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Football transfer rumours: Liverpool to sign Marcel Schmelzer? Football transfer rumours: Liverpool to sign Marcel Schmelzer?
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• Arsenal's ongoing plans to sign 20-year-old attacking midfielder Julian Draxler from Schalke are this close to going up in smoke. "If nothing extraordinary happens, Julian will stay with us," said the Bundesliga club's chairman Clemens Torries. • Arsenal's plans to sign the 20-year-old attacking midfielder Julian Draxler from Schalke are this close to going up in smoke. "If nothing extraordinary happens, Julian will stay with us," said the Bundesliga club's chairman, Clemens Torries.
• Chelsea are this close to signing Spain striker Diego Costa from Atlético Madrid for £35m. "We understand that Chelsea have huge financial power and, if he wants to live off football for the rest of his life, I will have no problem in him going," said the player's current manager Diego Simeone. • Chelsea are this close to signing Diego Costa from Atlético Madrid for £35m. "We understand that Chelsea have huge financial power and, if he wants to live off football for the rest of his life, I will have no problem in him going," said the striker's current manager, Diego Simeone.
• Paris Saint-Germain want to sign midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus, but will turn their beady eye on his Manchester City counterpart Yaya Touré if they don't get him. • Paris Saint-Germain want to sign the midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus, but will turn their beady eye on his Manchester City counterpart Yaya Touré if they don't get him.
• German magazine Kicker have reported that Arsenal, Real Madrid and Barcelona are currently prowling around the starting blocks trying to intimidate Manchester United ahead of the summer race to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos. • The German magazine Kicker has reported that Arsenal, Real Madrid and Barcelona are currently prowling around the starting blocks trying to intimidate Manchester United ahead of the summer race to sign the Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos.
• Sunderland and Italy winger Emanuele Giaccherini is inching his way across Big Sam's radar, where he may bump into a Joleon Lescott-shaped green blob. • The Sunderland and Italy winger Emanuele Giaccherini is inching his way across Big Sam's radar, where he may bump into a Joleon Lescott-shaped green blob.
• Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback wants to cross to the dark side and join Newcastle, according to local paper the Evening Chronicle. • The Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback wants to cross to the dark side and join Newcastle, according to local paper the Evening Chronicle.
• Borussia Dortmund defender Marcel Schmelzer could be off to Liverpool. • The Borussia Dortmund defender Marcel Schmelzer could be off to Liverpool.
• Sone Aluko plays for Hull City every now and then, but could be off to Crystal Palace now that his opportunities at the KC Stadium have been limited by the arrival of Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic.• Sone Aluko plays for Hull City every now and then, but could be off to Crystal Palace now that his opportunities at the KC Stadium have been limited by the arrival of Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic.
• Chelsea are rumoured to have decided that Southampton full-back Luke Shaw might not be their cup of Earl Grey after all, but they are on the verge of snapping up another teenager: Croatia Under-21 international Mario Pasalic, who currently plays for Hajduk Split. • Chelsea are rumoured to have decided that the Southampton full-back Luke Shaw may not be their cup of Earl Grey after all, but they are on the verge of snapping up another teenager: the Croatia Under-21s midfielder Mario Pasalic, who plays for Hajduk Split.
• Bad news for Arsenal fans, Laurent Koscielny's endearingly cartoonish features can be seen on "Wanted" posters stuck up around the stadia of PSG, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Monaco. • Bad news for Arsenal fans: Laurent Koscielny's endearingly cartoonish features can be seen on "Wanted" posters stuck up around the stadiums of PSG, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Monaco.
• Manchester United manager David Moyes is on a reconnaissance mission in Lisbon spying on Porto centre-half Eliaquim Mangala, his goal-scoring team-mate Jackson Martinez and Benfica left-back Guilherme Siqueira. • And Manchester United manager David Moyes has been on a reconnaissance mission in Lisbon, spying on the Porto centre-half Eliaquim Mangala, his goalscoring team-mate Jackson Martinez and the Benfica left-back Guilherme Siqueira.