Latest news, rumours and gossip from the Premier League.
Arsenal
FC Twente have ruled out a ove for Nicklas Bendtner, feeling the player is out of reach for the club financially – talkSPORT
Arsenal will have to pay £55m if they still want Luis Suarez after the striker dropped his pursuit of arbitration as a means of leaving for less – Mirror
Atletico Mineiro youngster Bernard has turned down a move to Arsenal. A a £22million fee with Ukrainian champions Shakhtar has been agreed for the 20 year-old – Express
Arsenal are in talks with Malaga over swap deal for Nicklas Bendtner and Jesus Gamez – Independent
Confirmed transfers in: Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre, Free).
Confirmed transfers out: Vito Mannone (Sunderland, £1.5m), Martin Angha (FC Nuremburg, Undisclosed), Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg, Free), Denilson (Sao Paolo, Free), Craig Eastmond (Colchester, Free), Kyle Ebecilio (FC Twente), Elton Monteiro (Club Brugge, Free), Sanchez Watt (Colchester, Free), Jordan Wynter (Bristol City, Free), Francis Coquelin (Freiburg, Loan), Johan Djourou (Hamburg, Loan), Reice Charles-Cook (Bury, Free), Andre Santos (Flamengo, Undisclosed).
Released: Samir Bihmoutinel, Daniel Boateng, Zach Fagan, Saed Harjovic, Conor Henderson, Jernade Meade, Nigel Neita, Josh Rees, Philip Roberts, James Shea, Sebastien Squillaci.
Aston Villa
Newcastle are the front runners to sign Aston Villa striker Darren Bent after Fulham ended their interest in the former England striker – Daily Mail
Barry Bannan is set to kickstart his career at Blackburn after falling out of favour at Villa – Birmingham Mail
Midfielder Stephen Ireland is set to join Villa colleague Shay Given on loan at Doncaster Rovers – Mirror
Ilombe Mboyo has been offered to Aston Villa after a proposed move to Anderlecht stalled over Gent’s valuation of the player – Times
Confirmed transfers in: Jores Okore (Nordsjaelland, £4m), Leandro Bacuna (Groningen £3m), Aleksander Tonev (Lech Poznan £2.5m), Antonio Luna (Sevilla, £2m), Nicklas Helenius (Aalborg £1.2m rising to £2m), Liam Prynn (Torquay £50,000), Jed Steer (Norwich, Free).
Confirmed transfers out: Coutney Cameron (Torquay, Free), Brett Holman (Al Nasr, Free), Eric Lichaj (Nottm For, Free), Jean Makoun (Rennes, Free), Derrick Williams (Bristol City, Free), Richard Dunne (QPR, Free).
Released: Callum Barrett, Joshua Barton, Daniel Devine, Andrew Marshall
Retired: Stiliyan Petrov
Cardiff City
Cardiff City sign Tottenham defender Steven Caulker – Daily Mail
Cardiff want to bring Celtic’s Joe Ledley back to the club in a £3m deal – Mirror
Cardiff have been linked with a free transfer move for former Lyon defender Anthony Réveillère – WalesOnline
Cardiff have emerged as front-runners in the race to sign Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue, a former target for Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton – Daily Mail
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Retired: Heidar Helguson.Chelsea
Barcelona have been given a clear run on David Luiz after Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola admitted he had pulled out of the race to sign the £40million-rated Chelsea defender – Mirror
Inter Milan are close to agreeing a loan deal for Chelsea defender Wallace – Express
Fernando Torres could be offered an exit from Chelsea. Valencia have shown interest – Metro
Chelsea will wait until after Rio Ferdinand’s testimonial to make a move for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney – ESPN
Confirmed transfers in
Confirmed transfers out: Jeffrey Bruma (PSV £2.5m), Amine Aflane (Energie Cottbus, Free), Ben Gordon (Ross County, Free), Rohan Ince (Brighton, Free), Patrick Bamford (MK Dons, Loan), Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid, Loan), Todd Kane (Blackburn, Loan), Marko Marin (Sevilla, Loan), Oriol Romeu (Valencia, Loan), George Saville (Brentford, Loan), Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan), Daniel Pappoe (Colchester, Loan), Milan Lalkovic (Walsall, Loan), Florent Malouda (Trabzonspor, Free), Sam Walker (Colchester, Loan).
Crystal Palace
Ian Holloway signs former Blackpool winger Elliot Grandin on a one-year deal. The winger spent the majority of last season on-loan at French side Nice – Daily Mail
Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh has emerged as loan target for Crystal Palace – Daily Mail
Carlton Cole could be on his way to Saint-Etienne after his proposed move to Crystal Palace fell through – Daily Mail
Crystal Palace are keen on departing Galatasaray striker Johan Elmander but the Swede’s wage demands could hinder a move – Daily Mail
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Everton
Everton and QPR are set to compete for the signature of 28-year-old former Liverpool and Juventus midfielder Momo Sissoko – Express
Joey Barton’s agent has approached Everton to underline the player’s desire to join them. Barton is willing will take a 50 per cent pay cut to make the move happen – Telegraph
Everton are preparing a £15m offer for Wigan star James McCarthy even after being told the midfielder, 22, will not be allowed to leave for less than £20m – Daily Star
Everton have admitted they need to sell before launching a bid for Juventus striker Alessandro Matri – Express
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Retired: Phil Neville.Fulham
Fulham have stolen a march on Arsenal and Manchester United in the race to sign Zulte Waregem’s Belgian midfielder Bernard Malanda-Adje – Daily Star
Manager Martin Jol has been determined to bolster his midfield with Tottenham’s Tom Huddlestone, Sunderland’s Lee Cattermole and Morgan Amalfitano of Marseille all under consideration – Daily Mail
Fulham have held talks with Roma over the signing of Italy forward Pablo Osvaldo – Metro
Fulham are set to make a surprise move for Uruguay international Walter Gargano – talkSPORT
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Released: Chris Baird, Simon Davies, Mahamadou Diarra, Thomas
Donegan, Corey Gamiero, Giorgos Karagounis, James Musa, Richard Peniket,
Mladen Petric, Csaba Somogyi.Hull City
QPR midfielder Jermaine Jenas is in talks with Hull about a move to the KC Stadium – Sky Sports
Charles N’Zogbia could be set to leave Aston Villa, with Hull and Crystal Palace considering bids – Metro
Hull have made an offer for Hull have made an offer for Ilombe Mboyo, the Belgium forward, who scored 20 league goals in 34 appearances last season – Daily Mail
Danny Graham completes Hull City loan – BBC
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Released: Jamie Devitt, Paul McKenna, Seyi Olofinjana, Jay Simpson.Liverpool
Liverpool have held talks with Aly Cissokho, the Valencia left back – Daily Mail
Liverpool are considering Rubin Kazan’s Salomon Rondon but Rodgers faces competition from Borussia Dortmund for the signature of 23-year-old – Express
Brendan Rodgers is ready to resurrect his pursuit of Greece international defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos – Metro
Liverpool have made Valencia striker and Tottenham target Roberto Soldado their main hope as they look to replace Luis Suarez – Daily Mail
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Released: Tyrell Belford.
Retired: Jamie Carragher.Manchester City
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has emerged as a transfer target for Tottenham – Independent
City are on the verge of signing Real Madrid defender Pepe – Manchester Evening News
Benfica have slapped a £34m price tag on City target Eduardo Salvio, who is also being tracked by Tottenham and Arsenal – Express
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Released: Filippo Mancini.Manchester United
United goalkeeper David De Gea is desperate for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas to join him at Old Trafford as David Moyes awaits a response to a £35m bid – Telegraph
United are planning an audacious £25m raid on Real Madrid for Luka Modric after coming to the realisation that they are unlikely to secure any of their primary transfer targets – Mirror
Chelsea will wait until after Rio Ferdinand’s testimonial to make a move for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney – ESPN
Javier Hernandez is a transfer target for Spanish side Valencia – Mirror
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Retired: Paul Scholes.Newcastle United
Newcastle are intensifying their efforts to secure QPR striker Loic Remy, 26, on a season-long loan deal – ChronicleLive
Newcastle director of football Joe Kinnear has made enquiries about Sunderland’s Phil Bardsley – Express
Newcastle are the front runners to sign Aston Villa striker Darren Bent after Fulham ended their interest in the former England striker – Daily Mail
Newcastle will have to pay £8.6m to sign 27-year-old Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis – Daily Mail
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Released: Steve Harper, Yven Moyo.Norwich City
Wigan manager Owen Coyle has tabled a £500,000 bid for Norwich’s unwanted defender Leon Barnett – Daily Mail
West Ham are targeting a move for Norwich City midfielder Robert Snodgrass – Mirror
Watford striker Matej Vydra has emerged as a target for Norwich and Southampton – Daily Star
Juventus have dismissed Norwich’s audacious bid for Fabio Quagliarella – Daily Star
Confirmed transfers in
Confirmed transfers out: Grant Holt (Wigan, £2m), James Vaughan (Huddersfield, £1m), Tom Adeyemi (Birmingham, Free), Olumide Durojaiye (Falkirk, Free), George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon, Free), Chris Martin (Derby, Free), Korey Smith (Oldham, Free), Jed Steer (Aston Villa, Free), Marc Tierney (Bolton, Free), Elliot Ward (Bournemouth, Free), Declan Rudd (Preston, Loan).
Released: Lee Camp, Simeon Jackson, Ramil Sheriff,Southampton
Mauricio Pochettino is ready to battle West Brom for the signature of Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair – Sun
Southampton are looking at Pablo Osvaldo and Leandro Damiao as they hope to increase their options upfront – Mirror
West Ham are set to open up talks again about a move for Southampton striker Rickie Lambert – Daily Star
Verona and Iceland midfielder Emil Hallfredsson is on Southampton’s radar – talkSPORT
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Stoke are interested in bringing QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt to the club on loan, but Rangers want it to be a permanent deal – Daily Mail
Confirmed transfers in
Confirmed transfers out: Matthew Lund (Rochdale, Free), Carlo Nash (Norwich, Free), Matthew Upson (Brighton, Free),
Dean Whitehead (Middlesbrough, Free).
Released: Michael Clarkson, Rory Delap, Matthew Gledhill, Jadan Hall, Andrew Musunga, Jermaine Pennant, George Rigg,
Mamaday Sidibe.
Retired: Michael Owen
Sunderland
Sunderland could hijack Crystal Palace’s bid for Panathinaikos winger Quincy Owusu-Abeyie – Mirror
Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio plans to make 19-year-old Panathinaikos winger Charis Mavrias his 10th summer signing – Daily Mail
Alfred N’Diaye has joined Turkish club Eskisehirspor on loan – BBC
Newcastle director of football Joe Kinnear has made enquiries about Phil Bardsley – Express
Confirmed transfers in: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar, £6.5m), Vito Mannone (Arsenal, £1.5m), David Moberg Karlsson (IFK Gothenburg
£1.5m), El-Hadji Ba (Le Havre, £380,000), Duncan Whatmore (Altrincham, Undisclosed), Cabral (Basel, Free), Modibo Diakite
(Lazio, Free), Valentin Roberge (Maritimo, Free), Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus, Undisclosed).
Released: Titus Bramble, Anthony Callaghan, Wade Joyce, Ryan Noble, Ben Wilson.
Swansea City
Cardiff are ready to rival neighbours Swansea with a bid for Espanyol defender Hector Moreno – Daily Mail
Swansea have revived their interest in signing John Guidetti, Manchester City’s young Swedish striker, on loan – Mirror
Defender Ashley Williams admits he is enjoying talk of a move to Arsenal or Liverpool – Daily Star
Swansea City will have to fork more than £3.9m for Wakaso Mubarak after Espanyol rejected a bid – talkSPORT
Confirmed transfers in: José Cañas (Real Betis, Free), Jordi Amat (Espanyol, £2.5m), Jonathan de Guzman (Villarreal, loan),
Alejandro Pozuelo (Real Betis,undisclosed), Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool, £5m), Wilfried Bony (Vitesse Arhem, £12m)
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Tottenham Hotspur
The club’s deal for Steaua Bucharest’s 23-year-old defender Vlad Chiriches is 99 per cent complete – Mirror
Spurs could launch a rival bid for Liverpool hitman Luis Suarez if Real Madrid are able to sign Bale – Daily Mail
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has emerged as a transfer target for Tottenham – Independent
Daniel Levy is refusing to hold talks with star forward Gareth Bale over a record-breaking transfer to Real Madrid – Mirror
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Released: Jack Barthram, David Bentley, John Bostock, William Gallas, Jack Munns, Jake Nicholson.
West Bromwich Albion
Uruguay captain Diego Lugano, 32, is flying to the Midlands to discuss a possible move to the Hawthorns – Star
Steve Clarke is interested in bringing Napoli defender Federico Fernandez to the club on loan – Daily Mail
Southampton are ready to battle West Brom for the signature of Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair – Sun
West Brom are in the driving seat to land Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou after West Ham said they would refuse to play him through the middle if he signed for them – Mirror
Confirmed transfers in
Confirmed transfers out: Marc-Antoine Fortune (Wigan, Free), James Hurst (Valur, Free), Gonzalo Jara (Nottm For, Free), Jerome
Thomas (Crystal Palace, Free), Romaine Sawyers (Walsall, Free), Scott Allan (Birmingham, Loan).
Released: Zoltan Gera
West Ham have opened talks with former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou – Daily Mail
West Ham are set to open up talks again about a move for Southampton striker Rickie Lambert – Daily Star
Sam Allardyce is interested in bringing Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker back to Upton Park – Mirror
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Released: Carlton Cole, Gary O’Neil, Jack Powell, Jami Rafati, Eoin Wearen.