Sports Transfer Market Live Update: Thursday, 23rd July 2016

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Jamie Vardy this morning ended a long standing speculation over his next move as he agreed a contract extension with Leicester City.

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Here are the top stories for today:

- Leicester City have seen a €9 million offer for Internacional forward Eduardo Sasha, with the Brazilian outfit holding for a fee of €12m. (Globoesporte)

- After his impressive performances at Euro 2016, Barcelona are tracking Inter winger Ivan Perisic and see him as an alternative if they fail to sign Nolito from Celta Vigo. (Sport)

- Wolfsburg have made a £20 million bid for Juventus striker Simone Zaza, though Everton, West Ham and Southampton remain keen on the Italy international.

- Serie A giants Inter and Roma are set to battle to sign Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta after he fell out of favour at the Etihad Stadium. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Everton are the latest club to show an interest in Fenerbahce winger Nani, though they face competition from Inter and Valencia. (gianlucadimarzio.com)

- Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will make a £50 million summer bid for Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey if the Red Devils' negotiations for Borussia Dortmund attacker Henrikh Mkhitaryan fall through. (The Sun)

- Tottenham have agreed a £12m deal for Roma's 20-year-old Paraguay forward Antonio Sanabria. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)

- Chelsea have opened talks with Real Madrid over Alvaro Morata, and Blues owner Roman Abramovich watched the 23-year-old Spain forward play in Bordeaux on Tuesday at Euro 2016. (Telegraph)

- Liverpool are considering making a move for Sadio Mane, with Southampton valuing their 24-year-old Senegal forward at £25m. (Daily Express)

- Liverpool are prepared to sell 26-year-old Wales midfielder Joe Allen for £10m. (Telegraph)

- Arsenal have begun new contract talks with right-back Hector Bellerin, 20. (Sport - in Spanish)

- West Brom are interested in signing 24-year-old winger Andros Townsend from Newcastle and are prepared to sell winger Callum McManaman, 25. (Express and Star)

- Burnley have turned down a £15m bid from Leicester for defender Michael Keane, 23, and would like to sign Stoke's 30-year-old midfielder Charlie Adam. (Lancashire Telegraph)

- Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti described the signing of 17-year-old Norwegian forward Martin Odegaard when he was Real Madrid manager as "a marketing exercise". (AS)

- Watford have offered to double 27-year-old forward Troy Deeney's wages to fend off interest from Premier League champions Leicester City. (Telegraph)

Finally…

- Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, 32, says he was set to take Spain's penalty against Croatia before Real Madrid's 30-year-old defender Sergio Ramos insisted he take it instead and missed. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
 
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