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Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's Daily Transfer Roundup. The transfer window rolls on as the excitement keeps building away from the pitch. Teams like Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal and several others are far from being done and as such, we expect quite a few major deals to go over the line in the next couple of weeks.
Without further ado, let's take a look at the top transfer news, rumours and updates that made headlines on 25 July 2019.
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Manchester United might not end up signing Fernandes or Maguire this summer
After several weeks of speculation and several reports even claiming that Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes are on the verge of signing for the Red Devils, latest reports suggest that they might not end up signing either before the summer transfer window shuts.
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Brendan Rodgers has provided us with the latest on the Harry Maguire front. The Leicester City manager insisted that the club is under no pressure to sell the Englishman and that the clubs that have registered an interest in him have not matched the valuation set by Leicester.
The Foxes have reportedly rejected bids in the ballpark of £70 million as they hold out for a world-record-breaking fee for a defender. Rodgers said,
''We’re very relaxed. The clubs that have spoken to Leicester have not met any valuation that the club has put on him, so at this moment in time he’s very much a Leicester player.''
Meanwhile, Bruno Fernandes' purported move to Manchester United is unlikely to happen as well. According to latest reports, Bruno Fernandes is just one of United's targets and is not their priority and they are unlikely to wrap up a deal for him.
However, Sporting coach Marcel Keizer's words might provide some comfort for United fans as he confirmed that clubs are interested in signing Bruno Fernandes and did not deny that that the player could leave this summer. Speaking after Sporting's pre-season friendly against Liverpool, Keizer said,
"I can say about Bruno that he's a very good player and he's important for us.
"Of course everybody would like him to stay but we don't know the situation at the moment. He is here but we don't know what the future will bring, so we will have to wait.
"We know that clubs like him, so we have to see what's going to happen."
Arsenal announce Dani Ceballos signing
Arsenal have announced the signing of Dani Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid. The report claims that the Spain u-21 sensation travelled to North London on Tuesday and has been undergoing medical tests and taking care of the minor details of his contract.
Ceballos agreed terms with Arsenal and put pen to paper today and the player will join Arsenal on a season-long loan deal.
The Gunners will not have the option of signing Ceballos as the player insisted that a purchase option not be included in the contract. This is a minor setback of sorts for Arsenal as they have been trying to find a long-term replacement for Aaron Ramsey who left for Juventus earlier this summer.
Tottenham Hotspur were also heavily linked with Ceballos. Unai Emery's intervention went a long way towards convincing the Spaniard to snub Spurs and join the Gunners instead. It had been reported that Tottenham had made contact with Ceballos' representatives before the Euro u-21 Championship kicked off.
Ceballos was Spain's guiding light in the tournament and once it ended, Arsenal appeared on the scene and swiftly moved into the pole position to sign him up. Emery has assured Ceballos 40 games this season if he performs at the level expected of him.
Dani Ceballos joined Real Madrid in 2017 and has since starred 56 times for the Blancos scoring 2 goals and providing 5 assists.
Jurgen Klopp rules out Philippe Coutinho return
Philippe Coutinho might leave Barcelona this summer. But he will not be joining Liverpool. That's according to none other than Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Coutinho has been linked with a return to Liverpool but Klopp has now rubbished such links and said that this is not the year for a big-money signing.
"In general, Phil Coutinho helps each team in the world, still - 100 per cent. It's not about that. I like Phil, I think he's a fantastic footballer and all that stuff, but it would be a big, big, big, big, big, big, big, big-money signing and it's not our year for that.
"It's just not possible. As I said, having him would make each team better - us included - but I really hope that he finds his luck at Barcelona.
"Or maybe he found it there. We have contact, but not that close contact that I know exactly how he is doing, but the rest is only newspaper talk and stuff like that.
"If everything was true what newspapers write about me - wow! If it's similar to what they write about me, I would say he's completely happy at Barcelona and wants to sign a new six-year contract or whatever."
Manchester United interested in signing Moussa Dembele if Lukaku leaves
Manchester United have shortlisted Lyon striker Moussa Dembele as one of the candidates to replace Romelu Lukaku should he leave the club this summer. The 23-year-old no.9 has played for Celtic and Fulham in the past.
Inter Milan are interested in signing Romelu Lukaku. However, they are hesitant to meet Manchester United's valuation of the player and have had a bid of £54 million already rejected. They are expected to return for the Belgian with an improved bid, but United won't sell Lukaku if they can't get back the £79 million they paid for him in 2017.
Inter Milan are also looking to offload Mauro Icardi, and Radja Naingollan and those sales will need to happen soon for them to be safe from FFP penalties so that they can go ahead and secure the services of Lukaku.
However, with only 2 more weeks left in the Premier League transfer window, it's difficult to put your money on Lukaku leaving United at this moment.
Bartomeu tells PSG chief to confirm whether or not Neymar is for sale
Neymar's return to Barcelona could be a whole lot more complicated than any of us would have imagined. The player is desperate to rejoin his former club. However, Paris Saint-Germain are under no pressure to sell, and Barcelona are short on funds.
The French side have reportedly stopped entering into negotiations for the sale of Neymar. Barcelona are interested in bringing him back too. However, after breaking the bank for Griezmann, they have been looking to engineer a player+cash deal for the Brazilian.
Now Josep Maria Bartomeu, the president of Barcelona, has told PSG chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi that PSG has to clarify its stance on the availability of Neymar before Barcelona go in for him again. Neymar is applying pressure from his end to force the sale. However, Barcelona can do nothing until PSG gives them the go-ahead.
With the player desperate to leave, PSG will have to cave in sooner or later. After this latest development, we expect to have a lot more clarity on a potential deal for Neymar in the upcoming days.
