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**1- Real Madrid join Reus race
Real Madrid have entered the running to sign Marco Reus from Dortmund, with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona also in the hunt. Source: AS.

2- Southampton push for Alderweireld
Southampton are battling Monaco for the signing of Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld. The Belgian is free to leave the Liga champions and should be available for about €7.5 million. Source: Daily Mirror.

3- Remy tops Arsenal’s shortlist
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is exploring the possibility of a deal for QPR forward Loic Remy as cover for the injured Olivier Giroud. Source: The Guardian.

4- Ben Arfa wants Newcastle stay
Hatem Ben Arfa wants to stay at Newcastle United despite being frozen out of the first team by Alan Pardew. Source: Newcastle Evening Chronicle.

5- Torres close to Milan move
AC Milan are a step away from signing Chelsea striker Fernando Torres. The Serie A club’s CEO Adriano Galliani will now try to convince the Spaniard to move to San Siro. Source: La Stampa.

6- United set to make new Vidal bid
Manchester United are set to offer €42 million to Juventus for Arturo Vidal but the Italian club have yet to receive an official offer. Source: Gazzetta dello Sport.

7- Napoli to swoop for Sandro
Napoli have an agreement in place with Liverpool for Lucas Leiva, but they also want Sandro from Tottenham. Source: Gazzetta dello Sport.

8- Wenger to launch £50m Cavani bid
Arsene Wenger will launch a £50 million bid for Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani after Olivier Giroud was ruled out for up to four months with a broken foot. Source: Daily Express.

9- Arsenal interested in Falcao loan deal
Monaco striker Radamel Falcao is reportedly available on a season-long loan deal for approximately £20 million with Arsenal reportedly interested following the injury to Olivier Giroud. Source: Daily Telegraph.

10- Ibe to move to Derby
Liverpool starlet Jordan Ibe is set to move to Derby on a season-long loan deal. The 18-year-old had been linked with a move to Bolton but will speak to Steve McLaren over a move to the east Midlands. Source: Daily Mail.

11- Man Utd make £20m Allen move
Manchester United are preparing a surprise £20 million move for Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen as Louis van Gaal prepares to strengthen his central midfield options. Source: Daily Star.

12- Real Madrid back in for Falcao
Real Madrid are back in the hunt to sign Monaco's Radamel Falcao due to Karim Benzema's poor form. Juventus also remain interested but will turn to Javier Hernandez as Plan B if the Colombian striker proves too expensive. Source: Le 10 Sport.

13- Tottenham to activate Fazio’s clause
Tottenham are prepared to activate the €10 million [£7.9m] release clause for Sevilla centre-back Federico Fazio. Source: Estadio Deportivo.

14- Sporting willing to reduce Carvalho fee
Sporting have told Arsenal that they would accept €30 million (£24m) for William Carvalho if they could sign Serge Gnabry, Francis Coquelin or Yaya Sanogo on loan. Source: The Times.

15- Juventus consider Hernandez
Juventus are weighing up a move for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez. Source: The Times.

16- PSV blocked Wijnaldum move to PSG
Paris Saint-Germain tried to sign Georginio Wijnaldum from PSV but the Dutch powerhouse rejected the offer from France. Source: De Telegraaf.

17- Inter wish to sign Lavezzi
Inter boss Walter Mazzarri has given his leaders the green light to try to sign Ezequiel Lavezzi from Paris Saint-Germain. Source: Tuttosport.

18- Giroud to miss three months with broken foot
Arsenal will revive their interest in QPR striker Loic Remy with Olivier Giroud expected to miss up to three months with a broken foot. Source: Daily Mail.

@quikzyyy it could work, and giroud is out until january according to wenger

Looks like it's done. Tottenham have signed the Argentinian defender Federico Fazio from Sevilla. The London club announced that the 27-year-old centre-half had agreed a four-year deal.

Solid signing. Nothing to get over-excited about though.

Alas. :/

@KingHenry I don't know, Giroud could at least score a header (sometimes) with Alexis upfront we can only go through the centre, which means crossing would be useless cos we have a no one upfront who can score a header.

meanwhile:
Bayern Munich set to complete signing of Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid
#FCBayern can confirm talks with @XabiAlonso & @realmadriden. Spaniard expected for a medical today.

@quikzyyy Wenger said multiple times this summer and he said it again yesterday night that he wants alexis to be a striker. I know it will suck to not have giroud, but walcott is coming back soon, campbell can shift in, and sanogo can come good. Wenger has a lot of faith in his players, I choose to trust him this time. I won't panick, I think the most important things we need right now are a DM and that 3rd CB we were looking for.

Apparently we're on the verge of signing Benjamin Stambouli, from Montpellier.

Anyone out there who watches Ligue 1 able to tell me if I should excited about him? I'm wondering if this is another Capoue story. :/

@Lodatz for me he is looking like good technique player with precisely shot,I watched him once last season

@ Lodatz, Excellent signing, Benjamin Stambouli is very underrated, clean player!