Manchester United remain interested in Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos while West Ham hope to make Mattia Destro progress

• Manchester United remain keen on signing Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid
• West Ham hope to move a step forward in their pursuit of Mattia Destro 
• Santos are in talks to sign QPR midfielder Sandro on a season-long loan 
• Fiorentina want to sign Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek 

By SIMON JONES for the Daily Mail

Published: 09:08 EST, 13 July 2015 | Updated: 12:18 EST, 13 July 2015

Manchester United remain intent on signing Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid but have not given up on Nicolas Otamendi at Valencia either.

While most are questioning where the next striker will come from following Robin Van Persie's exit, coach Louis van Gaal wants to ensure he has enough leaders and more aggression in his squad to take the club forward.

Ramos has indicated to United he wants to come to Old Trafford and van Gaal remains hopeful Ed Woodward can strike an agreement where David de Gea will go to Madrid in the same deal.

Manchester United remain intent on signing defender Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid

They have not given up on Nicolas Otamendi but Valencia insist they must match his £35.6m buyout clause

Manchester Utd target Nicolas Otamendi scores for Argentina

Woodward has also asked for Madrid's Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas but that element has been dismissed at this stage.

United though still have eyes on the combative Otamendi and Valencia are braced for a bid for their star defender.

Madrid also like the Argentine as a possible replacement for Ramos should he go but Otamendi is keen on a move that would team him with compatriot Marcos Rojo at United. 

Valencia insist he will not go for less than his buyout clause of £35.6million.

United want to assemble a squad that matches the likes of Real Madrid but may step back from Otamendi if they can succeed with Ramos.

United may step back from Otamendi if they can succeed in signing Ramos from Madrid

Madrid have discussed offering the 29-year-old the club captaincy in a bid to keep him at the Bernabeu but van Gaal is quietly confident.

United will embark on their tour to USA on Monday where they will undertake double training sessions with one day off each week.

The arrivals of Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin has lifted the camp and they are still in the hunt for a striker. They will discuss Angel di Maria's future over the coming days with Paris Saint-Germain ready to give them £50million for the Argentine winger. 

West Ham hope to take a step closer to signing Mattia Destro on loan on Monday.

The 24-year-old is keen on a move to the Premier League and Roma will allow the move to progress once they reach agreement with Manchester City for Edin Dzeko.

Destro also had interest from Monaco but the Italy international would prefer London with West Ham looking at a loan with view to a permanent deal.

West Ham are hoping to take a step closer to signing striker Mattia Destro on loan on Monday

The Hammers are also considering offering players plus cash for QPR striker Charlie Austin.

Crystal Palace have discussed a similar proposal for the 26-year-old while Newcastle, Leicester and West Brom remain in the bidding.

West Ham may use Matt Jarvis, who QPR tried to sign in January, or Kevin Nolan but QPR remain intent of bringing in £15million for an Englishman who scored 18 Premier League goals last season.

Carl Jenkinson is expected to ratify his loan move to West Ham from Arsenal over the next 48 hours.

West Ham are considering offering players plus cash for in-demand QPR striker Charlie Austin

Santos are in talks to sign QPR midfielder Sandro on a season loan.

The 26-year-old Brazilian has been left in limbo after the Home Office declared he did not have a work permit last season and the club were told to stop selecting him.

He went on holiday to Brazil but, following a Home Office investigation, Rangers' sponsor licence, which allows clubs to apply for visas for players from non-EU countries, was suspended.

Without the licence Rangers can still sign players from non-EU countries but they cannot play until the suspension is lifted. Sandro cannot play here until he has a working visa.

QPR signed Sandro from Tottenham last summer for £10m.

Chris Ramsey's side are in Italy for their pre-season tour but Sandro is not part of the squad. He took to Twitter to write: 'Can someone let me know about my situation please!!!!!'.

Santos are in talks to sign QPR midfielder Sandro on loan, with the Brazilian in limbo without a work permit

Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is wanted by Fiorentina as part of ongoing negotiations revolving around Mohamed Salah's refusal to go back to the club on loan.

Fiorentina have paid Chelsea a fee and have agreement of a player on loan as part of the Juan Cuadrado transfer. Rather than push for legal action they now want Chelsea to provide another player for loan and would like Loftus-Cheek. However, the Blues may look at other alternatives.

Salah is keen to join Inter Milan instead but Roma are still in the race.

Fiorentina want Ruben Loftus-Cheek as part of negotiations around Mohamed Salah's refusal to return on loan

Norwich City are the latest club to push for Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford.

The 21-year-old has offers from abroad and several Premier League sides but Norwich have made fresh enquiries in recent days as they continue to look for a striker. Joaquin Larrivey’s proposed transfer from Celta Vigo to Norwich was called off on Monday and Alex Neil is keen to get business doen early.

Bamford was wanted by former club Middlesbrough too but is keen on a new challenge. 

Boro are signing Espanyol striker Christian Stuani for £2.2million.

The Uruguay international was Espanyol’s second top goalscorer last season with 12 goals in La Liga.

Norwich City are the latest club to push for Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford, with Middlesbrough also keen

Ajax are discussing a season long loan deal with Arsenal for striker Yaya Sanogo. The 22-year-old has yet to cement a place in the Arsenal squad since his move from Auxerre in 2013 and spent part of last season on loan at Crystal Palace. He will link up with ex-Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp who is assistant manager at Ajax. Sanogo is not in the Arsenal squad that travelled to Singapore for the pre-season Barclays Asia Trophy today.

Southampton hope to complete the signing of Feyenoord midfielder Jordy Clasie on Tuesday.

The Holland international has been on Ronald Koeman's wishlist for a year and a deal should be confirmed for around £9.5million.

Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak and Aston Villa's new signing Idrissa Gueye had been on their list also but Krychowiak wants European football if he leaves Sevilla.

Southampton are hoping to complete the signing of Feyenoord midfielder Jordy Clasie on Tuesday

Watford, Southampton and Bournemouth remain keen on St Etienne winger Max Gradel.

Bournemouth are to complete their deal for Chievo left-back Filippo Costa on a season-long loan, subject to international clearance. 

Watford are still discussing terms with Benjamin Stambouli from Tottenham over his proposed £4m transfer.

Watford are still discussing terms with Benjamin Stambouli from Tottenham over his proposed £4m transfer 

Burnley director of football Frank McParland can take some satisfaction on Monday morning in helping Liverpool make £35.6million profit on Raheem Sterling.

The 20-year-old's transfer to Manchester City will see Liverpool bank £45m with a further £4m to come in add ons while just under £9m is due to QPR on the back of a 20 per cent sell on.

McParland was the Liverpool academy director who pushed Rafa Benitez to spend £400,000 on 15-year-old Sterling when he was playing at QPR.

McParland also brought in Jordon Ibe, Seyi Ojo, Jerome Sinclair and Yann Dhanda. He also recommended professional terms were given to the likes of Jon Flanagan, Andre Wisdom, Suso and Jack Robinson.

He was sacked by Liverpool in 2013 as Brendan Rodgers wanted to go in a new direction.

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