| August 2012 transfer rumours |
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28.08.2012 Everton manager David Moyes has pulled off another coup by signing 17-year-old French wonderkid M'Baye Niang for £2m from Caen. (the Sun) Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is considering a move for Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge if Andy Carroll leaves Anfield over the next few days. (Daily Mail) Chelsea have told Barcelona that defender David Luiz, 25, is not for sale at any price. (Daily Express) Reading are in talks with West Ham about buying Hammers striker Carlton Cole for £5m. (Daily Mirror) Juventus are back in talks with Manchester City over a deal for Edin Dzeko after their move for Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente collapsed. (Metro) Stoke boss Tony Pulis will attempt to resurrect his loan move for Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone, 25, next week. (the Sun) Brazilian striker Willian, 24, has begged his Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk not to block his £20m move to Tottenham. (Daily Mail) Bolton have been reportedly asked to pay £3m if they want to sign Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing. (Bolton Evening News) Middlesbrough's Marvin Emnes and Blackpool's Tom Ince have emerged as leading targets for Swansea City. (South Wales Evening Post) Norwich are believed to be closing in on the capture of Argentine international midfielder Lucas Biglia, 25. (Daily Express) Blackburn are poised to agree a loan deal for Sunderland striker Connor Wickham, 19. (Daily Mail) 21.08.2012Zenit St Petersburg have launched a bid for Manchester United winger Nani, 25. (Daily Mail) West Ham are ready to try to steal in ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal to sign Fulham striker Clint Dempsey, 29. (Metro) Meanwhile, the Craven Cottage club have rejected a "very low" bid from Manchester United for midfielder Moussa Dembele, 25. (TalkSPORT) Toulouse defender Cheikh M'Bengue, 24, has revealed he is wanted by Arsenal. (Daily Star) Stoke have joined Everton in the hunt for Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam, 26. (Daily Mail) Blackburn have increased their offer for Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes, 22. (Lancashire Telegraph) Tottenham have enquired about signing Man City and England winger Adam Johnson, but face competition from Sunderland and West Ham. (The Times) West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is considering making a fourth bid for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis. (Daily Telegraph) Wigan striker Conor Sammon is on his way to Derby for £1.2m. (Daily Mirror) Stoke manager Tony Pulis says he may have to sell two strikers in order to clinch the signing of Michael Owen on a free. (Daily Express) Bologna have ruled out winger Gaston Ramirez moving to Southampton for £11.8m, saying it will take £16m to prise him away. (The Times) 14.08.2012Luka Modric wants to talk to Andre Villas-Boas over his future, with the 26-year-old worried that his dream move to Real Madrid may fall through. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool are lining up Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin, 26, as a replacement for Daniel Agger if the Dane joins Manchester City. (Metro) Manchester City and Tottenham target Fernando Llorente, 27, is wanted by Juventus, who have had a bid of £14m rejected by Athletic Bilbao. (TalkSPORT) Brendan Rodgers is considering moves for Adam Johnson, Nuri Sahin and Clint Dempsey in the wake of Joe Allen's arrival at Liverpool from Swansea City. (Daily Mirror) Manchester City are keen on bringing in South Korean left-back Yun Suk-Young, 22, as back-up for Gael Clichy, with Aleks Kolarov expected to leave the Blues. (TalkSPORT) Meanwhile, City have rejected a £40m bid for Mario Balotelli, 21, from Paris St-Germain after Roberto Mancini threatened to quit if the striker were sold. (Daily Star) West Ham will have to pay Wolves around £10m for winger Matt Jarvis after their initial offer of £6m for the 26-year-old winger was rejected. (Daily Mail) Jermain Defoe, 29, is being lined up for a move to Sunderland after Martin O'Neill's attempts to sign Steven Fletcher, 25, from Wolves appeared to have stalled. (Sunderland Echo) The Black Cats are also prepared to offer 19-year-old Connor Wickham to Wolves in a last-ditch bid to land Fletcher. (Daily Star) Ian Holloway wants to take QPR's Joey Barton, 29, on a season-long loan after the midfielder was all set to join Blackpool's neighbours Fleetwood Town. (Daily Mirror) Fiorentina are interested in signing Giovani dos Santos, 23, from Tottenham. The Mexican has less than a year left on his current contract. (TalkSPORT) Tottenham are eyeing a move for Inter keeper Julio Cesar and could pick up the 32-year-old on a free because the Italian club want him off their wage bill. (the Sun)
07.08.2012 Manchester City are set to launch a £20m bid for Roma's Italian international midfielder
Daniele De Rossi, 29. (Daily Mail) Jose Mourinho has told Arsenal he will not stand in their way as they look to take midfielder
Nuri Sahin, 23, on loan from Real Madrid. (Guardian) Manchester United are intent on finishing off a £30m move for Brazil's Lucas Moura, 19, from
Sao Paulo. Manchester United are intent on finishing off a £30m move for Brazil's Lucas Moura, 19,
from Sao Paulo. (Daily Mail) Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are both looking at 20-year-old FC Porto winger Christian Atsu,
who scored on his debut for Ghana in June. (insidefutbol.com) Newcastle have made an enquiry for French midfielder Jeremy Toulalan, 28, currently
with financially troubled Malaga. (Daily Mail) Tottenham look to have missed out on Malaga's Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon after
Russian club Rubin Kazan made an offer of £10m. (Footy Latest) Cardiff City have opened talks about signing 33-year-old Craig Bellamy from Liverpool,
just over a year after his loan spell in south Wales ended. (Metro) Wigan want to take Arsenal's Japanese striker Ryo Miyaichi, 19, on loan as a replacement
for Victor Moses, who looks set to join Chelsea. (Daily Mail) Manchester United appear to have beaten Chelsea and Juventus to the signature of Borussia
Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, 23. (Footy Latest) Wolves defender Christophe Berra, 27, is a £3m target for Southampton, Stoke City and Leicester City. (the Sun) Cardiff City have rejected bids from Leicester City and Bristol City for defender Anthony Gerrard, 26. (the Sun) Robin van Persie is set for an uncomfortable return to the Arsenal line-up after Manchester United,
Manchester City and Juventus all cooled their interest in the 28-year-old striker. (Metro) |