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No speculation about this one either - Juventus have admitted it!

The Old Lady's managing director Beppe Marotta said: 'If Tevez goes, we have located the player that we want in his place and he is called Mandzukic. We have positive reports about the Croatian.

Even the manager is a fan, with Max Allegri adding to Gazzetta: 'I like Mandzukic, he is a great striker for a team that continually attacks.'

Juventus had initially tried to sign Gonzalo Higuain and Edinson Cavani.

MATT BARLOW: Radamel Falcao will be a Chelsea player within a matter of days and Monaco are braced for further transfer raids from big-spending English clubs.

Arsenal target Geoffrey Kondogbia is already the subject of a £20million offer from AC Milan but the French club will not be rushed into a sale, aware that the midfielder’s value is directly linked to Paul Pogba.

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SAM CUNNINGHAM: Newcastle are set to bid for Watford’s Troy Deeney this week.

Steve McClaren is an admirer of the striker and while in charge at Derby he twice had bids turned down for him last season. 

McClaren first tried to sign Deeney at the start of last season and then had an offer of £9million rejected in January.

Owner Mike Ashley has told McClaren he has £25m to spend this summer and the Newcastle manager has made signing a No 9 his priority.

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Former Chelsea midfielder Ray Wilkins believes Jose Mourinho should look to bring Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Stamford Bridge in any potential deal involving Petr Cech.

Cech looks set to leave Chelsea this summer as he searches for first team football having slipped behind current Thibaut Courtois in the ranks and Arsenal are keen.

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Steve McClaren has been like a child in a sweet shop looking for strikers since taking charge at Newcastle.

And according to Sportsmail's Sam Cunningham, the ex-England boss is poised to make a move for Watford hot-shot Troy Deeney, who scored 21 goals last season, in the next couple of days.

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Burnley full back Kieran Trippier appears close to joining Tottenham after Sean Dyche confirmed the transfer was an 'active deal,' worth around £3.5million.

The 24-year-old right back has been linked with a switch to Mauricio Pochettino's men following the Clarets relegation from the Barclays Premier League last season.

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PETE JENSON: Denis Suarez could complete an incredible journey from Manchester City reject to Barcelona first-teamer next season after Luis Enrique personally requested he be recalled from his loan spell at Sevilla and given a squad number at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona have to deal with the double-whammy next season of not having Xavi Hernandez and not being able to buy a new midfielder until January when their Fifa ban is finally lifted.

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PETE JENSON: Tottenham and Liverpool are in a three-way battle with Porto for bargain Barcelona defender Marc Bartra.

The 24-year-old who has already been capped five times by Spain could be available for as little as £9million this summer.

Bartra has three more years of his Barcelona deal but his contract stipulates that if has not reached a certain number of games this season his buy-out clause would fall from €25m (£17.9m) to just €12m (£8.6m).

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has further fuelled speculation that he could leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer by posing for a picture with his super-agent Mino Raiola.

Ibrahimovic posted the picture to his Instagram account alongside the caption: ‘Taking care of business. Me and the master brain, Mr Mino Raiola’

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...as manager of Ludogorets!

CRAIG HOPE: It looks as if West Ham are set to rival Newcastle for the signature of Charlie Austin.

Steve McClaren, of course, has a bit of history with Hammers opposite number Slaven Bilic.

He was in charge of Croatia the night McClaren's England failed to qualify for Euro 2008.

The new Toon boss, however, will desperately be hoping this is a duel he wins as they do battle for the QPR frontman.

JOHN GREECHAN: Hibernian star Scott Allan has been urged to reject the advances of boyhood heroes Rangers – and earn himself another crack at the English Premier League by continuing to shine at Easter Road.

Leith legend Keith Wright insists he would like to see his old club reward the Championship’s Players’ Player of the Season with a pay rise to fend off interest from their title rivals.

Both Rangers and Scottish Premiership champions Celtic are keen on Allan and, although Hibs have declared him not for sale, the former Dundee United and West Brom midfielder only has a year left on his contract.

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Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado has suggested striker Radamel Falcao's move to English champions Chelsea is a done deal.

Falcao, who is captain of his national team at the tournament in Chile, left Manchester United after a disappointing season on loan from Monaco.

Chelsea are on the verge of agreeing terms with the striker for a season-long loan deal however Cuadrado surprised reporters by speaking about the deal.

Cuadrado said: 'It's important to have a team-mate like him at the club but now I'm concentrating on the Copa America and will talk about it later.'

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Highly-rated Fulham forward Patrick Roberts has rejected a new contract and is set to join Manchester City.

The 18-year-old is regarded as one of the best emerging English talents and had interest from Manchester United and Chelsea too, but City are pushing ahead with a deal as they look to boost the level of homegrown players in their squad.

Fulham had offered Roberts a new contract worth around £5,000 a week and wanted him to stay at Craven Cottage where they believed it would be better for his development, but he has turned it down.

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SIMON JONES: Charlton’s 18-year-old defender Joe Gomez is expected to seal a move to Liverpool by Friday.

Gomez was also the subject of interest from Arsenal and Manchester City, but Liverpool appear to have beaten off the competition.

German giants Borussia Dortmund looked at a deal too but Gomez has decided to stay in England.

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Newcastle United are showing interest in West Ham's Senegalese striker Diafra Sakho.

The 25-year-old was a £4million signing from Metz last summer and scored 12 goals in 26 games.

Steve McClaren wants Wolfsburg's £9m striker Bas Dost but his other options Charlie Austin and Saido Berahino may be difficult to fit into his budget. Sakho is being considered as an alternative.

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Swansea have asked about former Liverpool striker Ryan Babel after the 28-year-old's move from Kasimpasa to Besiktas fell through.

Babel, who played for Liverpool between 2007 and 2011, could seal a move back to the Barclays Premier League after talks between the Turkish duo appeared to break down.

Swansea have previously made an attempt to sign the former Dutch international in January 2013, however Babel stayed at Hoffenheim before rejoining Ajax a few months later.

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SIMON JONES: Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski is the subject of a £1.5million offer from Turkish side Galatasaray as the Germany international eyes regular football.

The 30-year-old, who has one year remaining on his contract, made just 13 appearances for the Gunners last term before spending the second half of the season on loan at Inter Milan.

Podolski’s future in north London remains uncertain and the Turkish champions’ manager Hamza Hamzaoglu recently revealed the club are interested in a potential deal.

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SIMON JONES: West Brom are close to agreeing a deal for James McClean of Wigan Athletic.

Albion and Wigan have agreed on a £1.5million fee for the 26-year-old Republic of Ireland international but other clubs are showing late interest.

McClean has been the subject of three offers from Albion and has also spoken to MLS clubs New York Red Bulls and Orlando City.

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IAN LADYMAN: Fabian Delph's improved form for Aston Villa has made Manchester City sit up and take notice.

The deposed Barclays Premier League champions are in need of English players to meet European requirements and are looking for those who can play in the middle of the field.

The club’s chief target in that area is Juventus’ French international Paul Pogba but they have also made an informal enquiry about Delph as they look for back up options.

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SIMON JONES: Hull City striker Nikica Jelavic is in talks over a £3million move to Super Lig side Trabzonspor.

The Croatian front man scored 8 goals in 26 Premier League appearances for the Tigers as they sunk into the Championship on the last day of the season.

However the Turkish side have offered the 29-year-old a three year deal worth £55,000 a week.

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SAMI MOKBEL: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is playing hardball with Arsenal over their attempts to secure an £11million move for Petr Cech.

The Gunners want a deal for the Chelsea goalkeeper tied up this week, but are facing strong opposition from Mourinho.

Cech wants to join and it is understood Roman Abramovich will not stand in the 33-year-old’s way.

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MIKE KEEGAN: Manchester City have submitted an improved bid of £35m plus £5m add ons for Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling.

Manuel Pellegrini has made the 20-year-old England man one of his top priorities this summer.

City made an initial verbal offer of £25m plus £5m earlier this month which was rejected.

Sportsmail understands Liverpool will consider the new bid but that it may well also be turned down.

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You've seen the fixtures for the new season, now it's a case of which players are going to be playing in them!

You may know where to be for August's big kick-off but some of the players don't which brings us to today's live transfer blog. Stay with us for all the developing transfer news, rumours and gossip.

This man in particular should have a busy day...