Thursday 29 May 2008

This weeks Premier leagur transfer gossip and news

Sun 1st Jun 2008

Manchester United will make a record-breaking offer for Lyon's French striker Karim Benzema in a deal that could top £30m. (The People)

Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb will join Barcelona this week in a £12m deal. (Sunday Mirror)

Newcastle and Manchester City are battling it out for Deportivo La Coruna's £10m-rated defender Fabricio Coloccini. (The People)

Arsene Wenger is ready to raid Hamburg for midfielder Piotr Trochowski to replace the departed Matthieu Flamini. (The People)

Newcastle want to hijack Portsmouth's bid to sign Liverpool's Peter Crouch and will offer £8m for the England striker. (The People)

Juande Ramos is planning a summer clearout at Tottenham with Paul Robinson, Darren Bent, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Gilberto, Younnes Kaboul, Adel Taarbet and Jamie O'Hara all set to be axed by the Spaniard. (Sunday Mirror)

Spurs are confident of signing 16-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder John Bostock, with the fee likely to be decided by a tribunal. (The Sunday Times)

Samuel Eto'o is believed to have asked Tottenham for an annual salary of £7.8m, three times more than any other player at White Hart Lane. (The Observer)

The north London club will turn to Argentina striker Diego Milito if Dimitar Berbatov leaves the club. (The People)

Spurs are also hoping to hijack Liverpool's bid for Blackburn winger David Bentley and are prepared to offer £7m plus Aaron Lennon and Hossam Ghaly. (The People)

Sampdoria's £4m-rated Argentine defender Hugo Campagnaro is wanted by both Tottenham and Aston Villa. (The People)

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is considering a move for Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano. (The Sunday Times)

Martin O'Neill has made a £7m bid for Newcastle's James Milner and is also keen to bring Greek right-back Giorkas Seitaridis to Aston Villa. (The People)

Djbrill Cisse could return to the Premier League after being left out of France's Euro 2008 squad. Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham are in the running. (Sunday Express)

Hull want Portsmouth's David Nugent who is available for around £3m. (The People)

Rangers are lining up a bid for West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening. (The People)

Newcastle are ready to snap-up highly-rated Carlisle goalkeeper Kieran Westwood and is also looking at the club's teenage striker Gary Madine. (The People)

Michael Mifsud looks set to leave Coventry with Sunderland, Rangers and Birmingham all interested in the £2m-rated striker. (The People)

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is set for a £6m move across London to join Tottenham. (Various)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is lining up a £3m swoop for Crystal Palace youngster Sean Scannell. (Sunday Mirror)

Queens Park Rangers are targeting an ambitious move for Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood and want to pair him with West Ham's Bobby Zamora. (Sunday Mirror)

QPR are also planning to complete a Premier League hat-trick with the signing of Spurs defender Anthony Gardner. (Sunday Mirror)

Sat 31st may

Real Madrid sporting director Predrag Mijatovic insists they have no agreement in place with Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo about a possible move to the Spanish champions. "He is an objective, but we cannot do anything if his club do not want to part with him. Until this time we do not have anything with the player," he said. (Diario de Noticias, 1325)

Newcastle's Turkish international midfielder Emre will sign a three-year deal with Istanbul side Fenerbahce next week. (FP TV, 1045)

Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari claims Chelsea have made no contact with him over their managerial vacancy after being heavily linked with the club. (PA Sport)

Chelsea are prepared to wait until after the European Championship to get their new manager. (Daily Express)

Carlo Ancelotti is emerging as a leading choice to be Chelsea manager - to help the club's bid to sign Brazilian superstar Kaka, who is valued at around £50m. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is on the verge of hijacking central defender Richard Dunne's £5m move from Manchester City to Spurs. (The Sun)

And Liverpool have finally backed down over their £15m asking price for striker Peter Crouch... paving the way for the England international to join Portsmouth next week. (The Sun)

Pompey are also believed to be at the front of a queue of clubs hoping to sign Khaleem Hyland, after the 18-year-old has pitted his wits against England's midfield for Trinidad & Tobago on Sunday evening. (The Times)

Sunderland are plotting a £4m swoop for unsettled Aston Villa striker Shaun Maloney. (Daily Mirror)


Liverpool are ready to unload left-sided attacking full-back John Arne Riise with Newcastle likely to target the Norwegian. (Daily Star)

Spurs boss Juande Ramos has put £12m-rated Paraguay striker Oscar Cardozo at the top of his hit-list of replacements for Dimitar Berbatov. Ramos is sending one of his top spies to watch the powerful Benfica hitman, 25, in action for his country against France on Saturday evening. (Daily Mirror)

Cristiano Ronaldo's godfather, Fernao Sousa, has claimed that the Manchester United winger has already decided to move to Real Madrid - but will not say so until after Euro 2008. (The Guardian, Daily Express)

But Ronaldo has given his present club a boost by talking of going on to establish himself as a genuine Old Trafford legend in the mould of David Beckham or George Best. (Daily Mirror)

FA Cup finalists Cardiff City are hoping to sign Wales rookie Ched Evans on loan from Premier League Manchester City next season. (South Wales Echo)

Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng claims he is attracting interest from both sides of the Old Firm. (Daily Mail/Daily Mirror)

West Bromwich Albion may bid to sign Dundee midfielder Kevin McDonald. (Daily Record)

Arsenal insist reports they have signed Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri for £12.5m are premature. (Press Association, 1301 BST)

Cristiano Ronaldo could make a definitive step in forcing his exit from Manchester United by putting himself on the transfer list. (Spanish sports paper Marca, 0815 BST)

The Portuguese Football Federation want to make head coach Phil Scolari a new offer to stay on after Euro 2008 after vice president Amandio De Carvalho admits: "I already know that Chelsea are interested in Scolari." (Press Association)

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is still in contention to take over at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Express)

Jose Mourinho will raid his former club Chelsea to sign Frank Lampard, Ricardo Carvalho and Didier Drogba when he is confirmed as Inter Milan boss. (The Sun, The Independent)

Chelsea's England wide-man Shaun Wright-Phillips is a £10m target for Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp. (The Sun)

Cardiff City have rejected offers from Arsenal and Liverpool for highly-rated teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey. (The Guardian)

Arsenal have sealed the signing of midfielder Samir Nasri from Marseille for £12.5m. (Daily Telegraph)

Tottenham are on the verge of signing Sevilla winger Diego Capel after agreeing to match an £11.5m buy-out clause. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is on the verge of joining Juventus for £16m. (Various)

West Ham could sign striker Davide Lanzafame, 21, on loan from Juventus for next season. (The Independent)

Aston Villa will launch an £8m bid to sign England's rising goalkeeper Joe Hart from Manchester City. (Daily Star)

Hull will make their first signing since winning promotion to the Premier League by completing the £750,000 capture of on-loan Derby midfielder Craig Fagan. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough are set to bid £2m for Sheffield United midfielder Stephen Quinn. (The Sun)

Stephen Simmons is in talks with Dundee after the midfielder rejected a new contract at Dunfermline. (Daily Record)

Cardiff midfielder Peter Whittingham is on his way to Nottingham Forest. (The Sun)

Barcelona are ready to move for Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb. (Various)

Arsenal are leading the race to sign Wolves's highly rated goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy. (Daily Mirror)

Everton, Newcastle and Middlesbrough are also in the chase to capture the keeper. (Daily Star)

Charlton and Crystal Palace will battle it out to sign Blackpool winger Wes Hoolahan, who is available for a cut-price £250,000. (Daily Star)

Rangers will sell Filip Sebo to French club Valenciennes for £1m. (Daily Record)

Wolves have tabled a £1m bid for Peterborough hot-shot Aaron McLean. (The Sun)

Hearts have rejected a £500,000 bid from Burnley for winger Andrew Driver. (Daily Star)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane wants to sign Newcastle's Damien Duff, Reading's Stephen Hunt and Aiden McGeady of Celtic. (Daily Mail)

Norwich and Crystal Palace are keen to sign Arsenal youngster Gavin Hoyte, 17, on a season-long loan. (The Sun, Daily Star)

Coventry City want Derby defender Dean Leacock. (Daily Star)

Rangers striker Daniel Cousin is close to agreeing a move to England, according to the player's agent. (Various)

Georgios Samaras wants to clinch a permanent deal at Celtic after a successful loan spell with the Scottish champions last season. (Various)

Rangers manager Walter Smith could make a move for Watford defender Danny Shittu. (Daily Record)

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood wants to strike a permanent deal for defender Alan Maybury after the 29-year-old spent the second half of last season on-loan at Pittodrie from Leicester City. (Various)

Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson is attracting interest from Rangers. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool's Adam Hammill could be set for a return to Scotland with Aberdeen interested in signing the former Dunfermline player on loan. (Daily Star)

Rangers could miss out on midfielder Steven Davis, who had a loan spell at Ibrox last season, with four English clubs also keen to sign the Northern Ireland international. (Daily Mail)

Queen's Park midfielder Alan Trouten is on the verge of signing for Partick Thistle. (Daily Express)

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