Football transfer rumours: Arsenal hijack Liverpool’s Alexis Sánchez deal?

And now there's even eye-rolling over Barça's £70m deal for Luis Suárez. But it's fine because he apologised for his biting shame, and the biting shame before that, and the racism shame before that, and the biting shame before that. President Josep Maria Bartomeu: "Saying sorry is honourable."

Arsenal, meanwhile, are still weighing up their options. They've decided it's time to bring Joel Campbell out of the shadows and unleash him on Serie A. "Italian clubs are after him," reckons agent Ruggero Lacerenza. "He captures the attention of everyone." Arsène Wenger will use that money on a failed attempt to hijack Liverpool's move for Alexis Sánchez, and also plans to miss out on Chile's Arturo Vidal, Kazinform has learnt from theguardian.com .

Sporting Lisbon, fresh from landing Baby Messi, plan to sell William Carvalho to Manchester United in return for £37m - director of football Augusto Ignacio issuing a hands-on warning. "It's not like the old days when players left Sporting at any price ... you need to be shrewd and Sporting have a president who knows how to negotiate."

Leeds are back in the game, a fortnight after their new owner Massimo Cellino set out the no-nonsense terms of his new era: "Why should we sell Ross McCormack? He loves it here ... keeping McCormack is a matter of principle, not money." The latest: McCormack has put in a transfer request, Fulham have bid £7m, and Leeds want £12m, on principle.

Elsewhere: Everton have shrugged off a Spurs approach for the England defender John Stones. "It was a very brief conversation," reckons a Goodison insider. "John is not for sale - not to Spurs, not to anyone"; Sean Dyche is preparing for the Premier League by smashing Burnley's transfer record with a £6m bid for the Watford striker Troy Deeney; Hull expect to agree terms with Tottenham's Michael Dawson in the next 48 hours. And the Tom Ince talks continue.

Juventus want Manchester City's Matija Nastasic in an £8m deal; West Ham have had a £1.5m offer for the Dundee United left-back Andrew Robertson knocked back; Swansea are lining up a £3m move for the Ferencvaros midfielder Muhamed Besic; and Bolton have snubbed a bid from Mainz for their goalkeeper Adam Bogdan.

And finally. Harry Redknapp wants Rio Ferdinand, the Queens Park Rangers board reckons he's too old and too expensive, Harry has promised he won't let the board have their pants taken down, and they're not having it. Harry also fancies Forest's £4m Jamaal Lascelles and Cardiff's Steven Caulker. And Derby's Craig Bryson. And etc and so on.