Mario Balotelli is set to
quit Liverpool in the final days of the window, and here are ten other deals
that could go through before the transfer deadline falls at 6pm on 1 September.
Arsenal sign Karim
Benzema
It's become the saga of
the summer. The Gunners were being linked with the Real Madrid striker long
before the transfer window opened, and the French striker has apparently spent
the entire close season on the brink of a move to the Emirates. It is still
unclear whether Arsenal have made a bid, whether Real Madrid want to sell and
if the player wants to move, but some last-day drama seems almost inevitable.
John Terry leaves Chelsea
Where does John Terry
stand this season? Substituted against Manchester City and now banned after
being sent off against West Brom, the former England captain may decide to
avoid a messy divorce at Stamford Bridge by quitting the Blues before transfer
deadline day. If Chelsea succeed in bringing in John Stones then it could spell
the end for Terry.
John Stones joins Chelsea
No matter how determined
Everton are to hold on to their young defender there is only so much financial
pressure that they can withstand, and the Toffees, who have signed teenager
Mason Holgate from Barnsley, could be persuaded to cash in if the Blues come
back with an offer in excess of £30m on deadline day.
David de Gea joins Real
Madrid
It's been one of the
sagas of the summer, with Manchester United refusing to bow to pressure from
Real Madrid to sell their goalkeeper. But it is clear that he wants to leave,
and has not played this season. Despite his absence United have yet to concede
a goal this season and, with De Gea set to leave on a free next summer, they
could buckle and agree to sell for less than their £35m valuation.
Spurs offload Emmanual
Adebayor
Spurs are desperate to
get rid of the Togo striker, who has a unerring ability to leave clubs under a
cloud. He still has a year to run on his £100,000-a-week deal at White Hart
Lane and has refused Spurs's offers of a buy-out unless they pay the contract
in full. For their part Spurs have not even given Adebayor a squad number this
season. His high wages and an unwillingness to leave London have so far
undermined any deals, but Tottenham will be desperate to get rid of him and
could offer to cover his wages if it means they can loan him out.
Arsenal land Lars Bender
Amid all the hullabaloo
over Karim Benzema the fact that Arsenal are far more in need of a defensive
midfielder than a striker has been overlooked. Arsene Wenger has been linked
with German midfielder Bender in the past and could spring a surprise this
transfer window. Even if he doesn't, a move may materialise in January if
Arsenal's season fails to get going.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic leaves
Paris Saint Germain
Could the Swedish legend
finally deign to grace the Premier League with his presence this season? There
has been plenty of evidence that Zlatan is willing to leave PSG, and if the
French club do not sell Edinson Cavani it may be Ibrahimovic who jumps ship.
The big Premier League clubs have all been linked with a move for the striker,
but a return to Italy may be the most likely scenario.
Manchester United sign a
striker
With Wayne Rooney
struggling in his new role as Manchester United's spearhead and few other
options available to him, Louis van Gaal is rumoured to be scouring the world
for another striker as deadline day looms. Former AC Milan striker Alexandre
Pato, currently playing for Sao Paulo in Brazil, is one option, another is
Aleksandr Kokorin of Dynamo Moscow.
Kevin de Bruyne joins
Manchester City
City's excellent start to
the season does not mean Manuel Pellegrini will put away his chequebook until
the new year, and refinforcements could arrive before the window shuts. The
most likely appears to be former Chelsea man De Bruyne. The Wolfsburg
midfielder has been linked with a move to the Etihad all summer and could still
finalise a move this week. The main stumbling block appears to be the £45m
price tag.
Charlie Austin returns to
the Premier League
Few people expected the
QPR striker still to be at Loftus Road after he scored an impressive 18 goals
for relegated Rangers last term. But so far no-one has been prepared to meet
QPR's £15m valuation of the forward, who earned an England call up this summer.
But the 26-year-old already has four goals in the Championship this season and
has been linked with a move to Crystal Palace. One club that won't sign him,
though, is West Ham, after Austin accused David Sullivan of making an
"outrageous slur" by questioning his fitness
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