Football Transfer Gossip : De Bruyne, Stones, Pedro, Otamendi, Thauvin, Austin

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Football Transfer Gossip : De Bruyne, Stones, Pedro, Otamendi, Thauvin, Austin
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Comments made by Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 24, that he will be staying at Wolfsburg have been played down by his agent, leaving the way open for a possible £50m move to Manchester City. (Daily Mail) 

Chelsea have made a new £30m bid for defender John Stones, 21, but may have to increase that by a further £10m to sign the England international. (Daily Telegraph) 

Everton do not want to sell but will make a move for Swansea's Ashley Williams if Stones does leave Goodison Park. (Daily Mirror) 

Manchester United's chief executive Ed Woodward has flown to Barcelona in an attempt to conclude a deal for Spain international forward Pedro, 28. (Daily Mail) 

Manchester City will not let France defender Eliaquim Mangala, 24, go to Valencia as part of the deal that will see Argentine Nicolas Otamendi, 27, move to the Etihad Stadium. (Daily Express) 

Newcastle have pulled out of the running for QPR striker Charlie Austin, 26, with the Championship club holding out for a £15m fee. (Newcastle Chronicle) 

Austin could be on the move, though, with West Ham keen to sign the former Burnley and Swindon striker. (Evening Standard)  

Tottenham's Argentine forward Erik Lamela, 23, could be a target for Juventus if the Italian champions are unable to buy team-mate and Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, 23. (Evening Standard) 

Newcastle are closing in on a £12m move for Marseille winger Florian Thauvin, 22, in a deal which could see Frenchman Remy Cabella, 25, move in the opposite direction. (The Guardian) 

Sunderland want to bring Aston Villa utility player Kieran Richardson, 30, back to the Stadium of Light for a second spell. (Daily Mirror) 

Southampton are close to a deal to sign Napoli's French defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 24, for £8.5m and still have an interest in Celtic's Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk. (Daily Star) 

Sunderland fear they will lose out to Inter Milan in their pursuit of Liverpool's Italian forward Fabio Borini, 24. (Sunderland Echo) 

West Bromwich Albion have made a £5m bid for Tottenham's Argentina defender Federico Fazio, 28, which leaves questions over 33-year-old Joleon Lescott's future at the Hawthorns. (Daily Telegraph) 

Norwich want to sign Italian forward Mattia Destro, 24, on loan from Roma. (The Times - subscription required) 

Manchester United will not make a move for a new defender after Sergio Ramos, 29, opted to stay at Real Madrid and sign a new contract. (Manchester Evening News) 

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