Wayne Rooney has £1m-a-week offers, Dimitri Payet saga coming to an end and other latest transfer news
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Your support makes all the difference.Wayne Rooney could be ready to quit Manchester United this summer, after finally becoming their all-time record goalscorer earlier this month.
According to The Sun, the England captain could be tempted for one final mammoth payday, with some Chinese Super League clubs ready to pay him £1m-a-week.
Another striker that is interesting China is Watford’s Odion Ighalo, after West Brom cooled their interest him this month.
Shanghai Shenua have lodged an offer of £27m for the 27-year-old, report the Daily Mirror, and Watford are assessing whether they should let him go or not.
One player definitely not interested in a move to China is Philippe Coutinho, who signed a new contract to become Liverpool’s best-paid player on Friday.
The Daily Mail report the Brazilian is not interested in a move there or even Spain, despite Barcelona’s very public pursuit of the player, and instead wants to stay at the club and emulate Liverpool legends of the past.
With the transfer window set to slam shut on Tuesday night, time is running out for Dimitri Payet to complete a move back to Marseille from West Ham.
Sky Sports claim that the deal is still ‘miles away’ with the Hammers refusing to sell for anything less than £30m but the Ligue 1 side have indicated they will not pay more than £25m for the 29-year-old.
However, The Times say that Marseille have stretched to a fourth and final offer of £27.2m plus a possible £3m in add-ons and Slaven Bilic is pleading with his board to accept the offer to give him time to reinvest the money before the window closes.
And Antonio Conte is unsure whether Branislav Ivanovic will be a Chelsea player beyond the end of this month, according to the Evening Standard.
Ivanovic has been reduced to a bit-part player this season and has been linked with a move to Zenit St Petersburg.
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