West Ham sign Spain forward Pablo Fornals for £24 million
West Ham have signed Spain forward Pablo Fornals for £24m from La Liga side Villarreal.
The 23-year-old joins the Hammers on a five-year deal, with the option to extend it for a further 12 months.
Fornals will join up with Manuel Pellegrini’s squad at the conclusion of the Under-21 European Championships, which run until 30 June.
“I feel very good, very happy, and very grateful for the opportunity and to be part of West Ham,” Fornals said.
The Castellon-born attacking midfielder ends a second stint at Villarreal, who finished 14th in La Liga last season, after returning from Malaga in 2017. He started out in Villarreal’s youth ranks..The Spaniard is the Hammers’ third close-season signing following the arrivals of goalkeepers David Martin and Roberto.
JackButland – Aston Villa,Bournemouth
Aston Villa have joined Bournemouth in the chase for England goalkeeper Jack Butland, Sky Sports News understands.
Former Birmingham stopper Butland still has two years left on his Stoke contract, but the club’s Player of the Season is keen on a move back to the Premier League – or abroad – in order to improve his chances with the national team.
Villa are in the market for a top-class keeper while Norwegian international Orjan Nyland continues to recover from his ruptured Achilles, and with youngster Jed Steer not thought to be ready for a full season.
Leverkusen sign PSG winger Moussa Diaby for reported €15m until 2024
Leverkusen sign PSG winger Moussa Diaby for reported €15m until 2024. He will wear number 19.
Diaby: “I am very excited about Germany, the special football here and the great stadiums. And of course it’s great to be in the Champions League with Bayer 04 too.”
Marcelo contacts Ronaldo over Juventus move after Mendy arrival (Tuttosport)
According to Tuttosport, Real Madrid full-back Marcelo has contacted Cristiano Ronaldo over a possible move to Juventus.
Real Madrid finalized Ferland Mendy’s move early this week, who is going to grab a starting point in competition with Marcelo and Reguilon.
Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport claims Marcelo is considering a move to Juventus and the Brazilian full-back has made continuous contact with former team-mate Ronaldo to facilitate his move.
The Italia media claims Juventus are still willing to complete the deal, although it means Marcelo’s Brazil compatriot Alex Sandro could be sacrificed on the transfer market which does not sound reasonable given that Alex Sandro is younger and has more experience. However a move is still likely.
Palace wonderkid Wan-Bissaka favours Manchester United move.
Crystal Palace right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka favours a move to Manchester United this summer, Sky Sports News understands.
Palace would not consider an offer of less than £50m for the 21-year-old, who they value at £70m.
The south London club are under no pressure to sell Wan-Bissaka, with the England U21 international contracted to the club until 2022.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the United manager, is keen to bring in a right-back this summer after the departure of club captain Antonio Valencia.
Santi Cazorla signs new one-year deal with Villarreal
Villarreal CF and Santi Cazorla have come to an agreement for the Asturian player’s contract to be renewed for the 2019/20 season.
Santi Cazorla has donned the classic yellow Villarreal shirt for a total of 288 games and in that time has scored 41 goals and provided 46 assists. This season, Cazorla played a fundamental role in helping Javi Calleja’s side to stay up, playing 46 matches with 7 goals and 11 assists.
He was out for 2 years due to an injury that required 11 operations and told that there was a chance he could lose his leg.
Since then, he’s guided Villarreal to the Europa League quarter-finals & is now back in the Spain starting XI.
Imagine not liking Santi Cazorla!
Atletico in ‘advanced stages’ to sign Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente
Atletico Madrid are in ‘the advanced stages’ of completing the signing of Real Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente, according to Cadena Cope.
Llorente has never been a regular in Madrid’s starting line-up and previous reports have claimed that both Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in a deal.
Los Rojiblancos fear that midfielder Rodri will leave the club this summer should his €70m release clause be activated, with Manchester City and Bayern Munich among the clubs linked.
The central midfielder had been in line for a January loan move to Basque club Alaves but this was scrapped due to his performances, but after a promising run of form he suffered an injury setback.
The 24-year-old has made 37 senior appearances for the club, scoring twice, but has made just five La Liga appearances this campaign and Zidane has publicly said he should leave the club on loan.
“Marcos needs more first-team minutes,” Zidane told reporters in April.
“He was incredible during the season where he played (on loan) at Alaves (in the 2016-17 campaign) and a similar situation would be the best-case scenario for him again.”
Transfermarkt rates Llorente’s transfer value at €15m while it is also claimed that Roma have registered an interest.
Earlier reports in Marca say that Zinedine Zidane has personally told the midfielder he can leave the club this summer.
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