July 2 transfers and rumors: N. Kante chooses "Chelsea", J. Stones - "Man City"

Yesterday the summer transfer window began. Throughout the summer, the country's most popular news portal "EuroFootball" will review the rumors circulating in the media and report on completed transfers. "Manchester United" and London's "Chelsea" have made offers to "Marseille" defender Lassana Diarra. Also interested are Moscow's "Spartak" and Milan's "Inter" ("beIN Sports"). *** "Torino" rejected a £12.4 million offer from "Manchester City" for right-back Bruno Peres ("Gazzetta dello Sport"). *** "Leicester City" defender N'Golo Kante is ready to reject offers from London's "Arsenal", "Man United" and Turin's "Juventus" to move to "Chelsea" ("Daily Telegraph"). *** London's "Crystal Palace" has made a £25 million offer for "Liverpool" striker Christian Benteke. The "Eagles" are also nearing an agreement for "West Ham" defender James Tomkins ("The Guardian"). *** "Daily Express" reports that £50 million-rated "Everton" defender John Stones has expressed a desire to move to "Man City". *** "Stoke City" has made a £16 million offer for "West Bromwich" forward Saido Berahino ("Daily Mirror"). *** Turin's "Juventus" is close to finalizing a deal for Medhi Benatia. They will pay €16 million to "Bayern Munich" for the defender ("Gazzetta dello Sport"). *** London's "Tottenham" has sent representatives to Milan to negotiate the transfer of "Inter" striker Mauro Icardi. The Argentine is valued at around €45 million (Gianluca di Marzio). *** Dortmund's "Borussia" defender Henrikh Mkhitaryan will move to "Man United" this weekend ("Daily Mail"). *** OFFICIAL: "Watford", aiming for success in the next season of the "Premier League", has acquired "Granada" forward Isaac Success for a record club fee. *** OFFICIAL: "Bournemouth" has signed a new four-year contract with striker Callum Wilson.