{"id":6039,"date":"2017-07-24T09:25:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T13:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=6039"},"modified":"2017-07-24T09:25:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T13:25:26","slug":"ftn-mendy-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2017\/07\/24\/ftn-mendy-transfer-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FTN: The latest on Alexis, Van Dijk, Sanches, and Mendy transfer news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/football-transfer-news\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football Transfer News<\/a>\u00a0from Last Word On Football. We provide you with the latest ins and outs from around the footballing world. Today we give the latest on\u00a0Alexis, Van Dijk, Sanches, and Mendy transfer news<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Football Transfers<\/h1>\n<h2>PSG Back Off Alexis<\/h2>\n<p>The highly public <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/07\/18\/football-transfer-news-neymar-barkley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rumours of Alexis Sanchez<\/a> joining PSG have been swirling for a while now. La Parisien and The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2017\/07\/24\/football-transfer-news-rumours-psgs-interest-alexis-sanchez\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telegraph have reported<\/a> that the French club are backing off in their pursuit of the ultra-talented, yet extremely costly, Arsenal star. The club are keen on holding on to him as they try and get back to Champions League football.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Manchester City handed boost in Alexis Sanchez chase as Paris Saint-Germain &#8216;cool interest&#8217; in Arsenal forward <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aDWT8TnWRu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/aDWT8TnWRu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HBHwJB3NHi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HBHwJB3NHi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirrorFootball\/status\/889394181378060289\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Southampton Remain Firm on Van Dijk<\/h2>\n<p>Virgil van Dijk has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/club\/southampton\/376\/blog\/post\/3163939\/van-dijk-sags-turns-unsavoury-but-saints-should-be-lauded-for-staying-firm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">left out of the Southampton 25-man squad<\/a>, as the club remain firm on his potential transfer. Saints&#8217; fans must applaud new manager Mauricio Pellegrino&#8217;s staunch stance on the player&#8217;s demands, saying the club will keep him for this season. Liverpool are the likely suitors, but the club remains patient.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Virgil van Dijk ordered to train alone after telling manager he wants to leave Southampton<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDL4s0gMOj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/GDL4s0gMOj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vlN14XaBb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vlN14XaBb4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LivEchoLFC\/status\/888429461544325123\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Sanches, Not Vidal, Could Move to Manchester?<\/h2>\n<p>Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti was clear in saying that Arturo Vidal will not be leaving the club:\u00a0<em>&#8220;There is no way. Vidal is our player, I have a lot of confidence (in keeping him).&#8221;<\/em> But rumours swirl that Manchester United might just have a chance at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-transfer-news-rumours-10855025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signing Renato Sanches<\/a>, who would be welcomed by fans. Regarding Sanches, Ancelotti said:\u00a0<em>&#8220;It could be a possibility, but it can also be a possibility to stay with us. At this moment Renato is training with us.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Manchester United &#8216;close in on Renato Sanches loan deal&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YqjEnRI5c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/YqjEnRI5c6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N6O5e2W4KW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/N6O5e2W4KW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirrorFootball\/status\/889013687553490945\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Done and Dusted<\/h2>\n<h3>City is Mendy<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester City have officially signed Benjamin Mendy from AS Monaco. The French International will cost City\u00a0\u00a352m on a five-year contract. Mendy will be joining his new club in the U.S. as they finish up their American tour.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Please welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benmendy23\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@benmendy23<\/a> to Manchester City! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueMendy?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BlueMendy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLY17WNdlS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZLY17WNdlS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/889455392669003777\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main image credit:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/658378406\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.498316% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/658378406?et=x4Lga5KqTAhLc0SCprhHSg&amp;tld=ca&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=_V4KRfmrEpH5SvDvOYmZmuHqcTUIHGdtDwbpwPUCYkU=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to\u00a0Football Transfer News\u00a0from Last Word On Football. 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