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TRANSFER NEWS VIDEO: Fabregas to Chelsea, Benzema snubs Arsenal, Mangala eyes Man Utd move
CESC FABREGAS is poised to complete a £27m summer switch to Chelsea. Eliaquim Mangala is ready to snub Manchester City for a move to rivals Manchester United, Karim Benzema has rejected talk of joining Arsenal and Real Madrid will have to pay a world-record fee to land Liverpool's Luis Suarez.
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The summer transfer market does not officially open until July 1, but clubs are already busy preparing moves behind the scenes. Here is a round-up of all the latest news, rumours and gossip...
Chelsea have submitted a £27m bid for Cesc Fabregas and are hoping to seal a deal for the Barcelona midfielder in the coming days.
Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala is ready to snub Manchester City in order to seal a move to Manchester United.
Karim Benzema has downplayed suggestions that he is set for a move to Arsenal this summer and says he wants Luis Suarez to join him at Real Madrid.
Real Madrid will have to top the world-record fee paid for Gareth Bale in order to land Liverpool star Luis Suarez.
Rio Ferdinand appears to be playing a playing a long ball game with the ex-United defender spurning Aston Villa's advances.
Karim Benzema is ready to snub a move to Arsenal
Liverpool have made their second signing of the summer after clinching a £10m deal for Emre Can.
The Reds are also trying to force through a deal for Alberto Moreno, but are wary Sevilla will try to drive up his £16m asking price.
Chelsea are also hopeful of wrapping up deals for Atletico duo Filipe Luis and Tiago.
Liverpool and Manchester United have both been given the brush off by Sevilla star Ivan Rakitic, who is poised to sign for Barcelona.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be ruled out of the World Cup through injury
World Cup news and other gossip...
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is still hopeful he will be able to participate in the World Cup for England despite picking up a knee injury against Ecuador.
Ex-Manchester United manager David Moyes wants to make an instant return to management and will wait to take over a club in the Champions League.
Diego Costa has some big boots to fill at Chelsea and the club are hoping he will emulate Didier Drogba.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he will talk with Ashley Cole, who is set to leave the club at the end June.
Best of the rest...
Chelsea star Oscar left Brazil's training camp to be at his wife's side for the birth of their first child.
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