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 Wenger and Van Persie: It's deadline time© PA Photos
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23.59 BST: That's it for tonight, no doubt lots more to come in the morning!
23.47 BST: Internacional president Giovanni Luigi has suggested Oscar's move to Chelsea is now very close. He told Terra: "The situation is very advanced, but not finalised yet. Oscar has to get his work permit. He needs to have a certain amount of caps to play in England, but I don't believe that will be a problem."
23.31 BST: BREAKING NEWS: Tottenham Hotspur have announced Luka Modric reported for training with the club on Monday - but at Spurs Lodge in London and not on the club's tour of the United States.
22.59 BST: Felipe Melo's move to Galatasaray could be on the rocks with the player's representatives saying Gala have moved the goalposts on the contract on offer.
22.48 BST: BREAKING NEWS: Everton have confirmed they have agreed a deal with Major League Soccer for the transfer of Tim Cahill to New York Red Bulls for a nominal fee.
22.31 BST: QPR vice-chairman Amit Bhatia has revealed his club are weighing up a move for Liverpool forward Craig Bellamy.
22.12 BST: BREAKING NEWS: Everton reportedly accept offer from New York Red Bulls for Tim Cahill.
21.42 BST: So, Joey Barton is to train with Fleetwood this week to build up his fitness while the QPR squad returns from the tour of Asia. And some now say Barton could join the League's newest football club on loan? Nonsense!
20.51 BST - DONE DEAL: Udinese utility man Juan Cuadrado has put pen to paper on a move to Fiorentina.
20.20 BST: England Under-20 striker Benik Afobe is ready to go out on loan against from Premier League side Arsenal. He said: "If the gaffer wants me to go out on loan for six months, or even the whole season, then I would relish that opportunity because playing for Reading last year was very beneficial for me."
19.49 BST: New Nottingham Forest boss Sean O'Driscoll has made his first signing by landing fans' favourite Adlene Guedioura from Wolves for an undisclosed fee, subject to the player passing a medical.
19.21 BST - DONE DEAL: Galatasaray have signed wide-man Nordin Amrabat from rivals Kayserispor in a deal worth around €8 million.
19.06 BST: Striker Andy Gray and goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown have both signed deals with Leeds United and will play in the club's friendly this evening, we hear.
18.54 BST: Arsenal's Japanese speedster Ryo Miyaichi has told ESPN Star Sports that he is still unsure of whether he will loaned out once more this season. Miyaichi said: "I don't know [if I'll be staying at Arsenal or going out on loan] yet. I will have to discuss with the coaching staff and see what happens."
18.44 BST: 23-year-old Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo is keen on a move to the Premier League in the wake of interest from Swansea City. Ighalo qualifies as EU national courtesy of his Italian wife. Regarding Udinese, Ighalo told Sky Sports: "They will be playing in the Champions League next season and they want me to play for them, but my dream is to play in England and hopefully they won't stand in my way if that opportunity arises for me."
18.21 BST: Inter Milan's Philippe Coutinho hopes Man United target Lucas Moura joins him at the San Siro. "He's a fantastic player, a phenomenon," he told Tuttosport. "Should he come, he would help us a lot and I hope he arrives."
18.08 BST - DONE DEAL: Ipswich Town have confirmed the signing of Tottenham midfielder Massimo Luongo on a season-long loan.
17.41 BST - DONE DEAL: Palermo have signed Uruguay international Egidio Arevalo, 29, from Tijuana.
17.12 BST: According to CNN's John Sinnott, former Manchester United striker Michael Owen has received offers from Al Rayyan (Qatar), Flamengo Brazil), Locomotiv Moscow (Russia) and Sivasspor (Turkey).
16.49 BST - DONE DEAL: Fulham have announced that midfielder Marcel Gecov has signed for Belgian club KAA Gent for an undisclosed fee.
16.28 BST: Eintracht Frankfurt have completed the signing of centre-back Vadim Demidov from Real Sociedad for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old Norwegian has signed a three-year contract with the Bundesliga club.
16.15 BST: Here's Oscar to Chelsea again - it's getting closer: Brazil midfielder Oscar has described a potential move to Chelsea as "a dream", with Brazilian media reporting that the contract will be signed on Friday.
Oscar, 20, has been linked with Chelsea for some time and confirmed earlier this week that he had undertaken a medical ahead of a £25 million move to West London.
"I have full confidence in my work", he told reporters. "If I go to Chelsea, it will be a dream - a big club in Europe. I'm sure I'll have a great Olympics and, if it is to be Chelsea, I will do a great job there."
16.07 BST - DONE DEAL: Fleetwood Town have completed the signing of Peterborough United striker David Ball on a three-year deal. He spent two spells on loan at Rochdale last season, scoring four goals.
15.34 BST: Blackburn will not be signing Freiburg’s Mali international striker Garra Dembele after cutting short a trial period, manager Steve Kean has said. "We had Garra in for a few days," Kean added. "He had a couple of days training with us, but that will not go any further.”
14.34 BST - DONE DEAL: Championship side Peterborough have signed teenage striker Jonson Clarke-Harris after he was not offered a new contract by League One Coventry City.
14.30 BST: Former Germany international goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand could be set to move on after claiming he should be Schalke's No. 1 For the 2012-13 campaign. If he isn't at the start of the season, he could choose to play elsewhere.
14.17 BST: Lille's spending continues after they agreed a fee for Troyes' 20-year-old defender Djibril Sidibe. "L'ESTAC and Lille have reached an agreement for the transfer of Djibril Sidibe," read a statement on Troyes' official website. "The young right-back also interested Lyon, but president [Daniel] Masoni has completed negotiations with LOSC, with the player having expressed a preference for Lille." Read more
13.52 BST - DONE DEAL: Barnsley have completed their move for Liverpool winger Toni Silva, bringing the 18-year-old to Oakwell on a free transfer. Barnsley boss Keith Hill told BBC Radio Sheffield: "He's young, enthusiastic and quick with and without the ball."
13.07 BST: Crisis-afflicted Portsmouth's manager Michael Appleton says he would be interested in signing Shaun Derry if the QPR midfielder was to become available on a free transfer.
13.00 BST: Striker Sam Vokes will be allowed to leave Wolves on a permanent basis if the right offer comes in, manager Stale Solbakken has said.
12.26 BST: Stevenage have accepted a bid from Aldershot for striker Craig Reid. If the move goes through, Reid would be reunited with manager Dean Holdsworth, with whom he worked at Newport County.
12.23 BST - DONE DEAL: Switzerland Under-20 goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel has agreed a three-year deal with West Ham. He joins the East Londoners from Grasshopper Zurich for an undisclosed fee.
12.19 BST: A non-move for you: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted he is not currently interested in signing Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila. M'Vila, 22, has been strongly linked with a summer move to the Gunners but, with Wenger seemingly happy with his current options in midfield, a deal has so far failed to come to fruition.
12.07 BST: Words from the man who knows about Manchester United and Lucas Moura: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed the club's interest in securing a deal for Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas Moura, but denied press reports that a deal had been struck.
Lucas, 19, is in demand, with United, Real Madrid and Inter Milan all heavily linked with the Brazilian prospect, who shot to prominence in early 2011.
12.06 BST: Fulham or Hannover could sign Vitesse Arnhem full-back Alexander Buttner after his move to Southampton collapsed amid reports of a problem with the involvement of a third party.
The defender's agent, Alexander Busac, told De Telegraaf: "We look ahead and, happily, there is a lot of interest. Hannover and Fulham are very serious."
11.57 BST: Barnsley are reported to be close to completing a deal for Liverpool winger Toni Silva, who is expected to move to Oakwell on a free transfer.
10.43 BST: Argentina international Claudio Yacob, 25, has joined West Brom's pre-season training camp in Malmo with a view to joining the club. He is a free agent after being released by Racing Club.
10.35 BST: Andre Schurrle has admitted it would have been hard to turn down the chance to join Chelsea if Bayer Leverkusen had accepted an offer from the Blues for his signature.
Leverkusen rejected Chelsea's offer -reportedly £20 million - for Schurrle, 21, as the Bundesliga club felt they would be unable to find a suitable replacement.
"I don't think you would find any player in the Bundesliga who would say that they would not at all be interested," Schurrle said.
09.45 BST: Fulham have said they would not welcome any bids for in-demand Moussa Dembele and Clint Dempsey.
Dembele, 25, and Dempsey, 29, have been linked with summer moves to Manchester United and Liverpool respectively. Belgium international Dembele last month reiterated his commitment to Fulham, having joined the club from AZ Alkmaar for £5 million in 2010. Dempsey, however, has expressed his ambition to sign for a so-called bigger side.
09.33 BST: Some snippets: Leicester are signing former Norwich central defender Zak Whitbread, available on a free transfer... Crystal Palace could be about to make a £300,000 move for prolific Boulogne striker Alexis Allart... Norwich manager Chris Hughton is "prepared to play the long game" in his attempts to sign Leeds United skipper Robert Snodgrass.
09.22 BST: And more Blackburn-related news: Southampton are reported to be targeting central defender Scott Dann and are prepared to pay £3.5 million for him. Dann joined Rovers from Birmingham last summer.
09.18 BST: QPR could have to pay as much as £6 million for Canadian international Junior Hoilett, Blackburn manager Steve Kean has said.
The Mirror says Rangers, rebuilding after a narrow escape from Premier League relegation last season, are poised to announce the signing of attacker Hoilett, but that Kean has “warned there will be a big tribunal demand from Rovers if they cannot agree a fee or get an agreement to take top target Jamie Mackie in exchange”. The manager said: "We have had Junior a long time, we have put a lot of time and effort in him and I'm sure that will be reflected in the price.''
09.14 BST: STAGGERING! SENSATION! Here’s the Mirror: “Manchester United have agreed a staggering £26 million deal with Sao Paulo for Brazil sensation Lucas Moura.”
The paper says the fee for the 19-year-old has been settle on and it is now a question of terms being agreed with the Sao Paolo forward’s advisers.
Lucas is currently in London as part of Brazil’s squad for the Olympics, and the Mirror says the fee United have agreed – double what Chelsea were reported to have offered for him – means they are on the verge of signing a player they have tracked since March.
09.08 BST: Liverpool are facing a battle to keep defender Martin Skrtel, says the Mail, which reports that “the impasse in his new contract negotiations is no closer to being resolved”.
Skrtel – who has two years remaining on his Anfield contract - revealed last week that other clubs had made offers to sign him, and he is thought to be a target for Manchester City and Napoli.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Liverpool have yet to receive any offers for the player, and denied reports that contract talks had broken down.
09.03 BST: Chelsea have been told to open their wallet a little wider if they want to sign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Borussia Dortmund, says the Mail.
The Blues are reported to have offered £13 million, rising to £17 million, for the 23-year-old. Dortmund are believed to want a fee of nearer to £35 million, and Lewandowski’s representative Maik Barthel confirmed: “A £13 million transfer fee is not suitable.”
08.58 BST: More from Arsenal, and not necessarily good: Arsene Wenger says he does not know when midfielder Jack Wilshere will be fit to play again. Wilshere has been out of action for a year, and is currently recovering from a double operation to cure ankle and knee problems.
The 20-year-old has suffered no setbacks following surgery in May, but Wenger said: “I am positive but a bit cautious because we had so much disappointing news with him.
"Everybody in the medical department says to me he’s doing very well. He is still in the gym. Any player still in the gym in July is not on the pitch in August I don’t want to give him any precise deadline because that would put him under huge pressure. I’m trying to go step-by-step with him, but the news is positive.”
08.52 BST: Further confirmation that the Premier League is the land that any semblance of financial sense or normality forgot: Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany has signed a new contract. And what’s that worth? Just the £34 million, says the Sun.
The paper says the deal is thought to be for five years and worth £130,000 or so a week. It has yet to be signed but has been verbally agreed. Well, you would agree to that sort of contract, wouldn’t you?
08.30 BST: In a long-awaited change of circumstances, today’s transfer news and rumours are brought to you on a day featuring blue skies and sunshine. Some things, though, don’t change: another day, another Robin Van Persie story.
The Sun reports that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has reiterated his desire to keep his skipper at the Emirates, but has also indicated that – one way or the other – he wants the issue resolved before the start of the new season.
As we all know, because we keep on hearing it, Manchester City, Manchester United and Juventus are the main names in the frame to sign the Netherlands international. United were reported to be favourites last week, but so far none of the clubs have offered anything close to Arsenal’s valuation of more than £20 million.
Speaking in Malaysia at the start of Arsenal’s pre-season tour, Wenger said: “Van Persie is a world-class striker and I am a big supporter of him. I have supported him throughout. He has one year left and is in demand, but our desire is to keep him.
“However, we will do what is in best interest of the club. If you have a decoder in your head, you can decode that. The official transfer deadline is August 31, but then we can create an internal deadline.”
Wenger confirmed that he meant resolving things before the start of the season, and also hit out at Van Persie’s agent, Kees Vos, after the striker issued a statement earlier in the summer that said he would not be signing a new deal with the Gunners.
“I wouldn’t like to comment too much on that situation because you’re not always sure that it’s Van Persie’s statement, you know,” he said.
Van Persie has not joined the Arsenal party on the tour, staying in London as the speculation around his future swirls on. And on.
Meanwhile, news from the other side of the North London divide, and a saga that’s threatening to become almost Van Persie-like. Luka Modric, Spurs and Madrid – and now it’s getting petulant.
“Luka on strike!” says the Sun, which reports that Modric has refused to fly with Tottenham on their pre-season US tour in an attempt to force through a move to Real.
Spurs have said they will only let the Croatian go for the right price – thought to be around £40 million – but Madrid have so far failed to offer anything close to that, and that has left Modric attempting to force the issue.
The Sun says Spurs will fine the playmaker £15,000 for each day of his “strike”, having already fined him £80,000 for his refusal to train last week.
New Spurs coach Andre Villas-Boas, who could surely have done without all this nonsense, said: “Modric is wrong. This will go against him. He has worsened the situation and now the chairman [Daniel Levy] is very angry.”