2:00PM BST 11 Aug 2012
Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, is understood to have joined AC Milan in
the race to sign Real Madri midfielder Nuri Sahin. (
The north Londoners are also considering a move for Celtic's South Korean
midfielder Ki Sung-yeung after the 23 year-old impressed club scouts.
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The club has opened informal talks with Anderlecht for versatile Senegal
midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, 22. (
In: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier, £13m) Lukas Podoloski (Cologne, £11m) Santi Cazorla (Malaga, £16.5m). Out: Manuel Almunia (released), Gavin Hoyte (released), Jeffrey Monakana (Preston, free), Joel Campbell (Real Betis, loan), Denilson (Sao Paulo, loan) Benik Afobe (Bolton, loan).
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Spurs defender Danny Rose could be in line to join Aston Villa for a
temporary stay. (
Aston Villa are planning a swoop for Ghana and Schalke 04 midfielder Anthony
Annan. (
Villa are looking at £6m-rated Ipswich defender Aaron Cresswell
which may leave the way clear for James Collins to leave. (
In: Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord), 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 poised to sign Wigan Athletic forward Victor Moses
in a deal worth £9 million after club owner Dave Whelan sactioned the move. (
Roberto Mancini's side are set to make an improved bid of £20 million for
Bayer Leverkusen forward Andre Schurrle. (
The European champions have been alerted to the fact Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando
Llorente has turned down a new contract and couild make their move soon.
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In: Marko Marin (Werder Bremen, £7m) Eden Hazard (Lille, £32m), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen, £7m) Oscar (Internacional, £25m) Out: Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua, free), Romelu Lukaka (West Brom, loan), Salomon Kalou (released), Jacob Mellis (Barnsley, free), Jose Bosingwa (released), Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid, loan).
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Steven Pienaar has urged Everton to resist Manchester United move for Leighton
Baines. (
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez looks the likely victor in the rush to sign
Real Mallorca's Ivan Ramis.
Johnny Heitinga, 28, who is expected to transfer to Turkish side
Fenerbahce within days in a £5m deal, is still wanted at Everton.
In: Steven Naismith (Rangers, free). Out: Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce), Tim Cahill (NY Red Bulls, undisclosed), Adam Forshaw (Brentford, undisclosed), James McFadden (released), Marcus Hahnemann (released), James Wallace (Tranmere, undisclosed) Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce, undisclosed).
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Fulham have been linked with Andrei Arshavin who, despite
returning to Russia to play for Zenit St Petersburg, is said to be keen on a
return to the capital. (
Nigel Reo-Coker is considering offers from three Serie A clubs after
turning down an offer to join Fulham following his departure from Bolton. (
Huddersfield Town coy on reports that Blackburn are latest club to make a bid
for Fulham target Jordan Rhodes. (
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) Dickson Etuhu (Blackburn, undisclosed), Marcel Gecov (AA Gent, undisclosed).
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Liverpool have been told they will have to pay £15.9 million for Bologna’s Gaston
Ramirez. (
Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, is said to have joined the race to
sign Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin. (
In: Joe Allen (Swansea City, £15m), 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) Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina, undisclosed).
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AC Milan’s bid to take Edin Dzeko on loan has been rejected by
Manchester City, with club wanting €31.5 million permanent deal. (
City are set to launch a £20m bid for Roma's Italian international midfielder Daniele
De Rossi.
Manchester City are showing interest in Marseille defender Nicolas N'Koulou. (
City target Robin van Persie will refuse to join the same side as his
former Arsenal team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor. (
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 pulling out of the race for Brazilian whizzkid Lucas
Mour over extra fees. (
United are hoping to curtail Arsenal's bid to sign Nuri Sahin from Real
Madrid on loan by making full offer. (
Chelsea and Juventus loko to haveb lost to United in the hunt to sign Borussia
Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski
United are monitoring Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole's situation after
telling Everton they will not increase their £12m offer for Leighton Baines.
United are vying with Arsenal for Celtic's 21-year-old defensive midfielder Victor
Wanyama. (
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) Park Ji-sung (QPR, undisclosed)
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Lille full-back Mathieu Debuchy has been told a move will not be forced
through to Newcastle. (
Next on the hit list for Newcastle is midfielder Jeremy Toulalan who is
currently with money-strapped Malaga.
Newcastle have made a fresh move in their bid to capture Lille full-back
Mathieu Debuchy. (
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll does not want to make his loan move to
West Ham United permanent. The 23-year-old is reported to have told friends
he will only leave Anfield to return to Newcastle United. (
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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Norwich have upped their offer for Leeds captain Robert Snodgrass in a
bid to reunite the midfielder with Bradley Johnson and Jonny Howson.
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. (
In: Steven Whittaker (Rangers, free), Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley, free) Michael Turner (Sunderland, undisclosed), Robert Snodgrass (Leeds, £3m) Out: Zak Whitbread (released), Aaron Wilbraham (released), Josh Dawkin (released), Adam Drury (Leeds) Adam Drury (Leeds, free)
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Arsenal forward and QPR target Andrey Arshavin is also open to a move
to Turkey, according to agent. (
Joey Barton could be joining join League Two club Fleetwood Town on
loan after a 12-game ban last season left him firmly in the doghouse at QPR.
QPR want to sign Junior Hoilett, who is out of contract at Blackburn,
but he will not be joining the club unless the London side agree on a £6m
fee or a swap involving Jamie Mackie.
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) Junior Hoilett (Blackburn, tribunal) 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) Heidar Helguson (Cardiff, undisclosed) Paddy Kenny (Leeds, £400,000)
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Reading have been put off by Blackburn defender Scott Dann's £6m price
tag.
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
In: Pierce Sweeney (Bray Wanderers, undisclosed), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Fulham, free), Danny Guthrie (Newcastle, free), Garath McCleary (Nottingham Forest, free), Nicky Shorey (West Brom, free) Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest, £2.5m), Adrian Mariappa (Watford, £2.5m) Out: Brian Howard (released), Tomasz Cywka (released), Andy Griffin (released), Jack Mills (released) Michail Antonio (Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed)
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Southampton are in line to sign Wolves defender Christophe Berra for £3m
Southampton want to sign Blackburn defender Scott Dann.
Saints failed to secure PSV striker Jeremain Lens with a £5m bid but
they will make another offer.
In: Jay Rodriguez (Burnley, £6m), Steven Davis (Rangers, free) Paulo Gazzaniga (Gillingham, undisclosed) Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) Out: Radhi Jaidi (retired), David Connolly (released), Bartosz Bialkowski (released), Lee Holmes (Preston), Ryan Doble (released), Aaron Martin (Crystal Palace, loan) Dan Harding (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed)
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Stoke look set to miss out on signing Roman Lukaku on loan from Chelsea
with the Belgian said to be set on staying in London.
A Major League Soccer valuation of £2.2m for USA and Houston Dynamos
midfielder Geoff Cameron, 27, could put paid to Stoke's bid for the
player
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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Sunderland are poised to win the race for the loan signature of Manchester
City striker John Guidetti. (
Sunderland have put in a £12m bid for Wolves striker Steve Fletcher,
whom the Midlands club are believed to value at £15m. (
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez looks the likely victor in the rush to sign
Real Mallorca's Ivan Ramis after interest from Everton, Sunderland,
Aston Villa and Celtic.
Aston Villa's Gabby Agbonlahor has dampened rumours of a possible move
to Sunderland, saying he has not been in contact with Martin O'Neill.
In: Carlos Cuellar (Aston Villa, free) Out: Craig Gordon (released), Jordan Cook (released), Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain undisclosed fee), George McCartney (West Ham, undisclosed) Marcos Angeleri (Estudiantes, undisclosed) Michael Turner (Norwich, undisclosed)
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Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo, 23, reckons Swansea are keen to strike a
deal for him from Italian club Udinese.
A contract clause means that Joe Allen can leave Swansea for £15m, but
only to a 'big five' club - which includes Liverpool
Stephen Dobbie has said he wants to stay and fight for his place at
Swansea and has denied rumours that he will be making a move away from the
club.
In: Jose Manuel Flores (Genoa, £2m), Jonathan de Guzman (Villarreal, loan) Michu (Rayo Vallecano, £2m). Out: Joe Allen (Liverpool, £15m), Ferrie Bodde (released), Casey Thomas released), Joe Walsh (released).
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Tottenham are being linked with a move for Partizan Belgrade midfielder
Mohamed Kamara. (
Real Madrid have increased their offer for midfielder Luka Modric to £30m, but
Tottenham are holding out for a fee of £40m for the 26-year-old. (
The club's bid for Malaga's Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon looks
over after Rubin Kazan offered £10m
In: Jan Vertonghen (Ajax, £10m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim, £8m) Out: Steven Pienaar (Everton, £4.5m) Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow, £5m) Niko Kranjcar (Dynamo Kiev, £2m) Ryan Nelsen (QPR, free)
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West Brom are monitoring Villarreal's 25-year-old Colombian international
defender Cristian Zapata. (
Jonas Olsson has said he is keen to move to London, sparking rumours
that he could be leaving West Brom for West Ham.
In: Ben Foster (Birmingham, undisclosed), Yassine El Ghanassy (AA Gent, loan), Romelu Lukaka (Chelsea, loan), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen, free), Claudio Yacob (Racing Club de Avellaneda) Out: Nicky Shorey (released), Joe Mattock (released), Somen Tchoyi (released), Keith Andrews (Bolton, free), Paul Scharner (released)
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West Ham lead race for Evian striker Yannick Sagbo, who's had
approaches from Fulham, Wolfsburg and Marseille. (
The Hammers are close to bolstering their defensive options with a double deal
for Aston Villa's James Collins and former Werder Bremen defender Sebastian
Boenisch. (
Newcastle are no longer the sole runners in the race for FC Twente defender Douglas
after Fulham and West Ham also submitted bids.
In: Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton, free) Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth, undisclosed) Mohamed Diame (Wigan, free), George McCartney (Sunderland, undisclosed) James Collins (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Modibo Maiga (Sochaux, £5m) Out: Robert Green (QPR, free), Julien Faubert (released), John Carew (released), Abdoulaye Faye (released), Papa Bouba Diop (released), Frank Nouble (released) Ravel Morrison (Birmingham, loan)
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Wigan have approached Arsenal about taking Japanese striker Ryo Miyaichi
on loan to fill the void left by Victor Moses who is set to join Chelsea.
Champions League winners Chelsea are preparing a final £7.5m offer for
21-year-old Wigan Athletic winger Victor Moses. (
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez looks the likely victor in the rush to sign
Real Mallorca's Ivan Ramis after interest from Everton, Sunderland,
Aston Villa and Celtic.
In: Fraser Fyvie (Aberdeen, undisclosed) Ivan Ramis (Real Mallorca, 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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