Sergio Ramos: Man Utd target 'not leaving' Real Madrid

Manchester United target Sergio Ramos will not leave Real Madrid this summer, according to the Spanish club's boss Rafael Benitez.

United bid £28m for the 29-year-old Spain defender but it was rejected by Real, who want United keeper David De Gea.
But Benitez said: "I see Sergio as an integral part of our team. He's a winner and that's what we need.
"The president has already commented that he is staying with the club."
The former Liverpool and Chelsea boss, who was appointed by Real in June, added: "I have spoken to Ramos at length in the summer about his ideas, about his future.
"For me, he is an enormous professional. He does everything that the team and I ask of him."

Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and Manchester United's David De Gea are Spain team-mates

United had hoped to use Real's interest in Spain goalkeeper De Gea in an attempt to sign Ramos, believing the defender was keen to move after the Spanish club failed to offer him an extension to his contract, which expires in 2017.
Ramos is part of the Real squad on a pre-season tour of Australia and China and reports have suggested he will be named club captain this season following the departure of Iker Casillas to Porto.
Ramos scored Real's injury-time equaliser in their Champions League final victory over Atletico Madrid in 2014 and has made 445 appearances for the club since joining from Sevilla in 2005.
He has 128 Spain caps and was in the starting line-up as they won Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.
 

Christian Benteke: Liverpool bid £32.5m for Aston Villa striker

Liverpool have met a £32.5m release clause for Aston Villa's Belgium striker Christian Benteke, triggering a potential transfer.

The 24-year-old scored 12 goals in 12 games in the 2014-15 season to help keep Villa in the Premier League.
The Reds have bid for the player - and met the asking price - after receiving funds from the £49m sale of Raheem Sterling to Manchester City.
Benteke still has two years left on his contract at Villa.
England striker Daniel Sturridge made only 18 appearances for Liverpool last season because of a succession of injuries and is out until September with a hip problem.
Reds manager Brendan Rodgers is believed to want cover as he seeks to re-establish his team in the Champions League, having finished sixth in the league last season.
Chief executive Ian Ayre is with Rodgers and his squad for the second leg of their pre-season tour in Brisbane, Australia, but is handling negotiations with Villa over the details of the deal.
It is understood personal terms between Benteke and Liverpool are a formality, although the Anfield club do not yet have permission to do the medical.
Rodgers said on Thursday that despite the departure of England forward Sterling, 20, Liverpool could still attract top players.
"Players are always going to want to come to Liverpool, it's such an iconic club, it's a great club," he said.
"The challenge for us is to get back in among the top teams, hopefully that continues to attract players."
Benteke joined Aston Villa from Genk in August 2012 for £7m and has scored 49 goals in 101 appearances.

Gossip column: Benzema, Ramos, Austin, Adebayor, Benteke

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page.

Arsenal will offer £40m for Real Madrid's 27-year-old French striker Karim Benzema. (Sun - subscription required) 
Manchester United could keep David De Gea this season, with Real Madrid increasingly likely to wait until next summer to sign the 24-year-old Spain goalkeeper on a free transfer. (Times - subscription required) 
Manchester United will bid £42m for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 29, after the Spanish club rejected an opening bid of £31m. (AS) 
Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 24, will not play in Friday's friendly against Sporting Braga in Portugal with his £32.5m move to Liverpool set to be completed. (Daily Mirror) 

The Sun reports Arsenal will make a £40m bid for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema

A bookmaker has suspended betting on QPR striker Charlie Austin joining Newcastle United after a flurry of money was placed on the 26-year-old moving to St James' Park. (Sky Sports) 
Villa boss Tim Sherwood will target Tottenham striker Emanuel Adebayor, 31, to replace Benteke. (Birmingham Mail) 
Should Benteke join Liverpool, it would free up striker Rickie Lambert, 33, to leave Anfield for West Brom. (Daily Mirror) 
Chelsea want to sign £15m-rated Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 20, from Anderlecht, but Newcastle and Swansea are also interested. (Daily Star) 
Bayern Munich are set to seal the signing of Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal, 28, from Juventus for £28m. (Guardian) 
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has left winger Mohamed Salah out of the squad for the pre-season tour of the USA after the 23-year-old refused to join Fiorentina on loan. (Evening Standard) 

Friday's Daily Mirror back page

Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi was absent for the club's pre-season kit launch, fuelling speculation the 27-year-old is about to join Manchester United. (Metro) 
Everton are interested in signing Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, 27. (Manchester Evening News) 
United had been holding out for a £10m fee for Evans, but with Everton only prepared to pay £6m for a player entering the final year of his contract, a compromise is expected. (Times - subscription required) 
Tottenham have made an £8m bid for Chelsea winger Victor Moses, 24, who spent last season on loan at Stoke. (Sun - subscription required) 
Spurs will also offer cash plus winger Aaron Lennon, 28, for Everton midfielder James McCarthy, 24. (Daily Mail) 
Paris St-Germain believe they can tie up a deal for Manchester United midfielder Angel Di Maria, 27, by the weekend. (Daily Mail) 
 

Transfer deals - July 2015

The summer transfer window opened in England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday, 1 July at 00:00 BST and will close again on Tuesday, 1 September, at 18:00 BST.

Signings confirmed in May and June can be found on previous transfer pages.

Most expensive signing:	Raheem Sterling [Liverpool - Manchester City] £44m
Busiest club:	Mansfield (13)
Busiest Premier League club:	Bournemouth, Stoke and Watford (7)

For all the latest rumours, check out the Gossip page and for all the manager ins and outs for July, see the current manager's list.
Transfers organised into Premier League, Football League and Scottish Premiership by the buying club, then listed in alphabetical order by the player's surname. Prominent global transfers will also be included.

17 JULY

Football League
Conor Newton [Rotherham - Cambridge] Free

16 JULY

Premier League
Younes Kaboul [Tottenham - Sunderland] Undisclosed
Football League
Stewart Downing [West Ham - Middlesbrough] £5.5m
Milan Lalkovic [Barnsley - Walsall] Free
Matt McClure [Wycombe - Dagenham & Redbridge] Free
Lewis McGugan [Watford - Sheffield Wednesday] Undisclosed
Josh Passley [Fulham - Dagenham & Redbridge] Free
Owain Fon Williams [Tranmere Rovers - Inverness CT] Free
Global
Santiago Vergini [Sunderland - Getafe] Loan
Juanfran [Watford - Deportivo La Coruna] Loan
Robinho [Santos - Guangzhou Evergrande] Free

15 JULY

Premier League
Jordy Clasie [Feyenoord - Southampton] Region of £8m
Jeremain Lens [Dynamo Kiev - Sunderland] £8m
Moha El Ouriachi [Barcelona - Stoke] Undisclosed
Football League
Jeff Hughes [Fleetwood - Cambridge] Free
Scott Loach [Rotherham - Notts County] Free
Farrend Rawson [Derby - Rotherham] Loan
Kelle Roos [Derby - Rotherham] Loan
Ben Tollitt [Skelmersdale United - Portsmouth] Undisclosed
Ross Turnbull [Barnsley - Leeds] Free

14 JULY

Premier League
Carl Jenkinson [Arsenal - West Ham] Loan
Allan Nyom [Udinese - Watford] Undisclosed
Raheem Sterling [Liverpool - Manchester City] £44m (potentially rising to £49m)
Football League
Tom Adeyemi [Cardiff - Leeds] Loan
Ali Al-Habsi [Wigan - Reading] Free
Ryan Bird [Cambridge - Yeovil] Free
David Fox [Colchester - Crewe] Free
Will Grigg [Brentford - Wigan] Undisclosed
Mark Marshall [Port Vale - Bradford] Free
Lyle Taylor [Scunthorpe - AFC Wimbledon] Undisclosed
Martyn Woolford [Millwall - Sheffield United] Free
Global
Robin van Persie [Manchester United - Fenerbahce] Undisclosed

13 JULY

Premier League
Asmir Begovic [Stoke - Chelsea] £8m (reported)
Filippo Costa [Chievo - Bournemouth] Loan
Ollie McBurnie [Bradford - Swansea] Undisclosed
Morgan Schneiderlin [Southampton - Manchester United] £25m
Bastian Schweinsteiger [Bayern Munich - Manchester United] £14.4m (reported)
Football League
Scott Boden [Halifax - Newport] Free
Peter Denton [Rotherham - Hartlepool] Free
Uche Ikpeazu [Watford - Port Vale] Loan
Danny Pugh [Coventry - Bury] Free
Drissa Traore [Notts County - Swindon] Free
Grant Ward [Tottenham - Rotherham] Loan
Scottish Premiership
Coll Donaldson [QPR - Dundee United] Free
Antons Kurakins [Ventspils - Hamilton] Free
Gramoz Kurtaj [Banik Most - Hamilton] Free
Dani Lopez [La Roda - Inverness CT] Free
Carlton Morris [Norwich - Hamilton] Loan
Christian Nade [Raith Rovers - Hamilton] Free
Global
Aaron Hughes [Brighton - Melbourne City] Free

12 JULY

Premier League
Glen Johnson [Liverpool - Stoke] Free
Global
Iker Casillas [Real Madrid - Porto] Free

11 JULY

Premier League
Valon Behrami [Hamburg - Watford] Undisclosed
Matteo Darmian [Torino - Manchester United] £12.7m (reported)
Georginio Wijnaldum [PSV Eindhoven - Newcastle] £14.5m
Football League
Kevin Stewart [Liverpool - Swindon] Loan
Scottish Premiership
Lee McCulloch [Rangers - Kilmarnock] Free
Global
John Guidetti [Manchester City - Celta Vigo] Free

10 JULY

Premier League
Yohan Cabaye [Paris St-Germain - Crystal Palace] £10m
Shay Given [Aston Villa - Stoke] Free
Idrissa Gueye [Lille - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Angelo Ogbonna [Juventus - West Ham] £10m (reported)
Marco van Ginkel [Chelsea - Stoke] Loan
Football League
Adam Bartlett [Gateshead - Hartlepool] Free
Tyler Blackwood [unattached - QPR]
David Cornell [Swansea - Oldham] Free
Kyle Dempsey [Carlisle - Huddersfield] Undisclosed
Michael Harriman [QPR - Wycombe] Loan
Luke James [Peterborough - Bradford] Loan
Lloyd Jones [Liverpool - Blackpool] Loan
Alex Lopez [Celta Vigo - Sheffield Wednesday] Loan
Josh McEachran [Chelsea - Brentford] £750,000
Jamie Ness [Stoke - Scunthorpe] Free
Krystian Pearce [Torquay - Mansfield] Free
Lewis Price [Crystal Palace - Sheffield Wednesday] Free
Jack Redshaw [Morecambe - Blackpool] Undisclosed
Ross Wallace [Burnley - Sheffield Wednesday] Free
Conor Wilkinson [Bolton - Barnsley] Loan
Jordan Williams [Liverpool - Swindon] Loan
Scottish Premiership
Dale Carrick [Hearts - Kilmarnock] Free
Stuart Findlay [Celtic - Kilmarnock] Loan

9 JULY

Premier League
Mark Bunn [Norwich - Aston Villa] Free
Football League
Shaun Batt [Leyton Orient - Barnet] Free
Marco Matias [Nacional - Sheffield Wednesday] Undisclosed
Liam McAlinden [Wolves - Shrewsbury] Loan
Mark O'Brien [Derby - Luton] Free
Joe Wright [Huddersfield - Accrington] Loan
Scottish Premiership
Nadir Ciftci [Dundee United - Celtic] £1.5m
Global
Steven Nzonzi [Stoke - Sevilla] £7m

8 JULY

Premier League
Toby Alderweireld [Atletico Madrid - Tottenham] Undisclosed
Football League
Jon Ashton [Stevenage - Crawley] Free
Graham Burke [Aston Villa - Notts County] Free
Eggert Jonsson [FC Vestsjaelland - Fleetwood] Free
Will Keane [Manchester United - Preston] Loan
Filip Valencic [Monza - Notts County] Free
Romain Vincelot [Leyton Orient - Coventry] Undisclosed
Scottish Premiership
Logan Bailly [OH Leuven - Celtic] Undisclosed

7 JULY

Premier League
Cuco Martina [FC Twente - Southampton] Undisclosed
Football League
Sammy Ameobi [Newcastle - Cardiff] Loan
Craig Davies [Bolton - Wigan] Free
Julian Jenner [Disogyor - Notts County] Free
Jamie O'Hara [Blackpool - Fulham] Free
Jayden Stockley [Bournemouth - Portsmouth] Loan
Jelle Vossen [Genk - Burnley] Undisclosed
Scottish Premiership
Jordan Roberts [Aldershot - Inverness] Free
Global
Bryan Ruiz [Fulham - Sporting Lisbon] Undisclosed

6 JULY

Premier League
Etienne Capoue [Tottenham - Watford] Undisclosed
Enes Unal [Bursaspor - Manchester City] Undisclosed
Football League
Alex Baptiste [Bolton - Middlesbrough] Undisclosed
Billy Bingham [Dagenham & Redbridge - Crewe] Free
Adam Campbell [Newcastle - Notts County] Free
Richard Chaplow [Millwall - Doncaster] Free
Kyle De Silva [Crystal Palace - Notts County] Free
Michael Doyle [Sheffield United - Portsmouth] Free
Joe Edwards [Yeovil - Colchester] Free
Greg Halford [Nottingham Forest - Rotherham] Free
Niki Maenpaa [VVV-Venlo - Brighton] Free
Remi Matthews [Norwich - Burton] Loan
Eddie Nolan [Scunthorpe - York] Free
Sanmi Odelusi [Bolton - Wigan] Undisclosed
Derik Osede [Real Madrid - Bolton] Free
Kudus Oyenuga [Dundee United - Hartlepool] Free
Ollie Palmer [Mansfield - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed
Sam Ricketts [Wolves - Coventry] Free
Josh Simpson [Crawley - Plymouth] Free
Genaro Snijders [FC Oss - Notts County] Free
Andrai Jones [Gateshead - Southport] Free
Scottish Premiership
None
Global
Nani [Manchester United - Fenerbahce] £4.25m
Andrea Pirlo [Juventus - New York City] Free
Arda Turan [Atletico Madrid - Barcelona] £24m

4 JULY

Premier League
None
Football League
Sam Beasant [Stevenage - Cambridge] Free
Jonathan Bond [Watford - Reading] Undisclosed
Tony Craig [Brentford - Millwall] Free
Danny Green [MK Dons - Luton] Free
Scottish Premiership
None
Global
Lukas Podolski [Arsenal - Galatasaray] £1.8m

3 JULY

Premier League
Radamel Falcao [Monaco - Chelsea] Loan
Football League
Mawouna Amevor [Go Ahead Eagles - Notts County] Free
Anthony Barry [Forest Green - Accrington] Free
Troy Brown [Cheltenham - Exeter] Free
Jamie Burrows [Rangers - Yeovil] Free
Graham Carey [Ross County - Plymouth] Free
Conor Coady [Huddersfield - Wolves] £2m
Danny Collins [Nottingham Forest - Rotherham] Free
Mark Duffy [Birmingham - Burton] Loan
George Elokobi [Oldham - Colchester] Free
Jack Hunt [Crystal Palace - Sheff Wednesday] Loan
Thomas Ince [Hull - Derby] £4.75m
Tony McMahon [Blackpool - Bradford] Free
Max Power [Tranmere - Wigan] Fee to be set by tribunal
Tom Thorpe [Manchester United - Rotherham] Free
Anthony Wordsworth [Ipswich - Southend] Free
Scottish Premiership
None
Global
Luiz Adriano [Shakhtar Donetsk - AC Milan] £5.7m
Mario Pasalic [Chelsea - Monaco] Loan

2 JULY

Premier League
Jose Holebas  [Roma - Watford] £1.8m
Football League
Andreas Bjelland [FC Twente - Brentford] £2.1m
Gaetan Bong [Wigan - Brighton] Free
Ryan Clarke [Oxford - Northampton] Free
Max Ehmer [QPR - Gillingham] Free
Tom Elliott [Cambridge - AFC Wimbledon] Free
Neil Etheridge [Charlton - Walsall] Free
Emmanuel Ledesma [Middlesbrough - Rotherham] Free
Paul McShane [Hull - Reading] Free
Ainsley Maitland-Niles [Arsenal - Ipswich] Loan
Cristian Montano [Unattached - Bristol Rovers]
David Mooney [Leyton Orient - Southend] Free
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill [Arsenal - Swindon] Free
Karleigh Osborne [Bristol City - AFC Wimbledon] Loan
Sebastian Polter [FSV Mainz - QPR] Undisclosed
Jazz Richards [Swansea - Fulham] Undisclosed
Jon Stead [Huddersfield - Notts County] Free
Jamie Ward [Derby - Nottingham Forest] Free
Luke Williams [Middlesbrough - Scunthorpe] Free
Scottish Premiership
Stevie Smith [Rangers - Kilmarnock] Free
Global
Carlos Bacca [Sevilla - AC Milan] £21m
Andy Delort [Wigan - Caen] Undisclosed

1 JULY

Premier League
Nathaniel Clyne [Southampton - Liverpool] £12.5m
Sebastian Coates [Liverpool - Sunderland] Undisclosed
Sylvain Distin [Everton - Bournemouth] Free
Eder [Sporting Braga - Swansea] Undisclosed
Matej Vydra [Udinese - Watford] Undisclosed
Football League
Ben Amos [Manchester United - Bolton] Free
Stephen Arthurworrey [Fulham - Yeovil] Loan
Andy Barcham [Portsmouth - AFC Wimbledon] Free
Jason Demetriou [Anorthosis Famagusta - Walsall] Free
Ryan Dickson [Crawley - Yeovil] Nominal
Konstantin Kerschbaumer [FC Admira Wacker Modling - Brentford] Undisclosed
Tomasz Kuszczak [Wolves - Birmingham] Free
Gary Madine [Sheffield Wednesday - Bolton] Free
Simon Makienok [Palermo - Charlton] Loan
Paddy McCourt [Brighton - Luton] Free
Matt Mills [Bolton - Nottingham Forest] Free
Jason Mooney [York - Accrington] Free
Josh Morris [Blackburn - Bradford] Free
Magnus Okuonghae [Colchester - Luton] Free
Chris Wood [Leicester - Leeds] Undisclosed
Scottish Premiership
David Amoo [Carlisle - Partick Thistle] Free
Saidy Janko [Manchester United - Celtic] Compensation
Global
Benoit Assou-Ekotto [Unattached - St Etienne]
Douglas Costa [Shakhtar Donetsk - Bayern Munich] £21m
Samuel Eto'o [Sampdoria - Antalyaspor] Undisclosed
Lewis Holtby [Tottenham - Hamburg] Undisclosed
Miranda [Atletico Madrid - Inter Milan] Undisclosed