Transfer Gossip – 31st July

As football fans across the world look forward to a summer of transfer rumours and news, The Sports Lowdown brings you the latest transfer gossip.

Premier League/European

• Connor Wickham looks set to join Alan Pardew at Crystal Palace after Sunderland reportedly accepted a fee believed to be in the region of £10 million (ESPN)
• N’Golo Kante looks to have finalized his move to the King Power Stadium to become Claudio Ranieri’s first signing for Leicester City (First4LCFC)
• Arsenal are close to tieing up a deal for Juventus striker Fernando Llorente with the Gunners looking to add more firepower to their attack though Crystal Palace and Stoke are also interested (Transfer Tavern)
• The long running saga of Angel Di Maria’s move to Paris St Germain from Manchester United looks set to extend into next week (Daily Star)
• Brendan Rodgers is keen on bringing in Manchester United’s Ashley Young with Tottenham Hotspur also interested in the England Winger (Transfer Tavern)
• Edin Dzeko has reportedly agreed personal terms with Serie A side Roma as he looks set to depart the Etihad Stadium (SportsMole)
• Galatasaray left-back Alex Telles has confirmed he would be interested in a move abroad, with Chelsea mooted as a possible destination (TurkishFootball.com)
• Rickie Lambert has a number of suitors as he looks set to leave Anfield in the summer with West Brom, Leicester and Spurs all linked with the former Southampton hitman (Squawka)
• Marco Reus is still attracting the attention of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with a fee of £48 million beeing mooted for the Borussia Dortmund attacker (Transfer Tavern)
• Everton are interested in Fulham’s exciting 19 year old Moussa Dembele though Serie A side Genoa are also thought to be eyeing up the youngster (SportWitness)
• Bournemouth are preparing a £3 million bid for Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray as they look to add more fire power in their first ever Premier League season (SportsMole)

For Championship/League One/League Two gossip please see the next page