Monday, 4 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.

4th July 2011

Manchester City are set to complete a £27m double deal for Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy and midfielder Samir Nasri this week.
Full story: Daily Mail

Nasri and fellow midfielder Cesc Fabregas return to Arsenal for pre-season training this week, they are expected to inform Gunners manager Arsene Wenger that they want to leave the London club.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Wenger is lining up a £12m bid for Wolves striker Kevin Doyle.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal also have their sights set on Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given after it emerged that Roma were close to sealing a deal for Ajax keeper Maarten Stekelenburg, a previous Gunners target.
Full story: Footy Bunker

Relegated Italian side Sampdoria are also keen on Given, whose opportunities at Eastlands have been limited by the emergence of Joe Hart.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham are increasingly confident they will win the race to sign Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao from Internacional and they have also held talks with representatives of Roma forward Mirko Vucinic.
Full story: the Times (subscription required)

Spurs are set to face competition for the signature of Standard Liege defender Eliaquim Mangala, who has previously been linked with their arch rivals Arsenal. Paris St Germain and Lille are also thought to be monitoring the £4m-rated France Under-21 star.
Full story: football365

Stoke have joined the race for Manchester United's unwanted defensive pair John O'Shea and Wes Brown.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United have reportedly given up on signing Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder and have instead turned their attention to his £20m-rated international team-mate, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Full story: Footy Latest

Sir Alex Ferguson is planning an audacious £30m swoop for Bayern Munich playmaker Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Full story: Caughtoffside

Liverpool will offer midfielder Alberto Aquilani as bait to tempt Tottenham into selling winger Aaron Lennon.
Full story: Fantatix

Man Utd have also renewed their interest in Newcastle United left-back Jose Enrique after failing to capture Gael Clichy from Arsenal, with the Frenchman opting for Manchester City.
Full story: Footie Online

England winger Stewart Downing will this week tell new Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish he wants to leave the club. Downing is keen to make a £20m move to Liverpool.
Full story: the Sun

Thomas Hitzlsperger - available on a free transfer from West Ham - could return for a second spell with Villa, although Stoke, Fulham and Blackburn are also keen on landing the midfielder.
Full story: the Sun

Aston Villa have opened compensation talks with Birmingham City over Blues' former manager Alex McLeish.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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3rd July 2011

Arsenal are ready to make a £20m move for Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing. Full story: Sunday Mirror

Carlos Tevez will be staying at Manchester City after the club failed to swap the striker for Inter Milan forward Samuel Eto'o. (News of the World - subscription required)

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he pulled out of a £35m move for Udinese striker Alexis Sanchez after he learned the Chilean had agreed a switch to Barcelona. But he says he is still chasing Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder and Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is a £14m target for Valencia and Juventus. (News of the World - subscription required)

United defender John O'Shea is on the verge of completing a £3m move to Sunderland. (News of the World - subscription required)

Liverpool have set their sights on Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique after losing out to Manchester City in the battle to sign Arsenal's Gael Clichy. (News of the World - subscription required)

Clichy will complete an £8m move to City on Monday - and that will spark Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger into action as he tries to sign Bolton defender Gary Cahill, while Newcastle's Enrique is also a target.
Full story: Sunday Express

The arrival of Clichy at Eastlands means City will allow £6m-rated defender Nedum Onuoha to leave, with Blackburn a likely destination. (Sunday Times - subscription required)

West Ham midfielder Scott Parker has turned down a £10m move to Turkish side Fenerbahce. (Sunday Times - subscription required)

Chelsea are keen to bring Marseille's £10m-rated midfielder Lucho Gonzalez to Stamford Bridge. (Sunday Express)

Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin could be on his way to Turkish giants Galatasaray , who have offered £13.5m for the Russian. (Sunday Times - subscription required)

Manchester City have failed in an effort to sign Porto striker Hulk - the Brazilian says he has committed to the Portuguese club for another five years. (Sunday Times - subscription required)

Chelsea's hopes of signing Benfica left-back Fabio Coentrao have risen after Real Madrid's move for the player collapsed. (News of the World - subscription required)

Bolton are considering making an offer for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane.
Full story: Sunday Express

West Brom have joined the chase for West Ham midfielder Jack Collison, who is also attracting interest from Tottenham and Liverpool. (News of the World - subscription required)

Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers believes he can use his links with Chelsea to secure a loan deal for defender Ryan Bertrand. (News of the World - subscription required)

Southampton are lining up Millwall winger James Henry as a replacement for Arsenal-bound Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. (News of the World - subscription required)

Newcastle are ready to spend £7.5m to sign Paris St Germain striker Mevlut Erdinc. (News of the World - subscription required)

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is hoping to tempt Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy back to the club. (News of the World - subscription required)

Chelsea are to launch a shock bid for Arsenal winger Theo Walcott.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Arsenal's hopes of signing Ricardo Alvarez are in the balance after Inter Milan submitted a bid for the Velez Sarsfield midfielder.
Full story: Metro

Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given has turned down a move to West Bromwich Albion and is holding out for a transfer to Aston Villa.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Sunderland are the favourites to sign Manchester United defender Wes Brown, having offered him a four-year deal.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Arsenal face a battle to sign Belgian international midfielder Eden Hazard, as Inter Milan are poised to make a bid for the Lille player.
Full story: Footie-online

Bayern Munich are losing patience in negotiations to sign Manchester City's Jerome Boateng and are prepared to walk away from the deal. Full story: Goal.com

Chelsea have hired Fernando Torres' personal fitness trainer in an attempt to kick-start the striker's stuttering career. (News of the World - subscription required)

Manchester United are to open talks with Nike over a world record kit deal worth £400m. (News of the World - subscription required)

Man United are also spending £25m on a 'virtual' hospital at their Carrington training base and will begin work on the facility next year. (News of the World - subscription required)

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