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Friday, 31st July:

Portsmouth seem to have accepted that they will be relegated, and are hence signing one player who seems to have plenty of experience going down. Aussie striker Mark Viduka, who was with Leeds United and Newcastle United during the seasons they were relegated from the Premier League, is said to be close to signing with Pompey.

Rafa Benitez is reportedly holding out for £30 million from Real Madrid for the services of Xabi Alonso, but Florentino Perez seems to have started counting his quarters and isn't willing to pay a penny above £28 million. Chelsea and Manchester City are ready to swoop in if the deal crashes at any point, although it looks impossible Liverpool would sell to any domestic rival.

After being linked with Michael Turner from Hull, Everton are now said to be considering the prospect of signing Gary Cahill from Bolton. Joleon Lescott could still be on his way out, even after a £19 million bid was turned down. Manchester City are reportedly willing to put in a final £22 million offer, after which they would rather hunt for alternatives like Chelsea's Alex.

Manchester United are expected to place a £35 million bid for Franck Ribery by the newspaper-that-really-is-not-a-newspaper that goes by the name The Sun. The bid will only be placed after 2 weeks because of some kind of loyalty bonus Ribery is entitled to on the 14th, although one guesses that The Sun mentioned the bid would be placed later so that the Premier League begins and everyone forgets about their ridiculous claims.

If reports are to be believed, AC Milan midfield maestro, Andrea Pirloseems to be exiting the club for English Giants, Chelsea. This will come as a major blow to the Milan outfit as they've already lost services of Kaka earlier in the summer. Some major reinforcments will be needed to retain their top 4 status in the Seria A based on their disappointing preseason results.

Italian newspaper, Il Messaggero is reporting that Liverpool have agreed personal terms with Italian international Alberto Aquilani of AS Roma. The two clubs have yet to agree on a fee for ‘Il Principino’.

Following Hleb's signing with Stuttgart, Inter Milan have turned their attention to out-of-favour Real Madrid midfielder, Rafael van der Vaart. The Dutch international has been deemed surplus to requirements following the captures of Ronaldo and Kaka.

Despite Arsene Wenger's comments regarding his squad being "good enough", reports have emerged that Arsenal may to putting in a bid for Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi. These reports seem hard to believe as they suggest that the Gunners would shell out €35 million for his services.

Former Liverpool right-back Steve Finnanhas joined Portsmouth on a one-year deal after terminating his contract at Espanyol.

Arsenal are being linked to St Etienne's £5m-rated 22-year old defensive midfielder Blaise Matuidi, just the type of player Arsene Wenger would sign.

Fulham have made a major move in putting off suitors for highly rated Norwegian center-back Brede Hangelandafter playing him in their Europa League match last night. Hangeland is now cup-tied till January, and as a result Fulham have in all likelihood postponed an assault by the vultures roaming above Craven Cottage.

French paper, L'Equipe is reporting that Bundesliga giants, Bayern Munich rejected a €80m mega offer for star Frank Ribery from Real Madrid three weeks ago.

Out-of-favour Barcelona striker, Eidur Gudjohnsenhas been linked to West Ham United again. Manager Gianfranco Zola was quoted as saying, "Obviously Gudjohnsen is one of those players that not only West Ham would like to see playing for them. So we will see what happens."

Manchester City manager, Mark Hughes has confirmed that he intends to still bolster his roster ahead of the new season. He said, "We have a list of 'category A' players who we think have the talent to help us be successful in the future. We're progressing nicely, the business we've already done is exceptional. We're pleased with the quality we've been able to bring to this point." It is believed that Hughes would like to add additional defensive reinforcements.

 

Thursday, 30th July:

Alexander Hleb has joined Stuttgart on loan, even though he was said to be a part of the Eto'o - Ibrahimovic swap between Inter Milan and Barcelona. Hleb was however uncomfortable with the prospect of playing for Inter. The Daily Mail claims Inter may now renew their interest in Chelsea's Deco.

Xabi Alonso has reportedly handed a transfer request to Real Madrid, with Liverpool now considering Lee Cattermole and Michael Turner using that money. Get this deal over with fast please, we know what's going to happen.

Manchester City have offloaded Elano to Turkish club Galatasaray in a £6.5 million deal. Their £19 million bid for Everton's Joleon Lescott has however been turned down.

Arsenal fans you have more reasons to worry. Arsene Wenger has said he may not spend even a penny of the £40 million pocketed from the sales of Adebayor and Toure, because he thinks his squad is good enough. I'm sorry, but I can't help but think he feels it's just good enough to scrape a 4th place position at the end of the season.

In a move perhaps intended to appease the Arsenal fans, manager Arsene Wenger is reported to be considering bringing back legend Patrick Vieira with Inter keen on letting the French star go, and him unable to find any relevant suitors. The Sun (rarely the source of reliable gossip) claims that Arsenal is offering the former great (now well past his prime) a similar contract to what Tottenham were prepared to give him.

With Hleb refusing the chance to play at Inter, Jose Mourinho appears to be lining up a move for one of his favourite sons, portuguese playmaker Deco.

Liverpool are considering making a move for young Wigan midfielfer Lee Cattermole as a possible long term replacement for Xabi Alonso, who looks closer and closer to a move to Madrid having put in a formal transfer request today in an effort to expediate the move.

Aston Villa, one of the contenders for Champions League football next season, are considering lining up a move for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane. Should the move go through, it'll be the third time Keane switches clubs in under a year!

 

Wednesday, 29th July:

Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has set a price tag of €94 million on the head of Franck Ribery, since he believes the French winger's worth is as much as Ronaldo's.

Dean Ashton looks set to join Stoke City with West Ham United realising that he's still on their payroll despite taking way too many medical leaves.

Daniele De Rossi's Wikipedia page reportedly had made him an Arsenal player. Glitch? Or is something brewing up there?

For all of you who thought medicals were just formalities, Algerian international Kamel Ghilas's move to Blackburn has crashed right at the death after he failed to pass the medical tests. So there actually are real doctors in there.

Big Sam Allardyce is on the hunt for MFK Kosice starlet Dionatan Nascimento.

Laurent Blanc is not going to let Maroune Chamakh sign for a "small club" like Sunderland. The Bordeaux striker had also been linked with Arsenal, although that deal seems unlikely with the Gunners leading the chase for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Alvaro Arbeloa has completed his £3.5 million move to Real Madrid.

Claudio Pizarro wants to fight for his place in the Chelsea line-up. Guess he's expecting difficulty to get into the Chelsea Reserves side. Anyway, if he opts out, Werder Bremen's interested, and he's also been mooted in a cash-plus-player swap for AC Milan's Andrea Pirlo.

Portsmouth are trying to get Anti Niemi out of retirement so that they could sell David James and use that money, plus the Peter Crouch money to actually sign someone. They have sold players for a total of £77 million in the past year, with an expenditure of less than £5 million.

With Kolo Toure having completed his move to Man City (read more), Arsenal are reportedly roping in Brede Hangeland from Fulham to shore up their defence.

Aston Villa are keen to sign Tottenham's Robbie Keane who's reportedly feeling uneasy following the arrival of Peter Crouch and Harry Redknapp's chase for Klaas Jan Huntelaar. If he does move to the midlands, that would be the third transfer in a year for the Irish striker.

Alexander Hleb has put a spanner in the works of his loan move to Inter indicating that he would rather move back to former club Stuttgart.

In the World run by Bizzaro, Luis Figo is latest former-superstar to be linked to Tottenham. After failing to entice David Beckham and Patrick Vieira, Harry Redknapp is apparently still looking for a player who will sell a lot of shirts, and has his eyes on the former Barcelona and Real Madrid winger.

South African midfielder Steven Pienaar has dismissed rumours that he is unhappy at Everton, indicating that rejecting a contract doesn't mean he wishes to leave the club.

Sekou Baradjiis hoping to sign a contract following his trial with the Blackburn Rovers. The former Reading midfielder is currently plying his trade in Portugal with Naval and is hoping that his small transfer fee (€500,000) will sway Allardyce to swoop for him.

British paper, The Guardian reports that Liverpool are in talks with Roma about acquiring midfielder Alberto Aquilani. Reds manager, Rafa Benitez had identified him as a potential replacement should Xabi Alonso move to greener pastures. The fact that negotiations between the two clubs (Liverpool and Roma) have taken place are intensifying rumours of Xabi's move to Real.

Former Wigan hitman, Amr Zaki is said to be making his way back to the Premier League with Portsmouth in a loan move. The Egyptian international was in sensational form for the Latics last season aside from his questionable attitude.

Following the release of 10 players, it appears that things are finally coming together for Portsmouth. Their takeover was completed last week followed by the hiring of new manager Paul Hart. Now, reports claim that they have reached an agreement for a one year deal with ex-Red Steve Finnan.

Portsmouth manager, Paul Hart has apparently put in a bid for Cardiff City striker, Ross McCormack. The highly rated Scottish international had an exceptional season last year scoring 21 goals.

Tuesday, 28th July:

Lucas Neill may just end up staying at West Ham United as he seems to have few suitors, barring Turkish clubs who seem to be interested in each and every unwanted former Premier League player.

Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock is said to be on top of Aston Villa's shopping list, following the exits of Martin Laursen (retirement) and Zat Knight.

Chelsea have reportedly placed a bid for the classy Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo. The move will be palyer-plus-cash, with £8.6 million being poured into AC Milan's coffers, and Claudio Pizzaro and England U-21 defender Michael Mancienne (Mancienne on a season-long loan) to their team roster.

Manchester City may just sign a player who hasn't played in the Premier Leauge. Roma's Philippe Mexes is reportedly being considered by Mark Hughes to plug the leaks in his team's defence that stretches the entire width of the City of Manchester Stadium.

Alvaro Arbeloa has declared he is just days away from joining Real Madrid. He better be payed well because he has the worst job in professional football - defending the right flank as Ronaldo loses the ball and cries like a baby who's pacifier has just been stolen.

The Profitable Group's bid to takeover Newcastle United, headed by ESPN's football pundit Steve McMahon, is now off the table as the Group haven't received any response from Mike Ashley. Seriously, I wouldn't mind betting on the Geordies going down to League One next season. They were supposed to be cutting down on their wage bills, but hade done little and the Championship is less than two weeks from it's start. That could seriously reduce chances of a last moment firesale, since they barely have any time to bring players in who would actually want to wear that garrish cream-and-yellow away jersey.

With Crouch coming in, Darren Bent is on the way out in a £14 million move to Sunderland, which sould be completed soon as the striker decided to quit Tottenham's tour to China.

Tottenham have completed the signing of Peter Crouchfrom Portsmouth in a deal that would cost the Lillywhites £9 million. The move sees Crouch return to the club that he started out with as a trainee, but had been considered no good enough at a young age and sold for £60,000. He will be joining manager Harry Redknapp for the third time in his career, after spells at Southampton and Portsmouth.

The Daily Mail claims Manchester City have struck a £15 million deal with Arsenal for Kolo Toure. His new contract is rumoured to be about £120,000 per week - twice what he has making at the Emirates. The Mail has gone into hyper drive today, claiming that Xabi Alonso has landed at Madrid airport, and Chelsea have tabled a bid for Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo.

Sky Sports 24 is reporting that Liverpool have agreed a fee with Seria A outfit Napoli for defender Andrea Dossena. The left-back has failed to make that position his own despite having scored some scorchers last season. Napoli are reported to be offering €4.5 million which represents almost half of what it cost the Reds for his services, so expect Liverpool to haggle in order to get more money.

Aston VIlla are tracking Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso as a replacement for departed Gareth Barry. The Portuguese international was a former target of Arsenal and Manchester United.

 

Monday, 27th July:

Liverpool's owners have been able to agree with RBS over a refinancing deal, but would have to pay £60 million of their debt this year, with £40 million of that up front and the rest later on. Would that have ramifications on their transfer budget?

Espanyol have reportedly released Steve Finnan from the year left on his contract. Hull are reportedly interested, but is he interested in them? Well, they do have a greater chance getting him than a striker. Portsmouth are also tracking the situation, and they definitely need players, considering how many look set to leave.

Blackburn are quite seriously keeping tabs on Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak(if you find out how to pronounce that name please do inform us). Sam Allardyce was in Moscow to watch the Zenit St. Petersburg player in a pre-season friendly, despite his team facing Leeds around the same time.

AC Milan reportedly announced the signing of Guiseppe Rossi on their website, and later removed the story.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a 5-year deal with Barcelona, and wasted no time in bashing Inter and Italian football in general, saying he was fed up with it. Samuel Eto'o meanwhile has passed his medical and agreed a 5-year deal with Inter, (read more)

Chelsea skipper, John Terry has ended all speculation linking him with a mega-move to Manchester City by stating that he's staying with the Blues, what might have helped the decision is club owner Roman Abramovich flying over to meet him with a nice paycheck of £150,000 per week.

The Italian trio of AC Milan, Juventus and Inter have joined Ajax in the pursuit of young Spurs left-back Gareth Bale. With such illustrious clubs following Bale, one can't help but question Redknapp's wisdom in wanting to let him go!

Former Arsenal youth product Jerome Thomas on trial with Hull City has not been offered a contract by manager Phil Brown. He was quoted as saying, "Jerome trained with us and we thanked him for his efforts. But we didn't feel that Jerome was going to improve what we've already got."

AC Milan are said to be lining up for Brazilian star Elano Blumer who is deemed surplus to requirements at the Eastlands and subsequently been transfer listed.

Add Mirko Vucinicto the list of striker's being looked at by Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger. The Daily Star is reporting that Wenger has put in a £17 million offer for the Roma striker, and also rumours of Niklas Bendtner being used as a makeweight. Yesterday, it was reported that a similar figure had been offered to Real Madrid for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

The signings of three world-class strikers this summer at Manchester City has seen Bulgarian striker, Valeri Bojinovfall down the pecking order. Not willing to play second fiddle, he is eyeing a move to Seria A outfit, Lazio.

Contrary to earlier reports, Portsmouth and Tottenham have not agreed a fee for England international, Peter Crouch. Spurs manager, Harry Redknapp was quoted as saying the following, "Portsmouth have obviously got a price they want and Daniel and myself have spoken and we've got a price that we feel is fair. So that's where we're at the moment. Hopefully, a compromise will happen and we can get something done."

Serbian midfielder, Milan Jovanovicis being tracked by English clubs Everton, Sunderland & Aston Villa. The 28-year-old Standard Liege player is not interested in extending his contract with the Belgium outfit and favours a move to England.

Everton's winger, Steven Pienaar has put his future in doubt by rejecting a new contract offered by the Toffees. The highly rated South African international seems to be on the radar of both Fiorentina and Atletico Madrid.

Clubs looking for a cut-price on Martins beware - Newcastle have put a £10m price tag on the Nigerian striker. Not sure what United are trying to accomplish as they'd like to get his wages off their payroll.

Following the departure of Kaka, AC Milan have decided to test Arsenal's resolve by making a bid for young Dane, Nicklas Bendtner. Bendtner has instantly quelled the rumours, saying he's excited about a long and illustrious career at Arsenal.

 

Sunday, 26th July:

The Times reports that Man City have agreed personal terms with Arsenal defender Kolo Tourein their standard double-your-pay deals. Times also says City are looking to sign Joleon Lescott and John Terry as part of a defensive triple swoop that could cost as much as £100 million. Toure is said to account for £15 million of that, but there's no mention of any agreement with Arsenal. If that's true, isn't this yet another case of tapping up?

The Sunday Expresssuggests that Arsenal have made a bid of €17.3m to Real Madrid for Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. Tottenham are also reportedly keen on the 25-year old, but after their pursuit of Peter Crouch are unlikely to have the cash available for another striker.

Man City look set to shed some weight as well, with Zimbabwe international Benjani looking set to return to Portsmouth.

According to The Mirror, Tottenham have won the race for Pompey striker Peter Crouch. They claim that Spurs have had a £10 million bid accepted, and Crouch will sign a five-year deal worth £70,000 per week.

Meanwhile back at Manchester City, efforts to build a new defense have kicked into high gear with West Ham United's Matthew Upson, the latest name to be linked to Eastlands. With West Ham hard pressed for cash, chances are any decent bid for Upson would be accepted despite Gianfranco Zola's desire to keep his star defender.

Fernando Morientes has said a move to Marseille would interest him. He's a free agent.

Fiorentina coach Cesar Prandelli said he would love to have Arsenal right back Emmanuel Eboue. I bet Arsene Wenger would love it if Prandelli takes him too, especially if the reported €10 million offer turns out to be true.

Spanish daily Marca believe Manchester United will bid for Valencia's David Silva. They clearly are not reading the English newspapers, or just not paying heed to Sir Alex Ferguson's claims that United will not sign any more players this summer.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be unveiled as early as tomorrow by Barcelona, barring any last moment hiccups.

Sir Alex Ferguson has disclosed that Adebayor contacted Manchester United and Chelsea even as his move to Man City was being finalised. He also called City a "small club with small mentality" for their Carlos Tevez Welcome-to-Manchester poster, stating "all City can do is talk about United." He also said City won't break into the top 4 since they feel "taking Carlos Tevez away from United is a triumph."

The Daily Mail believes John Terry is close to agreeing the mega-deal that would see him join Manchester City since he yet again failed to clarify his position with the media after Chelsea's 2-1 win over AC Milan.

 

Saturday, 25th July:

Rafa Benitez has urged Xabi Alonso to stay at Anfield. Wonder if he would have been in the same position had he not urged Alonso to leave last year?!

Roma are battling Hull City for a blonde ponytailed Liverpool player. If you can't figure out who, it's Andriy Voronin.

Martin O'Neill has said even £50 million wouldn't be enough to prise away Ashely Young from Aston Villa.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has said Former Gunner Patrick Vieira wants to join Spurs. I'm holding my co-contributor of this article to that Shorts-eating YouTube video if it happens. That video may probably be the only highlight regarding this move.

Villarreal are close to signing Brazilian international Nilmar on a five-year contract. The Internacional striker is expected to replace Nihat as the lynch pin of the Yellow Submarine front line.

Aston Villa have reportedly lost a key defender in their quest to break into the top 4 in the premiership with the departure of Zat Knight to Bolton Wanderers in a £4 million deal.

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure is being linked with a move to Manchester City. The Ivory Coast international was being feverishly chased by City last year, but rejected their overtures. However with City now appearing to be the next big thing in English football, it remains to be seen if the Arsenal future hall-of-famer will be able to keep the thought of a significantly higher salary at bay.

After failing to land Chelsea skipper John Terry, City are also now being linked to cross-town rivals defender Rio Ferdinand!

Sunderland have signed Marseille skipper Lorik Cana on a four-year contract in a deal reported to be about £5 million.

 

Friday, 24th July:

Manchester United Chief Executive David Gill has staved off any chance of spending a huge amount of money for players aged 27+, ruling out any possible move for David Villa.

Steve Bruce is trying to convince Marseille skipper Lorik Cana that Sunderland is the next best destination for him. Hmm... Let's see. Shifting from the South of France for a mid-table Premier League club up in the North East, who's greatest moment in the recent past is seeing Newcastle get relegated. Brucey should try convincing him some other way, I don't see Caca buying "the next best destination" story.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reportedly reached agreement with Barca over his "oh you gotta be kidding" deal, but wait, someone's trying to play spoil sport. Samuel Eto'o? No, no. It's that guy who was pretty decent at Arsenal but decided he wants a vacation in Spain. Aliaksandr Hleb isn't too happy over the fact that he'd be spending a season at Milan. He'll have to go back to work to earn his pay now on!

Turkish club Fenerbahce want to sign Andriy Shevchenko. That guy's still around?

Fulham have yet again failed to snare away Jonathan Greening from West Brom.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has set the record straight about his linkages to former Premiership legends David Beckham and Patrick Vieira, sharing that he has no plans to sign either. (please note my shorts are as a result also safe, read page 3 for more on the shorts) Redknapp also said that an inquiry for Real Madrid holding midfielder Lassana Diarra was rebuffed.

In what would truly be one of the shocks of the summer, Liverpool are reportedly lining up a bid for former striker Peter Crouch, who Rafa Benitez sold to Portsmouth just a year ago. After buying and selling Robbie Keane last year, surely selling and buying Peter Crouch would not come as that much a surprise. However the more one reads about it, the more one wonders if the Liverpool manager has lost the plot completely!

German champions Wolfsburg have shown interest in Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins. The Nigerian is on the chopping block as Newcastle attempt to cut costs after relegation, and has been linked for a while with Arsenal as well (but then again which striker hasn't).

Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol is looking to swoop down on his ex-club and sign youngster Gareth Bale, who appears out of favour in the Harry Redknapp regime.

Chelsea playmaker Deco has quashed rumours of a move away from Stamford Bridge, instead reaffirming his commitment to the club, and a vow to regain his early season form.

Liverpool might be losing another player as full-back Andrea Dossenais being linked to Seria A side Napoli. With Fabio Aurelio, Alvaro Arbeloa, Javier Mascherano and Xabi Alonso all potentially moving this summer, manager Rafa Benitez will have this work cut out seeing as the new season is fast approaching.

After being shunned by Peter Crouch earlier this week, Sunderland have now set their sights on Bordeaux hitman Marouane Chamakh. The Moroccan international had made his desire to leave clear but was hoping for a move to the Gunners. He has also been linked to Lyon among other clubs.

Former Liverpool defender Steve Finnanhas been linked with a move back to the Premier League following his disastrous campaign with Espanyol. Finnan made just four appearances with the club last year. Sunderland, Stoke City And Wolverhampton have all being linked for a swoop for the ex-Red.

Fiorentina are being linked to Arsenal utility-man Emmanuel Eboue. The Ivory Coast international can operate as a right-back as well as a midfielder, doing so for the Gunners over the last couple of seasons. It is believed the Viola are preparing a bid in the region of €10 million to prise him away.

Reports surfacing out of London claim that Arsenal are back in the hunt for Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaarfollowing the collapse of his move to German club Stuttgart. These reports seem hard to believe as Arsenal are linked to several strikers each day despite manager Arsene Wenger's claims that he had sufficient attacking options despite the sale of Adebayor.

Juventus are hoping to offload Danish midfielder Christian Poulsenwho is being tracked by Premiership clubs Fulham, Portsmouth and Tottenham.

 

Thursday, 23rd July:

Real Madrid are ready to up their bid for Xabi Alonso to £30 million. Chelsea and Man City have also been linked, but the Spaniard is said to want to become a Galactico.

Manchester City are reportedly willing to pay John Terry £1 million a month, but most tabloids still believe that Mr. Chelsea would still wearer a darker blue jersey.

Turkish giants Galatasaray are keen on adding Portuguese playmaker Deco to their burgeoning ranks. The Chelsea star seems likely to go ahead with the transfer now that he is no longer first choice at Stamford Bridge.

Lazio striker Goran Pandev has finally found a bidder and a rather surprising one at that. No, its not Arsenal or Juventus, who have had their eyes on the Macedonian for ages, but French side Olympic Lyon, who have cash to burn and a void to fill following the sale of Karim Benzema.

Aston Villa are reportedly ready to up their offer for one of Portsmouth's few survivors - Sylvain Distin. Villa need to desperately add some experience to their back line which will now be without the retired Martin Laursen.

Sunderland are closing in on a deal to sign Tottenham's Darren Bent, as the club with too many 'average' strikers wish to make space for Peter Crouch. Surely Redknapp doesn't think Crouch is a better player than Roman Pavlyuchenko?

Australian skipper Lucas Neill seems likely to move to Turkey after contract negotiations with West Ham have failed again. The player, currently out of contract, has refused to take a pay cut and will instead look to greener pastures.

In a surprising turnaround, Arsenal striker Eduardo claims that he is not injured and not really sure where reports of him undergoing surgery again originated. Seems like someone in the press has been cooking up stories (not for the first time)!

Real Madrid have been chasing Liverpool's Xabi Alonso all summer. It was only a matter of time though before Manchester "money bags" City would jump at the chance to hijack the deal. It is believed that the Skyblues are willing to not only meet Benitez's £35 million valuation but exceed it as well.

Representatives for Liverpool star midfielder Javier Mascherano have issued a "come get me plea" to Spanish Giants Barcelona. It is believed that the Argentinian is unsettled in England and would favour a move to Spain.

Shieffield United are hoping to sign full-back Kyle Walkeron a loan deal back from Tottenham. The Spurs had just purchased Walker from United earlier in the day.

Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has been linked with a move back to the Premier League after he was deemed surplus to requirements at Barca. It is believed that West Ham, Aston Villa and Sunderland might hold interest in the Icelandic international.

 

Wednesday, 22nd July:

In what is surely the worst possible news for Arsenal fans, Eduardo da Silvahas just undergone 'revision' surgery on that ex-broken leg, and will spend atleast 2 months with Samir Nasri on the injured list.

AC Milan administrator Adriano Galliani has ruled out signing David Beckham permanently. Well duh! He is a Milan player more often than not anyway.

Samuel Eto'o'sagent has revealed the Cameroonian is close to agreeing personal terms with Inter Milan in a deal which will surely make Zlatan Ibrahimovic the Most Overrated player in the world. Zlatan=Eto'o + 1 season loan of Alexandr Hleb + €35m? Surely not!

Klaas-Jan Huntelaarhas reportedly stalled his move to Stuttgart after being told that Tottenham and Arsenal have placed formal bids for him.

The Daily Mirror reports Roy Keane will try to sign yet another Manchester United fringe player. Danny Simpsoncould be following Lee Marting to Ipswich, with his chances at right back even further reduced with four players - Rafael, Gary Neville, Wes Brown and John O'Shea - ahead of him in the pecking order.

Maradonna is expected to sign for Portsmouth - as their 'Global Ambassador' that is. The Argentinian legend is reportedly considering quiting his post as the national team's coach to take up the offer after Suleiman Al Fahim's takeover. Just one problem: how many people around the World actually care about Portsmouth?

Liverpool are tracking Roma's Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani as a replacement for Xabi Alonso, who's move away from Anfield looks almost certain after he withdrew from Liverpool's first match on their Asian tour with a 'minor injury'.

Man City and Chelsea are ready to throw a hammer in three weeks of Real Madrid hard work by making an audacious bid for Xabi Alonso! City meanwhile are also considering getting rid of some of the excess baggage with possible moves for Martin Petrov to Tottenham and Ched Evans to Sheffield United.

Everton appear to be considering making a move for Hull City defender Michael Turner as a possible replacement for Joleon Lescott. Hull meanwhile are being linked to West Ham United striker Marlon Harewood, who is desperate for some regular first team action this season.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has claimed that no offers have been made for former Milan hitman, Andriy Shevchenko. It appears as though he does not have a future with the Blues.

Ex-Arsenal and Portsmouth man, Sol Campbell is ready to move abroad with unnamed Greek and Swiss clubs as likely destinations. The ex-England international is available on free transfer after his contract at Pompey expired July 1.

After turning down a move to Sunderland, Pompey striker, Peter Crouch looks set to move to the Lily Whites. Harry Redknapp has convinced the England international to join him once more making it the fourth time that the two have worked together.

Following the mass exodus this summer from Portsmouth, new manager Paul Hart has a tough job ahead of himself in an effort to sign new players. To that end, he has extended trials to four players - Eugene Bopp, Johan Audel, Modeste M'Bami, and Fabrice Pancrate.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has offered Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko to Arsenal hoping that the out-of-favour striker could be a replacement for departed Emmanuel Adebayor.

 

Tuesday, 21st July:

Tottenham Hotspur are aiming for the moon this season as they continue to be linked to some outrageous players. The latest superstar on that list is Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni. With the addition of Mario Gomez to the Bayern squad, Toni may no longer be an automatic starter.

Lyon are planning to kidnap Marouane Chamakh whenever he decides to move to England, and make him wear their jersey instead. Chamakh is on Arsenal's and Sunderland's wishlist, and wants a move to the Premier League, but Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas says his club would welcome him with open arms if he chooses to move from Bordeaux.

Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilanihas been told by his club to get set to head to Liverpool, surely this means that Xabi Alonso is finally on his way to Madrid!

Wigan have rejected a £6m offer for combative midfielder Lee Cattermole from Sunderland. Cattermole put in some impressive performances in this year's European U-21 Championships.

Arsenal winger Samir Nasri has fractured his right fibula in training during their preseason tour of Austria - it is projected that he will be out for 3 months. Could this force Arsene Wenger to sign reinforcements before the transfer window closes? (read more)

Chelsea youth star Frank Nouble has reportedly rejected professional terms at Stamford Bridge and looks set to head to West Ham United where he would probably get a taste of first team football this season. Arsenal too seem to be interested in the youngster, but seem unlikely to be able to offer him as much playing time for a couple of years atleast.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaaris making Stuttgart and Tottenham wait as his agent is in talks with Chelsea to see if the Blues wish to join in the race for the Dutch hitman.

Marouane Chamakh is disappointed that Arsene Wenger's interest in him has cooled, but a possible move to London still seems on, with Tottenham and Fulham showing interest in the Bordeaux striker. Wenger meanwhile appears exited about renewing his interest in Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins, with the Nigerian international reportedly available as a bargain buy as relegated Newcastle attempt to reduce their wage bill.

And Tottenham continues to be in the news with their eyes still firmly set of former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira, despite the French international saying that he will speak to Jose Mourinho about the possibility of spending another season at Inter Milan.

Aston Villa have reportedy joined Inter Milan in the race to sign Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas. The hard-working midfielder appears to be available for a fee in the range of £10 million.

Brazilian midfielder Elano could be headed away from Man City, with the Skyblues boss looking to offload Elano to FC Koln.

Joleon Lescotthas finally spoken out about being courted by Man City. He wishes to hold talks with the team, despite manager David Moyes' statement that he has no intention of selling the 26-year old defender .

Portuguese international Maniche has signed for German club Cologne on a free transfer. Maniche caught the international eye in 2004, helping FC Porto to the Champions League crown.

Hull to discuss terms with Fulham striker Bobby Zamora today. Fulham meanwhile had another bid for West Brom midfielder Johnathon Greening rejected.

 

Monday, 20th July:

Manchester City are ready to step up their chase for Chelsea and England captain John Terry by offering a whopping £40 million for the defender. They are also believed to be ready to offer half that amount to Everton for Joleon Lescott.

Bolton look set to add South Korean winger Lee Chung-yong to their line up, having agreed on a £2.1million deal with FC Seoul. Personal terms are still to be worked out. Apart from adding a natural right winger to their squad, Lee will also help boost the club's image in Asia.

Reports have surfaced that Tottenham have stolen the two Kyle's - Naughton and Walker from right under the nose of a miffed David Moyes. On adding two more full-backs to his burgeoning backline, Redknapp has also decided to let one go, as talented youngster Chris Gunter looks set to complete his move to Nottingham Forest.

Fiorentina have been linked with former Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes. The 33-year old's contract with Valencia expired this month. Fiorentina have also been linked with Brazilian midfielder Edinho as a possible direct replacement for Felipe Melo.

Former Wigan striker Amr Zaki is unlikely to find any suitors in England after his rampant absenteeism at the end of last season, and looks all set to spend a season back home in Egypt,

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar appears to have become the favourite transfer subject of the season, with any club worth their salt being linked with the young Dutchman. The latest being AS Roma and Tottenham Hotspur.

After failing to take Gareth Barry away from the clutches of Martin O'Neill, Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez seems intent to start another sign me saga with Aston Villa's winger Ashley Young.

Sunday, 19th July:

After having a successful trial with the Blackburn Rovers, ex-Inter talisman Christian Vieri is set to turn down a contract offer. If reports are to be believed, the ex-Italian international has decided that this move was not 'in the cards' as he changes his profession from soccer to poker!

Aston Villa are looking towards the future while lining up a bid for 20-year-old Welsh midfielder, Andy King currently plying his trade with League One outfit Leicester City.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have joined Fulham, Wigan, Blackburn and Sunderland in the race to sign Red Bull Salzburg hitman, Marc Janko. The 26-year-old Austrian international scored an impressive 39 goals and assisted on 9 others in 34 games last season as RB Salzburg won the Austrian league.

Bayern Munich have threatened to report Real Madrid to FIFA over their public chase of Franck Ribery, but one doubts what will be achieved by doing so. Manchester United did the same last season to no effect, and Bayern shouldn't be surprised if Sepp Blatter has a Galacticos jersey tucked away somewhere in his closet.

Manchester 'we will not sign more players' United are reportedly monitoring the David Villa situation very closely, and might be tempted into making a bid for the Valencia hitman.

Bolton and Portsmouth are both reportedly interested in Wales international full-back Sam Ricketts. However, it seems highly unlikely that Phil Brown will want to part with the talented defender who is capable of filling in at both left and right back. Ricketts is a first team regular at Hull, and despite having cover in Andy Dawson and Bernard Mendy, Hull are likely to not let Ricketts go easily.

Stoke City have been linked with former Newcastle reject Tresor Lomano Lua Lua, who currently plies his trade in Qatar. Tony Pulis believes Lua Lua would be the ideal partner for target man James Beattie.

"I dream of David" is the new theme song of Carlo Ancelloti, with the former Milan manager hoping to bring his former on-loan midfielder over to Chelsea. Beckham has received the hint, and responded in true 'come and get me fashion' by proclaiming that Ancelloti's the man to end Chelsea's title drought.

With the front line s all but secure following the captures of Santa Cruz, Tevez and Adebayor, Manchester "money bags" City have turned to defensive reinforcements. The latest player being linked to City is none other than Manchester United centre-back Nemanja Vidic. The Eastlands outfit are said to be preparing an offer of £30 million for the Serbian defender.

Hull City are set to offer Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari an escape route from the Eastlands following their mass signings of strikers. Manager Phil Brown would like to take the Zimbabwe hitman on loan and offer him regular football at the Humberside club.

Saturday, 18th July:

Following the departure of Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, manager Arsene Wenger was quoted as saying, "We're not on the verge of signing anybody but I'm able to spend the money if we find the right players". Arsenal had been linked to Bordeaux’s Marouane Chamakh as a replacement for Adebayor.

Chelsea have remained relatively quiet on the transfer front so far but they are now being linked to Roma striker Mirko Vucinic. Rumblings from around Trigoria suggest that either Vucinic or Aquilani could be sold to balance the books. This has alerted Premier giants Chelsea who have prepared a €25 million bid for Vucinic.

The Eto'o - Ibrahimovich swap deal is done. Now, it is up to the players to agree on personal terms. On that note, Eto'o is demanding €10m-per-season in wages from Inter.

Real Madrid are trying their best to ensure Xabi Alonso doesn't join Liverpool for their pre-season tour of Asia. Real need to cough up at least £30 million, which probably means they would have to sell first. Wesley Sneijder's name in a player-plus-cash deal has popped up, but one presumes Rafa Benitez would want at least enough money to sign David Silva from Valencia.

Wigan are planning a swoop for England Under-19 international, Victor Mosesof Crystal Palace. The 18-year-old can play either as a striker, or as a winger. With teams like Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham also lining up for his services it'll be interesting to see if Wigan manager Roberto Martinez can convince him to move to the Latics.

After being rejected by several players, Hull have turned their attention to Newcastle's Joey Barton. The 26-year-old midfielder has made headlines for all the wrong reasons over the last couple seasons but there is no doubt he will be an upgrade for the Tigers midfield.

Aston Villa have made one final bid for Leeds starlet Fabian Delph. Apparently Villa have had several offers refused and manager Martin O'Neill has decided that the player is not worth more than £4 million plus add-ons.

After already signing Santa Cruz and Tevez earlier in the transfer window, City are now being linked to Atletico Madrid striker, Diego Forlan. The Eastlands outfit are willing to exercise his €36 million release clause in case Adebayor's transfer falls through. Perhaps someone failed to mention to Mark Hughes that he shouldn't field 11 strikers on the team!

Liverpool have found a replacement should Xabi Alonso decide to leave for Spanish giants Real Madrid. Italian side Roma are willing to sell Alberto Aquilani to Liverpool for around €30 million.

Earning the risk of being labelled one of the greediest footballers in recent times, Emmanuel Adebayor has got engrossed in the middle of a money battle. With Man City reportedly finally relenting to his £170,000 / week salary demands, the Togolese striker's agent reportedly called Chelsea and Manchester United and offered them an opportunity to highjack the transfer. On those overtures getting rejected Adebayor and his agent are now hounding Arsenal for a £2 million loyalty bonus for not requesting the transfer themselves! (some loyalty indeed)

Everton have turned down a £15 million offer for England international Joleon Lescottfrom Manchester City. City were apparently told not to make any offers as Everton's players were not for sale, but went ahead and made it anyway, probably to ensure that Lescott is aware that they are serious about signing him.

Chelsea meanwhile have also made their intention to not sell John Terry abundantly clear to Man City.

Over in Barcelona, President Joan Laporta claims that the Eto'o - Ibrahimovicswap is as good as sealed. The incredibly expensive Sweidsh striker will cost Barca their top goal scorer, 40 million Euros and the services of rarely-used midfielder Alexander Hleb.

Friday, 17th July:

Blackburn Rovers are hoping to sign former Inter hitman Christian Vieri after his successful trial at Ewood Park earlier this week. Vieri is hoping to break into Marcelo Lippi's 2010 World Cup squad.

Arsenal are once again being linked to Fulham centre-back Brede Hangeland. It is believed that manager Arsene Wenger will try to tempt the Cottagers with £10 million bid plus Swiss international Senderos.

Add Demba Bato the growing list of possible replacements for Arsenal striker Adebayor which already includes Huntelaar, Pandev and Chamakh. The 24-year-old Senegalese striker scored 14 goals in his maiden season in the Bundesliga for newbies Hoffenheim.

Manchester United have signed Senegalese striker Diouf(don't worry, not the ex-Liverpool one named Elhadji). Mame Biram Diouf plays for Norwegian side Molde FK. Ferguson said he wasn't expecting to do any business after signing Obertan, and was looking to buy Diouf later on, but his impressive tally of 17 goals in 21 games attracted attention from other clubs and United had to sign him now. Meanwhile, Angolese striker Manucho has been sold to Real Valladolid for an undisclosed amount.

Reports in the press indicate that the Eto'o + cash for Ibrahimovich deal is all but done, and Barcelona have thrown in a year of Hleb on loan to Inter to sweeten the deal.

Arsenal have reportedly renewed interest in Arsene Wenger's favourite summer transfer subject Lazio's Goran Pandev. Pandev has been linked with the Gunners since 2006, and chances of a move to the Emirates have increased significantly with Pandev supposedly having handed in a transfer request.

Leeds 17-year old midfielder Fabian Delphis the hottest young property in England at the moment with almost all of the 'second-rung' clubs being linked with the England Under-21 star. Tottenham, Aston Villa, Everton and Fulham are all in the hunt for his signature.

Chelsea meanwhile are in the hunt for Roma striker Mirko Vucinic. Vucinic has however come out in the press and indicated that he is not interested in leaving Roma, and has publicly laughed off speculation that linked him to Tottenham, saying that the club was beneath his level.

21-year old Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf is heading to Manchester for a medical, but will spend the first half of his season at Molde (his current club) before joining Manchester United in the January transfer window.

Inter Milan's Brazilian left-back is in Barcelona today for his medical examination. He is expected to complete the move to the Camp Nou this weekend.

Ashley Young has rejected the overtures of Chelsea, and has instead sent out feelers to Manchester United that he would be interested in signing for the Premier League champions. Speculation is rife about Young's future ever since Villa were linked with another left-winger Stewart Downing, who just yesterday completed his move to Villa Park. Villa boss Martin O'Neill continues to deny the rumours, insisting that Young will be a Villa player for a while.

Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh says he would love to work with Arsene Wenger after being linked as a replacement for the soon to be departing Emmanuel Adebayor (who wouldn't!)

 

Thursday, 16th July:

West Ham United are trying to convince Inter winger Mancini to join them on loan. United striker Dean Ashton seems to be exiting the club as he didn't accompany the Hammers on their preseason tour. Manager Gianfranco Zola is keen to strengthen his striking options as besides Ashton, Carlton Cole seems to be the only other recognized striker in their ranks. West Ham have also been linked to Icelandic international Eidur Gudjohnsen who is deemed surplus to requirements at Barcelona.

David Moyes' earlier declaration that Joleon Lescott was not available at any price seems not to have deterred Manchester "money bags" City's philosophy of "every player has a price". The Eastland outfit have tabled a £15 million bid for the defender having already prepared a £20 million bid in case the previous offer is rejected.

After Barcelona's failure to capture David Villa from Valencia it appears that Joan Laporta has stepped up his interest in Inter striker Zlatan Ibrahimovich. Inter president, Massimo Moratti has admitted that a swap deal is in the works that would see Samuel Eto'o, Aliaksandr Hleb and cash heading to them in exchange for the Swedish striker.

Valencia have rejected another bid from Barcelona for their star striker David Villa. It is believed that Barcelona president, Joan Laporta offered €42m with the player himself offering a further €7m to meet Valencia valuation.

The Daily Mail believes Tottenham are closing in on signing Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo. The deal, reported to be in the region of £13 million, is expected to be completed by this weekend and would be great business for the big spending Spanish giants. Negredo was sold to two summers back, but Real bought him back this summer using a £4.3 million buy-back clause.

Liverpool are reportedly interested in Ritchie Kitoko, a Congolese defensive midfielder who plies his trade with Spanish Segunda Division side Albacete. He also holds a Belgian passport, which would make him eligible to play for Rafa Benitez's side minus any work permit issues.

Peter Crouch may have someone to look up to next season, and we mean it literally. Blackburn are chasing Valencia's Serbian forward Nikola Zigic who stands at 6' 8".

The claims made by newspapers that Manchester United could still sign more players apparently stems from Chief Executive David Gill saying something about player activity. But does't player activity also mean departures, loans, contracts, etc? Pretty flimsy statement to make such a story out of.

Aston Villa have completed the transfer of Stewart Downing from Boro. And rumour has it that Ashley Young will be allowed to leave if a substantial bid comes in - but only in January because Downing will be out till October due to injury.

Inter Milan have signed Brazil captain Lucio on a 3-year contract from Bayern Munich. Lucio is Inter's third signing of the summer following Argentine striker Diego Milito and another Brazilian Thiago Motta. The signing of a world-class central defender significantly lessens the chance of Inter now signing Chelsea's Portuguese star Ricardo Carvalho.

Emmanuel Adebayor's move to Manchester City is apparently stalled over his £170,000 per week salary demand. City are playing hardball on realising that they are the only bidders, and the striker's agent offered their cross-town rivals Manchester United the chance to sign him instead. Does he realy expect United to pay someone who considers himself to be the next Thierry Henry just because he had one good season, that ludicrous a sum?

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has dismissed claims that Hull has reached an agreement with his club for the transfer of striker Bobby Zamora.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is trying his best to sign England U-21 midfielder Lee Cattermole.

Manchester United Chief Executive David Gill has confirmed the almost-obvious: United could still sign more players this summer despite manager Sir Alex Ferguson having said that he's made all the signings he wanted to.

 

Wednesday, July 15:

Jason Scotland is one step closer to becoming Wigan's third signing after Swansea City agreed on a fee for the Trinidad & Tobago international striker.

Rangers have accepted Birmingham City's big for Barry Ferguson. The Scottish international would have to take a pay-cut to move to England.

As Adebayor's transfer inches closer to completion, the Togolese striker is apparently having second thoughts regarding his move. He has asked Manchester City for a few days while he consults his family and friends.

Everton have joined the race to sign defender Marc Torrejon of Espanyol who has also attracted the attention of Spanish clubs Real Mallorca and Zaragoza. It remains to be seen whether Torrejon would leave Spain for England. The Toffees are also being linked to Kyle Naughton of Sheffield United.

The player exodus continues in Portsmouth as they have accepted a £12 million bid for Peter Crouch from Sunderland. If this deal goes through, he will be the 10th player to leave Pompey this summer.

The Daily Mail have an Arsenal-centric Insider column guessing who would replace Adebayor. Names mentioned: Maroune Chamakh from Bordeaux, Newcastle's Obafemi Martins, Bundesliga's top scorer last season Edin Dzeko, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Demba Ba from Hoffenheim. The Chamakh deal could be scuppered because Bordeaux want Mikael Silvestre as part of the deal, a request turned down by Arsene Wenger.

Tottenham Hotspur are still chasing Real Madrid's Dutch winger Arjen Robben, despite his insistence that he wants to stay at the Bernabeu.

Chelsea Chief Executive Peter Kenyon insists captain John Terry is not for sale. As if Mark Hughes cares if he's for sale.

It seems that Emmanuel Adebayor is on the brink of joining Manchester City as he has received a new work permit, completed a medical and personal terms have been agreed to as well. Manager Mark Hughes confirmed they are in discussions with Arsenal but did not elaborate. He also said that he expects John Terry to get a new lease of life if he were to move to City.

The Telegraph mentions that Rafa Benitez has put a £30 million price-tag on Xabi Alonso, and has told Javier Mascherano that he has no chance of leaving for Barcelona. They also believe David Silva will be signed using all that moolah.

Craig Bellamy is reportedly ready to pack his bags again, and could be heading to Sunderland as Manchester City have finally realised that they can do without a striker or two from their line-up. By the way, the club he moves to will be the ninth he's played for in his career (barring a return to the previous seven).

Valencia have set a price tag of €50 million on star-striker David VIlla, so unless they decide to place him along with their jerseys and other merchandise during some seasonal sale, it's safe to say he'll be staying put.

Fulham have confirmed on their website that they have agreed to a fee of £5 million for the sale of Bobby Zamora to Hull City. (Former Fulham star Jimmy Bullard has been raving about the striker for a while to Hull boss Phil Brown)

Aston Villa and Middlesbrough have reportedly agreed on a £12 million transfer price for talented left-winger Stewart Downing. They are also tracking Sanli Tuncay, for who Boro are demanding £8 million.

Porto have completed the signing of 23-year old River Plate striker Radamel Falcao in one of those bizzare part-ownership deals.

Burnley have signed Manchester United reserves defender Richard Eckersley. The fee will be settled later by a tribunal as the player was out of contract, but is just 20-years old and a product of the Manchester United youth system (read more).

Fulham and Portsmouth have both been linked to South African Kagiso Dikgacoi, with Craven Cottage seemingly leading the race for the 24-year old midfielder.

Peter Crouch looks likely to complete a transfer to Sunderland this week. Sunderland have reportedly tabled a bid of £12 million for the striker.

Beware the man with many suitors - Sheffield United's 20-year old right back Kyle Naughton reportedly has Everton, Tottenham and Aston Villa amongst his many admirers.

Tuesday, July 14:

Wigan Athletic are being linked to Algerian international centre-back Madjid Bougherra, who is currently plying his trade with Rangers.

Everton are looking to add Benfica's influential midfielder Hassan Yebda in an effort to strengthen their midfield options.

Manchester City's money bags seem limitless - Chelsea & England captain, John Terry is the next on their shopping list. Manager Mark Hughes was quoted as saying, "We've made an offer t o Chelsea and I've made my feelings known in terms of my respect for John Terry".

Birmingham City's boss Alex McLeish is close to signing Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson whom he also coached when in charge of the Scottish national team. Ferguson would add some steel to City's midfield.

Arsenal fans look away. Felipe Melo was in Turin on Monday, and is expected to complete his transfer to Juventus today.

David Beckham has said he is open to a move to England if that boosted his chance to play in the 2010 World Cup.

Aston Villa are hoping to complete a double swoop of Darren Bent and Stewart Downing this week for £24 million. Would that money come from the sale of Ashley Young?

Rafa Benitez has reportedly told Xabi Alonso to hand in a transfer request if he wants to leave Liverpool. Real Madrid have been pursuing the midfielder for quite some time, and even Manchester City seem to be interested. However I wonder how Alonso would feel playing alongside Gareth Barry who was supposed to be replacing him at Anfield last season.

The Daily Mail reports Manchester City have reached an agreement with Arsenal to sign Adebayor for £25 million. If the deal goes through prior to any sales from City, they would have seven recognised strikers on their payroll. Has Mr. Tevez's pay been increased 75% to just change the seats he sits on the bench?

Carlos Tevez has officially joined Manchester City, and will wear the No. 32 jersey, the same number he wore at United. The Argentinian wasted no time in slamming his former boss Sir Alex Ferguson that he never called or texted him. I wonder why Fergie would want to if he's going to meet him day-in day-out at training anyway?

Hull City have reportedly agreed a fee with Sunderland for Republic of Ireland striker Daryl Murphy, and are also hot on the trails of Cardiff City duo Joe Ledley and Ross McCormack. (I wonder if Phil Brown thinks these players will keep his side in the Premiership for another season?)

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is trying to sign former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira. The free-agent has reportedly turned down a move to Birmingham and PSG in the hope of returning to London instead. (One of the authors of this segment, an Arsenal fan for life, promises to eat his shorts and put up the video on Youtube if this deal comes through).

 

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