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08.38: AS Roma have signed Romania's Dinamo Bucharest goalkeeper Bogdan Lobont on loan for the rest of the season, the cash-strapped Serie A club said. Coach Luciano Spalletti has also signed Newcastle United's Fabio Zamblera on loan for the remainder of the campaign.

08.28: Man City are in talks with Tottenham over David Bentley. Does this mean Martin Petrov is going the other way?

08.22: Benfica midfielder Hassan Yebda will spend the rest of this season on loan at Portsmouth, the Portuguese club have confirmed.

08.09: Wolves have reportedly made an offer for Cardiff winger Joe Ledley, who is rated at £6m.

08.02: Manchester United star Wayne Rooney insists he would only ever quit the club if he felt unwanted. Not likely to happen anytime soon!

07.49: West Bromwich Albion midfielder Borja Valero has completed his return to Real Mallorca on a season-long loan.

07.34: City's Benjani could sign for Sven-Goran Eriksson's Notts County, despite interest from Portsmouth.

07.23: Birmingham hope to complete the loan signing of Real Betis midfielder Achille Emana.

07.03: Atletico Madrid's Johnny Heitinga is expected to sign for Everton today for £5m after the clubs agreed a deal.

07.00: Morning all, it's the final day. Just a few hours left to go and we'll keep you right up to date with everything. First off, a line from the papers as Portsmouth have rejected an offer from Tottenham which would see goalkeepers David James and Carlo Cudicini swap clubs.

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22.56 Serie A side Bari have signed Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati who has gone back to Italy for family reasons, the Scottish Premier League club said on Monday.

22.45 Stoke have confirmed the signing of Uruguayan midfielder Diego Arismendi from Club Nacional for an initial fee of €3m.

22.21 Hertha Berlin bolstered their squad with three new signings on the final day of the transfer window in Germany. Adrian Ramos, Cesar and Florian Kringe were all unveiled by the capital club, who have lost three of their opening four Bundesliga matches.

21.34 Getafe have swooped for defender Miguel Torres from local rivals Real Madrid.

20.21 Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp is set for more deadline-day action and has turned to Portsmouth's Niko Kranjcar to bolster his squad at White Hart Lane.

19.54 Italy defender Fabio Grosso has left Olympique Lyon for Juventus, the seven-times French champions said on Monday.

19.13 Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Portsmouth to sign Niko Kranjcar as a replacement for Luka Modric, who suffered a broken leg at the weekend.

19.04 Sunderland have completed the signing of Hull City defender Michael Turner on a four-year-deal, for an undisclosed fee.

18.13 Reports are coming in that Wolves have signed Stefan Maierhoffer from Rapid Vienna - the Austrain team that knocked Aston Villa out of the Europa League.

18.05 Aston Villa have lodged a bid with West Ham United for defender James Collins.

17.41 West Ham United have signed defender Manuel Da Costa from Fiorentina, and allowed forward Savio Nsereko to move in the opposite direction, Fiorentina have announced.

17.20 Portsmouth have had a bid rejected for Amr Zaki, according to the player's agent. Nader Shawki said: "Portsmouth have made an official bid for Zaki, but Zamalek said they wanted to keep him."

17.06 Portsmouth are in talks with Manchester City over the transfer of centre-back Tal Ben Haim.

16.29 Barcelona's Iceland forward Eidur Gudjohnsen is set to agree a move to French side Monaco before the transfer window closes at midnight on Monday.

15.56 Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness has cast doubt over a possible move for Schalke full-back Rafinha after he said the German club had "finally decided not to make any more transfers."

15.10: Fiorentina's Swiss-born Serbian midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic has joined VfB Stuttgart. And the Florence club are poised to sign West Ham United forward Savio Nsereko, who only joined the Hammers in January, with defender Manuel Da Costa set to go the other way before the transfer window closes.

15.01: Swedish striker David Elm is attracting strong interest from a number of Premier League clubs.

15.00: Boudewijn Zenden reportedly is in talks with Portsmouth and Blackburn.

14.51: Stoke boss Tony Pulis has told The Sentinel he hopes to sign four players before the transfer window closes.

14.42: Liverpool have today confirmed the departure of French goalkeeper Charles Itandje on loan to Kavala FC.

14.21: Sky Sports reports that Benjani's move to Hull from Man City has broken down over personal terms.

14.03: Could Amr Zaki be heading to Portsmouth? That's what Sky Sports reckons.

13.35: Massimo Donati has left Celtic and signed for Serie A side Bari.

13.32: Kris Boyd has vowed to ignore speculation linking him with a move away from Rangers. Reports have suggest the striker has rejected an offer from Turkish outfit
Trabzonspor ahead of the transfer deadline.

13.29: Racing Santander are set to add two new faces to their squad after agreeing one-year loan deals for Barcelona defender Henrique and Newcastle striker Xisco.

12.57: Australia left-back David Carney is ready to relaunch his club career with Dutch outfit FC Twente after signing a two-year deal with the Eredivisie outfit. He had fallen out of favour with Sheffield United.

12.54: Sky Sports is reporting that Stoke City are holding talks with Danny Collins of Sunderland.

12.51: Hull striker Daniel Cousin could be on his way to Burnley after the player's agent claimed an approach for a loan deal had been made.

12.30: Dmytro Chygrynskiy has completed his 25million euro move from Shakhtar Donetsk to Barcelona.

12.22: Sky Sports is reporting that West Ham have rejected a bid from Serie A side Fiorentina for Matthew Upson.

12.14: Hull City defender Michael Turner looks certain to sign for Sunderland before Tuesday's transfer deadline after the Black Cats were granted permission to talk to the player.

11.54: Andrea Dossena is likely to stay put at Liverpool, according to the player's agent.

11.25: Wolves have signed Ecuador midfielder Segundo Castillo on a season-long loan from Red Star Belgrade.

11.01: Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves is to head to Doha for a medical as Qatari side Al-Sadd attempt to push through a deal for the Brazilian.

10.46: Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Lazio have offered Goran Pandev to Genoa.

10.34: Fabio Grosso's agent believes it will take a "miracle" for the defender to join Juventus before the transfer window closes tonight.

10.22: Hull boss Phil Brown is in talks with a Premier League defender as he prepares for the sale of Michael Turner to Sunderland.

09.57: Steven Taylor has vowed to stay with Newcastle and lead the club back into the Premier League.

09.11: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has ruled out the possibility of Robinho joining the treble winners before the end of the transfer window, admitting his side are
unlikely to make any more signings this summer.

09.00: Just 32 hours to go until the transfer window shut. What drama will we get today?

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22.30: Leeds United have reached an agreement to sign Leigh Bromby from Sheffield United. And that will do it for tonight, with just a few days left before the window closes. Expect a hectic one tomorrow.

21.35: Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves is said to be closing in on a move to Qatari side Al-Sadd. Evidently no-one else is interested.

21.12: Bundesliga side Stuttgart are considering making a move for highly rated Schalke midfielder Jermaine Jones.

20.22: Tottenham Hotspur will make a last-ditch attempt to bolster their squad before the transfer window slams shut by bidding for Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.

19.44: PSV have completed the loan signing of Serbian defender Jagos Vukovic from RAD Belgrade.

18.49: Dutch powerhouses Ajax are reportedly pondering a swoop for Serbian international Marko Pantelic.

18.03: Everton have agreed a fee with Atletico Madrid for defender Johnny Heitinga. He'll sign before the window closes.

17.38: Sunderland have confirmed defender Paul McShane has joined Hull City for an undisclosed fee.

17.12: Hull have agreed a fee with Manchester City for Benjani. We hope it's not too much.

16.29: Paris St Germain have loaned former Serbia striker Mateja Kezman to Zenit St Petersburg for the rest of the year, the Russian Premier League club said on Sunday.

15.58: Reports in the Italian press have suggested that Fiorentina have targeted Lazio hitman Goran Pandev as a replacement for Adrian Mutu.

15.01: Lee Naylor says he is happy to stay at Celtic and is unsure about a possible move to Portsmouth. Who wouldn't be?

14.31: Dmytro Chygrynskiy arrived in Barcelona on Sunday and expressed his delight at having joined the European champions from Shakhtar Donetsk.

14.09: Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has lined up former Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd for an advisory role for the Citizens.

13.39: Bolton Wanderers want to sign Nantes' Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic on loan.

12.59: Jose Mourinho is worried by the lack of Ibrahimovic at Inter. "Now we have a higher potential even without Ibra. We are more balanced. Without Zlatan, we will only become even more of a football team," he said.

12.33: Fiorentina have made a bid for Matthew Upson apparently. Is he keen to give up on Upton Park and start a new life in Italy? We doubt it..

12.13: Everton manager David Moyes has admitted he is hoping to be able to spend big on players before the end of the transfer window.

11.26: Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure says he has no immediate plans to join his brother Kolo at Manchester City.

10.51: Fabio Grosso could stay at Lyon, after Juventus refused to increase their €2m bid for the World Cup winner.

10.39: Arsenal are reportedly set to make a move for Veljko Batrovic, a 15-year-old Serbian who is known as "the new Messi".

10.24: Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov believes Richard Dunne will prove to be a 'big signing' for the club.

09.52: Blackburn are set to add to their misfiring strikers catagory and land Manchester City striker Benjani in £2m deal.

09.44: Eider Gudjohnsen has rejected an offer from Manchester City and three other Premier League clubs and is set to sign for French side Monaco.

09.21: Notts County director of football Sven Goran Eriksson wants to bring former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg and Italian striker Christian Vieri to Meadow Lane. And maybe Kanu too. Good luck with that.

09.00: Barcelona president Joan Laporta has identified his club's pursuit of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas as a ''special case''.

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22.30: That's all for tonight. After a hectic few games perhaps there will be some more movers tomorrow.

21.10: Manchester City youngster Ryan McGivern is believed to have joined Leicester City on loan.

20.19: Uruguayan striker Henry Gimenez has joined Bologna, according to reports in Italy.

17.51: Parma have confirmed the signing of Italian defender Cristian Zaccardo from German champions VfL Wolfsburg.

17.36: Reports from the continent suggest that Bayern Munich have beaten Juventus to the signing of Schalke full-back Rafinha.

16.48: Andriy Shevchenko has joined Dynamo Kiev on a two-year deal from Chelsea, according to the official website of the Ukrainian team.

14.10: Former Bolton midfielder Blerim Dzemaili, who currently plays for Torino, is close to joining Serie A side Napoli according to reports in Italy.

13.06: Shakhtar Donetsk defender Dymytro Chygrynskiy says he found it strange playing against Barcelona in Friday's European Super Cup knowing that he will probably seal a move to the Catalan club in the next few days.

12.51: New Everton signing Sylvain Distin says he fears for the future of old club Portsmouth. Perhaps because they have just signed Michael Brown.

12.01: Inter midfielder Patrick Vieira has revealed this will be his last year playing football in Europe, but he could have a spell in the USA.

11.25: Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has insisted that he joined the Eastlands outfit primarily to create history with the club, and not because of the sizeable wage.

10.59: Wigan want to take Celtic striker Scott McDonald on a season-long loan, according to agent Willie McKay.

09.54: Juventus are keen on landing Portuguese international Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon, but the move is being planned for next year.

09.29: Sunderland have reportedly accepted a bid from Stoke for defender Danny Collins,

09.19: Roy Hodgson is surprised no club has bid for Brede Hangeland - but is still keen to hang on to his prize asset.

09.05: And another line from the papers is that David Moyes is set to seal a £5m deal for Atletico Madrid's 25-year-old Dutch defender John Heitinga.

09.00: Morning all, Tottenham have told Zenit St Petersburg they are ready to accept £10m for striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

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23.30 Bayern Munich will complete the deal for Arjen Robben tomorrow, as will Bari for Celtic's Massimo Donati. It's getting interesting now.. and five more days to go. More of the same tomorrow.

23.17 Stoke City are on a roll with signings and are now keen to bring in Sunderland defender Danny Collins too.

22.27 Italian side Bari have now announced they have agreed terms with Celtic to sign Massimo Donati from the Scottish club.

21.47 Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of Pascal Chimbonda on a two-year contract from Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee.

21.24 Bayern Munich are closing in on the signing of Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben, after an agreement was reached between the two sides.

21.04 Serie A outfit Bari claim they could sign Celtic's Massimo Donati. The first of many departures for the Hoops?

20.11 Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish has confirmed that the signing of Spanish midfielder Michel from Sporting Gijon will bring an end to his club's spending during this summer's transfer window.

19.31 Swansea City have agreed a deal to bring Lee Trundle back to the club.

18.55 Aston Villa have completed the signing of Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock for an undisclosed fee - believed to be around £8m.

18.43 Stoke have completed the signing of Robert Huth from Middlesbrough. The 25-year-old defender today finalised personal terms after undergoing a medical, and he could be followed to the Britannia Stadium by Boro striker Tuncay Sanli.

18.39 According to a report in Voetbal International, reigning Eredivisie champions AZ have completed the transfer of Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm from Kalmar FF for €3m.

18.32 Schalke 04 full-back Rafinha was reportedly very close to joining Juventus yesterday, but today the Old Lady's sports director Alessio Secco denied that this was the case.

18.02 After the action of the Champions League draw, Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue says he is ready to sign a new contract at the Emirates Stadium after going from villain to cult hero among fans.

16.59 Carlos Tevez has once again spoken about his time at Manchester United and claimed that he felt disrespected by Sir Alex Ferguson.

16.33 Stoke have reportedly completed the signings of Robert Huth and Tuncay. Good players for the Potters.

16.27 Portsmouth target, Mike Williamson has apparently handed in a transfer request from Watford.

16.25 Everton look set to bring in Sylvain Distin from Portsmouth, subject to a medical.

15.55 Manchester City have agreed to sell defender Richard Dunne to Aston Villa, the Eastlands club have announced.

15.30 Portsmouth have signed Watford striker Tommy Smith on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.

14.59 Fulham have completed the signing of South Africa midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi after receiving international clearance.

14.15 Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed that Pascal Chimbonda is only a medical away from completing a switch from Spurs to replace Aston Villa target Steven Warnock.

13.30 Sky Sports are reporting that Stoke have agreed a fee with Middlesbrough for striker Tuncay.

13.22 Jay Simpson is set for a loan move away from Arsenal, most likely to a Championship club.

13.19 Barcelona Sporting director Txiki Begiristain has confirmed they are closing in on Shakhtar Donetsk defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy, but says that no deal will be finalised before tomorrow's European Super Cup against the Ukrainian side.

13.03 Lokomotiv Moscow defender Jan Durica, said to be a target for Fulham, says there is no news about a move to the Premier League. Greek side Panathinaikos are in pole position right now.

12.55 Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock is now having a medical at Aston Villa.

12.47 Bayern Munich are closing in on the signing of Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben, according to reports in Spain.

12.19 Bolton have tried to re-sign Kevin Nolan on loan from Newcastle, but the Magpies aint dealing.

12.02 Le Havre's Kevin Anin is still hopeful of being offered a deal by Tottenham Hotspur after his trial last week.

11.52 Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has confirmed he has contacted Hull City about centre-back Michael Turner. Bruce has also said that Grant Leadbitter and Carlos Edwards are in talks with Ipswich Town.

11.13 Benfica midfielder Hassan Yebda says he is waiting to hear if anything will come about a proposed £3.5m move to Blackburn Rovers.

10.35 Following his superb goal against Arsenal last night, Celtic's Massimo Donati has been linked with a move back to Italy with Bari.

10.21 Reports in Portugal suggest Everton have had a bid rejected for Benfica's Brazilian international defender Luisao.

10.05 Stoke City are on the brink of signing defender Robert Huth from Middlesbrough for a transfer fee of around £6m, according to reports.

09.30 Wesley Sneijder started life at his new club Inter Milan with a parting shot at Real Madrid, who, he says, had treated him "very badly".

09.00 Portsmouth manager Paul Hart expects to make Watford forward Tommy Smith his first signing after Sulaiman Al Fahim announced his takeover of the club was completed.

08.30 Bolton Wanderers have launched a bid to re-sign midfielder Kevin Nolan from Newcastle United, just 7 months after selling him to the Magpies.

08.00 Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen is trying to push through a £4m deal for Feyenoord starlet Jonathan de Guzman.

07.30 A cracker to kick-off the transfer blog this morning. Apparently Notts County director of football Sven Goran Eriksson has failed in his bid to tempt Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved out of retirement.

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23.59 That's all for today - see you in the morning!

23.01 Stoke hope to sign Robert Huth from Boro before the window closes, and may sell three players too.

22.19 Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has insisted Roman Pavlyuchenko is going nowhere, while Pascal Chimbonda is on the verge of joining Blackburn.

21.20 Italian press reports claim that Wesley Sneijder has agreed to move from Real Madrid to Inter Milan.

20.32 Fulham defender Fredrik Stoor is desperate to leave the club after failing to break into the team. Who?

19.59 Everton manager David Moyes expects to have at least four new faces
in his squad by the time the transfer window closes next week.

19.01 Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves could yet be playing his football in Qatar next season. Qatari outfit Al-Saad could make a new bid to sign the misfit Brazilian forward.

18.52 Ipswich manager Roy Keane has turned his attention to former club Sunderland as attempts to strengthen his squad. Town have tabled a joint offer for midfielders Grant Leadbitter and Carlos Edwards.

18.39 Everton's Lukas Jutkiewicz has joined SPL side Motherwell on loan for the first half of the season.

18.02 Malaga have sealed a season-long loan for Inter Milan forward Victor Obinna.

17.11 Brazilian club Internacional are claiming that Tottenham have failed with a £14m offer for their midfielder Sandro. £14m? It sounds like an awful lot to us.

16.33 Further reports in Italy indicate that Inter manager Jose Mourinho has told David Suazo he does not want him to leave the club. The striker spent a spell on loan with Benfica last season.

16.14 Fiorentina have signed Italy Under-21 full back Lorenzo De Silvestri from Serie A rivals Lazio.

15.15 Crystal Palace have handed a short-term deal to former Arsenal and Southampton winger Ryan Smith, who could make his debut in Thursday's Carling Cup tie against Manchester City.

14.50 Gareth Southgate has hinted that Tuncay is close to leaving Middlesbrough after leaving the Turkish star out of his squad for the Carling Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.

14.42 Spartak Moscow have declared that they are willing to re-sign Roman Pavlyuchenko from Tottenham, but only at a cut price of £10m. Can't see Daniel Levy going for that.

14.03 Reports in Spain claim that former Chelsea forward Mateja Kezman could be swapping PSG for Real Betis in the next few days.

13.12 More news arrives from Ewood Park as Aston Villa confirm that they are in talks with Blackburn regarding the signing of versatile performer Stephen Warnock.

13.02 Blackburn chairman John Williams has confirmed that the club are in talks to sign Tottenham right-back Pascal Chimbonda.

12.20 Sheffield Wednesday have placed Francis Jeffers on the transfer list after the striker appeared to punch Port Vale's Tommy Fraser in Tuesday's Carling Cup tie.

12.05 Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson says he is determined to keep hold of striker Matty Fryatt following strong interest from Hull City. The Foxes insist they have not had an approach for the player.

11.21 Reports are emerging that Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham have agreed a fee for French full-back Pascal Chimbonda. More on that when we get it.

10.54 The agent of former Arsenal forward Julio Baptista claims he is in discussions with Inter Milan over the possible transfer of the Brazilian to the Italian champions. Looks like The Beast is their back-up choice after Wesley Sneijder's decision to stay at Real Madrid.

10.54 We have more news from Portsmouth where manager Paul Hart has urged defender Sylvain Distin to remain at the club. The Frenchman is reported to be a target for Everton and Aston Villa.

10.13 Portsmouth succeeded with an offer for Watford forward Tommy Smith on Tuesday and the player is now undergoing a medical with the Premier League side.

10.13 South Korean side FC Seoul claim they have turned down an offer in the region of £2.5m from Celtic for their star player Ki Sung-yeung.

10.05 Hi Luke, thanks for the comment. Villa are still being linked with a move for Sylvain Distin but the Manchester Evening News is also reporting this morning that Richard Dunne could be heading to Villa Park. Hope that satisfies your need for transfer gossip!

09.40 Former Fulham and Coventry midfielder Julian Gray has joined Cardiff City on trial. The winger has also spent time with Sheffield United this summer and played nine times during a loan spell with the Bluebirds in 2003.

09.15 We are taking a look around the European papers on your behalf and Dutch daily De Telegraaf reports that Chelsea have dispatched scouts to watch Feyenoord midfielder Jonathan de Guzman in action. However, Valencia are also interested in the 21-year-old.

09.10 The Portsmouth News reports that Paul Hart will unveil his new signings Tommy Smith and Aruna Dindane before the game against Manchester City on Sunday. Apparently a photo of Dindane wearing a Pompey shirt has already been leaked though, oops.

09.00 Good morning and welcome to Wednesday's live transfer blog. On Tuesday night the Joleon Lescott deal finally went through to the relief of Manchester City supporters everywhere, will there be more big developments this morning? Stay with us to find out...

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23.33 England defender Joleon Lescott has finally completed his move to from Everton to Manchester City. The 27-year-old centre-back signed a five-year deal with the Eastlands outfit.

22.25 Hull city are hoping to complete the signing of Sunderland defender Paul McShane on Wednesday morning.

20.35 Celtic have confirmed they are in talks with representatives of South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yong. Hoops chief executive Peter Lawwell said the player is being viewed as "one for the future"

19.21: Lazio striker Goran Pandev says there is 'no truth' to reports that he could be joining West Ham. The Macedonian striker may, however, leave the Bianconeri before the close of the transfer window.

18.40: Watford have now confirmed that Portsmouth have had a bid for Tommy Smith accepted and that the forward must choose between Pompey and Reading.

17.57: Newcastle caretaker manager Chris Hughton is adamant that the club have not recieved any offers for reported Everton and Aston Villa target Steven Taylor. The two Premier League clubs are also believed to be competing for the signature of Sylvain Distin.

17.17: The Wesley Sneijder transfer saga just seems to run and run with Marca now reporting that the Dutchman has once again decided against joining Inter, despite claims earlier in the day that he was en route to Italy to finalise his move. When will it all end??

16.59: Portsmouth are reported to have entered the race for Watford striker Tommy Smith who appeared to be destined for Reading on Monday.

16.14: Arsene Wenger has conducted his press conference ahead of Wednesday's game against Celtic and the Arsenal manager has touched on a couple of transfer lines: there has been no movement on the future of Philippe Senderos while Arsenal are not planning an imminent move for St Etienne's Blaise Matuidi.

15.34: Crystal Palace forward Victor Moses has been linked with a move to Wigan recently but Neil Warnock claims he has heard nothing from the Premier League club.

15.24: News from Campbell's old club, Portsmouth, Sulaiman Al-Fahim is reportedly "very much involved and committed" to the takeover and future of the Premier League club. Not so much he's actually able to sign anyone though.

15.03: Sven-Goran Eriksson's new charges, League Two side Notts County, have announced the signing of former England and Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell on a five-year contract. Five years???

14.33: Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Juventus are poised to announce the signing of Lyon's Italian defender Fabio Grosso.

13.55: Peter Lovenkrands, who is a free agent following Newcastle's relegation last season, claims he has turned down a club in Spain as he is determined to remain in England.

13.52: Defender Alan Tate will be staying at Swansea City after signing a new four-year contract with the Championship side.

13.23: The Hull Daily Mail claims that Leicester City's prolific striker Matty Fryatt could be a target for Tigers boss Phil Brown, although a reported price tag of £4m may well prove a sticking point.

13.19: Harry Redknapp has dismissed reports that Luka Modric could be heading to Manchester United. The Tottenham manager has also played down talk that the club could be targeting David James and Joe Cole.

12.45: Despite being adamant that he does not want to leave Real Madrid, La Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Wesley Sneijder could sign for Inter Milan later on Tuesday. The Dutchman is expected in Italy to tie up the loose ends of his transfer to Serie A.

12.17: Livorno president Aldo Spinelli claims striker Alessandro Diamanti is on the verge of a move to West Ham.

11.57: Hull City appear to be closing on the signing of Sunderland defender Paul McShane, who spent five months on loan with the Tigers last season. It is reported that the Ireland defender is undergoing a medical.

11.55: It is being reported that Aston Villa have made an offer for Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin, who is also believed to be attracting strong interest from Everton.

11.50: Two players have left Liverpool with young Hungarian strikers Krisztian Nemeth and Andras Simon joining AEK Athens and Cordoba respectively on loan.

11.33: It appears that Sol Campbell is on the brink of a surprising move to Notts County and the former Portsmouth, Arsenal and England defender will be unveiled at a press conference later on Tuesday.

10.59: Wolfsburg right-back Cristian Zaccardo is hoping to secure a move back home to Italy before the transfer window closes.

10.54: United Arab Emirates champions Al Ahli claim negotiations to lure former Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved out of retirement have reached an ''advanced stage.''

10.41: Teenage striker Danijel Aleksic could be set to join Manchester City. The Serbian has been linked with Real Madrid, Villarreal and Bayern Munich.

10.13: Massimo Oddo claims West Ham have expressed an interest in taking him to Upton Park. Reports in Italy have linked Oddo with a move to the Hammers in a swap deal
which would see French midfielder Julien Faubert switch to the San Siro.

09.53: Roma could move for Fluminense striker Fred, who used to ply his trade at Lyon. That's if they fail to pick up primary target Roman Pavlyuchenko first though.

09.29: K-League leaders FC Seoul have confirmed Celtic have expressed an interest in signing highly-rated South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yong.

09.06: Lazio defender Lorenzo De Silvestri is on the verge of completing a move to Fiorentina, who have a bit of money to spend after selling Felipe Melo to Juventus.

08.34: Vidic may have said he's staying, but Anderson has reportedly been told he can leave Manchester United after a furious bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson. Would they miss him?

08.04: Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff has hit out at Real Madrid's summer spending policy and criticised Florentino Perez. "He understands a lot about business but signing the best players doesn't mean you know football," said Cruyff to AS.

07.40: AC Milan defender Massimo Oddo says he is putting his family ahead of his own personal and professional interests, and won't move out on loan again this summer.

07.21: Everton have signed Russian international Diniyar Bilyaletdinov from Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee.

07.05: Chelsea are keeping tabs on Benfica's talented trio Angel Di Maria, David Luiz and Fabio Coentrao. Wow, Frank Arnesen is really earning that promotion.

07.00: Nemanja Vidic has vowed he will prove his commitment to United as he has refuted claims from his agent that he will join Barcelona.

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23.00 Thanks for following all the day's developments with us. Remember we will be back bright and early at 7am tommorrow with all the latest gossip and rumours.

22.55 Our final transfer line of the night comes from Tuesday's edition of The Times which claims that Everton have made an approach for Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin as they look to replace Joleon Lescott.

22.01 News reaches us from Spain where Barcelona are closing in on a deal for Shakhtar Donetsk's Dmytro Chygrynskiy.

19.50 Paris Saint German's Jerome Rothen has been linked with a move to Blackburn over the summer and the manager of the French side, Antoine Kombouare, has admitted the winger could be leaving the club.

18.49 Watford striker Tommy Smith is heading to Championship rivals Reading after passing a medical at The Madejski Stadium.

17.57 Italian TV channel Mediaset claims that AC Milan and West Ham are in talks over a deal which would see Massimo Oddo and Julien Faubert swap clubs. The Hammers defender spent time on loan with Real Madrid last season. He must have a spectacularly good agent.

17.35 Former Arsenal and Portsmouth defender Lauren is believed to be on the brink of a move to Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv.

17.35 Reports on the continent claim that Borussia Monchengladbach defender Steve Gohouri has been handed a trial by Portsmouth.

17.29 Lokomotiv Moscow's Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is refusing to comment on his reported move to Everton but the Russian press appears confident the deal will be done. "Let's at least wait until tommorrow," the player said.

17.14 Honduras defender Osman Chavez has now expressed an interest in joining compatriot Wilson Palacios at Tottenham, while Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is believed to be a target for Serie A side Roma.

17.14 It is reported that Joleon Lescott has passed his medical at Manchester City, meaning it is only a matter of time before he joins the club from Everton.

16.43 Reports claim that Ivory Coast international Aruna Dindane has passed a medical with cash-strapped Portsmouth.

16.36 John Hughes has insisted he wants to keep Colin Nish at Hibernian but up to four players could be on their way out of the club, including striker Jonatan Johansson.

16.19 We have a done deal at Manchester City, but it is not the one you may expect. The club have confirmed the signing of former Arsenal and Barcelona defender Sylvinho on a one-year contract. Now for Joleon Lescott....

15.37 Inter Milan remain patient in their search for a playmaker after failing to prise Dutch star Wesley Sneijder away from Real Madrid.

15.14 The future of German U-21 star Mesut Oezil at Werder Bremen is in doubt after negotiations over a new contract for the youngster collapsed.

15.05 Danish striker Peter Lovenkrands has revealed he would welcome the opportunity to secure a return to Newcastle United.

14.25 Another Honduran could be on his way to England as Tottenham have made a move to sign defender Osman Chavez. Wigan could still swoop in and sign him yet though.

14.02 Watford striker Tommy Smith is having a medical at Reading, according to reports. They're still looking to replace Kevin Doyle, and have a bit of cash to spend.

13.35 Carles Puyol is considering the offer of a contract extension at Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.

12.37 Julio Baptista's agent insists the Roma striker will not be returning to the Premier League this season. The former Arsenal forward has been linked with West Ham and Manchester City.

11.55 Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy has extended his contract to the end of the 2010-11 season.

11.35 Everton defender Joleon Lescottt has arrived at Eastlands for a medical ahead of his £24m transfer to Manchester City.

11.07 Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has resigned himself to losing Aston Villa target Stephen Warnock, but he insists the player will only be allowed to leave for the right price.

10.53 Former Fulham midfielder Hameur Bouazza is looking to seal a move back to England after he left Turkish club Sivasspor after just one game.

10.26: Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has stressed he is happy to remain with the French champions this season.

9.43: West Ham have been told to improve their offer if they want to acquire Livorno striker Alessandro Diamanti.

9.14: Richard Dunne is reportedly a target for Everton and Aston Villa after his future became less sure with Lescott's imminent arrival.

9.14: Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is hoping to squeeze any possible funds out of the Giallorossi hierarchy to bring in Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko before the transfer window shuts.

8.51: Barcelona and Holland legend Johan Cruyff reckons the Spanish club need to sign a defensive player either at the back or in midfield.

8.28: Phil Brown has confirmed talks to secure Hull star Geovanni on a new contract are at an 'advanced stage.'

8.10: Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is looking to add former Arsenal full-back Sylvinho to his squad on a free transfer. After Lescott of course.

7.51: Ivory Coast striker Aruna Dindane is set for a £4m deal with Portsmouth and the south coast club could also be about to sign his fellow countryman Steve Gohouri.

7.21: Wigan have reportedly agreed a £5m fee with Crystal Palace for Victor Moses, 18, but the striker will spend the rest of the season on loan at Selhurst Park as part of the deal.

7.00: Lokomotiv Moscow skipper Diniyar Bilyaletdinov could be heading to Everton for £10m after the agreement of a fee for Joleon Lescott gave the Toffees some cash to spend.

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21.00 So the Lescott news brings to a close a quiet day. See you tomorrow.

19.45 Everton and Man City have reportedly agreed a £24m fee for Joleon Lescott. He will have a medical on Monday.

18.22 Marca claims Manchester United will move for Arjen Robben of Real Madrid. Pigs fly, too.

16.30 It's very quiet in the world of transfers today.

15.03 In a bizarre transfer twist, Valencia say that Everton have not agreed to loan midfielder Ever Banega nor do they have a work permit, contrary to stories on Saturday. Valencia's Damia Vidagany insisted: "No negotiations with Everton exist or any other club for the loan of Ever Banega. This news is not true."

12.59 AC Milan's Adriano Galliani has been quoted as saying Kakha Kaladze is not for sale, but Massimo Oddo could move with Cristian Zaccardo coming in.

12.02 Everton boss David Moyes has admitted defeat in his bid to keep hold of Joleon Lescott.

11.17 Salomon Kalou, linked with a move away from Chelsea, is considering his options after being offered a new contract.

10.22 Patrick Vieira has ruled out any chance of him playing for Tottenham.

10.01 Another story in Corriere dello Sport. The paper moots a swap deal involving Lazio's Cristian Ledesma and Udinese's Gaetano D'Agostino.

09.42 Corriere dello Sport reports that Monday will be the crucial day in Wesley Sneijder's switch to Inter Milan from Real Madrid. Will it go ahead?

09.00 Welcome to another day of rumour and counter-rumour.

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22.00 That is us done on the transfer blog for tonight, make sure you follow all the developments with us tommorow though.

20.45 Cardiff City have announced the signing of Manchester City forward Kelvin Etuhu on a season-long loan deal.

20.45 Wesley Sneijder has told Marca that he has no intention of leaving Real Madrid, despite the club attempting to sell him to Inter Milan.

19.11 News reaches us from Italy where Roma have signed Inter defender Nicolas Burdisso on loan.

18.15 Stephen Warnock was absent from Blackburn's defeat to Sunderland and Sam Allardyce has conceded he dropped the midfielder as his "head wasn't right" following speculation regarding interest from Aston Villa.

18.10 The transfer news is starting to pick up following Saturday's games with Mark Hughes claiming that Manchester City are still talking with Everton as they look to wrap up a deal for Joleon Lescott.

14.18 Wigan have completed the signing of French midfielder Mohamed Diame from Spanish side Rayo Vallecano.

12.51 Cardiff have beaten off competition from Wolves and Portsmouth to sign Manchester City forward Kelvin Etuhu on a season-long loan.

11.42 Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder has insisted he will not be forced out of the club this summer.

11.13 Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is tracking Inter Milan centre-back Nicolas Burdisso.

10.45 Everton have managed to secure a work permit for Argentina midfielder Ever Banega. The 21-year-old is expected to arrive on Merseyside shortly to complete a season-long loan deal from Valencia.

10.23 Arsene Wenger has not ruled out re-signing Patrick Vieira before the month is out. However, the player has told L'Equipe that it won't happen.

10.00 Morning, transfer fans. Last night Greece international Sotirios Kyrgiakos completed his transfer to Liverpool and signed a two-year contract.

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17.31 Wesley Sneijder has been linked with moves to both Inter and Manchester United in recent weeks but his agent, Soren Lerby, has told As that the playmaker wants to stay at Real Madrid.

17.27 Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is "praying" he can add to his squad before the transfer window closes having seen a deal for West Ham defender James Collins stall.

17.20 Wigan are yet to confirm the deal is complete but respected French daily L'Equipe claims that Mohamed Diame has joined the club from Rayo Vallecano. The former Lens midfielder, 22, is a likely replacement for Lee Cattermole.

17.08 Liverpool youngster Robbie Threlfall has joined Northampton Town on loan for a month. The left-back has previously spent spells with Hereford and Stockport County.

16.57 Arsene Wenger has dismissed reports that Arsenal have agreed to sell Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona next summer, blaming the club's presidential election for the ongoing speculation surrounding his star midfielder.

16.47 The most shocking transfer of the summer could well be on the cards with local reports claiming that Sol Campbell has been at Meadow Lane to discuss terms with Sven Goran Eriksson's Notts County.

16.20 Fulham manager Roy Hodgson says he had been hoping to recruit a new striker before the recent injury suffered by Andy Johnson. The Cottagers boss has a target in mind and will not consider signing two new faces.

16.13 French midfielder Kevin Anin is set to travel to Spurs ahead of a
possible trial, according to Le Havre.

15.57 Despite being strongly linked with a move for David James, Harry Redknapp has claimed he is not in the market for a new goalkeeper following an injury to Heurelho Gomes.

15.14 Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal have opened negotiations regarding a contract extension for Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner.

14.16 Burnley have announced a double deal with youngsters Adam Kay and Chris Lynch joining Chester City on loan until January.

14.00 Chelsea have sent young defender Jack Cork to Coventry City where he will stay until the end of December. It is the fifth loan move of the 20-year-old's career at Stamford Bridge.

13.53 Having already missed out on Fraizer Campbell, Michael Owen and Alvaro Negredo this summer, Hull boss Phil Brown has now denied that he is interested in Portsmouth's David Nugent as his search for a striker continues.

13.39 After signing a one-month deal earlier this month, Kanu has confirmed he has now agreed a one-year contact with Portsmouth that he will sign imminently.

13.24 Lyon defender John Mensah is on the brink of signing for Sunderland, Steve Bruce has confirmed. The Ghanaian will join the club on loan with a view to a permanent move and has completed a medical.

12.53 We have a confirmed transfer involving Arsenal: Henri Lansbury has joined Watford on loan until the end of December. The 18-year-old impressed on loan at Scunthorpe last season and will be looking to make a similar impact in the Championship.

12.35 Sir Alex Ferguson is adamant he will not be making any more signings despite the club scoring only one goal in their opening two Premier League games.

11.30 Ipswich manager Roy Keane says his chances of bringing Tottenham's Giovani dos Santos back to the club on loan are "very, very, very slim".

11.21 We have our first confirmed transfer of the day with Blackburn striker Paul Gallagher joining Leicester City on a three-year deal. The Scot scored eight goals in seven years at Ewood Park.

11.14 Mark Hughes has not yet walked away from the Joleon Lescott transfer saga despite being strongly criticised by David Moyes.

10.52 Gareth Southgate says contract talks with Adam Johnson are continuing and that he hopes to keep hold of the talented winger who has attracted interest from Premier League clubs.

10.12 Stoke winger Matthew Etherington has been trying to convince former West Ham team-mate James Collins to join the Potters. “He was up at the weekend with me when I told him about everything here at Stoke," Etherington said. "I spoke highly of the club, but at the end of the day it’s down to him.”

09.59 Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo claims Barcelona are stepping up their attempts to tie head coach Josep Guardiola and gifted midfielder Andres Iniesta to new contracts.

09.51 Sunderland striker Anthony Stokes has returned to the SPL to join Hibernian for an undisclosed fee. The former Arsenal trainee played under Hibs boss John Hughes at Falkirk during the 2006-2007 season, scoring 14 goals in 16 SPL starts.

09.46 Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish has admitted he is open to offers for Gary McSheffrey and Marcus Bent. "It may happen before the window closes," McLeish said. "We anticipate one or two might leave."

09.39 The Portsmouth News reports that Gavin McCann is not keen on a move to Fratton Park and that Bolton team-mate Danny Shittu is a far more likely signing for Paul Hart.

09.17 One of Thursday's lead stories was the transfer of Real Madrid striker, and Hull City target, Alvaro Negredo to Sevilla. Now Tigers chairman Paul Duffen has told the Hull Daily Mail that the striker had agreed to join the club before Real's decision to sell him to Sevilla.

09.03 Espanyol have confirmed their interest in signing Newcastle United defender Fabricio Coloccini as they seek to replace captain Daniel Jarque following his death from a heart attack during pre-season.

08.55 Good morning and welcome to Friday's On The Move transfer blog. We kick things off with the news that Fulham's Adrian Leijer has returned to Melbourne Victory. The defender has signed a three-year deal after failing to make a single appearance for the Cottagers.

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23.35 We'll finish off for the night there, as Hull missed out on Negredo. Which striker will they try and poach next? My money is on Shola Ameobi...

22.46 West Brom midfielder Borja Valero has expressed his excitement ahead of a possible return to Real Mallorca. Has to be better than Birmingham.

22.16 Real Madrid have now announced that former Hull-bound striker Alvaro Negredo will join Sevilla in a transfer deal that includes a buyback option.

21.38 Portsmouth could be set to bolster their attacking options with the acquisition of Watford winger Tommy Smith.

20.44 Everton are in talks to sign Newcastle defender Steven Taylor. That looks like the end for the Joleon Lescott affair.

20.18 Alvaro Negredo is reportedly on the brink of signing a four-year contract with Primera Liga side Sevilla. Hmmm Spain, or Hull. Tough choice.

19.48 Greek international Sotiris Kyrgiakos will add strength and experience to Liverpool's defence, said manager Rafa Benitez after agreeing a deal to sign the AEK Athens player on Thursday.

19.08 Marseille striker Mamadou Niang has signed a new two-year contract, the Ligue 1 side have confirmed.

18.30 Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez has confirmed he is hoping to sign Alvaro Negredo after the Real Madrid striker decided against a move to Hull City. "It looks like it's going well, but nothing is confirmed yet,'' Jimenez said.

18.20 Former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben has told Marca that he hopes to stay at Real Madrid this summer, despite reports that he could be sold by the Spanish giants.

18.10 Croatia international Darijo Srna is being linked with a move to Chelsea. The Shakhtar Donetsk star's agent has claimed that talks with Barcelona have stalled and that a club in England are interested.

17.42 Barcelona have handed a new contract to young winger Pedro. After top scoring in pre-season he is now tied to the Catalan side until June 2014, with his release clause set at €75 million.

17.21 Tottenham have reacted to an injury suffered by Heurelho Gomes by recalling goalkeeper David Button from a loan spell at Crewe Alexandra.

17.18 Fulham have announced that 21-year-old midfielder Wayne Brown will remain on loan with TPS Turku until October 31 after his loan deal was extended.

16.51 Celtic midfielder Landry N'Guemo believes Aiden McGeady must stay at Parkhead if the club are to wrest the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title back from Rangers.

16.23 West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola is edging closer to signing Bordeaux forward Marouane Chamakh and is looking to sell James Collins to push the deal through.

16.01 Nicklas Bendtner's father has denied the Arsenal star has agreed a three-year extension at the Emirates.

15.30 Barcelona have not made an approach for Juventus defender Zdenek Grygera, according to his agent Mino Raiola.

14.53 St Etienne have completed the signing of Boubacar Sanogo from Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee.

13.58 Fulham have announced they have agreed to sign Jonathan Greening from West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move, subject to a medical.

13.05 Mick McCarthy is set to swoop for Stoke City midfielder Amdy Faye to bolster his Wolves squad and provide competition for Karl Henry.

12.28 Arsenal have entered the race to sign Real Madrid midfielder Raphael van der Vaart, according to the Daily Mirror. Liverpool are also eyeing the Dutchman.

11.54 Bolton Wanderers manager Gary Megson is trying to flog Danny Shittu and Gavin McCann to Portsmouth but admits that negotiations are proving "difficult and long winded".

11.11 Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Greece centre-back Sotiris Kyrgiakos from AEK Athens, suject to passing a medical. Manager Rafa Benitez said: "He is a player with experience who can hopefully help us in defence."

10.30 Stoke City boss Tony Pulis remains hopeful of agreeing personal terms with West Ham defender James Collins after agreeing a £5m fee with the London club.

10.24 Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero has reiterated his desire to remain at the Vicente Calderon. "I have always said that I wanted to stay here and it has happened,'' Aguero said.

09.49 Sampdoria have signed right-back Franco Semioli from Fiorentina for an
undisclosed fee.

09.14 Wesley Sneijder's agent has claimed the midfielder is ready to swap Real Madrid for Inter Milan after the two clubs agreed a €15m transfer fee.

07.42 Hull City boss Phil Brown has admitted his disappointment at his failure to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo, despite having a £12m bid accepted by the Primera Liga club.

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13.48: Guti has been told that he is part of Real Madrid's plans for the new season, but he will quit the club next summer to move to England.

13.03: Bayern Munich were prepared to sell Frank Ribery for 100million euros,
according to general manager Uli Hoeness.

12.23: Blackburn have signed Michel Salgado after he left Real Madrid earlier this month.

12.08: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has played down speculation linking Hull with a move for right-back Luke Young.

11.51: Berliner Zeitung says that Hertha Berlin are set to offer a contract to Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.

11.39: It looks like Joleon Lescott could be on his way of Everton. He's no longer training with the rest of the first team squad. Surely they will have to sell him to Man City now.

11.00: Corriere Dello Sport reports that Milan want to swap Massimo Oddo with Lorenzo de Silvestri. Will Lazio do business?

10.52: A story in Corriere dello Sport says Inter want to exchange Nicolas Burdisso For Roma's Marco Andreolli.

10.47: Fulham are back in talks with West Bromwich Albion to sign Jonathan Greening.

10.36: Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has admitted the capture of Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel will end his summer spending - if the deal goes through.

10.29: Marouane Chamakh is resigned to staying at Bordeaux for the coming season, despite claiming he has recently been approached by West Ham.

09.54: Feyenoord coach Mario Been has revealed he will not stand in the way of striker Roy Makaay if he wants to leave the Rotterdam club.

09.43: Everton will attend a Home Office hearing in London on Friday to try to acquire a work permit for Argentina international Ever Banega.

09.13: Bolton midfielder Matt Taylor has pledged his long-term future to the club by
signing a one-year extension to his contract.

08.22: Nemanja Vidic's agent has moved to reject claims he suggested the centre-back would be interested in seeking a 'dream' move to Barcelona. "This is not true," he said. "I never said these things. Nemanja is happy in Manchester. If Barcelona do make an offer for him then it is up to United to make a decision."

08.06: We've heard Barca want one more and it could be Willian of Shakhtar Donetsk, according to Sport.

07.36: The Daily Mirror suggest Everton are interested in Tottenham duo David Bentley and Alan Hutton. Not quite sure why.

07.00: Morning all. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has told AS that he needs another player before the start of the season. "We need another. I know it and the technical director [Txiki Begiristain] knows it. If an arrival is possible it will happen, if it's not, it won't," he said.

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23.00 Liverpool have completed something of a surprise transfer and signed up Greek international Sotiris Kyrgiakos from AEK Athens to bolster their injury hit defence.

20.15 Burnley boss Owen Coyle is delighted with the signing of defender Andre Bikey from Reading. "I'm delighted. I've chased Andre long and hard all throughout the summer," Coyle said.

18.19 Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists he is unconcerned by the club's lack of movement in the transfer market this summer. Guess he doesn't rate Zlatan that much...

17.24 Athletic Bilbao president Fernando Garcia Macua insists Liverpool have not made an offer for Fernando Amorebieta. ''There is nothing at all to this,'' he said. ''This offer does not exist and we are not thinking about his value. It is nothing more than a made-up story.''

17.04 Fulham left winger Hameur Bouazza has joined Turkish side Sivasspor. Shock move there, but at least he'll have more of a chance of first-team action.

16.24 Derby chairman Adam Pearson has denied reports Middlesbrough have made an offer for striker Rob Hulse.

15.59 Portsmouth manager Paul Hart admitted he is seeking to recruit Bolton pair Danny Shittu and Gavin McCann ahead of their Premier League trip to Birmingham on Wednesday.

15.46 Hull boss Phil Brown is refusing to admit defeat in his attempts to sign £12m Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo. He said: ''We have done everything we possibly can and hopefully he is coming in today.''

15.08 Atletico Madrid have insisted that Sergio Aguero will not be leaving the club this summer. "Aguero travelled with us [to Athens] to play and there is no chance of a sale," coach Abel Resino was quoted as saying by AS.

14.53 Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has admitted he needs to bring in further players after being ''a wee bit surprised'' at statistics relating to the workload of his squad last season.

14.19 Two Spanish clubs have shown an interest in signing unsettled West Brom midfielder Borja Valero.

13.55 Dynamo Kiev defender Pape Diakhate has also emerged as a target for the Reds, and the player seems keen.

13.31 Newcastle United's much coveted centre-back Steven Taylor could be the next to leave St James's. Liverpool are reportedly interested in bringing him in to bolster their ranks.

13.02 Fred has done a U-turn in his desire to join Sevilla now that Luis Fabiano is set to stay at the club, and has committed himself to another season in Brazil with Fluminense.

12.12 Birmingham are on the verge of completing a deal for Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel. It is believed the two clubs are close to reaching agreement in terms of how the fee, of around £3m, will be paid by Blues.

12.02 Good news for Fulham as they've managed to land Damien Duff from Newcastle. He has put pen to paper on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed fee, and is probably pretty glad to be out of Toon.

11.56 Werder Bremen have signed Claudio Pizarro on a permanent bases from Chelsea. Not a huge surprise, and they will have done well to get a bit of cash for him too.

11.42 Sunderland are keen to bolster their ranks by a few more and are showing an interest in Guingamp defender Bakary Kone according to France Football.

11.02 Juventus are eager to add a right-back to their squad and want Schalke's Rafinha. Although Felix Magath doesn't look like letting him go.

10.32 It's a busy morning. Lens president Gervais Martel says he is to meet Portsmouth to thrash out a deal for Aruna Dindane. Has he not been following the Portsmouth story?

10.28 Hull City boss Phil Brown has revealed he hopes to hold transfer talks with Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo on Wednesday.

10.23 Bad news for Liverpool fans with Andrea Dossena telling the Liverpool Echo that he wants to stay at the club.

10.21 Another story in Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Adrian Mutu will leave Fiorentina next summer with Zenit St. Petersburg pushing hard for a transfer.

10.19 Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Real Madrid have lowered their asked price for Wesley Sneijder in order to force through a sale to Inter Milan.

10.09 Cameroon defender Andre Bikey has joined Burnley from Reading on a three-year contract, the Turf Moor club have confirmed. The fee is undisclosed.

09.58 Chelsea have signed midfielder Nemanja Matic from MFK Kosice, according to the Slovakian club. The fee is £1.5m.

09.51 A quick moving story with Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink said to have turned down St Etienne.

09.41 Nottingham Forest are tracking West Ham defender Calum Davenport.

09.29 AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed the club will not be signing any more players this summer.

09.10 St Etienne have opened talks with free agent Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, the club's sporting director Damien Comolli has confirmed.

08.59 A story in Corriere Dello Sport suggests that Roman Pavlyuchenko is still a target for AS Roma in preference to Alvaro Negredo.

08.21 Hertha Berlin coach Lucien Favre is keen to bring Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin back to the German capital. A transfer fee could prove a stumbling block, though.

07.46 Reports in Spain from AS claim that Michel Salgado has opted to sign for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers after his release by Real Madrid.

07.00 Hello again. The world of transfers is back in motion for another day.

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23.59 Stoke are closing in on West Ham defender James Collins, but that's it for tonight. More of the same tomorrow.

23.34 AC Milan will not make any more signings in this transfer window, owner Silvio Berlusconi has said.

23.08 Werder Bremen are currently locked in negotiations with Chelsea over the transfer of Claudio Pizarro. The striker will no doubt sign before Aug 31.

22.15 Star strike duo Giampaolo Pazzini and Antonio Cassano will be staying with Sampdoria, according to the club's sporting director Giuseppe Marotta.

21.28 Former Real Madrid defender Michel Salgado is closing in on a move to Blackburn after he was released by the Bernabeu club.

20.59 Julio Baptista will not leave Roma to join Inter. "I don't understand why there's so much talk of Julio leaving Rome. I haven't spoken with anyone, not Inter or any other team,'' said his agent.

20.09 Manchester United centre-back Nemanja Vidic would apparently love to join Barcelona. "Vidic would be delighted to play at Barca as his dream is to go to the Spanish league," his agent Paolo Fabbri told RAC1.

19.19 Germany U-21 star Sandro Wagner has attracted the interest of a number of foreign clubs, with Dutch outfits PSV and Groningen heading the queue, according to Der Westen.

18.43 Highly-rated Arsenal youngster Nacer Barazite has set his sights on a loan to boost his chances of regular football. ''I'd be delighted to join another Premier League outfit on loan,'' he said. ''But I'm also interested in joining a good Eredivisie side. I'm not interested in playing for a Championship outfit, unless it's one of the bigger teams.''

18.08 Philippe Mexes' agent has dismissed speculation the Roma defender is set for a move to Chelsea. ''Chelsea? Personally at least, I do not think there is any truth to it,'' he
told tuttomercatoweb.

17.46 Roberto Mancini has been approached to coach Russian Premier League club Zenit St Petersburg, the former Inter Milan boss said.

17.25 Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink has been linked with struggling French side Saint-Etienne. After two Ligue 1 matches of the new season, the club are still seeking their first points and have targeted the tall Dutchman as the answer to their scoring problems.

16.35 Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is chasing five new signings before the end of the transfer window. "We are desperately hanging on to four or five deals, but we will do it the right way," Pulis said.

16.20 Aston Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov is hoping manager Martin O'Neill will add some more players to his paper-thin squad. The Bulgarian said: "Other teams in Europe have big squads and we must do that as well."

15.37 Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed that the club is yet to receive a bid for Turkey striker Tuncay Sanli, who has been linked repeatedly with Aston Villa.

15.21 Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez is hopeful of completing a deal for Rayo Vallecano's 22-year-old midfielder Mohamed Diame in the next few days.

12.39 Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain has admitted that the Catalans have all but given up on signing Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas and speculation is rife that they have now switched their attention to Liverpool winger Albert Riera.

12.05 Boca Juniors teenager Ezequiel Munoz has said he would welcome a move to Fiorentina after confirming the Serie A club were in talks to sign him.

11.48 Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross has dismissed reports of a move to one of the Premier League's 'big guns' and insists he is more than happy at the Britannia Stadium. He said: "There's nothing going on. Someone has written something in the paper and then everyone has jumped on the bandwagon."

10.45 Everton are being linked with a swoop for Newcastle United centre-back Steven Taylor as replacement for Joleon Lescott, who is a target for Man City.

10.01 Sunderland boss Steve Bruce hopes to seal a loan move for Lyon defender John Mensah within the next 48 hours.

09.15 West Ham United defender Matthew Upson has beenlinked with moves all over the place, amid rumours the Hammers need to raise some cash, but manager Gianfranco Zola insists he has not received any offers. "As far as I am concerned, we are looking to buy players not sell them," he said.

08.30 Liverpool are set to respond to their opening day defeat at Spurs by signing £10m-rated Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta and Dynamo Kiev's £7m centre-back Pape Diakhate.

08.00 Manchester City are nothing if not tenacious in the transfer market and they are set to make an improved £20m cash-plus-players offer to Everton to land defender Joleon Lescott.

07.00 Good morning, good morning. Welcome to another day of rumour.

What with there actually being football to play this weekend the transfer market has taken a back-seat, but that doesn't mean there's been a lack of rumours.

Here's a selection of the best and our view on them:

Sol Campbell to Newcastle: Campbell is out of contract and is available on a free deal. His arrival would free up Steven Taylor to be the latest Toon man to be sold. Everton and Villa are said to want Taylor and both look like they need him.

Verdict: Sol could certainly do a job, meaning we think this rumour definitely has some legs and adds up.

Sven goes galactico: Or should that be geriatrico? Eriksson has been linked with a move to persuade both Luis Figo and Pavel Nedved to come out of retirement. He also wants Patrick Vieira, according to the Mail on Sunday.

Verdict: Can't see this one. Very odd. Almost strange enough to be true but surely pie in the sky.

Andriy Voronin to Hertha Berlin: The Ukraine striker spent a loan period in the German capital and they're prepared to pay £3m for him.

Verdict: Judging by his cameo against Spurs, penalty or no penalty, most Liverpool fans would walk him there. Though Liverpool's problem is lacking bodies to play up front. Maybe it's the hairstyle.

Matthew Upson to be sold by West Ham: Several stories suggest West Ham need to sell. Even to the point where Gianfranco Zola is threatening to walk out of Upton Park.

Verdict: If Manchester City do not get Lescott - we think they will - then Upson is next best, though older, and is ahead of Lescott in the England reckoning. Villa might fancy him too.

Ryan Shawcross to Manchester United: Reports suggest that Sir Alex Ferguson may go back in for a player he sold to Stoke last summer. Liverpool also in for him and it could be a battle.

Verdict: Seems unlikely as Ferguson usually employs the adage of "never go back". However, judging by the injuries to his defenders this looks a viable option as Shawcross is used to playing alongside Jonny Evans.

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17.29 Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed he will sign Rayo Vallecano defender Antonio Amaya, but the deal is subject to international clearance.

17.24 Fulham's veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has signed a one-year contract extension at the club.

16.59 Bury have signed Sheffield United striker Jordan Robertson on loan. Some big deals going down today...

16.44 Huddersfield have confirmed the signing of England Under 19 midfielder Danny Drinkwater from Manchester United.

16.22 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the team will be stronger this season even though defender Kolo Toure and striker Emmanuel Adebayor have moved to Premier League rivals Manchester City. We wonder if he'll feel the same by Christmas.

16.09 Tottenham centre-back Sebastien Bassong would have stayed at Newcastle if Alan Shearer was given the manager's job, Harry Redknapp has revealed.

15.56 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has stressed there is 'no chance' of the club selling captain Cesc Fabregas.

15.28 Fulham boss Roy Hodgson hopes to seal a deal for Newcastle midfielder Damien Duff after confirming his interest in the winger.

15.08 Russian outfit CSKA Moscow have completed the signing of former Liverpool winger Mark Gonzalez from Real Betis.

14.54 Bolton Wanderers have signed South Korean winger Lee Chung-yong from FC Seoul for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said

14.42 David Moyes has told Manchester City manager Mark Hughes that he makes the decisions at Goodison Park and reiterated that Joleon Lescott is not for sale. ''I make the decisions, they have not talked to me and the player has been consistently told he is not for sale. He [Lescott] should get his head around that and get on with his career,'' he said.

14.09 Kanu has signed a one-month deal at Portsmouth. The point? Presumably to boost squad numbers until they can actually sign someone decent.

14.02 Fulham midfielder Hameur Bouazza is on the verge of signing for Turkish side Sivasspor, according to reports. We wonder if he'll get the same reaction as Darius Vassell.

13.45 Plymouth have signed striker Alan Gow from Rangers for an undisclosed fee but he will not be available for tomorrow's Coca-Cola Championship match against QPR.

13.15 West Ham have signed Radoslav Kovac on a three-year deal from Spartak Moscow.

12.50 Rafael van der Vaart has revealed that he has turned down the chance to return to Ajax. "Martin Jol has already contacted me, but I do not intend to return to my former team,'' he said.

12.18 Rayo Vallecano sporting director Felipe Minambres is confident Mohamed Diame's transfer to Wigan will go ahead as planned despite the switch being put on hold due to a health concern regarding the midfielder's heart.

11.46 Danny Simpson has joined Newcastle United in a loan switch from Manchester United until January.

11.26 Liverpool's Fernando Torres has signed a contract extension which could see the striker stay at Anfield until 2014. So he won't be going anywhere.

10.56 West Ham have joined the race to sign Marouane Chamakh from Bordeaux and have seen their first bid rejected by the French club.

10.36 Roma are closing in on the signatures of Inter defender Nicolas Burdisso and Romanian international goalkeeper Bogdan Lobont.

10.24 Diomansy Kamara insists he will remain with Fulham despite being linked with a move to French champions Bordeaux.

10.04 Royston Drenthe has expressed his anxiety regarding a potential move away from Real Madrid. Given he expressed his anxiety about staying as well last season, it doesn't leave much for his future.

09.38 John Mensah is all set to quit Lyon in order to join Sunderland. Not a bad move for Brucie if he can push that one through.

08.52 Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is on the look-out for three more players before the transfer window closes.

08.04 According to reports, it seems as though Inter Milan have agreed a deal with Real Madrid to sign Wesley Sneijder. Will it go through today?

07.00 Just a day to go until the big kick-off, will there be many moves today?

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23.30 Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce has told chairman John Williams to sign Spanish legend Michel Salgado - as he wins a battle for more cash - according to the Daily Mirror.

22.33 Mark Viduka has held talks with Fulham over a possible move to Craven Cottage, according to reports.

20.34 United States midfielder Clint Dempsey has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Fulham until 2013.

19.42 Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan has gone on loan to Plymouth and will join Paul Sturrock's squad ahead of Saturday's opening home game against QPR.

18.25 Man City manager Mark Hughes has not given up hope of signing unsettled Everton defender Joleon Lescott. The City boss has said that negotiations are ongoing and the Eastlands outfit are preparing to make an increased bid for the England international.

17.33: Gary Megson remains hopeful of adding a striker to his list of summer recruits as new-look Bolton prepare to open their campaign at home to Sunderland on Saturday.

17.21: A big move! Birmingham have agreed a deal to sign former Liverpool and Rangers defender Gregory Vignal from RC Lens.

17.02: Manchester City look set to further test Everton's resolve to keep Joleon Lescott with an increased bid for the unsettled defender.

16.48: Sunderland manager Steve Bruce insists the Black Cats were not guilty of unsettling Lee Cattermole ahead of his £6million move from Wigan to the Stadium if Light.

16.04: A rather bizarre story has appeared linking Emmanuel Eboue to Barcelona. We think that's hilarious!

15.42: Gazzetta dello Sport quotes Nicolas Burdisso's agent as saying there has been no contact from AS Roma over a transfer.

15.32: Juventus are interested in Atletico Madrid duo Sergio Aguero and Maxi Rodriguez, according to Marca.

15.24: Bild claims that Hertha Berlin will attempt to sign Liverpool's Andriy Voronin on loan for another season.

15.17: As if by magic! Portsmouth have now completed the signing of Belgium international Anthony Vanden Borre on loan from Genoa for the season.

15.15: It's not a very busy afternoon.

14.48: Portsmouth manager Paul Hart is set to boost his threadbare squad by completing the loan signing of Belgium international Anthony Vanden Borre.

14.24: Wolves have re-signed Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne on a season-long loan.

14.15: Sky Sports believes Sunderland are close to signing Lyon defender John Mensah on a season-long loan.

14.04: Hull manager Phil Brown has said of his move for Real Madrid's Alvaro Negredo: "There are times when you think it is 95% certain and then something happens and it's 50-50 again. But we're still working on it. In time for the Chelsea game on Saturday? I don't know."

13.42: Leandro Rinaudo's agent claims the Napoli defender would be well suited to the Premier League, but believes the Serie A club are not prepared to sell him.

13.33: Le Parisien feels that Inter Milan could complete a deal for Bordeaux midfielder Yoann Gourcuff.for €25m.

13.14: Brazil legend Romario has confirmed he is coming out of retirement to fulfil his late father's wishes and play for America Football Club.

13.00: Kamel Ghilas has completed a move from Celta Vigo to Hull City for an undisclosed fee.

12.59: Prince Tagoe's agent has hit out at TSG Hoffenheim for their "inhumane treatment". The Ghana striker had his contract cancelled this week on medical advice.

12.40: Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie insists the club want to keep hold of defender Sylvain Distin but it is looking likely he will move on.

12.20: Olivier Thomert is desperate to sign for Espanyol. The Stade Rennes striker told L'Equipe: "Espanyol is a good club. The coach speaks French, they have a new stadium and great players like Ivan de la Pena."

12.12: Sky Sports is claiming that Liverpool, West Ham and Fulham all wanr Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross.

11.41: Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has not given up hope of signing Everton defender Joleon Lescott. "We are still trying to speak to the people who will ultimately make the decision over whether or not the deal continues," he said.

11.11: West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola has insisted he is still on the look out for a new striker. We're looking for at least two strikers, that's the idea," he told Sky Sports News.

10.42: Hull have completed the signing of Republic of Ireland international Stephen Hunt for what the Championship club have described as "a sizeable fee".

10.21: Zenit St Petersburg are in talks with Lazio to sign Goran Pandev.

9.59: Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo wants to join Roma and will wait before signing for either Hull (!), Blackburn or Zenit.

9.54: Schalke boss Felix Magath has told Die Welt that Manchester United are tracking goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

9.32: Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder has told ATP that he is determined to stay and fight for his place at Real Madrid.

9.24: Portuguese giants Benfica are poised to complete the signing of Middlesbrough's Afonso Alves, after the Brazilian failed to impress in England. Sure he can score in Portugal?

9.05: AC Milan have left-sided problems and seem to think that Real Madrid's Royston Drenthe is one of the best solutions. Not sure about that one.

8.45: Defender Diego Lugano has been a wanted man this summer as he is a free agent, but it appears that his choice has been whittled down to just two clubs: Lazio and Fiorentina.

8.25: Tottenham look set to ignore the fact they need defenders and may move for Crystal Palace forward Victor Moses for £5m.

8.16: David Beckham says he will wait to make a decision on his return to Europe.
"I'm not sure. You never know," he said on links to the Premier League. "I'm not going to say it will never happen, but I enjoyed my time in Milan and they have expressed that they would like to take me back. AC Milan are one of the best clubs in the world, but I have quite a few months to decide on that."

7.59: Brede Hangeland says continued speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal is nothing more than paper talk.

7.46: Portsmouth are apparently closing in on the signing of former Middlesbrough midfielder Bolo Zenden, who is a free agent. Could it be that they actually sign a player before the start of the season?

7.39: Burnley boss Owen Coyle hopes to clinch the £2.8m signing of Reading's Cameroon defender Andre Bikey.

7.32: Barcelona are apparently weighing up a £40m move for Cesc Fabregas before he becomes ineligible for the Champions League campaign when he plays for the Gunners in their qualifier on Tuesday.

7.22: Michael Mancienne is on the verge of signing a new four-year contract with Chelsea before rejoining Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan.

7.12: Chelsea are poised to make midfielder Nemanja Matic their fourth signing of the summer in a £5m deal. Midfielder Matic, 20, from MFK Kosice , is set to fly into London in the next 24 hours to take a medical at Stamford Bridge and sign a four-year contract, having already agreed personal terms according to the Daily Express.

7.02: A possible manager move here, as Ossie Ardiles admits he would love the chance to manage Newcastle again, but concedes there is little chance of him re-taking the helm at St James' Park.

7.00: Morning all, and we expect it to be fairly quiet today in transfer world after all the internationals last night, but you never know.

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23.14 AC Milan have signed Italian goalkeeper Flavio Roma from French side Monaco on a one-year deal, while letting Australian keeper Zeljko Kalac go, the Serie A club have confirmed.

21.45 Dutch midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart will be allowed to leave Real Madrid ona free transfer after falling out of favourat the Bernabeu.

19.58 AC Milan are keen to take David Beckham back on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy in January, according to a spokesman for the England midfielder.

18.48: The Manchester Evening News is linking Manchester United with a move for Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

18.28: Hoffenheim have cancelled the contract of summer signing Prince Tagoe because of concerns over his health.

17.33: Hull have called a press conference for tomorrow afternoon when it is expected they will announce the signings of Stephen Hunt and Kamel Ghilas.

17.14: Werder Bremen have confirmed they are still interested in taking Claudio Pizarro from Chelsea, if the price is right.

16.57: Steve Bruce has got his man! Sunderland have completed the £6million signing of Wigan midfielder Lee Cattermole.

16.18: Aston Villa have signed goalkeeper Andy Marshall on a one-year deal. The world is going mad!

15.21: The Serbian Daily Press reports that Nemanja Matic will sign for Chelsea. The young Serbia international says terms have almost been agreed.

15.10: Wigan should soon be able to confirm the signings of Rayo Vallecano pair Antonio Amaya and Mohamed Diame, boss Roberto Martinez has told the Wigan Evening Post:

14.49: Amazingly, Vincent Kompany is being linked with a move from Manchester City to Barcelona.

14.40: Coventry look set to sign Martin Cranie having agreed an undisclosed fee with Portsmouth.

14.26: Hull City are closing in on another striker as Real Madrid's Alvaro Negredo looks set to sign, according to the player's agent. "I have had calls with the chairman. He (Negredo) likes the team and it's possible he will play in the Premier League,'' he said.

13.59: Schalke are willing to give Brazilian defender Mineiro a contract until the end of the season if he can convince coach Felix Magath in training this week.

13.32: French youngster Dorian Dervite has revealed his desire to secure a move away from Tottenham, meaning the club now have just one fit centre-back and that's Sebastien Bassong.

12.57: Portsmouth defender Martin Cranie is close to joining Coventry. He'll become the latest player from Fratton to get out of the club as quickly as possible. At this rate, they might not even be able to field eighteen players for the start of the season.

12.37: Everton are weighing up a move for Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O'Neil to bolster their tiny squad.

12.26: Giampaolo Pazzini is not leaving Sampdoria according to general director, Giuseppe Marotta. Chelsea had reportedly made tentative enquiries over an €18m transfer.

11.49: Jerome Rothen has made a positive impression on Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce in training. He was once a good player for Monaco, so who knows, he might get a shot at the Premier League.

11.09: West Ham are reportedly in for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh. His boss Laurent Blanc will only let him go to a ''big club'' so Sunderland fans will be pretty angry if he heads to Upton Park.

10.43: Neven Subotic's agent has dismissed reports linking Arsenal with a move for the Borussia Dortmund defender. The Gunners are in for a giant defender, but look likely to miss out on this one.

10.17: Milan are replacing some of their older player, with goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac heading out of the door. "We are about to rescind Kalac's contract. If all goes well we will sign Flavio Roma," vice president Adriano Galliani told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

9.47: West Ham United are still hopeful of signing both Bayern Munich's Luca Toni and Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen before the transfer window closes. It would be a coup if they can.

9.25: Jose Reina believes Liverpool will struggle to replace Xabi Alonso after describing the midfielder as a 'fabulous conductor'. Hardly an endorsement of new-boy Alberto Aquilani.

9.08: Villa, meanwhile, are believed to have made an unsatisfactory bid for Blackburn Rovers defender Stephen Warnock. £4m, how dare they! Rovers want an amazing £12m for the versatile player.

8.28: Wesley Sneijder may be away on international duty, but negotiations between Real Madrid and Inter have apparently continued in his absence. Hold on though, because Martin O'Neill and Aston Villa are interested as well.

8.08: David Moyes has said again that he has 'no intention' of selling defender Joleon Lescott. The centre-back wants to leave, but even a £22m bid doesn't seem to be able to persuade the Scot to sell.

7.30: Bayern Munich have claimed they are 'waiting for contact' from Chelsea over their bid to sign Jose Bosingwa. £12m should do the trick, but it may rest on them getting Maicon in from Inter as a replacement.

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23.59 Right on the button and a bit of news! Marca claims that Blackburn Rovers are interested in Michel Salgado following his release by Real Madrid - a typical Big Sam signing! That;s it for tonight. See you tomorrow.

23.00 Will we get any transfer news before midnight I wonder?

21.25 It's a slow evening in the transfer world with teams off on international duty.

20.14 The Birmingham Mail claims Aston Villa will not sign Tuncay from Middlesbrough.

20.03 Corriere dello Sport reports Juventus general director Jean-Claude Blanc as saying they will make no more signings this summer.

18.51 Gazzetta dello Sport claims Lazio's Goran Pandev is interesting Palermo.

18.32 Another former Liverpool player, Mark Gonzalez, has moved from Real Betis to CSKA Moscow.

18.15 Martin Petrov has told the Bulgarian media he wants to quit Manchester City this summer in order to secure first-team football.

17.52 Former Liverpool midfielder Luis Garcia has agreed to join Racing Santander from Atletico Madrid.

17.42 Pavel Nedved is considering returning to football in Major League Soccer.

17.36 Marca claims that Manchester City still want Lionel Messi. We think it's rubbish.

17.27 Schalke are to take Mineiro on trial, the midfielder who supposedly spent last season with Chelsea.

16.58 Blackburn Rovers & Portsmouth have joined Hull in the chase of Bolo Zenden.

16.46 More from France Football now, with the claim that Portsmouth are interested in signing defender John Mensah from Lyon. They have already taken Frederic Piquionne on loan from the deposed French champions.

16.41 Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has told France Football that his side did not sign Patrick Vieira due to injury doubts.

16.23 Sky Sports says that Birmingham are to hand a trial to Senegal international Boukary Drame.

16.16 Bundesliga club Hannover have confirmed the signing of Didier Konan Ya from Rosenborg.

16.11 Glentoran are weighing up whether to move in for Keith Gillespie, who is currently without a club. We thought he'd be running a pub by now.

15.51 Hull City have made "firm offer" for £13m-rated Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo, according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The Tigers are also in for former Chelsea and Liverpool winger Bolo Zenden.

15.15 Reports are coming in that Reading winger Stephen Hunt has agreed terms with Hull City and is preparing to undergo a medical.

14.17 Tottenham Hotspur striker Jon Obika, 18, has joined League One side Yeovil on loan.

13.14 Newcastle United winger Jonas Gutierrez is not on his way to Greek side Olympiakos, according to his agent.

12.39 Bordeaux chairman Jean-Louis Triaud has rubbished reports that Arsenal have made an increased £8m bid for striker Marouane Chamakh.

12.01 French newspaper L'Equipe claim that Portsmouth are interested in signing Lyon's Ghanaian central defender John Mensah on loan.

11.08 Everton have turned down a formal transfer request from defender Joleon Lescott, who his pushing for a move to Manchester City.

10.30 Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira, who has been linked with a return to the Premier League with either Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur, has said he intends to stay at the San Siro.

09.30 League Two Notts County have moved quickly to say that there is no truth to reports linking ex-england defedner Sol Campbell to Meadow Lane.

08.49 Matthew Upson has given Manchester City hope that he may still join them after rejecting the opportunity to discuss a contract extension at West Ham United.

08.26 The Sun report that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will fly to Germany to make a £40million raid for Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and has already made contact with the German club's general manager Uli Hoeness.

08.00 Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is up to his old tricks of recruiting faded veterans from around Europe and has made a shock move for Real Madrid defender Michel Salgado.

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22.49 Brede Hangeland says that he's happy at Fulham. That may not put off his group of potential suitors, which include Liverpool and Arsenal.

22.15 Chelsea linked with a move for Roma's Daniele De Rossi. Do they need another midfielder? Roma bigwig Bruno Conti says the deal was turned down flat.

21.24 Stephen Hunt looks headed for Hull. Reading's Irish winger may well be reacquainted with Chelsea and Petr Cech if this deal comes through. Hull seem to have finally been able to add some players though it barely looks enough for them.

19.15 Good news for Spurs in that a slight delay in their deal for Sebastian Bassong means that he served a suspension by not playing for Newcastle at the weekend.

18.01 Birmingham City have completed the signing of Republic of Ireland Under-21 winger James O'Shea from Galway United. And young goalkeeper Artur Krysiak has joined Burton Albion on loan.

17.38 And now Blackburn have a permit ahead of signing Nikola Kalinic from Hajduk Split.

17.34 Hull have succeeded in gaining a work permit for United States striker Jozy Altidore.

16.36 The agent of Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder has admitted Inter Milan are interested in signing him, but any deal is some way off.

16.21 Hull City are closing in on Celta Vigo forward Kamel Ghilas. A move to Blackburn Rovers fell through for the Algerian international last month.

16.14 Niko Kranjcar has revealed he will not sign a new contract with Portsmouth and is going to leave the club at the end of the 2009-10 season.

16.01 Radoslav Kovac's agent has revealed West Ham are in pole position to sign the player after he spent time on loan at the club last term.

15.39 Sky Sports report that Fredrik Stoor wants out of Fulham. The Swedish defender has barely played since joining the club a year ago.

15.32 Corriere dello Sport claims that AS Roma are ready to make offers for Real Madrid's Alvaro Negredo and Milan forward Marco Borriello.

15.14 Jonas Gutierrez wants out of Newcastle, and would be interested in a move to Greece with Olympiakos.

15.00 Arsene Wenger admits he could well now head into the first game of the Premier League campaign with the squad he has now - and will "trust" his men to deliver.

14.36 David Moyes is concerned by his failure to significantly add to his Everton squad ahead of the 2009-10 campaign. It's been very quite up at Goodison this summer.

14.01 L’Equipe tells us that Everton are going to bid €17m for Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Stephane Sessegnon.

13.44 Jens Lehmann has told Bild am Sonntag that Vfb Stuttgart simply must strengthen if they are to challenge this season.

13.33 Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has gone cold on the possibility of signing Paris St Germain winger Jerome Rothen. "Jerome Rothen is of an interest to us, but he is a left sider and I don't feel as though we need strengthening in the wide positions," Allardyce told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.

13.21 Fulham have handed a trial to Danish defender Magnus Troest.

13.03 The Liverpool Echo reports that Rafael Benitez has bid £5m for Hull's Michael Turner, which has been laughed out of town.

12.35 According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Jose Mourinho wants Franck Ribery at Inter Milan. It seems unlikely he'll leave Bayern Munich for the San Siro.

11.52 Fiorentina have now confirmed the signing of Cristiano Zanetti on their official website.

11.26 AC Milan defender Kakha Kaladze is being linked with a move to Germany to join Bayern Munich.

11.12 Portsmouth boss Paul Hart has denied that David Nugent will never play for the club again and he could actually stay put.

11.00 It's a quiet start to the week.

10.29 Cristiano Zanetti's agent has revealed that the player has joined Fiorentina from Juventus.

09.31 Derby have signed Jake Livermore on loan from Spurs, the player who scored against Barcelona in the Wembley Cup.

09.15 Reports in Holland tell us that Liverpool want Japan international Keisuke Honda. He plays for VVV Venlo

09.02 Meanwhile, Hull City look set to offer a contract to trialist Henri Camara, last seen at Wigan.

08.31 Hull boss Phil Brown has admitted it may be hard to keep Michael Turner with Liverpool lurking.

08.27 Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Juventus want to sign Fernando Gago from Real Madrid.

08.24 Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain has admitted the club want to bring Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas back to the Nou Camp, but will not pay over the odds.

08.00 Morning! The season is just a few days away now. Will anyone spend big this week? Stay tuned.

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20.35 West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola has hinted that a new striker may soon arrive at the club. "Everybody knows that that is a position where we need a bit more cover," he said.

18.31 Tottenham Hotspur are preparing to swoop to sign Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissokho, according to the French press.

16.05 Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has said Chelsea are not looking to sign AC Milan's Alexandre Pato and has denied holding talks with the Brazilian international.

14.30 Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has revealed his interest in Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin. "He's a player we like and admire but that's as far as it has gone," Bruce said.

14.14 Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano insists he is "not thinking about Milan" despite the Italian club lodging a €14m bid.

12.30 Hull City are keeping tabs on Portsmouth striker David Nugent.

12.00 At the risk of stating the bleeding obvious Gareth Bale's agent has admitted the seemingly jinxed Tottenham Hotspur player would be interested in a move to AC Milan.

11.30 Chelsea are set sign Milan starlet Alexandre Pato for a British transfer record of £45m and then loan him back to the Serie A club for the 2009-10 season.

11.00 Aston Villa are leading the chase for Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, possibly as a replacement for Ashley Young, who is a £21m target for Tottenham Hotspur, according to the NOTW.

10.30 Everton manager David Moyes has told city they must pay at least £30m for Joleon Lescott and has rejected an £8m offer form Besiktas for striker Louis Saha.

10.00 West Ham United are set to sell England defender Matthew Upson to Manchester City as they need to raise £10m to ward off creditors.

09.30 The Blues seem very eager to splash the cash and have also tabled a last-ditch £40m bid for Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery, according to the Sunday Mirror.

09.00 Manchester United fear AC Milan will try to hijack their bid to sign 15-year-old Swedish midfielder Linus Sjobeg, who plays for first division side Vasteras.

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18.21 Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has confirmed that he held talks with Hull City boss Phil Brown over the possible transfer of defender Michael Turner.

17.16 Birmingham City have failed to land Arsenal defender Armand Traore on loan. Blues boss Alex McLeish said: "I've had a response from Arsene and it is not positive."

14.17 Celtic have completed the signing of 18-year-old defender Josh Thompson from Stockport County.

13.40 Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen, who was linked with Liverpool and Fiorentina, could be on the verge of a move back to the Bundesliga with Schalke.

13.01 Portsmouth manager Paul Hart is hopeful of signing former Newcastle United striker Mark Viduka on a free transfer before the start of the season.

12.30 Andrea Pirlo believes his decision to snub Chelsea proves that AC Milan can win the Scudetto. "If I thought Milan's aim was a good place in the standings I'd be at Chelsea now," he said.

12.00 According to reports coming out of Sapin Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has signed a deal with Bayern Munich to buy Franck Ribery on a five-year contract in 2010.

11.30 Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is closing in on Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin and will also make another bid for Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee Cattermole.

11.00 Hull City have rejected a £6m bid from Liverpool for defender Michael Turner and are demanding £12m.

10.30 The agent of Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni believes his client is close to joining Italian countryman Gianfranco Zola at West Ham United.

10.00 Portsmouth are monitoring Celtic full-back Lee Naylor, according to the Premier League club's chief executive.

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17.30 It's been a quiet afternoon and the end of a week of speculation and signings. Join us again on Saturday.

17.07 And now Portsmouth chief executive says there will be no more sales at Portsmouth. We're not really convinced.

16.36 French midfielder Arnold Mvuemba has been released by Portsmouth.

16.04 West Ham chief executive Scott Duxbury has prioritised bringing a striker to Upton Park before the summer transfer window closes.

15.50 Sky Sports is claiming that a number of Premier League clubs want to sign Valencia midfielder Ever Banega.

15.42 Fulham manager Roy Hodgson admits losing Brede Hangeland to Arsenal would be an "enormous blow" for the club.

15.26 Carlo Ancelotti claims Chelsea have finished their business in the summer transfer window.

15.11 AS is Spain reports that Brazilian striker Fred wants to join Sevilla from Fluminese.

15.00 AC Milan have confirmed Klaas Jan Huntelaar has completed his transfer from Real Madrid and signed a four-year contract at the San Siro.

14.42 Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted there are more signings to come from Pep Guardiola this summer.

14.35 It looks like David James is on his way out of Portsmouth. Antti Niemi has just signed for the south coast club on a free transfer.

14.04 Aston Villa have ruled out any chance of young striker Nathan Delfouneso going out on loan.

13.47 El Mundo Deportivo reports that Juan Mata has failed to agree a new deal with Valencia and Barcelona are now ready to pounce.

12.54 French midfielder Jerome Rothen could be set to join Blackburn from PSG. He's coming for talks on Monday.

12.44 Birmingham have put their plans of signing Armand Traore on loan from Arsenal on hold, as the player is not yet available.

12.30 Watford, Reading, Sheff Wed, Celtic and West Brom are all said to want Arsenal's Jay Simpson on loan.

12.01 Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has revealed he is looking for experience to add to his squad.

11.54 Inter Milan have completed the signing of FC Twente forward Marko Arnautovic on a season-long loan deal.

11.38 Too loan deals confirmed. Arsenal's Fran Merida is going to Levante while Sunderland's Martin Waghorn has linked up with Leicester City.

11.33 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has told L'Equipe that he still wants Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh but the price is still too high.

11.21 Stoke boss Tony Pulis has revealed he is finding it hard to sign new players. Well, they would have to move to Stoke!

11.02 Hull boss Phil Brown has confirmed that Cardiff have rejected his bid for striker Ross McCormack.

10.33 Hibernian today completed the signing of former Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack.

10.01 Massimo Donati has declared his desire to remain at Celtic after enjoying a new lease of life under Tony Mowbray.

09.55 More woe (or joy?) for Liverpool as Lucas Leiva says he may leave. "You have to see what Benitez plans but the president of Corinthians already knows I am interested and what I want," he told the Sun.

09.23 Portsmouth have confirmed their interest in Celtic left-back Lee Naylor.

08.49 Aston Villa Boss Martin O'Neill has confirmed his is in the market for Wesley Sneijder, who is unwanted by Real Madrid.

08.31 Antonio Amaya and Mohamed Diame look set to join Wigan from Rayo Vallecano.

08.00 Morning! It promises to be a fun day!

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23.17 Tottenham Hotspur have signed defender Sebastien Bassong from Newcastle United, the Premier League have club confirmed.

22.26 Wigan athletic are closing on the £3.5m double signing highly-rated Rayo Vallecano midfielder Mohamed Diame and his teammate centre half Antonio Amaya, meaning they may be losing Lee Cattermole.

20.25 Barcelona have agreed to loan Uruguayan defender Martin Caceres to Juventus for next season.

19.31 Hull City chairman Paul Duffen has revealed the Tigers have agreed a fee with Newcastle United to sign defender Habib Beye.

18.56 Arsene Wenger admits the club are no closer to bringing former captain Patrick Vieira, who left for Juventus in 2005, back to Arsenal.

17.54 Hull City have unveiled new signings Seyi Olofinjana, who joined from Stoke City for £3m, and USA striker Jozy Altidore, who has agreed a season-long loan from Spanish side Villarreal.

16.24 The agent of surplus-to-requirements Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen has said Serie A rivals Fiorentina are not interested in his client.

15.47 Jose Mourinho has told Corriere dello Sport that Inter Milan are in the market for a new playmaker.

15.37 Roy Keane looks set to blow £1.7m of Ipswich's money by signing Tamas Priskin from Watford. He's having a medical, we're led to believe.

15.01 And another for the Tigers! USA star Jozy Altidore joins on loan from Villarreal for the season.

14.46 Hull City have signed a player! Yes, believe it! Seyi George Olofinjana has moved from Stoke City after turning down AS Monaco.

14.08 Wolves are in talks with Reading to sign midfielder James Harper.

14.01 Modeste M'Bami is still waiting to find out if he will end up playing for Portsmouth or Bolton.

13.34 Liverpool closed in on the signing of Roma's Alberto Aquilani today with boss Rafael Benitez insisting the midfielder will "excite" the fans.

13.01 Big Sam Allardyce thinks he can turn around the career of Nathan Ellington. We can't see it. Get Matt Jansen back.

12.46 Portsmouth chief exec Peter Storrie is having a laugh today, telling The News the club would be "fools not to want Mark [Viduka] here". Well.... There is some sense, as a move for Amr Zaki looks unlikely.

12.21 L'Equipe reports that Borussia Dortmund could sign Damien Le Tallec from Rennes.

12.12 Sky Sports believes that Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton and West Ham United all want Leandro Fernandez of Dinamo Moscow.

11.52 Wigan are to sign Scott Sinclair on a season-long loan from Chelsea.

11.48 Burnley have signed Fernando Guerrero on a season-long loan deal from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle.

10.55 AC Milan have confirmed that they have agreed a fee with Real Madrid for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar which means Premier League interest should be at an end.

10.51 Sunderland have offloaded one player, though, with midfielder Jack Colback reunited with Roy Keane on loan with Ipswich.

10.48 Portsmouth, Stoke, Blackburn and West Ham supposedly casting an eye over Sunderland's Nyron Nosworthy.

10.42 The agent of Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo says he is interested in joining AS Roma.

10.30 Reports coming in that Spurs and Newcastle have agreed a fee of around £8m for Bassong.

09.49 FC Twente striker Marko Arnautovic will join Inter Milan on loan for the season, according to the Eredivisie club.

09.38 Valenciennes are set to complete the season-long loan signing of striker Mamadou Samassa from Marseille.

09.11 Manchester United are set to loan out midfielder Tom Cleverley.

08.59 Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce has laughed off talk that Spurs will sign Pascal Chimbonda.

08.34 We're hearing that Sebastien Bassong is having a medical at Tottenham. He will move from Newcastle.

08.22 Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood insists there is "absolutely no chance" captain Cesc Fabregas will leave the Emirates Stadium this summer.

08.12 Midfielder Alberto Aquilani's medical later today could prove to be a pivotal point in his career and Liverpool's future.

08.03 Adelaide United have signed former Sydney FC captain Mark Rudan to shore up their defence ahead of their A-League opener against Perth Glory.

08.00 Welcome to another day of transfer drama.

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23.41 A quiet night as many teams are involved in friendlies. Perhaps, as is rumoured, Manchester United are locked in talks with Valencia over David Silva. Perhaps not but Spurs fans can rest easy; Heurelho Gomes says he's staying, despite considerable interest. Make sure you Spurs fans sleep tight.

21.28 Twitter is the place to go if you want to hear about football transfers. Team USA striker Jozy Altidore has revealed he may be playing for Hull City by pointing out on the social network site: "First match is against Chelsea, subject to a work permit *wink* *wink*," wrote Altidore. "Thanks for the support and love - keep it coming." Hull are also to sign Stoke midfielder Seyi Olofinjana who looked headed for Monaco when last we checked.

20.30 Xabi Alonso has been unveiled as a Real Madrid player. "It's the best opportunity for me to develop as a footballer,'' says Xabi to a chorus of boos on Merseyside.

19.34 Hull City look to have made a double signing. SA striker Jozy Altidore and Stoke midfielder Seyi Olofinjana are to be publicly unveiled so expect some grandstanding from Phil Brown.

18.06 Strong words from Steve Bruce on Darren Bent. "He's everything I want," says the Sunderland boss who got the striker for £10m, considerably less than Spurs wanted for him.

17.54 Twitter user Darren Bent is now a Sunderland player as his unhappy two years at Tottenham, in which he has grabbed a decent goal tally, comes to an end.

17.26 Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has signed a new three-year contract, which means he'll be at Stamford Bridge for the foreseeable.

17.03 Toulouse are expected to demand a huge fee from Tottenham for France youngster Moussa Sissoko.

16.50 Liverpool have agreed a fee with Roma, thought to be around £20m, for the transfer of Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani.

16.23 AC Milan chief Silvio Berlusconi has informed Chelsea that "Andrea Pirlo has been taken off the market".

15.50 Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has told Arsenal to keep their grubby hands off giant centre-back Brede Hangeland.

15.15 Former West Ham United defender Lucas Neill, who left the Hammers at the end of his contract in June, is reportedly in talks with Sunderland.

14.50 Xabi Alonso has passed his medical at Real Madrid so it looks like Liverpool will be looking for a new midfielder.

14.06 Fulham have agreed a fee with South African club Golden Arrows for midfielder Kagiso Dikgacoi and are now awaiting a work permit for Bafana Bafana international.

13.48 Frederic Piquionne, Lyon's 6ft 2in French striker, has joined Pompey on a year-long loan.

12.05 The completion of Xabi Alonso's £30m switch from Liverpool to Real Madrid will bring an end to the Spanish club's summer spending spree, director general Jorge Valdano confirmed.

11.40 Bayern Munich have dismissed speculation that Italian striker Luca Toni is to join West Ham United on loan.

11.25 Bordeaux’s President Jean-Michel Triaud has said that Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh could leave in the "next few days”.

10.38 Bolton Wanderers manager Gary Megson has indicated he is prepared to listen to offers for Central defender Danny Shittu.

10.01 French international Frederic Piquionne is set to provide a timely boost for Portsmouth boss Paul Hart by agreeing a one-year loan deal.

09.45 According to The Sentinel Stoke City have pulled the plug on a move for West Ham united striker Dean Ashton because of on-going concerns over his fitness.

09.15 Stoke City boss Tony Pulis has confirmed Seyi Olofinjana is set for a £3m move to Hull after the midfielder rejected a switch to Monaco.

08.46 Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is waiting for Chelsea to make a decision on whether to allow Michael Mancienne to rejoin his nwly promoted club on loan.

08.30 The Sun report that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has failed with a £5.5m bid for Sevilla centre-back Federico Fazio.

08.00 The early transfer gossip confirms that Liverpool will use some of the £30m they pocket from the sale of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid to make an £18m offer for Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani.

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23.36 Couple more names to add to the Liverpool wishlist. The Times suggests that Steven Defour, once linked with Everton, is a target as is Javi Martinez of Athletic Bilbao, like Alonso a Basque playmaker. That rounds up the rumours for the day.

21.38 Portsmouth look like they'll need to sell as they've admitted in a club statement that they're really struggling badly in the financial sense. Not many assets left and amazing to consider they were FA Cup holders 12 months ago.

20.06 Two players in Italy heavily linked with replacing Alonso at Liverpool. Juventus' Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen and Roma's Alberto Aquilani are both being linked in Italy and Spain.

19.01 Aston Villa have completed the signing of Leeds midfielder Fabian Delph for an undisclosed fee. He was also linked with a move to Manchester City.

18.45 Michel Salgado has ended his spell at Real Madrid after 10 years with the Primera Division club. He has been released by mutual consent despite having one year remaining on his current deal.

18.32Sky Sports are claiming that Liverpool are on the verge of signing Christian Poulsen from Juventus.

18.21 Liverpool have agreed a fee with Real Madrid for the transfer of midfielder Xabi Alonso.

18.01 Darren Bent has passed his medical at Sunderland and will complete the move on Wednesday.

17.42 Stoke City midfielder Seyi Olofinjana appears to have snubbed Monaco at the last minute. Seems like the move is off.

17.15 Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack has told the club's official website that he's not trying to engineer a move to the Premier League.

16.46 Sunderland transfer target Darren Bent has been seen at the Stadium of Light ahead of his proposed move from Tottenham Hotspur to the Black Cats.

16.00 League Championship side Doncaster Rovers have signed former Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune.

15.20 Italian newspaper Tuttosport are reporting AC Milan are reportedly set to launch a £30m move for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

14.50 Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has reportedly handed Watford striker Nathan Ellington a trial at Ewood Park.

14.25 having hit the jackpot when they re-signed defender Gerard Pique from Manchester United Barcelona are now apparently eager to capture Jonny Evans for £12m.

13.54 Manchester United have inquired about Valencia midfielder David Silva, but are yet to make a bid, according to AS journalist Guillem Balague.

13.00 Leeds United midfielder Fabian Delph is currently undergoing a medical at Aston Villa. The clubs agreed a £6m fee on Monday.

11.30 Everton have confirmed what the Swiss Federation had already told us; that the Toffees are in talks with Arsenal over a proposed move for Switzerland centre-back Philippe Senderos.

10.30 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told L'Equipe that he will not improve his original offer of £6m for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh, which was rejected by the French club.

10.00 French striker David Trezeguet has said he decided to stay at Juventus as a move to Serie A rivals AC Milan would be tantamount to a "betrayal" of the Turin club.

09.30 Manchester United have handed a trial 15-year-old Swedish youngster Linus Sjoberg and the Vasteras player is expected to join the Red Devils later in the summer.

09.00 Hull City and Fulham look set to battle it out for the signature of Villarreal's £6m-rated USA international Jozy Altidore.

08.30 Everton defender Joleon Lescott will write to Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright in a bold attempt to force through a move to Premier League rivals Manchester City.

08.00 According to this morning's newspapers Liverpool have lined up a £20m deal to sign Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani, just in case Xabi Alonso's joins Real Madrid.

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23.59 Well, it's bed time for all at Soccernet Towers. See you in the morning!

23.12 The Swiss Football Federation have claimed international defender Philippe Senderos has agreed a move from Arsenal to Everton

21.15 Hajduk Split have now announced Blackburn have struck a deal to sign their Croatia international striker Nikola Kalinic for around £12m.

20.46 Sunderland assistant manager Eric Black has confirmed the club are "very close" to signing striker Darren Bent from Tottenham.

20.13 Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce tonight signed striker Franco Di Santo on loan from Chelsea for the first half of the season.

20.01 The agent of Croatia international Nikola Kalinic claims he has completed a move to Blackburn Rovers.

19.44 Middlesbrough have signed former England Under-21 striker Leroy Lita on a three-year deal.

18.44 Malaga have confirmed they are set to re-sign Almeria midfielder Juanito.

17.48 Aston Villa have confirmed they've reached an agreement with Leeds for Delph. Expect him to be paraded in a claret-and-blue shirt imminently. Well, tomorrow. Probably.

17.29 Young Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo could be hearing pearls of wisdom from Big Sam for a year, after he travelled to Lancashire to chat about a season-long loan deal with Blackburn.

16.41 The chase for highly-rated Leeds youngster Fabian Delph is hotting up. Aston Villa have reportedly agreed a fee with the West Yorkshire club.

15.50 Seems like all the gossip is coming from sources in Italy and Spain today - now we are hearing Liverpool may have agreed an £15.3m fee with Roma for Alberto Aquilani.

15.26 Great news West Ham fans! The club are set to step up their efforts to keep Lucas Neill at the club after his contract expired at the end of last month. A one-year deal could be signed very shortly. Hang on, why aren't you excited?

14.52 Barcelona's finance department are currently drawing up a monster contract for Lionel Messi, according to newspaper reports. The 22-year-old will apparently be offered an inflation-busting £8m a year, and his buyout price will be hiked from £127m to £254m. Enough to make even Man City flinch.

14.04 Andrea Pirlo is remaining tight-lipped over his proposed move to London. "Chelsea? I have nothing to say. I will speak further down the line," Pirlo told Il Corriere Dello Sport.

13.42 More Alonso-based tittle-tattle emanating from Spain. Press reports claim Liverpool have accepted a £27.2m offer from Real Madrid and Xabi will sign on the dotted line by the end of the week.

12.28 Non-transfer news: Bayern Munich boss Louis Van Gaal says Michael Rensing is his first choice, and that all but rules FC Hollywood out of a move for Schalke's Manuel Neuer.

12.16 Real Madrid are in for Inter defender Maicon, suggest Tuttosport in Italy. They've offered 15 million euros plus Wesley Sneijder, another Dutchman they want rid of.

11.37 Should we read anything into this? Joleon Lescott is to sit out Everton's game at Blackpool with a hip injury...

11.06 Xabi Alonso has spoken publicly on his lengthy association with a move to Real Madrid. He's trying not to give too much away but his intentions are fairly clear: "I decided a long time ago to stay on the margin of everything that was happening. My stance has been clear, as you all know. I'm a professional and I must wait for an agreement to be reached, but I hope it is resolved soon, for better or for worse.'' He's off then.

11.03 Real Madrid have so far failed to rid themselves of their Dutch contingent. Rafael Van Der Vaart has signalled his intent to lead the exodus, saying to Bild newspaper: "He (Madrid) coach (Manuel Pellegrini) has told me that I will not play. It makes no sense for me to remain here.'

10.32 Chamakh is behaving like a slapped bottom, saying that Bordeaux are getting in the way of his dream move to Arsenal. "I am angry. I am even disgusted. I don't understand why people are doing this to me," he has told L'Equipe. Another ego looks to be landing at The Emirates.

09.36 Darren "DBthetruth" Bent, to give him his Twitter name, is in Sunderland to seal the move he nearly derailed with his use of social networking websites. Medical in session supposedly.

09.41 Another man rumoured to in the vicinity of his new club is Marouane Chamakh, most heavily linked with Arsenal.

09.07 The Xabi Alonso stuff won't go away. Rumours persist that the Spanish midfielder has stayed on in Spain after Liverpool's game with Espanyol.

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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.

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22.00: That's it for today, be sure to join us again tomorrow for more transfer gossip.

21.45: Henrik Larsson broke a knee-cap during his last match for Helsingborg, so despite being linked to various clubs it looks like he'll retire instead.

20.51: Rasmus Bengtsson has dismissed reports suggesting he could be set to join Lazio after impressing for Sweden at the U-21s.

20.06: Luisao is attracting interest of Fiorentina but his club Benfica and La Viola have so far failed to come to an understanding, with the Portuguese side standing firm over their €10m valuation of the Brazil international.

19.26: Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has confirmed the club's interest in Leeds teenager Fabian Delph. ''We have an interest in the situation,'' he said. ''He is a young player who has been brought to our attention. I'm not sure where we are up to with that.''

18.58: Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is ready to pull the plug on his attempt to buy Darren Bent from Tottenham after growing frustrated with talks with Daniel Levy.

18.17: Middlesbrough are leading the chase for Leroy Lita - unless he 'overstretches' in bed again and ruins any hope of a transfer.

17.36: Edin Dzeko has ended speculation over his future by signing a contract extension with reigning Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg.

17.29: Jan Vertonghen will stay at Ajax after reports connected him with a move to Barcelona. The Spanish club aren't buying anyone else now anyway.

16.58: Spanish paper AS are speculating over the fee for Xabi Alonso, claiming that Liverpool are demanding a fee of €40m: €35m paid up front, and €5m based on the midfielder's performances.

16.45: Colo Colo officials have revealed that an unnamed English club have expressed an interest in Gonzalo Jara. My guess? Wigan.

16.24: Arsenal target Christian Zapata has expressed his desire to stay with Udinese, despite a number of offers for a move elsewhere. “I am happy and settled to stay here in Udine,” Zapata confirmed to Calciomercato.it.

15.43: Zenit St Petersburg striker Pavel Pogrebnyak will undergo a medical ahead of his proposed move to Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart. Just a reported 4.5m euros for the Russia man, what a bargain!

14.56: AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi insists Andrea Pirlo is not on the verge of signing for Chelsea. ''They are all stories, there's no truth at all,'' he told reporters. So he'll probably sign next week.

14.36: According to reports in Italy, Inter Milan are closing in on a loan move for Real Madrid's Rafael van der Vaart, who will almost certainly leave the Bernabeu this summer.

13.55: Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas says he will return for Toulouse forward Andre-Pierre Gignac next summer. “The only player we have missed is Gignac. But I hope he will be join next year, because we really want him to come,'' he said.

13.14: Stade Rennais will sign naturalised Norwegian midfielder Alexander Tettey from Norwegian side Rosenberg, if he passes a medical.

12.54: Napoli coach Roberto Donadoni is backing Ezequiel Lavezzi to silence his critics and play well for the side again if he doesn't seal a move away from the club.

12.39: Paulo Ferreira has stated his intention to stay and fight for a first-team place at Chelsea. "Carlo Ancelotti has told me that he has confidence in me and I will be part of his plans,'' he said.

12.18: Hajduk Split star Nikola Kalinic is still of interest to Portsmouth, with Blackburn and Porto now believed to be in the race as well.

11.58: Another Roma star pledges his future to the club, as midfielder Daniele De Rossi has told Arsenal that he has no intention of joining them.

11.34: New Marseille defender Gabriel Heinze insists he was not forced out of Real Madrid. ''It is my own decision. I have experienced some amazing seasons at Real but
the life of a footballer is like this,'' he said.

11.04: No more signings? Well, Manchester United have completed the signing of French starlet Paul Pogba. Although he won't be a first-team player just yet. His old club Le Havre are not happy about it.

10.46: Roma striker Julio Baptista will not join Milan this summer, according to his agent, Herminio Menendez. "Julio will continue his adventure with Roma for a very long time," the agent told Romagiallorossa.

10.26: There is only a signature required for Andrea Pirlo to become a Chelsea player, apparently. Don't know why it's taking so long then..perhaps they can't find a pen?

09.59: Jermaine Jenas is going nowhere, as he is focused on finishing in the top-six with Tottenham.

09.37: Robinho says he tried to change Mark Hughes' mind over the sale of Elano to Galatasaray. But evidently didn't try hard enough.

09.32: Rafa Benitez is planning a move for Valencia striker David Villa with the funds generated by Xabi Alonso's £30m sale to Madrid. Evidently nonsense unless they come up with another £20m as Valencia have already been batting away offers for the striker.

09.25: Manchester United are preparing a £3.5m offer for Bursaspor striker Sercan Yildirm, according to the Daily Star.

09.15: There is speculation that Everton have bid for Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos. Which means they could be set to sell Joleon Lescott to City.

09.00: Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Claude Makelele is tipping Patrick Vieira to return to Arsenal this summer."He's still a big player. I think he's still one of the best midfielders in the world," he said.

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17.39 Obafemi Martins has backflipped all the way from Newcastle to Wolfsburg on a four-year deal, according to the German club's website. The fee is around £7m we believe.

17.23 Alonso decision expected Monday, according to our sources. A deluge of speculation to follow this weekend, we reckon.

16.40 Looks like Mido's Middlesbrough nightmare is over. Or should that read Middlesbrough's Mido nightmare is over? Anyway, he's off on loan to Egyptian club Zamalek for a season.

16.01 Lyon have confirmed the signing of Bafetimbi Gomis from rivals St Etienne. The 23-year-old said at his press conference: "I have come here to win the title back for Lyon," before going on to mention a recall for France. Which is it then Bafetimbi?

15.16 The rumour mill has it that Manchester City may go as high as £30m in their bid for Everton's Joleon Lescott. The Toffees have let it be known, via the same mill, that they won't sell at any price.

14.52 Parma's new recruit, Christian Panucci, says he almost joined AC Milan this summer. "There was almost an agreement with Adriano Galliani (Milan general manager) but he then went back on his word.''

13.37 Talking of Bents, Steve Bruce has admitted that his chase for the Tottenham version may yet end in failure. Steve Bruce, published novellist, probably does not bother with Twitter yet.

12.35 Marcus Bent may not have a Twitter feed and nor does he want a move, unlike namesake Darren. The elder Bent wants to stay at Birmingham and fight for his place, despite many a Championship wanting his services.

11.24 Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola says his summer transfer business is all but completed. "That wise man Sir Alex Ferguson definitely was right when he said that this isn't a year to sign," said Pep.

10.15 Steve Finnan finally has a one-year contract at Portsmouth. He fills a Glen Johnson-sized hole. Questionable quotes from Paul Hart: "It whetted my appetite to think that we could get a player of Steve's calibre here.''

09.39 Arsene Wenger's claims of not being bothered about spending the dough he received for Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor are nixed by Bordeaux chairman Jean-Louis Triaud saying that `"Wenger actually phoned me. He said to me that he had a list of strikers and that Marouane was on it." That Marouane is Chamakh, by the way.

09.02 Phil Brown says Hull City are still on for Bobby Zamora but is the Fulham striker still on for the Tigers?

08.45 Darren Bent to move today? Though a certain microblogging site may be the first to know.

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23.59: Not a very bust night, perhaps it will be a little more exciting tomorrow? Good bye.

23.01: Parma have signed Christian Panucci following his release by Roma.

22.23: Luis Fabiano's agent has hit out at Sevilla blocking a proposed move to AC Milan.

22.11: Luis Figo has scoffed at suggestions he could get his boots out again and join Mallorca or Tottenham.

22.05: Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber will not allow David Beckham to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy until November at the earliest.

21.32: Wesley Sneijder, out in the cold in the revolution at Real Madrid, would be interested in a move to Inter Milan.

20.55: It's a very quiet Thursday in transfer world.

19.51: Matteo Brighi's agent has insisted the player will not be leaving AS Roma this summer.

18.44: Malaga have signed Albert Luque and Jordi Pablo. Luque moves from Ajax and Pablo from Villarreal.

18.01: Fiorentina sporting director Pantaleo Corvino has told Gazzetta dello Sport that the club will be signing more players in a bid to make the Champions League places.

17.44: L'Equipe has claimed that Real Madrid had an €80m bid for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery rejected two weeks ago.

17.06: Stern John has agreed to pen a one-year deal with Crystal Palace after turning down a new contract with Southampton.

16.25: Manchester City striker Valeri Bojinov is back in Serie A after joining newly-promoted Parma on loan, and he has been presented to the media this afternoon.

16.04: Freddy Adu has returned to Benfica after spending one season on loan at Monaco, where he was given just a peripheral role, and claimed he wants to make a real impact at the Portuguese side.

15.21: Luis Fabiano's agent admits he has all but given up on securing the Sevilla striker a move to AC Milan. ''If Milan have described the deal as blocked, I now have to think it's the end, which is the truth,'' Jose Fuentes told Calciomercato.it.

15.05: Marseille look set to continue their spending spree as French sports paper L’Equipe report that Gabriel Heinze will finalise a move from Real Madrid soon.

14.34: Another one now. Kaka has claimed his move to Real Madrid from AC Milan was decided on as early as January. He did pretty well to keep that quiet!

14.15: Milan are reportedly interested in Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder as an alternative to Andrea Pirlo, should the Italian choose to move to Chelsea.

13.55: New Manchester City signing Kolo Toure has revealed his move from Arsenal to Eastlands has been on the cards for six months. Nice of him to let us know!

13.15: Martin Caceres has expressed his delight after all but sealing a dream loan move to Juventus from Barcelona. Juve will have to shell out a reported 12m euros if they want to sign the 22-year-old on a permanent basis next summer.

13.02: Portsmouth are close to bringing in former Newcastle United striker Mark Viduka. The Portsmouth News claims that the South Coast club are closing in on the thirty-three-year-old, who is available on a free.

12.35: Middlesbrough's Tuncay is wanted by Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart and manager Gareth Southgate doesn't look like he'll stand in the Turk's way.

12.17: Marcus Tudgay has ended speculation about a move to Burnley by signing a new four-year contract at Sheffield Wednesday, making one Soccernet journalist a very happy man.

11.55: Arsene Wenger insists his squad are "strong enough" to cope with a busy domestic and European campaign after Kolo Toure became the latest player to leave the club. Oh dear.

11.47: Harry Redknapp is still keen to bring Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to Tottenham, despite already having four strikers - and Darren Bent. Robbie Keane will be so happy...

11.18: Middlesbrough's Robert Huth is heading for the exit door and a move to Fulham on the cards, as they look to strengthen.

11.03: Belarus midfielder Alexander Hleb will spend next season on loan at Stuttgart from Barcelona, the European champions have confirmed.

10.53: Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has reportedly handed in a transfer request at Anfield to ensure he gets his move to Real Madrid this summer.

10.43: Charlton boss Phil Parkinson has confirmed his interest in signing Christian Dailly. The former Scotland defender has been on trial with the League One club after being released by Rangers.

10.19: Former Newcastle midfielder Hugo Viana is reportedly closing in on a loan move to Sporting de Braga, as he can't claim a place in the Valencia side.

10.01: Lyon coach Claude Puel has confirmed the imminent transfer of striker Bafetimbi Gomis will wrap up the club's close-season shopping spree, after splashing close to 70m euros this summer.

09.47: AC Milan are ready to restart negotiations for Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano following their fourth straight defeat. The Rossoneri have not been in great form on the pitch, but could be set for another defeat if they don't stump up the 20m euros that the Spanish club wants.

09.21: Martin O'Neill thinks the club need to strengthen, and quite a lot by the sound of it. “I think we would be looking at in the region of five players to help give us a chance. Personally, I think we can do it," O'Neill said, according to The Daily Star.

09.01: West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola continues to track Inter striker Mario Balotelli. "I have done everything I can to sign Mario," said Zola. "It would be in both our interests if he came to West Ham.

08.47: Gary Megson has said that Bolton Wanderers do not have the resources to make a renewed bid to sign Sporting Lisbon ace Miguel Veloso. A bid of around £12m is believed to be enough to lure him away.

08.24: Wolfsburg have reportedly made a deal for Obafemi Martins, in the region of £9m. Wow, some actual movement at Newcastle!

08.21: Elano has joined Galatasaray for a fee of around £8m - not that the club are that bothered about getting any money for him - and his exit will free up some space in the City midfield.

08.00: Morning, and we start off with some sensational news. Patrick Vieira could be set to return to Arsenal on a pay-as-you-play deal. Not quite sure what to make of it, but the Gunners certainly need a defensive midfielder before the season starts.

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23.59 That's it for tonight. Join us again tomorrow for all the latest as it happens.

23.00 It looks like a quiet end to the day.

21.52 Everton are expected to formally reject a second bid from Manchester City for England defender Joleon Lescott on Thursday morning.

21.01 And now Sky Sports say that Newcastle have accepted a £9m bid from Wolfsburg for Obefemi Martins.

20.32: Sky Sports are reporting that Manchester City are back in with a £19m bid for Everton's Joleon Lescott.

19.51: Javier Mascherano's brother has told a radio station that the player wants to join Barcelona.

19.22: Napoli sporting director Pierpaolo Marino has revealed that Andrea Dossena wants too much cash to move from Liverpool. Marino said: "Dossena? We have taken a break in order to reflect on this. The move is therefore on hold."

17.59: Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Kolo Toure from Arsenal.

17.36: Lyon have confirmed the capture of France international striker Bafetimbi Gomis from Saint-Etienne for €13m.

17.30: Kolo Toure has agreed terms with Man City and passed his medical. He will sign a four-year contract at Eastlands.

17.14: Amr Zaki's agent has confirmed that Portsmouth are the only club to have lodged an interest in his services. Sounds like they are asking for trouble.

16.52: Werder Bremen have not given up hope of signing Claudio Pizarro from Chelsea, despite the player recently stating he wants to fight for his place with the Blues.

16.36: Hamburg have completed the signing of Czech Republic defender David Rozehnal from Lazio on a three-year contract.

16.34: Real Madrid goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek has welcomed the capture of Alvaro Arbeloa and hopes another of his former Liverpool team-mates, Xabi Alonso, follows suit. Don't we all Jerzy; if only for the waiting to be over.

16.24: Kolo Toure's move to City could hit a snag after it was reported he could have been in line for a severance payment should he have completed the two remaining years of his Gunners contract. After eight years at the club, he would have also been awarded a testimonial and it's possible that this could complicate matters with his transfer.

15.54: Hamburg have clinched the signing of Czech Republic international defender David Rozehnal on a three-year deal from Lazio.

15.31: Liverpool's hopes of signing Udinese midfielder Gokhan Inler have taken a blow, as his agent confirmed he won't be leaving Italy. Arsenal have also been hovering around him for a while, so don't rule anything out just yet.

15.10: Blackburn are lining up a deal for MFK Kosice starlet Dionatan Nascimento instead. Some real high profile signings at Ewood this summer...

14.19: Alvaro Arbeloa is closing on his move to Real Madrid after passing his medical. We're still waiting to hear news on Alonso though.

14.16: Lyon have officially ended their summer-long pursuit of Nice forward Loic Remy, but could still sign Gomis as they are after more firepower.

14.06: Algerian international Kamel Ghilas has seen his proposed move to Blackburn Rovers collapse at the eleventh hour, after apparently failing the required medical tests.

13.32: Lyon appear poised to sign Bafetimbi Gomis from local rivals Saint-Etienne, according to popular French sportspaper L’Equipe.

12.56: Roma defender Juan will be staying where he is according to the club's sporting director, Daniele Prade, who has rubbished rumours of a move to Fiorentina.

12.28: Stoke midfielder Matthew Etherington has urged manager Tony Pulis to bring former team-mate Dean Ashton to the club.

12.05: Burnley manager Owen Coyle's plans to negotiate a deal for winger Fernando Guerrero have been delayed as the president of the 19-year-old's club Independiente del Valle is currently on holiday.

11.59: Bayern Munich President Franz Beckenbauer has set midfielder Franck Ribery's price tag at around €94m. Presumably in an attempt to finally end Real Madrid's interest in the Frenchman.

11.43: Brazilian youngster Zezinho is being linked with a move to Arsenal, as Arsene Wenger has reportedly offered his present club, Juventude, €1.7 million. That'll please Gunners' fans, another kid.

11.37: Mido has confirmed he is ready to take a pay-cut to secure a move away from Middlesbrough. Although it'll still take a lot to persuade someone to take a punt on him.

11.16: According to the Italian media, Barcelona defender Martin Caceres is closing on move to Juventus and will undergo a medical ahead of his €12m switch to Turin

10.44: Arsenal defender Kolo Toure is travelling to Manchester for a medical with City. Providing he passes it, we can't see personal terms being an issue.

10.34: Liverpool have confirmed they have agreed a £3.5m fee with Real Madrid for the transfer of Alvaro Arbeloa. No word on Alonso though.

10.16: Bordeaux are poised to complete the signing of Michael Ciani after announcing they have reached an agreement with Lorient over the transfer of the defender.

10.13: Roma could be interested in giving Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko a way out of the club after Harry Redknapp signed Peter Crouch; although his agent insists the 27-year-old remains committed to Spurs.

09.56: David Rozehnal is set to become a Hamburg player after arriving in the northern Germany city from Rome last night.

09.46: Manchester City have reportedly agreed to loan out striker Valeri Bojinov to Serie A new boys Parma. If he doesn't do his knee before joining them.

09.28: Alex Hleb’s move from Barcelona to Serie A champions Inter is on the verge of collapsing, according to Sky Sport Italia. They say he'll choose to return to Stuttgart instead.

09.16: Hoffenheim midfielder Carlos Eduardo has signed a one-year extension to his contract. The Brazilian's new deal will keep him at the Bundesliga side until June 2013.

08.56: Ajax have offered goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer a new contract which could tie him to the Amsterdam giants until June 2014.

08.47: Amr Zaki's future looks unclear, but Portsmouth boss Paul Hart is ready to play with fire by taking the bad boy on loan.

08.22: Hull City manager Phil Brown is already eyeing the January transfer window as a period which could be crucial to the Tigers' aspirations for the coming season. And given the side virtually disappeared in the second half of the season, we can see why.

08.00: Chelsea are set to move, finally, for Andrea Pirlo as AC Milan have targeted Man City's Elano as a potential replacement.

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23.30 That just about concludes On the Move for tonight. More on Lescott and Toure to follow. City, always Manchester City...till tomorrow.

23.29 Keirrison, recently signed by Barcelona, has been sent on loan to Benfica to toughen himself up for the rigours of European football. There's a quite a lot of competition for places so he may appreciate the chance to speak Portuguese and find his feet.

22.47 Ramon Calderon, desposed president of Real Madrid, says that £80m for Cristiano Ronaldo was a fair deal. To quote: "12,000 euros is a year's salary for people here in Spain but I could spend that on a bottle of wine."

"It depends on what you expect from that investment. It's true Real Madrid is able to do that because we manage the money in the right way." An interesting take on it, considering the many questions about Real's debt. Nice to see him calling Real "we" though.

22.21 Hull City and Aston Villa join the chase for Darren Bent. Phil Brown will no doubt talk of his happiness at fighting it out for an England striker when he loses out. £14m is what Spurs want. That Daniel Levy drives a hard bargain. Up to a point.

22.01 Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he only wanted to join Barcelona and has now indulged in a bit of badge-kissing. Bit early for that?

21.20 This is one that won't go away; City are in for Joleon Lescott again, and have made an improved offer, according to certain sources. Toure imminent too.

19.45 David Villa says he wants to stay at Valencia and is glad Los Che do not want to sell him.

19.00 Sky TV suggest that Finnan has indeed joined Portsmouth. We await confirmation.

18.47 Jerzy Dudek endears himself to his former club Liverpool by saying that Xabi Alonso's move to Real Madrid would represent a "dream come true" for the Basque midfielder.

18.13 Pompey look likely to spend the Crouch cash on Cardiff striker Ross McCormack and Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic. Steve Finnan looks headed for Fratton Park too as a desperately short squad is finally adding playing staff.

17.57 Everton have decided against offering terms to Port Vale youngster James Lawrie after a recent trial. They have enough kids as it is.

17.47 Robbie Keane has hailed the arrival of Peter Crouch. "As a striker it's always good to be kept on your toes," he said. "When you've got four good strikers like we have you have to do a job, because if you don't do your job then there's someone else who can come in and take your spot.'' Although we'll see if he's quite so chipper when he's sat on the bench.

17.27 Inter Milan new boy Samuel Eto'o has rubbished suggestions he has ever had a problem with new coach Jose Mourinho. The Cameroon star had a bit of a bust-up with Jose following a Champions League match between Barca and Chelsea a few years ago, but it's all in the past.

17.16 AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has revealed he would not invest in experienced players because they "cost too much"; but coach Leonardo has responded, claiming: "A few key elements are missing from this team. Young players are good for the future, but it's obvious we need more than that. Young players are not enough."

16.51 Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones has stated that he plans to honour his four-year contract at the club. Even though Tottenham - possibly the only club interested - have now signed Peter Crouch instead.

16.29 Manchester City may have Kolo Toure nearing a move, but they have also been linked with Roma's French centre-half Philippe Mexes, who might just fancy doubling money.

16.12 Portsmouth have made a bid for Cardiff's Ross McCormack. Although he might be back in the Championship next season if they don't buy anyone else.

16.05 Lyon have agreed a deal with Fenerbahce for Spanish striker Dani Guiza, who could be a hit alongside Lisandro Lopez in France.

15.36 Benjani Mwaruwari, Valeri Bojinov and Elano are to be sold by Manchester City boss Mark Hughes, according to the Manchester Evening News. That should clear up a little space in the squad..

15.03 Real Madrid duo Rafael van der Vaart and Gabriel Heinze have reportedly been given another clear message by Manuel Pellegrini that they should seek another club by the start of the season. That's according to Marca.

14.38 Luis Figo won't be replacing him though as he has dismissed reports that he could be set to postpone his retirement to join Real Mallorca or Spurs this summer.

14.22 Deportivo de La Coruna could make a bid to sign Giovani Dos Santos from Tottenham Hotspur after he impressed for Mexico in the Gold Cup final.

13.34 Manchester City are close to agreeing a £16m fee with Arsenal for centre-back Kolo Toure. The Ivory Coast star would double his wages at Eastlands apparently.

12.49 The Evening Standard claims that Arsene Wenger is to renew his interest in Fulham's Brade Hangeland.

12.45 Lyon defender Cris has told France Football he wants to leave the club and play in a different league.

12.31 Sky Sport Italia says that Juve have now agreed terms with Barcelona's Martin Caceres.

12.13 Talks between Sunderland and Darren Bent are progressing today after the Tottenham striker was given permission to speak to the Black Cats about a potential club-record transfer.

12.09 Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has denied Hull have lodged a bid for Alan Hutton

12.01 L'Equipe quotes Sedan defender Paul Baysse as saying he has agreed to join Sunderland ahead of West Ham and Blackburn... as the Black Cats' wage offer was 20% higher.

11.33 Sky Sports is reporting that Blackburn are in talks with Celta Vigo striker Kamel Ghilas. He is an Algerian international who scored 13 goals in the Segunda division last season.

11.21 West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola remains hopeful of convincing defender Lucas Neill to sign a new deal with the club. At present Neill is essentially a free agent.

11.05 Wolfsburg have confirmed their interest in Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins.

11.01 Alvaro Arbeloa has told Marca that his move from Liverpool to Real Madrid is just about done and dusted.

10.57 Barcelona defender Martin Caceres has told Tuttosport that he does not want to go on the tour of the USA. He would rather stay back and seal a move to Juve.

10.51 It is being reported in Tuttosport that Juventus could bid for Ezequiel Lavezzi of Napoli and Lazio's Goran Pandev.

10.45 Kicker reports that FC Cologne midfielder Derek Boateng could be heading to Spain to play for Getafe.

10.30 Corriere dello Sport reports that Lazio are to go back in for Hamburg's Diego Lugano.

10.21 Burnley manager Owen Coyle has not given up hope of signing Ecuador winger Fernando Guerrero.

9.52 Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko has not given up on his dream of one day playing for AC Milan, even though his immediate future still lies in the Bundesliga.

9.30 Arsenal youngster Mark Randall will not be joining Derby County on loan.

9.21 Portsmouth look to have won the race for Hajduk Split striker Nikola Kalinic.

9.12 Phil Brown has told the Hull Daily Mail that he still hopes to sign Bobby Zamora.

9.00 Lucas Neill will decide which club he wants to play for in the next 48 hours. Galatasaray and, cough, Manchester City are interested.

08.20 Real Madrid president Florentino Perez claims he is ready to walk away from deals this summer if asking prices remain high. Liverpool are reported to want £30m for Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso, substantially above Real's valuation.

08.15 Arsenal's leading all-time goal-scorer Thierry Henry has insisted he could never encourage anyone to sign for Tottenham. He was seen chatting to Harry Redknapp on Sunday with some claiming the Spurs boss was trying to get Henry to persuade Patrick Vieira to move to White Hart Lane.

08.00 Morning everyone! It promises to be another fascinating day.

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23.59 That's it for tonight, with Peter Crouch, Zlatan and Samuel Eto'o topping the news. Join us again tomorrow.

23.30 Chris Coleman is looking to boost his defensive options following the departure of Daniel Fox to Celtic. There might be a few Madrid players going spare Chris...

22.58 Liverpool and Napoli have apparently agreed a fee for Andrea Dossena. €4.5m will be enough to get the Italian out of Anfield, much to Reds fans' delight.

22.28 Crouch's signing has virtually ensured that Darren Bent is on his way out. Expect the former Charlton man to be in a tug-of-war from a host of mid-range clubs, with Sunderland favourite.

21.57 Sensational news. Florentino Perez has admitted the Real Madrid squad is now too large and the club have to sell before they buy. Oh, and water is wet.

21.18 Tottenham have announced that they have agreed a deal to sign Peter Crouch from Pompey. Not sure why they need another striker, but they seem to have got one.

20.43 Done deal. We all thought it was a joke when we first heard it, but Samuel Eto'o has joined Inter Milan, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic going the other way. Inter get 46m euros, plus Alex Hleb for a year on loan. And we reckon they might have got the better deal.

20.13 The latest player to be mobbed by the fans at Turkish club Ankaragucu? Well, it's Ian Henderson - a 24-year-old striker who spent the second half of last season at Luton and who has previously enjoyed spells with Norwich, Rotherham and Northampton - as he's signed a two-year deal. Not quite Darius Vassell is he?

19.54 Highly rated Serbian attacker Marko Pantelic has attracted the interest of Bundesliga side Schalke, as he is available on a free transfer.

19.28 Aston Villa, still looking for a replacement for Gareth Barry, are sniffing around Sporting's Portuguese international Miguel Veloso, who turned down a move to Bolton last year.

18.52 Zlatan Ibrahimovic has sealed his move to Barcelona and signed a five-year deal at the Nou Camp. His buy-out clause? A cool 250m euros.

18.27 Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o has passed his medical with Inter Milan and has agreed a five-year deal with the Serie A champions. Ibra will be next...

18.23 Atletico Madrid's Jurado has been linked with a move to Aston Villa, but his agent has stressed that the midfielder is unlikely to leave this summer.

18.04 The future looks bright for Burnley. Manager Owen Coyle has said: "My policy at day one at the football club is to invest in young players." At least that explains his purchases of Richard Eckersley, Brian Easton, David Edgar, Tyrone Mears and Steven Fletcher.

17.39 Darren Bent has reportedly pulled out of Tottenham's pre-season tour of China as he looks to find himself another club. Sunderland calling?

17.27 AC Milan apparently announced the signing of Giuseppe Rossi on their website. And then took the story down. Is it a mistake? A hack? Or just a case of jumping the gun too early. We'll see fairly soon.

17.02 Zlatan Ibrahimovic has completed his medical with Barcelona, the European champions have confirmed, but they have detected a fracture in his left hand. Don't worry, we think the move is still on and he's set to be confirmed soon.

16.36 Espanyol have agreed to release Steve Finnan from the year left on his contract. Portsmouth or Hull are reported to be interested in him if he can prove his fitness.

16.12 Benni McCarthy says he wants Blackburn to replace Roque Santa Cruz. A loan deal for Chelsea's Franco di Santo is on the table while Big Sam Allardyce wants Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, who gets the Soccernet seal of approval if they land him. Sam missed a friendly with Leeds to watch the Zenit man so it looks like he's serious.

15.55 Marouane Chamakh has been one of the most linked players of the summer with several English clubs linked. Sunderland, Blackburn, Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur have all agreed terms and Arsenal are pondering it too. But "I don't know where my future lies" shows that uncertainty surrounds the Morroccan striker.

15.53 Silly link of the day: Lee Cattermole with Liverpool for £10m. Can't see it.

15.27 An odd summer for Aston Villa. They've lost two captains in Barry and Laursen and Deep Purple soundalike Zat Knight. Stewart Downing is there but cannot play until December. Now Martin O'Neill is saying he's hopeful of adding some more. Jermaine Jenas is on the list but fans of Celtic will know that MON leaves his business to the last minute of the transfer window.

15.00 Leeds United look likely to cash in on youngster Fabian Delph after boss Simon Grayson admitted he could get in the way if a Premier League club came in for him. Spurs, Villa and Everton want him.

14.11 All quiet on the transfer front so this will have to do. Manchester City have given a contract to young goalie James Wood, the son of George Wood, once of Everton and Arsenal. Young James will obviously fit in judging by these words: "Manchester City is a massive club."

12.58 Mido's off after Middlesbrough accepted an offer from an as yet unnamed club. We predict that he'll be good for them for half a season.

12.54 Wild celebrations among our Arsenal contingent to follow the news that Nicklas Bendtner says he's staying on at the Emirates - "as far as I know". Another link has him being used as a makeweight in a deal to buy AS Roma's Mirko Vucinic.

12.53 Bayern have closed the door on Franck Ribery leaving Munich and even taken the time to say that the Frenchman has not, in fact, been seeking a move elsewhere.

12.10 Samuel Eto'o is in Milan to have his Barcelona medical as this swap deal with Ibrahimovic plus a pile of bunce and Alexandr Hleb nears completion. That's if Hleb actually wants to go. He didn't seem keen the other day.

12.00 Lyon want another striker, according to boss Claude Puel. Karim Benzema has still to be replaced.

11.58 Andrea Dossena's agent is hopeful that his charge will complete a move to Napoli. 5 million euros on the table. He cost Liverpool a lot more than that so expect some haggling.

11.56 Obafemi Martins says he wants to join Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg. Better that than the Championship at crisis club Newcastle.

11.32 AC Milan have joined the chase for Klas-Jan Huntelaar, one of a selection of unwanted Dutchmen at Real Madrid. He's going to be costly if you listen to Harry Redknapp.

10.43 Further frustration for Sunderland and Steve Bruce as their move for Darren Bent stalls. Spurs want to recoup the £16.5m they paid for him.

10.19 This is a rather slow news day. Lee Cattermole is not for sale, says Wigan chief Dave Whelan who wants Sunderland to halt their interest in the midfielder.

09.07 Stoke City have agreed to sell Seyi Olofinjana to Monaco. The principality does seem a nicer spot than the Potteries...

08.30 Much talk that Spurs will complete their move for Peter Crouch. Darren Bent looks to be making way - Sunderland next for him?

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9.45pm: It's a quiet end to the day's transfer talk. We'll be back on Monday morning with all the news as it happens.

7.59pm: Ajax boss Martin Jol could move for Gareth "Never Won a Premier League Game" Bale. He thinks Spurs are going to ruin the young lad.

7.32pm: Harry Redknapp has told Sky Sports that West Ham's Matthew Upson is not a target,

6.38pm: AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is hopeful club owner Silvio Berlusconi will gift them a big name player before the end of the summer transfer window.

6.22pm: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has arrived in Barcelona ahead of his medical scheduled for Monday.

5.54pm: Manchester City crock Valeri Bojinov is said to favour a move to Lazio. And there's a rumour reaching us that AC Milan want Blumer Elano.

5.12pm: Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, a free agent after leaving Celtic, could be heading to Spain with Malaga.

5.05pm: AC Milan boss Leonardo says he is looking for a defender and a striker this summer.

5.02pm: And Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists the Spanish club will do more business too.

4.59pm: Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has told the local newspaper he has not stopped spending yet this summer.

4.43pm: Juventus director of sport Alessio Secco insists they will not sell David Trezeguet to AC Milan or any of their Serie A rivals.

4.21pm: Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is hopeful of completing a deal to bring Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch to White Hart Lane. Pompey boss Paul Hart said earlier on Monday he had accepted a bid.

3.53pm: Chelsea captain John Terry has confirmed he is "totally committed" to the Stamford Bridge side. Can we put this one to bed, then? He says there's no possibility of him leaving.

2.44pm: Hull City have decided not to offer a contract to former Portsmouth winger Jerome Thomas.

2.22pm: In-demand Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has revealed he still has no idea which club he will play for next season. He recently claimed an agreement was in place with Sunderland.

2pm: Could Newcastle get £10m for Obafemi Martins? We think not. But reports suggest that is the unrealistic price tag.

1.24pm: Ross McCormack insists he has not handed in an official transfer request at Cardiff but he does have concerns over his position at the club. He is wanted by Hull City.

1.19pm: More additional paper talk. Big Sam Allardyce is being linked with Pavel Pogrebnyak from Zenit. He's actually streets ahead of Pavlyuchenko and would make a great Premier League signing.

1.01pm: Press reports are claiming that Steve Bruce will be with a new bid for Wigan's Lee Cattermole, as well as stepping up interest in Darren Bent of Spurs.

12.28pm: Borussia Dortmund have signed striker Lucas Barrios from Colo Colo for €4.4m.

12.14pm: Cardiff City's Ross McCormack has told Wales on Sunday he wants to sign for Hull City. Seriously? Someone actually wants to?

12.01pm: Ashley Young has told the club's official website that he is happy at Villa Park and does not want to move to another side.

11.23am: PSV Eindhoven have signed Stanislav Manolev from Litech Lovech for an undisclosed fee.

11.11am: A business associate of Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov claims Emmanuel Adebayor should have been sold to "any other club" than direct Champions League rivals Manchester City and questioned whether the Gunners squad is strong enough to finish in the top four of the Premier League.

11.07am: Former Bayern Munich midfielder Stefan Effenberg believes the club could live to regret not signing a new goalkeeper.

11.01am: Middlesbrough have confirmed that they have accepted an undisclosed offer from an unnamed club for Mido.

10.52am: Steve Bruce has told the Sunday Sun that Darrem Bent is now his number one target,

10.47am: Villarreal president Fernando Roig is confident Nilmar will be a bit hit at El Madrigal after the Primera Division club pulled out all the stops to sign the Brazil international.

10.36am: Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has urged people to trust him when he says John Terry will remain at Stamford Bridge.

10.22am: Portsmouth boss Paul Hart has confirmed he has had no choice but to accept an offer from Spurs for Peter Crouch.

10.20am: Harry Redknapp has again confirmed he wants Patrick Vieira at Spurs. Jermaine Jenas, meanwhile, has insistsed he will not be leaving the Lane.

10.15am: Getafe have confirmed the signing of midfielder Dani Parejo from neighbours Real Madrid. He spent last season at QPR!

10.07am: Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Emmanuel Adebayor tried to drum up interest from Manchester United and Chelsea before completing his £25m switch to Manchester City.

10.02am: Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has urged people to trust him when he says John Terry will remain at Stamford Bridge.

10am: Isn't the transfer market fun? Welcome back!

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9.45pm: That's it for today. Join me again in the morning!

9.32pm: Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be presented as a Barcelona player on Monday if no late complications arise over his switch from Inter Milan, the Primera Division club confirmed.

9.15pm: Monaco are one of the sides said to be interested in loaning Kerrison from Barcelona.

8.35pm: It seems like Marca are expecting Manchester United to bid for Valencia's David Silva - though United themselves say they will spend no more.

8pm: Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli would love to have Arsenal right-back Emmanuel Eboue among his squad for next season.

6.44pm: Middlesbrough have accepted a bid for an unnamed club for Mido.

6.35pm: Manchester City boss Mark Hughes does not intend to settle for second best in his bid to sign defenders if moves for John Terry and Joleon Lescott do not come off.

6.22pm: Portmsouth boss Paul Hart is still hopeful he can persuade Sylvain Distin to stay with the club despite interest from other Premier League clubs.

6.01pm: Fernando Morientes has admitted a move to Marseille would appeal to him. He is a free agent.

5.39pm: Hertha Berlin have signed defender Nemanja Pejcinovic on a season-long loan from Serbian side Rad Belgrade.

4.59pm: Corriere dello Sport informs us that Nicolas Spolli has joined Bologna from Newell’s Old Boys.

4.33pm: David Trezeguet's agent claims the Juventus striker is ready to take a pay cut in order to join AC Milan.

4pm: Everyone must be busy with pre-season friendlies today. It's pretty quiet out there.

2.55pm: Sky Sports are reporting that Sedan defender Paul Baysse is heading to Sunderland.

2.12pm: More on Roma, and according to Laroma24.it there is about to be a defensive clearout at the club.

1.22pm: Jose Mourinho admits he was left angered by the decision to sell Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Barcelona, although the Inter Milan coach is delighted to welcome Samuel Eto'o to the San Siro.

12.45pm: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has told Sky Sports that he thinks it is unlikely he can get hold of Javier Mascherano from Liverpool.

12.22pm: Leonardo wants Andrea Pirlo to stay with Milan as rumours of a move to Chelsea to be reunited with Carlo Ancelotti continue.

12.01pm: Ashley Young is "flattered" to be linke with a move to another Premier League club, he's told the Birmingham Mail.

11.46am: Roma are said to be battling with Hull to sign Liverpool's Andriy Voronin.

11.11am: Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has urged Xabi Alonso to stay with the club as Real Madrid continue to hunt the midfielder.

10.44am: Bolton have completed the signings of Aston Villa defender Zat Knight and Hull full-back Sam Ricketts on three-year deals.

10.33am: Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have a medical in Barcelona on Monday as the Inter Milan striker's move to the European champions nears completion.

10.12am: Villarreal are close to completing the signing of Brazil international striker Nilmar on a five-year contract, the Primera Division club have confirmed.

10.01am: FC Seoul have announced Lee Chung-Yong will sign for Bolton once the South Korean international has been issued a work permit.

9.45am: Let's get the ball rolling by rounding up some gossip from last night:
- Ajax have signed defensive midfielder Demy de Zeeuw from Eredivisie champions AZ Alkmaar subject to a medical after the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee.
- Sunderland have signed Marseille captain Lorik Cana on a four-year contract in a deal worth more than £5million.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has agreed personal terms with Barcelona as he edges ever closer to joining the European champions from Inter Milan.
- Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain insists there are no shortage of clubs wanting to take new signing Keirrison on loan for next season.

9.30am: Welcome to another day of transfer fun. It's going to be emotional.

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16.32 Borussia Dortmund have agreed terms to sign Argentine striker Lucas Barrios from Chile's Colo Colo.

16.26 Chelsea starlet Sergio Tejera has joined Real Mallorca on a permanent deal. It seems like quite a few of the academy are choosing careers elsewhere this summer.

16.09 Ex-Arsenal kid Rene Steer has joined Oldham on a 12 month deal after being released by the Gunners.

15.55 Eidur Gudjohnsen's future could be sorted out in the near future, as his father and agent claimed: "There is interest from a number of clubs and I expect serious discussions with clubs next week."

15.32 Zlatan Ibrahimovic has agreed terms with Barcelona. There are a few things to be ironed out - namely Alex Hleb's potential loan move - but the Swede could be set to sign for the club, with Samuel Eto'o going the other way, on Monday.

15.16 Stoke have signed Dean Whitehead from Sunderland, for £3m, in a bid to keep them in the top flight next season.

15.08 Ryan France had been on trial at Sheffield Wednesday for two weeks, had been on the club's pre-season tour and has now signed for Sheffield United. Oh dear.

14.51 Danny Fox is now a Celtic player and has made the move from Coventry. He will be able to play in the Champions League after all. Dinamo Moscow beware.

14.20 Keith Treacy is loaned by Blackburn Rovers to Sheffield United, who have also completed a £3m deal for Ched Evans. That's the fee they'll have to pay Manchester City if all works out for Chedwyn and the Blades.

13.14 No-one at Spurs will be particularly sad to see him go but Brazilian defender Gilberto has been released.

13.07 West Brom reject a bid of £4m for Jonathan Greening from Fulham. For a 30-year-old who wants to leave that looks like decent money but the Baggies are obviously holding out for more.

12.37 Aston Villa may have signed Stewart Downing but he won't be able to play for them until December, which begs the question of why Villa did not wait to sign him until January.

12.05 Alexandr Hleb may yet scupper the Ibrahimovic-Eto'o swap deal by saying he doesn't want to go to Inter. He's been offered on loan by Barcelona but clearly doesn't fancy being used a mere bargaining tool. "My aim is to make the breakthrough here and be successful with this club," he told Bild.

11.50 Race against time for Celtic as their interest in Danny Fox of Coventry City looks to be bearing fruit. They have to get the deal completed by Tuesday for him to be able to face Dinamo Moscow in the Champions League qualifier.

11.37 Steve Bruce says Marseille's Cana is "right up our street". Highly rated by our French expert it seems Brucey shares the enthusiasm.

11.36 Sigh of relief for Hammers fans. Diego Tristan will not be continuing his lumpen performances for them next season after signing for Spanish Segunda Division
side Cadiz.

11.27 Many an English club has failed to sign him and it seems they will have to wait longer after the news that Nikola Vigic will be staying at Valencia. Or so he says, anyway.

11.23 Wolves want Steve Finnan, the former Liverpool player who is not enjoying himself at Espanyol.

11.01 Liverpool continue to strengthen their youth set-up by signing 16-year-old Dortmund defender Stephen Sama. It seems likely he will link up with Christopher Buchtmann, who joined from the same club recently. Dortmund are dismissive of the move and the question of when a Liverpool youth product comes through will continue to be asked.

10.44am Ben Alnwick has joined Norwich on loan from Tottenham. The goalkeeper joins Simon Whaley from Preston and Rhoys Wiggins from Crystal Palace at Carrow Road.

10.24am Brazilian starlet Keirrison will move on loan, despite just signing for Barcelona. "We're negotiating with Ajax and Porto at the moment, but we haven't made any decision yet. I can assure you that he won't join Benfica, as was rumoured in the Spanish press," the player's agent, Marcos, told Globo Esporte.

10.06am Sunderland are closing in on a 6m euros move for Marseille captain Lorik Cana. Everton and Hamburg have been tracking the player, but Steve Bruce is now head of the queue.

9.49am Inter Milan defender Maicon is still being coy over his future. “I am here, I have a contract with Inter and I have to focus on working hard. Then we’ll see what happens,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

9.27am Napoli are in talks with Liverpool as they look to secure the services of defender Andrea Dossena. We wonder if Ezequiel Lavezzi will be part of the deal. If he hasn't been eaten of course.

9.12am Deco is now happy at Stamford Bridge after a chat with new boss Carlo Ancelotti, which might just scupper the club's plans to replace him with Andrea Pirlo.

8.59am Liverpool could be set to move for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch, with Fulham and Tottenham also fighting it out for the 6' 7'' forward.

8.38am Park Ji-sung is set to sign a lucrative new Manchester United contract during the early weeks of the season. So United won't need to splash any more cash anyway..

8.28am Manchester United chief David Gill has said the club won't try to match Man City or Real Madrid in the spending stakes.

8.00am Carlo Ancelotti has once again reiterated that John Terry will stay. The Chelsea skipper still has yet to make a statement though.

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11.59pm A quiet end to the evening and it's time for bed. See you tomorrow!

11.01pm Rumour has it that Portsmouth are on the verge of signing Hajduk Split striker Nikola Kalinic. However, Real Zaragoza are also confident of making the deal.

10.11pm Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale has told Ross McCormack he will only leave if the right offer comes in after the player handed in a transfer request.

9.49pm Andrea Dossena's agent has told IlSussidiario.net that the player would be interested in joining Napoli.

9.21pm David Beckham has insisted he is committed to playing for Los Angeles Galaxy and denied rumours that he has put his Beverly Hills home on the market.

8.36pm AZ striker Moussa Dembele may have been linked with AC Milan, but Radio MilanInter quotes agent Gabriele Savino as saying there has been no contact from the Italian giants.

7.44pm Hull have accepted an undisclosed offer for defender Sam Ricketts from another Premier League club. Ricketts, who is out of contract next summer, has been linked with Bolton, Everton and Portsmouth.

7.23pm Real Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano has insisted there will be no more new faces until they have offloaded dead wood. It is El Mundo Deportivo.

7.06pm Sky Sports are reporting that 23-goal Hull City target Ross McCormack has handed in a transfer request at Championship side Cardiff City.

6.25pm Arjen Robben off to Fenerbahce? That's what the Turkish press believe but we think it's dubious.

5.55pm However, Harry Redknapp has today insisted that his priority is a defender after he lost Michael Dawson, Jonathan Woodgate and Ledley King to injury.

5.20pm Fulham, Tottenham, Portsmouth and West Ham are all reportedly interested in Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen.

4.54pm Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has said the club are unlikely to sign Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch as he is 'expensive'. Although he would have known the gangly forward would cost upwards of £10m, so we're not sure what he's so surprised about.

4.24pm MFK Kosice have denied that they have received an offer from Chelsea for Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic.

4.01pm Sporting have secured the services of Felipe Caicedo on loan from Manchester City, subjected to a medical. Unsurprising given the number of strikers the Citizens currently have.

3.37pm Brazilian striker Julio Baptista has no intention of leaving Roma, as his agent Herminio Menendez has clarified. "Besiktas? Panathinaikos? A player like Julio who plays for a major club like the Giallorossi cannot accept a move to those clubs," he said.

3.13pm Arsenal's young defender Havard Nordtveit is happy with links to Nurnberg. The 19-year-old is currently on loan with Norwegian outfit Lillestrom, but wants to test himself in Germany.

2.54pm Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo is looking for a fresh start with
Sporting Lisbon after dropping down the pecking order at Eastlands. ''For me it is difficult to get in the starting XI at City and the opportunity to go to Sporting would be a personal challenge to me,'' he said.

2.34pm Barcelona and Inter Milan have agreed a deal for Samuel Eto'o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Eto'o eventually getting the right personal terms. 10.5m euros a season in wages apparently, although Inter look like they might have got the better half of the deal.

2.09pm Livorno president Aldo Spinelli is confident Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will move to the Stadio Armando Picchi on a short term loan deal. ''I think at this point it will be done for next season only,'' he said.

1.57pm Sheffield United are set to sign Man City striker Ched Evans after agreeing a £3m fee for the Welshman.

1.31pm Queens Park Rangers have beaten off the competition to sign Adel Taarabt on a season-long loan from Tottenham.

1.05pm Barcelona have agreed to sign Brazilian forward Keirrison from Palmeiras on a five year contract for 14m euros ($19.91m), the Spanish and European champions said on Thursday.

1.02pm Great stuff coming from Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, who has slammed wantaway striker Ezequiel Lavezzi, claiming: ''Lavezzi scored seven goals, it's not as if he scored 27... if an actor had behaved like him he would have been eaten.''

12.51pm VfB Stuttgart's attempt to sign Netherlands striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar from Real Madrid has collapsed after the player failed to meet a Wednesday night deadline, the Bundesliga club said. Tottenham and Arsenal are on high alert.

12.33pm Marseille have already signed a host of new players, but have now been linked with a move for former Monaco star Jeremy Menez, who currently plays for Roma.

12.03pm AC Milan look to have given up hope on Luis Fabiano. Sevilla want 26m euro and the Rossoneri have only offered 14m.

11.55am Inter are denying that Ibrahimovic's injury will hold up his move to Barca. He's hurt his wrist....playing.

11.07am Sevilla have followed their purchase of Didier Zokora with a new defender in Sergio Sanchez, a highly-rated 23-year-old. He's left Espanyol for the promise of Champions League football.

10.37am The Samuel Eto'o and Ibrahimovic swap gets nearer as the Cameroon striker's agent says the deal will be done. Meanwhile, in true style, Ibrahimovic's agent says that he'll be taking his time.

10.01am To no-one's particular surprise, Tuncay and and Mido will be leaving Middlesbrough. Tuncay has a chance of playing for the big clubs. Mido may be fancied by one of those clubs who sign a player to get them a few points but then see him fade, as he's done at every club he's played for. A list that is mounting up.

9.11am AZ Alkmaar, Dutch champs of course, have snapped up Morten Nielsen from Chelsea. He's a 19-year-old Dane and his existence has so far evaded us in the Soccernet office. Logic dicates that's he's one of Frank Arnesen's troupe of youthful signings, very few of whom seem to have paid off.

9.09am Couple of stories to break today: John Terry is said to be likely to commit his future to Chelsea and a growing row between Liverpool and Aston Villa over the services of Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin.

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11.59pm: Last one for the night. John Terry is set to be offered £1m a month by Man City as they launch a last bid for the Chelsea skipper. Will he go for the money? More on this tomorrow no doubt...

11.26pm: Reported Arsenal target Serdar Tasci could be close to signing a new deal with Stuttgart.

11.00pm: Sporting Lisbon have expressed an interest in Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo.

10.36pm: Argentinos Juniors have confirmed the sale of Gabriel Penalba to Estudiantes de La Plata.

10.08pm: Wolfsburg star Edin Dzeko's agent says he will discuss a move away from the club, but it will mostly depend on coach Armin Veh and whether or not they sign Nilmar.

9.27pm: An agreement for Samuel Eto'o appears to be on the horizon as the Barcelona man's agent, Josep Mesalles said: "Eto'o wants to move to Inter and he'd be happy to join the club. We've made some great steps forward since yesterday. We're not there yet, but we I think we can complete the deal on Thursday."

8.44pm: Eredivisie champions AZ have completed the transfer of Morten Nielsen from Chelsea on a free transfer.

8.24pm: Tony Hibbert insists he is happy for Everton to bring in another right-back this summer. And after his FA Cup final nightmare, that could be a distinct possibility.

8.03pm: Croatian forward Ivan Klasnic could be heading for the Bundesliga this summer. Borussia Dortmund are reportedly interested in signing him.

7.23pm: We all remember the scenes when Darius Vassell was ABOUT to sign for Turkish club Ankaragucu. Well, now he's put pen to paper on a two-year deal expect all hell to break loose!

7.03pm: Trezuguet update. AC Milan are considering an audacious bid for the Juventus forward to ease their striker shortage, coach Leonardo has said.

6.32pm: Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is hoping for a swift resolution to the Xabi Alonso transfer saga, but is keen for the midfielder remain at the club. ''The feeling within the squad, he is a top player and you do not want to lose your top players and hopefully it can be sorted out as quickly as possible,'' he said.

6.07pm: Blackburn midfielder Keith Andrews has committed his long-term future to the club after signing a new four-year contract.

6.03pm: Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc has warned Marouane Chamakh that he will not be sold to a lesser club. "I can understand Marouane wanting to leave, even him wanting to go at any cost, but he must go to a club which merits him," he said.

5.33pm: Chelsea's John Obi Mikel has signed a new deal with the club for another five-years.

5.13pm: Inter defender Nicolas Burdisso is getting ready to join a "big" Spanish team, according to his agent Fernando Hidalgo.

4.58pm: Luis Fabiano's agent has declared that a possible move to AC Milan is now 'dead'. And we hear they could turn to Nicklas Bendtner instead...

4.22pm: It seems Samuel Eto'o wants a cool 6m euros compensation from Barcelona to join Inter Milan. That is holding up the deal. It's just loose change to us here at Soccernet Towers.

3.56pm: It's all gone a bit quiet this afternoon.

3.10pm: David Trezeguet's agent is refusing to answer any questions about a possible move for the striker from Juventus to AC Milan.

3.06pm: Germany midfielder Tim Borowski has rejoined Werder Bremen from Bayern Munich.

2.52pm: And a few minutes after Everton pull out, Tottenham confirm that have signed both Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker from Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.

2.48pm: Eidur Gudjohnsen could be set for a return to the Premier League after admitting he has no idea if he will start the season as a Barcelona player.

2.46pm: Everton have ended their interest in Sheffield United's Kyle Naughton, which means he's off to Tottenham.

2.42pm: Dexter Blackstock has moved from QPR to Nottingham Forest permanently after a successful loan spell last term for an undisclosed fee. Never go back.

2.35pm: Tottenham goalkeeper David Button has joined League Two side Crewe on loan until January.

2.04pm: Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is being linked with Aston Villa's Nigel Reo-Coker in a £6m deal.

1.55pm: Everton are said to be interested in Manchester City's Nedum Onuoha. Perhaps he could become part of the proposed deal for Joleon Lescott?

1.25pm: Bolton Wanderers have denied they are about to make a bid for Newcastle's Damien Duff.

12.50pm: Fulham have completed the signing of Norway midfielder Bjorn Helge Riise on a three-year contract. He joins for an undisclosed fee from Lillestrom.

11.56am: West Ham have snapped up Chelsea youngster Frank Nouble after he turned down a new contract with Chelsea. He thinks he has a better chance of first team football at Upton Park.

11.42am: Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has played down speculation that he is to make a bid for Reading's £4m-rated winger Stephen Hunt.

11.02am: Portsmouth boss Paul Hart has confirmed that the club have rejected a bid from an un-named club for centre-back Sylvain Distin.

10.54am: Hamburg are closing in on the signing of David Rozehnal from Lazio.

10.33am: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Philippe Senderos is likely to leave on a permanent basis this summer.

9.53am: Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh may not get his dream move to Arsenal but he could still head to the Premier League. And he says Sunderland have shown interest and talks are at an advanced stage.

9.40am: Colombia international Fredy Montero could be heading for the Premier League. The Deportivo Cali striker claims to have held talks with Roy Hodgson.

8.17am: Didier Drogba has declared captain John Terry is set to turn down Manchester City and stay with Chelsea.

8am: Welcome to today's transfer talk. What excitement lies in wait?

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6.37 Here's one that just won't go away. Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrin says he wants to sign Xabi Alonso. We all know that but there is some other talk that Chelsea and Manchester City want him too. Is this stirring by the Spanish press? Looks like it might be.

6.16 Over to France and Lille have signed Gervinho from Le Mans. That's been hailed by the club as a signal of their intentions for the new season.

6.06 Fiorentina have signed Argentine striker Jose Castillo. At 33, he previously played for Lecce but has a good record in Italian football.

5.49 Controversy here. Northampton are angry that Giles Coke has joined Motherwell. Supposedly, his agent had told the Cobblers that he would be staying on.

4.48pm Cologne have continued their Spanish shopping spree by signing Christopher Schorch from Real Madrid.

4.31pm Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies has said he expects to see more signings like Stewart Downing appearing at Villa Park before the start of the season.

4.07pm German newspaper Bild is reporting that German champions Wolfsburg are closely monitoring the situation of Brazilian international Nilmar.

3.50pm Pep Guardiola is not letting Carles Puyol away from Barcelona. "Carles is not moving," he told reporters. "If you are planning for a season, you do not allow your leader to leave."

3.24pm AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani insists the Rossoneri will not buy David Beckham. But seems quite happy for him to come back to the club on loan.

3.12pm Wigan have completed the signing of 18-year-old midfielder James McCarthy from Hamilton. McCarthy is regarded as one of the hottest prospects in British football, so it's a bit of a coup.

3.09pm Steve Bruce is turning his attention to other targets after being snubbed by Peter Crouch. "We have a number of irons in the fire at present and we will be looking to make several additions to our squad in the coming weeks," he said. Although one of those could be Darren Bent.

2.45pm Real Mallorca are on the verge of signing Sergio Tejera from Chelsea. The youngster impressed during a loan spell at the club last season and really doesn't stand much chance of breaking into the first team.

2.30pm Alexander Hleb's agent believes the Barcelona midfielder would welcome a move to Inter Milan but insists he has not been informed of any possible deal.

2.07pm David Beckham has revealed he would not mind returning to Milan next season once the MLS term finishes in November.

1.09pm South Africa midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi admits he will have to wait and see if Fulham choose to make his trial permanent. ''Yesterday was my first day at training and it was hard. I was a bit apprehensive when I started but I quickly got into the hang of things,'' he said. ''I think I coped but at the end of the day it's not up to me, it's the coach that makes the decision.''

1.05pm Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda has signed a new three-year deal.

12.55pm Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is confident the Reds have the squad to match Man Utd this season. Even without Xabi Alonso?

12.05pm Sunderland have apparently dropped their interest in Peter Crouch. So the tall frontman looks like heading to Fulham or Spurs.

11.55am Salamanca's young defender Diego Caballo is said to be interesting Tottenham Hotspur. 'Arry must be itching to make some signings.

11.39am David Beckham is confident he will be back at AC Milan after the end of the MLS season. He has also been linked with Chelsea and Spurs but Serie A is his bag now.

11.27am Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti remains confident he can tie up a deal for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to go the other way.

11.14am Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness has risked winding up Bundesliga rivals Schalke by claiming that their goalkeeper Manuel Neuer wanted to join his club this summer. ''Neuer told us quite clearly that he wanted to come to us,'' he told the Bild newspaper.

11.04am Roda JC coach Harm van Veldhoven has confirmed the club are interested in signing Argentinian striker Hernan Losada.

10.42am Benfica have sealed the transfer of Spanish midfielder Javi Garcia from Real Madrid for 7m euros ($9.94m).

10.38am Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas says he would welcome Marouane Chamakh "with open arms" should the Bordeaux striker decide to move to Les Gones.

10.30am Abu Dhabi billionaire Sulaiman al-Fahim said on Tuesday he has completed a deal to buy Premier League club Portsmouth FC. Time to buy some players now!

10.19am Three Premier League sides are chasing highly-rated Hulld defender Michael Turner. Although we're guessing it's not Liverpool, Chelsea or Man Utd.

10.06am Hamilton have confirmed that 18-year-old midfielder James McCarthy will join Wigan in a £1.4m deal.

9.56am Juventus are ready to step up their interest in Barcelona defender Martin Caceres. Barca coach Pep Guardiola has claimed he wouldn't stand in his way, so the Uruguayan could be on the way out.

9.39am Alvaro Negredo continues to push for a Real Madrid departure and could join up with an English Premier League club. Which one is anyone's guess.

9.21am Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is confident they can agree a deal with Samuel Eto'o.

9.10am Le Mans striker Gervinho is set to join Lille in a deal worth €6.5m (£5.6m).

8.57am Sounds like Luis Fabiano is going nowhere. “I believe that the possibility of [my client] going to Milan is now finished,” his agent was quoted by AS as saying. “They say that no news is good news, but in this case, it’s quite the opposite.''

8.42am Aston Villa are considering a double swoop on Tottenham. Alan Hutton is a £5m target and Jermaine Jenas could cost as much as £10m.

8.21am Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has tipped Ryan Babel to become a major force at Anfield this season. Maybe because he hasn't managed to land any of his top midfield targets.

8.00am Morning all, we'll start with news of City's Elano, who could move on a season-long loan to German club Cologne or Inter Milan after being told not to join the club's pre-season tour.

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5.57pm: Arsene Wenger has not given up hopes of snaffling Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh. It comes after the Morocco international said he had just about given up hope of moving to the Emirates.

5.34pm: It seems Franck Ribery won't be heading to Barcelona, with Joan Laporta claiming the deal is "impossible".

5.22pm: Everton are closing in on Sweden international Rasmus Elm as Manchester City target Joleon Lescott stays part of the club on their tour of the USA.

5.16pm: Mark Hughes has expressed his anger at Chelsea for going public with Manchester City's interest in John Terry. He wanted it keeping hush-hush, which is why he never talks about it. Ever,

4.18pm: Norway international Bjorn Helge Riise is undergoing a medical ahead of a proposed move to Fulham. The 26-year-old midfielder currently plays for Lillestrom and is the brother of John Arne.

4.03pm: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola feels it would be best for the club if Samuel Eto'o leaves the Nou Camp. The striker is due to head to Inter Milan with Zlatan Ibrahimovic moving in the opposite direction.

3.12pm: Cologne coach Zvonimir Soldo was "delighted" to welcome Portugal international Maniche into his squad for next season after the 31-year-old completed his transfer from Atletico Madrid.

3.02pm: Hull boss Phil Brown is planning to meet Fulham striker Bobby Zamora on Tuesday to discuss a potential £5m move to the KC Stadium.

2.19pm: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has refused to be drawn on the future of midfielder Xabi Alonso but did rule out any potential move for Spain international David Villa.

2.04pm: Luis Fabiano will not be joining AC Milan unless the Italian giants up their offer, according to the player's agent.

1.36pm: Former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld fears it will be another torrid season for Werder Bremen if they do not invest some of the money earned from the sale of Diego in a striker like Claudio Pizarro. Really?

1.26pm: Nottingham Forest have further strengthened their squad by completing the double signing of Chris Gunter and Paul McKenna. Wales international Gunter, who enjoyed a successful loan spell with Forest last season, has joined in a £1.75m move from Tottenham. McKenna joins from Preston in a £750,000 move.

1.05pm: West Brom have rejected a second offer from Fulham of £3.25million for captain Jonathan Greening. How much do they value him at? Madness.

12.38pm: Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has all but given up on signing for Arsenal but is nevertheless hopeful of securing a move to another Premier League side.

11.48am: Middlesbrough have rejected an offer of around £3million for record signing Afonso Alves. Manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed the Teessiders have been contacted by an unnamed club, understood to be from the United Arab Emirates, about the 28-year-old Brazilian.

11.30am: Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended the club's attempts to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic and insisted the money involved is not comparable to that splashed out by Real Madrid this summer.

11.20am: Swedish striker Marcus Berg has arrived in Hamburg to complete his move from Dutch side FC Groningen.

9.53am: Juventus are keen to lure Barcelona defender Martin Caceres to Turin on a one-year loan deal.

9.29am: Real Betis forward Ricardo Oliveira has confirmed he is set to move to Al Jazira after the United Arab Emirates side made him an "offer I couldn't refuse".

9am: FC Seoul have agreed terms with Bolton for the sale of 21-year-old winger Lee Chung-yong.

8.50am: Cologne are preparing to make Portugal international Maniche their second big-name transfer this summer and reunite him with his compatriot Petit in Germany.

8.15am: Switzerland's record scorer Alex Frei has completed a move to Basel from Borussia Dortmund.

8.05am: Frank Lampard has added to the uncertainty surrounding the future of John Terry by admitting he is not sure whether his team-mate will remain at Stamford Bridge next season.

8am: Welcome to another day of nail-biting transfer drama.

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11.00pm No big signings today, but a pretty busy weekend of transfer talk. Perhaps next week we'll see a conclusion to the John Terry saga, and maybe even Arsenal might dip into their pockets, despite what Arsene Wenger has said.

10.38pm Chelsea's Frank Lampard says he doesn't know what John Terry will do about his future. "I don't know what he will do. I've been in John's position, but everyone at the club wants him to stay," he told The Times.

9.58pm Wolves are at it again. They have entered the race for lofty Austria striker Mark Janko, but face competition from a fair few other Premier League sides.

9.18pm Real Betis’ star duo of Mark Gonzalez and Achille Emana have not reported back for training, fuelling speculation that both players could be leaving the club in the near future.

8.38pm Veteran goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek has insisted that he is happy to play second fiddle to Iker Casillas for another season. Not bad, as he gets paid, and gets to watch Kaka, Ronaldo and company up close and personal, while he doesn't have the pressure of playing.

8.07pm Arsene Wenger has said that his squad is strong enough, as he deludes himself in thinking that he doesn't have to replace Emmanuel Adebayor or even sign another midfielder.

7.43pm Former Real Madrid forward Fernando Morientes is attracting interest from Serie A side Fiorentina, following the expiration of his contract with Valencia.

7.07pm Barcelona Vice-President Jaume Ferrer is confident that the club will confirm more new faces in the coming weeks: “The club’s technicians are working to make more additions, but at the moment it is not easy," he said.

6.37pm Amr Zaki believes his future will be decided soon and the player has not ruled out a stay in Egypt. One thing is for sure, he won't be signing for Wigan. Or Sunderland.

6.14pm Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will make a decision on his future next week. The Real Madrid striker has been linked with Arsenal and Tottenham, but looks most likely to join Stuttgart as they look to replace Mario Gomez.

5.43pm Atletico Madrid coach Abel Resino is confident Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan will both be at the Vicente Calderon next season, although he admits anything could happen.

5.21pm Real Zaragoza are set to complete the signing of Getafe striker Ikechukwu Uche for a fee of €5m.

5.01pm Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy has set his sights on Nantes midfielder Guirane N'Daw as he looks to keep his side in the top flight.

4.30pm Rangers fans are getting annoyed by the lack of signings at Ibrox. John
MacMillan, general secretary of the Rangers Supporters Association, said: ''It is very disappointing but I can see the reasons behind it. We have players on long-term contracts whom we can't get rid of.''

4.17pm Samuel Eto'o is 'honoured' by the interest from Serie A champions Inter Milan, according to his agent, but is no closer to agreeing personal terms yet.

3.47pm Bayern Munich have given up in their bid to bring Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa to the Bundesliga, but might still go for a right-back, perhaps Maicon?

3.22pm Everton face some competition as Ajax have joined the race for the signature of highly-rated Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm.

2.51pm Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has admitted that his future is unclear, but with Inter Milan not stumping up the cash for him, he looks like staying put.

2.29pm Bobby Zamora looks set to go to Hull after Fulham accepted a £5m bid for the striker.

2.09pm AC Milan coach Leonardo has said he would welcome David Beckham back at the San Siro on loan.

1.47pm West Ham United defender Lucas Neill is reportedly set to quit the Premier League to join Turkish giants Galatasaray. It couldn't be about the money now could it?

1.23pm AC Milan coach Leonardo insists signing Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano would not be a gamble for the Rossoneri. ''Milan don't turn to the transfer market just to buy a name, if we do, it's because we need him,'' he said. Adding: ''We have a good squad and we shouldn't be in a rush."

1.08pm Hull City defender Sam Ricketts is a target for Bolton Wanderers manager Gary Megson, as they look to replace left-back Paul Robinson.

12.48pm Seattle Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid has said they he would not stand in Fredy Montero's way if the striker gets a chance of playing in the Premier League. Any takers?

12.24pm AC Milan are looking at Sao Paulo star Hernanes to bolster their midfield, and his agent has stated he will now cost between 12-13m euros, instead of the original figure of 25m euros.

11.54am Robinho has made it clear that he would like to see some defenders arrive at City now, and John Terry could make the team ''unbeatable.''

11.14am Milan are after Mirko Vucinic. The Rossoneri could offer 16m euros plus Ignazio Abate for the Montenegrin striker, if the deal to bring Luis Fabiano to the San Siro falls through.

10.54am Carlos Tevez has had another go at former boss Sir Alex, claiming that he might not even shake his hand the next time they meet as he is so bitter about not being played in the important games. I wonder if he'll be saying the same about Mark Hughes in six months time.

10.23am Arsene Wenger could move for Newcastle's Obafemi Martins in a cut-price deal to replace Emmanuel Adebayor. Not sure who he would negotiate the transfer with though...

9.52am Samuel Eto'o might scupper his chances of a move to Italy by asking for too much money. A deal has been agreed to swap him for Zlatan Ibrahimovic plus cash, but personal terms haven't been sorted out and Eto'o is reported to want to be the world's best paid player. Disgraceful.

9.32am Chelsea are getting on their high horses to complain about Man City's chase for John Terry and they might report them for 'tapping him up' after Mark Hughes made his interest clear.

9.26am More paper gossip this morning has David Beckham going to either Tottenham or Chelsea, in a bid to get back to full fitness before the World Cup starts next year.

9.00am Aston Villa have rejected an £18m bid for Ashley Young from Tottenham and are preparing themselves for Liverpool to get involved as well.

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11.00pm: On a day when Man City were in the news signing Emmanuel Adebayor, the final piece of news appears to be the Eastlands outfit turning to Nemanja Vidic. Seems a ridiculous story, but you might have thought that when they first went for Ade. We'll keep you posted on how it develops.

10.06pm: A report suggests that Xabi Alonso's move to Real Madrid could interest Liverpool if Wesley Sneijder is included as a part of the deal.

8.48pm: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent Mino Raiola says he has not discussed personal terms with Barcelona yet. "The clubs have found an agreement, now we'll see," he said.

8.14pm: Real Zaragoza have reached an agreement for the signing of Nigerian striker Ikechukwu Uche.

7.42pm: West Ham United midfielder Julian Faubert has said that he is unsure of his future after a failed loan move to Real Madrid. Given he fell asleep on the bench and seemed to spend most of the time scratching himself, we're unsurprised. Any takers?

7.10pm: Bad news for Carlos Tevez, good news for Arsenal fans. Emmanuel Adebayor has finally signed for City.

6.52pm: Mark Hughes remains in the hunt for John Terry but admitted the club are prepared to end their pursuit of the Chelsea defender if something doesn't happen soon.

6.23pm: Arsene Wenger says that he won't spend the Adebayor cash unless he has to. Arsenal have plenty of strikers.. apparently.. but there was no mention of the badly needed defensive midfielder. They conceded two goals to Barnet for crying out loud!

6.18pm: FC Porto left-back Aly Cissokho has completed his move tp Lyon for 15m euros, according to reports in Portugal. Hopefully there'll be no more teething problems [sorry].

5.28pm: David Villa could be set to stay at Valencia after all as Barcelona turn their attentions to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. "It is decided, I will stay at Valencia," Villa is quoted as saying.

5.13pm: Championship manager [the computer game] legend Cherno Samba is after a contract with Swindon Town and they will decide over the weekend whether to offer it to him.

4.51pm: Bordeaux are keen to bolster their defence and as they can't seem to land Mikael Silvestre, they are pondering a swoop for out of favour Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina.

4.20pm: Gabriel Heinze is being lined up by Marseille coach Didier Deschamps as the French side try to add some extra quality to their team.

4.05pm: Central and North American champions Atlante have completed the signing of former Argentina midfielder Santiago Solari in a two-year deal, the Mexican club said.

3.55pm: Hull have dismissed reports linking them with controversial Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton. Assistant manager Brian Horton said: ''He has obviously had issues and that is a shame because he can be a very good footballer but at this present time I don't think it's an area that really needs to be looked at.'' No kidding.

3.43pm: Birmingham City defender Krystian Pearce is set for a loan move to Championship side Peterborough United, according to BBC Sport.

3.05pm: Benfica are understood to be in the market for a new defensive midfielder and are believed to have made a bid for Real Madrid youngster Javi Garcia.

2.35pm: Now Emmanuel Adebayor looks like he'll have a medical at City this afternoon. We thought he'd had it already, but appears to have been stalling over his move because of how it looks to his fans in Togo.

2.33pm: Well, after some Ibra/Eto'o stuff of interest this morning, we're back to Moritz Volz's free transfer to Malaga. Sorry.

2.03pm: Swedish U-21 star Rasmus Elm is being tracked by Everton, who have reportedly put in a bid for the midfielder.

1.16pm: Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez is looking to make a move for Crystal Palace youngster Victor Moses. Strange, as he's not from Swansea...

12.47pm: Something out of the papers this morning. Joey Barton is close to a move to Hull, for around £3m. Incredible that he still commands a transfer fee, and that anyone is actually interested in signing him.

12.27pm: Chelsea are in for Roma hitman Mirko Vucinic, and they are ready to spend 25m euros on him apparently.

12.14pm: Brazilian striker Ricardo Oliveira is set to clinch a move to United Arab Emirates outfit Al-Jazira.

11.58am: Julio Cruz is waiting for a response from Lazio, who have asked him to wait patiently until they can resolve the Goran Pandev situation. The Macedonian could leave, with Arsenal interested, and Cruz could be the perfect replacement.

11.34am: Bordeaux have not received any offers for reported Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh, coach Laurent Blanc has confirmed. So he might not go anywhere at all.

11.04am: Inter are planning to move for Sampdoria ace Antonio Cassano once the proposed Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Samuel Eto'o deal goes through.

10.56am: Gareth Barry has hit back at Rafa Benitez, saying he has a lack of respect after the Liverpool boss questioned the motives behind his move from Aston Villa to Manchester City.

10.26am: Marouane Chamakh is determined to leave Bordeaux, with Arsenal, Blackburn and Sunderland all linked with his services. He wants a move to the Emirates, but has told the Gunners to bid soon, or he'll choose another club.

10.02am: Luis Fabiano's agent his hit out at the fact his player is not being snapped up by Milan. "I feel as if I am being taken for a ride. It's not possible that one of the biggest clubs in the world allow the player to slip through their fingers for only a few million," Jose Fuentes told Il Corriere Dello Sport.

9.27am: Harry Redknapp says that he'd be keen to add Peter Crouch to increase the number of former Portsmouth players at Tottenham.

9.00am: Morning all, some Chelsea news around this morning as Carlo Ancelotti reckons no-one is safe for their first-team place. No 'untouchables'. I wonder what JT makes of that.

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20.45 That's it for another day of transfer fun. Join us again tomorrow.

20.21 Hamburg have signed Swedish starlet Marcus Berg from Groningen for an undisclosed fee. He had been strongly linked with Fulham.

19.01 Barcelona have confirmed they are close to a swap deal involving Samuel Eto'o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic with Inter Milan.

16.16 Manucho has left Manchester United after an unremarkable spell, heading to Real Valladolid.

16.05 Everton have rejected Manchester City's bid for Joleon Lescott.

15.35 Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti insists negotiations are still ongoing over a swap deal involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o. "We are negotiating," said Moratti on the club's official website. "It seems an interesting deal."

15.21 Nottingham Forest have agreed a fee of £1.75million with Tottenham for Wales international defender Chris Gunter.

15.05 Steven Gerrard has underlined his commitment to Liverpool as his midfield colleague Xabi Alonso nears the Anfield exit door.

14.55 Celtic manager Tony Mowbray has closed the door on a move for Hamilton midfielder James McCarthy.

14.44 Alessandro Del Piero today signalled his intention to finish his career at Juventus by signing a new 12-month contract extension.

14.15 There's a rumour that Ashley Young is having a medical at Tottenham, Now that would seem a bit of a sideways shift.

13.58 Marc Torrejon looks like he will not be going to Everton after the Espanyol star turned down a move to Goodison Park.

13.38 Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness insists Franck Ribery will still be at the Allianz Arena next season and is refusing to even listen to offers for the France international.

12.30 Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has confirmed he is in talks with Barcelona over the possible transfer of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the Nou Camp in a deal which would see Samuel Eto'o move the other way.

12.05 It seems Man City have tested Everton with a £15m bid for defender Joleon Lescott.

11.36 Lyon target Loic Remy has confirmed he will not be leaving Nice this summer.

11.34 Roma are willing to consider offers for Italian playmaker Alberto Aquilani, who has been linked to Liverpool.

10.12 Lyon are expected to clinch the signing of Porto left-back Aly Cissokho in the coming days.

10.02 Manchester United have signed promising striker Mame Biram Diouf from Molde. All the star names for Sir Alex.

9.32 More Inter. Strong rumours of Barcelona swapping Samuel Eto'o and Alexandr Hleb for Zlatan Ibrahimovic plus 40m euros. Not a bad deal.

9.01 Lucio says he dreams of playing for Jose Mourinho. His move from Bayern to Inter has not happened yet but well, it's happening.

8.00 Plenty of rumours around today. United priced out by £20m for Douglas Costa, City bidding for Lescott, the Alonso-to-Real bandwagon keeps a-rolling and many are putting 2 and 2 together and saying that Aston Villa's signing of Stewart Downing may mean that Ashley Young is sold for £25m. Supposition central.

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23.59 Barcelona again and it looks like there could be a striker arriving at the Nou Camp after all. Barcelona president Joan Laporta and director of football Txiki Begiristain are reportedly in Milan with the view of negotiating a swap deal with Inter for their ace Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o. Maybe more on this tomorrow...

23.20 Carlos Tevez, meanwhile, has revealed that he rejected Real Madrid to sign for Man City. No guesses why.

23.05 Cristiano Ronaldo thinks that Michael Owen is a good choice to fill the famous #7 Man Utd jersey. "Michael Owen is an experienced player. He has played at the biggest clubs," the Portuguese winger said. ''He has everything to win at United. He is at a fantastic club and he is a great player. It was a good decision to give him the number seven."

22.42 Manchester United have dropped their interest in Brazilian Douglas Costa. Huge price tag and the fact that Fergie doesn't want any more players might have something to do with it.

22.17 Alan Smith is attracting the attention of Sam Allardyce. Should be picked up for next to nothing, as it's doubtful he'll play much wherever he goes.

22.10 Barcelona have made another bid for David Villa, but 42m euros is not enough and Valencia have rejected it.

21.48 Sochaux have picked up U.S. striker Charlie Davies from Swedish side Hammarby.

21.33 Reports in Italy claim Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is lining up AC Milan's ex-Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini as a possible replacement for either Javier Mascherano or Xabi Alonso.

21.03 Adriano's agent, Gilmar Rinaldi, has said that his client wants to come back to Italy in the future. AC Milan are the club interested apparently, but not before December. Or possibly hell freezes over.

20.29 Andrei Arshavin has given us his words of wisdom about the Emmanuel Adebayor deal. ''It's his decision. If he wants to stay or he wants to leave," he said. Thanks for that Andy.

19.59 Everton chairman Bill Kenwright is tired of trying to run the club on a budget and rather fancies a different approach. ''I'd love to find a billionaire,'' he said, shortly before posting an advert in the local paper.

19.38 Marseille and Paris St-Germain are interested in ball-juggling seal impersonator Kerlon, as he might move on from Inter Milan on loan.

19.08 He may have landed Stewart Downing, but Martin O'Neill says he has had no bids for Ashley Young and wants the winger to stay at the club. ''No-one has come in and asked us about Ashley Young and I have got to tell you, if they did they would get short shrift,'' he said.

18.28 Reports have claimed Stoke striker Mamady Sidibe has returned from the club's training camp in Austria, but not to request a transfer - instead it is because of family reasons.

18.05 Celtic have signed midfielder Landry N'Guemo on a season-long loan deal from Ligue 1 side Nancy.

17.25 Wolves are closing in on the signing of Hamilton wonderkid James McCarthy.

16.44 Blackburn have been told that there have been 15 clubs showing interest in Valencia striker Nikola Zigic, who is believed to be a target for Sam Allardyce.

16.35 Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill today got his man when he clinched a £12million swoop for England winger Stewart Downing.

16.16 Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness has threatened to report Real Madrid to FIFA if the Spanish club continue in their bid to sign Franck Ribery.

16.05 Ukrainian striker Andriy Voronin wants another chance to prove he has a future at Liverpool (fat chance). He's back at pre-season training with the Reds.

15.37 French outfit Sochaux have snapped up United States striker Charlie Davies. He's joined the club from Swedish side Hammarby for an undisclosed fee.

15.19 The agent of Alberto Aquilani has brushed aside reports suggesting the Italy playmaker will leave Roma for Liverpool this summer.

15.09 Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb, who's failed to make any impression at the Nou Campm could be heading to Serie A. There's talk of him joining Inter Milan.

14.39 Massimo Moratti, head honcho at Inter, now says the Lucio deal is not done. The plot thickens. For a while.

13.56 Barry Ferguson is having a medical at Birmingham City to confirm his move from Rangers.

13.02 Confirmation that Lucio has left Bayern Munich for Inter Milan. A surprise deal and one which would seem to rule out Ricardo Carvalho joining from Chelsea.

12.00 John Terry looks set to fly out to the USA though mobile phones and the like means that this saga is not at an end.

11.30 Peter Crouch looks set for Sunderland. £12m, he's been part of some deals in his time. Steve Bruce has his striker though one fears for the style of play.

11.12 Stewart Downing is all but a Villa player. Odd one, signing an injured player, especially at that price.

10.15 David Moyes does not want to sell Joleon Lescott. But money may talk in the end, we reckon.

10.12 David Gill says that Manchester United's transfer dealings may not be over."I will start each day with the usual emails and correspondence - and I'm sure there will be some player activity going on while we are over there." Does that mean Fergie has come across as bending the truth? Would you credit it?

8.46: Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has rejected West Brom's claims that his bid for Jonathan Greening was "derisory''.

8.10: Steve Bruce is fighting hard to take Lee Cattermole with him from Wigan to Sunderland.

8.00: Welcome to another exciting installment of transfer rumour and confirmed moves.

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11.59pm: To round off the night's gossip, the Guardian reckon Emmanuel Adebayor wants more time to think over his move to Man City because of how it will be viewed in Togo. More on the soon to be ex-Arsenal man tomorrow no doubt...

11.36pm: More Barcelona news. Boss Pep Guardiola has informed Eidur Gudjohnsen to find a new club, so West Ham are readying themselves.

11.06pm: Roma look like they'll be keeping defender Juan. The Brazilian international has been linked with moves to Real Madrid, Manchester City, and AC Milan but his agent says there have been no offers for him.

10.51pm: Genoa have already signed Sergio Floccari, Hernan Crespo, Houssine Kharja, and Emiliano Moretti this summer and have now picked up Boca Juniors striker Rodrigo Palacio. They might also land midfielder Sebastian Battaglia from the same club.

10.07pm: Bad news for Lyon's striker search. “Following consultation with the board of directors, OGC Nice Cote d’Azur have decided to put an end to any negotiations with Olympique Lyonnais for Loic Remy,” an official release stated.

9.40pm: Alexander Hleb might just move on from Barcelona soon. "I'll try my best but if my situation doesn't improve then I will have to find another club," he said.

9.13pm: David Beckham has claimed he has nothing to apologise to Los Angeles Galaxy fans for as he is ''committed'' to the club. So he won't be leaving. Well, at least until his place in the England squad for 2010 comes under threat again.

8.48pm: A confirmed deal from earlier. Maxwell has signed for Barcelona for around 4m euros.

8.43pm: Real Madrid goalkeeper [yes he's still there] Jerzy Dudek also wants Xabi Alonso, a former Liverpool teammate, to join him in Spain.

8.17pm: Arjen Robben says his father (and agent) has talked with Tottenham, but that he is happy in Madrid for the moment. Spurs seem very keen to sign him up now they appear to have lost out to Villa for the signature of Stewart Downing.

7.52pm: Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness understands Franck Ribery's desire to quit the club for Real Madrid. ''I understand Franck completely," Hoeness said. ''We are talking about sums that none of us can understand, and the bloke is only 26." Doesn't mean he'll let him go though.

7.29pm: Inter full-back Maxwell will sign for Barcelona on a five-year deal according to Sky Sport Italia. They do need a left-back and he won't get much of a game at the San Siro following the emergence of teenage wonderkid Davide Santon, so it seems a good match.

7.03pm: Juventus have signed Fiorentina's Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo. They paid 20.5m euros ($28.80m) plus winger Marco Marchionni for the 26-year-old

6.23pm: Rangers have accepted a bid for Barry Ferguson from Birmingham. So expect some sly hand gestures on the Blues' bench this season.

6.13pm: Emmanuel Adebayor has been given a work permit ahead of his proposed £25m move to Manchester City, so he should be set to sign anytime soon.

5.53pm: Bafana star striker Bernard Parker has completed a move to Dutch side FC Twente to join up with Sccchteve McClaren.

5.49pm: JT is going nowhere as Peter Kenyon says he's ''not for sale''. We've heard that kind of talk before though.

5.39pm: Highly-rated South Korea winger Lee Chung-yong is in line for a switch to Bolton in a deal worth in excess of £2m.

4.59pm: AC Milan have been told they will have to up their offer for Luis Fabiano if they are to have any chance of signing him.

4.48pm: Wolfsburg have signed Germany Under-21 defender Fabian Johnson from second division 1860 Munich.

3.58pm: West Brom captain Jonathan Greening has handed in a written transfer request. It comes after Fulham had a bid in the region of £2.5m rejected.

3.37pm: Owen Coyle insists Burnley have played it by the book in their bid to sign striker Marcus Tudgay from Sheffield Wednesday.

3.03pm: Michel Bastos should seal his £18m move to Lyon from Lille on Thursday.

2.43pm: Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic claims he has signed a four-year contract with Chelsea, moving from MFK Kosice.

2.14pm: Fiorentina have completed the signing of midfielder Marco Marchionni from Juventus.The 28-year-old winger has penned a three-year contract with the Viola.

1.42pm: Former Liverpool player Florent Sinama-Pongolle could be ready to open talks with Marseille over a move from Atletico Madrid.

1.34pm: Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben says he is happy at the club and will not be back in the Premier League next season.

1.30pm: Stoke City are believed to be close to signing Dean Whitehead from Sunderland.

1.20pm: Sheffield Wednesday chairman Lee Strafford has accused Burnley of "disrespectful" and "underhand" tactics in the tug-of-war over Owls striker Marcus Tudgay.

1.15pm: Everton are confident they have won the race to sign Sheffield United full-back Kyle Naughton, who is due to meet Toffees boss David Moyes in the next 24 hours.

1.01pm: Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has confirmed the club is in talks with Portsmouth over England striker Peter Crouch.

12.12pm: Aly Cissokho has agreed terms for his move from FC Porto to Lyon.

11.59am: Derby have signed Shaun Baxter from Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.

11.52am: Sheffield United have boosted their numbers by signing Andy Taylor from Tranmere for that infamous undisclosed fee.

11.45am: Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce remains determined to boost his attacking options before the start of the season.

11.32am: Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists they will not break the bank for David Villa, revealing they have other options lined up if they fail in their bid to land the Valencia striker.

11.12am: Genoa are close to completing the signing of Argentina international Rodrigo Palacio from Boca Juniors.

11.05am: Manchester United kid Richard Eckersley has joined Premier League new boys Burnley after turning down a new deal at Old Trafford.

10.48am: AC Milan are unlikely to make an improved offer for Sevilla forward Luis Fabiano after having their initial bid rejected.

10.45am: Hull have agree a £5m fee with Fulham for the transfer of Bobby Zamora. That's Bobby "two goals in 35 games" Zamora.

10.30am: Marseille have continued their heavy summer recruitment by sealing a deal for goalkeeper Elinton Andrade, but are about to show the door to winger Mathieu Valbuena.

10.20am: Aston Villa have made a move for Stewart Downing, offering £12m.for the currently crocked Middlesbrough winger.

9.51am: Monaco have completed the one-year loan signing of Sebastien Puygrenier from Zenit St Petersburg.

9.30am: Plymouth have signed free agent Bradley Wright-Phillips.

9.25am: Lille winger Michel Bastos has confirmed he is about to join fellow Ligue 1 side Lyon on a four-year deal.

8.05am: Mark Hughes has confirmed Manchester City could make a third bid for John Terry. We reckon "it's on".

8am: Good morning and welcome to another exciting day of transfer blogging. Will Emmanuel Adebayor sign for Man City today?

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11.43pm Cameroon international Stephane Mbia, who recently completed a switch from Rennes to Marseille, has admitted that he still holds out hope of playing in England in the near future. "My dream has always been to play in the Premier League one day," the 23-year-old said.

10.39pm Premier League duo Everton and Tottenham Hotspur are locked in a bidding war with both clubs making moves for Sheffield United's Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker.

10.04pm Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen may leave the Serie A side after just one season, according to his agent.

8.45pm Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant expects Manchester City transfer target John Terry to stay at Stamford Bridge. "I don't think John Terry cares about money," Grant said.

19.29pm AC Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Luis Fabiano, according to his agent. "We are waiting for Milan to return as their first offer was a little too low," Jose Fuentes said.

6.45pm Zenit St Petersburg have loaned French defender Sebastien Puygrenier to Monaco for a year, the Russian Premier League club have confirmed.

6.24pm Wigan Athletic are considering making an offer for Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra, who is also the subject of a £5m bid from Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux.

5.32pm: Tottenham fans will be gutted. Midfielder Adel Taarabt's proposed loan move to Malaga has collapsed. Although he's probably still going to be on his way out of White Hart Lane.

5.09pm: FIFA is planning to tighten regulations to further squeeze unlicensed agents out of the game. Apparently only 25-30% of transfers worldwide are conducted by approved agents, so it should be a good thing.

5.02pm: AC Milan are monitoring the contract situation with Barcelona's Carles Puyol as the defender has not yet signed an extension to his deal that runs out in 2010. Who wouldn't be keen to line up alongside 'The Gooch'?

4.53pm: Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor will have a work permit hearing in Manchester tomorrow, which seems to suggest that the Togo man is on his way to join Carlos Tevez at Eastlands.

4.39pm: Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara says he would like to have David Trezeguet around next season, despite the fact that he seems keen to move on.

4.24pm: Raul has likened the impact of Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival at
Real Madrid with that of David Beckham, claiming: ''I was as excited when Beckham started to play with us as I am with the arrival of Cristiano.'' Evidently not a reader of papers over the past year and a half then..

4.07pm: Real Madrid could be set for disappointment as Bayern won't sell Franck Ribery and now Liverpool appear to be standing firm over Xabi Alonso.

3.48pm: No sooner has Mark Hughes captured the signing of the non-English speaking Carlos Tevez, then he goes and admits that the club are in talks with Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor. What's Argentine for ''you could be on the bench''?

3.41pm: Burnley have signed defender Brian Easton from Hamilton for an initial £350,000.

3.21pm: Bernard Mendy has admitted he could leave Hull City this summer. The defender could be heading back to PSG.

2.57pm: Wigan Athletic defenders Titus Bramble and Emmerson Boyce have signed new contracts to stay at the club until 2012.

2.45pm: Ricardo Quaresma has said he wants to prove himself at Inter Milan. ''I have a strong desire to prove my worth and forget about last season,'' said the winger, who failed to make any impression on Chelsea during his loan move.

2.39pm: Barcelona are ready to make a shock move for Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen, as they're not confident in luring Javier Mascherano.

2.09pm: Roma striker Mirko Vucinic has ruled out a move to Tottenham. ''Obviously there are places where I would not want to go. Tottenham? Let's reject that, '' he said. Ouch.

2.07pm: Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness insists Franck Ribery will not be sold. ''He will certainly stay. We are not prepared to talk, not even for 70m euros or more,'' he said.

1.56pm: Real Madrid have now confirmed talks to sell Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to Stuttgart are at an 'advanced stage'. Might want to tell the agent though.

1.26pm: Didier Zokora is another to pass his medical. He has agreed a four-year deal and has a rather amusingly high buy-out clause of 30m euros in his contract with Sevilla.

1.01pm: Carlos Tevez has passed his medical, so he has finally joined City on a five-year deal.

12.58pm: Nigeria striker Ikechukwu Uche is set to leave Getafe this summer, with Real Zaragoza, Valencia and Sevilla all interested in the pacey forward.

12.38pm: Haven't heard much on David Villa's possible transfer for a while, so here's an update. Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola has told the player that the Nou Camp club will wait for him. So sorry, no resolution just yet.

12.19pm: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is on his way out of Madrid as he hasn't even made it for the pre-season tour. However, Stuttgart are no closer to signing him as his agent Arnold Oosterveer claimed in an interview with Calciomercato: “The German club has reached an agreement with Real Madrid, but not with us.”

12.09pm: AC Milan are apparently ''locked in talks'' with Luis Fabiano. So any hope that Manchester City have of signing him appears to have gone. No news from Adebayor as yet, but Arsenal fans are hopeful...

11.57am: Lee Sawyer has moved from Chelsea to Southend on loan until January. Yet another Chelsea kid choosing to move to find regular football.

11.35am: Stephen Warnock has voiced his approval of Christian Vieri, who is on trial at Blackburn. He, and Ryan Nelsen, might be hoping that the Italian is the 'big-name' they're after.

11.15am: Pascal Feindouno could be on his way to Sunderland after a year in Qatar, although it's doubtful that he'll earn as much money as he did out in the Middle East.

10.45am: Sporting have ruled out the possibility of selling captain Joao Moutinho.

10.27am: A little European flavour for you, as reports in Spain suggest Guti could be being targeted by Man City and Italian media claiming that Liverpool are weighing up a move for Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani.

10.21am: Blackburn Rovers captain Ryan Nelsen expects manager Sam Allardyce to make a big name signing this summer. But he might be the only one.

10.18am: Hamilton Academical midfielder James McCarthy has been attracting a lot of attention and Wolves are believed to have put in a bid, despite the teenager fancying a move to Celtic.

10.02am: West Brom have rejected an offer from Fulham for captain Jonathan Greening. And Bafana Bafana's Kagiso Dikgacoi looks like he's closing in on a move to Craven Cottage too.

9.42am: Sao Paulo star Hernanes could be set to move to AC Milan as they look to replace Kaka and possibly Andrea Pirlo. Brazilian, young, from Sao Paulo.. now where have we heard that before? He wouldn't be exactly like Kaka, but it's not a bad start.

9.27am: Habib Beye has said he must leave Newcastle to save his career. Doubtless other Toon players will probably feel the same.

9.03am: Hull's search for a striker looks set to end as Sunderland's Daryl Murphy could be at the KC Stadium by the end of the week.

8.42am: Felipe Melo is expected to join Juventus within the next few hours, so that's a disappointment for Arsenal fans too.

8.20am: Spurs manager Harry Redknapp is interested in Patrick Vieira apparently. That would probably rile a few Gunners fans.

8.00am: Carlos Tevez again, and he's ready to make his £25m move to Man City today. City fans will be pretty happy about that and so will Carlos, if he actually plays.

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19.30 pm Carlos Tevez's latest saga is over. He's joining Manchester City to no-one's particular surprise. His popularity rating at Old Trafford is likely to be less than zero. Though perhaps more popular than Michael Owen.

18.16pm: Hamilton defender Brian Easton is to join Burnley. The clubs have agreed an undisclosed fee.

18.01pm: It looks like Real Madrid will get Xabi Alonso now, with the player reportedly phoning Rafa Benitez and saying he wants to leave. But can Liverpool hang on to Javier Mascherano?

17.37pm: Sunderland have signed Paraguay captain Paulo da Silva from Mexican side Toluca. Makes a change for Steve Bruce to sign a player from South America!

16.38pm: Pascal Chimbonda is ignoring talk of an exit from Spurs and insists he's happy to play for the club. Well, we say play....

16.14pm: Sir Alex Ferguson insists he will not be "stupid" with the £80m windfall he received for the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo. We didn't think he was going to bother spending it!

15.31pm: Crystal Palace is expected Wigan to make a bid for wonderkid Victor Moses.

14.48pm: Real Madrid to stop spending? Never! Jornal de Noticias is reporting that their new target will be Joao Moutinho from Sporting Lisbon.

14.29pm: Former England international Teddy Sheringham is in talks with Beckenham Town, according to the Kent League outfit. He must be about 78 by now.

13.36pm: Everton are locked in what could soon become a three-club battle to sign Sheffield United's full-back Kyle Naughton. Tottenham have made a late bid for the player, with Aston Villa apparently also waiting in the wings.

12.22pm: Amazing! City are in for another striker now. It's been revealed they are in talks with Arsenal to sign Emmanuel Adebayor. Crazy world.

11.26am: Manchester City are hopeful of clinching the signature of Carlos Tevez before they head off for a three-match tour of South Africa on Wednesday.

11.22am: Lyon have stepped up their chase for Andre-Pierre Gignac of Toulouse, but the new improved offer has been turned down.

10.41am: Mido could be returning home to Egypt. He's been linked with Zamalek.

10.23am: Marseille have announced they have come to an agreement with Rennes over the transfer of Stephane Mbia to the Stade Velodrome.

10.11am: French kid Alharbi el-Jadeyaoui is having a trial with Blackburn Rovers. He plays for Brest at the moment, who are in Ligue 2.

9.56am: It looks like the rumours over Zlatan Ibrahimovic have no base, with the player's agent denying that Manchester United have made a bid for him.

9.49am: Aston Villa have been linked with a bid for Sporting Lisbon's Miguel Veloso.

9.35am: Toulouse president Olivier Sadran maintains star striker Andre-Pierre Gignac will not be sold to Ligue 1 rivals Lyon.

9.15am: South Africa's Kagisho Dikgacoi - yes him from the Confederations Cup - hasn't heard anything from Portsmouth about a potential move, but his agent reckons that there are plenty ''other sides from Russia, Germany and Portugal who are keen."

9.00am: Spurs have made a fresh attempt to lure the Montenegrin hitman Mirco Vucinic to White Hart Lane and could be set to offer up a €20million bid.

8.19am: City could hijack Milan's move for Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano though, as he looks a cheaper option, with the Sevilla man nearly on the way to the San Siro.

8.00am: Carlos Tevez is the man this morning, and looks set to complete a £25m move to Manchester City now that he's back from his holidays.

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15.58 Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has not given up hope of signing Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. "It's not a mystery that Real Madrid are interested in signing him (Alonso) but it won't be easy," he said.

14.25 Sunderland have increased their offer for Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee Cattermole to £6m.

13.05 Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has admitted he considered signing striker Michael Owen from Newcastle United this summer but concluded: "If you want to play Torres and Gerrard there's not always a lot of space for others."

12.28 Sunderland are ready to make a move for Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos, according to reports in the UK press.

11.59 Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has warned potential suitors that Artur Boruc is not for sale.

11.00 Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has claimed Chelsea want to sign him. Ibrahimovic said: "I am fully aware that Chelsea want to sign me and, of course, it is very flattering. They are one of the biggest teams in Europe and the Premier League is one of the best leagues in the world."

10.29 Rafa Benitez has rejected a £65m offer from Real Madrid for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres.

09.45 Bolton Wanderer's have completed a deal to sign West Bromwich Albion defender Paul Robinson on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent transfer.

09.00 Olympique Lyon have signed Argentina striker Lisandro Lopez from Porto on a five-year contract, in a deal worth €24m.

Despite all of Saturday's transfer tittle-tattle only two players actually signed on the dotted line. Fraizer Campbell swapped Manchester United for Sunderland and PSG defender Chris Mavinga joined Liverpool. Read the best of rest below:

19.44 Inter Milan director Marco Branco has said the Italian club are still interested in Chelsea pair Ricardo Carvalho and Deco but they are 'overpriced'.

17.26 Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is confident star defender Brede Hangeland will remain with the club despite continued speculation linking him with a move.

17.08 Sunderland have signed England Under-21 stirker Frazier Campbell from Manchester United for an initial fee of £3.5m, potentially rising to £6m.

16.48 According to AS, Liverpool have told Real Madrid that Xabi Alonso will be allowed to leave for €35 million... although that contradicts reports that Real are in talks with Udinese over Gaetano D'Agostino.

15.56 Barcelona are keen to sign unsettled Fenerbahce striker Dani Guiza. The Spanish international joined the Turkish club for €17.5 million last season but has failed to settle.

14.27 Juventus hope to complete Felipe Melo's £21m transfer from Fiorentina next week but Arsenal are aklso keen to land the Brazilian midfielder. "I am optimistic," said Juve president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli.

13.56 West Bromwich Albion defender Abdoulaye Meite is attracting the interest of Blackburn Rovers and a number of Ligue 1 clubs in France.

13.25 Blackburn Rovers are considering a swoop for Manchester City striker Benjani. With a deal for Carlos Tevez imminent, the Citizens are eager to offload the Zimbabwean.

12.00 Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has denied reports in the UK press that Manchester United have made an offer for highly-rated forward Sergio Aguero.

11.15 Italian Serie A side Udinese have confirmed Real Madrid are interested in signing midfiedler Gaetano D'Agostino.

10.30 Liverpool have confirmed the signing of teenage defender Chris Mavinga from French Ligue 1 club Paris St Germain.

10.00 Everton have launched a £12m bid for Standard Liege captain Stephen Defour, who would be reunited with Toffees favourite Marouane Fellaini at Goodison Park.

09.30 Fulham and Sunderland are battling it out to sign Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch for a fee of between £11m and £15m.

09.00 Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is weighing up an offer for Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee Cattermole as a contingency in case La Liga targets Javier Mascherano or Xabi Alonso leave Anfield.

08.30 Aston Villa are on the verge of completing an £18m double swoop for Middlesbrough duo Stewart Downing and Tuncay after Boro boss Gareth Southgate gave the deal the thumbs up.

08.00 Manchester City have ended their interest in Barcelona's Cameroon international striker Samuel Eto'o after they moved closer to completing a deal for Carlos Tevez.

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17.25 That's it for today's transfer blogging. Make sure you come back for tomorrow for more drama!

17.17 Hull manager Phil Brown has admitted defeat in his attempts to sign Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell.

17.15 Everton have signed striker Jo from Manchester City on a season-long loan, the Goodison Park club have confirmed.

17.01 We're having a quiet end to the week.

15.56 Sheffield Wednesday sign former loanee from Wolves for an undisclosed fee.

14.59 Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has rejected Sunderland's bid for combative midfielder Lee Cattermole and insisted the player is not for sale.

14.33 Peter Crouch is happy at Fratton Park, but his agent has refused to rule out the possibility of leaving Portsmouth.

14.05 Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic brushed aside transfer talk as he joined his Inter Milan team-mates in pre-season training today, saying he is as happy as he has ever been at the club.

13.59 Real Madrid are negotiating the sale of Klaas Jan Huntelaar and talks have advanced to the point where the Dutch striker needs to decide whether to accept an offer from Vfb Stuttgart, sporting director Miguel Pardeza said on Friday.

13.33 Real Madrid sporting director Miguel Pardeza insists Cesc Fabregas is not a target as the Spanish giants search for an alternative in case they cannot persuade Liverpool to part with Xabi Alonso.

12.55 Reports are reaching us that Everton have agreed a fee with Sheffield United's young defender Kyle Naughton.

12.41 Gokhan Inler is unaware of Arsenal's reported interest in him and insists his focus is on current club Udinese.

12.26 Mirko Vucinic is flattered by the interest shown in him by Premier League clubs but the Montenegrin forward wants to remain at Roma.

12.15 Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has made a bid for Lee Cattermole, according to PA. Wigan will save a bit of cash of disciplinary fines, then.

11.54 Swansea striker Jason Scotland's switch to Wigan has moved a step closer after the two clubs agreed a transfer fee.

11.39 Everton have signed USA international Anton Peterlin - he joins from Ventura County Fusion.

10.59 Former Holland midfielder Boudewijn Zenden is considering offers from Marseille, Fulham and Genoa - but will not be linking up with Steve McClaren again at FC Twente.

10.44 AZ Alkmaar would be prepared to let their in-demand midfielder Demy de Zeeuw leave the club - but only if he moves abroad.

10.42 Maicon's transfer saga seems to have finally come to an end, with the Inter Milan defender staying put at the San Siro. Or so says his agent. Inter Milan begin pre-season training today with their summer transfer dealings all but completed, according to club president Massimo Moratti.

10.06 Sunderland boss Steve Bruce hopes to push through his first summer signing over the weekend after agreeing a fee with Manchester United for Fraizer Campbell.

09.49 Hoffenheim striker Demba Ba has been told he will not be moving to Stuttgart.

09.41 Hull boss Phil Brown has confirmed the club have made a "firm and substantial bid" for Fulham striker Bobby Zamora. We're stunned. Desperation indeed.

09.35 Manchester City have confirmed Gelson Fernandes has joined St Etienne for an undisclosed fee. We're sure he'll be greatly missed.

09.25 Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac wants to sign for fellow Ligue 1 side Lyon.

09.05 Perth Glory have today confirmed the capture of former Colchester captain Chris Coyne on a three-year deal.

09.00 Welcome to another morning of transfer gossip. It promises to be very exciting.

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23.13 FC Groningen have insisted that Hamburg SV still have a long way to go before they sign Swedish Under-21 sensation of Marcus Berg.

22.37 Roma striker Mirko Vucinic has put an end to all the transfer speculation linking him with a move away from the Eternal City. "There are a lot of rumours and it's flattering, but I'm staying at Roma," he said.

21.57 Real Zaragoza have completed the signing of Jermaine Pennant after his release by Liverpool. "I really want to get started and do well in the league," Pennant said.

21.26 France striker Karim Benzema was presented as a Real Madrid player on Thursday night after completing his €41m transfer from Olympique Lyonnais.

19.59 Juventus winger Marco Marchionni has agreed to join Fiorentina in a move that will allow highly-rated Brazilian Felipe Melo to head in the opposite direction in a cash plus player deal.

19.04 Wigan Athletic have agreed a £3million fee with Swansea City to sign striker Jason Scotland, according to reports.

18.10 Leeds United have revealed they have rejected offers from two unnamed Premier League clubs for Fabian Delph as well as approaches for Jermaine Beckford.

16.15 AZ Alkmaar have told Ajax that their in-demand midfielder Demy de Zeeuw is not for sale.

15.01 Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has warned Stewart Downing's suitors they may face stiff competition if they wait until January to try to sign him.

14.05 Blackburn have told Fulham that midfielder Keith Andrews is not available after the London club made an approach.

13.40 Czech international midfielder Jaroslav Plasil has joined Bordeaux from
Spanish club Osasuna on a four-year contract.

13.35 Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine defender Dmytro Chygrynsky has turned down Barcelona's offer to join the Spanish club, preferring to stay with this year's UEFA Cup winners.

13.05 Aston Villa are poised to make a bid for Leeds' £6million rated teenager Fabian Delph.

13.02 French champions Bordeaux have completed the signing of Jaroslav Plasil from Osasuna.

12.49 Karim Benzema has passed his medical with Real Madrid as he prepares to complete his move from Lyon.

12.34 FC Groningen have reacted with surprise to the news star striker Marcus Berg is discussing a move to Hamburg even though the two clubs have yet to agree a fee. Fulham are also interested.

12.06 Kelvin Davis has rejected a move to the Premier League with West Ham and signed a new three-year deal at Southampton.

11.42 Celtic manager Tony Mowbray is set to make Landry N'Guemo his second signing within the next 48 hours. However, the midfielder has yet to complete his loan move to the Glasgow giants despite reports on Nancy's website.

11.33 Wigan remain favourites to sign Swansea striker Jason Scotland despite Premier League rivals Hull expressing an interest.

11.13 Lyon may be on the verge of clinching the signature of Lisandro Lopez, but the deposed champions admit it will be a struggle to lure any of their other chief targets to the Stade Gerland this summer.

11.00 Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is refusing to comment on speculation linking him with a move for Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton.

10.42 It seems striker Thomas Dossevi wants to play in the Premier League. The Nantes player is said to interest Wigan Athletic and Burnley.

10.37 Scunthorpe United have smashed their transfer record to sign Rob Jones from Hibernian.

10.15 Birmingham will not be offering a contract to former Celtic defender Bobo Balde.

10.01 Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of highly-rated goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo from their Primera Division rivals Real Valladolid.

9.32 Apparently Premier League newboys Burnley are looking to strengthen by signing Brian Easton from Hamilton.

8.52 Groningen's Marcus Berg, top scorer at the European Under-21 Championship, is interesting Fulham.

8.13 Wolves are hoping to take Michael Mancienne on loan from Chelsea again.

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23.01 Chelsea midfielder Deco, who has been linked with a move to Inter, has reiterated that he is not happy with life at the London club. "I have offers from other clubs but, in order to stay at Chelsea, something has got to change, because some things happened last year that I did not like," Deco said.

21.59 Along with the Fortune agreement Nancy have also confirmed a deal has been agreed for defensive midfielder Landry Nguemo to join Celtic on a season-long loan.

21.05 Fiorentina have failed to agree terms with Marco Marchionni and that could mean the Viola will no longer sell Arsenal target Felipe Melo to Juventus.

20.29 Celtic have confirmed the signing of Marc-Antoine Fortune from Nancy on a three-year contract. The 28-year-old striker joins for a fee reportedly in the region of £3.8m.

19.34 After failing to sign Liverpool's Xabi Alonso or Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi, Real Madrid are now preparing to beat arch-rivals Barcelona to the signature of Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, according to Marca.

19.26 Stoke City defender Andy Wilkinson and midfielder Salif Diao have both signed new contracts with the club. Wilkinson, 24, has agreed a 12-month contract extension while Diao, who was out of contract, will stay for another year.

18.41 Wolverhampton Wanderers' chief executive Jez Moxey has confirmed the club want to sign Chelsea's highly-rated young centre-back Michael Mancienne on a season-long loan.

17.34 Leeds have confirmed that academy starlet Luke Garbutt has left the club to join Premier League side Everton.

17.31 After battling with Manchester United for Michael Owen (yeah, right), Hull boss Phil Brown is still confident of getting Fraizer Campbell from the Red Devils.

17.21 Worry for Liverpool fans as Real Madrid claim they are still in the hunt for Xabi Alonso.

16.06 Arsenal's hopes of signing Brazilian international Felipe Melo look set to be dashed with Juventus hinting they are close to reaching an agreement with his current club, Fiorentina.

15.06 Birmingham have cooled their interest in a season-long loan for Newcastle United bad boy Joey Barton.

14.58 Fulham have been linked with South Africa international Kagiso Dikgacoi and he is set for a trial.

14.31 Tottenham and Sevilla have agreed a fee for the transfer of Didier Zokora.

14.16 And it's a done deal! The 20-year-old has signed a four-year deal and moved from Bordeaux for an undisclosed fee.

14.09 A " friend of a friend" has just seen Gabriel Obertan at the Marriott Hotel in Manchester. His move to Old Trafford is very close now.

13.58 West Brom have won the race to sign Swindon hotshot Simon Cox. He will cost the Baggies £1.5m initially.

13.27 Everton hope to complete their loan move for Man City's Jo in time for Friday's friendly against Bury.

13.14 Bolton boss Gary Megson has made bids for Ferrie Bodde.of Swansea and West Brom's Paul Robinson as he looks to add six new faces,

12.45 Manchester City are obviously short on strikers and, according reports in Spain, have made a bid for Villarreal's Giuseppe Rossi. The bid has apparently been rejected, though.

12.34 England 71-2 and some news just in. AC Milan do not want Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and want Luis Fabiano. That's because new boss Leonardo wants, well, someone from his own country. Milan's bid had been accepted but now they don't want him, leaving the door open for Peter Crouch....

11.26 Real Madrid seem to be pleading poverty in their hunt for Xabi Alonso and Franck Ribery. Jorge Valdano says that both cost too much. Or so he tells Radio Marca 80 million euros is too much for the Frenchman, says the Real Man, who says Maicon is off the radar for the same reason. We'll see.

10.59 Birmingham City have brought Lee Bowyer back permanently after his contract at West Ham United expired.

10.49 It's a slow morning as we prepare for the first ball to be bowled at Sophia Gardens. Couple of lines; Robin Van Persie stays at Arsenal ending his participation in this page and Burnley boss Owen Coyle has followed his Scottish roots in chasing Hamilton Accies defender Brian Easton.

08.45 Robbie Fowler has denied that he's going to blow out his contract in North Queensland with the Fury, who may well live up to their name if he does join up with John Barnes at Tranmere Rovers. "Growler" has denied the rumours.

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23.59 That's it for today. Something of a quiet evening, but there's more to come tomorrow.

23.05 Former Arsenal midfielder Edu has returned to Brazil to sign for Corinthians.

22.55 Last night we told you that 16-year-old Esbjerg starlet Nikolaj Kohlert was being linked with Liverpool, and now the player says he's confident of penning a three-year contract

21.46 Chelsea remain confident of making a big signing before the window shuts, says chairman Bruce Buck.

21.15 Talk of Andrea Pirlo joining Atletico Madrid is apparently rubbish.

20.01 Wolfsburg have signed Algeria international midfielder Karim Ziani from Marseille for an undisclosed fee.

19.43 Matthew Lund and Ben Marshall have moved to Stoke City from Crewe's famous Academy.

19.25 Another big money buy in the Championship as Richie Wellens moves from Doncaster Rovers to Leicester City for a fee which could rise to £1.2m.

18.56 Marseille and Atletico Madrid are being linking with Le Mans star Gervinho. Ricky Gervais' nickname?

18.25 Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow on a three-year contract.

18.05 Inter have signed 21-year-old Brazilian Kerlon on a free transfer. But they do not like Chelsea's asking price for Deco and Ricardo Carvalho.

17.26 Birmingham City have completed the signing of striker Christian Benítez for a club-record fee of £7-7m. The Ecuadorian has joined from the Mexican club Santos Laguna.

17.08 Out of favour Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari says he would love to play for Portsmouth again after starting just eight games for the Eastlands club last season.

16.07 Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has once again raided his former club Swansea City and made a bid for 30-year-old Trinidad and Tobago striker Jason Scotland.

15.30 Despite splurging over €200m in the transfer market and spending money like it is going out of fashion Real Madrid can't afford to buy Xabi Alonso from Liverpool. Los Blancos' general director Jorge Valdano said: "Xabi Alonso is a priority if he fits into our budget, but that does not seem to be the case. We are very far away from the figures that Liverpool have presented."

15.11 Gabriel Obertan's move to Manchester United has moved a step closer to completion. The 20-year-old Bordeaux winger is in Manchester having a medical.

14.53 Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2013. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: "We are delighted that Ben has signed a new four-year deal."

14.27 Those of you who don't like long, drawn out transfer saga's will be pleased to hear that Bayern Munich have set a deadline of July 16 for any deal for Franck Ribery to be completed. Bild claim the Bavarians want all the speculation to end by the time their pre-season training camp in Donaueschingen begins.

13.40 Fiorentina are prepared to trade Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo in exchange for Arsenal full-back Emmanuel Eboue. "[Arsene] Wenger wants to talk to me,'' said Fiorentina sporting director Pantaleo Corvino. "I have no objection also because Eboue seems a valid swap.''

12.57 AC Milan have signed United States centre-back Oguchi Onyewu in a bid to quell supporter unrest over their transfer policy. The 27-year-old, who impressed at the Confederations Cup, has joined on a free transfer from Standard Liege.

12.30 Manchester United are interested in signing Samuel Eto'o, according to L'Equipe. The French newspaper contacted the Barcelona striker's entourage and nobody denied the Red Devils' interest... although I assume they didn't deny interest from Warrington Town either.

12.00 Lee Bowyer is set to join Birmingham City on a permanent basis from West Ham United on a free transfer. The former England midfielder enjoyed a successful loan spell at St Andrew's during the second half of last season.

11.42 Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais have signed 26-year-old FC Porto striker Lisandro Lopez for €24m, plus €4m in performance related add-ons, according to reports.

11.26 AC Milan have confirmed they have made a double swoop for Real Madrid's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Sevilla's Luis Fabiano. Rossoneri vice-president Adriano Galliani said: "Milan have made offers for Huntelaar and Fabiano, but it's a difficult market because Real Madrid's spending has meant prices have doubled since last year."

11.06 The agent of the Brazilian international Maicon, who has been trying to flog the defender to Real Madrid all summer, has now suggested that his client will be staying at Inter Milan. "In the end, I believe that Maicon will follow [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, and remain with Inter," Antonio Caliendo said.

10.38 Real Madrid seem to be involved in almost every transfer story today and the Spanish club have apparently given Liverpool a two week deadline in which to conclude the sale of Xabi Alonso. New Real coach Manuel Pellegrini is keen to sign a defensive midfielder but will end his interest in Alonso after July 19.

10.21 According to Cheslea chief executive Peter Kenyon it doesn't matter if Manchester City stump up £40m for John Terry as the Blues skipper is going nowhere. "He [Terry] is not available at any price," Kenyon said. "He's got a three-year contract. He's told us he doesn't want to go and we don't want him to go. End of story."

09.53 Birmingham City chairman David Gold still harbours hopes of signing Inter Milan crock Patrick Vieira. "I'd like to think there are a couple more signings who might whet the appetite and I don't think the Vieira deal is dead," Gold said.

09.38 Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has once again stated his desire to quit Stamford Bridge and head to Inter Milan to be reunited with former Blues boss Jose Mourinho.

09.30 Another of Real's Dutch departures could be prolific striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy. The former Man United forward is a target for Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce.

09.00 According to this morning's newspapers Bordeaux starlet Gabriel Obertan will sign for Manchester United today in an £8m deal. The 20-year-old midfielder will apparently sign a four-year contract.

08.30 It seems that as desperate as Real Madrid are to offload their Dutch contingent there enough clubs who are desperate to take them. Chelsea will consider taking Holland forward Wesley Sneijder off their hands if they fail to land Franck Ribery.

08.00 Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing to make a £20m swoop for Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar. The 25-year-old has struggled to make an impact at the Bernabeu after scoring 113 goals in 136 games in Holland.

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11.59pm It's time for the transfer blog to close for today. Sleep tight, and we'll be back in the morning for another day of speculation and rumour.

11.12pm There's an impasse between Juventus and Udinese over a deal for Gaetano D'Agonstino which means the playmaker will not be heading for Turin.

10.33pm Espanyol will sign Argentine right-back Ivan Pillud on loan from Tiro Federal.

10.15pm Marco Marchionni has agreed to join Fiorentina from Juventus.

10.01pm Adel Taarabt wants to leave Tottenham. Spurs fans are probably surprised to hear he's even still there!

7.44pm The latest player to be linked with Manchester City? Bayern Munich defender Lucio. Meanwhile, Barcelona have denied Carles Puyol will be heading to Eastlands.

6.52pm Manchester United youth player Lee Martin has signed for Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee.

6.22pm AC Milan will wait until the summer sales to make any moves in the transfer market, according to club administrator Adriano Galliani. Fans are protesting at a lack of new signings.

5.22pm More Liverpool news - Yossi Benayoun has signed a new contract.

5.01pm AC Milan look like they are about to start splashing the Kaka cash. They are in for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of Real Madrid and Sevilla's Luis Fabiano. No Emmanuel Adebayor, then?

4.45pm It looks like Liverpool could be about to bolster their youth set-up with the signing of Nikolaj Kohlert. He's a 16-year-old Dane currently on the books of Esbjerg.

3.59pm Tottenham Hotspur are are tracking Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente and will offer €15m, but the Spanish club want no less than €30m

2.53pm Atletico Madrid want a suitable offer from Benfica for Jose Antonio Reyes by Saturday, or the move will collapse, according to the Spanish club's president, Enrique Cerezo.

2.24pm Hull City's search for firepower has led them to Fulham's Bobby Zamora, for some inexplicable reason.

1.41pm Cristiano Ronaldo has passed a medical ahead of his move to Real Madrid. The winger is to be unveiled at the Bernabeu tonight in front of an expected 80,000 fans.

12.23pm Roma defender Philippe Mexes is the latest to deny he has his heart set on a move to Stamford Bridge, or anywhere else for that matter. "It always gives me pleasure when a team is interested in me but I am happy at Roma," he said, not entirely convincingly.

11.48am Andrea Pirlo says he is staying at AC Milan, despite rumoured interest from Chelsea. "I am calm, I have a contract with Milan and I want to stay.''

11.15am Blackburn Rovers are to open contract negotiations with midfielders Steven Reid and David Dunn as both have entered the final year of their current contracts.

10.45am Bordeaux starlet Gabriel Obertan could be the next player to join Manchester United. The 20-year-old winger has attracted the attention of a host of European clubs but Sir Alex at the front of the queue according to president Jean-Louis Triaud.

10.05am Carlo Ancelotti is facing the media has and wasted no time in saying John Terry will be going nowhere. "We want him to stay for life," says the new Chelsea boss.

09.52am Looks like those finishing touches were completed over the weekend because Chelsea have just this second confirmed that Zhirkov is now officially a Chelsea player.

09.27am CSKA winger Yuri Zhirkov is apparently in London putting the finishing touches to his £18million move to Chelsea. Looks like Carlo Ancelotti will only have been in the job a matter of hours before he starts splashing the cash.

09.00am But don't worry Spurs fans because 'Arry is hoping to bring 36-year-old Luis Figo to White Hart Lane to lead his three-man squad. The Tottenham boss spoke to the Portuguese during a golf tournament in the Algarve.

08.30am Apparently Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has put his entire squad up for sale, apart from Aaron Lennon, Jermaine Defoe and Jonathan Woodgate. Not sure that will have a positive influence on team spirit.

08.00am Manchester City are preparing a £40m offer for Chelsea skipper John Terry. They had a £30m bid rejected last week.

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19.00pm Owen to United is confirmed, he's been pictured in the shirt and with a scarf. Angry scenes on message boards on Soccernet and among United and Liverpool fans. Owen's success with his brochure may yet give rise to a new trend.

17.50pm Seville striker Luis Fabiano looks as though he is close to joining AC Milan after his agent stated that "he cannot let an opportunity of this size pass him by".

17.18pm Chelsea have confirmed that they have signed Manchester City starlet Daniel Sturridge on a four-year contract, with the fee to be set by a tribunal as neither club can come to an agreement.

16.56pm Franck Ribery has apparently skipped a training session with Bayern, as he is desperate to make the move to Real Madrid.

16.49pm Galatasaray are strengthening and have confirmed the double signing of Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Leo Franco and Lyon winger Abdul Kader Keita.

16.35pm Arsenal have announced that Kieran Gibbs has signed a new long-term contract extension with the club. Adding to Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey.

16.23pm Manchester United starlet Rodrigo Possebon has joined Sporting Braga on loan and immediately declared his love for the Estádio Municipal, which is built into a mountain. "I've never seen anything like it," said the 20-year-old.

15.56pm After a big 'get stuffed' from Chelsea in their pursuit of John Terry, Manchester City have now turned their attention to Valencia defender Carlos Marchena

15.13pm Patrick Vieira's agent has opened the door for a return to England after the Inter midfielder's move to PSG broke down. Roland Courbis says Vieira needs to play regular football ahead of next year's World Cup.

14.28pm Newcastle United winger Jonas Gutierrez insists he has not been contacted about a possible loan move to Porto, in his continued bid to instigate a loan move to Porto.

13.45pm Wolves have completed the signing of Sunderland utility belt, sorry, man, Greg Halford. Mick McCarthy is a busy man this week isn't he?

13.15pm Dynamo Kiev have offered Andriy Shevchenko an escape route from Chelsea. The Ukrainian champions want Shevchenko to come back as a player initially, then become a coach, and presumably educate youngsters how not to live up to a massive price tag.

12.47pm Bayern Munich haven't given up hope of signing Chelsea right-back Jose Bosingwa. Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says the book "isn't closed". Whether the Portuguese chooses to open that book is another matter.

12.15pm Linvoy Primus has penned a one-year extension at Portsmouth, but don't expect to see the veteran defender anywhere near the first team, he's staying on purely as a "mentor" to the youngsters, and so he can qualify for a testimonial. Who said there's no sentiment in football?

11.25am Former Man City midfielder Dietmar Hamann is ready to snub Hull CIty for a move to 1860 Munich. And why not? Meanwhile, Salif Diao is set to sign a one-year extension to his Stoke City contract.

10.45am Arsene Wenger has been busy this morning. Not content with fluttering his eyelids in Marouane Chamakh's general direction, the Arsenal manager now says he's confident Emmanuel Adebayor will still be a Gunner next season.

10.18am PSV want to complete the signing of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink after he left Celtic.

9.58am AC Milan have made a 14m euros bid for Sevilla's Brazil international striker Luis Fabiano after missing out on Edin Dzeko, and Emmanuel Adebayor. He'll probably cost a bit more than that.

9.43am Reports from Italy claim that veteran Italian striker Christian Vieri is going to join Blackburn. What a result for the Rovers... not!

9.33am Niall Quinn has dismissed suggestions central defender Anton Ferdinand could be sold this summer.

9.23am More Gunners' news as Wenger is keen on Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh and also confirmed he was tracking Karim Benzema before his move to Real Madrid.

9.00am Barcelona president Joan Laporta has claimed he is interested in bringing Cesc Fabregas back to Camp Nou. Unsurprising, but Cesc still has to make up his mind.

8.40am Michael Owen, Michael Owen, Michael Owen. No, not Stoke, Hull or Olympiakos, but Manchester United. He'll complete a full medical later before completing his surprise free transfer switch.

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11.59pm Former European Footballer of the Year Michael Owen may be on the verge of joining Manchester United from relegated Newcastle United, according to several reports in the UK media. The England international could move to the Premier League champions if he passes a stringent medical examination.

11.07pm Former Valencia defender Raul Albiol has become the latest player to be presented to the fans at the Santiago Bernabeu following his €15m (£13m) switch from the Estadio Mestalla. The Spain international, who has recently returned from the Confederations Cup in South Africa, said: "I don't have to say that I'm very happy to be here. It comes with great pride to be welcomed like that."

10.11pm Real Madrid have abandoned their pursuit of Valencia striker David Villa after buying Karim Benzema from Olympique Lyon, director general Jorge Valdano said on Thursday. Asked if the Frenchman's arrival had put an end to their bid for Villa he said: "Benzema and Villa both have these [goal scoring] characteristics so the answer to your question is yes."

8.24pm Wolves have announced Serbia midfielder Nenad Milijas has been granted a work permit following a successful apeal. The 26-year-old from Red Star Belgrade signed two weeks ago but he fell just short of the minimum number of international appearances required to secure a permit.

6.56pm Senegal defender Souleymane Diawara is set to leave Girondins Bordeaux for Olympique Marseille for a fee of around €6m. "There is an agreement in principle but the move is still pending medical tests. The player will then sign for four years," Marseille said on their website.

6.00pm Arsenal might not have signed too many big name players in the transfer window but they have certainly signed up plenty of their youngsters to new deals and Jack Wilshere has become the latest to commit to the Gunners.

5.38pm: Chelsea have bought themselves a nice backup to Petr Cech in 'Boro keeper Ross Turnbull, who has signed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge. On a free too.

5.31pm: Bayern are not working themselves up too much over the future of Franck Ribery. Bayern Munich executive chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge reckons that: "Personally, I read Franck's statement like that: either Real Madrid or nothing. And our clear reply is: nothing!'' So that's that sorted then.

5.15pm: Liverpool are apparently interested in midfielder Gaetano D'Agostino, according to Udinese sporting director Sergio Gasperin. Juventus head the queue though, so Rafa Benitez might have to turn his attention elsewhere.

5.03pm: Lyon are going back in for FC Porto striker Lisandro Lopez and have confirmed that: "Negotiations have not broken down. We are still interested in signing the player." He should fill a Benzema-shaped hole quite nicely if they can bring him in.

4.58pm: Jack Wilshere has joined Aaron Ramsey in signing a new long-term deal at Arsenal. Good news for fans of the Carling Cup.

4.21pm: The latest in the David Villa saga: Valencia president Manuel Llorente reckons that there are no negotiations going on with Barcelona, which goes against almost everything we've heard from the Nou Camp club. It would be nice if someone would just admit there are talks going on, then he might actually sign something.

3.57pm: Nemanja Vidic's agent has quashed speculation the Manchester United defender will leave Old Trafford this summer. Barcelona, AC Milan and a host of others are interested in the Serbian, but he's going nowhere.

3.49pm: Uefa president Michel Platini says he is ''embarrassed'' by the amount of money changing hands in the transfer market although he insists he is powerless to stop it. And a good thing too, otherwise we'd have nothing to write about!

3.29pm: Arsenal fans might want to close their eyes again. But only because it's Jose Antonio Reyes we're talking about now. A player who Arsene Wenger paid a vast sum of money for now can't get a game at Atletico Madrid or Benfica and now looks set to move to Fiorentina.

3.01pm: Arsenal fans close your eyes. Cesc Fabregas has said he wants to play for Barcelona. El Mundo Deportivo asked him and he said: “I would like to''... Ok now open them again, as he added: ''but I have a contract with Arsenal and it is necessary to respect it.” Disclaimer: It is not actually advisable to read transfer rumours with your eyes closed. Or ride bikes, Phil.

2.38pm: Mark Hughes won't be messed around with in the transfer deals for Carlos Tevez or Samuel Eto'o. "We will give every deal the patience we feel it deserves and if we get to a point where we feel things aren’t going to happen and we feel the process is stalling then that’s the time we walk away, and we’ve done that in the past," he said.

2.05pm: PSG are in for Patrick Vieira. The ex-Arsenal skipper is attracting attention now that his Inter Milan future looks bleak and the French club are interested - although ''not at any price'' as they have already splashed cash on Mevlut Erding and Gregory Coupet.

1.49pm: Despite already owning a host of talented strikers, Bayern Munich are adopting the Newcastle United approach to the transfer window and are now supposed to be interested in Swedish U-21 star Marcus Berg.

1.20pm: Roma striker Vincenzo Montella has retired, according to Il Corriere Dello Sport. AC Milan are planning a raid to put him at the heart of their defence...

1.12pm: Benzema replacement watch: Lyon want to sign Real Madrid's Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy, but probably should have thought about getting him involved in the deal in the first place. Plus, he might join Blackburn!

12.32pm: Wolves are continuing their pursuit of players, and have gone for Greg Halford. He's played for Colchester, Reading, Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United in little under two years - so what's one more club?

12.20pm: Odd one this. A Japanese consortium have taken over Plymouth. Not sure how, why, or what their plans are; but expect a lot of Japanese internationals to suddenly be plying their trade on the English south coast.

12.09pm: Chelsea are expected to complete the signing of 'Boro goalkeeper Ross Turnbull by the end of the week. The stopper wants first-team football, but has evidently been persuaded to forget his ambition for a nice pay-day. Petr Cech won't be worried.

11.52am: Barcelona president Joan Laporta is really pulling at the heart strings when he says he has been ''saddened'' by the Samuel Eto'o situation. A deal of two years, with the same salary seems a fair offer, so we can understand why he's sad: it's the greedy and money-grubbing nature of modern footballers. We sort of hope that Eto'o goes to Man City and stews in mid-table if he doesn't accept that offer - but then he would have his mountain of cash to keep him happy.

11.29am: The search for Benzema's replacement goes on and why not another tall, but slightly older, French striker - David Trezeguet? Goal.com have an interview in which Trezeguet's agent Antonio Caliendo has said the Juventus man could join Lyon or Atletico Madrid. But hinted he would prefer a move back to France.

11.12am: It's been around for a while, but Blackburn might be finally making their move for Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo. "We would be interested in anybody from Chelsea if the price is right for us," said Big Sam. Really? Even Hilario?

10.52am: Southampton are clinging to the wreckage and they're pretty keen to keep 'keeper Kelvin Davis, who would rather jump ship and sign for West Ham - even if it means sitting on a bench behind Rob Green.

10.35am: Stoke PR machine going into overdrive. They're not interested in Obafemi Martins though and, given he turns up late for training most of the time and can't hit a cow's barn door with a banjo [or some other such action], we're not surprised.

10.28am: Stoke have played down links with West Ham defender James Collins. They could probably use another centre-half though. We'll see how this develops.

10.16am: Quotes from Mr Ribery appear to have sealed his future. "I have decided that I want to leave. It will be Real Madrid or nothing,'' said the Frenchman. So Madrid it is.

10.05am: Sunderland are keen to snap up Reading winger Stephen Hunt as he is poised to leave the Madejski Stadium and has a host of clubs sniffing around him.

9.58am: West Ham and Wigan are considering a move for Peter Lovenkrands, as the former Newcastle winger is available on a free.

9.52am: Lyon's Abdul Kader Keita - linked with a few Premier League clubs - is on his way to Galatasaray. So now the French club need to sign two strikers.

9.45am: Wigan have added another Honduras player to their squad - Hendry Thomas from Deportivo Olimpia - and are considering changing their name to Wigan Olimpia.

9.36am: It looks like Sol Campbell is on his way out of Portsmouth, as the club are releasing players like it's going out of fashion. His wages might be a problem, but he can always head off 'abroad' to.. erm.. Villa.

9.30am: Morrning all, and we'll start of with more Franck Ribery talk. L'Equipe claim that he's said he really wants to go to Madrid. Can the Bernabeu club dig deep into their pockets and come up with another huge bid to finish off their frontline.

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11.36pm: Bringing a close to proceedings on Wednesday night is a fantastically unsubstantiated piece of gossip. Ready? Here goes: AC Milan are interested in everyone's favourite elongated striker, Peter Crouch.

The rumour goes that the England man - and sometime robot dance move aficionado - is just the man Milan are looking for. Though quite whether the fans will see Crouchy as Kaka's long-term successor remains to be seen.

Anyway, if this implausible report turns out to be true, remember we told you first. If it proves to be wibble of the highest order, it came from Studio Sport.

10.36pm: HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! Jim Gannon has only gone and made his first signing since becoming Motherwell manager.

And what a signing it is! No, not Carlos Tevez, but 24-year-old Tranmere midfielder Steve Jennings... Someone shoot me.

7.15pm: Inter Milan have given 53-year-old defender Marco Materazzi a new contract keeping him with the Serie A champions for another three seasons. Ok, he's actually only 35, but you get the point...

6.04pm: So, after Kaka, Ronaldo and Raul Albiol 21-year old Benzema becomes Madrid's fourth signing of president Florentino Perez's second stint at the club and takes spending to over 200m euros.

5.55pm: The fee for Benzema is at least 35m euros (£30m) and could rise to 41m euros depending on various performances clauses.

5.49pm: Lyon have agreed to sell Karim Benzema to Real Madrid! More when we get it...

5.29pm: Well we never thought we'd see this happen. A player has gone from West Ham to Sheffield United. Evidently all the water has passed under the bridge since the days of 'Tevez-gate' and Kyel Reid is the man. Ok fine, it's not all roses as Reid was actually a free agent meaning he could go wherever he pleased.

5.10pm: Things not to do: number one is wait until everyone knows you've got a cool £30m knocking around from the sale of one of your star players and THEN make a bid for his replacement. Case in point: Lyon with Karim Benzema and Porto's Lisandro Lopez. Of course Porto are going to want more than the £15m you've bid, especially when they know you're desperate for a striker and have bags of cash falling out of your pockets! The fools.

4.53pm: After a strong showing at the Confederations Cup, Standard Liege defender Oguchi Onyewu could be on the move. English side Fulham are interested, but at the moment it looks like Genoa and Fenerbahce are the ones in the driving seat.

4.21pm: Thiago Motta has completed his move to Inter Milan. So all those English clubs that were tracking the former Barcelona star can now back off..

3.49pm: Real Madrid may have a host of players coming in, but Christoph Metzelder could be on his way out. The German defender is on his way to Besiktas where he will link up with fellow Germans Fabian Ernst and Michael Fink.

3.34pm: Corinthians defender Andre Santos, still polishing his Confederations Cup winners' medal says he would happily ''run to Italy'' in order to get a transfer to AS Roma. With John Arne Riise possibly on his way out, the Italians are in the market for a full-back or two - although they'd probably want one that wasn't knackered.

3.07pm: Arsenal have a new signing. But, calm down Gunners fans, it's just Aaron Ramsey, who has signed a new long-term deal at the Emirates.

3.02pm: Defender alert! Brazil's Confederations Cup winner Lucio could be on his way out of Bayern Munich after he revealed he has been ''sad'' about rumours that the club don't want him anymore. ''A transfer would be the best thing for me to find peace again,'' he said. Better not join Man City then.

2.36pm: Juventus have been busy denying that they're interested in any players and certainly haven't been talking to AC Milan about David Trezeguet and Amauri. Juventus director Renzo Castagnini said: "It's all just stupid news." And doesn't that just sum it all up.

2.18pm: Burnley have begun to pick through the wreckage of the fallen Newcastle side. They've snapped up defender David Edgar from Newcastle on a four-year deal.

1.54pm: More Spanish reports, but this time Barcelona are involved. Valencia striker David Villa is reportedly edging closer to a Barcelona move after meeting with Camp Nou sporting director Txiki Begiristain. We're awaiting some denials and retractions...

12.59pm: New Ajax coach Martin Jol has failed in an attempt to persuade AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf to return to the club. Good thing too given that the Amersterdam club have a history of blooding their youth products and Clarence is 33. Maybe they could get him in as a coach?

12.45pm: Lyon claim they haven't agreed anything with Madrid, so we'll have to wait and see how this develops. They have receieved a big bid from someone though.

12.34pm: A Benin international is being lined up by Chelsea. Paris Saint Germain ace Stephane Sessegnon claims he's been in contact with various English clubs and the Blues are one who were lucky enough to get a name-check.

12.25pm: Now Benzema's agent is claiming that the Madrid deal has been agreed and told French radio that only personal terms and a medical need to be completed to see the move go through. Turns out sometimes you can believe what you read..

11.58am: Apparently Blackburn are keen to splash some of the cash they picked up for Roque Santa Cruz and are tracking Chelsea youngster Franco Di Santo. Toulouse hitman Andre-Pierre Gignac, 23, is also on the radar but is also being watched by Manchester United.

11.37am: Surprise, surprise, Jermaine Pennant is unsure where his future lies. England or Spain appears to be the option and the man who turned down Real Madrid must be kicking himself now, as he'll probably end up somewhere like Celta Vigo.

11.34am: William Gallas says he'll stay at Arsenal next season after Inter Milan reportedly showed some interest in taking him to Italy. The sulky Frenchman will have to get used to competition for places if he does stick around as the Gunners are reportedly tracking Serdar Tasci and Sebastien Bassong.

11.17am: Michael Chopra [Remember him? The new Alan Shearer!] has signed for Cardiff in a club record £3m deal. The club won't get all the cash at once though as the Sunderland Echo think it'll be £500,000 up front and £2.5m in installments.

11.13am: Reports are coming in from Spain that Karim Benzema has already signed for Real Madrid in a deal worth 35m euros. The French striker is in both AS and Marca , with a deal agreed; but now the clubs are just waiting for the player himself to give the green light to it.

11.09am: Mark Hughes has said he would be very interested in signing Carlos Tevez and Samuel Eto'o. The City boss has quite a few strikers backing up at Eastlands now, but really wants a few who are better than Ched Evans.

10.50am: Get out while you still can! Andrew Surman has brought some much needed cash to Southampton - in the region of £1m - as he's signed for Wolves.

10.28am: Apparently Mikael Silvestre is being lined up for a move to France now that Arsenal have strengthened their defence. Laurent Blanc's Bordeaux is the club.

10.16am: It's breaking. It's news. But wait, it's just that fact that Cristiano Ronaldo has completed his move to Real Madrid for £80m. You might be able to hear the huge sigh of relief from journos around the country.

9.41am: Bolton have confirmed the signing of Sean Davis on a free transfer from Portsmouth, so they have now added to their 'combative midfielder' numbers - although they have just released five 'first-team' players from their squad in the form of: Glen Little, Lauren, Noe Pamarot, Djimi Traore and Jerome Thomas.

9.39am: Dynamo Kiev are pretty keen to sign Andriy Shevchenko, although he'll probably fancy coming back to Chelsea now that Carlo Ancelotti is there.

9.30am: Liverpool winger Sebastian Leto has left Anfield to join Greek outfit Panathinaikos. What a loss for Rafa Benitez.

9.05am: Nemanja Vidic has revealed he has had offers from AC Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid, but it's his wife that wants to leave, not him.

8.30am: Birmingham are chasing Spurs left-back Gareth Bale - providing that he actually recovers from the injuries that have caused him problems during his time at White Hart Lane.

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 and then follow the developing stories in our constantly updated transfer blog here:

23.59 Another day of speculation is over with Burnley, Manchester United and Wolves splashing the cash. Join us on Wednesday for another busy day of rumour and confirmed deals.

22.44 News reaching us that Darius Vassell could be heading for Turkey. Ankaragucu claim to have opened talks with the Manchester City striker-cum-winger.

21.34 Lucho Gonzalez, one of the stars for FC Porto in the Champions League last season, is heading for Ligue 1 and Marseille for £15m.

20.00 A signing for Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, with the club completing a deal for Hertha Berlin's Croatia international Josep Simunic.

19.10 Yet another confirmed move as Luis Antonio Valencia's long-rumoured move from Wigan to Manchester United has been completed. No confirmation on the fee, though, which is reported as undisclosed.

19.07 Burnley have made their second signing of the day, this time smashing their club transfer record by paying £3m to Hibernian for striker Steven Fletcher.

17.38 Hull City are still hopeful of luring Michael Owen to the club. The striker's contract with Newcastle United expires tonight.

17.33 Blackburn Rovers have signed French midfielder Steven N'Zonzi on a four-year contract for a reported fee of £400,000 from Amiens. The 20-year-old had been linked with Arsenal.

17.21 Inter Milan's Brazilian star Maicon will be staying at Inter Milan, according to his agent. Manchester City, Real Madrid and Chelsea are all tracking the highly-rated defender but Antonio Caliendo has assured the Nerazzurri fans that his client is going nowhere. "I reiterate Maicon will not leave Inter," Caliendo said. "I believe in respecting a contract, and the fans have nothing to fear."

16.53 Portsmouth forward Nwankwo Kanu will sign a new contract to keep him at Fratton Park for another year. The Nigerian's legal representative, Samuel Okoronkwo, said: "I fully expect Kanu to be playing at Portsmouth next season."

16.25 Lyon forward Karim Benzema could be allowed to leave the French club if a big enough offer arrives at the Stade Gerland. Real Madrid, Manchester United and Arsenal are all tracking the 21-year-old and Lyon coach Claude Puel said: "They say you can't hold back a player against his will but, faced with a huge transfer and the wishes of a player to leave, you have to consider everything."

15.58 The latest update in the Samuel Eto'o transfer saga comes from Barcelona, who claim they have offered the Cameroon striker a new contract. "Barcelona are waiting for a reply from Eto'o on an offer of an extension for two years on the same salary level as before," a statement from the Catalan club read. Man City have made a €25m offer for the 28-year-old.

15.16 Hull City manager Phil Brown has admitted his attempts to sign Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune have begun to flounder and he may have to look elsewhere. Brown said: "It hasn't moved forward in the last 48 hours. He has an offer from us and an offer from Celtic and someone has said something about West Ham."

14.47 Liverpool winger Paul Anderson has left Anfield to join Nottingham Forest, in a £250,000 deal. The 20-year-old, who was on loan at the The City Ground last season, has signed a three-year deal.

14.15 Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United target Mirko Vucinic has hinted he will shun a move to the Premier League to stay at Roma. "Mirko is very happy to remain at Roma. He recently renewed his contract," his agent, Alessandro Lucci, said.

13.40 Blackburn Rovers are considering making a move for injury-prone winger Andy Van Der Meyde. The former Holland international is a free agent after being released by Everton. The 29-year-old made just 24 appearances in four years at Goodison Park.

13.11 Burnley have agreed a fee with Hibernian to sign Scotland international Steven Fletcher. The 22-year-old striker, who is a product of Hibs' youth system, has made over 150 appearances for the SPL club and is also a target for Wigan Athletic and Celtic.

12.40 Chelsea have already made some unexpected moves in the transfer market and the Blues are now about to make a shock swoop for Middlesbrough goalkeeper Ross Turnbull. The 24-year-old, who has played less than 30 games for Boro's first team, is available on a free transfer.

12.15 Premier League new boys Burnley have signed defender Tyrone Mears, who spent last season on loan at French Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille, from Derby County. The 26-year-old has signed a three-year deal at Turf Moor.

12.06 Arsenal's hunt for a new defensive midfielder looks set to continue after transfer target Felipe Melo signed a one-year contract extension at Fiorentina. The 25-year-old Brazil international is now tied to the Tuscan club until June 2013.

11.45 Samuel Eto'o's agent, Jose Maria Mesalles, has told Barcelona to make up their minds whether or not to sell the striker, amid reports of a £30m bid from Manchester City. "If Barca don't want him they should say so, so we can pursue the player's future in a professional manner," Mesalles said.

11.15 Some bloke called Kaka has completed his medical at Real Madrid and is expected to finalise his £56m move from Milan later today.

10.45 Arsenal have released Portugal Under-21 international Amaury
Bischoff but have also signed up the next crop of youngsters to professional contracts. FA Youth Cup winners Luke Ayling (17), Craig Eastmond (18), Cedric Evina (17) and 18-year-old keeper James Shea have all been handed new deals.

10.18 Fulham have made an offer of £2.2m to Primera Liga side Almeria for Nigeria international Kalu Uche. The 26-year-old forward is eager for the move to go through and said: "To play for Fulham is a sensational prospect for me."

09.33 Reading striker Kevin Doyle has finally managed to bag himself a move back to the Premier League - signing for newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Republic of Ireland international signed for an undisclosed fee but if reports of a £6.5m deal are correct it would make him Wolves' record buy.

9.19am: A horrible story if it's true. Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o wants a £12.5m signing on fee as well as the £250k per week that Manchester City are willing to pay him. Only one word for that if the Sun are to be believed.. Greedy.

8.35am: Fernando Torres reckons that keeping Javier Mascherano and Xabi Alonso at the club is a key part of Liverpool's title challenge next year. Quite right, but it might be nice if they were able to snap up one of the many available Valencia stars that Torres was chirping on about at the weekend too.

8.15am: Man Utd are inching every closer to wrapping up a deal for Wigan winger Antonio Valencia, who will provide a pretty decent replacement for Madrid-bound Cristiano Ronaldo, as he's cut his holiday short to seal the move.

8.00am: Arsenal new-boy Andrei Arshavin has admitted he would be "really happy" to play for Barcelona. Not really what you want to hear from a player who only joined the club in Januar, but we'll await the inevitable 'misquote' story later.

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11.16 pm UK time A quiet night in transfer world concludes with the news that Inter Milan have signed striker Diego Milito from Genoa. The Argentine hitman had been linked with a number of Premier League and Spanish clubs but Jose Mourinho has got his man.

4.46 pm Danish defender Lars Jacobsen, who was probably as surprised as the rest of us that he got to play in the FA Cup Final, has joined Blackburn for what looks to be a free transfer. Big Sam is loading up his defence.

4.04 pm Burnley are trying to augment their team for next season and Sheffield Wednesday striker Marcus Tudgay is most heavily linked. However, the Owls deny any move from the Clarets. .

3.05 pm: How mysterious - an un-named English club have made a bid for Udinese's Gaetano D'Agostino.

Juventus had been in pole position to sign the 27-year-old Italian playmaker, but talks collapsed with Udinese less than impressed with the value of Juve's offer.

Just a guess, but perhaps the club is Chelsea? With new boss Carlo Ancelotti's knowledge of the Italian game it would make sense.

1.20 pm: Just when it had all gone quiet over Inter Milan's interest in Chelsea mis-fit Deco, the Nerazzurri's midfielder Thiago Motta has chimed in saying good a player his former Barcelona team-mate is.

One wonders if Mr Motta is looking for a bit of commission or fancies a future career as an agent?

11.20 am: The will he/ won't nonsense surrounding Franck Ribery continues. Bayern Munich sporting director Christian Nerlinger has just said he reckons the club can convince the Real Madrid and Barcelona (and Chelsea and Man Utd) target to stay in Germany.

Christian, take it from us: You can't.

10.42 am: Mixed messages from Inter Milan right-back Maicon this morning. He says he is happy to stay in Italy and will shun big-money offers from England and Spain - but only if he is handed an improved contract.

The 27-year-old, who was a key figure as Jose Mourinho's Inter clinched a fourth straight Serie A title last term, has been linked with Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid this summer.

10.38 am: AC Milan have reiterated they have no intention of selling Brazil striker Alexandre Pato to Chelsea.

10.22 am: Sky Sports News claim that Antonio Valencia's protracted £17m move from Wigan to Man Utd is on the verge of being sealed...

10.01 am: Reports suggest that Manchester City's supposed £25m offer to Barcelona for Samuel Eto'o would see the Cameroon striker become the highest paid player in the world taking home an eye-watering £250,000 a week.

9.20 am: Premier League newcomers Burnley have given veteran defender Graham Alexander has signed a new one-year contract. The 37-year-old was an influential figure last season as the club secured promotion via the play-offs.

8.40 am: There is suggestion this morning that Greek giants Olympiacos have launched a bid to sign Newcastle striker Michael Owen - which could be a setback for Hull and Stoke who are also keen on the former England player.

''Stratospherical''. No, not the new name for Sky Sports' weekend when the big four all play each other, but the bid that Manchester City have launched for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o.

Joan Laporta - he of all things Camp Nou - has made it clear that he wants Eto'o to stay, but would understand completely if the Cameroon forward left Spain to become the highest paid player in the world at Eastlands. £200k a week is the figure rumoured to be involved, but you have to question whether that total is worth it when you sign for a club who has not made it into Europe. Playing with Lionel Messi or Robinho? I know which one I'd choose.

Eidur Gudjohnsen looks likely to leave the European Champions and admits that a return to England is "probably inevitable" - although City are not that keen with this link. Preferring the bloke that scored 30 goals in 36 games, over the one that made just 11 starts all season.

It's somewhat surprising that the future of Franck Ribery hasn't been linked with a move to Eastlands, but instead the back pages have been splashed with Man Utd and Real Madrid interest. Indeed, Madrid have just been linked with a 32m euros bid for the striker; although now it's time to add another club, as Arsenal are apparently keen to get involved.

Nevermind that Arsene Wenger has shown a complete lack of interest when it comes to spending big money, it sounds good. But if you're keen on something with a big more substance then links with Lyon striker Karim Benzema could be closer to the mark as the Gunners might have an Emmanuel Adebayor-shaped hole to fill up front next season.

The reason for this is that AC Milan target Edin Dzeko has revealed he will be staying at Wolfsburg, and the Rossoneri watched their other target Luis Fabiano fail to score against South Africa in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup. Therefore, a shortlist of three appears now to be a shortlist of one - with £25m quite enough to persuade Le Prof that he should sell.

Adebayor has also been linked with Chelsea, but he might not fancy a move to Stamford Bridge after the nasty things Luiz Felipe Scolari has been saying. Big Phil hit out at Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Petr Cech over a lack of respect when he was boss and it could serve as a warning to other potential Blues' targets over what really goes on in the dressing room.

Ahead of the Confederations Cup final, U.S. midfielder Clint Dempsey is keen to tell the world that he won't be leaving Fulham and has shocked everyone by actually THANKING the club for making him a better player. Makes a change from those who arrive for pittance, are sold at a huge profit and take all the credit for their development themselves.

This summer should see a few clear-outs as clubs try to tighten their belts. Middlesbrough misfit Mohamed Shawky could be one of the first out of the door as he is being targeted by Egyptian champions Al-Ahly.

Alvaro Arbeloa could be on his way out of Liverpool - making room for Glen Johnson; while City's Richard Dunne is interesting Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur as he doesn't look like he'll get much first-team action at Eastlands next season.

Over in Europe, Barcelona might ship out Eto'o and Gudjohnsen, but they also need to make space for Brazil youngster Keirrison, so Belarus flop Alex Hleb could be gone. Aston Villa are one of the clubs holding their hands up highest, but you'd imagine Bayern Munich might fancy joining the race if a certain Mr Ribery decides to seal his move out of Germany.

We'll be keeping you abreast as possible on the latest transfer talk in On The Move. You can catch the morning newspaper gossip in Paper Round and then follow the weekend's news here:

With the news that Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer is set to go through on July 1, the rumour mill has been pretty quiet so far this weekend, but there's still plenty to keep you guessing.

Reports that AC Milan are interested in Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor should come as no surprise, but the Italians have now made it quite clear that the Togo striker is their man... if moves for Edin Dzeko and Luis Fabiano don't come off, of course.

They've been in contact with Arsene Wenger and the Gunners boss has been ''friendly'' over the phone, which is not the impression we thought he would give when getting calls to sell his players. Still, it may not be long before Ade is on his way.

Aston Villa could have some cash to spend - and more than the £12m they got for Gareth Barry - as owner Randy Lerner says he'll giev Martin O'Neill some extra funding. Linked with Sol Campbell in the paper round, MON should certainly turn his attentions elsewhere.

He could really do with someone like a fully-fit Phil Jagielka. Although the Everton defender would be a bit of a hypocrite if he left Goodison when he'd just told the club that they need to retain their star players this summer if they are to challenge for a top four place. Imagine.

Reports in Italy have suggested that Inter's Mancini could be one his way to West Ham to keep Luis Jimenez company. And Gianfranco Zola does like pinching players from the Italian league, so don't rule it out.

Fulham have been linked with a fair few players in recent days as they look to cement their place in the UCL/mid-table/Europe/relegation for next season. Seol Ki-hyeon says he'll be back to help their push for whatever they end up pushing for - although Roy Hodgson might very well have replaced him by the time he gets back.

Portsmouth are also keen to cement their place.. erm.. somewhere.. and reckon they can't do that with veteran keeper David James still there. They're going to get a new manager at some point and if it is Vahid Halilhodzic (???) then free agent Yohann Pele - who was once linked with Arsenal - should start a new life on the south coast.

Bolton want Ferrie Bodde at the Reebok and have made a bid of £2.5m, according to Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins; but they're not going to get Christian Poulsen, and neither are Fenerbahce, as he's opted to stay at Juventus.

And finally, just to show you that paper gossip isn't always true.. a nice story we had in the morning roundup about Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish not wanting his new signing Giovanny Espinoza is rubbish. "The board have given me great backing so far so I'm dismayed by claims suggesting I am not happy with the signing of Espinoza," he told the club's official website. Props to the Sun for making everyone look a little silly.

We'll be keeping you abreast as possible on the latest transfer talk in On The Move. You can catch the morning newspaper gossip in Paper Round and then follow the developing stories in our constantly updated transfer blog here:

4.20 pm UK Time: Sergio Aguero's agent claims he knows nothing about Manchester United's supposed interest in the Atletico Madrid striker.

The Premier League champs are rumoured to be prepping a £44m offer, which would be £8m less than the Argentina international's buy-out clause.

4.01 pm Finally, Liverpool complete the signing of Glen Johnson from Portsmouth. A bargain at £17m...

3.48 pm The Xabi Alonso link with Real Madrid continues as Spanish newspaper AS say that holidaying new Real coach Manuel Pellegrini has been guaranteed the use of the Liverpool midfielder by big-spender Florentino Perez, who always gets his man.

2.19 pm Djibril Cisse has completed his move to Panathinaikos, thus ending any links with Spurs or a perma-deal for Sunderland. The multi-coloured hair and beard combo will grace the Greek league now.

2.10 pm: Valencia say that Manchester United and Barcelona are not yet in for David Villa. Real Madrid are the only team to bid, only to say that the striker was overpriced. Villa responded this week with a horror show in the Confederations Cup.

2.05 pm: The word is Michael Owen's agents didn't even send Hull one of those infamous brochures. Which means Phil "Agent Orange" Brown may struggle to get hold of "Magic Mike".

1.30 pm: Lee Bowyer back in the Premier League? Birmingham want to make last season's loan for the snarling one a permanent move. McDonald's breakfasts all round then!

12.49 pm: Phil Brown wants to talk to Michael Owen. Does Michael want to talk? Phil Brown made himself available to tell Sky Sports News that if Owen can "give us the
time of day and we can get around a table, then who knows?'' We think we know.

12.33 pm: How to solve a problem like Martin Laursen? It seems David Wheater is Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill's solution to the loss of the much lamented Danish central defender. Villa are most keenly linked with the heart-throb stopper.

12.24 pm: Bad news for fans of Liverpool. Andrea Dossena's agent doesn't think the proposed move to Juventus will happen. And that Dossena is "happy" at Liverpool. Surely this is a piece of chicanery from Roberto La Florio, for it is he.

12.09 pm: They call him "Melo yellow". Fiorentina's Brazilian midfielder is not leaving says his agent. Arsenal were linked.

11.35 am: More Middlesbrough. Gareth Southgate has denied making a move for Phil Neville to be his player-coach. Gary seems more likely to us as Phil had a rather good season at Everton last term. He's captain there too. An odd one.

11.31 am: Blackburn complete a permanent deal for Gael Givet, the French full-back who spent the second half of last season at Ewood Park.

11.16 am: New reality dawns on Middlesbrough as they sign Colchester winger Mark Yeates. Costing considerably less than Afonso Alves too though we don't know the fee.

9:45 am: Bayern Munich have again ruled out the prospect of selling in-demand midfielder Franck Ribery, insisting the "irreplaceable" player is not for sale at any price.

Is this just a ploy to make sure Real Madrid pay top dollar when they make their inevitable bid?

8:40am: It is reported this morning that Sir Alex Ferguson is "on red alert" to make a £40m bid for David Villa after Barcelona opened the bidding for the Valencia striker on Thursday evening. We all thought he was going to Real Madrid but maybe not...

On Thursday he said he was staying in Spain, but money talks and with Valencia deep in debt surely it's a question of whoever offers the most.

We'll be keeping you abreast as possible on the latest transfer talk in On The Move. You can catch the morning newspaper gossip in Paper Round and then follow the developing stories in our constantly updated transfer blog here:

Latest Developments: UK Time

11.59pm So that's all for today. Join us again tomorrow for the latest gossip from the world of football.

11.11pm Not exactly football news, but pretty big story tonight as Michael Jackson has apparently had a heart attack and died, aged 50. A sad day for music.

10.49pm In other Bayern related news, Ze Roberto doesn't look like he'll be joining Man City when he leaves Munich, but he won't be joining Cologne or any other Bundesliga club either. Which leaves you wondering where he will end up.

10.47pm Luca Toni looks like he'll be heading back to Italy this summer. The striker is not as important as he once was now Bayern have Mario Gomez, and said: ''If I did not find space [to play] at Bayern, then I would not have a problem reducing my wages and returning to Italy.''

10.26pm Interesting stuff coming in. The Derby Evening Telegraph reckon that Paul Jewell is off to Stoke as assistant boss. Of course Jewell didn't exactly impress as Derby manager and now could be off to their Midlands neighbours. Could the Potters use his experience of the top flight to stay up next year? Or should he wait until someone gets their P45?

10.01pm Burnley are also pretty keen to sign Trinidad and Tobago star Jason Scotland, but could see their attempts ruined by new Wigan boss Roberto Martinez, who managed the striker while he was at Swansea.

9.46pm Burnley have joined the race for ex-Celtic defender Bobo Balde. "I have an offer of a trial with Birmingham. They have asked me to join them for pre-season when they return on July 8" Balde told the Daily Express. Adding: ''Burnley have also made me an offer, but unconditionally.'' Not sure which of these he'd prefer to join, but he'll have a good long think before he decides.

9.35pm One player who could be on the way out of Bayern is Tim Borowski, who is wanted by his old club Werder Bremen after they lost Diego to Juventus this summer.

9.20pm Germany U-21 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer might head off to Bayern Munich, but only if there is a 'crazy offer'. Given what we've seen in the transfer window already, that should be somewhere in the region of £40m.

8.46pm Liverpool missed out on the chance to be bought up by a different American owner a few years ago according to the Times, as Robert Kraft - owner of the New England Patriots in the NFL - backed out of a deal in 2005 because of the lack of a salary cap in the Premier League. A cap might have been a good thing, as perhaps then Glen Johnson wouldn't be on £100,000-a-week.

8.20pm Apparently Maicon's agent has been running his mouth, claiming that his player is wanted by Manchester City and Real Madrid. Well, he's certainly not going to be at Inter next season after everything he's said, but only if someone actually comes in with a bit of cash.

7.53pm Lazio president Claudio Lotito has said that he has not made an effort to sign Pavel Nedved. The Czech is a former Lazio favourite, but looks like he'd rather retire gracefully from the Serie A than continue his career past the age of 36.

7.03pm Phil Brown will be moving some of his strikeforce on at Hull. "I'm happy to bring three, or possibly even four strikers into the frame," he told The Hull Daily Mail. Which doesn't bode well for Marlon King, Daniel Cousin, Craig Fagan or Caleb Folan given they only managed 13 goals between them. Although it's a worry if he thinks that Michael Owen might be able to do better.

6.43pm Gianfranco Zola reckons new signing Luis Jimenez - who they picked up from Italian giants Inter on a season-long loan - will be a big hit next season. But then he said that about Savio Nsereko too.

6.03pm David Villa won't be joining an English side. He's back from the disappointment of losing against the U.S. and still isn't sure where he'll be playing his club football next season - although it won't be in England. ''I will play in Spain because it is the league that is best for me, I will not go abroad,'' he said.

5.30pm Klass Jan Huntelaar is apparently being linked with a move to Man Utd as they're keen on a new striker. Huntelaar's agent has been reported as saying, "Kaka said he wanted to stay at AC Milan, but now he's gone to Real Madrid," so anything could happen.

4.59pm Javier Saviola's agent has revealed that the striker is interested in a loan move to Benfica. Probably because he's not that keen of being 18th choice forward at the Bernabeu next season.

4.21pm In a move designed to pour cold water on links with a move to Barca or Real Madrid, Cesc Fabregas has said he is "wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal".

The Arsenal skipper's latest comments will no doubt please fans who were worried after he criticised his team-mates' "impotence" in their attempts to win silverware.

4.15pm Birmingham have signed Cardiff defender Roger Johnson in a £5m deal. The 26-year-old has inked a three-year deal tying him to St Andrews until the summer of 2012.

3.27pm AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani says the club have turned down a "monster offer" from an English club for Brazilian teen Alexandre Pato.

No word on who the club in question is, but the term "monster" implies the involvement of Man City, Eric Hall or Chelsea, and with the Blues managed by former Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti, that seems the most likely.

3.20pm Reality hits home for Middlesbrough: The freshly relegated side have signed Colchester winger Mark Yeates.

No offence to the 24-year-old Dubliner, but his arrival his symptomatic of Boro's demise. Remember back in the day when they used to sign players like Ravanelli and Juninho? How are the mighty fallen...

3.07pm Stoke fans can relax. Maybe. For a while there it seemed like their club were determined to have the league's most injury-prone forward line: the dream/ nightmare combo of Dean Ashton and Michael Owen.

But Stoke chairman Peter Coates has woken from his star-struck trance and although he hasn't ruled out a move for Owen he has at least vowed to take into account the 29-year-old's injury record before promising him a megabucks deal.

1.45pm Former Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune is to be offered a trial with newly promoted Premier League club Birmingham City.

The 32-year-old is available on a free after leaving Belgian side Tubize... no, us neither. If Brum aren't interest, Fortune's former United teammate Roy Keane could offer him a contract at Ipswich Town.

1.11pm AC Milan offer Emmanuel Adebayor second prize in the competition to be their striker by saying Edin Dzeko is their first choice but that if they don't land Wolfsburg's Bosnian then they'll go for Adebayor or Luis Fabiano. But, say Milan, Arsene Wenger doesn't want to sell. Are they sure about that?

12.00pm: Rarely-sighted striker Dean Ashton is a target for Stoke City, who are locked in talks with West Ham over the good-when-he's-fit-which-is-not-often target-man. So say Sky Sports News though we're struggling to corroborate the story.

11.16 am Real Madrid latest: Lyon say that the Spanish club have made an enquiry for Karim Benzema but he's not for sale. Real have heard that one before. Meanwhile, they've taken the somewhat leftfield step of signing a defender. Raul Albiol will join for £15m from Valencia. Mind you, he wasn't even good enough to feature in Spain's catastrophic defeat to the USA last night....

10.39 am : Inter centre-back Nicolas Burdisso doesn't want to go to Chelsea either.

10.03 am: Former Sunderland workhorse Djibril Cisse looks likely to head to Greek club Panathinaikos, according to PA Sport, who give their take on the story the truly dreadful headline: "ACROPO-CISS NOW". Oof.

9.25 am: Andrea Pirlo wants to stay with AC Milan and wants to honour his contract, thus putting Chelsea off his scent.

9.06 am: Alvaro Arbeloa has expressed his interest in joining Real Madrid's "project". He'll seemingly be cashed in by Liverpool to pay for the rather costly Glen Johnson.

8.30 am : The Carlos Tevez affair will be decided in the next ten days, according to lovable agent Kia Joorabchian, who has continued his attacks on Manchester United for leaving it too late.

An intriguing day of transfer news ended with quotes from Chelsea target, Alexandre 'the Duck' Pato, insisting that he is happy at AC Milan.

With Carlo Ancelotti installed at Stamford Bridge many thought the floodgates would open and Chelsea would land some exciting big name players, and Pato was high up the list.

Now, deals could yet be done - the summer is still young - but Pato's words, which distance him from a reunion with his former manager, come after efforts to buy David Villa and Carlos Tevez failed to come to fruition.

Elsewhere, Greece is most definitely the word as Matt Derbyshire completed his permanent move to Olympiacos and Djibril Cisse closed in on a move to Panathinaikos.

Derbyshire moved to the Greek cup winners on loan in January and netted an impressive eight goals in 11 appearances, convincing Olympiacos to give Blackburn £3m for the 23-year-old striker

Cisse, who spent last season on loan at Sunderland, where he scored 10 goals in 35 games, is expected to complete a medical in Greece on Thursday after in Panathinaikos agreed a fee with Marseille.

The wibble surrounding Franck Ribery continues with his agent revealing that his client would like to leave Bayern Munich and sign for Real Madrid.

That might not sound like news because all we've heard about the French playmaker in recent weeks, but it actually represents a development!

What else? Well, Atletico Madrid have moved to quash speculation over the future of Sergio Aguero after Manchester United were linked with a 60m Euro bid for the Argentina star.

The 21-year-old, whose fiancée Giannina is the daughter of Diego Maradona, impressed last term and is on the wanted list of several European clubs, much to Atletico's chagrin.

And finally, Stoke have emerged as a rival to Hull for Michael Owen's signature - there's a line I never thought I'd write!

In fairness Stoke boss Tony Pulis admits Owen might not be keen on a move to Potteries, but beggars can't be choosers.

For the rest of the transfer news keep your eyes glued to Soccernet's transfers section.

Manchester United are on the hunt for a new striker following Carlos Tevez's decision to jump ship, and if the Daily Star is to be believed they will make a £45m bid for Sergio Aguero of Atletico Madrid.

Will David Villa seemingly set to stay in Spain, in one way or another, Sir Alex Ferguson has to change his plan of attack. So it will be Sergio for the Premier League champions. But Chelsea are interested too which means there could be a bit of a battle.

One thing's for certain, Fergie won't be paying him the reported £200,000-a-week he wants!

Ilker Casillas, meanwhile, has hit out at reports he could move to Old Trafford. Check out The Sun.

Across the City at Eastlands there seems to be no end to the big spending, with this time Mark Hughes looking at his defence. Could he be about to raid Everton for Joleon Lescott? The Sun and the Daily Mirror suggest that City could offer £15m for the England international this week.

Robinho, meanwhile, has urged Hughes to complete a swoop for Samuel Eto'o, as reported in The Sun.

City have, though, loaned their young England goalkeeper Joe Hart to Birmingham which you can read on this very website.

Despite Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insisting on Tuesday that he would not be selling his top stars, that has not stopped the Daily Mirror from printing an EXCLUSIVE which suggests they have offered Emmanuel Adebayor to both AC and Inter Milan - purely to stop him being poached by Chelsea.

Now that Portsmouth have finally, by selling Glen Johnson, paid for Peter Couch it seems they may be ready to cash in on the striker. Could Crouch be heading to Blackburn Rovers as a replacement for Roque Santa Cruz? It's in the Daily Star.

Blackburn have also been linked with Dynamo Kiev defender Pape Diakhate in the Daily Mail.

Alan Hutton appears to have dropped down the pecking order at Spurs since 'Arry Redknapp took over. That's partly, of course, due to injury but it seems they are ready to take something of a hit on the right-back. The Daily Star thinks that David Moyes may splash out £5m on the Scottish international.

And another Spurs misfit is Darren Bent. The Daily Star believes he could be one of Steve Bruce's big money signings up at Sunderland. The Daily Mirror also tips Reading's Stephen Hunt and Kevin Doyle for the north east.

And the flow of money for Bruce does not stop there with another Spurs player linked in the Daily Mail. Could Sunderland splash out £10m on Didier Zokora?

Could Diomansy Kamara exit Fulham? The Daily Mirror links him with Celtic for £5m. Roy Hodgson, meanwhile, could sign Jozy Altidore from Villarreal, according to the Daily Mail.

Could Hull City snatch Marc-Antoine Fortune from under the nose of Celtic and Fulham for £2.5m? Check out the Daily Mail.

It's ok, Rafa Benitez has defended spending £17.5m on a right-back that cost £4m two years ago.

"Sometimes you have to spend a little bit more,'' said Benitez. "You can't compete in the top four of the Premier League unless you spend some money.'' Yeah Rafa, but not on Glen Johnson. Spend a bit more on David Villa or David Silva and really improve your team...

Portsmouth can rest easy though, because Tony, sorry Paul, Hart is drawing up his plans to bring in new players - cross your fingers, Pompey fans, that it doesn't involve the words Jermaine or Pennant. But striker Peter Crouch has no plans to leave Fratton Park this summer, according to the England international striker's agent, so that's a relief.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are still sniffing around Xabi Alonso even though he's not for sale. With Barcelona after Javier Mascherano and Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka already on their way to the Bernabeu, we're starting to wonder if La Liga is the place to be after all.

Man City have followed up their capture of Gareth Barry and Roque Santa Cruz with another star name: Oh wait, it's Stuart Taylor. The Ian Walker lookalike spent far too long sitting on the bench at Arsenal and Aston Villa, but has decided that the bench at Eastlands looks far more comfortable. The new owners have probably installed some lovely new seat warmers, so he'll be quite happy while Shay Given gets all the first-team action.

Elsewhere at City, Gelson Fernandes is a target for Ligue 1 side Lens according to reports in France, while Patrick Vieira could be set for a move back to England, if he doesn't join French giants Paris Saint Germain.

Bolton are trying to sign some new players, and Paul Robinson of West Brom is one such man. The defender's move is stalling as they can't agree on the fee and, more importantly, he's a bit more interested in joining Celtic.

Shunsuke Nakamura is set to leave the Hoops but isn't going back to Japan as everyone expected. Instead, he's off to Spain to join Espanyol.

Juventus have parted company with former Villa defender Olof Mellberg and he's popped off to sign a three-year deal with Greek giants Olympiakos; while the funniest news of the day is surely that Arsene Wenger think that Nicklas Bendtner can ''scare any defence''. Presumably because he's got his trousers round his ankles...

And finally, we can bring you the news that one of the summer's long transfer sagas has come to an end. David Villa won't be signing for Real Madrid as the club have decided to stop spending crazy money on anyone (although Franck Ribery might still be a possibility) and are quite happy to look elsewhere for their new striker.

Real Madrid general director Jorge Valdano said: "The situation with Villa is 100% finished.'' Except Barcelona, Man City, Liverpool and whoever else has some spare cash lying around will be in for him before the sun has set.

Chelsea's search for a pair of full-backs goes on, and one of them won't be Glen Johnson as he's decided to ply his trade at Liverpool next season.

Instead of spending £17m on a player they decided wasn't good enough for them two years ago, the Blues have turned their attention to Inter Milan's Maicon - who really isn't that keen to hang around in Italy if Mourinho's men aren't going to win the Champions League. The Sun seem to think it'll cost £25m to bring him in.

On the other side of the Bridge defence, £15m-rated left-back Yuri Zhirkov is still attracting interest. It's been rumbling on for a while now and probably would have been signed and sealed if Guus Hiddink had still been in charge. The Times say the deal has been scuppered so far because of 'excessive demands' - probably wages and transfer fee; but we've heard that he's pretty keen to join Barcelona, which could also have an impact.

Worryingly for Liverpool, Javier Mascherano appears to be on his way out, possibly to the Nou Camp. "I am very proud and thankful for the interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid. It's good for me to have these two teams interested in me," he told Don Balon.

According to the Daily Mirror, Masch wants an increase in his wage packet - meaning the Reds could end up tripling his weekly income to around £90,000-a-week - as Johnson could be given a six-figure deal.

The Reds could go for Real Madrid's Gabriel Heinze too, as he says he would be open to the idea of playing in England again - probably because he doesn't want to mark Cristiano Ronaldo in training.

Brazilian club Gremio have said in The Times that they're talking to Man Utd about a deal for their 18-year-old midfielder Douglas Costa. He's dubbed the new Cristiano Ronaldo - but a bid of £7m isn't quite what the Brazilian club are after, given Nani cost £17m.

Tottenham haven't made many waves in the transfer market yet, which is odd. But they might part with Didier Zokora before he gets too bored sitting on the sidelines. The Sun reckon that Atletico Madrid, Sunderland and Sevilla are in the running for the £7m rated midfielder.

A different list of clubs, namely West Ham, Aston Villa, Everton and Fulham are all interested in bringing Ed the Duck lookalike Eidur Gudjohnsen to their side after the Daily Mirror reported that Barcelona are willing to let him go for the right price.

Feeling a bit left out, Hull, Wolves and Portsmouth are all challenging Celtic for the signature of Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who linked up with new boss Tony Mowbray at West Brom last year.

It gets worse for Newcastle, as defender Steven Taylor has hinted that he'll probably head off somewhere else if Alan Shearer is not made boss. Having failed to get to grip with the Premier League, the club would do well to persuade the Toon legend to sign on given everything that has happened up north, and the Daily Telegraph are not confident that they'll keep their best player.

Better than the Sun though, who are just taking the mick out of the Magpies new 'bananas and custard' style away kit. Ouch.

Roque Santa Cruz has become City's second signing of the summer, as he sealed his move to Eastlands for a fee of £17m.

The Paraguayan passed a medical, despite some troublesome knee complaints, and links up with former boss Mark Hughes - following a good few months of transfer trauma. He wanted out in January, but has now got his move and, if he can regain his touch, could be a cracking signing for the Eastlands outfit. Beats Kaka anyway...

Michael Owen has told Sky Sports News that he will not be signing a new contract at Newcastle and, given the stick he's been getting over THAT brochure, we're not surprised.

He wants to go to a club either in the Premier League, or abroad... classic. Although anyone with a bet on his imminent move to the Martian Premiership will be sorely disappointed. One of the clubs interested is slightly closer to home. Hull. Probably not what he had in mind.

Sam Allardyce is continuing his bid to turn Blackburn into Bolton. And will start with Kevin Cyril Davis.

£5m could be enough to prise the English forward away from the Reebok, and the Trotters can stand by for yet more bids for their players from the big man. Perhaps even Kevin Nolan might fancy playing at Ewood after his arrival at Newcastle failed to halt their slide.

Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale has played down reports that a deal has been struck with Birmingham City for Roger Johnson; while Wolves are reported to have met Kevin Doyle's £6.5m release clause.

Over in Europe, after all his kicking and screaming, David Trezeguet apparently wants to remain in Turin after all. The Juve striker has been the subject of furious transfer talk for the past few months, but has now said he will 'immerse' himself in the new season. So now he'll probably leave.

Valencia are sure no-one is bidding for David Villa. They have made it quite clear that their prized asset is not going to be leaving the club for a small fee and they're getting as bored as everyone else is about the talk: ''We would like to stop talking about this situation as it is not good for either the player or for our club to discuss it on a daily basis,'' said club spokesman Jordi Bruixola.

And finally, Douglas Costa's agent, Cesar Bottega, does not believe Manchester United will make a bid for the midfielder. Gremio are not going to let him go for peanuts, but United - despite the fact they'll have £80m from the sale of Ronaldo - won't be taken to the cleaners.

Now that Carlos Tevez has packed his little suitcase and decided to head for the Old Trafford hills the race is on to pay him as much money as possible.

Calos was a bit miffed at not getting much playing time with United, so he could well be heading to Eastlands to join the likes of Robinho at Manchester City. Well, they are offering £100,000-a-week and no European football. That's in the Daily Mirror, which states the total cost of the deal in fee and wages will be £47.5m.

However, the Daily Mail thinks Chelsea could beat City to the deal, but still believes he will sign for City though they quote £130,000-a-week.

With Carlos on his way, Sir Alex Ferguson will need to find a replacement. The favourite appears to be prolific Lyon marksman Karim Benzema. The Daily Mirror suggests the fee for the Frenchman will be £30m. The Daily Mail ups it to £35m.

The Sun, though, is not so sure about the deal going through. In fact, that very paper has the player's agent stating that Benzema wants to stay with Lyon.

Chelsea and new boss Carlo Ancelotti may have a bit of encouragement for signing Andrea Pirlo from the San Siro. The Sun quotes Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi as saying: "If there's an offer, it should be considered."

You will also be able to read on this very website how Hull City could make an audacious bid to lure Mickey Owen to the club. Out of contract and in search of a club, could Owen move to East Yorkshire? Check out The Sun.

Hull could be gazumped by Sunderland for one of United's starlets. Frazier Campbell, currently starring at the European Under-21 Championships, was thought to be heading to the KC Stadium but, so says the Daily Mail, Steve Bruce is now in for him too.

But Hull boss Phil Brown could do some gazumping of his own by nicking the legendary Quinton Fortune out of the hands of Ipswich boss Roy Keane. It's in the Daily Star.

And finally... remember Fernando Morientes? Yes, once a great striker who fluffed his lines at Liverpool, the Spaniard is without a club and if you believe the Independent could he heading for Fulham!

Another day, another rumour. Is it true? We've no idea, but even if it's not it's quite interesting.

The News of the World carry a story on Sunday claiming that megabucks Chelsea, annoyed at their lack of progress in the transfer market, are planning an audacious £50m swoop for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres.

The paper claim that Chelsea's possible offer is designed to test the depth of Liverpool's financial concerns.

But given George Gillett's $550m deal to sell his NHL franchise it seems certain that any Chelsea offer will rebuffed.

That deal could help secure future funding at Anfield, end months of uncertainty and could also help keep the club's top names, like Xabi Alonso who, according the Sunday Mirror is also going to be subject to a bid from Chelsea.

The Sunday Times warn that Liverpool can also expect a bid for midfielder Javier Mascherano from Real Madrid, who are keen to hijack Barcelona's interest for the Argentine.

According to the News of the World Manchester United will spend £25m of their £80m Cristiano Ronaldo windfall on trying to sign Lyon striker Karim Benzema.

While a further £20m will go on trying beat Manchester City to the signature of Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, at least so say the Sunday Star.

And following Ronaldo's revelation that he decided to move to Real Madrid last summer, United have rewarded the loyalty shown by centre-back Nemanja Vidic by giving him a £1m-a-year pay rise, that from the News of the World.

Moving on, the same paper claim that Hull are keen to sign Newcastle striker Michael Owen, but will only offer him a meagre basic salary and ask him to prove his worth by earning massive bonuses for scoring goals.

And finally The People report that Sam Allardyce is about to lose the last few remaining friends he has in Bolton by trying to lure Kevin Davies to Blackburn.

So, it's finally happened. Carlos Tevez has rejected Manchester United and will now begin looking for a new club.

It's a curious and frustrating turn of events for United fans given that the club actually offered to pay the £22.5m Tevez's people wanted and offered to make Tevez one of the highest paid players at Old Trafford.

His advisor/ agent/ friend/ puppetmaster Kia Joorabchian said Tevez decided to leave because United took so long to make the offer. In short the Argentine didn't feel wanted and so is leaving with his bottom lip sticking out.

Could it be that he's leaving because the deal would have made him United's player, therefore no longer the property/ golden goose of the businessmen that Joorabchian represents and the people who made £5m-a-season from the two-year loan deal that saw the 25-year-old at Old Trafford? Who knows?

The question is: Where will Tevez end up next season? Joorabchian says the striker has ruled out a move to Liverpool out of respect to United and their fans, but that Chelsea and Manchester City have made their interest clear.

Based on the respect argument you'd have to assume that Chelsea are favourites given the City-United rivalry, but money talks and both clubs have more than enough.

For United it is the second blow of the summer after losing Cristiano Ronaldo<