10:24AM BST 26 Aug 2012
After missing out on Nuri Sahin, the Gunners are hoping to sign Rennes
midfielder Yann M'Vila for around £17m.
The manager is eyeing up a move for Sevilla ace Jesus Navas as a
replacement for Theo Walcott, should the England star leave the club.
Arsene Wenger will attempt to sign defensive midfielder Cheick Tiote,
26, from Newcastle United. (
In: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier, £12m), Lukas Podoloski (Cologne, £11.9m), Santi Cazorla (Malaga, £16.5m) Out: Alex Song (Barcelona, £15m), Robin van Persie (Manchester United, £22m), Carlos Vela (Real Socieded, £6m), Manuel Almunia (Watford, free), Tom Cruise (Torquay, free), Ben Glasgow (Stoke, free), Gavin Hoyte (Dagenham & Redbridge, free), Jeffrey Monakana (Preston, free), Rhys Murphy (Telstar, free), Oguzhan Ozyakup (Besiktas, undisclosed), Pedro Botelho (Atlético Paranaense, free), Sean McDermott (Sandnes Ulf, free), Alban Bunjaku (Sevilla, free), George Brislen-Hall (Norwich, free), James Campbell (Dundee United, free), Benif Afobe (Bolton, loan), Denilson (Sao Paulo, loan), Joel Campbell (Real Betis, loan), Ryo Miyaichi (Wigan, loan), James Campbell (released), Sean McDermott (released)
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Paul Lambert is after Ipswich left-back Aaron Creswell after revealing
he's looking to make new signings.
Left-back Stephen Warnock is poised to complete a return to Blackburn
Rovers after he was left out of 18-man Villa squad for Werder Bremen
friendly.
Defender Richard Dunne is heading out of Villa to join rivals Stoke
City.
In: Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord, £3m), Matthew Lowton (Sheffield United, £4m), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar, free), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord, £2.5m) Out: Emile Heskey (released), Carlos Cuellar (Sunderland, free), James Collins (West Ham, £2.5m), Connor Taylor (Walsall, free), Reece Caira (Western Sydney Wanderers, free), Andy Marshall (released)
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Maicon is wanted by several clubs, including Manchester City and
Chelsea, according to the player's agent.
If Chelsea are prepared to sell him, Daniel Sturridge could bolster
Liverpool's attack and is wanted by Brendan Rodgers.
Barcelona are to make a £30million offer for 25-year-old centre-back David
Luiz before the transfer window slams shut next week.
But Chelsea have told the Spanish club that Luiz is not for sale "at any
price".
Roberto Di Matteo is an admirer of Borussia Dortmund striker Robert
Lewandowski but faces competition from other clubs if he makes a move
for the Pole.
In: Cesar Azpilicueta (Marseille, £6m), Victor Moses (Wigan, £9m), Eden Hazard (Lille, £32m), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen, £7m) Oscar (Internacional, £25m), George Brady (Cannes, £250,000), Thorgan Hazard (Lens, undisclosed), Cesar Azpilicueta (Marseille, £6.5m), Victor Moses (Wigan, undisclosed) Out: Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua, free), Salomon Kalou (Lille, free), Jacob Mellis (Barnsley, free), Marko Mitrovic (Brescia, free), Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid, loan), Rohan Ince (Yeovil, loan), Jeffrey Bruma (Hamburg, loan), Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem, loan), Tomas Kalas (Vitesse Arnhem, loan), Ulises Dávila (Sabadell, loan), Jhon Pírez (Sabadel, loan), Milan Lalkovic (Vitoria Guimaraes, loan), Matej Delac (Vitoria Guimaraes, loan), Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den Haag), Kevin De Bruyne (Werder Bremen, loan), Ben Gordon (Birmingham, loan), Romelu Lukaku (WBA, loan), Sam Walker (Bristol Rovers, loan), Jose Bosingwa (released), Josh McEachran (Middlesbrough, loan), Archange Nkumu (Yeovil, loan)
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Everton have struck a bargain £2m deal for French wonderkid M'Baye
Niang from Caen.
The Toffees have made bid to sign former Manchester United, Liverpool and
Newcastle striker Michael Owen on a free transfer.
But Owen himself has dismissed the speculation as "just rumours".
In: Kevin Mirallas (Olympiakos, £6m), Steven Naismith (Rangers, tribunal), Steven Pienaar (Tottenham, £4.5m) Out: Jack Rodwell (Man City, £12m), Tim Cahill (NY Red Bulls, £1m), Adam Forshaw (Brentford, undisclosed), James McFadden (released), Marcus Hahnemann (released), James Wallace (Tranmere, undisclosed) Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce, £2m), Femi Orenuga (released), Adam Forshaw (Brentford, free), Aristote Nsiala (Accrington Stanley, free)
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Fulham have stepped up their chase for £3m-rated Ivory Cost striker Yannick
Sagbo.
Martin Jol is plotting to use his Dutch connections to bring international
goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg to Craven Cottage in an £8m deal from
Roma. The two have worked together at Ajax.
Fulham and Newcastle are looking at FC Twente defender Douglas. The
Brazil-born 24-year-old plays under former England boss Steve McLaren in the
Dutch Eredivisie. (
Former Arsenal striker Eduardo is wanted by Martin Jol to replace the
want-away Clint Dempsey.
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 (Lillestrom SK), Orlando Sa (AEL Limassol, free), Dickson Etuhu (Blackburn, £1.5m), Marcel Gecov (AA Gent, undisclosed)
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If Andy Carroll leaves the club, Brendan Rodgers could move for Chelsea
striker Daniel Sturridge as a replacement.
Bolton have been told that Jay Spearing has a £3m price tag but the
Anfield club are prepared to sell.
Brendan Rodgers is also trying to offload Charlie Adam to Everton in
order to raise funds for a £7.5m bid for Clint Dempsey.
In: Nuri Sahin (Real Madrid, loan), Oussama Assaidi (Heerenveen, £3m), 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 (Bradford City, free), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys, undisclosed), Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina, £6m), Craig Bellamy (Cardiff City, free), Toni Silva (Barnsley, free), Lewis Hatch (Accrington Stanley, free), Joe Rafferty (Rochdale, free), Connor Wearing (Shrewsbury, free)
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Maicon is wanted by several clubs, including Manchester City and
Chelsea, according to the player's agent.
Edin Dzeko could be on his way to Juventus after the Italian club
reignited their interest in the striker.
Roberto Mancini is a keen admirer of Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javier
Martinez and could be tempted to make a move for the playmaker after
Bayern Munich's sporting director Matthias Sammer admitted the German side
were a long way off signing the 23-year-old.
Inter Milan are considering a move for City midfielder Nigel De Jong and
will offer Brazilian right-back Maicon for a swap deal.
In: Jack Rodwell (Everton, £12m), Vlad Marin (Lazio, undisclosed), Jules Olivier Ntcham (Le Havre, undisclosed) Out: Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham, £9m), Stuart Taylor (Manchester City, free), Owen Hargreaves (released), Stuart Taylor (Reading, free), Wayne Bridge (Brighton, loan), Greg Cunningham (Bristol City, undisclosed), Vladimir Weiss (Pescara, £1.3m), Gai Assulin (Racing Santander, free), Ahmed Benali (Brescia, free), Andrea Mancini (Real Valladolid, free), Omar Elabdellaoui (Feyenoord, loan), Harry Bunn (Crewe, loan), Adam Johnson (Sunderland, undisclosed)
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Sir Alex Ferguson insists he will make no more signings in the transfer
window after making his final moves this week.
Fergie failed in a £25m bid for Borussia Dortmund striker Robert
Lewandowski before moving for Robin Van Persie.
Dimitar Berbatov could be on the verge of a move to Italy, with
Fiorentina willing to sign Bulgarian on a two-year deal.
In: Nick Powell (Crewe, £2.75m rising to £4m) Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund, £17m), Robin van Persie (Arsenal, £22m), Alexander Buttner (Vitesse Arnhem, undisclosed) Out: Tomasz Kuszczak (Brighton, free), Michael Owen (released), Ritchie De Laet (Leicester, undisclosed), Matty James (Leicester, £2m combined), Fabio da Silva (QPR, loan), Park Ji-sung (QPR, £2.5m), Ben Amos (Hull City, loan), Paul Pogba (Juventus, free), Febian Brandy (Walsall, free), Liam Jacob (Oldham, free), Oliver Norwood (Huddersfield, free), Reece Brown (Coventry, loan), John Cofie (Sheffield United, loan), Sean McGinty (Oxford United, loan, Joe Coll (released)
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Toon to make a final bid in their attempt to secure the services of Lille
right back Mathieu Debuchy.
A move for Andy Carroll is becoming less likely unless Newcastle up
their offer for the forward. Liverpool's manager said he'd be a "nutcase"
to accept the Magpies' current bids.
Newcastle and Fulham are looking at FC Twente defender Douglas. The
Brazil-born 24-year-old plays under former England boss Steve McLaren in the
Dutch Eredivisie. (
Alan Pardew has a big fight on his hands as he seeks to fend off interest from
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City for midfielder Cheick Tiote.
In: Vurnon Anita (Ajax, £6.6m), Romain Amalfitano (Reims, free), Gael Bigirimana (Coventry, £1m), Curtis Good (Melbourne Heart, £400,000) 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), Daniel Taylor (Oldham, free), Michael Hoganson (Derby County, free), Lee Toland (Glenavon, free), Louis Storey (Accrington, free), Billy Ions (Leeds, free), Jeff Henderson (Sligo, free), Alex Baird (released), Ryan Donaldson (released), Samuel Adjei (released), Stephen Folan (released), Greg McDermott (released), Patrick Nzuzi (released), Ryan McGorrigan (released), Ben Sayer (released)
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Chris Hughton is closing in on Argentinian midfielder Lucas Biglia.
The Canaries are hoping to add Premiership experience to their midfield with
the signing of Blackburn Rovers midfielder Steven Nzonzi on loan for
the season
Norwich have increased their bid for Blackburn goalkeeper Mark Bunn,
who is seeking a move away from Ewood Park.
In: Alexander Tetty (Rennes, undisclosed), Steven Whittaker (Rangers, free), Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley, tribunal), Michael Turner (Sunderland, £1.5m), Robert Snodgrass (Leeds, £3m), George Brislen-Hall (Arsenal, free), Javier Garrido (Lazio, loan), Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham, undisclosed) Out: Zak Whitbread (released), Aaron Wilbraham (released), Josh Dawkin (released), Adam Drury (Leeds, free), Andrew Crofts (Brighton, undisclosed), Daniel Ayala (Nottingham Forest, loan), Matthew Ball (released)
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Mark Hughes is looking to bring in England striker Jermain Defoe from
Tottenham.
One player who looked to be close to crossing London from White Hart Lane to
Loftus Road is Michael Dawson after QPR agreed a fee with Spurs but
the deal has hit a late snag.
Robert Green's career as QPR's number one goalkeeper could be under
threat after just one game, as manager Mark Hughes seems keen on bringing in
32-year-old former Celtic keeper and current free agent Artur Boruc. (
In: Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea, free), Park Ji-sung (Manchester United, £2.5m), Samba Diakité (Nancy, £4m), Robert Green (West Ham, free), Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham, free), Andrew Johnson (Fulham, free), Fabio (Manchester United, loan), Junior Hoilett (Blackburn, free) Out: Peter Ramage (Crystal Palace, free), Danny Gabbidon (released), Danny Shittu (released), Fitz Hall (released), Gary Borrowdale (released), Lee Cook (Leyton Orient, free), Rowan Vine (St Johnstone, free), Patrick Agyemang (released), Akos Buzsaky (released) Heidar Helguson (Cardiff, undisclosed), Paddy Kenny (Leeds, £500,000), Danny Shittu (Millwall, free), Clint Hill (released), Bruno Perone (released), Tommy Smith (Cardiff, undisclosed)
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A move for West Ham's Carlton Cole could be on the cards as Brian
McDermott is interested in a £5m move for the striker.
Reading are looking to pounce on Marseille's struggling financial situation
with a £4million bid to sign Marseille forward Jordan Ayew.
Manager Brian McDermott has hinted Simon Church will leave the club as
soon as Jason Roberts returns to full fitness.
In: Stuart Taylor (Manchester City, free), Pierce Sweeney (Bray Wanderers, undisclosed), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Stuttgart, free), Danny Guthrie (Newcastle, free), Garath McCleary (Nottingham Forest, free), Nicky Shorey (West Brom, free), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest, £2m rising to £2.3m), Adrian Mariappa (Watford, £3m) Out: Mathieu Manset (FC Sion, undisclosed), Michail Antonio (Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed), Tomasz Cywka (Barnsley, free), Michael Hector (Shrewsbury, loan), Angus MacDonald (AFC Wimbledon, loan), Joseph Mills (Burnley, loan), Karl Sheppard (Accrington, loan), Gozie Ugwu (Yeovil, loan), Brett williams (Woking, loan), Cédric Baseya (released), Andy Griffin (released), Brian Howard (released), Jack Mills (released), Jacob Walcott (released), Ethan Gage (released), Cameron Edwards (released).
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Sputhampton boss Nigel Adkins aims to bolster his defensive options with a
£2million signing of Japan international captain Maya Yoshida.
Blackpool have reported Southampton to the Premier League, the Football League
and the Football Association, for an illegal approach to exciting winger Matt
Phillips.
Southampton want to sign Blackburn defender Scott Dann.
In: Jay Rodriguez (Burnley, £7m), Alexander Buttner (Vitesse Arnhem, £3m), Steven Davis (Rangers, £800,000), Paulo Gazzaniga (Gillingham, £2m), Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace, £2.5m) Out: Dan Harding (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed), Harlee Dean (Brentford, free), Ryan Doble (Shrewsbury, free), Jack Dovey (Eastleigh, free), Lee Holmes(Preston, free), Bartosz Bialkowski (Notts County, free), Tommy Forecast (Gillingham, loan), Aaron Martin (Crystal Palace, loan), David Connolly (released), Radhi Jaidi (retired).
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Ameican midfielder Maurice Edu is close to completing a move to Stoke
pending a medical.
The Potters are poised, along with Sunderland, to move in for Tottenham
defender Michael Dawson if his move to QPR falls through.
Fellow Spurs man Tom Huddlestone is closer to signing for Tony Pulis'
side. He's passed a medical ahead of a loan move.
In: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo, £2.5m), Ben Glasgow (Arsenal, free), Jamie Ness (Rangers, free), Goran Popov (Dynamo Kiev, loan), Michael Kightly (Wolverhampton Wanderers, £3m) Out: Danny Collins (Nottingham Forest, £500,000), Andrew Davies (Bradford City, free), Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough, free), Ryan Brunt (Leyton Orient, loan), Florent Cuvelier (Walsall, loan), Matthew Lund (Bristol Rovers, loan). Salif Diao Ricardo Fuller (released), Louis Moult (released), Tom Soares (released), Michael Tonge (released).
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Although Steven Fletcher and Adam Johnson have arrived, a deal for Michael
Dawson has stalled.
Frazier Campbell is set to link up with former Black Cats manager Steve
Bruce at Hull for a £3million fee.
In: Louis Saha (free agent), Carlos Cuellar (Aston Villa, free), David Ferguson (Darlington, free), Wade Joyce (Bury, free), Adam Johnson (Manchester City, undisclosed), Steven Fletcher (Wolves, £12m) Out: Asomoah Gyan (Al-Ain, £6m), Michael Turner (Norwich, £1.5m), Cristian Riveros (Kayserispor, £240,000), Marcos Angeleri (Estudiantes, undisclosed), Trevor Carson (Bury, free), Jordan Cook (Charlton, free), Michael Liddle (Accrington, free), George McCartney (West Ham, free), Liam Bagnall (released), James Brace (released), Brett Elliott (released), Craig Gordon (released), Lewis King (released), Jordan Lavender (released), Oumare Tounkara (released)
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Middlesbrough's Dutch striker Marvin Emnes and Blackpool's Tom Ince
could be moving to the Liberty.
Swans manger Michael Laudrup is hoping to complete the signing Valencia's
Spanish international winger Pablo Hernandez.
It is only a matter of time before striker Scott Sinclair leaves the
club for Manchester City, admits Swansea's first-team coach Alan Curtis.
In: Ki Sung-Yeung (Celtic, undisclosed), Jamie Proctor (Preston, undisclosed), Jose Manuel Flores (Genoa, £2m), Jonathan de Guzman (Villarreal, loan), Michu (Rayo Vallecano, £2m), Kyle Bartley (Arsenal, £1m), Ki Sung-Yeung (Celtic, £6m). Out: Joe Allen (Liverpool, £15m), Ferrie Bodde (released), Casey Thomas released), Joe Walsh (Crawley, free), Jose Moreira (released), Scott Donnelly (released)
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Spurs plan a £50m shopping spree with Willian, Dembele, Moutinho,
M'Villa, Hugo Lloris and Leandro Damiao are all on the
radar.
Manchester United prepare to offload Nani and Anderson with
Tottenham interested.
Spurs are set to lead the race for an £8m move for Birmingham goalkeeper Jack
Butland.
In: Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham, £5m), Jan Vertonghen (Ajax, £9.5m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim, £8m) Out: Sebastien Bassong (Norwich City, undisclosed), Niko Kranjcar (Dynamo Kiev, £5.75m), Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow, £5.5m), Steven Pienaar (Everton, £4.5m), Lee Angol (Wycombe, undisclosed), Ben Alnwick (Barnsley, free), Ryan Nelsen (QPR, free), Oscar Jansson (Shamrock Rovers, free), Bongani Khumalo (PAOK Salonika, loan), Massimo Luongo (Ipswich, loan), Louis Saha (released), Ledley King (retired)
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The Baggies' opening day scorer Peter Odemwingie is being targeted by
West Ham and Sunderland.
Steve Clarke wants to sign Blackburn defender Martin Olsson to bulk up
his defensive options.
West Brom will rival Everton to the signing of FC Copenhagen left-back Bryan
Oviedo who would be avaliable for around £3million. (
In: Ben Foster (Birmingham, £4m), Yassine El Ghanassy (AA Gent, loan), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, loan), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen, free), Claudio Yacob (Racing Club de Avellaneda) Out: Somen Tchoyi (released), Simon Cox (Nottingham Forest, £2m), Keith Andrews (Bolton, free), Paul Downing (Walsall, free), Marton Fulop (Astera Tripolis, free), Joey Mattock (Sheffield Wednesday, free), Nicky Shorey (Reading, free), Lateef Elford-Alliyu (Bury, free), Paul Scharner (Hamburg, free), Jamie Edge (released), Somen Tchoyi (released)
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Follwing Matt Jarvis' signing, the Hammers could let Carlton Cole go to
Reading for £5m.
Sam Allardyce is chasing West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie after
giving up on Andy Carroll.
West Ham have been alerted that contract talks between Sporting Lisbon and
midfielder Adrien Silva have collapsed. (
In: Modibo Maiga (Sochaux, £4.7m), James Collins (Aston Villa, £2.5m), Alou Diarra (Marseille, £2m), Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Raphael Spiegel (Grasshopper, undisclosed), Mohamed Diamé (Wigan, free), Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton, free), George McCartney (Sunderland, free), Matt Jarvis (Wolves, £10.75m) Out: Sam Baldock (Bristol City, undisclosed), Sam Cowler (Barnet, undisclosed), Jordan Brown (Barnet, free), Julien Faubert (Elazigspor, free), Abdoulaye Faye (Hull, free), Robert Green (QPR, free), Oliver Lee (Barnet, free), Frank Nouble (Wolves, free), Freddie Sears (Colchester, free), Marek Stech (Yeovil, free), Ravel Morrison (Birmingham, loan) John Carew (released), Papa Bouba Diop (released), Peter Kurucz (released)
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Roberto Di Matteo has thanked Wigan boss Roberto Martinez for making new
signing Victor Moses the player he is after he left the Latics.
In: Ivan Ramis (Real Mallorca, £4.5m), Ryo Miyaichi (Arsenal, loan), Arouna Kone (Levante, £2.7m), Fraser Fyvie (Aberdeen, £450,000) Out: Conor Sammon (Derby Undisclosed), Mohamed Diamé (West Ham, free), Chris Kirkland (Sheffield Wednesday, free), Hugo Rodallega (Fulham, free), Lee Nicholls (Northampton, loan), Adam Dawson (Accrington, loan), Ryan Watson (Accrington, loan), Mike Pollitt (released), Hendry Thomas (released), Steve Gohouri (released), Victor Moses (Chelsea, undisclosed)
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