Welcome to our daily transfer roundup which has been dominated by confirmed deals, largely from Premier League. Crystal Palace and Arsenal have signed new strikers while Jack Wilshere has been asked to find a new club this summer by the Gunners.
Elsewhere, Barcelona have agreed on a stunning 5-year contract with one of their rival club players while Callum Chambers was spotted having his medical with a new Premier League club earlier today.
All that and more as we bring you the most popular transfer news and rumours doing the rounds on August 30th.
Serie A
- Inter Milan want to bring Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian back to Serie A, according to reports from Gazzetta dello Sports. Darmian has been frozen out under Jose Mourinho and has failed to nail down a regular starting XI place. Inter Milan manager Frank De Boer has made Darmian his number one target after completing the signings of Joao Mario and Gabigol.
- Inter will reportedly meet Juventus for Stephan Lichtsteiner, but it depends on Juan Cuadrado’s situation. Gazzetta claims that Inter are considering the Swiss international for the right-back slot. According to SportItalia, a meeting between the two clubs will take place this afternoon, but much depends on Juan Cuadrado.
- Napoli’s official radio station confirms Manolo Gabbiadini has an Everton deal, but he can’t leave until they find a replacement. It has been reported for some time that a deal is in place that would see the former Sampdoria man move to Merseyside for around €25m.
However, the Partenopei are not willing to sell until they find a replacement, with Genoa blocking them for Leonardo Pavoletti.
Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen are closing in on a deal for Arsenal midfielder Serge Gnabry, the club's sporting director Frank Baumann has confirmed. Gnabry will be out of contract at Arsenal next summer and has agreed to quit Emirates after getting very limited game time for the Gunners. He was one of Germany’s best players at the recently concluded Olympics and attracted interest from all top clubs around Europe.
- Tottenham have rejected a bid from Wolfsburg for Heung Min-Son, according to reports from Sky Sports. It was initially thought that Spurs had accepted a €26m bid from the Bundesliga club but the latest development would suggest that Son is now staying at White Hart Lane.
- Borussia Dortmund have rejected Liverpool’s €12m bid for their young midfielder Christian Pulisic, according to reports from Bild. The Reds want to add a new and dynamic midfielder to their rank but Dortmund are against selling their highly rated player.
Pulisic however, is keen to push for a move away from Dortmund as he will not get regular playing time with Shinji Kagawa, Mario Gotze and Marco Reus ahead of him in the pecking order.
Premier League
- Arsenal have completed the signing of Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas Perez in a reported £17million deal. Perez enjoyed a stellar season in La Liga last time around scoring 17 league goals and managing 11 assists. He is known for his pace and can be used in several positions, as confirmed by Arsene Wenger.
Perez becomes Arsenal’s fourth summer signing with Shkodran Mustafi expected to be unveiled in next 24-48 hours.
- Crystal Palace have signed Loic Remy from Chelsea on a season-long deal. Former Newcastle striker was unveiled moments earlier where he confirmed that Alan Pardew was the biggest reason for him to join Palace due to their previous working relationship.
Remy was a frozen figure at Chelsea in recent seasons and was keen to quit Stamford Bridge to get regular playing time this season. West Ham were also linked with the French striker.
- Arsenal right-back Callum Chambers is on the verge of joining Middlesbrough on a season-long loan after the defender was pictured at Teesside for his Middlesbrough medical. Manager Arsene Wenger wants Chambers to get regular playing time this season and believes that he will return to the club next season as a player who will challenge for a place in the starting XI.
- Sticking with Arsenal for a little longer, Jack Wilshere has been asked to leave Arsenal on a season-long loan to prove his worth. The England midfielder has suffered constant injury scares in recent seasons and has seen himself drop down the pecking order under Arsene Wenger. With Granit Xhaka, Francis Coquelin, Santi Cazorla and Mohamed Elneny ahead of Wilshere, the Englishman is expected to quit Emirates this summer.
La Liga
- La Liga champions Barcelona have confirmed that Paco Alcacer has signed a five-year deal with the club, joining for a 30m euro (£27.3m) fee from Valencia with a further 2m euros (£1.7m) available in add-ons. Part of the deal sees promising young player Munir El Haddadi join Valencia on a season-long loan.
- Stoke City have told Deportivo la Coruna it will cost them £8.5million to sign Joselu. The Spanish club are on the hunt for a new striker after allowing Lucas Perez to join Arsenal for £17m. They have drawn up a number of targets but, according to Marca, if they want to land Joselu it will cost them £8.5m.
- According to the French media le10sport, Real Madrid are interested in the Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva. His agent is Jorge Mendes, the same as Cristiano’s, and Monaco could ask as much as €70M, according to this website. According to le10sport, Bernardo Silva is seen as the ideal replacement for James Rodríguez if Real Madrid decide to accept one of the offers from PSG or Juventus.
Rest of Europe
- Ligue 1 side Lyon have rejected West Ham’s latest £42.5million bid for the in-demand striker Alexandre Lacazette. According to Sky Sports, Hammers are keen to bring a prolific striker to Olympic Stadium despite signing Simone Zaza on a season-long loan.
Lacazette has been a long-term target for West Ham but Lyon have put a staggering £55million asking for the French striker.
- Porto have announced the signings of Atletico Madrid midfielders Oliver Torres and Diogo Jota on season-long loans. Oliver rejoins Porto after spending the 2014-15 campaign with the Portuguese giants, where he scored seven goals in 40 appearances. Manager Diego Simeone wants to see these two players improve considerably this season and return to Vicente Calderon next season to fight for a place in his starting XI.
