Football Transfer Rumours - Aug-18-2015

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has travelled to Croatia to open talks over a £4m deal to sign 21-year-old Dinamo Zagreb defender Jozo Simunovic.

Norwich want to sign Italian forward Mattia Destro, 24, on loan from Roma.

West Bromwich Albion have made a £5m bid for Tottenham's Argentina defender Federico Fazio, 28, which leaves questions over 33-year-old Joleon Lescott's future at the Hawthorns.

Sunderland want to bring Aston Villa utility player Kieran Richardson, 30, back to the Stadium of Light for a second spell

Southampton are close to a deal to sign Napoli's French defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 24, for £8.5m and still have an interest in Celtic's Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 24

Newcastle are closing in on a £12m move for Marseille winger Florian Thauvin, 22, in a deal which could see Frenchman Remy Cabella, 25, move in the opposite direction.

Manchester United's chief executive Ed Woodward has flown to Barcelona in an attempt to conclude a deal for Spain international forward Pedro, 28

Manchester City have been told they will have to increase their offer for 27-year-old Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi

Arsenal and Manchester United have been alerted to the availability of Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 33, who has been told he can leave Paris St-Germain in a cut-price deal.

Everton will make a move for either Swansea's centre-half Ashley Williams, 30, or Napoli's defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 24, if Stones does leave Goodison Park

Chelsea have made a new £30m bid for Everton defender John Stones, 21, but may have to increase that by a further £10m to sign the England international

Comments made by Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 24, that he will be staying at Wolfsburg have been played down by his agent, leaving the way open for a possible £50m move to Manchester City