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Your support makes all the difference.The transfer window is wide open and some of the biggest names in world football are on the move - or so their prospective buyers are hoping.
The Premier League has gone bananas with clubs shattering records left, right and centre - Chelsea broke theirs on Friday finally completing a deal for Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata while Alexandre Lacazette joined Arsenal earlier in the summer for a cool £52m.
Manchester United splashed a non-club record fee on Romelu Lukaku - but it was still £75m - while Neymar's world record £195m move to PSG from Barcelona is off after teammate Gerard Pique tweeted that the Brazilian was staying.
Manchester City have signed Danilo from Real Madrid for £26.9m and are expected to follow that up with the £53m purchase of Benjamin Mendy to take their spending on full-backs to nearly £130m in a week.
Chelsea also got their hands on Antonio Rudiger earlier this month but Liverpool's pursuit of Naby Keita is beginning to annoy Leipzig with lots of talk but little action.
The Toffees meanwhile Everton have signed six new faces including United's Wayne Rooney.
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Neymar stays
Gerard Pique has seemingly confirmed teammate Neymar is set to stay at Barcelona this summer admit reports of a £195m to Paris Saint-Germain.
The defender posted a message on Twitter which suggested the Brazilian would turn down PSG, who were willing to pay Neymar’s release clause, on Sunday night.
Pique posted a picture of himself with the Brazilian on Sunday night, along with the simple message "Se queda", which translates as "he stays".
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United were 'open' to selling De Gea
Jose Mourinho has admitted that Manchester United were prepared to sell David De Gea to Real Madrid this summer after seeing he wanted to leave... only for Real Madrid to pull the plug on the deal.
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Manchester United's new signings in action
Manchester United's perfect record Stateside this summer continued despite an afternoon to forget for Victor Lindelof as they edged out Real Madrid 2-1 in a dismal penalty shootout after an equally uninspiring 90 minutes ended in a 1-1 draw in baking conditions in Santa Clara, California.
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Kane's not leaving
Tottenham striker Harry Kane has reaffirmed his commitment to the club after vowing not to leave amid speculation of a big-move away from the north Londoners, and expressed his excitement for the years to come. On the back of three impressive seasons at Tottenham, the latter two of which saw him win the Golden Boot award, Kane’s stock has risen on the continent.
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Be serious!
Manchester United must come up with a serious offer if they are to sign Ivan Perisic, according to Inter Milan manager Luciano Spalletti. Perisic was named in Inter’s squad for their preseason tour of Asia after United failed to meet their valuation of the winger.
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United 'a possibility' for Sanchez
Carlo Ancelotti has revealed there is “a possibility” that Manchester United will sign Renato Sanches from Bayern Munich this summer – but there is “no way” Arturo Vidal will leave.
Asked about the Old Trafford’s side reported interest in Sanches, he said: “At this time, he’s training with us. We have to make a decision. A move could be a possibility but there is also a chance he could stay with us for the season.
“For Vidal, there is no way [he will move to United]. He’s our player and I have a lot of confidence in him.
“I know there are rumours and we’re used to rumours. He’ll stay with us 100 per cent – I’m confident about that.”
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