Today's Transfer Gist (25.08.15): Balotelli, Neymar, Cavani, Plus More

• Mario Balotelli is on the brink of re-joining AC Milan on a season-long loan after arriving for a medical on Tuesday morning. The Liverpool striker, who has been training away from the first team squad for most of the last month, has been in Milan over the weekend in an attempt to thrash out a deal to take him away from Anfield.

• Manchester United are willing to spend £240m on a deal for Barcelona's Brazil forward Neymar, 23. (Sun - subscription required)

• Chelsea will continue to pursue Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 22, until the transfer window closes despite the France international's £70m price tag because manager Jose Mourinho has concerns over current midfielders Nemanja Matic, 27, and Cesc Fabregas, 28. (Evening Standard) 

• Arsenal are considering a move for Paris St-Germain's Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 28, after France international Karim Benzema, 27, closed the door on any prospect of him leaving Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror)

• Manchester City face new competition from Bayern Munich in the race to sign Wolfsburg's 24-year-old midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. German champions Bayern are happy to agree a transfer for next year - which could swing the deal in their favour. (Telegraph)

• Chelsea winger Victor Moses, Tottenham's Aaron Lennon and Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj are all on West Ham boss Slaven Bilic's wanted list as he looks to add width to his squad before the end of the transfer window. (Evening Standard)

• Everton defender John Stones, 21, is considering handing in a transfer request to force through a move to Chelsea. (Times - subscription required)

• Pedro, 28, says he turned down offers from Manchester City and Manchester United to sign for Chelsea and confirmed he joined the Premier League champions because they showed more interest in the former Barcelona winger. (Telegraph)

• West Brom are targeting Manchester United's Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans, 27, in their sights as defender Joleon Lescott, 33, is told he can leave The Hawthorns. (Talksport)

• West Ham's loan move for Emmanuel Adebayor, 31, is back on with Tottenham ready to subsidise the Togo striker's £100,000-a-week wages. (Daily Mirror)

• Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 26, has ruled out replacing 24-year-old Spain international David De Gea at Manchester United. (Talksport)

• Real Madrid have told Manchester United that 26-year-old Wales winger Gareth Bale is not for sale for any price. (EPSN)

• Bournemouth and Sunderland are competing to sign former Swansea midfielder Jonathan de Guzman, 27, from Italian club Napoli. (Sky Sports)

• Southampton could make a late bid to enter the race to sign Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi. The defensive midfielder is surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu