9:00AM BST 29 Aug 2012
England international Theo Walcott has rejected a new contract,
sparking interest from Liverpool and Manchester City.
Arsenal are one of a host of clubs - the others being Tottenham, Liverpool and
Newcastle - chasing Ibrahim Afellay, who has been granted permission
to leave Barcelona on-loan. (
The Gunners are reportedly considering a late move to sign Chelsea attacker Florent
Malouda. (
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), Daniel Boateng (Oxford, loan), Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed)
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Middlesbrough left-back Joe Bennett could be joining for £2.75 million,
which would push Stephen Warnock closer to the exit.
Manager Paul Lamert is lining up a move for his namesake, Southampton's Rickie
Lambert, after failing in a bid for Christian Benteke.
Aston Villa have launched a bid to sign Charlton Athletic midfielder Dale
Stephens. (
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), Jean Makoun (Rennes)
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Fenerbahce could be set for a double swoop on the Blues with an £8 million bid
for Michael Essien and a separate move for Raul Meireles.
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.
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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AC Milan have beaten the Toffees to the signing of M'Baye Niang.
Everton are hoping to sign Wolves striker Kevin Doyle but they could
face competition from Paul Lambert at Aston Villa
Everton and Manchester United are both chasing Leicester City's young defender Liam
Moore who has made just five appearances for the Championship club
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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Martin Jol has bid £6.5 million for Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis.
Roma have said that Fulham target Maarten Stekelenburg is not available
on the market with Tottenham also interested
Fulham have stepped up their chase for £3m-rated Ivory Cost striker Yannick
Sagbo.
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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A move for Theo Walcott has become a sudden possibility after the Arsenal
forward's contract talks broke down.
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.
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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City could be tempted to battle Liverpool for Theo Walcott's signature
after the striker refused a new Arsenal contract.
City look set to complete the purchase of Swansea City winger Scott Sinclair
for a fee believed to be £6.2million.
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.
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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Wayne Rooney fears that he could be offloaded in a £40 million move.
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.
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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Alan Pardew could accept bids for Fabricio Coloccini and Cheick Tiote
if the offer is high enough.
Newcastle will have to fight off interest from French club Paris St Germain to
land Gregory van der Wiel. (
Toon to make a final bid in their attempt to secure the services of Lille
right back Mathieu Debuchy.
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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Rubin Kazan star defender Cristian Ansaldi could be target for QPR and
West Brom.
QPR boss Mark Hughes is considering a loan move for Porto centre-back Rolando.
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Mark Hughes is looking to bring in England striker Jermain Defoe from
Tottenham.
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 is willing to pay £1.2million to secure the services
of Notts County winder Alan Judge.
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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Villa are after Saints striker Rickie Lambert and are possibly lining
up a move for the 30-year-old.
Southampton are hopeful of a breakthrough with Bologna over a deal for Gaston
Ramirez. (
The Saints are to make a bid for Ajax left-back Nicolai Boilesen but
could face competition from Arsenal and Inter Milan for the £5million rated
man
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), Emmanuel Mayuka (Young Boys Berne, undisclosed) 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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Tony Pulis is to revive his bid for Tom Huddlestone after protracted
negotiations with Spurs.
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.
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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Martin O'Neill could hijack Liverpool's bid for Fulham's Clint Dempsey
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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Crewe captain Ashley Westwood could be set for a move to the Liberty.
Middlesbrough's Dutch striker Marvin Emnes and Blackpool's Tom Ince
could be moving to the Liberty.
Swansea City's captain gerry Monk is being targetted by Bristol City after the
defender was told he will not feature in Brian Laudrup's first team plans
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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AVB is particularly interested in Joao Moutinho due to his Portuguese
links and is close to completing the Moussa Dembele deal.
Spurs plan a £50m shopping spree with Willian, Dembele, Moutinho,
M'Villa, Hugo Lloris and Leandro Damiao are all on the
radar.
But they have had a £12 million bid for Willian rejected.
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), Daniel Button (Charlton, undisclosed), Luka Modric (Real Madrid, £30m)
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Rubin Kazan's Argentinian Cristian Ansaldi is on Steve Clarke's radar
as the transfer deadline looms.
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.
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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Wet Ham are ready to make a sensational bid to bring Joe Cole home to
Upton Park. (
Sam Allardyce has ruled out making a move for Dimitar Berbatov, saying
the striker is too expensive at this point. (
Following Matt Jarvis' signing, the Hammers could let Carlton Cole go
to Reading for £5m.
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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Wigan are to launch a bid for 24-year-old Bolton winger Lee Chung-yong who
could be available for £7million.
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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