Wednesday 29 August 2012

Premier League Transfer Talk

Arsenal

England international Theo Walcott has rejected a new contract, sparking interest from Liverpool and Manchester City. (Telegraph)

Arsenal are one of a host of clubs - the others being Tottenham, Liverpool and Newcastle - chasing Ibrahim Afellay, who has been granted permission to leave Barcelona on-loan. (Metro)

The Gunners are reportedly considering a late move to sign Chelsea attacker Florent Malouda. (Caught Offside)

In: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier, £12m), Lukas Podoloski (Cologne, £11.9m), Santi Cazorla (Malaga, £16.5m) Out: Alex Song (Barcelona, £15m), Robin van Persie (Manchester United, £22m), Carlos Vela (Real Socieded, £6m), Manuel Almunia (Watford, free), Tom Cruise (Torquay, free), Ben Glasgow (Stoke, free), Gavin Hoyte (Dagenham & Redbridge, free), Jeffrey Monakana (Preston, free), Rhys Murphy (Telstar, free), Oguzhan Ozyakup (Besiktas, undisclosed), Pedro Botelho (Atlético Paranaense, free), Sean McDermott (Sandnes Ulf, free), Alban Bunjaku (Sevilla, free), George Brislen-Hall (Norwich, free), James Campbell (Dundee United, free), Benif Afobe (Bolton, loan), Denilson (Sao Paulo, loan), Joel Campbell (Real Betis, loan), Ryo Miyaichi (Wigan, loan), James Campbell (released), Sean McDermott (released), Daniel Boateng (Oxford, loan), Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed)

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Aston Villa

Middlesbrough left-back Joe Bennett could be joining for £2.75 million, which would push Stephen Warnock closer to the exit. (Daily Mail)

Manager Paul Lamert is lining up a move for his namesake, Southampton's Rickie Lambert, after failing in a bid for Christian Benteke. (Mirror)

Aston Villa have launched a bid to sign Charlton Athletic midfielder Dale Stephens. (Sky Sports)

In: Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord, £3m), Matthew Lowton (Sheffield United, £4m), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar, free), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord, £2.5m) Out: Emile Heskey (released), Carlos Cuellar (Sunderland, free), James Collins (West Ham, £2.5m), Connor Taylor (Walsall, free), Reece Caira (Western Sydney Wanderers, free), Andy Marshall (released), Jean Makoun (Rennes)

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Chelsea

Fenerbahce could be set for a double swoop on the Blues with an £8 million bid for Michael Essien and a separate move for Raul Meireles.(Daily Mail)

Maicon is wanted by several clubs, including Manchester City and Chelsea, according to the player's agent. (Goal.com)

If Chelsea are prepared to sell him, Daniel Sturridge could bolster Liverpool's attack and is wanted by Brendan Rodgers. (Daily Mail)

In: Cesar Azpilicueta (Marseille, £6m), Victor Moses (Wigan, £9m), Eden Hazard (Lille, £32m), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen, £7m) Oscar (Internacional, £25m), George Brady (Cannes, £250,000), Thorgan Hazard (Lens, undisclosed), Cesar Azpilicueta (Marseille, £6.5m), Victor Moses (Wigan, undisclosed) Out: Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua, free), Salomon Kalou (Lille, free), Jacob Mellis (Barnsley, free), Marko Mitrovic (Brescia, free), Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid, loan), Rohan Ince (Yeovil, loan), Jeffrey Bruma (Hamburg, loan), Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem, loan), Tomas Kalas (Vitesse Arnhem, loan), Ulises Dávila (Sabadell, loan), Jhon Pírez (Sabadel, loan), Milan Lalkovic (Vitoria Guimaraes, loan), Matej Delac (Vitoria Guimaraes, loan), Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den Haag), Kevin De Bruyne (Werder Bremen, loan), Ben Gordon (Birmingham, loan), Romelu Lukaku (WBA, loan), Sam Walker (Bristol Rovers, loan), Jose Bosingwa (released), Josh McEachran (Middlesbrough, loan), Archange Nkumu (Yeovil, loan)

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Everton

AC Milan have beaten the Toffees to the signing of M'Baye Niang.(Independent)

Everton are hoping to sign Wolves striker Kevin Doyle but they could face competition from Paul Lambert at Aston Villa (Daily Mirror)

Everton and Manchester United are both chasing Leicester City's young defender Liam Moore who has made just five appearances for the Championship club (Daily Mirror)

In: Kevin Mirallas (Olympiakos, £6m), Steven Naismith (Rangers, tribunal), Steven Pienaar (Tottenham, £4.5m) Out: Jack Rodwell (Man City, £12m), Tim Cahill (NY Red Bulls, £1m), Adam Forshaw (Brentford, undisclosed), James McFadden (released), Marcus Hahnemann (released), James Wallace (Tranmere, undisclosed) Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce, £2m), Femi Orenuga (released), Adam Forshaw (Brentford, free), Aristote Nsiala (Accrington Stanley, free)

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Fulham

Martin Jol has bid £6.5 million for Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis. (Daily Mail)

Roma have said that Fulham target Maarten Stekelenburg is not available on the market with Tottenham also interested (Football Italia)

Fulham have stepped up their chase for £3m-rated Ivory Cost strikerYannick Sagbo. (The Sun).

In: Mladen Petric (Hamburg, free), George Williams (MK Dons, undisclosed), Hugo Rodallega (Wigan, free), Sascha Riether (Cologne, loan) Out: Andrew Johnson (QPR, free), Danny Murphy (Blackburn, free), Bjorn Helge Riise (Lillestrom SK), Orlando Sa (AEL Limassol, free), Dickson Etuhu (Blackburn, £1.5m), Marcel Gecov (AA Gent, undisclosed)

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Liverpool

A move for Theo Walcott has become a sudden possibility after the Arsenal forward's contract talks broke down. (Telegraph)

If Andy Carroll leaves the club, Brendan Rodgers could move for Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge as a replacement. (Daily Mail)

Bolton have been told that Jay Spearing has a £3m price tag but the Anfield club are prepared to sell. (Bolton Evening News)

In: Nuri Sahin (Real Madrid, loan), Oussama Assaidi (Heerenveen, £3m), Joe Allen (Swansea City, £15m), Fabio Borini (Roma, £10m) Out: Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbache, £1m) Fabio Aurelio (Gremio, free) David Amoo (Preston North End, free), Stephen Darby (Bradford City, free), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys, undisclosed), Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina, £6m), Craig Bellamy (Cardiff City, free), Toni Silva (Barnsley, free), Lewis Hatch (Accrington Stanley, free), Joe Rafferty (Rochdale, free), Connor Wearing (Shrewsbury, free)

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Manchester City

City could be tempted to battle Liverpool for Theo Walcott's signature after the striker refused a new Arsenal contract. (Telegraph)

City look set to complete the purchase of Swansea City winger Scott Sinclair for a fee believed to be £6.2million. (Mail)

Edin Dzeko could be on his way to Juventus after the Italian club reignited their interest in the striker. (Metro)

Roberto Mancini is a keen admirer of Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javier Martinez and could be tempted to make a move for the playmaker after Bayern Munich's sporting director Matthias Sammer admitted the German side were a long way off signing the 23-year-old. (Manchester Evening News)

In: Jack Rodwell (Everton, £12m), Vlad Marin (Lazio, undisclosed), Jules Olivier Ntcham (Le Havre, undisclosed) Out: Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham, £9m), Stuart Taylor (Manchester City, free), Owen Hargreaves (released), Stuart Taylor (Reading, free), Wayne Bridge (Brighton, loan), Greg Cunningham (Bristol City, undisclosed), Vladimir Weiss (Pescara, £1.3m), Gai Assulin (Racing Santander, free), Ahmed Benali (Brescia, free), Andrea Mancini (Real Valladolid, free), Omar Elabdellaoui (Feyenoord, loan), Harry Bunn (Crewe, loan), Adam Johnson (Sunderland, undisclosed)

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Manchester United

Wayne Rooney fears that he could be offloaded in a £40 million move.(Mirror)

Sir Alex Ferguson insists he will make no more signings in the transfer window after making his final moves this week. (Telegraph)

Fergie failed in a £25m bid for Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski before moving for Robin Van Persie. (Metro)

In: Nick Powell (Crewe, £2.75m rising to £4m) Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund, £17m), Robin van Persie (Arsenal, £22m), Alexander Buttner (Vitesse Arnhem, undisclosed) Out: Tomasz Kuszczak (Brighton, free), Michael Owen (released), Ritchie De Laet (Leicester, undisclosed), Matty James (Leicester, £2m combined), Fabio da Silva (QPR, loan), Park Ji-sung (QPR, £2.5m), Ben Amos (Hull City, loan), Paul Pogba (Juventus, free), Febian Brandy (Walsall, free), Liam Jacob (Oldham, free), Oliver Norwood (Huddersfield, free), Reece Brown (Coventry, loan), John Cofie (Sheffield United, loan), Sean McGinty (Oxford United, loan, Joe Coll (released)

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Newcastle United

Alan Pardew could accept bids for Fabricio Coloccini and Cheick Tiote if the offer is high enough. (Independent)

Newcastle will have to fight off interest from French club Paris St Germain to land Gregory van der Wiel. (TalkSport)

Toon to make a final bid in their attempt to secure the services of Lille right back Mathieu Debuchy. (Mirror)

In: Vurnon Anita (Ajax, £6.6m), Romain Amalfitano (Reims, free), Gael Bigirimana (Coventry, £1m), Curtis Good (Melbourne Heart, £400,000)Out: Philip Airey (released), Ryan Donaldson (released), Danny Guthrie (released), Tamas Kadar (released), Peter Lovenkrands (released), Alan Smith (released), Leon Best (Blackburn, £3m), Fraser Forster (Celtic, £2m), Daniel Taylor (Oldham, free), Michael Hoganson (Derby County, free), Lee Toland (Glenavon, free), Louis Storey (Accrington, free), Billy Ions (Leeds, free), Jeff Henderson (Sligo, free), Alex Baird (released), Ryan Donaldson (released), Samuel Adjei (released), Stephen Folan (released), Greg McDermott (released), Patrick Nzuzi (released), Ryan McGorrigan (released), Ben Sayer (released)

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Norwich City

Chris Hughton is closing in on Argentinian midfielder Lucas Biglia.(Mirror)

The Canaries are hoping to add Premiership experience to their midfield with the signing of Blackburn Rovers midfielder Steven Nzonzi on loan for the season (Sun)

Norwich have increased their bid for Blackburn goalkeeper Mark Bunn, who is seeking a move away from Ewood Park. (Lancashire Telegraph)

In: Alexander Tetty (Rennes, undisclosed), Steven Whittaker (Rangers, free), Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley, tribunal), Michael Turner (Sunderland, £1.5m), Robert Snodgrass (Leeds, £3m), George Brislen-Hall (Arsenal, free), Javier Garrido (Lazio, loan), Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham, undisclosed) Out: Zak Whitbread (released), Aaron Wilbraham (released), Josh Dawkin (released), Adam Drury (Leeds, free), Andrew Crofts (Brighton, undisclosed), Daniel Ayala (Nottingham Forest, loan), Matthew Ball (released)

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Queens Park Rangers

Rubin Kazan star defender Cristian Ansaldi could be target for QPR and West Brom. (Sun)

QPR boss Mark Hughes is considering a loan move for Porto centre-back Rolando. (West London Sport)

Mark Hughes is looking to bring in England striker Jermain Defoe from Tottenham. (Guardian)

In: Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea, free), Park Ji-sung (Manchester United, £2.5m), Samba Diakité (Nancy, £4m), Robert Green (West Ham, free), Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham, free), Andrew Johnson (Fulham, free), Fabio (Manchester United, loan), Junior Hoilett (Blackburn, free) Out: Peter Ramage (Crystal Palace, free), Danny Gabbidon (released), Danny Shittu (released), Fitz Hall (released), Gary Borrowdale (released), Lee Cook (Leyton Orient, free), Rowan Vine (St Johnstone, free), Patrick Agyemang (released), Akos Buzsaky (released) Heidar Helguson (Cardiff, undisclosed), Paddy Kenny (Leeds, £500,000), Danny Shittu (Millwall, free), Clint Hill (released), Bruno Perone (released), Tommy Smith (Cardiff, undisclosed)

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Reading

A move for West Ham's Carlton Cole could be on the cards as Brian McDermott is interested in a £5m move for the striker. (Mirror)

Reading are looking to pounce on Marseille's struggling financial situation with a £4million bid to sign Marseille forward Jordan Ayew.(Mail)

Manager Brian McDermott is willing to pay £1.2million to secure the services of Notts County winder Alan Judge. (Mirror)

In: Stuart Taylor (Manchester City, free), Pierce Sweeney (Bray Wanderers, undisclosed), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Stuttgart, free), Danny Guthrie (Newcastle, free), Garath McCleary (Nottingham Forest, free), Nicky Shorey (West Brom, free), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest, £2m rising to £2.3m), Adrian Mariappa (Watford, £3m) Out: Mathieu Manset (FC Sion, undisclosed), Michail Antonio (Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed), Tomasz Cywka (Barnsley, free), Michael Hector (Shrewsbury, loan), Angus MacDonald (AFC Wimbledon, loan), Joseph Mills (Burnley, loan), Karl Sheppard (Accrington, loan), Gozie Ugwu (Yeovil, loan), Brett williams (Woking, loan), Cédric Baseya (released), Andy Griffin (released), Brian Howard (released), Jack Mills (released), Jacob Walcott (released), Ethan Gage (released), Cameron Edwards (released).

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Southampton

Villa are after Saints striker Rickie Lambert and are possibly lining up a move for the 30-year-old. (Mirror)

Southampton are hopeful of a breakthrough with Bologna over a deal forGaston Ramirez. (Mail)

The Saints are to make a bid for Ajax left-back Nicolai Boilesen but could face competition from Arsenal and Inter Milan for the £5million rated man (Mirror)

In: Jay Rodriguez (Burnley, £7m), Alexander Buttner (Vitesse Arnhem, £3m), Steven Davis (Rangers, £800,000), Paulo Gazzaniga (Gillingham, £2m), Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace, £2.5m), Emmanuel Mayuka (Young Boys Berne, undisclosed) Out: Dan Harding (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed), Harlee Dean (Brentford, free), Ryan Doble (Shrewsbury, free), Jack Dovey (Eastleigh, free), Lee Holmes(Preston, free), Bartosz Bialkowski (Notts County, free), Tommy Forecast (Gillingham, loan), Aaron Martin (Crystal Palace, loan), David Connolly (released), Radhi Jaidi (retired).

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Stoke City

Tony Pulis is to revive his bid for Tom Huddlestone after protracted negotiations with Spurs. (Stoke Sentinel)

Ameican midfielder Maurice Edu is close to completing a move to Stoke pending a medical. (Belfast Telegraph)

The Potters are poised, along with Sunderland, to move in for Tottenham defender Michael Dawson if his move to QPR falls through. (Mail)

In: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo, £2.5m), Ben Glasgow (Arsenal, free), Jamie Ness (Rangers, free), Goran Popov (Dynamo Kiev, loan), Michael Kightly (Wolverhampton Wanderers, £3m) Out: Danny Collins (Nottingham Forest, £500,000), Andrew Davies (Bradford City, free), Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough, free), Ryan Brunt (Leyton Orient, loan), Florent Cuvelier (Walsall, loan), Matthew Lund (Bristol Rovers, loan). Salif Diao Ricardo Fuller (released), Louis Moult (released), Tom Soares (released), Michael Tonge (released).

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Sunderland

Martin O'Neill could hijack Liverpool's bid for Fulham's Clint Dempsey(TalkSPORT)

Although Steven Fletcher and Adam Johnson have arrived, a deal forMichael Dawson has stalled. (Independent)

Frazier Campbell is set to link up with former Black Cats manager Steve Bruce at Hull for a £3million fee. (Mail)

In: Louis Saha (free agent), Carlos Cuellar (Aston Villa, free), David Ferguson (Darlington, free), Wade Joyce (Bury, free), Adam Johnson (Manchester City, undisclosed), Steven Fletcher (Wolves, £12m) Out: Asomoah Gyan (Al-Ain, £6m), Michael Turner (Norwich, £1.5m), Cristian Riveros (Kayserispor, £240,000), Marcos Angeleri (Estudiantes, undisclosed), Trevor Carson (Bury, free), Jordan Cook (Charlton, free), Michael Liddle (Accrington, free), George McCartney (West Ham, free), Liam Bagnall (released), James Brace (released), Brett Elliott (released), Craig Gordon (released), Lewis King (released), Jordan Lavender (released), Oumare Tounkara (released)

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Swansea City

Crewe captain Ashley Westwood could be set for a move to the Liberty.(Daily Mail)

Middlesbrough's Dutch striker Marvin Emnes and Blackpool's Tom Ince could be moving to the Liberty. (South Wales Evening Post)

Swansea City's captain gerry Monk is being targetted by Bristol City after the defender was told he will not feature in Brian Laudrup's first team plans (Goal.com)

In: Ki Sung-Yeung (Celtic, undisclosed), Jamie Proctor (Preston, undisclosed), Jose Manuel Flores (Genoa, £2m), Jonathan de Guzman (Villarreal, loan), Michu (Rayo Vallecano, £2m), Kyle Bartley (Arsenal, £1m), Ki Sung-Yeung (Celtic, £6m). Out: Joe Allen (Liverpool, £15m), Ferrie Bodde (released), Casey Thomas released), Joe Walsh (Crawley, free), Jose Moreira (released), Scott Donnelly (released)

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Tottenham Hotspur

AVB is particularly interested in Joao Moutinho due to his Portuguese links and is close to completing the Moussa Dembele deal. (Mirror)

Spurs plan a £50m shopping spree with Willian, Dembele, Moutinho,M'Villa, Hugo Lloris and Leandro Damiao are all on the radar.(Mirror)

But they have had a £12 million bid for Willian rejected. (ESPN)

In: Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham, £5m), Jan Vertonghen (Ajax, £9.5m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim, £8m) Out: Sebastien Bassong (Norwich City, undisclosed), Niko Kranjcar (Dynamo Kiev, £5.75m), Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow, £5.5m), Steven Pienaar (Everton, £4.5m), Lee Angol (Wycombe, undisclosed), Ben Alnwick (Barnsley, free), Ryan Nelsen (QPR, free), Oscar Jansson (Shamrock Rovers, free), Bongani Khumalo (PAOK Salonika, loan), Massimo Luongo (Ipswich, loan), Louis Saha (released), Ledley King (retired), Daniel Button (Charlton, undisclosed), Luka Modric (Real Madrid, £30m)

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West Bromwich Albion

Rubin Kazan's Argentinian Cristian Ansaldi is on Steve Clarke's radar as the transfer deadline looms. (Sun)

The Baggies' opening day scorer Peter Odemwingie is being targeted by West Ham and Sunderland. (Mirror)

Steve Clarke wants to sign Blackburn defender Martin Olsson to bulk up his defensive options. (Birmingham Mail)

In: Ben Foster (Birmingham, £4m), Yassine El Ghanassy (AA Gent, loan), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, loan), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen, free), Claudio Yacob (Racing Club de Avellaneda) Out: Somen Tchoyi (released), Simon Cox (Nottingham Forest, £2m), Keith Andrews (Bolton, free), Paul Downing (Walsall, free), Marton Fulop (Astera Tripolis, free), Joey Mattock (Sheffield Wednesday, free), Nicky Shorey (Reading, free), Lateef Elford-Alliyu (Bury, free), Paul Scharner (Hamburg, free), Jamie Edge (released), Somen Tchoyi (released)

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West Ham United

Wet Ham are ready to make a sensational bid to bring Joe Cole home to Upton Park. (Daily Star)

Sam Allardyce has ruled out making a move for Dimitar Berbatov, saying the striker is too expensive at this point. (ESPN)

Following Matt Jarvis' signing, the Hammers could let Carlton Cole go to Reading for £5m. (Mirror)

In: Modibo Maiga (Sochaux, £4.7m), James Collins (Aston Villa, £2.5m), Alou Diarra (Marseille, £2m), Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Raphael Spiegel (Grasshopper, undisclosed), Mohamed Diamé (Wigan, free), Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton, free), George McCartney (Sunderland, free), Matt Jarvis (Wolves, £10.75m) Out: Sam Baldock (Bristol City, undisclosed), Sam Cowler (Barnet, undisclosed), Jordan Brown (Barnet, free), Julien Faubert (Elazigspor, free), Abdoulaye Faye (Hull, free), Robert Green (QPR, free), Oliver Lee (Barnet, free), Frank Nouble (Wolves, free), Freddie Sears (Colchester, free), Marek Stech (Yeovil, free), Ravel Morrison (Birmingham, loan) John Carew (released), Papa Bouba Diop (released), Peter Kurucz (released)

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Wigan Athletic

Wigan are to launch a bid for 24-year-old Bolton winger Lee Chung-yong who could be available for £7million. (Mail)

Roberto Di Matteo has thanked Wigan boss Roberto Martinez for making new signing Victor Moses the player he is after he left the Latics. (Sun)

In: Ivan Ramis (Real Mallorca, £4.5m), Ryo Miyaichi (Arsenal, loan), Arouna Kone (Levante, £2.7m), Fraser Fyvie (Aberdeen, £450,000) Out: Conor Sammon (Derby Undisclosed), Mohamed Diamé (West Ham, free), Chris Kirkland (Sheffield Wednesday, free), Hugo Rodallega (Fulham, free), Lee Nicholls (Northampton, loan), Adam Dawson (Accrington, loan), Ryan Watson (Accrington, loan), Mike Pollitt (released), Hendry Thomas (released), Steve Gohouri (released), Victor Moses (Chelsea, undisclosed)

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