Premier League gossip and transfer news

24th Aug 2008

Manchester United have made a £25m take-it-or-leave-it bid to Tottenham for Dimitar Berbatov. (News Of The World)

Newcastle are set to offer £12m for Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, if the Blues sign Robinho from Real Madrid. (Mail On Sunday)

Rafael Benitez is ready to bid £14m for Stewart Downing to solve Liverpool's left-side problem. (News Of The World)

Sunderland are chasing Wolves' Wales star David Edwards. (News Of The World)

Michael Owen is willing to let his Newcastle contract, which ends this season, run down as Newcastle want him to take a wage cut to stay.(News Of The World)

Fulham are putting together a £2.5m move for Osasuna's Czech Republic midfielder Jaroslav Plasil. (News Of The World)

Bolton boss Gary Megson has turned his attention back to Fulham's Jimmy Bullard after dropping plans to sign James Harper from Reading. (News Of The World)

Blackburn must bid £6m if they hope to land Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant. (News Of The World)

Everton's first signing of the summer could be Egyptian striker Emad Meteb, who plays for Al-Ahly. (News Of The World)

West Ham staff will fly to Italy this week to attempt to lure Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah to Upton Park. (News Of The World)

Portsmouth face competition from Borussia Dortmund for the signature of Lens defender Nadir Belhadj. (News Of The World)

Arsenal could loan defender Johan Djorou to Rennes after signing Mikael Silvestre. (News Of The World)

But Arsene Wenger has been told by Liverpool to stump up £16m if he wants Xabi Alonso. (Sunday Express

23rd Aug 2008

Andrei Arshavin could finally be on his way to Tottenham after Zenit St Petersburgh agreed to lower their £20m price tag. (The Times)

Everton are poised to sign Espanyol's £12m Spain winger Albert Riera from under the noses of Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)

Everton are also in pole position to sign Valencia's Serbia striker Nikola Zigic on loan. (Times)

Alan Curbishley insists Anton Ferdinand is still part of his plans at West Ham, despite reports he was on his way to Sunderland. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is still working on bringing Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov to Old Trafford, despite admitting he is less optimistic about the deal than two weeks ago. (Various)

Robinho took a step closer a move to Chelsea after the Brazilian urged Real Madrid to allow him a move to London. (Daily Express)

Mikael Silvestre's arrival at Arsenal could hasten the exit of centre-back Philippe Senderos to either AC Milan or Newcastle. (Daily Express)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists Arsenal are not interested in signing England midfielder Gareth Barry. (Times)

Manchester City are lining up a move for Brazil midfielder Thiago Neves from Fluminese after seeing him impress at the Olympic Games. (Times)

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has left the door open for bids for Shaun Wright-Phillips by admitting he sees no problem in the club further trimming his squad. (Guardian)

Middlesbrough striker Mido is considering a loan move to Wigan, knowing boss Steve Bruce tried to sign him when he was at Birmingham. (Various)

22nd Aug 2008

Middlesbrough striker Mido claims he is mulling over the chance to join Wigan. (www.FilGoal.com 1629 BST)

Everton are set to hold talks with giant Serbian striker Nikola Zigic, who is no longer wanted by Valencia. (Liverpool Echo 1208 BST)

Liverpool reject a £2.5m bid from Stoke City for defender Sami Hyypia. (Liverpool Echo 1158 BST)

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand will complete an £8m move to Sunderland on Friday. (The Sun)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out a move for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)

Juventus midfield man Tiago is the latest player to reject Everton after insisting he will not make a loan move to Goodison Park. (The Sun)

Chelsea have increased their bid for Real Madrid forward Robinho to £28.4m in an attempt to finally clinch a deal. (The Sun)

Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka could finally make his move to Tottenham after the Eastlands club agreed to sign Hamburg's Vincent Kompany. (Daily Mail)

Everton will make a £7m bid for Switzerland midfield man Goekhan Inler in an attempt to finally clinch their first signing of the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan have warned Liverpool off a move for midfielder Wilson Palacios by insisting he is worth as much as £18m-rated Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City are investigating the possibility of making Barcelona's Thierry Henry a "box office" signing in January. (The Guardian)

Blackburn are looking at former Real Madrid winger Jordi Lopez to fill the gap left by David Bentley's move to Tottenham. (Various)

Midfielder Shaun Maloney will complete his return to Celtic from Aston Villa in time to make his debut against Falkirk on Saturday. (Daily Record)

Bolton are ready to make an official £4m for Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard after scrapping a move for Reading's James Harper. (Daily Star)

21st Aug 2008

Marseille striker Djibril Cisse and Sunderland's David Healy are both on Weirside undergoing medicals at the club. (BBC Radio Newcastle, 1224 BST)

Chelsea are on the verge of signing Real Madrid forward Robinho for £25m after chief executive Peter Kenyon was seen in Madrid to finalise a deal for the 24-year-old Brazilian. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City have given up hope of signing Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn and have instead switched their intentions to Real Zaragoza's Argentine striker Diego Milito. (The Guardian)

O'Neill is also set to up his bid for Newcastle's James Milner to £9m after already having a £7m bid rejected. (The Sun)

Liverpool will not be held to ransom by Espanyol for winger Albert Riera after the Spanish club said the 26-year-old is available for £16m, but the Anfield club are only willing to pay £10m. (The Times)

If the Reds fail to sign Riera, manager Rafael Benitez will turn his attentions towards Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing. (The Times)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko, who has scored just nine league goals in 47 appearances, is set to re-join AC Milan on a season-long loan deal, but his wages could prove to be a stumbling block. (Various)

Zenit St Petersburg have pulled the plug on Andrei Arshavin's move to Tottenham after Spurs refused to match the Russian club's £20m valuation of the 27-year-old. (Various)

Tottenham could also miss out on Arshavin's Russian team-mate Roman Pavlyuchenko, 26, who has said he does not want to leave Spartak Moscow. (Daily Star)

Everton will pay Juventus midfielder Tiago's £4m-a-year wages in order to take the 27-year-old on a season's loan. (Daily Mirror)

Hull City have made a £1.5m bid for 6ft 8in Rapid Vienna striker Stefan Maierhofer. (The Times)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has turned his attentions to West Ham striker Carlton Cole, 24, after securing a loan deal for Marseille's Djibril Cisse. (The Sun)

Keane has also stepped up his pursuit of Blackburn's Benni McCarthy and David Healy from Fulham. (Daily Mail)

Bolton manager Gary Megson has made a £3m bid for Fulham's 29-year-old midfielder Jimmy Bullard. (Various)

MK Dons captain Keith Andrews looks set to join up with former boss Paul Ince at Blackburn after Rovers bid £1.3m for the 27-year-old Irish midfielder. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham striker Eddie Johnson is line for a loan switch to Cardiff after the Championship side failed in a similar bid to sign team-mate David Healy. (Daily Star)

Premier League results for Saturday 23 August 2008

Blackburn	1-1 (HT 1-1)	Hull
Roberts 38		Garcia 40
		Bookings: Ashbee 43

Hull's bright start to life in the top flight continued as they earned a battling point at Blackburn.

The Tigers were almost faultless in defence, faltering only once when Jason Roberts sprung the offside trap and flicked the ball home on 39 minutes.

But Hull drew level almost immediately when Richard Garcia looped a header over Paul Robinson and into the corner.

Blackburn: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Reid, Mokoena (Kerimoglu 67), Dunn (Emerton 46), Pedersen, Roque Santa Cruz, Roberts (McCarthy 81).
Subs Not Used: Simpson, Treacy, Derbyshire, Brown.

Goals: Roberts 38.

Hull: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Anthony Gardner, Dawson (Mendy 58), Garcia (Barmby 78), Ashbee, Marney, Fagan, Geovanni (Folan 65), King.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Windass, Duke, Halmosi.

Booked: Ashbee.

Goals: Garcia 40.

Att: 23,439

Ref: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire).

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Fulham	1-0 (HT 1-0)	Arsenal
Hangeland 21
Bookings: Murphy 71 Teymourian 88

Brede Hangeland's first-half goal gave Fulham their first win of the season against a disappointing Arsenal.

The giant defender stabbed in Jimmy Bullard's cross from close range after 21 minutes.

Emmanuel Adebayor headed Bacary Sagna's cross against the post shortly afterwards, but Arsenal rarely turned possession into clear chances.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Kallio, Davies, Bullard, Murphy, Gera, Zamora, Ki-Hyeon.
Subs Not Used: Stockdale, Teymourian, Nevland, Stoor, Dempsey, Milsom, Baird.

Goals: Hangeland 21.

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Walcott, Eboue, Denilson, Nasri, Adebayor, Van Persie.
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Ramsey, Song Billong, Wilshere, Djourou, Bendtner, Gibbs.

Att: 25,276

Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).

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Liverpool	2-1 (HT 0-0)	Middlesbrough
Pogatetz o.g. 86 Gerrard 90+4		Mido 70
Bookings: Arbeloa 27 Keane 78		Bookings: Mido 79

Steven Gerrard smashed in a 90th-minute drive as Liverpool came from behind to beat Middlesbrough at Anfield.

Striker Mido came off the bench to put the visitors ahead with a low, 30-yard drive on 70 minutes and it seemed his side were heading for victory.

But Jamie Carragher's drive from the edge of the box flew in off Boro's Emmanuel Pogatetz to give Liverpool an equaliser 16 minutes later.

And in stoppage time, Gerrard lashed in an angled shot to snatch the points.

Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa (El Zhar 83), Carragher, Skrtel, Dossena (Aurelio 75), Kuyt, Gerrard, Alonso, Benayoun (Babel 65), Keane, Torres.
Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Agger, Ngog, Plessis.

Booked: Arbeloa, Keane.

Goals: Pogatetz 86 og, Gerrard 90.

Middlesbrough: Turnbull, Wheater, Huth, Pogatetz, Taylor (Hoyte 75), Aliadiere, O'Neil, Shawky, Downing, Alves (Mido 60), Sanli (Digard 87).
Subs Not Used: Emnes, Adam Johnson, Williams.

Booked: Mido.

Goals: Mido 70.

Att: 43,168

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

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Newcastle	1-0 (HT 0-0)	Bolton
Owen 71
Bookings: Taylor 62		Bookings: O'Brien 28 McCann 39

Michael Owen came off the bench to earn Newcastle a win over a Bolton side who paid the price for a missed penalty.

The visitors had a chance to take the lead when Steven Taylor handled a cross but Kevin Nolan saw his spot-kick saved by Magpies keeper Shay Given.

Owen punished the miss when he headed in a Geremi cross at the far post.

Newcastle: Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Milner, Butt, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Martins (Owen 53), Duff (Geremi 46). Subs Not Used: Harper, Jose Enrique, Bassong, Smith, Edgar.

Booked: Taylor.

Goals: Owen 71.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Joey O'Brien (Mustapha 85), Nolan, Muamba, Taylor (Gardner 65), Davies, Elmander (McCann 15). Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Hunt, Dzemaili, Shittu.

Booked: Joey O'Brien, McCann.

Att: 47,711

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).

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Stoke	3-2 (HT 1-0)	Aston Villa
Lawrence (pen) 30 Fuller 80 Sidibe 90+4		Carew 63 Laursen 84
Bookings: Kitson 56

Mamady Sidibe claimed an injury-time winner to give Stoke a dramatic win over Aston Villa.
The Premier League new boys took every opportunity to shell the ball into the Villa box, with Delap testing out keeper Brad Friedel's resolve with his artillery-distance throws.

Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Cort, Abdoulaye Faye, Dickinson, Lawrence, Olofinjana, Delap, Amdy Faye (Diao 72), Kitson (Sidibe 76), Fuller (Cresswell 87).
Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Shawcross, Wilkinson, Whelan.

Booked: Kitson.

Goals: Lawrence 30 pen, Fuller 80, Sidibe 90.

Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Laursen, Davies, Shorey (Routledge 73), Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, Ashley Young, Carew, Agbonlahor. Subs Not Used: Taylor, Knight, Osbourne, Gardner, Salifou, Harewood.

Goals: Carew 63, Laursen 84.

Att: 27,500

Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).

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Tottenham	1-2 (HT 0-0)	Sunderland
Jenas 73		Richardson 55 Cisse 83
Bookings: Bale 26		Bookings: Malbranque 58 Richardson 55

Djibril Cisse scored on his Sunderland debut to condemn Tottenham to their second straight Premier League defeat.

Spurs, who dropped Dimitar Berbatov, were lucky not to trail at half-time after Steed Malbranque hit the post.

Gareth Bale powered a header over for the hosts soon after the re-start but they fell behind when Kieran Richardson rifled home after 55 minutes.

Tottenham: Gomes, Zokora, King, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto (Huddlestone 56), Modric, Lennon (Giovanni 56), Jenas, Bentley, Bale, Bent.
Subs Not Used: Cesar, Gilberto, Gunter, Dawson, O'Hara.

Booked: Bale.

Goals: Jenas 73.

Sunderland: Gordon, Bardsley, Nosworthy, Higginbotham, Collins, Malbranque, Whitehead, Reid (Miller 87), Richardson (Cisse 65), Diouf, Murphy.
Subs Not Used: Ward, Chopra, Leadbitter, Healy, Stokes.

Booked: Richardson, Malbranque.

Goals: Richardson 55, Cisse 83.

Att: 36,064

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).

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West Brom	1-2 (HT 0-0)	Everton
Bednar (pen) 89		Osman 65 Yakubu 76
Bookings: Meite 45+2 Zuiverloon 45+3 Brunt 67		Bookings: Osman 38

Second-half goals by Leon Osman and Ayegbeni Yakubu were enough to give Everton an unlikely win over West Brom.
West Brom enjoyed most of the possession and carved out some decent openings but, on too many occasions, either their final ball went astray or they could not find the finish

West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite, Barnett, Robinson, Morrison, Kim (MacDonald 71), Koren (Bednar 70), Greening, Brunt, Miller (Beattie 80).
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Hoefkens, Cech, Pele.

Booked: Zuiverloon, Meite, Brunt.

Goals: Bednar 89 pen.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Jagielka, Arteta, Rodwell, Osman, Baxter (Vaughan 58), Yakubu (Nuno Valente 86).
Subs Not Used: Turner, Jutkiewicz, Agard, Kissock, Wallace.

Booked: Osman.

Goals: Osman 65, Yakubu 76.

Att: 26,190

Premier League Gossip and transfer news

20th August 2008

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko will return to AC Milan on Wednesday in a season-long loan deal. (Gazzetta dello Sport, 1512 BST)

Newcastle are weighing up a move for left-back Sebastian Pocognoli, currently on Olympics duty with Belgium, with a bid of £6m for the 21-year-old AZ Alkmaar defender set to be made. (Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 1459 BST)

Spartak Moscow defender Radoslav Kovac is on the verge of a move to AC Milan. (Goal.com, 1515 BST)

USA midfielder Michael Bradley is a target for Blackburn, Everton, Middlesbrough and Celtic but his Dutch club Heerenveen say that a "substantial" bid will be required. (Premiershiplatest.com, 1518 BST

Tottenham will allow striker Dimitar Berbatov to join Manchester United, with manager Juande Ramos keen to bring in Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan and Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Mirror)

Hull are set to make a £5m bid for Man Utd's young striker Fraizer Campbell once the Berbatov deal goes through. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre has turned down a move to local rivals Manchester City at the last minute, with Arsenal now poised to sign the 31-year-old. (Various)

Sunderland are also interested in Silvestre, while moves for Fulham striker David Healy, Sheffield United front man James Beattie and West Ham centre-back Anton Ferdinand are also expected. (The Independent)

Chelsea's hopes of signing Real Madrid star Robinho are over and the Blues are set to turn their full attentions to AC Milan midfielder Kaka instead. (Daily Star)

Everton are set to sign Juventus midfielder Tiago, pinching him from under the noses of Premier League rivals Newcastle. (The Sun)

Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia says he is eager to join Everton and has urged his club to start negotiations. (The Independent)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is reluctantly looking at alternatives to Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, with Espanyol's Albert Riera and Middlesbrough's Stewart Downing in the frame. (The Sun)

West Ham will hold talks with Chilean striker Sebastian Pinto, with a view to acquiring the Santos star, nicknamed the Tank, on a season-long loan deal. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield Wednesday want to take Chelsea youngster Jack Cork on loan for the rest of the season. (Daily Mirror)

19th August 2008

Manchester United left-back Mikael Silvestre is on the verge of joining Sunderland in a £750,000 deal. (Daily Mail, 1540 BST)

Fulham midfielder Steve Davis' proposed £3m move to Rangers is in danger of falling through, following a snag over personal terms. (Daily Mail, 1330 BST)

AC Milan are willing to sell Brazilian playmaker Kaka to Chelsea for £70m - but Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari would prefer to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho. (Daily Star)

England striker Michael Owen has been offered a three-year contract worth £140,000 a week to stay at Newcastle. (The Sun)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is hoping he can persuade Chelsea to let midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips join the south-coast club on a season-long loan deal. (Daily Star)

Redknapp is looking to bolster his Portsmouth squad with loan signings and has confirmed his interest in Lens left-back Nadir Belhadi. (The Independent)

Sunderland are in preliminary talks with West Ham centre-half Anton Ferdinand and are tracking Manchester City's £1m-rated defender Michael Ball. (Daily Star)

But Tottenham are monitoring Ferdinand after the Hammers apparently rejected a £6m bid from the Black Cats. (Daily Mirror)

Zenit St Petersburg have told Tottenham that they will not sell playmaker Andrei Arshavin for less than £20m. (The Times)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has put negotiations to buy Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre on hold because he wants to sign two strikers before the transfer deadline. (Daily Star)

The Magpies remain in pursuit of Blackburn's left-back Stephen Warnock and are also hoping to sign Javier Saviola from Real Madrid on a season-long loan. (The Guardian)

James McFadden has ruled out a move to either half of the Old Firm, with the Birmingham City striker saying he has no interest in becoming exposed to the level of scrutiny that surrounds Rangers and Celtic. (The Guardian)

18th August 2008

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says he is confident Chelsea target Robinho will be staying at the Bernabeu and has ruled out making any more signing this summer. (Spanish newspaper Marca, 1029 BST)

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has pleaded with the club to let him join Manchester United. (Various)

Everton have sent a delegation to Portugal to try to clinch the signing of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Moutinho. (Daily Mail)

Toffees boss David Moyes is also close to agreeing a loan move for Juventus midfielder Tiago and has not given up on Newcastle's Alan Smith. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland are ready to raise their bid for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy to nearer the £9m Rovers are demanding. (Daily Mail)

The Black Cats could also complete a £6m (Daily Mirror) or £8m (Independent) deal for West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand this week.

Striker Robbie Fowler has been offered a six-month pay-as-you-play deal by Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince. (Various)

West Brom are on the verge of splashing out £7m - £5m on Real Mallorca midfielder Borja Valero and £2m on Charlton's Zheng Zhi. (Various)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is targeting Argentine left-back Juan Pablo Sorin, who has been released by Hamburg. (The Sun)

Actually, Redknapp is in talks with French side Lens to take Algeria left-back Nadir Belhadj on a season-long loan. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is set to swoop for Southampton defender Andrew Davies for £1.5m. (The Sun)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince will make a new bid for his old captain at MK Dons, Keith Andrews, this week - and may even bid for their keeper Willie Gueret. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal left-back Kieron Gibbs, 18, is ready to join Championship Reading on a season-long loan. (The Sun)

Celtic are closing in on the signing of their former forward Shaun Maloney from Aston Villa. (Daily Record)

FA Cup finalists Cardiff City are preparing a bid for Fulham striking duo American international Eddie Johnson and Northern Ireland goal hero David Healy. (Various)

19th August 2008

Manchester United left-back Mikael Silvestre is on the verge of joining Sunderland in a £750,000 deal. (Daily Mail, 1540 BST)

Fulham midfielder Steve Davis' proposed £3m move to Rangers is in danger of falling through, following a snag over personal terms. (Daily Mail, 1330 BST)

Rennes' Cameroon midfielder Stephane Mbia, 22, has said he is desperate to complete a move to Everton now he has returned from the Olympic Games in Beijing. (L'Equipe)

AC Milan are willing to sell Brazilian playmaker Kaka to Chelsea for £70m - but Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari would prefer to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho. (Daily Star)

England striker Michael Owen has been offered a three-year contract worth £140,000 a week to stay at Newcastle. (The Sun)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is hoping he can persuade Chelsea to let midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips join the south-coast club on a season-long loan deal. (Daily Star)

Redknapp is looking to bolster his Portsmouth squad with loan signings and has confirmed his interest in Lens left-back Nadir Belhadi. (The Independent)

Sunderland are in preliminary talks with West Ham centre-half Anton Ferdinand and are tracking Manchester City's £1m-rated defender Michael Ball. (Daily Star)

But Tottenham are monitoring Ferdinand after the Hammers apparently rejected a £6m bid from the Black Cats. (Daily Mirror)

Zenit St Petersburg have told Tottenham that they will not sell playmaker Andrei Arshavin for less than £20m. (The Times)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has put negotiations to buy Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre on hold because he wants to sign two strikers before the transfer deadline. (Daily Star)

Hull manager Phil Brown will step up his bid to sign Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell this week, either permanently or on loan, by making another phone call to Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson. (Daily Star)

Liverpool's American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett will block Rafael Benitez's attempts to sign England midfielder Gareth Barry from Aston Villa - even if the Reds manager raises funds by selling fringe players. (Various)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince is chasing Valencia winger Joaquin Sanchez as he tries to find a replacement for David Bentley, who joined Tottenham in July. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle United have joined West Brom in the race to sign Argentine striker Oscar Trejo from Real Mallorca. (The Times)

The Magpies remain in pursuit of Blackburn's left-back Stephen Warnock and are also hoping to sign Javier Saviola from Real Madrid on a season-long loan. (The Guardian)

James McFadden has ruled out a move to either half of the Old Firm, with the Birmingham City striker saying he has no interest in becoming exposed to the level of scrutiny that surrounds Rangers and Celtic. (The Guardian)

Wolves are in talks with Danny Higginbotham after Sunderland accepted a £1.25m bid for the defender. (Daily Mirror)

Premier League redults for Sunday 17th August

Aston Villa 4-2 Man City

Gabriel Agbonlahor hit a stunning seven-minute hat-trick as Aston Villa's late show tore Manchester City apart.
Villa looked the stronger side and commanded the game as City managed a second consolation goal.

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill:
"I am delighted. It was a big victory for us and we played particularly well going forward. "I was disappointed that we were not ahead at half-time but we had a great second-half.

"It was as important for us to stay tight defensively but I knew that we would create things in attack."

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes:
"We were very much in the game when we levelled and we could have gone on from there and won it.

"We had conceded early on in the second half but we showed good character to come back.

"But then we had 10 minutes of madness. We made some bad decisions at the back and stopped defending set-plays - and you cannot afford to do that against Villa."

Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Davies, Laursen, Shorey, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Harewood, Knight, Salifou, Routledge, Gardner, Osbourne.

Goals: Carew 47, Agbonlahor 69, 74, 76.

Man City: Hart, Corluka, Richards, Ben-Haim, Garrido, Etuhu, Gelson (Ireland 81), Johnson, Petrov, Elano, Evans (Sturridge 81).
Subs Not Used: Schmeichel, Michael Ball, Onuoha, Caicedo, Hamann.

Booked: Ben-Haim.

Goals: Elano 64 pen, Corluka 89.

Att: 39,955

Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).

Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth

Luiz Felipe Scolari's reign as Chelsea boss started in style with an impressive win against Portsmouth.

Joe Cole slid home Michael Ballack's pass after 12 minutes and Nicolas Anelka headed in Deco's cross from close range in the 26th minute.

Frank Lampard added the third from the spot on the stroke of half-time after Sylvain Distin handled.

And Deco crowned a superb Chelsea debut with a swerving shot from 25 yards a minute from the end.

A sad opener for Peter Crouch as he returned to the South coast Chelsea where brilliant .

Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa (Ferreira 83), Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Ballack (Malouda 38), Lampard, Obi, Deco, Joe Cole (Wright-Phillips 78), Anelka.
Subs Not Used: Hilario, Di Santo, Bridge, Alex.

Goals: Joe Cole 12, Anelka 26, Lampard 45 pen, Deco 89.

Portsmouth: James, Kaboul, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Johnson, Diarra (Mvuemba 68), Diop, Kranjcar (Thomas 73), Defoe, Crouch.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Lauren, Utaka, Cranie, Traore.

Booked: James.

Att: 41,468

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).

Man Utd 1-1 Newcastle

Manchester United made an unconvincing start to the defence of their Premier League title as they were held at Old Trafford by an impressive Newcastle.

United were denied a penalty when James Milner appeared to handball, but Newcastle took a first-half lead when Obafemi Martins powered home a header.

However United levelled just two minutes later when Darren Fletcher converted Ryan Giggs' left-wing cross.

Newcastle put aa good show on and where no push over as there back 4 where strong and Rooney was denied more then once , Taylor played a good part in the defence .

Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick (O'Shea 25), Scholes, Giggs (Possebon 63), Campbell (Rafael Da Silva 80), Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Neville, Evans, Gibson.

Booked: Campbell, Brown, Rooney.

Goals: Fletcher 24.

Newcastle: Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Milner, Butt, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Duff, Martins.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Jose Enrique, Bassong, Smith, Geremi, Edgar, Donaldson.

Goals: Martins 22.

Att: 75,512.

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

Premier League Results for 16th August 2008

Arsenal	1-0 (HT 1-0)	West Brom
Nasri 4
West Brom didnt make it easy for the Gunners, newly promoted West Brom put on a fair fight but lost by a narrow margin of 1 goal in the first 5 mins Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Djourou, Clichy, Walcott (Toure 72), Denilson, Nasri, Eboue, Adebayor, Bendtner (Van Persie 69). Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Vela, Ramsey, Wilshere, Randall. Goals: Nasri 4. West Brom: Carson, Hoefkens, Barnett, Meite, Robinson, Brunt (Beattie 80), Morrison, Greening, Kim, Cech (MacDonald 68), Miller (Bednar 74). Subs Not Used: Kiely, Dorrans, Pele, Martis. Att: 60,071 Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).

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Bolton	3-1 (HT 3-0)	Stoke
Steinsson 34 Davies 41 Elmander 46		Fuller 91
Bookings: Steinsson 61		Bookings: Olofinjana 63 Lawrence 91
Bolton commanded this game with Stoke on the back peddle through out much of the game , Kitson tried to surge forward but the support isnt there and Stoke didnt lok good , Bolton look strong and the 3 goals earn them the top slot , well at least for now. Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Joey O'Brien, Nolan, Muamba, Taylor, Davies, Elmander (McCann 76). Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Hunt, Gardner, Mustapha, Shittu, Cohen. Booked: Steinsson. Goals: Steinsson 34, Davies 41, Elmander 45. Stoke: Sorensen, Wilkinson (Dickinson 76), Cort, Shawcross, Griffin, Delap, Olofinjana, Whelan (Lawrence 56), Cresswell, Kitson, Sidibe (Fuller 65). Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Pericard, Diao, Amdy Faye. Booked: Olofinjana, Lawrence. Goals: Fuller 90. Att: 22,717 Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).

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	Everton 2-3 (HT 1-1) Blackburn Arteta 46 Yakubu 64 Dunn 22 Santa Cruz 66 Ooijer 91 Bookings: Yobo 75 Yakubu 91 Bookings: Warnock 45 Ooijer 59
	The Toffees looked in command through this game and Paul Ince watched in despair until Santa cruz brought it level and it was a figjht to the end with a last minute goal clinching the win for Blackburn Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Lescott, Nuno Valente (Baxter 78), Arteta, Rodwell, Jagielka, Baines, Osman, Yakubu. Subs Not Used: Turner, Jutkiewicz, Gosling, Agard, Kissock, Wallace. Booked: Yobo, Yakubu. Goals: Arteta 45, Yakubu 64. Blackburn: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Reid, Dunn (Kerimoglu 90), Mokoena, Pedersen (Treacy 76), Roque Santa Cruz, Roberts (McCarthy 83). Subs Not Used: Brown, Villanueva, Simpson, Derbyshire. Booked: Warnock, Ooijer. Goals: Dunn 22, Roque Santa Cruz 66, Ooijer 90. Att: 38,675 Ref: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).

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Hull	2-1 (HT 1-1)	Fulham
Geovanni 22 Folan 81		Ki-Hyeon 8
Bookings: Ricketts 29 Dawson 44 Fagan 90
Fulham look flakey and god only knows how the survived, luck. Hull went at them and had it all to prove even though SeolKi-Hyeon opened the scoring after 8 mins Fulham fizzled out and Hull sparked into action scoring once in the first halve to cancell out the lead then a late goal on the 81st min to take a well earned win. Hull: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Anthony Gardner, Dawson, Garcia (Fagan 74), Ashbee, Boateng, Barmby (Halmosi 62), Geovanni, King (Folan 70). Subs Not Used: Duke, Windass, Mendy, Marney. Booked: Ricketts, Dawson, Fagan. Goals: Geovanni 22, Folan 81. Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Davies, Murphy (Andreasen 85), Ki-Hyeon (Nevland 85), Bullard, Gera, Zamora (Dempsey 81). Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Teymourian, Stoor, Kallio. Goals: Ki-Hyeon 8. Att: 24,525 Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).

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Middlesbrough	2-1 (HT 0-0)	Tottenham
Wheater 71 Mido 86		Huth o.g. 91
Bookings: Digard 91		Bookings: Jenas 61 Bentley 76
Gareth Southgate has been training the sqaud well over summer by the looks of things and Ramos has let the White Hart Lane men chill a bit to much. Spurs back to losing form already and looked pretty awful, I can see they miss Keane and relied far to heavily on him . Berbatov looked very sulky "ah poor bloke" oh just bloody sell him. Middlesbrough: Jones, Wheater, Huth, Pogatetz, Taylor, Aliadiere, Shawky, O'Neil, Downing, Alves (Mido 82), Sanli (Digard 72). Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Emnes, Adam Johnson, Williams, Grounds. Booked: Digard. Goals: Wheater 71, Mido 86. Tottenham: Gomes, Zokora, Dawson, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto (O'Hara 76), Lennon (Bale 65), Jenas, Modric, Bentley, Giovanni (Berbatov 65), Bent. Subs Not Used: Cesar, Huddlestone, Gunter, King. Booked: Jenas, Bentley. Goals: Huth 90 og. Att: 32,623 Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).

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Sunderland	0-1 (HT 0-0)	Liverpool
		Torres 83
		Bookings: Arbeloa 56 El Zhar 90
Roy Keane wasnt about to let Rafa come in and sweep the floor with his side . In front of a strong crowd Sunderland defended well and made a few chances but It was Mr Torres that added his bit of wizardry and Liverpool snatched the win. Rafa looked well pissed off and in my opinion he wont be there much longer Sunderland: Gordon, Chimbonda, Nosworthy, Collins, Bardsley, Malbranque (Edwards 73), Tainio (Whitehead 57), Reid, Richardson, Diouf (Chopra 81), Murphy. Subs Not Used: Ward, Leadbitter, Higginbotham, Stokes. Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Dossena, Kuyt, Gerrard, Plessis (Alonso 46), Benayoun (Aurelio 81), Keane (El Zhar 77), Torres. Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Agger, Ngog, Skrtel. Booked: Arbeloa, El Zhar. Goals: Torres 83. Att: 43,259. Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).

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West Ham	2-1 (HT 2-0)	Wigan
Ashton 3 Ashton 10		Zaki 47
Bookings: Parker 39 Davenport 49		Bookings: Palacios 68

Dean Ashton took an earley chance and took the Hammers in front after 3 mins and then again only after 10 mins, Wigan managed a consolation goal after 47 mins but to be honest West ham should have scored more .

West Ham: Green, Behrami, Davenport, Upson, Neill, Faubert (Boa Morte 86), Parker (Mullins 72), Noble, Etherington, Ashton (Sears 73), Cole.
Subs Not Used: Lastuvka, Reid, Bowyer, Spence.

Booked: Parker, Davenport.

Goals: Ashton 3, 10.

Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot (De Ridder 83), Scharner (Koumas 83), Boyce, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole (Sibierski 85), Palacios, Kapo, Heskey, Zaki.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Kilbane, Brown, Bramble.

Booked: Palacios.

Goals: Zaki 47.

Att: 32,758

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).

August Premier Leagur Transfer gossip and news

Sunday 17th August 2008

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp distances himself from speculation linking him with a return to West Ham. "I've had opportunities before and didn't take them," he said. "I'm happy where I am." (Press Association, 1709 BST)

Tottenham have ruled out moves for Russia playmaker Andrei Arshavin and Newcastle striker Michael Owen. (BBC Sport, 1555 BST)

Spurs have lined up Michael Owen as a replacement for Dimitar Berbatov, who is expected to move to Manchester United before the transfer window closes. (Sunday Express)

Chelsea have made a new £23.6m bid for Brazil star Robinho. That's £5m more than their previous offer, but still way below Real Madrid's £35m asking price. (News of the World)

Newcastle will try and bring Real's out-of-favour Argentine striker Javier Saviola to St James' s Park on loan. (News of the World)

Aston Villa will test Chelsea's resolve to hang on to Joe Cole by offering £10m for the England midfielder this week. (Sunday Express)

Sunderland have tabled an £8m bid for West Ham centre-half Anton Ferdinand. The 23-year-old recently turned down the offer of a new contract at Upton Park. (News of the World)

Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso is determined to leave Liverpool following Rafa Benitez's very public pursuit of Gareth Barry. (News of the World)

Tottenham are set to pull out of the race to sign Andrei Arshavin after being priced out by Zenit St Petersburg. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is poised to sign Mikael Silvestre from Manchester United. (News of the World)

Celtic are also interested in signing Silvestre, with the Glasgow side hoping to clinch a loan deal. (Sunday Mail)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp expects to land Algeria left-back Nadir Belhadj from French side Lens. (News of the World)

Saturday 16th August

Dimitar Berbatov has handed Tottenham a transfer request in a bid to force through his dream move to Manchester United. (Sun)

And Spurs are ready to clinch the signing of Russian star Andrei Arshavin this weekend to allow Berbatov to head to Old Trafford. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has not yet given up his pursuit of Croatian defender Vedran Corluka from Manchester City. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal have opened talks with Liverpool on taking Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso to the Emirates. (Daily Mirror)

Everton boss David Moyes wants Manchester City's midfielder Michael Johnson to become his first signing of the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland have launched another bid to bring Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy to the Stadium of Light for £8.5m. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has turned down Aston Villa's £9m bid for James Milner. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle have given striker Shola Ameobi permission to speak to Ipswich Town. (Independent)

Hull boss Phil Brown has not abandoned hope of taking Frazier Campbell on loan from Manchester United. (Times)

Birmingham have dismissed speculation linking James McFadden with a move to Rangers. (Times)

Fulham midfielder Steven Davis, who had a loan spell at Rangers last season will return to Ibrox in a permanent deal after the two clubs agreed a £3m fee. (Daily Express/Dailey Record)

Rangers will finally signing Fulham midfielder Steven Davis for £3m who was on loan at Ibrox last season. (Daily Record)

West Ham have not ruled out a sensational return for their old manager Harry Redknapp if the Hammers make a bad start to the season. (Sun)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has threatened to quit over the club's decision not to buy Gareth Barry. (Daily Star/Daily Mirror)

Chelsea boss Big Phil Scolari accepts he will be axed if he doesn't win the Premier League this season. (Daily Star)

Friday 15th August

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez came close to quitting last week, according to sources close to the Spanish manager. "He thought he was being underminded and was close to giving up". (Guillem Ballague website 2055 BST)

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov is currently in Manchester to undergo a medical before joining Manchester United in deal worth £28 million. (Daily Mail 1525 BST)

Spurs could sign Zenit St Petersburg's Andrei Arshavin as early as Friday evening after the Russian club dropped their price tag. (setanta.com 1102 BST)

Tottenham have joined Manchester City in the battle to sign Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City hope to win the race for Santa Cruz by increasing their bid to £15m and have also registered an interest in £10m-rated Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito. (The Independent)

Chelsea will lodge a new £23m bid for Robinho after the Brazilian forward pleaded to be released by Real Madrid. (The Sun)

Everton are beating Newcastle in the race to sign Juventus midfield man Tiago after he was reportedly impressed by Goodison Park chairman Bill Kenwright. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United hope to unveil striker Dimitar Berbatov before Sunday's Premier League opener against Newcastle after agreeing a deal in principle with Tottenham. (Daily Star)

Spurs, however, would rather sell Berbatov to Barcelona for a cut-price fee after being angered by the way United have handled the deal. (The Sun)

Chelsea remain hopeful they will sign AC Milan's Brazil superstar Kaka but will have to wait until next season to complete the deal. (The Times)

Chelsea are ready to pay £8m to sign Manchester City's talented 18-year-old striker Daniel Sturridge. (Daily Mirror)

Olivier Kapo wants to quit Wigan only a month after arriving from Birmingham and Sunderland could offer the midfielder an escape route. (Daily Mirror).

Liverpool will offer Aston Villa a cut-price deal for Gareth Barry after the midfielder cup-tied himself for the group stage of the Champions League by playing in the Uefa Cup. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn are ready to offer striker Robbie Fowler a short-term deal after including him in their team photograph. (The Sun)

Rangers are poised to sign Portsmouth midfield man Pedro Mendes in a £3m deal. (Daily Telegraph)

Cardiff have rejected a £3m bid for midfielder Joe Ledley from an unnamed club - with Everton known to have shown a strong interest. (The Sun)

West Brom have made a second bid to sign Charlton utility player Zheng Zhi with a £2m bid. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa are willing to pay £7m to sign Reading striker Kevin Doyle - but the Championship club is demanding £8m. (The Times)

Thursday 14th August

Chelsea inform AC Milan that defender Branislav Ivanovic is not for sale, according to the player's agent Vlado Borozan who tells website Tuttomercato.com: "Chelsea have made it known to us that he is indispensable". (Press Association 1532 BST)

Manchester City have made a £12m bid for Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz. (The Sun)

Tottenham will make Manchester United pay £32m for Dimitar Berbatov after being infuriated by claims that they were on the brink of completing a deal. (Daily Mirror)

Midfielder Gareth Barry is ready to abandon his dream move to Liverpool by playing for Aston Villa in the Uefa Cup. (Various)

Everton are attempting to hijack Newcastle United's proposed loan move for Juventus midfield man Tiago. (Daily Mail)

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Aston Villa have made a £9m bid for Newcastle United winger James Milner. (Daily Mail)

Blackburn Rovers have made a surprise move for Fulham left-back Paul Konchesky. (Daily Mirror)

Spurs are plotting to bring Sevilla striker Freddie Kanoute back to White Hart Lane and have stepped up their bid for Zenit St Petersburg's Andrei Arshavin as they prepare for Berbatov's departure. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea will increase their efforts to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho after midfielder Frank Lampard signed a new contract. (The Sun)

Ipswich Town and Norwich City are battling to sign Newcastle United's Shola Ameobi. (The Times)

Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince wants to strengthen his squad by signing Torino's midfield man Vince Grella. (Daily Mail)

West Brom are in talks with West Ham in a bid to clinch a loan deal for defender James Collins. (Daily Mail)

Everton boss David Moyes is furious after a loan move for CSKA Moscow's Vagner Love collapsed amid claims he was misled by agents. (Daily Mirror.)

Arsenal are targeting Ipswich youngster Danny Haynes. (Various)

Wednesday 13th August

Newcastle have a deal in place to sign 27-year-old Juventus and former Chelsea midfielder Tiago Mendes. The Portuguese international will join on an initial one-year loan deal with a view to an £8m permanent move. (www.premiershiplatest.com, 1406 BST)

Blackburn full-back Stephen Warnock has said reports saying he has handed in a transfer request are "rubbish". (Sky Sports News, 1226 BST)

Hull City have pulled out of a potential deal to sign Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro, 29, with manager Phil Brown admitting they were priced out of a move. (The Sun, 1038 BST)

Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov after tabling a bid believed to be about £28m. (Various)

United have even delayed having their official team photo so they can include the Bulgarian. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn left-back Stephen Warnock, 26, has handed in a transfer request to push through a £4m move to Newcastle. (Daily Mirror)

Rovers have told Manchester City that striker Roque Santa Cruz, 26, is not for sale. (The Sun)

Poland winger Jakub Blaszczykowski wants to move to Liverpool in an £8m deal, but the 22-year-old's club Borussia Dortmund are refusing to sell. (The Times)

Fulham and Hull are tracking Osasuna's 32-year-old Uruguayan striker Walter Pandiani who played for Birmingham in the Premier League in 2005. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa have renewed their interest in Newcastle midfielder James Milner who is valued at £6m. (Daily Mail)

Middlesbrough have submitted a bid for 23-year-old Arsenal full-back Justin Hoyte. (The Independent)

Stoke City have tabled a £2m bid for Newcastle midfielder Abdoulaye Faye, 30. (Daily Mail)

Former Real Madrid winger Jordi Lopez, 27, is on trial at Portsmouth after he was released by Real Mallorca. (Various)

Cardiff are trying to signing 29-year-old Fulham striker David Healy for £1.2m. (Daily Mirror)

Tuesday 12th August

Wigan's Marlon King is set to sign for Hull City and could feature in the Tigers' opening Premier League game with Fulham. (Hull Daily Mail, 1410 BST)

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan could follow up his acquisition of Jonas Gutierrez by buying a couple of other Real Mallorca players. (Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 1404 BST)

Monaco forward Nene claims he is a target of Tottenham and Roma. (Brazilian newspaper Jornal do Brasil, 1237).

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants to sign David Silva and either Dimitar Berbatov or Thierry Henry before the start of the season. (Manchester Evening News, 1029 BST)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has made a tentative approach for Benfica's Portugal international forward Ariza Makukula. (The Northern Echo, 1025 BST)

Barcelona look set to block a move by Manchester United for Thierry Henry by playing the former Arsenal striker in the Champions League on Wednesday. (Daily Star) Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants to land Spain's Euro 2008 star David Silva from Valencia. (Daily Mirror) But Spanish forward Silva has delivered a huge snub to Liverpool and United by insisting he will not move to the Premier League. (Daily Star) Manchester United are determined to complete the signing of Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov before the start of the season but relations between the two clubs remain frosty. (The Times) Spurs have dismissed talk of Manchester United moving for Thierry Henry and expect them to renew their interest in Berbatov. (The Independent) Chelsea will step up their bid to land Real Madrid striker Robinho by upping their offer to £25m. (Daily Mirror) Chelsea's Joe Cole is demanding assurances over his future after Liverpool declared an interest in buying the midfielder. (Daily Mail) The Blues are preparing to cut their losses by selling defender Branislav Ivanovic to AC Milan. (The Times) Roque Santa Cruz is set for crunch talks at Blackburn in an attempt to resolve his future as the striker wants to leave for Manchester City. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool will discover in the next 24 hours whether their move for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry has been scuppered. (Various) Reds boss Rafa Benitez wants showdown talks with Liverpool's American owners in the hope of resurrecting the Barry deal. (Daily Mirror) Newcastle are closing in on a deal for Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock. (Daily Mail) Magpies striker Shola Ameobi has begged Newcastle not to price him out of a move from the club. (Daily Star) Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has rejected a new contract, alerting interested clubs - including Arsenal and Everton. (Daily Mail) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is poised to swoop for £8m-rated Johnson. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal and Everton have been told by Marseille that they need to pay £20m for midfielder Lorik Cana. (The Times) West Ham, Bolton and Newcastle are battling to secure the signature of ex-Spain international Diego Tristan. (The Sun) Sunderland have launched a fresh bid for Leighton Baines from Everton for £6m. (Various) Middlesbrough want an answer from Arsenal on their £3m bid for defender Justin Hoyte. (Daily Star) Portsmouth are set to beat West Ham and Tottenham to sign Ghana skipper Stephen Appiah from Fenerbahce. (The Sun) Spurs are furious after Vedran Corluka's £5m move was called off at the last minute by Manchester City. (Daily Express) Wigan boss Steve Bruce is set to snap up Ecuador midfielder Segundo Castillo. (Daily Mirror) Hull's proposed move for Claudio Pizarro has stalled over the player's wages. (Daily Telegraph) Birmingham winger Seb Larsson wants to join a Premier League side but Blues are refusing to let him leave. (Daily Mail)

Monday 11th August

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is waiting for the green light over the signing of Argentine defender Fabricio Coloccini from Deportivo La Coruna - and could throw him straight into their side to face Manchester United. (Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 1358 BST)

Manchester City is in turmoil after arrest warrants were issued on the club's billionaire owner Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife. (Manchester Evening News, 1353)

Sunderland will not make a move for Reading's highly-rated striker Kevin Doyle. (Sunderland Echo, 1331 BST)

Hull manager Phil Brown is in talks with Chelsea over an ambitious move to sign striker Claudio Pizarro. (Hull Daily Mail, 1147 BST)

Middlesbrough sent their chief international scout to Amsterdam at the weekend to watch Arsenal right-back Justin Hoyte in action against Sevilla. (Northern Echo)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has refused to rule out a move for Barcelona striker Thierry Henry, as Tottenham are stalling over the sale of Dimitar Berbatov. (Various)

Spurs boss Juande Ramos has told Berbatov he will make him stay at the club. (The Sun, Daily Telegraph)

AC Milan's Brazil star Kaka is set to join Chelsea before the end of the month in a world-record £78m deal. (Various)

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has now decided he will see out the remaining two years on his contract at Stamford Bridge. (Various)

Arsenal are considering a move for Udinese's Gokhan Inler and Real Madrid's Ruben de la Red. (Daily Telegraph)

Pompey boss Harry Redknapp has finally won the race to sign £6m defender Younes Kaboul from Tottenham. (Various)

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is ready with a £5m bid for Rangers keeper Allan McGregor. (The Sun)

Everton are close to signing Brazilian striker Vagner Love. (The Guardian)

Toffees boss David Moyes will also wrap up a deal for Newcastle striker Alan Smith this week. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is fuming after the club tried to sell Vedran Corluka and Stephen Ireland behind his back. (Daily Mirror)

Corluka has insisted he wants to join Tottenham despite Man City issuing a statement saying he was staying at Eastlands. (The Sun)

Man City's Lee Martin is being tracked by Birmingham and Sheffield United. (The Sun)

Jimmy Bullard is considering his future at Fulham because the club have stalled on a new deal. (Daily Telegraph)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince hopes to finalise a £2m deal for MK Dons skipper Keith Andrews. (Daily Mail)

Aston Villa are to make a move for Rangers defender Carlos Cuellar. (Various)

Stoke want to sign Valencia striker Nikola Zigic. (The Sun)

Sunday 10th August

Thierry Henry could be on his way to Manchester United - if Sir Alex Ferguson's bid to sign Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham collapses. (Mail on Sunday)

Spurs are holding out for up £30m for Berbatov but United are only willing to go as high as £25m - if that fails to happen then Henry might be a surprise signing. (Sunday Telegraph)

Liverpool's American owners will put in an £18m bid for Valencia winger David Silva, who starred for Spain at the European Championships. (News of the World)

And Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is not ruling out the sale of Xabi Alonso as he still wants to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa. (Observer)

AC Milan star Kaka believes he could be a Chelsea player by the end of the month. (Observer)

Everton are set to sign Brazilian striker Vagner Love from CSKA Moscow in a club-record deal. (Various)

Arsenal are ready to make an £8m move for Michael Johnson after the young central midfielder rejected a new deal at Manchester City. (Sunday Express)

There's more turmoil at Manchester City... the club's hierarchy have agreed the sale of midfielder Stephen Ireland to Sunderland without telling Mark Hughes. (Mail on Sunday)

Portsmouth will unveil Younes Kaboul on Monday after he agreed a £6m move from Tottenham. (News of the World)

Hull City are preparing a bid for Rangers forward Nacho Novo. (Mail on Sunday)

Stoke City have made enquiries about the availability of Rangers defender Carlos Cuellar. (Mail on Sunday)

Celtic are lining up a £3m offer for Toulouse left-back Herita Ilunga but face competition from Newcastle. (News of the World)

Saturday 9th August

Fit-again Gary Neville accepts he has a tough battle with Wes Brown and John O'Shea to win back his Manches

Manager Rafael Benitez is on collision course with Liverpool's owners after they refused to back him with the cash to buy Aston Villa's Gareth Barry. (Various)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has targeted Udinese's Swiss star Gokhan Inler to beef up his midfield. (Sun)

Brazilian striker Robinho is still desperate to join Chelsea after Real Madrid rebuffed the Blues' opening £21m offer. (Various)

Everton have launched a £6.5m bid for Cameroon midfielder Stephane Mbia from Rennes. (Sun)

The Toffees are closing in on Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito while Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Moutinho is also a target. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United are expected to sign Tottenham's Dimitar Berbatov next week after boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he is is close to signing a new striker. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough are confident they can land Arsenal's Justin Hoyte after selling Luke Young to Aston Villa. (Daily Star)

Manchester City and Aston Villa each want to sign striker Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn. (Daily Mail)

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is considering taking former Charlton left-back Ben Thatcher. (Daily Express)

Andrei Arshavin is still eager for a move to Tottenham after White Hart Lane boss Juande Ramos phoned him personally to tell him he wanted to sign him. (Various)

Friday 8th August

Several Italian clubs have shown an interest in Freddie Ljungberg, who was released by West Ham on Wednesday. (Il Romanista, 1802 BST)

The battle for ownership of Liverpool could threaten the Reds' £18m deal for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (PA, 1630 BST)

Former Tottenham target Andrei Arshavin says he wants to play abroad but Zenit St Petersburg's valuation of him is making his departure difficult. (Russian newspaper Sport Express, 1600 BST)

Roma could use their trip to London this weekend - when they play Tottenham - to try to negotiate a deal for Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda. (Channel 4 Football Italia, 0950 BST)

Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia claims he is the subject of an offer of "more than 8m euros" from Everton. (L'Equipe, 0930 BST)

Liverpool's owners have failed to raise the cash to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa and now the move could be off - again. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is set to incur the wrath of boss Kevin Keegan by demanding forward Alan Smith be sold to Everton. (Various)

Everton boss David Moyes will up his bid to £13m for Joao Moutinho as he spends the money generated by the sale of striker Andy Johnson. (The Sun)

Tottenham will switch their attentions away from Zenit St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin if his club do not lower their £19m asking price. (Daily Express)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will beat Portsmouth to the signature of Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul. (Daily Star)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is interested in bringing Reading striker Kevin Doyle to the club. (Daily Mail)

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan wants to sign midfielder Sean Davis from Portsmouth for £2.5m. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal right-back Just Hoyte is a £3m target for Middlesbrough after the Teessiders sold Luke Young to Aston Villa. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn will wrap up a deal for Ghanaian midfielder Anthony Annan after he impressed on trial from IK Start but they will miss out on a move for MK Dons captain Keith Andrews. (Daily Mirror)

Premier League newcomers Stoke will bring in Charlton midfielder Amdy Faye for £1m. (Daily Mail)

Wednesday 6th August

Striker Robinho is desperate for Real Madrid to let him join Chelsea. (The Sun)

Aston Villa have targeted Arsenal's Justin Hoyte, Luke Young of Middlesbrough and Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira to fill their full-back berth. (The Times)

Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan, who has been in Spain since 2004, is the latest target for Tottenham. (Daily Mirror)

But Tottenham hopes of signing Dean Ashton have been dashed after West Ham put an £18m price tag on the striker. Spurs were apparently only ready to pay £14m or £15m - depending on which paper you read. (Various)

West Ham are the latest club linked with Manchester United striker Louis Saha, but they are delaying any approach after the former Fulham forward aggravated a knee injury. (Daily Mail)

However, Saha has expressed an interest in joining Sunderland. (The Independent)

Bolton want West Brom full-back Paul Robinson in exchange for central defender Abdoulaye Meite. (The Sun)

West Ham have decided to release winger Freddie Ljungberg after just 12 months, a move which will cost them £6m. (Daily Mail)

Everton are chasing Newcastle striker Alan Smith, who is likely to cost around £3m. (The Sun, Daily Mirror)

Fulham have finally landed Everton's Andy Johnson for a cut-price fee of £8m after manager Roy Hodgson threatened to end the deal because of concerns over the striker's injury record. (The Sun)

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright is still hopeful of signing Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Moutinho. (The Independent)

Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has been linked with a summer move to Roma, where he will meet up with former Anfield team-mate John Arne Riise. (Daily Telegraph)

Bolton are closing in on the signing of Watford defender Danny Shittu for £2m. (Various)

Wigan are set to make a £3m bid for Ipswich striker Danny Haynes. (The Sun)

Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy is wanted by Galatasaray. (Daily Mail)

Tuesday 5th August

Cristiano Ronaldo has refused to return to England for talks with Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson over his desire to join Real Madrid. (Spanish newspaper Marca, 1320 BST)

Everton expect the transfer of striker Andy Johnson to Fulham to be completed in the next 24 hours. (Press Association, 1251)

Derby boss Paul Jewell has confirmed he received a phone call to say that keeper Stephen Bywater's move to Tottenham had fallen through. (BBC Derby, 1215 BST)

Manchester United will try to convince Cristiano Ronaldo to stay one more season by promising to then let him go for £65m. (The Sun)

But sources close to Ronaldo say he is refusing to return to Manchester United to discuss his future with Sir Alex Ferguson. (The Mirror)

Tottenham are ready to smash the British transfer record in a £32m swoop for Valencia's David Villa - and will sell Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United to fund the move. (The Sun)

Liverpool are expected to raise £18m to buy Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry by the end of the week. (The Mirror)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is on the verge of completing an £8.5m swoop for Manchester United striker Louis Saha. (Various)

Newly-promoted West Brom will try and land midfielder Michael Tonge from Sheffield United with a £2m offer. (The Sun)

Everton are sizing up a cut-price £1.5m deal for Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth plan to sign Nicky Shorey from Reading and Tottenham's Younes Kaboul. (The Mirror)

Tottenham look set to splash more cash as they are on the verge of a shock £9.5m move for Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka. (Various)

Hull are set to make a bid for Benfica's Portuguese striker Ariza Makukula. (The Mirror)

Everton are ready to agree a compromise deal to ease through Andy Johnson's move to Fulham after the London club refused to meet the £13m asking price. (The Mirror)

Aston Villa are targeting Middlesbrough defender Luke Young. (The Guardian)

Arsenal are set to increase their interest in Real Madrid midfielder Ruben de la Red. (Telegraph)

Ipswich and Hull are both chasing the signature of former Bolton midfielder Ivan Campo. (The Mirror)

Tottenham set their sights on Real Zaragoza keeper Cesar Sanchez, who is available for a nominal fee. (Daily Mail)

Robinho, the Real Madrid and Brazil forward, says he is mulling over offers from several clubs, including Chelsea. (The Times)

Zenit St Petersburg will open talks with Andrei Arshavin's agent to try and resolve the striker's proposed move to Tottenham. (Various)

Monday 4th August

Real Madrid star Robinho claims he is mulling over offers from several clubs - including one from Chelsea. (GloboEsporte.com 2258 BST)

Cristiano Ronaldo will insist he is allowed to move to Real Madrid in a £68m deal when he returns to Old Trafford to meet manager Sir Alex Ferguson on Tuesday. (www.telegraph.co.uk, 1442 BST)

Portsmouth hope to sign Reading left-back Nicky Shorey and Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul before Sunday's Community Shield clash with Manchester United. (Press Association, 1157 BST)

Indian firm Reliance Communications have denied they are in talks about taking over Newcastle, after speculation chairman Anil Ambani was speaking to Magpies owner Mike Ashley. (Reuters, 0831 BST

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is on the brink of signing Liverpool's £16m-rated midfielder Xabi Alonso. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp will make a £9m swoop for Tottenham's Younes Kaboul and Reading's Nicky Shorey this week. (The Sun)

Real Madrid striker Robinho says he wants to sign for Chelsea, who are still chasing a £27m deal for the Brazilian. (Daily Star)

Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry's hopes of completing his £18m move to Liverpool now lie in the hands of the Anfield club's American owners. (Daily Star)

Fulham have stunned Everton by slicing £4m off their valuation of Andrew Johnson - they will not pay more than £8m after his medical showed signs of an old knee injury. (Daily Mail)

But Everton will give Fulham 48 hours to seal a £13m deal for the striker - or order him to return to Goodison Park. (Daily Express)

Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy reckons Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Manchester United for at least another year. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham expect to complete the loan signing of Spartak Moscow's former Arsenal striker Quincy Owusu-Abeyie today. (The Sun)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes wants to sign Marseille striker Djibril Cisse on loan. (Daily Mirror)

Striker David Nugent is set for a battle with Portsmouth by refusing to join Championship side Ipswich in a £5m deal. (The Sun)

Blackburn are making a shock move for Lens French midfielder Julien Sable, 27, although Chievo Verona are also keen on a £1.5m deal. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham have quashed reports striker Dean Ashton will be sold to another Premier League club this summer. (Daily Telegraph)

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Sunday 3rd Aug

Juventus have ended their interest in Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, possibly scuppering the Reds' move for Aston Villa's Gareth Barry. (AP, 1933 BST)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger he is not pursuing Barry "at the moment". (AP 1933, BST)

Gunners striker Emmanuel Adebayor insists he is "very happy" at the club and that "most fans love me". "For me, what happened this summer is over," he added. (PA, 1940 BST)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane says he still wants to sign three more players, including a "top striker". (PA, 1936 BST)

Real Madrid are preparing a final bid of £60m for Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo. (News of the World)

Ronaldo will demand to be allowed to move to Real when he returns to United on Tuesday. (Telegraph)

Tottenham must pay £19m to sign Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin as well as make him the highest-paid player in the world. (Mail)

Tottenham midfielder Aaron Lennon is set to reject a move to Newcastle. (News of the World)

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari expects midfielder Frank Lampard to sign a new contract with the Blues. (News of the World)

Scolari is also confident Didier Drogba will agree a new contract, which will see the striker pick up £100,000 a week. (Mail)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes midfielder Gareth Barry will join Liverpool. (News of the World)

But Arsenal will attempt to lure Barry to north London. (Express)

Portsmouth are losing interest in Younes Kaboul because of Spurs' £7m valuation. (News of the World)

Tottenham look set to fail with an £18m bid for West Ham striker Dean Ashton, who the Hammers insist is not for sale. (News of the World)

Everton manager David Moyes will bid £3m for Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher. (News of the World)

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson wants Everton striker Andy Johnson but for less than the £10.5m asking price. (Mail)

Bolton have tried to negotiate a deal for Jonathan Greening from West Brom in part exchange for Abdoulaye Meite. (News of the World)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes will try to persuade former club Blackburn to sell him striker Roque Santa Cruz at a price of £12m. (News of the World)

Blackburn will bid £3m for Oldham's Neal Eardley. (News of the World)

West Brom have tabled a bid of £2m for Sheffield United midfielder Michael Tonge. (News of the World)

Newcastle want to sign Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos and have been told he will cost them £10m or £7m plus goalkeeper Shay Given. (Mail)

Celtic defender Bobo Balde is being chased by Birmingham and Sunderland. (News of the World)

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is interested in signing Southampton winger Nathan Dyer. (News of the World)

Birmingham are close to signing Spartak Moscow striker Quincy Owusu-Abeyie on loan. (News of the World)

Chesterfield want Spurs striker Andrew Barcham, but face competition for him from Bournemouth. (News of the World)

Hull City are offering former Bolton midfielder Ivan Campo a £500,000 bonus to join them and keep them in the Premier League. (News of the World)

Premier League moves

ARSENAL

Ins: Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff, £5m), Samir Nasri (Marseille, undisclosed), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen, undisclosed).

Outs: Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £11.8m), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Kerrea Gilbert (Leicester, loan).

ASTON VILLA

Ins: Steve Sidwell (Chelsea, £5m), Curtis Davies (West Brom, undisclosed), Brad Friedel (Blackburn, £2m).

Outs: Thomas Sorensen (released), Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague, free), Luke Moore (West Brom, £3m).

BLACKBURN ROVERS

Ins: Robbie Fowler (Cardiff, free), Paul Robinson (Tottenham, £3.5m).

Outs: Stephane Henchoz (released), Bruno Berner (released), Peter Enckelman (Cardiff, free), Brad Friedel (Aston Villa, £2m), David Bentley (Tottenham, £15m).

BOLTON WANDERERS

Ins: Johan Elmander (Toulouse, £10m), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham, £5m), Mustapha Riga (Levante, undisclosed).

Outs: Daniel Braaten (Toulouse, undisclosed), Andranik Teymourian (Fulham, free), Stelios Giannakopoulos (released), Ivan Campo (released), El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland, £2.5m).

CHELSEA

Ins: Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto, £16.2m), Deco (Barcelona, £8m).

Outs: Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa, £5m), Ben Sahar (Portsmouth, loan), Ryan Bertrand (Norwich, loan), Slobodan Rajkovic (FC Twente, loan), Claude Makelele (Paris St Germain, free), Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart, £4m), Tal Ben Haim (Manchester City, undisclosed).

EVERTON

Ins: None.

Outs: Lee Carsley (Birmingham City, free), Stefan Wessels (VfL Osnabruck, free).

FULHAM

Ins: John Pantsil and Bobby Zamora (West Ham, £6.3m), Tony Kallio (Young Boys Bern, undisclosed), Andranik Teymourian (Bolton, free), Zoltan Gera (West Brom, free), David Stockdale (Darlington, undisclosed), Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough, free), Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg, undisclosed).

Outs: Dejan Stefanovic (Norwich, undisclosed), Nathan Ashton (Wycombe, nominal fee), Elliot Omozusi (Norwich, loan), Ricardo Batista (Sporting, undisclosed), Tony Warner (Hull City, free), Carlos Bocanegra (Stade Rennais, free), Brian McBride (Toronto, free), Philippe Christanval, Jari Litmanen, Simon Elliott, Kasey Keller (all released).

HULL CITY

Ins: Peter Halmosi (Plymouth, £2m), George Boateng (Middlesbrough, £1m), Tony Warner (Fulham, free), Bernard Mendy (Paris St Germain, free), Geovanni (Manchester City, free), Craig Fagan (Derby, £750,000), Anthony Gardner (Tottenham, loan).

Outs: Michael Bridges (Carlisle, loan), Henrik Pedersen (Silkeborg IF, free), David Livermore (Brighton, free).

LIVERPOOL

Ins: David Ngog (Paris St Germain, undisclosed), Emmanuel Mendy (Murcia Deportivo, free), Diego Cavalieri (Palmeiras, undisclosed), Andrea Dossena (Udinese, undisclosed), Philipp Degen (Borussia Dortmund, free), Robbie Keane (Tottenham, £20.3m).

Outs: Jack Hobbs (Leicester, loan), Godwin Antwi (Tranmere, loan), Adam Hammill (Blackpool, loan), Scott Carson (West Brom, £3.25m), Peter Crouch (Portsmouth, £11m), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray, free), Paul Anderson (Nottingham Forest, loan), Anthony le Tallec (Le Mans, undisclosed), John Arne Riise (Roma, £4m), Besian Idrizaj (Wacker Tirol, free), Danny Guthrie (Newcastle, undisclosed), Robbie Threlfall (Hereford, loan).

MANCHESTER CITY

Ins: Jo (CSKA Moscow, £18m), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea, undisclosed).

Outs: Georgios Samaras (Celtic, undisclosed), Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven, undisclosed), Geovanni (Hull, free), Emile Mpenza and Paul Dickov (both released), Sun Jihai (Sheffield United, free), Matthew Mills (Doncaster, £300,000).

MANCHESTER UNITED

Ins: None.

Outs: Adam Eckersley (AC Horsens, free), Gerard Pique (Barcelona, £5m), Tom Heaton (Cardiff City, loan), Chris Eagles (Burnley, £1m).

MIDDLESBROUGH

Ins: Didier Digard (Paris St Germain, £4m), Marvin Emnes (Sparta Rotterdam, £3.2m).

Outs: George Boateng (Hull City, £1m), Fabio Rochemback (Sporting, free), Lee Dong-Gook (released), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham, free), Steve Thompson (Port Vale, free), Lee Cattermole (Wigan, £3.5m).

NEWCASTLE UNITED

Ins: Danny Guthrie (Liverpool, undisclosed), Jonas Gutierrez (Real Mallorca, undisclosed).

Outs: Emre (Fenerbahce, undisclosed), David Rozehnal (Lazio, £2.9m), Peter Ramage (QPR, free).

PORTSMOUTH

Ins: Peter Crouch (Liverpool, £11m), Ben Sahar (Chelsea, loan), Glen Little (Reading, free).

Outs: Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan, £12.7m).

STOKE CITY

Ins: Seyi George Olofinjana (Wolves, £3m), Dave Kitson (Reading, £5.5m).

Outs: Marlon Broomes (Blackpool, free).

SUNDERLAND

Ins: Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham, undisclosed), David Meyler (Cork City, undisclosed), Nick Colgan (Ipswich, free), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham, undisclosed), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton, £2.5m), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham, undisclosed).

Outs: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest, free), Greg Halford (Sheffield United, loan), Ian Harte and Stephen Wright (both released), Ross Wallace (Preston, loan).

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Ins: John Bostock (Crystal Palace, £700,000), Heurelho Gomes (PSV Eindhoven, undisclosed), Luka Modric (£15.8m), Giovani dos Santos (Barcelona, £4.7m), David Bentley (Blackburn, £15m).

Outs: Pascal Chimbonda (Sunderland, undisclosed), Paul Robinson (Blackburn, £3.5m), Teemu Tainio (Sunderland, undisclosed), Joe Martin (Blackpool, undisclosed), Robbie Keane (Liverpool, £20.3m). Anthony Gardner (Hull City, loan), Steed Malbranque (Sunderland, undisclosed), Jake Livermore (Crewe, loan).

WEST BROM

Ins: Scott Carson (Liverpool, £3.25m), Marek Cech (FC Porto, £1.4m), Gianni Zuiverloon (Heerenveen, £3.2m), Luke Moore (Aston Villa, £3m).

Outs: Kevin Phillips (Birmingham, free), Curtis Davies (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Martin Albrechtsen (Derby County, free), Zoltan Gera (Fulham, free).

WEST HAM UNITED

Ins: Valon Behrami (Lazio, £5m), Balint Bajner (Liberty Salonta, undisclosed).

Outs: John Pantsil and Bobby Zamora (Fulham, £6.3m), Richard Wright (Ipswich, undisclosed).

WIGAN ATHLETIC

Ins: Amr Zaki (Zamalek, loan), Olivier Kapo (Birmingham, £3.5m), Daniel de Ridder (Birmingham, free), Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough, £3.5m).

Outs: Andreas Granqvist (Groningen, £600,000), Julius Aghahowa (Kayserispor, undisclosed), Salomon Olembe (Kayserispor, free), Josip Skoko (Hajduk Split, free), David Cotterill (Sheffield United, undisclosed).