FEN Transfer Talk: Suarez, Negredo and Mandzukic

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Football Express News takes a look at the morning transfer talk which sees Barcelona make a move for Luis Suarez, Alvaro Negredo linked to Atletico Madrid and Mario Mandzukic on Chelsea’s radar.

We start our round up with a closer look at Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan forward has been fiercely linked with a move to Barcelona, despite his recent on-field actions that saw him bite Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini in the World Cup.

The Catalan side are determined to sign the Liverpool striker and it is understood that a £50.2m bid was made late on Tuesday night.

Barcelona make £50.2m bid for Liverpool star

Keeping with La Liga, The Daily Star report that Alvaro Negredo could stay in the Premier League despite strong talks with Atletico Madrid. The paper goes on to say that the Spanish striker is subject to a firm offer from Tottenham Hotspur, where he would link up with Roberto Soldado.

Moving across to the Bundesliga and Chelsea have seen their interest for Mario Mandzukic joined by Arsenal, who according to the Evening Standard are ready to make a £20m bid for the Croatian striker.

Sticking with the Gunners and further reports on Jackson Martinez’s proposed move have taken a bigger step after the Colombian striker confirmed to reports in Brazil that he would love to play for the North London club.

The World Cup in Brazil is taking shape with the final two round of 16 ties being played on Tuesday night, seeing Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Eden Hazard’s Belgium qualify.