Sports Transfer Market Live Update: Tuesday, 9th August 2016

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Man City are willing to listen to offers for Eliaquim Mangala and Wilfried Bony after Pep Guardiola deemed them surplus to requirements following a host of new attacking arrivals and John Stones's move.

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Other transfer stories for today:

- Roberto Mancini could move to China or in United States after his farewell to Inter. Former Nerazzurri head coach would have some contacts with some Chinese and MLS teams. (Tuttosport)

- The New York Red Bulls are interested in bringing New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi to MLS as an attacking reinforcement from Fiorentina. (Univision Deportes)

- Crystal Palace are weighing up the option of selling winger Yanick Bolasie to fund a move for out-of-favour Liverpool striker Christian Benteke. (Express)

- Antonio Conte's Blues are plotting a deadline day bid of £65 million for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku. (Express)

- AC Milan, Inter Milan and Roma are interested in signing Samir Nasri, 29, with Manchester City willing to listen to offers for the French midfielder. (Sky Sports)

- City want £18m for the Frenchman, who only started four Premier League games last season. (Daily Star)

- Perhaps in preparation for the departure of Stones, Everton have offered £18m for Sunderland's Ivory Coast international defender Lamine Kone, 27. (Daily Mail)

- Arsenal could sign Valencia's German defender Shkodran Mustafi, 24, and Northern Ireland centre-back Jonny Evans, 28, of West Brom before the season starts after Per Mertesacker and Gabriel were injured in pre-season. (Daily Mirror)

- The Gunners are battling Napoli for Inter Milan's Argentina striker Mauro Icardi, 23. Arsenal are willing to offer France striker Olivier Giroud, 29, plus £30m in exchange. (Gazzetta)

- But Chelsea are also interested in the £50m-rated player, after failing to sign Everton's striker Romelu Lukaku, 23. (Daily Star)

- Arsenal are also interested in re-signing Besiktas' Oguzhan Ozyakup, 23, who played for the Gunners as a youngster. But they face competition from AC Milan, Fiorentina and Borussia Dortmund for the Turkey playmaker. (Gazzetta)

- Championship side Wolves are set to break their transfer record and beat Liverpool to sign Benfica's Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca, 22. (The Sun)

- The true cost of France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba's move to Manchester United is £190m. (Squawka)

- Paris St-Germain have finished their transfer business for the summer, according to the club's president. (L'Equipe - in French)

- Leicester are close to signing Deportivo La Coruna's Spanish striker Lucas Perez, 27.(Sport via Leicester Mercury)

- Former Valencia coach Gary Neville, who has returned to football punditry, says he will focus on business and television "for now." (The Times)

And finally…

- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed he is "quite scared" of retirement and says he cannot comprehend how contemporaries such as Sir Alex Ferguson have coped without working full-time
 
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