The Baggies, sensing which way the wind is blowing here, are already in talks over a £15m bid for Tottenham’s £20m-rated Kevin Wimmer). Indeed, the paper suggest City will end up with half of what they paid for the 26-year-old. Inter at least appear to be equal-opportunities negotiators, demanding precisely £9m more than United want to give while offering precisely £9m less than City want to accept. On the plus side, they are saving £140,000 every week that Costa spends awol in Brazil. The Scot joined Leipzig from Nottingham Forest for £13m just last year and has been scouted since by Bournemouth, Chelsea and Tottenham.

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2017 07:52 UTC