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It's a new day with more transfer murmurs and reports doing the rounds. Premier League clubs have swung into action and many have already set up advanced negotiations with their targets while some are still identifying players who could make the cut at the club.
We have collated all the Premier League transfer news in one place so you don't have to hunt far and wide for all the latest gossip in the European transfer market. We have been keeping our ear to the ground to bring you news every day and these are the major transfer reports that have been doing the rounds today.
Diogo Dalot to have medical at Manchester United this week
According to Sky Sports, Porto defender Diogo Dalot will be having his medical at Manchester United this week. The two clubs have reportedly agreed on a fee for the right-back to move to Old Trafford.
The 19-year-old has a €20m (£17.4m) release clause in his contract and it is not yet clear whether United are paying the full amount to secure his services.
A product of Porto's youth academy, Dalot is capable of playing as a right-back as well as a left-back. What remains to be seen is whether Mourinho will play him on the right or left.
Dalot is six feet tall and right-footed. He is also capable of playing as a wing-back - which is what he did when Porto B played a three-man defence.
Since he is only 19, Mourinho may not play him in the first team straight away. This looks like a signing to secure the club's future in defence with both Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young entering the final year of their contract at the Old Trafford club.
Matteo Darmian is expected to leave Manchester United this summer so Dalot will be a replacement for him rather than one for the veteran full-backs currently in the side. He has only played six times for Porto's senior side after making his debut in February this year.
Arsenal confirm Stephan Lichtsteiner's arrival
With a small budget to work with, Arsenal have identified free agents as their go-to strategy and their first signing is Switzerland defender Stephan Lichtsteiner. The club confirmed on their official website that 34-year-old will join the club on a free transfer when his contract with Serie A champions Juventus expires this month.
“Stephan brings huge experience and leadership to our squad," new head coach Unai Emery said. "He’s a player with great quality with a very positive and determined attitude. Stephan will improve us on and off the pitch.”
The right-back will be captaining Switzerland at the World Cup in Russia and he told the club's media team that his goal was to bring the Gunners back into the Champions League fold. the club have missed out on Europe's premier competition two years running now.
"There is a project to come back into the Champions League," Lichtsteiner said. "I think it’s hard to see a club like Arsenal not playing in the Champions League."
Manchester City's £50m bid for Miralem Pjanic rejected
Italian website Tuttosport have claimed that Juventus knocked back a £50m bid from Manchester City for Miralem Pjanic. The Premier League champions had tried to sign Jorginho from Napoli for the same amount but that had also been rejected.
The Serie A champions are in no mood to sell Pjanic and the amount quoted was also not enough. According to the report, were they to sell Pjanic, they would have had to sign targets such as Sergej Milinkovic-Savic who would cost a lot more than £50m.
Moreover, Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri considers Pjanic central to his tactical setup. The Bosnian midfielder has proved to be instrumental in a central midfield role and is also one of their key set-piece takers.
Selling him to City would have upset the balance of the side and Pjanic is considered undroppable at Juventus.
Real Madrid target Liverpool's Sadio Mane
According to Marca, Real Madrid were in touch with Liverpool's Sadio Mane to discuss a potential move to the Santiago Bernabeu. According to the report, the Senegalese winger was even contacted before the Champions League final - a match where he had scored the equaliser before the Reds succumbed to a 3-1 defeat.
While Mohamed Salah has been a reported target for ages, Zinedine Zidane apparently wanted Mane's industry instead. The 26-year-old was the French manager's top target before his sudden and surprising exit from the club.
The report states that the club could still pursue the deal after they appoint a successor but it remains to be seen whether the Anfield club would entertain any bids for the man Jurgen Klopp has used to build the best attacking trio in Europe.
Also read: How Jurgen Klopp created the best attacking trio in Europe
Sokratis Papastathopoulos to reject Manchester United to join Arsenal
Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is set to move to Arsenal for a fee in the region of €19m, according to Sky Sports. The Greek centre-back was identified by head scout Sven Mislintat who had worked with him when he was at the Bundesliga club.
But according to The Independent, it was the defender's father Charalambos Papastathopoulos who confirmed on a Greek radio station called Radio 24/7 that he was moving to Arsenal after snubbing Manchester United.
"He is currently in England and will be doing everything he needs on Tuesday," he said. “There was interest from United but he had to wait until July for them.
“United have a very good relationship with Dortmund, the teams talked but Sokratis chose to go to Arsenal."
Arsenal are desperately in need of a centre-back now that Per Mertesacker has retired and because Laurent Koscielny will not be available until 2019 as he nurses an Achilles injury.
