July 4th transfers and rumors: D.Costos' pig "Chelsea" and D.Ceballos' decision

On July 1st, the transfer window for summer 2017 officially opened. The most visited football news portal in the country, "EuroFootball.com", will traditionally present the most important news related to player transfers and deals every day until the end of the transfer window. *** This week, "Arsenal" coach Arsene Wenger will meet with team leaders Alexis Sanchez and Hector Bellerin to persuade them to stay with the team ("The Sun"). *** "Liverpool" rejected a bid of £30 million from "Crystal Palace" to acquire defender Mamadou Sakho ("The Guardian"). *** "Betis" defender Dani Ceballos would prefer to wear "Barcelona" colors rather than move to "Real" Madrid. The European U-21 championship star is also attracting interest from "Atletico" and Turin "Juventus". The player's price tag is €15 million ("Mundo Deportivo"). *** PSG team continues to fight for Monaco's diamond Kylian Mbappe. The Ligue 1 vice champions have met with the player's representatives, and sports director Antero Henrique is not giving up on the striker's father ("L'Equipe"). *** "Chelsea" forward Diego Costa has refused to go to China, as reported by "Daily Mirror". Despite coach Antonio Conte sending him ambiguous messages and urging him to leave, the Spanish national team player is waiting for the opportunity to move to Madrid's "Atletico" team. This decision by the player has halted Chelsea's plan to purchase "Everton" sniper Romelu Lukaku. *** Jose Mourinho is angry with the club leaders of "Man Utd". Although the Portuguese coach dreamed of strong new signings, so far deals for Nemanja Matic, Alvaro Morata, and Ivan Perisic are not progressing, and the "Red Devils" will have to start preparing for the new season with the same squad ("Guardian"). *** "Liverpool" plans to offer €12 million for "Sevilla" goalkeeper Sergio Rico, according to "ABC de Sevilla". However, the player's contract contains a €30 million buyout clause. *** OFFICIAL: "Sevilla" captain Vicente Iborra is leaving to sign a contract with "Leicester City". More details on the transfer are yet to be announced by both clubs. OFFICIAL: Dortmund's "Borussia" said farewell to Confederations Cup winner Matthias Ginter, who is moving to Monchengladbach's "Borussia". OFFICIAL: "Roma" signed a four-year contract with 28-year-old midfielder Maxime Gonalons. The Frenchman has played his entire career so far at "Lyon". OFFICIAL: "Marseille" has officially confirmed the acquisition of Luiz Gustavo from the "Wolfsburg" team. OFFICIAL: "Monaco" secured left-back Terence Kongolo from "Feyenoord" for €15 million, signing a five-year contract. OFFICIAL: Lukas Podolski is moving to Japan, where he will wear the jersey of the local team "Vissel Kobe". OFFICIAL: "Newcastle United" has acquired their second player this summer - they have added "Eibar" center-back Florian Lejeune, who has also previously been with "Manchester City". The Frenchman was acquired for €9 million. OFFICIAL: Legendary forward George Weah's son Timothy is following in his father's footsteps - the eighteen-year-old forward has signed a three-year contract with the "Paris Saint-Germain" club.