SportPesa News Transfer Juice: Everton Make Zaha Bid, Arsenal Closing In On Pepe

NAIROBI, Kenya- Everton FC lead the headlines as they made a £55m bid to sign Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace FC, Sky Sports News understands.

The offer for the Ivory Coast winger is cash-only and does not include the possibility of any Everton players moving in the opposite direction.

Manchester United are prepared to make a move for Lyon forward Moussa Dembele after the striker scored an impressive double against Arsenal in pre-season. The former Celtic forward would cost in excess of £40m. (L'Equipe).

Here are the top transfer rumors as per the weekly SportPesa News Transfer Juice column:

Emery Coy On Nicolas Pepe Transfer

Unai Emery has remained coy on Arsenal's links to Nicolas Pepe and inferred he has several options on the table when asked about the Lille winger.

Arsenal are confident of signing Pepe from Lille after agreeing a £72m fee for the winger, according to Sky in Italy, with Emery also insisting he only wants players to improve the squad and provide different options.

Lille president Gerard Lopez confirmed on Friday that Napoli had agreed a deal for the 24-year-old winger, but Arsenal appear to have trumped the Italian side by offering superior terms. READ MORE

Man United Linked With Dembele Signing

Moussa Dembele insists he wants to ‘enjoy a great season at Lyon’, amid speculation linking him with a transfer to Manchester United.

The former Fulham striker impressed as a second half substitute to help the Ligue 1 side come from behind and secure the Emirates Cup following a 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday.

Dembele was introduced at half-time by new Lyon manager, the former Arsenal left-back, Sylvinho and equalised with an adroit near post header following Memphis Depay’s cross and turned the game on its head when he benefited from Shkodran Mustafi’s error and produced a composed finish to beat Bernd Leno 15 minutes from the end. READ MORE

Everton Make Zaha Bid

Everton have made a £55m bid to sign Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace, Sky Sports News understands.

The offer for the Ivory Coast winger is cash-only and does not include the possibility of any Everton players moving in the opposite direction.

Arsenal had previously appeared to be favourites to sign Zaha, but the London club are now close to completing a deal for Lille winger Nicolas Pepe. READ MORE

Bayern Confident Of Sane Deal

Bayern Munich head coach Niko Kovac says he is "confident" the club will sign Manchester City winger Leroy Sane this summer.

Earlier this week, Kovac confirmed the player would be the Bundesliga champions' "dream signing", confirming their intention of going all out to seal his signature.

"Leroy is a very good player. We want him and the club is working on it. But I'm confident and assume that we can get him," Kovac told ZDF Sport. READ MORE