Transfers and rumors on August 21: P. Coutinho will not leave for "Barcelona"

On July 1st, the 2017 summer transfer window officially opened.

The most visited country's football news portal "EuroFootball.com" traditionally will present the most important news related to player transfers and completed deals every day until the end of the transfer window.

"Sky Sports" reported that "Barcelona" had the last chance until yesterday to buy Philippe Coutinho, but "Liverpool" refused to sell the Brazilian for any money and at least this summer the midfielder will not move to Spain.

"Valencia" is close to an agreement with "Manchester United" for the season-long loan of Andreas Pereira. Last season, the midfielder also played in Spain. ("Cadena Ser")

"Nice" midfielder Jean Seri has agreed on personal contract terms with "Barcelona". The 26-year-old footballer will cost the Catalans 40 million euros, and the contract duration will be four years. ("L'Equipe")

Munich's "Bayern" has also joined the race with Premier League clubs for the acquisition of Paris Saint-Germain winger Julian Draxler. ("Bild")

London's "Arsenal" forward Chuba Akpom is actively interested in "Leeds United" and Glasgow's "Celtic". The young player wants to get more playing time. ("Daily Mirror")

"Burnley", "West Brom" and "West Ham" are fighting for the signature of "Lorient" forward Abdul Majeed Waris. The striker is valued at 12 million pounds. ("Daily Mail")

London's "Arsenal" offers a new contract to midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The Gunners have tabled a four-year offer with a weekly salary of 125,000 pounds for the Englishman. ("Daily Star")

Kylian Mbappe, who is linked with a move to PSG, was kicked out of "Monaco" training after a conflict with defender Andrea Raggi. ("L'Equipe")

ESPN reports that Zlatan Ibrahimovic could sign a new contract with Manchester United this week.

London's "Chelsea" offer a double salary to "Tottenham" defender Toby Alderweireld to lure him to the "Blues" camp. ("The Times")

Mamadou Sakho won't return to "Crystal Palace" - the defender, who belongs to Liverpool, is too expensive for the London club, according to "Sky Sports".

OFFICIAL: Giovanni Simeone, after a great season at Genoa, is moving to Fiorentina in Florence.