According to Sky Sports, Newcastle have agreed a fee with Lyon for striker Bafetimbi Gomis. The French club have already rejected a bid of £6.9million from the Magpies for the French striker. The fee has yet to be disclosed.

The Magpies are also being linked with a move for Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, who is previously believed to have been a transfer target for Everton.

The Times are reporting that West Ham and Cardiff are in a two-horse race to sign QPR midfielder Stephane Mbia. The former-Marseille star was part of the Hoops team that was relegated to the Championship last season.

According to the Daily Mirror, Italian club Napoli are chasing Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry. New Napoli boss Rafa Benitez showed an interest in signing Barry when he was Liverpool boss and he could now take the England international to Naples.

The Sun claims that Premier League newcomers Crystal Palace are on the trail of out-of-favour Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair. The former-Swansea star is expected to leave Eastland’s this summer with the likes of West Brom and Everton also believed to be interested in signing the winger.

Qatari outfit Al Nasr looks set to bid for West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie. The Nigerian international has been out-of-favour at Loftus Road since January. Al Nasr have already had a bid of around £850,000 turned down for the forward.

The Daily Mirror are carrying the story that QPR could be interested in signing Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe. QPR boss Harry Redknapp is a big fan of the striker, having signed him on a number of occasions. The Hoops could face competition from Stoke for the forward though.

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The Argentinian has impressed in Paris since joining PSG from Italian club Palermo, but would cost Tottenham in the region of £40million, should they pursue their interest.

According to the Daily Mirror, Fulham are interested in signing Aston Villa’s out-of-favour England international Darren Bent. The 29-year-old struggled for first team football last season, as Christian Benteke was preferred as Villa’s lone frontman.

Bent is also believed to be interesting Newcastle, but it seems that the Magpies will continue their French revolution by following up interest in French international strikers Loic Remy and Bafetimbi Gomis.

The Sun are reporting that European champions Bayern Munich are set to bid £40million for Chelsea defender David Luiz. The Brazilian star has also been linked with a £25million move to Catalan giants Barcelona.

The Daily Express have reported that Tottenham have triggered the £25.8million buy-out clause in Roberto Soldado’s contract. His club Valencia have stated that they will only sell for his buy-out clause.

Tottenham may need Soldado to replace striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who is being heavily linked with a move to Turkish side Besiktas. Besiktas president Fikret Orman has even stated that the deal is close and the deal-breaker is if the Turkish club are allowed back into European competition next season.

Premier League newcomers Cardiff City could be about to make a move to bring former-midfielder Joe Ledley back from Celtic. A fee of around £3million has been mooted, as Ledley is in the final year of contract at Celtic Park.

Any deal for Ledley could rely on whether the Bluebirds capture Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue, after the Welsh side agreed a fee of around £10million for Capoue.

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The Uruguayan has signed a five-year contract with the club from the French capital, after being linked with moves to Chelsea and Manchester City.

Napoli could replace the Uruguayan with Real Madrid’s Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuain, according to president Aurelio De Laurentis.

Higuain has been heavily linked with Arsenal, but the Gunners could be beaten to the signature of the player by the Azzurri.

According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal could be set to lose star midfielder Santi Cazorla this summer, with Atletico Madrid hot on his trail. Atleti have money to spend from the sale of Radamel Falcao and could use that to prise the talented playmaker back to his homeland this summer.

Sunderland striker Danny Graham is set to seal a season-long loan move to Premier League newcomers Hull, according to Sky Sports. Graham had been linked with a move to the Tigers and the deal seems to have now come to fruition.

Sunderland have continued the re-shaping of their squad by completing the transfer of Italy international Emanuele Giaccherini, for a fee reported to be around the £7.6million mark. The midfielder arrives from Italian champions Juventus.

According to Sky Sports, Manchester United have turned down a bid for England striker Wayne Rooney from Premier League rivals Chelsea. Swap deals involving David Luiz and Juan Mata have even been mooted.

The striker is believed to be unsettled at Old Trafford, after David Moyes told him he was the clubs second striker behind Robin van Persie.

The likes of Barcelona and Manchester City have also been linked with the former-Everton ace, despite the fact that United have stated that Rooney is not for sale this summer.

Will Wayne Rooney sign for Chelsea?

The striker has repeatedly expressed his desire to leave Anfield. However, the Uruguayan wants to move abroad away from the glare of the British media.

Burnley striker Charlie Austin is understood to be having a medical at Premier League newcomers Hull City ahead of a move. A fee is yet to be disclosed, but the former-Swindon striker has just 12 months left on his contract at Turf Moor.

Swansea are close to sealing a £13.7million deal for Vitesse Arnhem striker Wilfried Bony. The move had been mooted for a while, but the Swans could not agree a fee until now. The Welsh club are in Holland on pre-season training.

Championship Wigan have now agreed a fee with Norwich for striker Grant Holt. The 32-year-old is now expected in the North West to have a medical and discuss personal terms with the Latics. Holt scored eight goals in the Premier League last season.

Across the channel, and French giants PSG are locked in talks with Napoli over the signing of Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani. The two clubs are trying to thrash out a deal for the highly-rated striker.

In Germany Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he believes that star striker Robert Lewandowski will join arch-rivals Bayern Munich next summer. The Polish international striker had been linked with big money moves to the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea this summer.

Lewandowski was one of the stars of Dortmund’s run to last seasons Champions League final, memorable scoring four goals against Real Madrid in the competitions semi-final first leg victory.

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64 million euros permit De Laurentiis to think about top players for his Napoli and, considered the departure of the Uruguayan striker, an excellent substitute is the first aim. This new objective seems to be Mario Gomez, Bayern Munich player that wants to change team due to his relegation of the bench in several situations during last season. The problem is that the German player had already found an agreement with Fiorentina, that has difficulties in negotiating with Bayern Munich. At this point, Napoli, with much more money available, could overpass Fiorentina and get the striker.

Gomez is considerably appreciated by Rafa Benitez that has identified him as his first choice. Other interesting alternatives are Edin Dzeko and Leandro Damiao, even if Benitez is sure that Gomez is the best choice possible at this moment. Bayern Munich asks 20 million euros for his striker, an amount easily reachable by Napoli.

Napoli indeed is going to make an excellent transfer market, finding at first the substitute of El Matador, and than investing money in a goalkeeper, other important aspect for the team. Julio Cesar could be a perfect solution for Napoli, due to his previous long experience in Serie A.

PSG seems remained the only club interested in Cavani: Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have abandoned Cavani as objective, while Real Madrid has decided to focus on Suarez as new aim. The Uruguayan player will probably accept this option, that for him means 8 million euros per season and a contract of 5 years.

De Laurentiis is already thinking about the substitute of Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic represents his first objective. The Swedish striker does not want to remain in Paris and wants to return in Serie A. This aspect, together with Ibrahimovic’s availability to see reduced his wage, makes this operation possible. The arrival in Napoli of the striker is seen in a positive way: all the Italian clubs with him have won Scudetto and have performed in an excellent way also in Champions League. The new and competitive Napoli of Rafa Benitez needs an element like him.

However, Napoli has also other alternatives: Dzeko, Jovetic, Osvaldo and Damiao. All these four are good option, but none is attractive as the return in Italy of Ibrahimovic.

PSG and Napoli have good relationships, detail that could increase the possibilities to see this agreement concluded. Furthermore, the French club seems the only one that has enough money to get Cavani, despite this destination does not represent the dream of the Uruguayan player.

Chelsea indeed has made a recent offering of 58 million euros and will offer Cavani 8 million euros per season. London will be the favourite destination for Cavani and his attorney is working to find an agreement with Mourinho’s team. However, for now PSG has made the best offering for Napoli, even if Cavani does not like this option, because it seems that PSG wants him to substitute Ibrahimovic and not because the club appreciates him.

Till now Cavani has been called for the meeting of July between Napoli players. The exchange Cavani-Ibrahimovic seems convenient to Napoli, that will evaluate this alternative, despite the 40 million euros.

The England under-21 international was in impressive form last season for the Tangerines.

Manchester United boss David Moyes will swoop for Benfica centre-back Ezequiel Garay according to reports on the Guardian.

The Argentinian defender is rated in the £17million bracket. The former-Real Madrid ace could become Moyes first major signing at Old Trafford.

United’s arch-rivals Manchester City could also be set to raid the Portuguese giants with a move for striker Oscar Cardozo. The £15million rated Paraguayan striker is also interesting aforementioned Premier League new boys Cardiff.

Elsewhere, Aston Villa striker Darren Bent is desperate to secure a move away from the Villans. Newcastle and Fulham look like his most likely destinations this summer. The England striker is likely to recoup just £8million of the £18million Villa paid Sunderland for the striker.

Reports from Croatia suggest that Tottenham have agreed a £15million fee with Dinamo Zagreb for highly-rated young pair Tin Jedvaj and Alen Halilovic. The 17-year-old pair are regarded as two of the top up-and-coming youngsters in their age group and Manchester City have previously held an interest in the pair.

North east club Sunderland have completed the signing of French defender Valentin Roberge on a free transfer. The 25-year-old was formerly with Portuguese side Maritimo, but his contract expired this summer.

The Black Cats have also secured the services of midfielder Cabral. The Cape-Verde born star arrives on a three-year contract, after impressing for Swiss side Basel in recent seasons.

According to the Guardian, French giants PSG could be set to make a £20million bid for Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye. The French international is also believed to be attracting the interest of English champions Manchester United.

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The former-PSG boss had been the favourite to succeed Jose Mourinho

at the Bernabeu, since the Portuguese boss was linked with a return to Chelsea and the move has now been rubber-stamped.

PSG have replaced Ancelotti with former-French national team boss Laurent Blanc, who has a two-year deal at the Parc de Princes.

Success

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most successful bosses the European game has seen in recent history. The Italian has won league titles in Italy with AC Milan, at Chelsea in England and last season helped PSG to their first French league title in nearly two decades.

Affinity

Ancelotti, rather like Real Madrid has a big affinity with the European Cup. The 54-year-old has won Europe’s elite competition as a player and coach with Italian goliaths AC Milan. There is a great passion for the Champions League in the Spanish capital that has almost become an obsession.

Ancelotti understands the passion for the Champions League, considering his association with the prestigious tournament. He will be looking to collect Real’s tenth European Cup in his tenure in the Spanish capital.

Challenge

Ancelotti faces a major challenge at Real, after Los Blancos finished 15 points behind bitter-rivals Barcelona in La Liga last season. The Spanish champions should be even stronger next season, after the Catalans beat Real to the signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar from Santos.

Time

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the few bosses in football today that is capable of taking on such a big task as managing Real Madrid. Given the time I am sure he can help Real Madrid get closer to rivals Barcelona.

However, Los Blancos bosses are not usually given that much time to prove themselves, so the Italian will have to make a difference very quickly or he could be following in the footsteps of a host of big names bosses that have been shown the door by Real.

Will Carlo Ancelotti be a success in the Spanish capital?

In the first phase, AC Milan and Juventus expressed their appreciation for the midfielder, without starting real operations with Lazio, probably due to his high cost and to his consideration as unmarketable player. At this point, Real Madrid and PSG have shown in a clear way their interest for Hernanes, that could decide to go to play in one of these, thanks to the possibility to be noticed at international level. Lazio indeed will participate to the preliminary phase of Europa League and it is since a long time that the participation in Champions League remains every season the aim not reached.

PSG seems ready to offer 30 million euros to Lazio to get Hernanes, while Real Madrid does not have a real offering yet. The president of Lazio, Lotito, has underlined that the project of the future Lazio is centered around Hernanes and for this reason the player won’t leave the Club. On the other side, some managers are working in Brazil to look for a substitute: Felipe Anderson appears the new Hernanes, thanks to his quality and his physical resistance. 10 million euros have already been offered to Santos and it is probable that before the end of next week Felipe Anderson will be a Lazio player.