LIVE Transfer Blog: Latest Transfer News, Done Deals, Rumours and more (Aug 15)

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Updated: 16 August 2018 02:33 IST - Published: 15 August 2018 19:07 IST

Unfortunately, not but we explored that. There is a cruel intersection between UK immigration law and FA/FIFA regulations around children under 18. He could have stayed in country (under a new visa or a new student visa), but would not have been allowed to play football.
— Peter Vint (@PeterVint) August 15, 2018

American teenager Will Vint has departed Manchester United due to VISA issues. The 16 year old was denied the appropriate VISA to play in England and has returned to the United States ahead of his trials with a host of MLS clubs.

BREAKING: @girondins Bordeaux are in negotiations with @RangersFC over their striker Alfredo Morelos, having had an initial bid in excess of £3.75m rejected, @SkySportsNews understands. #SSN pic.twitter.com/WBREkNb6ef
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 15, 2018

Inter Milan boss Luciano Spaletti claims he will not indulge further speculation over their chase of Luka Modric as he insists he is happy with his squad.

"I'm already very happy with what I have in my squad. These players are the ones I would want to have." #FCIM pic.twitter.com/dxyxisAaVO
— SBOBET (@SBOBET) August 15, 2018

Marlon Santos is headed for the exit at Barcelona after the Catalan giants agreed terms with Sassuolo regarding the sale of the Brazilian defender for €12 million.

Paul Pogba's elder brother Mathias Pogba has been denied a contract by German third division side KFC Uerdingen for being too fat. The 27 year old striker last played for Sparta Rotterdam in 2017 and has been a free agent for more than a year.

Uerdingen head coach Stefan Kramer said,"For a number nine, Mathias has a good body and is tall but he has many kilos on his hips."

Niko Kovac says Bayern Munich will let Schalke-target Sebastian Rudy leave, telling Sport1: "Sebastian Rudy wants to play more and that's absolutely normal. If he wants to leave the club, I won't put any obstacles in his way." #FCBayern #S04 #RBL
— Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) August 15, 2018

Christian Heidel denies that Schalke have spoken to Bayern Munich about Sebastian Rudy: “There has never been any contact with Bayern Munich about this story.” #FCBayern #S04
— Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) August 15, 2018

Samu Castillejo has a deal with #acmilan , leaving #VillarrealCF on loan with obligation to buy for €19m, with Carlos Bacca going the other way.
— Transfer Wire (@transferdicky) August 15, 2018

Leicester City and Harry Maguire are close to agreeing terms on an extension. The renewed contract will offer Maguire an improved deal worth £75,000 per week.

Everton have shipped out Croatian midfielder Nikola Vlasic to CSKA Moscow on a season-long loan deal.

Tottenham Hotspur flop Georges-Kevin N’Koudou is set for another loan spell and is on the verge of joining Bundesliga side FSV Mainz until the end of the season.

N'Koudou has received very limited opportunities at Spurs in the last two years

Leonardo is preparing a last-ditch offer to Lotitio for Sergej Milinković-Savić; a €40M loan with a €80M obligation to buy next summer. Gazzetta highlights this offer as "the right offer”, as Lotitio is tempted to sell. [Gazzetta] pic.twitter.com/1xanTdwkmg
— TheMilanBible (@TheMilanBible) August 15, 2018

Marseille are leading the chase for Valencia striker Simone Zaza. Nice and FC Porto have also been linked with the Italian in recent weeks but Marseille seemed to have struck have a provisional agreement with Los Che for the transfer of Zaza.

Zaza scored 13 goals for Valencia in the league last campaign

Brighton & Hove Albion have confirmed that striker Percy Tau has joined Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on a season-long loan deal #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) August 15, 2018

Ospina set for Arsenal exit

Arsenal third-choice goalkeeper David Ospina is closing in on a move to Napoli. The Colombian is due to arrive in Italy on Wednesday evening ahead of a season-long loan move. The clause will include an option to purchase next summer if Ospina's loan stint at Napoli turns out to be a success.

Ospina played 21 games in all competitions for Arsenal last term

Barcelona still remain highly interested in Ajax sensation Frenkie De Jong but the likelihood of him joining the Spanish Champions this summer could be in doubt.

De Jong stated,“In principle I stay, but you never know in football, maybe there will be a club in four days that offers an absurd amount, so Ajax says go, so you can never predict it, but the chance is very big that I stay with Ajax.”

Ajax's valuation of De Jong stands at €50 million

TRANSFER NEWS

St Mirren have signed Southampton defender/midfielder Alfie Jones on a season-long loan. pic.twitter.com/IdwNhXiCef
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) August 15, 2018

✈️ 🇦🇺 Burnley midfielder Aiden O'Neill has joined up with former Claret Mike Phelan on a season long loan at Central Coast Mariners in Australia...#TwitterClarets pic.twitter.com/4SGzSzq9iQ
— TheSportsman Transfers (@TSMTransfers) August 15, 2018

Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has declared that he is happy with the squad for the upcoming European season.

The Catalan Giants have been heavily linked with Paul Pogba in recent weeks but yesterday, Barcelona director Ariedo Braida ruled out a move for the Manchester United superstar this month.

Braida told Spanish radio:"I don't think we're going to move for Pogba, but he's a great player.

Pogba looks set for a stay at Man Utd this summer

BREAKING!!!

In other news, the last 24 hours have turned out to be a day of international retirements. Yesterday it was Mario Mandzukic and today it is Danijel Subasic who announced his retirement from international football.

However, in an unexpected turn of events, Chelsea's Victor Moses has decided to quit the Nigerian national team and retired from his international duties at the age of just 27.

AC Milan have matched Genoa's €18 million valuation of Diego Laxalt. The 25 year old is expected to arrive in Milan with the medical scheduled for tomorrow and the deal is likely to be completed in the next 48 hours.

Laxalt was part of the Uruguayan national team at the World Cup

Juventus have rejected a €60 million bid from PSG for left-back Alex Sandro. The Brazilian has two years remaining on his contract but Juve are keen on renewing Sandro's contract.

Reports coming out that #LFC have rejected a bid from Torino for midfielder Marko Grujic......It's understood the fee was around €10 million after a season long loan #CapitalReports pic.twitter.com/3N6VgbSsUw
— Capital Wirral News (@CapitalWIRNews) August 15, 2018

Diego Godin on his situation at Atletico Madrid: "I have not renewed. I have had offers, although I have decided to stay for personal reasons, and I am only thinking about the final." pic.twitter.com/Eo6icxsJeH
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) August 15, 2018

Torino have asked Liverpool to take Serbia international Marko Grujic on loan for this season (Source - Sky Italia)
— Serie A Transfer News (@ITATransferNews) August 15, 2018

Chelsea have confirmed the departures of Ola Aina and Kenneth Omeruo on loan. Aina signed a three-year contract extension before being loaned out to Torino until the end of the season.

Omeruo, on the other hand, has been loaned out to Leganes with the Spanish club having the option to purchase and make the move permanent next summer.

Zidane wants Man Utd job

Treble winning Champions League manager Zinedine Zidane has spotted his next destination. The Frenchman is eyeing the prized job at Manchester United after quitting his role as Real Madrid boss in June.

Jose Mourinho's style of football at Old Trafford has made the Man Utd faithful unsettled and the handling of the situation around the likes of Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba hasn't been well managed by Mourinho in the last one month.

Like his previous jobs, the third season is usually when things start falling apart for Mourinho. If the same were to happen with United, then they will not have to search too hard for a new boss with Zidane lurking in the shadows.

Sky sources: @Arsenal forward Joel Campbell to undergo medical tomorrow ahead of a permanent move to Serie A side @Frosinone1928 #SSN pic.twitter.com/daNC4wXn79
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 15, 2018

OFFICIAL: Wilfried Zaha has signed a new five-year contract with @CPFC, keeping him at the club until June 2023. pic.twitter.com/eomA6xIUAq
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) August 15, 2018