Sports Transfer Market Live Update: Thursday, 4th August 2016

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West Ham have opened talks with Aston Villa to sign Jordan Ayew in an £8 million deal. They are also close to bringing in Andre Ayew from Swansea.

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Here are other top stories for today:

- Real Madrid have put a clause in Jese's €25 million move to Paris Saint-Germain stating the player can never be sold to Barcelona. (L'Equipe)

- Antonio Conte is preparing a £15 million move for Santos midfielder Thiago Maia, pending the player's performances at the Olympics. (Mirror)

- Despite Wolfsburg's public announcement that Julian Draxler is not for sale, Everton are preparing to open talks to sign the 22-year-old. Reports claim the Toffees could be willing to pay his buyout clause of £63 million. (The Independent)

- Everton are prepared to take a John Stones-style stance on Chelsea's interest in Romelu Lukaku, with boss Ronaldo Koeman prepared to turn down all bids for the Belgian striker. (Daily Mail)

- Real Madrid have lodged a €60 million bid for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, but Bayern are holding out for €80m. (Sky Sports)

- Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a new contract with Real Madrid, extending his current contract to 2021, with a new five-year deal.

- Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has been monitoring Braga's 23-year-old midfielder Rafa Silva since last season and will make a move for the Portuguese before the start of the new season.

- Manchester United have completed a world record £108.9m move for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, with £25m of the fee going to the French international's agent Mino Raiola. (Daily Record)

- A £100m world record deal for Pogba could be confirmed before Sunday's Community Shield against Leicester at Wembley. (Daily Telegraph)

- Arsenal are likely to have to pay more than £50m for Wolfburg's Germany international winger Julian Draxler, 22. (Daily Star)

- However, Wolfsburg have released a statement claiming that they will not sell Draxler this summer. (Metro)

- New Sunderland manager David Moyes is set to battle his old club Everton for striker Christian Benteke, 25, with Liverpool setting his asking price at £30m. (Daily Mirror)

- Belgium forward Benteke is prepared to leave Liverpool on loan in order to kick-start his stalled career. (Daily Mail)

- New boss Antonio Conte has dropped his biggest hint yet that Chelsea are on the verge of a club record deal for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, and says fellow striker Diego Costa, 27, will remain at Stamford Bridge. (London Evening Standard)

- Manchester City are likely to meet Everton's £50m asking price for 22-year-old defender John Stones. (Times - subscription required)

- Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will look to address their left-back problems by launching a £20m bid for Koln's Germany international Jonas Hector, 26. (Sun)

- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been told that he can have whatever transfer funds it takes to secure his main targets - Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, 25, and Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi, 24. (Times)

- Manchester City are set for their fifth big-money signing of the summer after agreeing terms with Colombian side Atletico Nacional for the £15m signing of 19-year-old striker Marlos Moreno. (Daily Star)

Finally…

- Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has turned down the chance to join Sven-Goran Eriksson's Shanghai SIPG. The Argentina defender, 26, has been made available for £10m. (Daily Record)
 
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