TRANSFER RUMOURS! 31st July
StrumSolo > 31/07/2014, 18:12
Who thought they'd ever see the day when Everton spent £28m on a single player? Romelu Lukaku has signed a five-year deal with the Toffees, and we can all look forward to a plethora of blogs next season about how many goals him and Daniel Sturridge are scoring compared to Costa, Torres and Drogba (more).
Ryan Bertrand has also left Chelsea and joined Southampton on a season-long loan. This apparently means Liverpool will renew their interest in Alberto Moreno after 'missing out' on Bertrand. They didn't miss out at all, they just couldn't bring themselves to sign an English player who hadn't had a run of games for the Saints. Expect them to revive it next summer. Marcos Rojo (£16m), Saphir Taider (Inter loan swap with Dani Osvaldo) and Javier Hernandez are also being linked with moves to the south coast, while Morgan Schneiderlin could go on strike to force through a move to Spurs. He did sort of train today though, so he needs to up his non-game.
Arturo Vidal didn't pass a Man Utd medical today. It's not that he failed, just that it didn't happen. Sami Khedira to Arsenal's turning in to a bit of a saga too, isn't it?
Atletico are after Santi Cazorla, Tottenham are closing in on a £4m deal for Sporting Lisbon's England Under-21 defender Eric Dier and Man Utd will have to fight off interest from Bayern Munich and PSG before getting Angel Di Maria over the line. Just £40m for him now apparently.