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Friday Transfer News: Chelsea's Lewandowski boost, Utd's Mangala plan & City want Forster
TODAY'S transfer round up has news that Manchester United are out of the race for Robert Lewandowski and hope to beat Chelsea and Manchester City to Eliaquim Mangala by offering Anderson in part-exchange. Elsewhere, Juventus will give Paul Pogba a pay bump to keep him away from Chelsea and Arsenal and both Manchester clubs want Celtic's Fraser Forster.
The summer deadline has long slammed shut, but that hasn't stopped transfer speculation from churning on. Here is a roundup of all the latest news, rumours and gossip...
Manchester United have withdrawn their interest in Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, clearing the way for Chelsea to move for the Pole.
And United hope that sending Anderson to Porto will be enough for them to sign French defender Eliaquim Mangala ahead of Chelsea and Manchester City.
Juventus are preparing to offer Paul Pogba a pay rise to keep him out of the clutches of Arsenal and Chelsea.
Manchester City are set to go head-to-head with Manchester United and Barcelona to sign Celtic's Fraser Forster.
Arsenal may struggle to sign Japanese midfielder Yoichiro Kakitani after Galatasaray identified the player as the man to front their move into the Asian television market.
Club chat and other gossip
Manuel Pellegrini has dropped Joe Hart for Manchester City's trip to Norwich.
Patrice Evra says Manchester United need to win 10 games in a row to truly get back to their best.
Steve Bruce says becoming Sunderland manager was a mistake given his affection for Newcastle.
Cardiff's Andrew Taylor believes the south Wales derby can rival any derby in the world, including Glasgow's Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers.
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