From the Back Pages, August 5: TRANSER NEWS - ‘Gunners clear to sign Karim Benzema for £46m’
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Connor Wickham has joined Crystal Palace on a five-year deal. The 22-year-old has left Sunderland for an initial fee of £7 million. (The Times)
Chelsea playmaker Oscar will not sign for Juventus this summer, confirmed the club’s director general Giuseppe Marotta. Oscar has been strongly linked with a move to the Champions League runners-up and was touted as a potential replacement for Arturo Vidal, who has signed for Bayern Munich. (Daily Mail)
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Hide AdBielik? Bennacer? Benzema? Who will become Arsene Wenger’s 200th player at Arsenal? (The Express)
Lyon have completed the signing of the Brazilian right-back Rafael da Silva from Manchester United. The defender, who signed a four-year-deal with the Ligue 1 runners-up, was told he could leave Old Trafford this summer after being left out of the squad for the tour of the United States. (The Guardian)
Tottenham are ready to accept £11million for Roberto Soldado and have opened talks with Villarreal over a deal. (The Mirror)
Paris Saint Germain defender Thiago Silva believes Angel di Maria is ‘taking a step up’ by leaving Manchester United for the French champions. (The Independent)
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