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Posted by ESPNsoccernet Staff on 07/18/2010

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


Thierry Henry would understand if Cesc Fabregas moved to Barca ©Getty Images

22.10 BST: Schalke boss Felix Magath believes Raul would welcome a move to the club. “He would come here because it he seeks a challenge to do well in the Champions League again. He wants to play and score goals."

21.40 BST: David Trezeguet is staying at Juve next season despite fresh interest from Greece, Turkey and Qatar, according to his agent.

21.30 BST: Apparently Real Madrid want AC Milan defender Thiago Silva, but the player says he's not interested in the move. More here.

21.03 BST: Ronaldinho has apparently sacked his staff at his villa in Varese, and that's fuelled the talk he's off to LA Galaxy or Flamengo. Sky Sport 24 says AC Milan's Adriano Galliani will be holding a meeting with the player and his agent on Monday.

20.55 BST: Is Aleksandar Kolarov joining Manchester City? Lazio boss Edy Reja doesn't know, and he's getting more than a little tired of the whole thing. More here.

20.35 BST: Maicon had looked certain to stay at Inter this summer, but then his agent talked up Manchester City's interest on Friday and now he's saying Real Madrid might want him again. More here.

20.10 BST: Nice striker Loic Remy - a target for Liverpool, West Ham and Tottenham - is to hold talks with his club on Monday. More here.

19.42 BST: Rangers boss Walter Smith wants to add two or three new players to his squad this summer. More here.

19.20 BST: A spot of managerial gossip. Sky Sports News claims Fulham are in talks with Ajax over compensation for manager Martin Jol.

18.52 BST: Sticking with the News of the World, West Ham are reportedly looking at the prospect of signing Partizan Belgrade midfield enforcer Radosav Petrovic.

18.27 BST: Former Barcelona midfielder Gai Assulin, 19, is to go on trial at Blackburn, according to the News of the World.

17.58 BST: Hull won't be offering a contract to Swiss defender Zlatko Hebib, according to the Hull Daily Mail. Hebib, 19, has been on trial at the KC Stadium.

17.44 BST: Diego Forlan has spoken on his future again and, again, it looks likely he'll be staying with Atletico Madrid. “I have a three-year contract, I am happy, I feel very much for the club and intend to stay here,” he told Launch.

17.18 BST: Sky Sports News claims Francis Jeffers will train with Blackpool next week with a view to a deal.

16.42 BST: Real Madrid could be set to let Royston Drenthe join Juventus on loan, according to reports in Italy.

16.10 BST: Newly-promoted Hercules are looking to strengthen their squad ahead of the new La Liga season; they are on the verge of signing Matias Fritzler on a season-long loan deal from Argentine side Lanus.

15.56 BST: Werder Bremen general manager Klaus Allofs has re-iterated that the club is bracing itself for offers for highly-rated Germany starlet Mesut Ozil. Allofs said:
"I can already think that we will have offers in the next few weeks or just before the transfer deadline from a number of clubs. If something concrete comes, we have a duty to talk to Mesut and his advisors and to see what they want."

15.35 BST: Almeria youngster Pablo Piatti claims that Juventus are tracking him. The 21-year-old Argentine said: “I spoke to my agent about a few of the offers that arrived during the summer, but there was nothing concrete. However, for a player like me it is satisfying to look around and take into consideration proposals from clubs as important as Juventus.”

15.25 BST: Reader Christian Oyibu has been following Real Madrid's transfer developments carefully, and reckons that 'the Special One' had enough quality in the existing squad without the need to bring in the likes of Angel Di Maria:

"I think Jose Mourinho should work with the players he met at Real Madrid for one season before spending money on players, because I believe that real madrid have what it takes to rule the world of soccer again. Kaka, Ronaldo, Ramos, Alonso etc are world class players."

15.08 BST: Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has told Croatian Soccer Report that he is on the verge of bringins Spartak moscow's Croatian stopper Stipe Pletikosa to White Hart Lane.

14.39 BST:Sochaux have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Rennes for the transfer of midfielder Stephane Dalmat, and they will become the 31-year-old's 11th club.

14.28 BST: Juan Roman Riquelme had been linked with a move to Europe after being released by Boca Juniors, but it seems as though the playmaker will be returning to his former side. He wants to return to the Argentine giants, and the club's new manager Claudio Borghi is keen to re-sign him.

14.14 BST: Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa have completed the signing of Argentine defender Ignacio Canuto from Argentinos Juniors.

13.19 BST: Real Zaragoza have confirmed the signing of former Argentina goalkeeper Leo Franco from Galatasaray. The 33-year-old has played in La Liga for Atletico Madrid and Real Mallorca in the past.

12.46 BST: AC Milan will not allow Ronaldinho to leave this summer unless any interested club makes an offer of at least €10m. Despite the risk of losing him on a free transfer in 2011, Milan are not willing to sell him this year for nothing or even a nominal fee. LA Galaxy and Flamengo are reportedly ready to swoop.

12.34 BST:We mentioned earlier that Jose Mourinho was looking at AC Milan defender Thiago Silva as a potential defensive acquisition for Real Madrid. But the Rossoneri player has underlined that he’s committed to Milan, saying: “I don’t have any intention of leaving Milan right now. I’m very happy, I’ve adapted well to life in Italy and I hope to have an excellent season.”

12.19 BST: Inter Milan striker Diego Milito is confident that Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano will be joining him at the Giuseppe Meazza this summer. Milito said: “We are very excited about Mascherano joining us at Inter.”

11.54 BST: One of the most ridiculous rumours we have heard today is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic could join Fulham. The Mail on Sunday claim that it could happen because new Cottagers manager Martin Jol has the same agent as the Barcelona striker. We have our doubts.

11.38 BST: Despite Arsene Wenger saying that he wanted to draw a line under the Cesc Fabregas transfer saga, former captain Thierry Henry has now had his say, admitting that he doesn't envy the decision facing the current skipper about whether to leave the Gunners for Barcelona.

10.59 BST: Spanish newspaper Marca is reporting that Jose Mourinho is considering which of four centre-backs he wants to bring in to strengthen the Real Madrid defence. They are Benfica's David Luiz, Porto's Bruno Alves, AC Milan's Thiago Silva and Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic. Moving Sergio Ramos to centre-back is also an option, to make way for the €30 million signing of Maicon.

10.11 BST: Parma have revealed their interest in taking Luca Cigarini back to the club from Napoli. Sevilla remain favourites to sign the midfielder - who moved to Napoli for €11 million last summer - but Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi told Mediaset: “I'd like to have Cigarini here again. He hasn't been given the space that he needs at Napoli to express himself. He would definitely have that space with us. If he wants to come back here then we will wait for him.”

10.02 BST: Reports in Italy suggest that Liverpool are considering making a bid for Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen. The Danish international is an enforcer in the mould of Javier Mascherano - who could be set to leave Anfield for a reunion with former boss Rafa Benitez at Inter Milan.

09.52 BST: Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has revealed that the club will end up paying €17 million for former Palermo striker Edinson Cavani. De Laurentiis said: “We paid €17m for Edinson – €5m for his one-year loan, then another €12m which will be payable to Palermo over the space of four years.

09.41 BST: Benfica and Sporting Lisbon have been tracking Lille's Polish international Ludovic Obraniak, according to L'Equipe.

09.31 BST: Of course, one of the biggest stories on Saturday was Emiliano Insua's move from Liverpool to Fiorentina, but it has not been welcomed by Liverpool fan Vincent:

"I'm a huge Liverpool fan but this story of Insua leaving has hit me hard, let's be realistic he was the only outstanding player last season and letting him go would be a mistake."

08.30 BST: Here's what the English press are talking about on Sunday morning:

News of the World:http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/football/ Liverpool have offered Joe Cole a £90,000-a-week three-year contract; Roy Hodgson has told star pair Steven Gerrard and striker Fernando Torres that they have two weeks to decide whether they wish to stay at Anfield; Ipswich have told Arsenal and Spurs that they will have to shell out £10 million in order to prise highly-rated teenage striker Connor Wickham from Portman Road.

Sunday Mirror:http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/ Carlo Ancelotti insists that Chelsea have no plans to sell Ashley Cole to Real Madrid; Everton have rejected a £14 million offer from Arsenal for centre-back Phil Jagielka, but they may listen to a £16 million bid; Newcastle are ready to offer Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra a Bernabeu exit, as the Mali captain is not in Jose Mourinho's plans.

Sunday Express:http://www.express.co.uk/football Manchester United are prepared to offer forward Dimitar Berbatov as part of a deal to capture Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm; Nicky Butt is interesting Premier League new boys Blackpool; Newcastle will beat Celtic to the signing of former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell; Robbie Keane will open talks on a potential £6 million move from Spurs to Aston Villa; Marseille are lining up an audacious £12.5 million bid for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.

08.15 BST: Hello all and welcome to another fine day of transfer rumour and speculation (as well as some legitimate deals too!). Remember, feel free to add your thoughts and comments below.

Comments

Posted by Milad on 07/18/2010

It seems everyone has written off Zlatan Ibrahimovic a bit too soon for me...it usually takes players a full year to settle into La Liga, and David Villa can easily fill the left wing in the 4-3-3, as he usually meanders out there even when playing as a lone striker. His purchase in no way indicates that Zlatan is out of the squad. While Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta man the middle of the pitch, Messi, Zlatan and Villa, with Pedro as a supersub, can form the most potent attacking force we've seen since Zidane's Galacticos.

Posted by lebanese football fans on 07/18/2010

ac milan should get robinho, not sell ronaldhino, and get a left defender other than jankulovski such as patrice evra and micheal bastos.

Posted by Kris on 07/18/2010

All these rumours of Phillip Lahm to United aren't going down with me. First I don't see Bayern selling him as he is a very important part to their team and his performance at the World Cup would make the decision to keep him that much clearer. Second, with Neville, O'shea and the young and impressive Rafael all top options for the right full-back spot, I don't think United need Lahm's assistance. Berbatov from what I hear will be staying put for a while so the only real transfer I would like to see take place is a proper playmaking midfielder coming into the squad. Ozil and Sneijder would've been great to see but other options such as Afellay or Gourcuff could befantastic buys themselves.

Posted by liver of the pool on 07/18/2010

liverpool should buy arda turan ! insua should not be sold. remy should arrived at merseyside. sell ngog and buy a new left-back Hodgson asap! And do not sell aquilani, babel, gerrard and masch!

Posted by choof on 07/18/2010

If sol campbell leaves arsenal, then arsenal effectively have vermaelen, koscielny who is untested and djourou who has been out for a long time as their centre backs. arsenal need another defender and jagielka could be a good buy. Also, arsenal should be stepping up their interest in a defensive midfielder, perhaps felipe melo, josue, even van bommel or hargreaves. They also need to let go of almunia and fabianski to make way for a world-class keeper, or let go of one of them and get someone like joe hart or another young, up and coming keeper. If wenger buys these three types of players, the likes of van persie, fabregas, nasri, walcott and co can lead arsenal to the treble!

Posted by Jonathan Yeoh on 07/18/2010

Reports from newspapers have claimed that Inter Milan have captured Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano for 27 million euros.

Posted by Jonathan Yeoh on 07/18/2010

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has once again said that no more Arsenal players should be leaving this summer, while he expects either Mark Schwarzer or Samir Handanovic to join the club for the next season.

Posted by H.Mazzini on 07/18/2010

Marseille, Drogba is worth more than £12.5 million, a bid of this kind would be suitable for a player who is a second striker on a team like yours. Please leave him alone, you are not ready for him yet.

Posted by red devil down under on 07/18/2010

Heres hoping sir alex picks up a new midfielder - left footer would be preferred. Ozil would be great a signing but i dont see him leaving Germany. What about Kaka to United?

Posted by alvine lumwaji on 07/18/2010

its hard to read the lines that UNSUA is living anifield Roy should try and keep him he is a strong and motivated player.

Posted by uduak ntekim on 07/18/2010

Cesc should publicly say what he wants.Wickham would be ok,also a goalkeeper like Handanovic and a CB like Jagielka would do just fine.

Posted by Christian Oyibu on 07/18/2010

I think Jose Mourinho should work with the players he met at Real Madrid for one season before spending money on players, because I believe that real madrid have what it takes to rule the world of soccer again. Kaka, Ronaldo, Ramos, Alonso etc are world class players.

Posted by TATA on 07/18/2010

Liverpool should try to sign Juventus's midfielder, Diego and Germany's new star, Mesut Ozil as a replacement for Javier Mascherano and Lucas - since the Brazilian was a failure with Juventus last season while the Germany youngster will be a suitable player for Roy Hodgson in rebuilding Liverpool.

Posted by ebynass on 07/18/2010

Arsenal fan
wenger we need goalkeeper not only central defender. Gallas,silvester,almunia out Handanovic,jagielka,In

Posted by Casper on 07/18/2010

Just heard that Klaus Allofs of Werder Bremen has admitted that negotiations with Mesut Özil has broken down. The club may fancy cashing in on him, with only one year left of his current contract. Manchester Utd has been monitoring the wiz-kid from before he signed with Werder, and may splash the required £25 million, according to rumors. Would be a good transfer, as the team really needs a playmaker.

Posted by SIREIDI on 07/18/2010

I THINK ARSENAL SHOULD GO GET THE NGR GOAL STOPPER[ENYEAMA] OF HAPOEL TEL AVIV I DONT THINK THAT WENGER NEED BALOTELLI BECAUSE THE PLAYER IS VERY RUDE AND WENGER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL HIM HE SHOULD GO FOR SMALL BOYS.

Posted by latjuba on 07/18/2010

rafael benitez and massimo moratti should keep mario balotelli in inter,even man.city or other club given inter more than 40 million...balotelli is the future of inter milan.....

Posted by sam5543896 on 07/18/2010

Arsenal should get a new goalkeeper asap, the only reason arsenal lost some game that they should have win is the inconsistent performance of the keeper, i believe goalkeeper is the weakest position in arsenal. Get Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo already! We need some central defender too to backup Vermaelen and new sigining Kocielny

Posted by Dindam Bright on 07/18/2010

pls no matter wat,Gerrard n Torres should stay.Lucas should go pls.

Posted by Crisofiso on 07/18/2010

I think mr. Mourinho knows what he wants, he has already determined madrid's problem, they played the whole of last season with out winning any silverware, he's very good at building teams and thats what makes him very outstanding among other coaches around the world, he's a first class coach, look what he has done at porto, chelsea and more over at inter, he made few changes there and transformed some of those old age players and got the maximum from out of them to win the champion leaque, now if u know nothing about modern coaching kindly do yourself a favor by closing ur mouth and let mr mourinho do his job, we all saw the weaknesses madrid had last season, the midfield, left and right backs, central defense making horrible defensive mistakes and made messi famous when they should have close marked him and finally there was a lack of discipline that existed among some of the players which have to be dealt with swiftly and promptly, he's a perfect coach he knows what to do.

Posted by D Wang on 07/19/2010

Arsenal to compete with the likes of Chelsea, United and Citeh, needs a defender/defensive midfielder and a goalkeeper. This is the least I wish they should do. A good goalkeeper is worth 10-15 points per season and almost all the top teams have them! My wish is someone like Hart, Handanovic, Mexes, Zapata, Subotic, De jong. No Melo and Balotelli please.

Posted by Okey liver on 07/19/2010

Plr Roy sell lucas & masherano use the money to buy Remy & let insua to stay up liver

Posted by Alex on 07/19/2010

With Barcelona signing another left-back, does that mean either Maxwell or Abidal is on his way out? If so, Liverpool are certainly in the market for a new left back.

Posted by blogs.soccernet.com on 06/13/2011

Latest_transfer_gossip_july_18_1.. Not so bad :)

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