Wednesday's transfer news: Manchester United insist Paul Pogba stays, Arsenal consider Mesut Ozil loan plus Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea latest

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Catch up on Wednesday's latest updates, including transfer news, rumours, gossip and done deals.

Paul Pogba is at the eye of another saga today after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blamed the player’s agent, Mino Raiola, for stoking uncertainy over the Frenchman’s future and insisted Manchester United “don’t need to sell”. The squad are currently on pre-season tour in Australia, however, Inter Milan officials are expected to make the trip to United’s London office this week to hash out a deal for wantaway striker Romelu Lukaku.

Meanwhile, Fenerbahce may relieve Arsenal of Mesut Ozil’s burdensome wage bracket with the Turkish side keen to take the playmaker on loan this season. Liverpool are preparing a £67m bid for Real Madrid star Marcos Asensio while PSG have publicly stated their willingness to allow Neymar to leave if a club can meet their £150m asking price. Follow all the day’s latest news here:

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Key Points

• Solskjaer blames agent over unsettled Pogba
• Fenerbahçe target Ozil loan

[10 July 2019 07:50 · Tom Kershaw]

Thank you for joining us at The Independent. We'll be bringing you the latest transfer news, rumours, gossip and done deals throughout the day and so let's begin with the biggest story thus far.

This morning, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spoken to the media for the first time ahead of the new season and has insisted that it is Paul Pogba's agent who is attempting to engineer a move and that the player is not unsettled. He also adds that United have no need to sell.

[10 July 2019 07:51 · Tom Kershaw]

[10 July 2019 08:08 · Tom Kershaw]

Fenerbahce are considering making a loan move for Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, according to Sky Sports.

The German's £350,000-per-week wages have limited the Gunners' ability in the transfer market and Unai Emery has previously been open to showing Ozil the exit door. 

Whether the Turkish club are able to stump up the cash or whether Ozil himself is willing to make a move remains to be seen.

[10 July 2019 08:17 · Tom Kershaw]

Liverpool are preparing a £67m bid for Real Madrid's Marcos Asensio, according to TalkSport. 

The catch, though, is that Madrid still hope to bring Sadio Mane in the other direction, despite already recruiting Eden Hazard in that position this summer.

[10 July 2019 08:24 · Tom Kershaw]

Xabi Alonso has started his managerial career at boyhood club Real Sociedad where he will take over the B team.

[10 July 2019 08:33 · Tom Kershaw]

West Ham United have been offered Florian Thauvin by Marseille in exchange for €40m and Javier Hernández.

Hernandez is looking to leave the club, however, the Hammers are in desperate need of striking reinforcements after Marko Arnautovic forced his way out of the club.

Thauvin has scored 37 goals in 67 Ligue 1 games for Marseille since leaving Newcastle.

[10 July 2019 08:44 · Tom Kershaw]

Arsenal target Dennis Praet is on the verge of completing a move to Valencia. 

The Sampdoria midfielder is valued at £12m, while defender Jeison Murillo is set to move in the opposite direction.

[10 July 2019 08:54 · Tom Kershaw]

West Ham have the opportunity to sign Mario Balotelli on a free transfer, according to the Daily Mail. 

The former Man City and Liverpool striker spent the second half of last season at Marseille, where he scored 8 goals in 12 games.

[10 July 2019 09:07 · Tom Kershaw]

Inter Milan are set to speak with Manchester United representatives in the coming days as the two clubs attempt to hash out a deal.

Lukaku has made no secret of his desire to leave the club, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is attempting to urge the player to remain at United for one last season, according to Sun Sport.

[10 July 2019 09:28 · digitalsport]

Zinedine Zidane's son, Luca, has been loaned out from Real Madrid ahead of the coming season.

Luca Zidane, 21, would have been unlikely to achieve much game time in goal at the Bernabeu, with Keylor Navas and Thibaut Courtois on Los Blancos' roster.

The Real manager's son will spend next season at second division Spanish team Racing Santander.