9:17AM BST 18 Jul 2012
Arsenal have again been linked with a move for Barcelona winger Ibrahim
Afellay, two years after first being linked. (
Arsene Wenger has reportedly bid £9m to sign midfielder Paulinho from
Brazilian club Corinthians. (
Despite saying he would not renew his contract, Robin van Persie is
reportedly considering staying at Arsenal.
Arsenal want to negotiate a loan deal for teenage defender Ignasi Miquel,
who is attracting interest from Brighton and Barcelona's B team.
In: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier, £13m) Lukas Podoloski (Cologne, £11m) Out: Manuel Almunia (released), Gavin Hoyte (released), Jeffrey Monakana (Preston, free),
Joel Campbell (Real Betis, loan), Denilson (Sao Paulo, loan)
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Aston Villa want to lure Feyenoord captain Ron Vlaar to England.
Aston villa want Rennes midfielder Tongo Doumbia, but West Brom are
also interested in the player.
Aston Villa are considering a bid for Ivan Ramis - valued at £4m -
after he said he wanted to make a move out of current club Real Mallorca.
In: Matthew Lowton (Sheffield United, £3m), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar, free), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord) Out: Emile Heskey (released), Carlos Cuellar (released), Brad Guzan (released)
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Chelsea are about to open talks with Serie A club Napoli over the potential
signing of highly-rated striker Edinson Cavani. (
Brazilian side Santos face an uphill struggle to sign Chelsea's Florent
Malouda as the midfielder demands more pay
Chelsea may lose their bid for 30-year-old Inter Milan right-back Maicon to
Real Madrid.
Porto's Hulk will not be going to Chelsea after the Brazilian striker
revealed he is happy to stay in Portugal and a deal with the London club is
not on the cards.
In: Marko Marin (Werder Bremen, £7m) Eden Hazard (Lille, £32m), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen, £7m) Out: Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua, free), Salomon Kalou (released), Jacob Mellis (Barnsley, free), Jose Bosingwa (released), Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid, loan)
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Playmaker Steven Pienaar is set for £5m return to Everton as Spurs
begin clear-out. (
Everton, West Ham and QPR are all hoping recruit 19-year-old Inter Milan
striker Luc Castaignos.
Everton target Hugo Rodallega is demanding £70,00 a week in wages,
leaving David Moyes with little choice but to look elsewhere.
In: Steven Naismith (Rangers, free) Out: Adam Forshaw (Brentford, undisclosed), James McFadden (released), Marcus Hahnemann (released), James Wallace (Tranmere, undisclosed)
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Fulham are on the hunt for Andy Carroll and will offer Clint Dempsey to
Liverpool in return for a deal on the striker
Former Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega is near to signing for Fulham on a
free transfer.
Fulham are closing on a deal for Cologne left back Sascha Riether. (
In: Mladen Petric (Hamburg, free), George Williams (MK Dons, undisclosed), Hugo Rodallega (Wigan, free), Sascha Riether (Cologne, loan) Out: Andrew Johnson (QPR, free) Danny Murphy (Blackburn, free), Bjorn Helge Riise (released), Orlando Sa (released)
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has told Swansea to name their price for
star midfielder Joe Allen. (
Liverpool prepare £5m bid bid for Clint Dempsey as they aim to
offload Carroll permanently
Fabio Borini will be coming to Merseyside for a £11m fee after the club
reached a deal with Roma.
Andy Carroll could be on his way back to Tyneside, with his former club
Newcastle preparing to offer £10m for the striker - leaving Liverpool with a
£25m loss.
In: Fabio Borini (Roma, £10m) Out: Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbache, £1m) Fabio Aurelio (Gremio, free) David Amoo (Preston North End, free), Stephen Darby (released), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys, undisclosed)
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Roberto Mancini is keen to keep hold of Carlos Tevez and Edin Dzeko
despite Manchester City's interest in Robin van Persie.
M'Baye Niang, who plays for Caen, looks set to sign for Manchester City
as they compete with Arsenal and Tottenham for the 17-year-old French
forward.
Paris Saint-Germain are said to be looking into the possibility of buying
volatile Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli. (
In: None Out: Owen Hargreaves (released), Gunnar Nielsen (released), Stuart Taylor (released), Wayne Bridge (Brighton, loan), Greg Cunningham (Bristol City, free)
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Manchester United are making a move for Ajax ace Christian Eriksen. (
A £16m move for Leighton Baines from Everton looks to be edging
closer, with Manchester United getting ready to offer £10m for the
left-back.
A £30 deal for Lucas Moura looks close to being finalised with a
group of Manchester United officials arriving in Brazil.
Man Utd have made a bid of around £20m for Portugal midfielder Joao Moutinho. (
In: Nick Powell (Crewe, £4m) Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund, £17m) Out: Tomasz Kuszczak (Brighton, free), Michael Owen (released), Richie De Laet (Leicester, undisclosed), Matty James (Leicester, undisclosed), Fabio (QPR, loan)
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Newcastle look set to miss out on Luuk de Jong as the Dutch forward
nears an £11m switch to Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach. (
Mathieu Debuchy will shortly be on his way to Newcastle, with the club
hoping to complete a move for the Lille full-back next week following the
agreement of a £7m fee.
Demba Ba must decide soon whether to stay or go, but Alan Pardew has
assured the striker that he plans to play him in the more central role he
wants if he decides to remain in the North East.
In: Romain Amalfitano (Reims, free), Gael Bigirimana (Coventry, undisclosed) Out: Philip Airey (released), Ryan Donaldson (released), Danny Guthrie (released), Tamas Kadar (released), Peter Lovenkrands (released), Alan Smith (released), Leon Best (Blackburn, £3m), Fraser Forster (Celtic, £2m)
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Birmingham defender Curtis Davies is being targeted by his former
manager Chris Hughton, who will return to his old club next week to try to
sign the defender.
Norwich manager Chris Hughton is interested in signing Newcastle striker Nile
Ranger. (
Hughton is also set to make a double raid on former club Birmingham. The new
Norwich manager is chasing Blues centre-back Curtis Davies. (
In: Steven Whittaker (Rangers, free), Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley, free) Out: Zak Whitbread (released), Aaron Wilbraham (released), Josh Dawkin (released), Adam Drury (Leeds)
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QPR are in pole position in the race for Blackburn Rovers winger Junior
Hoilett. (
Everton, West Ham and QPR are all hoping recruit 19-year-old Inter Milan
striker Luc Castaignos.
Joey Barton is likely to be sent out on loan to the Championship this
season, with Blackburn the favourites to secure the player.
In: Park Ji-sung (Manchester United, undisclosed), Samba Diakite (Nancy, undisclosed), Robert Green (West Ham, free), Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham, free), Andrew Johnson (Fulham, free), Fabio (Manchester United, loan) Out: Peter Ramage (released), Danny Gabbidon (released), Danny Shittu (released), Fitz Hall (released), Gary Borrowdale (released), Lee Cook (released), Rowan Vine (released), Patrick Agyemang (released), Akos Buzsaky (released)
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Nottingham Forest full-back Chris Gunter is to have a medical at
Reading ahead of sealing a £2.3m switch. (
Reading set to sign centre-half Adrian Mariappa in £2m move from
Watford
Reading are considering a £5m offer for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe.
In: Pierce Sweeney (Bray Wanderers, undisclosed), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Fulham, free), Danny Guthrie (Newcastle, free), Garath McCleary (Nottingham Forest, free), Nicky Shorey (West Brom, free) Out: Brian Howard (released), Tomasz Cywka (released), Andy Griffin (released), Jack Mills (released)
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Nathaniel Clyne could be on his way to Southampton, with the club
hopeful of negotiating a deal for the right-back with Crystal Palace.
Southampton target Jack Butland has told Birmingham City he could leave
unless he is in the starting line-up more regularly.
Premier League new boys West Ham and Southampton will battle for QPR striker Jamie
Mackie. (
In: Jay Rodriguez (Burnley, £6m), Steven Davis (Rangers, free) Out: Radhi Jaidi (retired), David Connolly (released), Bartosz Bialkowski (released), Lee Holmes (Preston), Ryan Doble (released), Aaron Martin (Crystal Palace, loan)
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A Major League Soccer £2.2m valuation for USA and Houston Dynamos midfielder Geoff
Cameron, 27, could put paid to Stoke's bid for the player
Geoff Cameron is close to a move to Stoke City after Houston Dynamo
said they would allow him to sign for the club.
Stoke, Fulham and Sunderland are eyeing Wolves' striker Steven Fletcher,
despite the £10 million price tag demanded by the club. (
In: Jamie Ness (Rangers, free) Out: Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough, free), Andrew Davies (Bradford, free), Salif Diao (released), Ricardo Fuller (released), Louis Moult (released), Tom Soares (released)
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If Steven Fletcher is to make the move from Wolves, Sunderland will
have to pay £15m for him.
Sunderland will fight rivals Newcastle for Ajax midfielder Vurnon Anita.
Newcastle have had a £4m bid rejected. (
Sunderland will have to pay £10 million for Wolves striker Steven
Fletcher, who is also sought by Fulham and Stoke. (
In: Carlos Cuellar (Aston Villa, free) Out: Craig Gordon (released), Jordan Cook (released), Asamoah Gyan (undisclosed fee), McCartney (West Ham, undisclosed)
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Michael Laudrup is eyeing up his first moves as Swansea manager by planning a
double swoop for Chico and Jonathan de Guzman. (
Liverpool continue to monitor Swansea winger Scott Sinclair, who is
stalling over a new deal at the Liberty Stadium. (
Swansea City could revive their interest in Thomas Kahlenberg after his
proposed move to St Etienne fell through.
In: Jose Manuel Flores (Genoa, £2m), Jonathan de Guzman (Villarreal, loan) Out: Ferrie Bodde (released), Casey Thomas released), Joe Walsh (released)
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Spurs are the latest club to register their interest in Bologna playmaker Gaston
Ramirez. (
Luka Modric, 26, is expected to go to Real Madrid in a £30m deal as the
club negotiates the last details of his move from Tottenham.
Andre Villas-Boas wants Porto's Joao Moutinho but the Portuguese side
have told the club they must pay £30m to secure him.
Rafael van der Vaart's move to Hamburg has fallen through but the Tottenham
player could be on his way to a club in the United Arab Emirates instead.
In: Jan Vertonghen (Ajax, £10m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim, £8m) Out: Keith Andrews (Bolton, free), Joe Mattock (Sheffield Wednesday, free), Nicky Shorey (Reading, free), Somen Tchoyi (released), Marton Fulop (released), Paul Scharner (released)
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West Brom want Rennes's Tongo Doumbia, and it seems the midfielder is
happy to go to the Midlands club ahead of Arsenal, who have also expressed
an interest in the player.
West Brom are close to completing a deal for Belgian forward Yassine El
Ghanassy on loan, with a possible permanent deal in mind for the future.
West Brom are closing in on Sweden international striker Markus Rosenberg,
29, on a free transfer. (
In: Ben Foster (Birmingham, undisclosed), Yassine El Ghanassy (AA Gent, loan) Out: Nicky Shorey (released), Joe Mattock (released), Somen Tchoyi (released), Keith Andrews (Bolton, free), Paul Scharner (released)
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Getafe defender Miguel Torres claims he is destined for the Premier
League, with West Ham leading the chase. (
West Ham have made a move for Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov. (
Everton, West Ham and QPR are all hoping recruit 19-year-old Inter Milan
striker Luc Castaignos.
West Ham are closing in on a £5m deal for Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga.
In: Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton, free) Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth, undisclosed) Mohamed Diame (Wigan, free), George McCartney (Sunderland, undisclosed) Out: Robert Green (QPR, free), Julien Faubert (released), John Carew (released), Abdoulaye Faye (released), Papa Bouba Diop (released), Frank Nouble (released)
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Hugo Rodallega, Wigan's all-time leading goalscorer in the Premier
League, is near to signing for Fulham on a free transfer.
Adrian Mariappa could be Wigan's first signing of the Summer after
Roberto Martinez made an official inquiry into the Watford centre half.
Wigan are lining up a move for Marseille defender Rod Fanni. The
30-year-old France right-back - who is wanted by Lille and Seville - can
also operate in central defence. (
In: Fraser Fyvie (Aberdeen, undisclosed) Out: Chris Kirkland (Sheffield Wednesday, free), Mohamed Diame (West Ham, free), Hugo Rodallega (Fulham, free), Hendry Thomas (released), Steve Gohouri (released), Jordan Robinson (released)
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