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Posted by Jon Carter on 08/02/2009

We'll be keeping you as up-to-date as possible on the latest transfer talk in On The Move. You can catch the morning newspaper gossip in Paper Round, read up on all the Latest Transfers and then follow the developing stories in our constantly updated transfer blog here:

22.00: That's it for the weekend's rumours. Nothing on Xabi Alonso yet, but that could all be sorted next week, so stay tuned.

21.29: It's been a while since we have heard from Real Madrid. But they are apparently targeting Belgian Steven Defour as a backup if their proposed move for Xabi Alonso does not come off.

20.36: Aston Villa must negotiate a deal to bring Miguel Veloso from Portuguese outfit Sporting Lisbon to the Premier League within the next 72 hours, or end their interest, according to a report in The Birmingham Mail.

19.49: Former Bayern Munich 'keeper Oliver Kahn has claimed that Franck Ribery is a disruptive influence on the club. “He behaves like a diva,” thundered Kahn. “He always creates problems in the team, and I see doubts about the capability of the fans of identifying the player with the club.''

18.59: Newcastle's interim manager Chris Hughton insists he knows nothing about Tottenham's reported bid for Sebastien Bassong either. Great work from one Northern based journalist there.

18.27: A lot of players have been turning down a move to Roma recently, but Brescia’s Andrea Caracciolo would love to head to the Italian capital according to his agent.

17.53: Shay Given in unconcerned by Man City's poor pre-season form. "I was at Blackburn as a player and I don't think they won a game pre-season the year they went on to win the Premier League," he told the club's official website. "There is some exciting quality on the pitch in front of me and I am sure it will be an exciting season. We have some fantastic players in City shirts."

17.10: Arsenal's Arsene Wenger says he has been impressed by Jack Wilshere, who has impressed in pre-season, and might not bring in a new midfielder in order to give the young Englishman a chance.

16.41: Liverpool are reportedly willing to offer Roma €21 million for Italian Alberto Aquilani, but only if they sell Xabi Alonso first.

16.25: With Fiorentina's Champions League campaign set to begin on August 18, the club are looking to strengthen the side as quickly as possible and have set a deadline of Wednesday to sign Emmanuel Eboue from Arsenal.

15.48: Stuttgart general manager Horst Heldt is delighted to welcome Pavel Pogrebnyak to his club after the Russia international passed a medical. We're not surprised either, as the striker is a class act.

15.25: Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sell Wesley Sneijder to Inter Milan, according to reports from Italy. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that an initial loan deal has been agreed between the two clubs, with the Spanish side receiving €4m, with the Serie A champions having an option to make the transfer permanent for a fee of €18m.

15.18: David James insists he will not be the next high-profile player to leave Fratton Park this summer. Although he is the only one left...

14.54: Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen are considering making a move for highly rated Argentinean forward Maxi Lopez, who failed to make the grade at Barcelona.

14.29: Harry Redknapp has rubbished reports that Tottenham have submitted a bid for Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong. So you can't believe everything you read.

14.19: Lazio star Lorenzo De Silvestri could soon be on the radar of AC Milan should they complete the successful sale of Andrea Pirlo to Chelsea.

13.51: Rafael van der Vaart has confirmed he'll be leaving the Bernabeu this summer. "The coach told me I won't get much chance to play, so it's not an option to stay here," Van der Vaart told De Telegraaf.

13.26: Manchester City have joined the chase for highly-rated Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm, as he attracts attention from most of the top flight English clubs.

12.57: Roma are interested in Diego Lugano, who is available on a free transfer, and he has already been in contact with the Giallorossi, as well as Lazio and Fiorentina.

12.37: Newcastle's Habib Beye won't be going to Hull though, as Tigers manager Phil Brown says he is not prepared to meet the current asking price for the full-back.

12.05: Newcastle have rejected a £10m bid from Tottenham for Sebastien Bassong. The world is going mad if he's worth more than that!

11.45: Manchester City, Everton, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur are all after hot prospect Fabian Delph, but Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has warned them that they'll need to increase their offers if they are serious about securing the teenager.

11.10: Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says he was 'always confident' that John Terry would stay at the club after interest from Manchester City could have made him the best paid player in the world.

10.56: Lucas Neill looks set to stay at West Ham as he's agreed a new contract. Surely he couldn't have been after more money, could he?

10.42: Blackburn Rovers have reportedly agreed a fee with Hajduk Split for Croatian Nikola Kalinic and the striker should be signing shortly.

10.25: Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth will battle it out for the signature of Manchester City striker Benjani, who will leave Eastlands.

10.14: Everton manager David Moyes wants a new right-back and could take Valencia defender Miguel to Goodison Park this summer.

10.04: Fulham could be set to make an approach to sign Arsenal striker Carlos Vela on a season-long loan, should the Gunners make an approach for defender Brede Hangeland.

09.35: Some papers think Lescott is unsettled and is set to hand in a transfer request to force through his £22m move to Manchester City.

09.28: Toffees boss David Moyes is angry with Man City about their pursuit of defender Joleon Lescott. "It is about showing respect - and we are not being shown that," he says.

09.00: The papers are Manchester United mad this morning as everyone seems to think Fergie was lying when he said there would be no more signing at Old Trafford this summer. David Villa, David Silva and Sergio Aguero are all being linked.

Comments

Posted by martin on 08/02/2009

Manchester City is going on the right direction I believe they will definitely make the top four this season. I wish them the best of luck

Posted by abdulnassir on 08/02/2009

need better replacement on the right side midfilder so as to supply for strikers like michael owen, rooney and berbatov to score.infact owen is a very good finisher and is a skillful player i like his game the way he scores so clever.

Posted by Ted on 08/02/2009

Man City. Even more disgusting than Chelsea.

Posted by BobbytheBoss on 08/02/2009

If Wenger isn't going to stick Vela on the subs bench for most of the season, then he is better off loaning him to Fulham and letting him get some first team experience. He needs to get used to playing in the English League and he needs to get some good experienced. Having seen this kid in the last game of the Gold Cup, I think we can expect great things. However, as a player, he has maybe 10 or 15 years when he will be playing at his peak so he needs ti play often.

Posted by RoyB on 08/02/2009

Professional football today is just that "professional". All this whinging about clubs buying and spending too much big money. That's life. It's not park football any more like in the (good?) old days ... it's big business with huge turnovers and weekly spectators. The fans are passionate and want to see their respective teams field a good side and win! If one club has more money than another, so what.... just get on with it.

Posted by Bret Lee. on 08/02/2009

Arsene Wenger should please do everything possible to bring Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh to the club as we deserve a trophy this season.

Chamakh is a good player and his desire is to play for Arsenal.

Posted by ed on 08/02/2009

Its like Chelsea had some dignity and some good players before Roman, but man city are just low, i dont think they ever will go over man u or chelsea, to bad liverpool and arsenal are just selling players and if last season the had no team to fight for the premier this year will be even harder

Posted by Barrie Collins on 08/02/2009

How dare you! Fergie NEVER lies. He said Man U would not sign any more players this SUMMER. Need I remind you that Summer starts on June 21st., and Midsummer's Day in England is June 24th.? Therefore Summer officially ended on June 27th. (as usual) and Fergie, ever a man of honour, is now free to sign the entire Brazilian national team if he so desires! Fergie lie? The very idea!

Posted by Theoli on 08/02/2009

Mr. Wenger should give vela more minutes or give him on a loan so he can get more activity!!

Posted by henry(uganda) on 08/03/2009

wenger should do every thing possible to buy a striker especially chamakh who is interesred in moving to arsenal.

Posted by joseblizz on 08/03/2009

pls somebody should talk me what is ac milan traying to do.are they traying lose this year cup to inter again

Posted by blogs.soccernet.com on 06/14/2011

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