Yesterday, the 29 year-old revealed he had been banished to train with the reserves before claiming his hopes of moving to the French giants had been shattered, leaving him "heartbroken".
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Joey Barton flies to France for talks with Marseille a day after declaring deal was off
Yesterday, the 29 year-old revealed he had been banished to train with the reserves before claiming his hopes of moving to the French giants had been shattered, leaving him "heartbroken".
Manchester City 'agree £12m fee'for Fiorentina defender Matija Nastasic'
Nastasic, 19, has only spent one season at Fiorentina, making 25 appearances as his side finished 13th in Serie A. At international level he plays alongside Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic.
City's Italian manager Mancini has been tracking the player for some time and is thought to see him as a better prospect than Savic.
Montenegrin Savic, who started the Community Shield tie against Chelsea but has otherwise struggled to make the first team, signed for City from Partisan Belgrade in July 2011 - the summer that Nastasic moved from the same club to Fiorentina.
After a 2-2 draw against Liverpool on Sunday, Mancini said that his side needed to improve their defensive performances.
"We need to bring players in," he said. "We have to work hard for this over the next four or five days."
Until now, his only significant market move has been the purchase of midfielder Jack Rodwell from Everton for £12 million. Several players have left, including Adam Johnson, Wayne Bridge and Emmanuel Adebayor, while Roque Santa Cruz could soon be on his way out on loan.
Santa Cruz has been the subject of intense speculation all summer as it is clear he does not feature in Mancini's plans yet few clubs are willing to meet his high wage demands. He spent last season on loan at Real Betis, scoring seven goals in 33 matches. The Spanish club are interested in a similar deal again but have so far been unable to reach an agreement for the striker, who joined City for £17.5 million in 2009 but fell out of favour after Mark Hughes was sacked as manager.
Meanwhile, City could also make a move for Theo Walcott after the Arsenal forward's contract talks broke down. Liverpool have already made an inquiry for Walcott while City have asked to be kept informed of developments and are expected to make their move later this week.
Roberto Mancini has also had a £6.2 million bid for Swansea City's Scott Sinclair rejected. The Welsh club have now rebuffed two offers for the winger while Roma are also playing tough over long-term City target Daniele De Rossi.
Dimitar Berbatov close to Manchester United exit as he flies to Italy for medical with Fiorentina
Berbatov, who became Manchester United's most expensive player when he joined from Tottenham in 2008 for £30.75 million pounds, had reached an agreement with the Serie A club on a two-year contract with an option for a further year.
The 31-year-old was the Premier League joint-top scorer in the 2010-11 season with 20 goals but has struggled to hold down a place in Alex Ferguson's starting line-up since and was keen to revive his career in another top European league.
Ferguson made it clear it was probably time for Berbatov, who is Bulgaria's all-time leading scorer with 48 goals, to look for a move when he signed Dutch striker Robin Van Persie from Arsenal prior to the start of the Premier League season.
If the deal is completed, Berbatov will become the fourth Bulgarian in Serie A after defender Nikolay Iliev and strikers Hristo Stoichkov and Valeri Bojinov, who played for Fiorentina between 2005 and 2007.
Football experts in Bulgaria believe the transfer could also lead to Berbatov ending his self-imposed international exile.
Earlier this year, Berbatov, who quit the national team in 2010, said he would be open to an approach from coach Luboslav Penev after he moved to a club where he could play regularly.
Tottenham Hotspur agree deals to sign Moussa Dembele from Fulham and Hugo Lloris from Lyon
Spurs have also been frustrated in a fresh attempt to sign Joao Moutinho with Porto refusing to budge on their €30m (£24m) valuation on the midfielder who is so highly-rated by head coach Andre Villas-Boas.
The Portuguese is understood to regard his countryman as the ideal replacement for Luka Modric – not in style but in influence on the team and also to be a talisman for the new manager – who was finally sold to Real Madrid for a fee that could rise (with add-ons) to £33m earlier this week.
As part of that deal, Spurs signed a commercial tie up with Real which will include young players being loaned between the club and also the prospect of exhibition matches being played. The sale of Modric has also unlocked transfer funds for Spurs who are set to be the Premier League’s busiest club before the transfer window closes on Friday night.
Although Spurs gave up on trying to sign Moutinho – in public at least – Villas-Boas has remained hopeful that a deal could still be struck for the midfielder who was so vital to him when he was Porto coach and who he also tried to take to Chelsea.
The signing of Dembélé will end a year-long pursuit by Spurs for the player who has made a significant impact on the Premier League since he was signed by the then manager Mark Hughes by Fulham in 2010 for just £3.2m from AZ Alkmaar and who has also attracted strong interest from Manchester United.
Spurs’ failed with a bid of £10m for Dembélé last year. Dembélé is believed to have a £15m release clause in his contract and Spurs have now activated that. Spurs remain desperate to offload fringe players such as David Bentley and Jermaine Jenas but must concentrate on strengthening the squad after Modric’s sale.
Shakhtar announced on Monday that they had rejected a bid of £11.8m for Willian, the Brazilian international, but talks are ongoing between the clubs. Although the Ukrainians insist they want £20m for the player, Spurs believe that an offer of around £15m would be successful although they are yet to submit an improved bid.
It had been hoped that a deal to sign Willian would be agreed yesterday but talks have stalled with, for now, Spurs concentrating on acquiring Dembélé who, it is hoped, will be available for Saturday’s Premier League match at home to Norwich City.
Nevertheless Willian, who was withdrawn from the squad for Shakhtar’s league match against Karpaty on Sunday, is still hopeful that he can force through a move. Villas-Boas also bid for the player last January when he was still the manager of Chelsea and is keen to bring him to England now.
Villas-Boas is desperate to bolster his squad as he mounts a challenge to bring Champions League football back to White Hart Lane.
Spurs have also been frustrated in their attempts to sign another Brazilian, striker Leandro Damiao, with his club, Internacional, insisting they want the 23-year-old international to stay for now after their valuation wasn’t met. A bid for the French midfielder Yann M’Vila was rejected by Rennes earlier this month and is unlikely to be revived.
Spurs have agreed a fee for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris but only after his club, Lyon, reduced their demands for the France captain because they want him to leave. Lyon will now accept £12m for Lloris and although personal terms are yet to be agreed, the deal is expected to go ahead.
Lloris’s arrival will prompt Spurs to seek a buyer for Heurelho Gomes who has failed to convince Villas-Boas that he can challenge Brad Friedel as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper. Spurs have, alternatively, been considering a bid for Birmingham City’s young goalkeeper Jack Butland who recently made his debut for England and is available for around £8m.
Premier League Transfer Talk
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)
Lucas out for three months after sustaining thigh injury minutes into Liverpool's draw with Manchester City
The Brazil international suffered the injury in the opening minutes of Sunday's Premier League draw with Manchester City at Anfield.
It is a fresh blow for the 25-year-old, who had won his place back in the Liverpool side after missing most of last season following knee surgery.
Rodgers said: "It is very unfortunate. He has worked ever so hard to come back and he has been an outstanding player for me and person off the field as well.
"The indications are two to three months. It is quite a unique injury at the top of his right thigh.
"He has had a scan and we will see a specialist this evening. We'll see if it needs an operation or whether it is just recuperation."
Lucas lasted just four minutes of Sunday's 2-2 draw with the champions after first tweaking his thigh during the warm-up.
He had hoped to establish himself in Rodgers' new-look side after missing seven months of the last campaign with cruciate ligament damage.
The player himself tweeted: "No words describe my feelings at the moment. It is [sic] been hard to be positive but I am sure better days will come. YNWA."
Lucas' injury could allow an opportunity for new loan signing Nuri Sahin, brought in on a one-year deal from Real Madrid, to make his debut at Arsenal this weekend.
Ikhana Tips Falconets To Lift World Cup
Ikhana said the girls have done very well in the group stages but warned that they need to redouble their efforts and tactics to actualise their target of winning the trophy.
“The team should change their approach by playing a more organized game and put pressure on their opponents from start to finish. I am optimistic the girls can go all the way if they give it their best shot.
“I am saying this because I know the girls and what they are capable of doing when they decide to play,” the former Eagles defender stated.
On the quarter-final duel against Mexico, Ikhana said Falconets would win easily if they do not become complacent, adding that the Mexicans are very physical and should not be allowed to dictate the pace of the game. He said aside from Nigeria, host nation Japan, DPR Korea, Germany and USA are also good enough to win the cup.
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