Sunday 10 July 2011

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.

10th July 2011

Barcelona are confident they will complete a deal for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas this week.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Jose Mourinho's decision to leave midfielder Lassana Diarra out of Real Madrid's pre-season tour of the United States could alert Manchester United and Tottenham.
Full story: Metro

Manchester United and Manchester City are poised to sign Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder and Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero respectively in deals worth a combined total of at least £100m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Tottenham are set to offer striker Jermain Defoe plus £5m in exchange for Sunderland's Asamoah Gyan.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham are planning a £22m bid for Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov and defender Jonny Evans.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Stoke City chairman Peter Coates says the Potters are in negotiations to sign West Ham striker Carlton Cole and former Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate.
Full story: Talksport

Arsenal could be set to hijack Liverpool's move for Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Liverpool are set to let midfielder Raul Meireles speak to Italian clubs Juventus and Inter Milan about a £12m move.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Real Madrid will offer Manchester City either of strikers Gonzalo Higuain or Karim Benzema plus £25m cash in exchange for Carlos Tevez.
Full story: goal.com

Alternatively, Tevez could be on his way to Chelsea as part of an £80m double swoop by the Blues for the Argentine striker and Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.
Full story: Sunday Express

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says that Latics may be forced to sell midfielder Charles N'Zogbia, who only has one year left to run on his contract at the DW Stadium, with Liverpool, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Sunderland all interested.
Full story: Talksport

Arsenal are ready to bid £12m for Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero.
Full story: caughtoffside.com



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9th July 2011

Manchester City have agreed a £23m fee with Arsenal for midfielder Samir Nasri.
Full story: Sky Italia (in Italian)

And Arsenal are also prepared to let captain Cesc Fabregas leave the club and re-join Barcelona, providing the Catalan club pay £35m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal will offer Frenchman Nasri a new contract worth £110,000 a week to keep him at the Emirates.
Full story: Metro

Manchester City have made an approach to sign Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero after landing a reported record £400m stadium sponsorship deal with Etihad airways.
Full story: The Times - (subscription required)

As well as Aguero, City are also looking to sign Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o in a double deal worth £55m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Roma goalkeeper Doni - despite Atletico Madrid's late attempt to hijack the deal.
Full story: Talksport

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is reportedly ready to switch his attention from Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing to Wigan wide man Charles N'Zogbia.
Full story: caughtoffside

Aston Villa are very close to completing deals for both Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given and Wigan Athletic winger Charles N'Zogbia.
Full story: footybunker

Shay Given will be Alex McLeish's first signing and the Aston Villa boss is closing in on Tottenham defender Alan Hutton.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea have given up hope of signing Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric and have instead turned their attention to Werder Bremen midfield star, Marko Marin.
Full story:footylatest

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp will sell midfielder Niko Kranjcar to Fiorentina to raise the £20m needed to secure Espanyol striker Pablo Osvaldo.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham are ready to sign the 'new Didier Drogba' - Ivory Coast's teenage striker Souleymane Coulibaly.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Reports out of Italy are linking Sunderland with a move for Liverpool flop Alberto Aquilani.
Full story: footylatest

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is keen to make Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia his 10th signing of the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is set to make Carlton Cole his first signing of the summer in a £4.5m deal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Martin Jol wants £3.5m Mexican striker Aldo de Nigris to freshen up his Fulham attack.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson has confirmed Rob Green and Ben Foster are on his goalkeeping wish-list.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham are lining up a move for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane as a replacement for QPR and West Ham target Andy Johnson.
Full story: goal.com

Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy has refused to take a wage cut to smooth the way for a return to former club Celtic. (Daily Record)

Chelsea fear midfielder Michael Essien will miss all of next season after suffering a training ground injury on Friday. The Ghana international may have damaged knee ligaments that will sideline him for up to six months.

Full story: Daily Mirror

This is Essien's third serious knee injury in three years and casts doubt over his long-term future at the top of the game.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Ray Wilkins thinks Tottenham will find it extremely difficult to keep hold of Luka Modric.
Full story: Talksport



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8th July 2011

Liverpool will make an improved offer of £18m for Aston Villa midfielder Stewart Downing.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

LIverpool are to offer Lyon £12m for Brazilian winger Michel Bastos as boss Kenny Dalglish refuses to increase his bid for Downing.
Full story: caughtoffside

Aston Villa want to tie up a deal for Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia as they seek a replacement for Downing.
Full story: Daily Mail

Championship outfit Southampton have laughed off Arsenal's £6m bid for winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - the Saints say they will not do business for less than £12m.
Full story: Daily Star

Manchester United are set to make an offer of £10-12m cash plus two players for Tottenham star Luka Modric.
Full story: caughtoffside

Spurs lead a host of clubs in the hunt for 'the new Luka Modric', Hadjuk Split player Ante Vukusic.
Full story: Daily Star

Tottenham must fork out £20m to sign striker Pablo Osvaldo from Espanyol.
Full story: the Sun

Spurs midfielder Niko Kranjcar is waiting to discover if Italian side Fiorentina have made a bid for him - the Croat remains unhappy at his club's £12m asking price.
Full story: the Sun

Arsenal want £15m-rated Valencia winger Juan Mata - but to play alongside Samir Nasri rather than to replace him.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Barcelona are set to tempt the Gunners into accepting a cut-price transfer offer for Cesc Fabregas by throwing either Maxwell or Eric Abidal into the deal.
Full story: Metro

Arsenal have told the Catalan giants that they must drop youngsters Jon Toral and Hector Bellerin from their bid for Fabregas before a deal can be agreed.
Full story: Daily Express

Chelsea are chasing £9m Genk keeper Thibaut Courtois, whom they see as a long-term successor to Petr Cech.
Full story: the Sun

Stoke want Olympiakos and Greece defender Vasilis Torosidis, who has a £6.3m buy-out clause in his contract.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn Rovers will have to pay £8.5m to sign FC Copenhagen striker Dame N'Doye.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Rovers striker Nikola Kalinic is wanted by Dynamo Kiev - and the Ewood Park club are keen to recoup the £6m they paid for him.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn have approached Monaco about a £3m deal for DR Congo international defender Cedric Mongongu.
Full story: Daily Star

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is preparing an ambitious bid to sign Liverpool pair Joe Cole and Paul Konchesky.
Full story: caughtoffside

QPR boss Neil Warnock is to launch a £6m raid on the Hammers for striker Carlton Cole.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bolton have stepped up their efforts to land Rodrigo from Benfica after he impressed on loan last season.
Full story: Talksport

Aston Villa are ready to spend £5m to secure the transfer of defender Alan Hutton from Spurs.
Full story:Metro

Villa have also moved ahead of Tottenham in the pursuit of West Ham's Scott Parker, because Spurs must sell before they buy.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Norwich are lining up a £2m move for Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury.
Full story: the Sun

West Ham will decide next week whether to sign Polish defender Hernani da Rosi from Korona Kielce.
Full story: the Sun

Aston Villa will finally sign Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given for £4m by the end of the weekend.
Full story: the Sun

Fulham are set to sign Roma defender John Arne Riise for £2.2m. (The Times - subscription required)

Liverpool legend John Barnes believes his former club's summer spending spree could take them into the Premier League's top four next season.

Full story: Talksport

Liverpool are ready to risk fan anger by quitting Anfield and building a new stadium rather than renovating their iconic ground. They will sell naming rights to their new home.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Emmanuel Adebayor is threatening to sue Manchester City for constructive dismissal after the striker learned he has been banished form the first-team squad.
Full story: the Sun

Man City will reveal a record-breaking £100m deal with Etihad Airways, having sold the naming rights to their Eastlands ground.
Full story: the Sun

Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira will snub his former club by turning down a coaching role at the Emirates.
Full story: the Sun

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7th July 2011

Manchester United have entered the race to sign Toulouse forward Moussa Sissoko, according to sources in France.
Full story: talkSPORT

Tottenham are to press ahead in their efforts to beat Arsenal to Spain Under-21 star Juan Mata, with Valencia willing to sell the winger for £21m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal will launch a £27m move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in an attempt to offset the likely loss of midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
Full story: Daily Mail

Barcelona are prepared to wait until the end of the transfer window to force Arsenal's hand over the sale of Fabregas and have dismissed Real Madrid's interest in the Spanish international as "trouble-making".
Full story: the Independent

Stoke are lining up central defender Jonathan Woodgate after he rejected a pay-as-you-play deal to re-sign with Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti wants his side to act now to sign fellow Argentina international Carlos Tevez from Manchester City.
Full story: talkSPORT

Inter Milan's signing of Ricardo Alvarez - who had been a target for Arsenal - could mean Manchester United's continuing pursuit of Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder will be successful.
Full story: Metro

Nottingham Forest manager Steve McClaren wants Dutch midfielder Bolo Zenden, who is available on a free transfer from Sunderland, as he bids to put the club back in the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham midfielder Scott Parker has been the subject of an offer from Turkish side Fenerbahce but is reluctant to move abroad.
Full story: Daily Star

West Ham hope to end Joe Cole's Liverpool misery by bringing the midfielder back to Upton Park on loan.
Full story: Daily Mail

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