-sale value', Adebayor stalled on Villa as he received no sign from God, Spurs offered £20m plus players for Wanyama, and some De Gea fallout.
I was counting down the days until 11:01pm on Monday for the conclusion to the David De Gea 'saga'. How naive; it's Thursday, and it still dominates the back pages.
The latest line from some is that Manchester United will offer De Gea a new deal after his move to Real Madrid collapsed. That comes from the Daily Mirror, who say 'sources close to the 24-year-old' believe United will offer to extend his current deal - which expires next summer - and are willing to provide a bigger weekly wage than Real were.
They add that United don't actually expect the Spaniard to sign the new deal, but with nothing to lose between now and January, which is when De Gea can sign a pre-contract with any potential suitor, they will make a last-ditch attempt to retain their keeper.
Reports from Spain support the Mirror's claims. Spanish journalist Josep Pedrerol told TV station La Sexta yesterday that Real no longer harboured an interested in De Gea, and that he doesn't want to spend the season on the bench. Unfortunately for United fans, Pedrerol is a renowned bulls**ter, so there you go.
According to the Sun, De Gea is said to be furious over the collapse of his move to Madrid, and he blames United. 'Friends' of the Spaniard have branded the club's conduct as 'catastrophic' and 'unbelievable'.
WANYAMA TO REJECT NEW DEAL
Another wantaway star who may be offered a new contract after the closure of the transfer window is Southampton midfielder's Victor Wanyama.
According to the Daily Mail, Saints will offer the Kenyan midfielder a fresh five-year deal after his protracted move to Spurs collapsed on deadline day. Wanyama still has two years left on his current contract.
Southampton chief Les Reed added: "We'd like to tie him down for another five years. Whether that's possible or not, I don't know but the opportunity is there to do that.
"Maybe it got a little bit too hyped up and maybe Victor thought there was a bit more truth in the rumours than there was."
There is mass doubt as to whether the 24-year-old will extend his St Mary's deal, but, in truth, it's probably just Saints looking for an extra bargaining chip when Spurs (or someone else) comes calling in the summer.
ARSENAL TURNED DOWN JUVE STAR
That's right; Arsenal turned down another move for a player on deadline day.
This time around it's Juventus forward Simone Zaza. According to Italian transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio, the Gunners made a late approach for the former Sassuolo striker. With the transfer window already shut in Italy, Juve demanded around £22million for the 24-year-old. Arsenal, understandably, baulked at said price and walked away.
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