Rumour Mill: Man Utd refused bids for duo, Courtois price set
Man Utd refused late offers for Matteo Darmian and Morgan Schneiderlin, while Chelsea are open to selling Thibaut Courtois, according to Thursday’s rumours.
Arsenal
– Daniel Sturridge’s representatives approached Arsenal about a late loan deal for the striker, but Liverpool want to keep the 26-year-old (Goal)
– Arsenal right-back Mathieu Debuchy, 31, will stay with the Gunners despite a deadline day offer from Spanish club Espanyol (Squawka)
– Wilfried Bony has said it was an “easy” decision to join Stoke despite attracting interest from Arsenal, Everton and West Ham (Daily Express)
– Arsene Wenger blocked a move for Yaya Sanogo to join Leeds on loan (The Sun)
Bournemouth
– Former Arsenal youngster Benik Afobe held the key to Jack Wilshere’s Bournemouth loan switch (Daily Star)
Burnley
– Burnley’s attempt to sign Kamil Grosicki was torpedoed by his club Rennes who demanded more money at the last minute (Sky Sports)
– Furious Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens took to Twitter on Deadline Day to blast the club for blocking his dream move to the Premier League with Burnley (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea
– Ivan Rakitic ignored interest from Manchester United and Chelsea to pledge his future to Barcelona (The Sun)
– Chelsea pulled out of a loan deal for Aymen Abdennour after re-signing David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain (The Sun)
– Journalist Julien Laurens has criticised David Luiz, calling him a ‘liability’ and ‘a worse player than when he left’ Chelsea two years ago (Five Live)
– Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, 23, turned down a move to Chelsea to stay with the Serie A side (Goal)
– Former England striker and Chelsea stiker Kenny Dixon has revealed his extreme gambling addiction saw him lose three homes and end up in jail (The Sun)
Crystal Palace
– Crystal Palace owner Steve Parish has revealed a move for Jack Wilshere arrived as fast as it went (Daily Express)
– Crystal Palace missed out on a £6million swoop for Charlton’s highly-rated star Ademola Lookman (Independent)
Everton
– Wilfried Bony has said it was an “easy” decision to join Stoke despite attracting interest from Arsenal, Everton and West Ham (Daily Express)
– Everton’s hopes of a massive deadline-day coup were dashed after Porto turned down a €40 million (£34m) offer for winger Yacine Brahimi (Daily Mirror)
– Everton are furious after believing that they were about to capture Moussa Sissoko – including laying on a private jet, with a deal just waiting to be signed – before he turned them down and joined Tottenham (Sky Sports)
Leicester
– Leicester City failed in their efforts to sign Adrien Silva from Sporting, despite agreeing to pay the midfielder’s initial asking price of €24 million (Goal)
– Danny Simpson is set to join Leicester ’s top pay league after the Premier League champions turned down a £5million bid from West Ham (Daily Mirror)
– Danny Drinkwater has said holidays to Ibiza and Vegas helped him get over his England Euro 2016 snub (Daily Star)
Liverpool
– Daniel Sturridge’s representatives approached Arsenal about a late loan deal for the striker, but Liverpool want to keep the 26-year-old (Goal)
Manchester City
– Wilfried Bony has said it was an “easy” decision to join Stoke despite attracting interest from Arsenal, Everton and West Ham (Daily Express)
– Joe Hart is set to appear for England in their World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Sunday after Southampton keeper Fraser Forster, 28, injured his arm in training (Daily Telegraph)
– Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says he “can’t understand” why new manager Pep Guardiola let goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, go on loan to Torino (Metro)
Manchester United
– Ivan Rakitic ignored interest from Manchester United and Chelsea to pledge his future to Barcelona (The Sun)
– Bastian Schweinsteiger rejected a move to Sporting Lisbon to stay at Manchester United, leaving Jose Mourinho fuming (The Sun)
– Manchester United turned down an approach from Inter Milan for 26-year-old Italian full back Matteo Darmian (Daily Mail)
– Wayne Rooney says he intends to see out the remainder of his career as a Manchester United player (The Sun)
– Manchester United have reportedly snapped up Atletico Madrid chief scout Gerardo Guzman (Ideal)
Middlesbrough
– Rotherham managed to sign Middlesbrough defender Dael Fry on a season-long loan deal after he signed a new five-year deal at the Riverside Stadium.
Southampton
– Joe Hart is set to appear for England in their World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Sunday after Southampton keeper Fraser Forster, 28, injured his arm in training (Daily Telegraph)
Stoke
Sunderland
– Sunderland’s move for Norwich striker Steven Naismith fell through after the pair failed to agree personal terms (Daily Star)
– Sunderland were unable to complete the signing of Portuguese goalkeeper Mika Domingues (Goal)
Swansea
– Swansea had a €20m (£16.8m) bid for defender Terence Kongolo rejected by Feyenoord on deadline day (Het Laatste Nieuws)
Tottenham
– Everton are furious after believing that they were about to capture Moussa Sissoko – including laying on a private jet, with a deal just waiting to be signed – before he turned them down and joined Tottenham (Sky Sports)
– Clinton Njie has claimed he ‘learned a lot’ from his injury-hit season at Tottenham Hotspur after making his loan move to Marseille (ESPN)
West Brom
– West Bromwich Albion midfielder James Morrison was keen on a move to Parkhead but the Baggies would not let the Scot leave for Celtic (Daily Record)
West Ham
– Wilfried Bony has said it was an “easy” decision to join Stoke despite attracting interest from Arsenal, Everton and West Ham (Daily Express)