ESPNsoccernet's On the Move transfer blog is where you will find a hearty round-up of all the rumours and signings during the summer transfer window. Get your teeth into what's below to find out which player(s) your club are being linked with today.
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21.15 BST: That's it for the Transfer Blog tonight. Enjoy the Olympic Games and we will be back tomorrow with more transfer talk.
20.56 BST - DONE DEAL: Blackpool have officially completed the signing of Scott Robertson from Dundee United on a free transfer.
20.38 BST: Etzaz Hussain is a name many of you may recognise. Well, the former Manchester United youngster is on the verge of joining Molde from Fredrikstad in Norway. There he will join fellow former Reds, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Magnus Eikrem.
20.14 BST - DONE DEAL: Pierre-Alain Frau has left Caen to sign for Al-Wakra in Qatar
19.51 BST: Il Giornale report that Inter Milan are in touch with rivals AC Milan over the transfer of Antonio Cassano.
19.24 BST - DONE DEAL: This from Argentina: centre-back Jonathan Bottinelli has joined River Plate on a three-year contract.
18.54 BST: Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he is 'uncertain' about what lies ahead for Brazilian superstar Kaka, who is tipped to leave Real Madrid and join AC Milan this summer.
18.24 BST: Feyenoord have confirmed the sale of Netherlands international defender Ron Vlaar to Aston Villa, subject to medical. Read the full story here.
17.34 BST: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has downplayed reports linking the club with Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin. Read his quotes here.
17.12 BST: ESPN understands Real Madrid are prepared to increase their bid for Luka Modric to £33 million but are unwilling to match Tottenham's £40 million valuation of the midfielder. Read the full story on Soccernet.
16.30 BST: Former Barcelona, Arsenal and Stuttgart midfielder Aleksandr Hleb has returned to his first club BATE Borisov. Read more here.
16.17 BST: Ivorian midfielder Christian Romaric will join Real Zaragoza on a free transfer, having had his exit from Sevilla confirmed earlier in the week.
16.03 BST: Left-back Didac Vila has joined Valencia on loan from AC Milan to replace Jordi Alba, reports suggest.
15.43 BST: Chelsea veteran Frank Lampard believes that new signing Eden Hazard has what it takes to become a big player in the club's history. Enough with the hype Frank, let's wait and see how he settles to life in the Premier League.
15.21 BST: Edinson Cavani has committed himself to Napoli for the time being. "The big English clubs want me? I answer: Forza Napoli! But it is said that English football is art, why not think about it one day if there is that possibility?" he admitted in an interview with Mattino.
15.06 BST: Former Villarreal left-back Joan Capdevila has joined Espanyol from Benfica, for a fee in the region of €350,000.
14.44 BST: Jose Mourinho on Nuri Sahin: "If there is an interesting opportunity to play elsewhere, he can leave, because he did not have minutes here last year." Arsenal are now believed to the team in pole position to sign him on loan.
14.25 BST: QPR owner Tony Fernandes tweets with [sic] inferred: "I am not sure where these rumours are coming from. We are building a squad. Not selling. Armard Traorre is a very importanr player to QPR."
14.17 BST: DONE DEAL Southampton have completed the signing of defender Nathaniel Clyne from Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee.
14.04 BST: DONE DEAL Junior Hoilett has joined QPR from Blackburn for a fee decided by a tribunal. He said: "QPR are a Club that are certainly heading in the right direction. The ambition to take this Club to the next level was something I really wanted to be part of. The Manager and the owners have huge ambitions to achieve things here and this is the perfect place for me to further my career."
14.03 BST: Sky Sports understands Fulham are weighing up a move for Chelsea midfielder Yossi Benayoun. A loan move surely has to happen for the Israeli with the numerous options in the Blues' midfield.
13.51 BST: Shangai Shenhua are reported to be interested in Galatasaray striker Milan Baros. Baros has been transfer listed by the Istanbul club and is unwilling to accept a wage cut which would reduce his salary to €1.5 million per-season. However, the Chinese club surely need to sell a foreign player first before thinking about signing him. Not Drogba.
13.17 BST: Not sure that Gregory van der Wiel will be joining Bayern Munich any time soon as he has criticised Netherlands team-mate Arjen Robben, saying the winger does not make sacrifices for the side by tracking back.
13.00 BST: Vladimir Weiss is set to leave Man City after Pescara confirmed they are interested in signing the winger and Brescia's Brazilian striker Jonathas. "There is great interest in Jonathas and Weiss," confirmed Pescara sporting director Daniele Delli Carri. "We are still discussing their arrival. Jonathas is a very strong striker and Weiss is a winger who can play both on the right and left side. These are two very interesting players who can still grow."
12.42 BST: Vladimir Weiss could be close to the exit at the Etihad Stadium after Pescara confirmed they are interested in signing the winger.
Brescia's Brazilian striker Jonathas and could offer him a way out of City after Espanyol failed to make his stay permanent over the summer.
"There is great interest in Jonathas and Weiss," confirmed Pescara sporting director Daniele Delli Carri. "We are still discussing their arrival.
"Jonathas is a very strong striker and Weiss is a winger who can play both on the right and left side. These are two very interesting players who can still grow."
12.42 BST: Jurgen Klopp believes Borussia Dortmund got a bargain when they re-signed Marco Reus from Borussia Monchengladbach for €17.5 million. Read more
12.19 BST: With Sahin possibly arriving at Arsenal, Fulham are interested in signing Andrey Arshavin. A loan probably wouldn't suit, as the Gunners will be holding out for Russian bids.
11.54 BST: Reports are gathering pace that Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin is on his way to London to join a Premier League club on loan. Arsenal? Tottenham? Here is his profile And we have the full story here
11.39 BST: Bordeaux have said they would listen to any offers for the highly-rated winger Yoan Gouffran. The 26-year-old has been linked with Aston Villa, Everton, Newcastle and Sunderland in recent weeks. Ready. Set. Go!
11.26 BST: Paris St-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta admits he would like to return to former club Inter Milan before he calls time on his career. "If I can return [to Inter] someday, I would be happy," Motta told Sportal. "But now I'm thinking only of PSG."
11.00 BST: DONE DEAL English Championship side Cardiff City have confirmed the signing of Korea Republic international Kim Bo-Kyung from J.League outfit Cerezo Osaka.
10.47 BST: Former Brazil international Fabio Simplicio has joined J.League side Cerezo Osaka after severing ties with Serie A outfit Roma.
10.35 BST: Lyon are keeping a close eye on unhappy Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho as they look to press ahead with their pre-season recruitment.
10.24 BST: Tottenham Hotspur boss Andre Villas-Boas has criticised Giovani Dos Santos for openly stating his desire to quit the club. Read More
10.10 BST: Marseille defender Rod Fanni is being chased by Sevilla. "Marseille has made a good offer to me, if Sevilla are really interested in me, they know what they have to do," he said. "I want to be relaxed and play in the first team this season regularly and show my qualities again, if I have to move, it has to be done for me to settle as quickly as possible."
09.53 BST: Former Real Madrid defender Ezequiel Garay claims to be perfectly happy at Benfica despite interest from Roma. "I've always enjoyed it here, right from day one," he told Record. "I have no reason to leave. I'm happy. I have not asked about offers from abroad: they are just inventions (of the press) anyway."
09.38 BST: Oh to be poor Valencia captain David Albelda. He has let his frustrated out over the spending of giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. "In the last few seasons they have been spending more and more and soon they have all the best players, two for each position," he said. "This year they have come and taken from us, or we have sold, like with Jordi Alba. Real Madrid are the current champions of the league and had over a 100 points and their squad will not need many changes to [achieve] it."
09.29 BST: Paul Pogba is now having a medical at Juventus ahead of his move. Manchester United won't be happy, but there is little that they can do about it. Read
09.16 BST: The Daily Star say Emmanuel Adebayor's expected move to Tottenham was scuppered when the striker demanded Manchester City pass on the £5 million fee straight to him. You would think he'd be rather keen to get a move instead of sitting in the reserves as 5th choice striker at Eastlands.
09.11 BST: Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen believes the club have shown ambition in the summer market with the signings of Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud. Might want to tell RVP that Thomas. Read More
08.56 BST: And Marseille sporting director Jose Anigo has revealed the £7 million-rated Cesar Azpilicueta may be sold to raise funds for new signings. "Everybody has to sell before buying,'' he told RTL. "In effect, it could either be (Stephane) M'Bia and Azpi. But, for now, nothing has changed.'' Read More
08.54 BST: West Ham have reportedly made a £17 million bid for Liverpool striker Andy Carroll that would shatter the club's transfer record. Jack Sullivan, son of David Sullivan, the West Ham co-owner, virtually confirmed the news by tweeting: "Dad is working on the biggest signing in the history of the club - twice as big as anything the club have done before!" Read More
08.37 BST: Atletico Madrid will offer young midfielder Oliver Torres a lucrative new contract to fend off interest from Chelsea, who seem to fill up their entire squad before FFP comes into play.
08.33 BST: Midfielder Thiago Alcantara will not leave Barcelona this summer according to his father. "There has not been any offer for Thiago," Mazinho told COM Radio. "He has a contract with the club until 2015 and I hope that he will stay at the club for many years and retire there."
08.28 BST: Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta has told Sky Sport Italia he does not see great value in a proposed deal for Robin van Persie. "A top player is not only judged by how much he costs," said Marotta. "It can also mean a player who costs less but on the pitch shows an absolute value. Van Persie is a great player but Arsenal do not intend to lose him. And you cannot indulge in a player if the owners don't want (to sell). Talk of our real interest in him seems excessive to me."
08.18 BST: Adriano Galliani has confirmed that AC Milan have made an offer for Montpellier centre-back Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa. "We have made an offer and we'll travel to Montpellier shortly. We'll see what happens. It's a matter of money," Galliani stated to La Gazzetta dello Sport. We had the Montpellier president saying ''I know that they offered around €6m, but even triple that would not be enough'' a day or so ago, so at least they know how much it should be.
08.10 BST: A paper review for you this morning:
The Sun: Lyon will listen to a Tottenham offer for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. A £9.5 million deal could be concluded early on next week for the in-demand France stopper, 25.... Galatasaray are stepping up their bid to sign Dimitar Berbatov. The Turkish giants are ready to table a £5million offer for Manchester United’s Bulgarian striker, 31... Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta, who has a £26m release clause but could be available for a knockdown £12m. is a target for Liverpool. Man City plan to lure Caen prodigy M’baye Niang to England.
Daily Mail: Liverpool are likely to reject West Ham's £17m bid for 23-year-old striker Andy Carroll... Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in signing 21-year-old defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama from Celtic... Victor Moses wants talks with manager Roberto Martinez as Wigan continue to block a move to Chelsea. Wigan have turned down three bids, the latest of £6.5m.
Daily Mirror: West Brom are tracking Villarreal defender Cristian Zapata. Zapata, a versatile full-back who can play on either flank, was watched by Albion regularly last season.... Chelsea and England star Ashley Cole is still waiting for new offer as he enters final year of deal. The Blues left-back could run his contract down and leave Stamford Bridge on a free next summer (although ESPN first brought you this news on July 6.)
08.00 BST: Well they have €65 million to spend, so AC Milan are going to be linked to a number of players over the coming month and TalkSPORT have one of the oddest. Evidently Milan are weighing up a move for Manchester City defender Micah Richards and hope to tempt him to give up sitting on the bench at Eastlands for sitting on one at the San Siro. Or perhaps he is the replacement for Thiago Silva instead?