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Robin van Persie: Manchester-bound?
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23.40 BST Time for the transfer blog to call it a night, but we'll be back in a little over eight hours with all the tittle-tattle from the morning's papers.
23.38 BST Netherlands striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, 28, is happy to extend his stay at Schalke. "I am keen to open talks with Schalke,” he said. “We will meet either in the upcoming weeks or months to discuss a contract extension. I want to play an important role at Schalke. I'm ready to take on more responsibilities."
23.27 BST Any hope for Bebe? He's been named in the Manchester United squad for their tour of South Africa and China. He spent last season on loan at Besiktas but suffered with injury.
23.09 BST Sport says Barcelona forward Cristian Tello will decide on his future after the Olympics amid interest from Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Real Betis.
22.45 BST Former Manchester United midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba, 31, is a free agent after leaving Odense and is apparently in talks with clubs in France and Belgium.
22.39 BST Guangzhou Evergrande boss Marcello Lippi has said that Argentine midfielder Dario Conca will not be leaving the club.
22.30 BST Spanish TV station Intereconomia's has claimed Barcelona and Santos have agreed a €60 million deal for Neymar, but that it is not yet decided whether he will join this summer or in a year's time. Not much more information there, but a very big story if true...
22.14 BST: Carroll update Liverpool have rejected Newcastle's loan bid, according to the Press Association. It's said the Reds will entertain offers for a permanent transfer, though.
21.55 BST Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao, 24, has revealed he wants to return to Benfica before he turns 30. “I want to return while I’m still fresh,” he told O Jogo. “I love Benfica. It is the club of my heart.”
21.27 BST Isaac Cuenca looks to be staying at Barcelona. “Tito has told me he’s counting on me, so I’m happy,” he told his club’s official website.
21.08 BST ESPN’s Andrew Orsatti tweets: “Seems Paulinho has no intention to leave Corinthians this season. His agent says club matched offers from Inter, Valencia and CSKA.”
20.40 BST There are reports that Feyenoord’s Netherlands defender Ron Vlaar was at Villa Park today.
20.25 BST Lee Ryder, of the Evening Chronicle newspaper, tweets that Newcastle’s offer to take Andy Carroll back from Liverpool - initially on a loan but with an option to make it permanent - is worth around £13 million. The Mirror, though, puts the figure at around £17 million.
20.17 BST It's been suggested that Ganso could join Arsenal, but that always appeared unlikely and is even more so now: his Santos team-mate Rafael has said the midfielder wants to stay put. Story here.
20.06 BST Marca thinks Real Madrid and Tottenham are only €2 million away from agreeing a fee for Luka Modric. Madrid are reported to be willing to pay €35 million upfront but, while Spurs want €7 million in potential add-ons, the Spanish champions are drawing the line at €5 million.
19.51 BST Goal.com believes Manchester United “are fearful of being priced out of the race to sign Sao Paulo’s teenage sensation Lucas Moura”. They’ve offered £20 million but Sao Paulo want £30 million, apparently, and United are also said to be concerned by his £110,000-a-week wage demands.
19.28 BST Norwich boss Chris Hughton on his transfer plans: "There might be positions where I feel I don't need to strengthen and there might be positions where, for what's available, I think we have got better here.
"What I have is a team that has done well with good team spirit. I do want to improve the squad, but I have to be very conscious there is a lot of good here and you don't want to remove too much of that."
19.10 BST Here are the quotes from Dimitar Berbatov’s Facebook page: “The truth is, I love this club, but I am not going to be useful to anyone, if I am not playing. And I want to play, I want to help, but for unknown reasons it’s not going to happen, or my chances will be limited, so it's better for everyone if we say goodbye.
“If not, I am professional and I will keep doing everything I can, to help my team and my teammates, whenever I have opportunity to do so.”
Full story here.
18.46 BST The Press Association is also reporting that Newcastle have made a bid to bring Carroll back. You'll find the full story here.
18.30 BST ...and yet more from Sky Sports News on Andy Carroll. It's claimed Newcastle have now lodged a loan offer with an option to buy, which may very well suit all parties.
18.13 BST Sky Sports News has spoken to a source close to Andy Carroll and the player doesn’t want to leave Liverpool, but he’s apparently ready to accept a loan move to prove his worth to Brendan Rodgers. However, the channel also says that the Reds are only willing to consider permanent deals, so it looks like there’s a problem.
17.49 BST Roberto Mancini has dismissed speculation linking AC Milan with Carlos Tevez and Edin Dzeko.
"Both Dzeko and Tevez will stay at City," Mancini told Sky Italia. "We are a great team and we try to keep all our great players. It won't be easy but they will stay here.
"We still lack a couple of players to reach [the level of] Real Madrid and Barcelona. Also our mentality has to grow season by season."
17.20 BST Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent Mino Raiola has reportedly told L'Equipe: "Everyone asks me if it is 90 or 99% done. But these percentage stories don't interest me. In my mind, you have a deal, or you don't. There is nothing in between. Today, nothing is finalised yet."
16.48 BST - DONE DEAL Roma have confirmed that they have completed the signing of Michael Bradley from Chievo Verona.
16.30 BST Santos head coach Muricy Ramalho claims to have been offered Florent Malouda but has been put off by the Chelsea player's wages.
16.11 BST There are some quotes from Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov circulating regarding his future. We are working on finding out if they are legitimate before bringing them to you.
15.45 BST Young winger Omar Elabdellaoui has been handed a new two-year contract by Manchester City.
15.17 BST Journalist Matthew Barker on Twitter: "Reports Michael Bradley will finally be unveiled as a #Roma player tomorrow, after deal reached with #Chievo (€3.5m plus midfielder Stoian)."
14.48 BST Brazilian defender Juan has ended his five-year stay at Roma to join Internacional on a two-year deal.
14.16 BST Public service announcement: you can have your say on all things transfers via the comments section of this blog.
13.40 BST Guly do Prado has signed a one-year contract extension with Premier League new boys Southampton.
13.12 BST Real Sociedad boss Philippe Montanier is optimistic of finalising a deal to bring Arsenal's Carlos Vela back to the Spanish club for the start of the new season.
12.48 BST Real Madrid have edged ahead of Chelsea in the race to sign Douglas Maicon from Inter Milan, according to reports.
12.25 BST In case you missed it yesterday, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Thiago Silva from AC Milan on a five-year deal. Full story.
11.57 BST Not the grandest of rumours, but it will please ESPN's Dale Johnson (an unashamed Owl) nonetheless. Sky Sports are reporting Sheffield Wednesday have agreed a deal to sign Slovenia international Nejc Pecnik after a successful trial at the club.
11.25 BST Juventus have opened talks with the agent of Gianluigi Buffon regarding a contract extension in Turin.Juventus have opened talks with the agent of Gianluigi Buffon regarding a contract extension in Turin, according to Tuttosport.
11.11 BST "With Van der Vaart, at the moment I am absolutely counting on him," Villas-Boas said. Click here for the full quotes.
10.51 BST Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is resigned to losing Luka Modric but expects Rafael van der Vaart to stay at White Hart Lane. Full story to follow.
10.28 BST Further rumours in the Express: West Ham are considering a £4 million move for Sochaux’s Mali striker Modibo Maiga ... Wigan and Fulham are after Fraser Fyvie, 19, who has turned down a new deal at Aberdeen.
10.10 BST Express: Chelsea are hopeful of landing Oscar ahead of Tottenham, with a fee of £25 million mooted by the paper ... AC Milan have stepped up their interest in Manchester City's Edin Dzeko ... Sunderland lining up a £10 million off for Wolves striker Steven Fletcher ... West Brom want Argentina midfielder Claudio Yacob on a free transfer ... Blackburn are keeping tabs on Adrien Silva from Sporting Lisbon.
09.43 BST Mirror: Manchester United are eyeing up Ajax youngster Christian Eriksen. The Denmark international is valued at £20 million, and it is suggested Zenit St Petersburg are also keen on his signature.
09.30 BST The Sun: Real Madrid are confident of signing Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric in the next 48 hours. Real are said to be willing to spend £35 million on the Croatia international ... Fulham boss Martin Jol wants Cardiff's Peter Whittingham but is set to see a £2.5 million bid rejected by the Welsh club.
09.15 BST Daily Star: Shinji Kagawa needed little persuasion to join Manchester United after speaking with manager Sir Alex Ferguson ... Watford manager Gianfranco Zola wants to bring in United's Federico Macheda on loan ... Wolves and Bolton are keen on Norway international Vadim Demidov ... Liverpool are weighing up an £8 million swoop for Fulham's Clint Dempsey ... Wigan want Bolton forward Chung-Yong Lee ... and, finally, the newspaper claims Van Persie has been spotted house-hunting in "the millionaires’ village of Hale".
Good morning. A happy Sunday to you. We're knee-deep in newspapers at the moment, so anticipate a round-up of all the rumours soon. In the meantime, something to whet your appetite: Robin van Persie has reportedly been spotted house-hunting in Hale, Manchester.
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