Former Atletico Madrid and current Monaco striker Radamel Falcao, 28, will be playing in Spain again after the World Cup as the Colombian has signed a transfer deal with Real Madrid – Tuttosport (Italian)
German side Hertha Berlin have signed Fulham’s 30 year-old Dutch defender John Heitinga on a two year contract – L’Equipe (French)
Juventus have raised their bid for Real Madrid’s 21 year-old striker and Arsenal-target Alvaro Morata to £14m – AS.com (Spanish)
Marseille midfielder Mathieu Valbuena, 29, says he is not at the World Cup to find a club and is only focused on taking France as far as possible in the tournament – L’Equipe (French)
Norwich are close to signing Palermo’s 26-year-old Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty – Metro