Spurs edge closer to Willian and Lamela signings, but Bale exit seems imminent

Reports in the press today have suggested that Anzhi playmaker Willian has arrived in London to undergo a medical at White Hart Lane. Liverpool were earlier favourites to sign the £30m Brazilian, but it looks like Spurs have beaten them to the deal, with Sky Bet also suspending betting on the player’s next destination.

Spurs are also in advanced talks to sign Erik Lamela from Roma, with the Giallorossi willing to sell him for somewhere in the region of €30m.

The Gareth Bale to Real Madrid talks have also gained traction, with reports from Italy and Spain suggesting that Real have now agreed to pay the Lilywhites £93m + Portuguese left back Fabio Coentrao.

If Willian, Lamela and Coentrao do sign for Spurs, then most neutrals would regard it as a reasonably successful transfer window for AVB’s men even with the departure of Bale. In sharp contrast to local rivals Arsenal, Spurs have spent heavily in the market so far, acquiring the quartet of Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, Emmanuel Capoue and Roberto Soldado for close to £60m.

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Van Persie Manchester United- Red Devils sign Gunners star, Wilshere takes No.10 jersey

Robin Van Persie Manchester United 2012 Sir Alex Ferguson

Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie has officially completed his switch to Manchester United, swapping London for the North West on a four year contract. Van Persie, Arsenal’ top scorer last season by a country mile, has reportedly transferred for £22m, with the potential to rise to £24m and will be contracted to United till June 2016.

Van Persie’s jersey number at Manchester United will be No.20

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted with the transfer and likened his current striking options of Rooney, Van Persie, Welbeck and Javier Chicharito Hernandez to that of his 1999 squad ( Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Teddy Sheringham and Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted to French television that he would have preferred to sell Van Persie to a foreign club

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Olivier Giroud to Arsenal- Montpellier ace signs for Gunners

Arsenal have completed the signing of Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud for a fee rumoured to be around £12m. Giroud is Arsenal’s second major attacking acquisition of the summer after the transfer of German international Lukas Podolski from Cologne.

Giroud has signed a “long term” contract at Arsenal and was top scorer for Montpellier last season in Ligue 1, netting twenty one times to help MHSC pip Paris Saint-Germain to the title. He was also part of the French squad that reached the quarterfinals of Euro 2012.

French striker Giroud 25, is here seen modelling Arsenal’s new 2012/13 season home kit.

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