Football transfer gossip today(18-07-17): Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Reina, Sanchez, Dier, Neymar


Transfer news

Premier League champions Chelsea have "serious and strong interest" in Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, 29. (Sky Sports)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is not willing to pay over the odds for Real Madrid's 24-year-old striker Alvaro Morata, who could be heading to Italy. (Star)

 Crystal Palace haveoffered about £16m for Arsenal defender Calum Chambers, 22.(Telegraph)
Manchester City have had a £2.6m bid rejected for Napoli's former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, 34. (Mirror)
City will not face competition from Bayern Munich for 28-year-old Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, after the German club's chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge ruled out a move for the Chile international. (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United are considering a final £60m offer for 23-year-old Tottenham and England midfielder Eric Dier. (Mirror)
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, has dropped a hint he will re-sign for United by enrolling his sons back into their youth academy. (Sun)
Arsenal and England defender Kieran Gibbs, 27, is one of West Brom's top defensive targets, but the clubs are not close to a deal. (Birmingham Mail)
The Gunners will try to offload a number of fringe players before deciding whether to smash their transfer record for the second time this summer with a move for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar, 21. (Mail)
Arsenal have rejected a £6.2m offer from Sampdoria for midfielder Jack Wilshere, 25. (Di Marzio, via Express)
Crystal Palace are on the verge of signing Ajax defender Jairo Riedewald, 20, in a deal worth about £8m. (Evening Standard)
Nice left-back Dalbert Henrique, 23, has confirmed Liverpool have made an approach for him but says an offer from Inter Milan is "irresistible". (Express)
Brazil forward Neymar, 25, will not leave Barcelona because no club is prepared to meet his £195m release clause, the club's sporting director says. (Mail)
Newcastle United have had their bid for 22-year-old Norwich midfielder Jacob Murphy accepted - and the winger is now expected to link up with his new club at their pre-season training camp.(Chronicle)
Magpies manager Rafa Benitez has put pressure on owner Mike Ashley to "keep his word" in providing summer transfer funds.(Star)
Riyad Mahrez is ready to take a pay cut to join Roma, with the Serie A side set to make a second bid for the 26-year-old Leicester City winger. (Leicester Mercury)
Arsenal's Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, 27, is set to join Juventus after agreeing a deal in principle with the Italian champions. (Guardian)
Egypt winger Ahmed Elmohamady, 29, is set to become the latest player to leave Hull City following relegation to the Championship. He has flown home from a training camp in Portugal to seal a £1m move to Aston Villa.(Hull Daily Mail)
Another Hull player, Scotland left-back Andy Robertson, 23, appears to be a step closer to joining Liverpool in an £8m deal after he reportedly also left the training camp.(Liverpool Echo)
Former Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony, 28, has not travelled with the Manchester City squad to the United States, amid speculation the Swans are keen on re-signing the Ivory Coast international. (Wales Online)
Defender Mathieu Debuchy, 31, is expected to have a medical before a move to Nice within "the next 48 hours", finally ending the Frenchman's disappointing spell at Arsenal.(Europe1 Sports via Sun)

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