Sunday 11 July 2010

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a weekly round up of what the papers have been saying.



11th July 2010

Aston Villa are interested in AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, though the Dutch international would have to revise his £70,000-a-week wage demands for Villa to stand a chance of signing him.
Full story: goal.com

Liverpool have slapped a £100m price tag on Spanish striker Fernando Torres ahead of the World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Torres will be told he will have to put in a transfer request if he wants to leave Liverpool and will only be allowed to join Chelsea if they stump up £70m.
Full story: News of the World

Chelsea are growing increasingly confident they can sign Torres for about £50m. (Sunday Telegraph)

Liverpool may have already lined up a replacement for Torres, with new boss Roy Hodgson apparently in talks with Wolfsburg for their £30m-rated striker Edin Dzeko. (Sunday Telegraph)

Hodgson will bring in £15m Nice striker Loic Remy. (Sunday Express)

Liverpool is Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan, who could be signed from Rennes for about £20m.
Full story: News of the World

Hodgson may also need a replacement for midfielder Javier Mascherano, who is set to tell Liverpool he wants to quit, possibly to reunite with ex-Reds boss Rafael Benitez at Inter Milan. (Sunday Express)

New Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is set to raid former cub Chelsea to sign left-back Ashley Cole.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell will hold face-to-face talks with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in South Africa and offer £50m for midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Sunday Express)

West Ham have beaten off competition from Tottenham and Espanyol to sign Mexico winger Pablo Barrera from UNAM Pumas. (Sunday Telegraph)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted he has not bid for Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder or Werder Bremen midfielder Mesut Ozil. (Sunday Telegraph)

Sunderland will make a late bid to sign Dan Gosling from under the noses of Newcastle and West Ham. Gosling is available on a free transfer after leaving Everton.
Full story: News of the World

West Ham have entered the race to sign centre-back Sol Campbell, who is also wanted by Celtic and Sunderland following his departure from Arsenal.
Full story: News of the World

Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard will have to take a £15,000-a-week pay cut to join Celtic on loan as the Scots cannot afford his £45,000-a-week wages.
Full story: News of the World

Aston Villa and England striker Emile Heskey is being lined up for a move to Celtic with winger Aiden McGeady possibly going the other way.
Full story: News of the World

Villa boss Martin O'Neill is also confident of landing Tottenham striker Robbie Keane and Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland.
Full story: News of the World

Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell is set to join Fulham in a £3m deal.
Full story: News of the World

Fulham are also planning to bring in striker Eidur Gudjohnsen after his contract talks with Tottenham stalled.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal missed out on signing goalkeeper Eduardo after taking too long to make their move and the Portugal international joined Genoa.
Full story: News of the World

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas will snub a move to Aston Villa after vowing to stay and fight for his future.
Full story: News of the World

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar is set to reject interest from Arsenal and Tottenham to sign a new £55,000-a-week deal to stay with the Toffees.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal are poised to sign Real Zaragoza's 18-year-old defender Diego Torrellas. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham believe they can win the race to capture £20m-rated Brazil striker Luis Fabiano from Sevilla. (Sunday Express)

West Ham and Birmingham are competing to bring ex-Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires, who is a free agent after leaving Villarreal, back to the Premier League. (Sunday Express)

West Ham are also hoping to re-sign defender George McCartney, who they sold to Sunderland in 2008. (Sunday Express)

Stoke will rival Liverpool with a £7m bid for Wigan left-back Maynor Figueroa.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Alexandre Pato will not be joining his former manager Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea - the striker says he wants to stay at AC Milan.
Full story: Daily Mail

Midfielder Joe Cole could leave England after telling his agents to look into La Liga or Serie A openings following his exit from Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Star

Spurs midfielder David Bentley could be offered a way out of White Hart Lane by Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Ajax tell Manchester United to put in an offer for 23-year-old Uruguay striker Luis Suarez who is rated at around £35m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has hinted at moving to the Premier League, saying Dennis Bergkamp is his idol and that English football would suit his game.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is believed to have been offered to Aston Villa, having previously been made available to Manchester City and Tottenham.
Full story: news of the World

West Ham are lining up Portsmouth midfielder Marc Wilson as a possible replacement for Scott Parker.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Fulham will name ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson as their new manager this week. (Sunday Express)

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has signed a new three-year deal to stay with the club after turning down a £3m-a-year tax-free offer to manager Dubai side Al Ahli.
Full story: News of the World

Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik is poised to make a £30m offer to buy a 35% stake in West Ham.
Full story: News of the World

Arsenal's teenage midfielder Jack Wilshere is seeking assurances from manager Arsene Wenger over how much he will play in the first team next season.
Full story: News of the World

Jose Mourinho will be able to leave Real Madrid for free at the end of each year of his current contract, making him available to take over at Old Trafford should Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson be ready to retire.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Shay Given could be out in the cold at Manchester City after Roberto Mancini re-signed Stuart Taylor and welcomed Joe Hart back from his season-long loan at Birmingham City.
Full story: Daily Mail

Yossi Benayoun has accused former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez of trying to "break" him. The midfielder, who left to join Chelsea says Benitez "never treated me with the respect I deserved".
Full story: News of the World
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10th July 2010

Barcelona President Sandro Rosell will hold face-to-face talks with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger before the World Cup final over the potential transfer of Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: imscouting.com

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is keen on a summer move to Inter Milan or Barcelona.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham are on the verge of the £6m capture of Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea are set to move for Porto defender Bruno Alves after agreeing to sell his Portuguese team-mate, Ricardo Carvalho.
Full story: Daily Telegraph


Sunderland are weighing up a £7m bid for Manchester United's England midfielder Michael Carrick.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is ready to approach Inter Milan for 19-year-old striker Mario Balotelli. Mancini is also plotting a move for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko, top scorer in the Bundesliga last season.
Full story: Guardian

Tottenham are unlikely to loan Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane out to Celtic again this season after boss Harry Redknapp said: "We paid good money for him and to loan him out again wouldn't be a goer."
Full story: Independent

Italian giants AC Milan and Spanish side Valencia could be among the foreign options for England midfielder Joe Cole, despite interest from Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.
Full story: Daily Star

Chelsea will open the bidding for Spain's Liverpool striker Fernando Torres with a cut-price £30m offer after the World Cup Final.
Full story: Daily Star

Aston Villa are set to sign Liverpool utility player Fabio Aurelio on a free transfer and are firm favourites to land Tottenham striker Robbie Keane.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea have joined Manchester United in the race for Holland's World Cup star Wesley Sneijder.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has performed a U-turn over his move to Tottenham and said a good offer may mean he leaves Atletico Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has revealed he has held talks with free agent defender Sol Campbell.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is set to reward winger Matthew Etherington, 28, for kicking his gambling addiction with a new four-year deal.
Full story: The Sun

Fernando Torres is refusing to discuss his Liverpool future until after the World Cup final. The Spain striker is desperate to play against Holland but insisted: "After Sunday I can think about meeting the new Liverpool manager. Then they can tell me their plans."
Full story: Daily Express

Premier League Transfers

The international transfer window for signings will open on Wednesday, 9 June and will stay open until 1800 BST on Tuesday, 31 August.


JULY TRANSFERS


8 July

Lorik Cana [Sunderland - Galatasaray] £5m
Florent Cuvelier [Portsmouth - Stoke] Undisclosed
Milan Jovanovic [Standard Liege - Liverpool] Free


7 July

Tomas Kalas [Sigma Olomouc - Chelsea] Undisclosed


6 July

Rhys Taylor [Chelsea - Crewe] Loan

5 July

Max Johnson [Newcastle - Inverness] Free
John Ruddy [Everton - Norwich] Undisclosed

2 July

Ahmed Al-Muhammadi [ENPPI - Sunderland] Loan
Yossi Benayoun [Liverpool - Chelsea] Undisclosed
Matthew James [Manchester United - Preston North End] Loan

1 July

Robbie Blake [Burnley-Bolton] Free
Martin Petrov [Manchester City-Bolton]
Andy Griffin [Stoke City - Reading] Undisclosed
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing [Wolves - Peterborough] Loan


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JUNE TRANSFERS
25 June

Roy O'Donovan [Sunderland - Coventry] Free

24 June

Stephen O'Halloran [Aston Villa - Coventry] Free

22 June

Andrew Surman [Wolves - Norwich] Undisclosed

21 June

Sam Cox [Tottenham - Barnet] Free
Stephen Hunt [Hull - Wolves] Undisclosed
Gary McSheffrey [Birmingham - Coventry] Free

18 June

Steven Mouyokolo [Hull - Wolves] Undisclosed

17 June

Simon Mignolet [Sint Truidense - Sunderland] Undisclosed
Stefan Payne [Fulham - Gillingham] Free

15 June

Tom Heaton [Manchester Utd - Cardiff] Free
Paul Marshall [Manchester City - Walsall] Free
Zoran Tosic [Manchester Utd - CSKA Moscow] Undisclosed

14 June

George Friend [Wolves - Doncaster] Free
Nathaniel Wedderburn [Stoke City - Northampton Town] Free

10 June

Alex Henshall [Swindon Town - Manchester City] Undisclosed

9 June

Johannes Ertl [Crystal Palace - Sheffield United] Free
Paul Heffernan [Doncaster - Sheffield Wednesday] Free
Simon Heslop [Barnsley - Oxford] Free
Matthew Johnson [Lewes - Rushden & Diamonds] Undisclosed
Joe Keehan [Aveley - Rushden & Diamonds] Undisclosed
Marcus Marshall [Blackburn - Rotherham] Free
Joao Silva [Desportivo Das Aves - Everton] Undisclosed
9 June

Marcus Marshall [Blackburn - Rotherham] Free
Joao Silva [Desportivo Das Aves - Everton] Undisclosed