Thursday, 21 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.

21st July 2011

Arsenal will make a £10m offer for Birmingham defender Scott Dann after becoming increasingly frustrated over Bolton's demands for Gary Cahill.
Caught Offside

Liverpool are tracking Hamburg's Marcell Jansen as Kenny Dalglish looks to bring in a new first-choice left-back. Dalglish allowed Paul Konchesky to join Leicester last week.
Caught Offside

Chelsea and Everton are locked in a battle to sign Marseille midfielder Lucho Gonzalez, who is set to leave the French club this summer.
talkSPORT

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will raid his former club Bolton to sign winger Matthew Taylor. Taylor has flown home from Bolton's pre-season tour of the United States to talk to the Hammers.
The Guardian

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will swoop for Roma striker Mirko Vucinic if he cannot thrash out a deal with Manchester City to sign Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Metro

Liverpool are close to sealing a deal for Mexican rising star Marco Bueno - the man dubbed 'the new Javier Hernandez.' The 17-year-old will spend a 10-day trial at Melwood where Kenny Dalglish will have the final say.
The Metro

Newcastle plan to restrict the sale of tickets for away matches to season ticket holders and members only in the future following a pitch invasion during last week's friendly clash with Darlington.
Daily Mail

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20th July 2011

Inter Milan have reportedly proposed a swap deal with Manchester City involving Carlos Tevez joining the Italian side, with Wesley Sneijder moving the other way.
Full story: Metro
Manager Roberto Mancini does not want Carlos Tevez back at Manchester City - and is prepared to strip him of the captaincy if he returns.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham and Aston Villa are locked in a battle with Italian side Lazio to sign Lyon's 21-year-old playmaker Miralem Pjanic.
Full story: talkSPORT

Bolton have been given the green light by Spanish giants Barcelona to sign young winger Jeffren Suarez for £5m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal have stepped up their interest in Sao Paulo's 20-year-old full-back Bruno Uvini.
Full story: talkSPORT

Arsenal are in advanced talks with Bayern Munich for the transfer of France forward Franck Ribery.
Full story: footybunker.com

Stoke and West Ham are set to make offers for Bolton's left-sided midfielder Matthew Taylor, who has a year left on his contract.
Full story: talkSPORT

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is also launching a £10m bid for Tottenham's Peter Crouch as he attempts to land an experienced Premier League striker.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool have invited Mexican striker Marco Bueno for a 10-day trial and are in talks with club Pachuca over a potential five-year deal for the 17-year-old.
Full story: Daily Mail

Leicester City remain hopeful of beating Premier League side Swansea to the signing of Newcastle winger Wayne Routledge.
Full story: talkSPORT

The Swans have had a £1.8m bid for Routledge accepted, but Nottingham Forest are also in the hunt for the 26-year-old.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal have again been scuppered by Manchester United in the transfer market, this time for 19-year-old Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell.
Full story: Metro

Chelsea captain John Terry says he wants to stay on at the club when he retires to become the manager at Stamford Bridge.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham's Rafael van der Vaart says Spurs have enough quality to compete for trophies next season - if Croat midfielder Luka Modric stays at White Hart Lane.
Full story: talkSPORT

Southampton teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says he is ready to step up to the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Spurs' Brazilian midfielder Sandro has played down fears he faces three months on the sidelines with a knee injury, saying he is likely to be out for only one month.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he would not have blamed Dimitar Berbatov for demanding to quit after he was left out of the Champions League final in May. The Bulgarian broke down in tears on hearing the news.
Full story: talkSPORT

The new Premier League season is likely to be the last to feature goal-line controversies after its chief executive, Richard Scudamore, said he was hopeful technology could be introduced in time for the 2012-2013 campaign.
Full story: The Guardian
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19th July 2011

Manchester United may turn to Santos' Paulo Henrique Ganso in their search for a playmaker, with a £25m bid being considered for the 21-year-old.
Full story: Metro

Manchester City want assurances from Corinthians that they will be able to pay a £39m transfer fee before they sanction the departure of unsettled forward Carlos Tevez.
Full story: the Times (requires subscription)

Manchester City have edged ahead of Arsenal and Chelsea in the race to sign £18m-rated striker Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht.
Full story: Metro

Barcelona are expected to make Arsenal an offer of around £35m for midfielder Cesc Fabregas this week, their third bid of the summer.
Full story: the Independent

Blackburn have tabled a £7m bid for CSKA Moscow playmaker Keisuke Honda, who has also attracted interest from Manchester City and Liverpool.
Full story: talkSPORT

Chelsea are hoping to trump interest from Juventus and Arsenal and lure £12m-rated Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal to Stamford Bridge.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fiorentina are likely to test Tottenham's resolve to retain midfielder Niko Kranjcar's services with a formal bid.
Full story: Footie-online.co.uk

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has denied that Liverpool have expressed an interest in midfielder Lee Cattermole.
Full story: talkSPORT

Fulham manager Martin Jol is keen to bring former Leeds and Liverpool winger Harry Kewell back to the Premier League.
Full story: footybunker.com

Manchester City may make a surprise bid for out-of-favour Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani.
Full story: Caught Offside

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp wants to bring Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor to the club on a one-year loan with an option to buy.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham are lining up a £1.2m bid for Bolton midfielder Matty Taylor. The 29-year-old, who has one-year left on his contract, has also attracted interest from Stoke and West Brom.
Full story: Daily Mail

Cardiff City have entered the race to sign Kenny Miller, the Bursaspor striker who has been linked with joining Rangers for a third time. (Various)

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard claims Manchester United's prolific spending at the start of the summer has not dented his team-mates' belief that they can overhaul the champions.
Full story: the Guardian

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted neighbours Manchester City, who won the FA Cup and broke into the top four last season, are the club's new threat for the league title.
Full story: the Sun
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18th July 2011

Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero is prepared to take a pay cut to join Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects to see midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who has been linked to Barcelona, in a Gunners shirt on Saturday when the team play Cologne in a friendly.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fabregas is pleading with Arsenal to be allowed to move back to Barcelona.
Full story: Daily Mail

Peter Crouch is being tracked by QPR after Tottenham signalled they would be willing to sell the striker this summer. (Metro)

West Brom are edging closer to completing a move for former England midfielder Owen Hargreaves after admitting they are set to meet him this week. Hargreaves was released by Manchester United after being plagued by knee problems.
Full story: Talksport

Everton are weighing up a bid to take Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner on loan.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackpool are closing in on a deal for Manchester United's Senegalese international forward Mame Biram Diouf.
Full story: Daily Mail

Striker Adel Taarabt moved a step closer to leaving QPR after being left out of the club's pre-season tour to finalise a move to Paris St Germain.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle want to sign Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge on loan as manager Alan Pardew looks for a solution to his striker problems.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa lead Juventus and Liverpool in the race to sign Fiorentina's 27-year-old winger Juan Manuel Vargas.
Full story: Footie-online.co.uk

Blackburn are facing a transfer crisis - with their Indian owners told by their bank to cut the club's overdraft before they can buy.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Rangers are hoping to conclude deals for Aston Villa's Carlos Cuellar and Arsenal's Kyle Bartley, although Spanish side Espanyol are thought to be interested in the former. (Various)

Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou has told Blues manager Andre Villas-Boas he does not need to spend big to win back the Premier League title.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea fans will finally get to see defender Slobodan Rajkovic this week - nearly six years after he signed for them. The Serb, 22, was included in the squad that flew to Malaysia for the start of the Blues' pre-season tour but he still does not have a work permit to play in Britain.
Full story: the Sun



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17th July 2011

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will join Brazilian side Corinthians this week, with Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero replacing him at Eastlands in a £45m deal.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Tottenham are closing in on a loan deal for West Ham midfielder Scott Parker, despite a last-gasp bid of £7m from Aston Villa.
Full story: Metro

QPR manager Neil Warnock is launching an ambitious bid to bring Spurs striker Peter Crouch back to Loftus Road.
Full story: the People

Chelsea are ready to make a final £22m bid for 18-year-old Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku.
Full story: the People

Manchester United are chasing Santos midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso, who has been dubbed the new Kaka.
Full story: the People

Newcastle United club captain Fabricio Coloccini is still wanted by Sevilla. The La Liga club are poised to make a bid for the Argentine player early next week.
Full story: Footie Online

West Ham United and Birmingham City are interested in Sunderland centre-back Anton Ferdinand, with the defender looking to leave the Stadium of Light following the arrival of defenders Wes Brown and John O'Shea from Manchester United.
Full story: Footy Bunker

Newcastle are confident of securing deal for defender Wayne Bridge. The former England left-back is one of many players surplus to requirements at Manchester City.
Full story: the People

Arsenal will try to fill the void left by midfielder Cesc Fabregas's departure to Barcelona by making a concerted effort to bring Napoli's Marek Hamsik to the club.
Full story: Fanatix

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will make the final decision on whether or not to sign West Ham's Scott Parker next week.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff has blasted Barcelona for dragging their heels over signing Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

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