In other news, Leicester players kicked N'Golo Kante off a whatsapp group after he decided to leave for Chelsea.
MArc Albrighton said, "There was a WhatsApp group, but if the player wants to leave then you can't stand in his way,"
The English winger signed from Newcastle for £13m and is expected to start against West Brom later tonight
Southampton centre back Jose Fonte has stated that although flattered by interest from Manchester United, he is happy to stay with the Saints. He said," If the interest is there, it is a reason to be flattered to be associated with a club like Manchester United. But I have a contract with Southampton, and I’m just focused on my work, to make a great season."
Watford are reportedly still interested in the Juventus midfielder after having a £7.8m bid rejected.
The Catalans are willing to part with forward Sergi Samper in an attempt to obtain the services of Alcacer. Barcelona are willing to part with €24m for the striker, but Valencia are holding out for more. In an order to reduce the asking price and sweeten the deal, Barcelona are willing to include Samper as part of the deal.
Reports in Spain have said that Real Madrid are set to offer 33-year-old defender Pepe a new contract. The Portuguese who is in the final year of his current contract was widely expected to leave the club but Zidane still considers him a first choice alongside Sergio Ramos.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes has agreed to let go of defender Marc Wilson. "It's fair to say that Marc probably feels his future lies elsewhere and it's fair to say I probably agree with him," Hughes said
Another United youth player to leave??
According to the Daily Mail, newly promoted Middlesbrough are interested in 20 year old Andreas Pereira with Mourinho keen on letting the player leave to gain experience.
Leicester kick off their campaign against Hull.
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According to Italian website Calciomercato, the Gunners have had a €16m bid rejected for Mario Lemina. Juventus are holding out for €20m
Pablo Zabaleta is keen to stay at the Etihad while Hart maybe on his way to the Goodison according to the Daily Express
The 23 year old has been withdrawn from the Leicester squad to face Hull. A deal worth £12m is expected to be finalised by Monday
👏 Congratulations to @Mertesacker, our new club captain! pic.twitter.com/BjzOsibEF9
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) August 13, 2016
The reports that Aston Villa are back in the transfer market after they failed to reach any agreement to sign both Patrick Bamford and Aron Gunnarrson.
Martin Odegaard, Mariano and Enzo Zidane are the three players that Real Madrid are looking to loan out this season as they will not get enough playing time at the club to improve.
Rio Ferdinand backs John Stones to be one of the England great in the future under the guidance of Pep Guardiola! The defender is expected to feature in Manchester City's first match under Pep Guardiola against Sunderland tonight!
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Chelsea's young striker Patrick Bamford is close to signing for Aston Villa reports The Daily Star.
The West Brom forward has said that he will stay with the club and see off the last year of his contract!
33-year old Portuguese defender Pepe could sign a contract extension with Real Madrid report AS.
Daily Star reports that AC Milan and Valencia are both closely following the situation surrounding Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala's future. It looks like Pep wouldn't have a guaranteed spot for the French defender in his team.
Daily Mail reports thatMiddlesbrough have enquired about Manchester United's Andreas Pereira. The 20-year-old was one of eight players told they have no immediate future at Old Trafford.
Daily Mirror reports that Crystal Palace player Yannick Bolaise will complete his move to Everton for £25 million today.
Daily reports that Arsenal are expected to complete the signing of Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi in the next 48 hours. The fee could be around the range of £30 million for the German defender.
Daily Mirror reports that Santos' president Modesto Roma Junior has confirmed the club have spoken to Manchester United and Chelsea this week about their star striker Gabriel Barbosa.
Tuttosport reports that Manchester United's Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera could be on his way to Turin following the signing of Paul Pogba. Herrera's place in United squad has not been a permanent one in the last two year and despite that, the midfielder has contributed well to the Red Devils.
It's Matchday 1 of the English Premier League season 2016-17.
The season is dubbed to be one of the greatest in the history of the league and here are the predictions from out in-house experts: EPL 2016/17 predictions: Experts' Picks for the Top 4 and Golden Boot
Le #RSCA et Burnley FC ont trouvé un accord concernant le transfert définitif de @StevenDefour. Bonne chance ! pic.twitter.com/usx8TxhPo4
— RSC Anderlecht (@rscanderlecht) August 12, 2016
Sky reports that West Brom have made a third cash offer for Leicester City winger Jeff Schlupp. Their initial bid was around £9 million but was turned down and is around £12 million this time around.
CONFIRMED | #Boro have completed the signing of @Ofabio3 from @CardiffCityFC! https://t.co/Fsp5ll4Pku #UTB pic.twitter.com/MIfwvQzV8X
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) August 12, 2016
Here are our confirmed @premierleague squad numbers for the 2016/2017 season... #COYS pic.twitter.com/kbitR5yWJ0
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 12, 2016
Daily Mirror reports that Spurs have set a £20 million price tag for Swansea and Borussia Dortmund target Nacer Chadli.
MOYES: "Adnan needs to come here and do the business..." Read more from the manager here - https://t.co/m3Gpp2Q903 pic.twitter.com/bbkhVaquVG
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) August 12, 2016
Any takers for Benteke? Crystal Palace want to sign the Liverpool striker, but they are unwilling to pay more than 25 million pounds for the Belgian
Fabregas offered to Juventus!
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is not too happy with Fabregas and the Spaniard is offered to Juventus for a fee of 45 million Euros! Is he worth the money?
We will start off with a big one! Barcelona are finally set to end their quest for a backup forward and are close to completing a deal for valencia;s Paco Alcacer.
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Hello and welcome to another day of transfer madness! The Premier League season is beginning today and you can expect a whole lot of news and rumours from England and Rest of Europe.
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