Thursday, 20 August 2009

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.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is stepping up his bid to bolster his side's defence with Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin, James Collins of West Ham and Blackburn's Stephen Warnock top of his shortlist. (Press Association)

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is ready to make a £10m offer for Real Madrid's Dutch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.

Full story: The Times

Liverpool will sign Greek centre-back Sotirios Kyrgiakos, 30, from AEK Athens for £1.5m.
Full story: The Times

Everton boss David Moyes will demand £30m from Manchester City for defender Joleon Lescott. (Daily Mail)

Everton are close to sealing a £9m deal for Russian winger Vladimir Bystrov from Spartak Moscow.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

West Ham have until Monday to come up with £7.5m for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh or the deal for the 25-year-old Moroccan international is off.
Full story: The Sun

Portsmouth's French defender Sylvain Distin looks likely to complete a move to Aston Villa.
Full story: The Times

Portsmouth are offering to swap striker David Nugent for Bolton midfielder Gavin McCann and defender Danny Shittu because they cannot meet the Trotters' £3m asking price. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton are preparing a £2.5m bid for Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford. (The Sun)

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is lining up a move for Borussia Moenchengladbach's Ivorian centre-back Steve Gohouri, 28, as he fears losing Chris Samba to Tottenham or Everton. (Daily Mail)

Wigan are in talks to with Crystal Palace over the signing of highly rated 18-year-old midfielder Victor Moses. (Guardian)

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez wants Belgian midfielder Ferrie Bodde in a £4m deal from former club Swansea. (Daily Mirror)

Marseille midfielder Elliot Grandin, 21, will start a trial with Stoke on Sunday. (The Sun)
Full story: The Sun

Sunderland must pay Lyon £7m to make Ghana defender John Mensah's loan deal permanent next summer. (Daily Mail)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is ready to move for former Celtic defender Bobo Balde, 33, as he prepares to lose £4m-rated German Robert Huth to Stoke or Everton. (Daily Mirror)



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ifotbol said...

Van der Vaart seems like a good option for Liverpool to improve their midfield. Real want to get rid of him so it will not be too difficult to reach a deal for him.
Aston Villa needs to bolster the squad too if they want to challenge Arsenal and City for a fourth spot. Last season they had a good run but in the end the team could not keep up so let's see if this time they can make it.