Saturday, 2 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.

2nd July 2011

Scott Dann could become the third Birmingham player to move to Sunderland this summer with Steve Bruce considering making a move for the 24-year-old centre-back.
Full story: the Guardian

Arsenal and Chelsea are also interested in the 6ft 5in Blues defender, whose proposed £12m move to Stoke collapsed last week.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Real Madrid could lodge a bid for Arsenal captain and long-term Barcelona target Cesc Fabregas, 24.
Full story: skysports.com

Barcelona want to pay the Gunners just £8.5m, or 25% of the total transfer fee of £34m, this summer for Fabregas.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Samir Nasri is set to tell Arsenal that he wants to leave the club and Manchester United will make a formal bid for the 24-year-old winger once he does.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal have told Italian side Roma that it will take a bid of at least £28m to prise Frenchman Nasri from the Emirates.
Full story: footybunker.com

Chelsea are ready to join the race to sign Nasri, who has rejected a five-year deal worth £90,000-a-week.
Full story: Daily Mail

Bolton defender Gary Cahill could become Andre Villas-Boas' first signing as Chelsea manager. The 25-year-old centre-half, who could cost around £17m, is also wanted by Arsenal and Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Mail

Brazilian side Santos are ready to hand 19-year-old striker Neymar a massive pay rise, to about £90,000-a-week, to see off interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mail

Porto striker Hulk has dampened talk of following his former manager Andre Villas-Boas to Chelsea in the immediate future.
Full story: talkSPORT

Roma's Brazilian keeper Doni, 31, has had a change of heart and agreed to join Liverpool - the fee is yet to be decided but the Italian club looking for at least £1.5m.
Full story: talkSPORT

Bolton and Fulham are leading the chase for 31-year-old Manchester City winger Craig Bellamy who is valued at about £4m.
Full story: footybunker.com

Tottenham are ready to listen to offers in the region of £10-12m for striker Jermain Defoe, 28, to raise funds to buy Villarreal's Guiseppe Rossi, 24, and Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Llorente, 26.
Full story: footybunker.com

Spurs have also approached Roma over the availability of their 27-year-old Montenegro striker Mirko Vucinic.
Full story: footie-online.co.uk

West Ham have accepted a £10m bid from Turkish club Fenerbahce for Scott Parker, but the 30-year-old midfielder is refusing to uproot his young family.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa are set to launch a £5m bid for England midfielder Parker.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa are willing to pay £3m for 35-year-old out-of-favour Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given, but City are holding out for £5m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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1st July 2011

Roma hope to complete the signing of Sporting Gijon defender Jose Angel, who has reportedly been a target for Manchester City, by the end of next week. (Press Association)

Lille forward Gervinho believes he will "fit in easily" at Arsenal as he closes in on a move to north London.
Full story: France Football

Chile winger Alexis Sanchez is not certain to leave Udinese for Barcelona, the Italian club have said. Manchester City and Chelsea are also thought to be monitoring the 22-year-old, who scored 12 goals last season.


Arsenal are poised to pip rivals Tottenham to land 24-year-old Ivory Coast striker Gervinho from French club Lille in an £11m deal.
Full story: thesun.co.uk

The Gunners could lose midfielder Samir Nasri and defender Gael Clichy to big-spending Manchester City, who are thought to have offered £7m for Clichy and are rumoured to be planning a £15m bid for Nasri.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal have also been linked with a surprise move for Manchester United's Republic of Ireland international John O'Shea.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool have been told by Blackpool they will have to part with £9m to bring Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam to Anfield.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will look to continue his summer of spending with a move for Rennes' France international midfielder Yann M'Vila.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Chelsea have offered £45m for Palermo playmaker Javier Pastore, according to his club.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The Blues will turn their full attention to Porto midfielder Moutinho should they fail in their attempts to land Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez and Brazil forward Neymar from Santos, both of whom they have been linked with recently.
Full story: footybunker.com

However, Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas's first signing at Stamford Bridge will be 17-year-old Barcelona striker Gael Etock.
Full story: talkSPORT

This summer, the Catalan club have turned down "substantial" offers from England for midfielder Thiago Alcantara, says his father, who is also his agent. Arsenal, Manchester United and Bolton were all understood to be interested in signing the Spain Under-21 player this summer.
Full story: talkSPORT

Arsenal are lining up a club record bid for Anderlecht's highly rated teenage striker Romelu Lukaku.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

The Gunners remain keen on Bolton defender Gary Cahill. Wanderers want £17m for the player but Arsenal may offer Henri Lansbury or Ignasi Miguel in part exchange.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham want £20m-rated Athletic Bilbao and Spain striker Fernando Llorente, but Harry Redknapp has been told he must sell two of Robbie Keane, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe first.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham are ready to rekindle their interest in Villarreal's £35m-rated striker Giuseppe Rossi after his agent said a proposed move to Barcelona was "definitely off".
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool are reportedly taking an interest in Manchester City midfielder Jamer Milner as reports circulate that the England international may not be happy at Eastlands.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Everton are lining up Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Niko Kranjcar as a possible replacement for Mikel Arteta, who could be heading to Spain this summer.
Full story: footybunker.com

Everton are favourites to land former Cardiff City striker Jay Bothroyd. He left Cardiff on 23 May after failing to agree a new deal with the Welsh side and has been linked to numerous clubs in the past few weeks.
Full story: footie-online.co.uk

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce wants to continue his summer spending by signing defender Wes Brown from Manchester United. The Black Cats have already recruited five players in the close season.
Full story: Daily Mail

Bolton are considering a move for former Rangers striker Nacho Novo.
Full story: talkSPORT

QPR manager Neil Warnock has conceded that the club are struggling to sign players for the upcoming Premier League season. "We've targeted a number of players during the last few weeks and although we've missed out on some, the board are continuing to work hard to assist me in bringing new additions to the football club," said Warnock.
Full story: metro.co.uk

Liverpool coach Steve Clarke admits the Reds may have to start the season without striker Luis Suarez and midfielder Lucas. The duo are on international duty in Argentina at the Copa America, which does not finish until 24 July, meaning they may need time to recover ahead of the Premier League kick-off on 13 August.
Full story: the Sun

Midfielder Phil Neville is on the verge of a signing a contract that is set to keep him at Everton for the rest of his career. The former England international, 34, has 12 months left on his current deal.
Full story: Daily Mail

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30th June 2011

Manchester City are closing in on the £20m signing of Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri. (Sky Sports)

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has told Stoke they will have to increase their offer if they want to sign striker Carlton Cole. He said: "Players may be sold back to the Premier League, but only so long as that is right for our club."
Full story: the Sentinel

Manchester City are keeping an eye on Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri and are prepared to spend £20m on the Frenchman.
Full story: talkSPORT

Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has confirmed he will return to Liverpool this summer following a season-long loan at Juventus.
Full story: Sky Italia

Chelsea have had a £4m bid for 19-year-old goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois rejected by Belgian champions Genk.
Full story: Inside Futbol

With Barcelona closing in on Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, midfielder Samir Nasri and defender Gael Clichy could be heading out of the Emirates to Manchester United and Manchester City respectively.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

However, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is hoping the signing of Lille striker Gervinho - with a £12m deal close to completion - will keep Nasri in London.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham Hotspur have joined Arsenal in the race for Valencia winger Juan Mata. (the Times)

Blackburn are set to beat Sunderland to the £6.5m signing of Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha. Rovers boss Steve Kean wants him to replace Phil Jones, who has joined Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas wants Benfica wing-back Fabio Coentrao as his first signing for the Blues but faces competition from Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Celtic manager Neil Lennon is hoping to tempt Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy back to Glasgow but faces competition from Blackburn.
Full story: the Sun

Manchester City will test Everton's determination to keep their top stars by making a players-plus-cash offer for defender Leighton Baines.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle target Romaric looks set to leave Sevilla after it was revealed that the midfielder will be left out of the Spanish club's pre-season tour of Costa Rica.
Full story: talkSport

Tottenham are set to make Mexican striker Antonio Pedroza Whitham their first signing of the summer transfer window, with the 20-year-old set to cost under £1m as his contract at the Mexican club had expired.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The White Hart Lane club have also joined Manchester City in the chase for highly rated 16-year-old Caen striker M'Baye Niang.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea have made a huge undisclosed bid for Palermo's attacking midfielder Javier Pastore, which seems to signal the end of their quest for Tottenham's Luka Modric.
Full story: footybunker.com

Big-spending Paris St Germain are ready to make a bid for Lille's Belgian star Eden Hazard, who is wanted by Arsenal and Tottenham.
Full story: talkSport

Bolton and Tottenham are among the clubs to have shown an interest in Egyptian midfielder Hosny Abd Rabo, who plays for Ismaily but is available on a free transfer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Stoke City have had a £3m bid rejected by West Ham for striker Carlton Cole.
Full story: the Sun


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