Transfer news and rumours of the day: 18th July, 2016

Adnan Januzaj
Adnan Januzaj's time at Manchester United might be about to come to an end

Welcome to our daily transfer rumours round-up. With most of the teams getting on with their pre-season friendly matches, the transfer window has started to gather pace. Liverpool are ready to rival Everton to complete a much-anticipated £20m signing while Inter Milan are keen to sign Manchester United’s young winger.

And yes, before you ask we do have a new Paul Pogba update as well.

Here are the transfer rumours doing the rounds on July 18th

Serie A

- After missing out on Joao Maraio and Antonio Candreva, Inter Milan have set their sights on signing Manchester United’s winger Adnan Januzaj in a reported €8m deal.

- Roma's Adem Ljajic and Iago Falque will complete their medicals today ahead of a move to Serie A club Torino, according to ToroNews.net. The duo is expected to be unveiled in the coming 24 hours.

- AC Milan and Inter Milan are prepared to go into a bidding war to sign the highly rated FC Chornomorets Odessa (Ukraine) attacking midfielder Arkadiy Tumanyan. AS Monaco are believed to be the third team in the race to complete the 18-year-old’s signature this summer.

Bundesliga

Miroslav Klose
Miroslav Klose: On his way back to Bundesliga?

- Kaiserslautern chairman Thomas Gries has launched a bid to re-sign Miroslav Klose. In an interview with SWR television, he said: "It would be absolutely stupid of me if I didn't at least try."

- Andre Schurrle’s transfer to Borussia Dortmund will be completed in coming few hours, according to the trusted Gianluca Di Marzio.

- Bayern Munich have entered the race to sign the highly-rated Schalke winger Leroy Sane. Manchester City were believed to be leading the race for Sane but Bayern are willing to test player’s ambitions by putting forward an initial £25million bid.

Premier League

Georginio Wijnaldum
Merseyside rivals set to rival each other to bring in Georginio Wijnaldum

- According to Sky Germany, Ragnar Klavan will have a medical tomorrow with Liverpool ahead of move from Augsburg. Elsewhere Liverpool are also considering a £20m bid to sign Giorginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle United.

- Spanish newspaper AS claims that Manchester United will not give up on Paul Pogba until he wears the Red Jersey for the club. The player may be keen to join Real Madrid but United are the only ones willing to pay the crazy £105million transfer fee.

- Chelsea are expected to raid Leicester City in coming weeks to sign Riyad Mahrez following N’Golo Kante’s arrival at Stamford Bridge. Marez has turned down a new £100k-per-week contract at Leicester and is being linked with the likes of Barcelona and PSG as well.

La Liga

Ciro Immobile Sevilla
Ciro Immobile has failed to settle down at Sevilla

- Sevilla’s Ciro Immobile has hinted towards a move away from the club after the striker’s agent came out claiming that he is in talks with several clubs. Serie A side Lazio are keen to bring Immobile back to Italy as a replacement for Miroslav Klose.

- Alvaro Negredo can be unveiled as a Middleborough player later this week after Valencia gave striker the permission to skip training and discuss a potential transfer back to Premier League.

- Diego Costa could be heading back to Atletico Madrid after reports of him handing in a transfer request to Chelsea emerged last night. Marca are certain of Costa’s wish to work with Diego Simeone once again.

Rest of Europe

Hal Robson-Kanu
Hal Robson-Kanu has caught the fancy of a number of EPL clubs after his impressive showings for Wales

- Hull City have emerged as favourites to sign Wales international Hal Robson-Kanu, as per the reports from Sky sources. The Wales striker made quite an impact at Euro 2016 and has been chased by several Championship and Premier League clubs.

- Marseille have made a loan bid for Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Veretout, who joined the Villains in an £8million deal last summer. Following Villa’s relegation, Veretout is looking for an escape route with Marseille being his most likely destination.

- Benjamin Stambouli has turned down an opportunity to quit PSG this summer. The young midfield star is willing to fight it out for a starting XI place and believes he can be one of the stars for PSG in coming seasons.

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