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According to reports from The Daily Star, Manchester City are awaiting the green light in order to make an offer for Real Madrid's exciting winger Angel Di Maria.

The 25-year-old Argentina star has been scouted by Chelsea and was alleged to be following Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge, but the reports since died down although The Blues are still said to be monitoring the situation. These fresh new reports surfacing on Tuesday state that new City Boss Mauel Pellegrini is waiting for Real Madrid to allow them to make an offer for Di Maria, who could potentially switch from La Liga to experience Premier League football. 

Real Madrid's main target is Tottenham's Gareth Bale, if that move goes through as expected then this will certainly open the door for Di Maria to make his move away from The Bernabeu Stadium. Madrid will hope use it to recoup some of the fees spent on Bale.

Meanwhile, Chelsea will be watching closely with Mourinho having good experience working with Di Maria before and would like the pacy winger at Stamford Bridge. 

As we approach the 1st July and the next transfer window, it looks like things are heating-up, with a flurry of rumours and speculation. Trying to sort out the real stories from the half-truths and outright fantasy is difficult at the best of times, but with the real transfer about to start, we are going to look at some well supported stories.

First up is Thiago Alcantra; he has been the subject of mixed messages for some time at Barcelona and now it seems that he has demanded more minutes on the field or a move away from the Catalan club. Barcelona is willing to sell as long as somebody meets the £18m buyout clause in his contract and it looks like Manchester United are that club. United have been linked with the player before and had him watched last season, so it is no surprise that they are considering a bid, especially as he fits in with the youth policy now prevalent at Old Trafford. The reason Barcelona are willing to sell is because they want to buy Mata from Chelsea. Despite him being their stand-out player last season, with 19 goals and 35 assists, Mourinho is not a fan and will listen to offers.

According to reports from The Daily Star, Manchester City are awaiting the green light in order to make an offer for Real Madrid's exciting winger Angel Di Maria.

The 25-year-old Argentina star has been scouted by Chelsea and was alleged to be following Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge, but the reports since died down although The Blues are still said to be monitoring the situation. These fresh new reports surfacing on Tuesday state that new City Boss Mauel Pellegrini is waiting for Real Madrid to allow them to make an offer for Di Maria, who could potentially switch from La Liga to experience Premier League football. 

Real Madrid's main target is Tottenham's Gareth Bale, if that move goes through as expected then this will certainly open the door for Di Maria to make his move away from The Bernabeu Stadium. Madrid will hope use it to recoup some of the fees spent on Bale.

Meanwhile, Chelsea will be watching closely with Mourinho having good experience working with Di Maria before and would like the pacy winger at Stamford Bridge. 

As new Manchester United Boss David Moyes looks to gether a more creative midfield, he has turned his attentions to Marco Verratti, who is described as being the 'heir to Pirlo' in the Italian National side, being a very confident deep lying playmaker, the type of position touted as being the missing link in United's midfield. 

United have been alerted by the current contract situation at Paris Saint-Germain, according to Talksport, the players agent has requested a pay rise for his lient from PSG, knowing of the interest from United and also Real Madrid. The French club could be prepared to sell if they do not wish to negotiate a pay rise for the Italian youth International.

Verratti has lit up the European Unders 21 Championships and has gained a whole new array of admirers, proving his comfortable ability on the ball and how little he loses it. The player has recently stated he would like to stay in France, however with the prospect of Premier League football being so high on the agenda of most players, this is said to have the player considering his options.

Arsene Wengers Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain and are set to agree the fee with Madrid this week, according to The Daily Mail.

The 25-year-old Argentina International had been on the radar of another London club in the shape of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea, but it seems after their attentions were set on Napoli's Edinson Cavani, Higuain had been agreeing terms with Arsenal. The Madrid man is keen on competing in the English Premier League and is looking set to get his chance. Talks between the two clubs have reportedly progressed well and the move will be finally sealed at the end of this week.

Arsenal are playing big during this summers transfer window, somthing their owners have previously been rather reserved about. but this season they are chasing some of the biggest names on the market and signing Higuain will be making a huge statement. Wenger has money available and it looks as if they are looking to bring in a number of new faces.