HOT GOSSIP West Ham are winning the race to sign coveted Nice striker Loic Remy. (PA) Real Madrid veteran Raul is poised for a shock Premier League move with Tottenham top of the queue. (Sun) Arsene Wenger has offered 37-year-old Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer a role at Arsenal as player coach as an extra incentive to join the club. (Sun) Wolfsburg manager Steve McClaren has failed to lure Craig Bellamy to Germany for a year-long lon spell. (Daily Mirror) --------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Arsene Wenger has offered 37-year-old Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer a role at Arsenal as player coach as an extra incentive to join the club. (Sun) Wenger is considering a possible move for CSKA Moscow's Keisuke Honda. (Sport.co.uk) Panathinaikos have stepped up their bid to sign defender William Gallas (Sun) Shakhtar Donetsk are closing on a £6 million deal for striker Eduardo. (Mail) The Arsenal manager expects William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre, both out of contract, to leave the club soon, although the future of Sol Campbell remains unknown. (Sky Sports) --------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Stiliyan Petrov wants boss Martin O'Neill to sign Celtic's Aiden McGeady, who Aston Villa are reportedly interested in. (Sky Sports) Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell has rejected West Ham to join Fulham in a £2 million deal. (Mail) Tottenham will sell Robbie Keane to Aston Villa in order to finance a move for Craig Bellamy. (Mirror) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Birmingham defender Roger Johnson insists his side still need another six signings before the transfer window shuts. (Sun) Crystal Palace have warned Birmingham City a bid for defender Nathaniel Clyne is "not even worth looking at" after the Midlands club had a £1.25 million offer rejected. (Sky Sports) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Blackburn have taken Andranik Teymourian, Rodrigo Branco and former Barcelona winger Gai Assulin on trial. (Mail) Harry Redknapp will make a move for young Blackburn centre-back Phil Jones. (People) Jason Roberts is determined to stay at Ewood Park, despite manager Sam Allardyce looking to sell the striker. (Mirror) In order to raise funds, Aston Villa have put a £4 million pricetag on Nigel Reo-Coker, frightening off interest from Bolton and Blackburn. (Mirror) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Former West Brom midfielder may be on his way to Bloomfield Road on a free transfer. (Mail) Blackpool manager Ian Holloway hopes to wrap up the signing of Israeli defender Dekel Keinan (PA) Holloway is ready to splash a record £1 million fee on Derby County striker Rob Hulse. (Mirror) Holloway also wants to sign Nile Ranger on loan from Newcastle and Nicky Butt on a free. (Express) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton Wanderers In order to raise funds, Aston Villa have put a £4 million pricetag on Nigel Reo-Coker, frightening off interest from Bolton and Blackburn. (Mirror) Bolton want to sign Hassan Yebda, who spent last season on loan at Portsmouth, but face competition from Fulham. (People) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Mario Balotelli's agent has hinted Chelsea have joined the race to sign the Inter Milan striker (Sky Sports), while Chelsea defender Riocardo Carvalho may be moving in the opposite direction to join former boss Jose Mourinho. (Mirror) Chelsea's young Dutch star Jeffrey Bruma is ready to sign for Steve McClaren's German champions Wolfsburg on loan. (Mirror) Chelsea are to make Brazilian wonderkid Neymar the world's most expensive teenager by tabling a £25 million bid for the Santos striker. (Express) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Everton Everton striker Lukas Jutkiewicz is joining Coventry City on loan. (Daily Mail) Inter Milan have earmarked Everton winger Steven Pienaar as a potential target. (Daily Mail) Everton have rejected Arsenal's £14 million offer for Phil Jagielka, but may test the Blues' resolve with an improved £16 million bid. (Mirror) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Arsene Wenger has offered 37-year-old Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer a role at Arsenal as player coach as an extra incentive to join the club (Sun)... ... But Fulham have lined up Rangers' Allan McGregor just in case the Australian does leave Craven Cottage. (People) Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell has rejected West Ham to join Fulham in a £2 million deal. (Mail) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Roy Hodgson's bid for 18-year-old Rangers defender Danny Wilson is set to go through with the SPL side recieving £5 million. (Sun) Liverpool want a decision from Joe Cole this week about moving to Anfield. Cole has been offered £90,000 per week. (Sun) Emiliano Insua will leave Liverpool after the Reds agreed a £5 million fee with Fiorentina. (Sky Sports) Hodgson will look to sell Albert Riera, David N'Gog and Sotirios Kyrgiakos to raise funds. (People) Lucas, subject of interest from Palermo, insists he wants to stay at Anfield. (Sky Sports) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Manchester City's transfer spree shows no sign of ending as Roberto Mancini revealed the club are looking at front men Landon Donovan and Mario Balotelli. Wolfsburg manager Steve McClaren has failed to lure Craig Bellamy to Germany for a year-long lon spell. (Daily Mirror) Benfica's £30m-rated Brazilian midfielder Ramires has cught the eye of Manchester City's manager Roberto Mancini now that talks with Aston Villa's James Milner have stalled. (Daily Mirror) The agent of Mario Balotelli claims the 19-year-old will not join Manchester City (PA) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson wants Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm to join Manchester United and is willing to use striker Dimitar Berbatov as bait in a part-exchange deal. (Express) Werder Bremen are braced for a bid from Manchester United for World Cup superstar Mesut Ozil. (Sky Sports) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle Sol Campbell has hinted at a move to Sunderland and not Newcastle. (Sun) Manager Chris Hughton says goalkeeper Steve Harper will not leave the club, despite reported interest from Celtic. (Sky Sports) Hughton has also turned down Matt Derbyshire, who was approached by the Olympiakos striker's agent. (People) Young winger Kazenga LuaLua has been offered a loan move to Brighton & Hove Albion, with Newcastle yet to respond. (Sky Sports) Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra could move to St James' Park and join former Everton midfielder Dan Gosling, who has agreed a deal with the Tyneside club. (Mirror) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Stoke City are to launch an £8 million bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole and remains interested in Tottenham winger David Bentley. (People) Graham Dorrans will not be joining Stoke City or West Ham after signing a new deal with the Baggies. (People) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Sunderland have confirmed their interest in Stephen Ireland, but the 23-year-old's wage demands may be problematic. (Sky Sports) Sol Campbell has hinted at a move to Sunderland and not North East rivals Newcastle. (Sun) Assistant manager Eric Black has said his side have no interest in signing Burnley midfielder Chris Eagles. (Sky Sports) Defender Jean-Yves M'Voto could move to Carlisle United. (Sky Sports) Steve Bruce is willing to sell Anton Ferdinand for £3 million, while Nyron Nosworthy, Teemu Tainio and David Healy could be shown the door at the Stadium of Light. (People) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid veteran Raul is poised for a shock Premier League move with Tottenham top of the queue. (Sun) Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon are about to sign unsettled striker Roman Pavlyuchenko for a season on loan. (Daily Mail) Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has revealed he could be set to sign Croatia goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa. (PA) Harry Redknapp hopes to sign Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy after pulling out of the race to land Joe Cole. (Mirror) Redknapp will make a move for young Blackburn centre-back Phil Jones. (People) ------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Graham Dorrans will not be joining Stoke City or West Ham after signing a new deal with the Baggies. (People) Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury could be subject to a loan deal at West Brom, but they face competition from Newcastle and Fulham. (Express) West Brom are lining up a £1 million move for Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts. (Daily Star) ---------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United West Ham are winning the race to sign coveted Nice striker Loic Remy after making an improved bid. (PA) Bayern Munich striker Miroslav Klose has turned down Premiership interest this summer, scuppering West Ham's hopes. (Tribal Football) Avram Grant's pursuit of Israel defender Tal Ben-Haim has hit a snag after the Portsmouth player failed a fitness test. (Sun) Lyon defender Francois Clerc is available on a free transfer and is expected to make the move to Upton Park. (Mirror) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Wigan Athletic Wigan look set to complete the signing of Hamilton midfielder James McArthur. (PA) Wigan manager Roberto Martinez wants to take Chelsea's Argentine striker Franco Di Santo on loan for the season. (Mirror) Goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi, who just signed for the Latics on loan from Bolton, have been told to forget signing him permanently by his parent club. (Club Call) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers Mick McCarthy's men are close to clinching the loan signing of Senegalese international Guirane N'Daw from Nantes. (People)
Barcelona’s Marquez extremely close to New York Red Bull deal 22.07.10 | Andrew Slevison READ MORE NEWS ON: Arsenal, Barcelona, MLS Barcelona defender/midfielder Rafael Marquez is believed to be extremely close to agreeing a deal with MLS outfit New York Red Bull. Reports suggest the 31-year old Mexico national team captain will soon sign a four-year deal worth $2.8million a year. Marquez’s arrival in the North American top flight will be a major coup with the Latin-American community likely to get right behind the player who has had a brilliantly successful career thus far. It will also be a huge inclusion for the Red Bulls who only last week unveiled the signing of Marquez’s former Barcelona teammate and ex-Arsenal and France star Thierry Henry.
LA Galaxy’s Donovan attracting interest from Man City 22.07.10 | Andrew Slevison READ MORE NEWS ON: Everton, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Manchester City, Roberto Mancini, World Cup LA Galaxy star Landon Donovan is attracting interest from English Premier League club Manchester City. The 28-year old USA forward is wanted by City boss Roberto Mancini after impressing during last season’s loan spell with Everton before starring in the World Cup with three goals. Mancini, who has already signed World Cup stars Jerome Boateng, David Silva and Yaya Toure this summer, admitted there could be a deal for Donovan to join the Eastlands club. "We will have to see," said Mancini. "The market is open until the end of August. It could be, because Donovan is a good player."
Mourinho plots amazing Real Madrid deal: Kaka for Barcelona striker Ibrahimovic 22.07.10 | tribalfootball.com READ MORE NEWS ON: Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Diego, Diego Milito, Jose Mourinho, Kaka, Real Madrid, Zlatan Ibrahimovic Jose Mourinho has asked Real Madrid to explore the sensational prospect of signing Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. El Mundo Deportivo says Mourinho knows it would be difficult, but he has requested Real's directors to sound out Barca about Ibra's availability. Mourinho isn't confident Karim Benzema can handle being his chosen No9, as he enjoyed with Didier Drogba at Chelsea and Diego Milito at Inter. Instead, the Special Juan sees Ibra as the ideal centre-forward to lead his line this coming season. The amazing transfer would take another twist, however, if Barca fail to prise Cesc Fabregas away from Arsenal. Indeed, Real see that prospect as being a clincher in the deal. Mourinho would happily offer Kaka in exchange for Ibrahimovic - and with no midfield signing, he is confident Barca would be open to the amazing swap.
Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko claims Manchester City and Lyon have expressed an interest in him. City was on him earlier in the transfer period but went after some other targets. Second day in a row that another midfielder has been discussed in the rumors. I think Milner is not going to be playing for City next year.
In the last 10 minutes, Martin O'Neil has said that he is ready to cash in on Milner. The figure to get Milner is believed to be around £30m. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11679_6274338,00.html?
Apparently Schalke is very confident they will land Rual in the coming days Not sure what to believe but I assumed he was all but ours
Yes please. Would make us better as a team even if Kaka didn't play a single minute because Ibra would just be stealing minutes from Pedro/Villa.
I could see them swapping Ibra for Kaka to be honest, so don't act like it's totally outlandish. Only issue is, I don't see how much playing time Kaka would be getting with our midfield. I don't even know why we're going after midfield to be honest (outside of Cesc, who they want because he's Catalan). Our midfield is stacked to the point that I'm not even sure how much playing time Keita will get this year. Busquets and Xavi are locks, and then you also have Iniesta, for three spots....Fabregas would probably start over Iniesta at this point, but I'm not sure if Kaka would or wouldn't.
Milan set a cash only price at 12.5m They are willing to lose 2.5 off of the price they paid for The Hunter. I think Liverpool offered Babel for Huntelaar in a swap. I would expect both Huntelaar and Gattuso to be out the door in the next week or so...........
Materazzi to the USA if Inter win Club World Cup? Sky Sports 24 reported some important news for Nerazzurri defender, Marco Materazzi. According to the Italian news outlet, the Inter #23, who has a contract until 2012, may be considering a move away from Inter before retirement. Sky reports that Matrix has decided that if Inter win the Club World Cup this fall, he will leave Milan for the USA in order to experience American football. Inter will be leaving for the USA in a few days to compete in friendly matches but Materazzi may be doing more than just playing while he is in North America.
chelsea expected to sign benficia midfielder ramires. very good signing as we lost some midfield depth this transfer season. solid box to box midfielder with a great work rate. additionally, i hope this helps in the pursuit of neymar.
Yeah I laughed when I read it. It will be in the neighborhood of 20m for him. Villa is just posturing and all this Donovan talk is getting them a little uneasy.
Havent been following the rumors too closely since there has been so much garbage out there. I just read the front page of the major websites to see about any actual signings..
Curious to see not only if the rumors that the Sounders want to offload Ljungberg are true, but if we're going to pursue another DP in the process.