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Saturday, January 28, 2012

All the latest Transfer Gossip across Europe


With the January transfer window closing next Tuesday, there has plenty of talk of possible 'big name' transfers, but little in the way of action so far this month!
The only big money transfer of note was the predicted move of Bolton's Gary Cahill to Chelsea for £7million. Meanwhile there are also lot of loan deals in the pipeline, but can the players, their agents and the clubs agree terms before the transfer window shuts!

As the clock ticks down here is the most recent transfer gossip to be doing the rounds!

Is your club involved?

Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lille, PSG, Arsenal, Hanover 96, Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, Manchester City, Liverpool, Lazio, Arsenal, Real Sociedad, QPR, Tottenham, São Paulo, Bolton, Crystal Palace, Stoke, Everton, Ajax, Inter Milan, Newcastle, Burnley, Watford, Swansea, Blackpool, AZ Alkmaar, Kalmar FF, West Brom, Zenit St Petersburg, Juventus, Cagliari, Sunderland, Blackburn, MK Dons, Nottingham Forest, Leicester, Southend and Shrewsbury are all caught up in transfer gossip as we speak.

Chelsea are also after Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian Borges da Silva, but have been told by the Ukrainians that they will have to fork out £25m for the 23-year-old - The Guardian

Lille striker Eden Hazard (right) has admitted Carlo Ancelotti's presence at Paris Saint-Germain is drawing him towards joining the French club. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have all been linked with the 21-year-old - Inside Futbol

Paris St Germain ended their interest in a January deal for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez earlier this week, but coach Carlo Ancelotti hopes the French club may be able to sign the Argentine in the future - skysports.com

Chelsea defender Alex has completed a €5 million [£4.1m] transfer to Paris Saint Germain this weekend The Brazilian has signed an 18-month deal with the French Ligue 1 leaders - goal.com

Hannover 96 are keen to sign Senegalese international striker Mame Biram Diouf, 24 on loan from Manchester United - footballpress.net

Chelsea could make a £3m move for Manchester United defensive midfielder Paul Pogba (right). The 18-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has refused to sign a new deal - The Guardian

Manchester United could make a shock move for German midfielder Michael Ballack after Bayer Leverkusen indicated the 35-year-old could be available - Caught Offside

Arsenal striker Carlos Vela is hopeful of extending his loan stay at Real Sociedad and possibly turning it into a permanent switch. The 22-year-old Mexico international has been at the La Liga side since the start of the season - Caught Offside

Edinson Cavani's agent has played down talk of a stunning late switch to Manchester City. It has been suggested in the Italian media that Napoli are bracing themselves for a late move for their 24-year-old Uruguayan striker (right). Liverpool are also rumoured to be keen on the striker - talkSPORT and Caught Offside

Queens Park Rangers hope to sign former Liverpool forward Djibril Cisse from Lazio. The 30-year-old Frenchman would cost £4m, although he may join on loan. Adel Taarabt may head in the opposite direction - The Guardian and skysports.com

Bolton have made a £5m bid for Crystal Palace's England Under-21 international Wilfried Zaha, but face competition from Newcastle and Stoke - Daily Mirror and footballgossip.org.uk

Tottenham are in talks with São Paulo over Brazil Under-20 defender Bruno Uvini - The Guardian

Everton are closing in on Ajax striker Mounir El Hamdaoui (right). The 27-year-old Moroccan could move to Goodison Park on loan before sealing a permanent move for £5m in the summer - talkSPORT

Everton are being linked with Inter Milan striker Luc Castaignos, according to reports from Italy. The Toffees are being linked with the a move for the former Feyenoord youngster, either on loan or in a permanent deal - footballgossip.org.uk

Newcastle United want Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez and Watford's Adrian Mariappa. However Swansea City are also keen on the Watford defender - The Guardian and Daily Mail

AZ Alkmaar have completed the signing of 19 year-old right-back Mattias Johansson from Swedish side Kalmar FF - sportinglife.com

Blackpool are lining up a season-long loan move for West Brom's Czech Republic striker Roman Bednar - skysports.com

West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson is hopeful of concluding a deal to sign Zenit St Petersburg winger Szabolcs Huszti (right), for the remainder of the season - sportinglife.com and The Press Association

Juventus are tracking Belgian international Radja Nainggolan 23, but the midfielder has a deal tying him to Cagliari until June 2014 - footballpress.net

David Dunn has signed a new contract with Blackburn until the summer of 2013 - sportinglife.com

Newcastle United midfielder Alan Smith is set to leave the club for League One side MK Dons - football gossip.org.uk

Nottingham Forest are considering a third bid from Leicester for centre-back Wes Morgan. The Foxes' previous offer was believed to be in the region of £800,000 - sportinglife.com

Sunderland are considering a bid for unsettled Besiktas targetman Hugo Almeida (right), 27, who is rated at £3m - Sunderland Echo

League Two promotion chasers Southend have bolstered their defensive options with the signing of Pat Baldwin from Colchester on a free transfer until the end of the season - skysports.com

Shrewsbury Town have signed Romaine Sawyers on a month-long loan from West Brom - skysports.com

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

All the latest Transfer Gossip across Europe


With the January transfer window opening in a matter of days, let's take a look at the latest transfer rumours to be making the headlines, as clubs across Europe get a one last chance this season to shuffle their squads in a final push for success, whether it in the form of trophies, UEFA Champions League/Europa League qualification, or simply to maintain their status in their respective leagues.
As the clock ticks down here is the most recent transfer gossip to be doing the rounds!

Blackburn, Fulham, Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester United, Manchester City, Lille, Olympiakos, Bolton, Chelsea, Everton, Barcelona, New York Red Bulls, Dijon, AC Milan, Liverpool, Racing Club de Avellaneda, Paris Saint Germain, QPR, Arsenal, FC Köln, Olympique Lyonnais, Fiorentina, Tottenham, Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Anzhi Makhachkala, Watford, Montpellier, Newcastle, Sochaux, Malaga, AS Roma, Leicester City, Doncaster Rovers, Derby County, Middlesbrough, Nottm Forest, West Ham, Valencia, Swindon Town, Huddersfield and Bournemouth..........are all caught up in transfer gossip as we speak.

Here is a round up:

Blackburn boss Steve Kean expects the green light to bid £2 million for unhappy Fulham striker Andy Johnson (right) today - and make him one of the first signings of the winter transfer window. QPR are also keen, but the 30-year-old is not a priority capture for them just now - Daily Mirror and The Guardian

Bayer Leverkusen are desperate to take Dimitar Berbatov back to the Bundesliga and have been in contact with the Manchester United striker - Daily Mail

Manchester City could fuel the rivalry with Manchester United by snapping up two of their best up-and-coming youngsters Ravel Morrison and Paul Pogba.
Both Pogba and Morrison, both 18 years-old are out of contract at the end of season and City are best-placed if neither players agrees a new deal - Daily Express, Daily Mail and footballpress.net

Manchester City are also rumoured to be lining up a £25m swoop for Lille's Eden Hazard (right), who will be immediately loaned back to France for the remainder of this season - skysports.com and The Guardian

Bolton Wanderers defender Gary Cahill has agreed in principal to join Chelsea in January - footballpress.net

Bolton boss Owen Coyle will swoop for New York Red Bulls and USA defender Tim Ream as a replacement for Gary Cahill - Daily Star

Bolton hope toalso sign Josh McEachran on loan from Chelsea, after sending back the unwanted Gaël Kakuta, who's now heading for Dijon - The Guardian

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas insists Chelsea will not be trying to buy Everton's Jack Rodwell when the transfer window reopens.
The Blues were this week linked with a £20million bid for the midfielder, who made his senior England debut last month - sportinglife.com

Chelsea are facing an unexpected battle to keep Oriol Romeu less than six months after signing him. Barcelona are said to want to bring the midfielder, who has broken into Andre Villas-Boas' first team, back to the Nou Camp as a replacement for Serie A-bound Seydou Keita in summer - Daily Mirror

Liverpool target Teo Gutierrez (right) has been made available by his club - but only if his £8m valuation is met. The Racing Club de Avellaneda (of Argentina) forward has been attracting the attention of a number of clubs across Europe and the impending eight game ban Luis Suarez is facing has heightened Liverpool's thoughts of adding another striker to their squad - talkSPORT

AC Milan have dismissed reports that Brazilian star Alexandre Pato has asked for a big-money move to Paris Saint Germain. The forward admitted yesterday that his relationship with Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is not ideal, and that has only increased speculation of a €50million (£42m) switch to France - skysports.com and Daily Mirror

Manager Arsene Wenger is set to consider offers for Arsenal trio Marouane Chamakh, Andrey Arshavin and Sebastien Squillaci as he looks to make way for possible additions to his squad next month - Caught Offside

Andrey Arshavin appears to be closer than ever to leaving Arsenal with Chelsea among the clubs who could be keen on him - Metro

Arsenal will only make loan signings this January but are preparing a £30m summer spending spree on FC Köln striker Lukas Podolski, Fiorentina midfielder Juan Vargas (right) and Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff. Poldolski and Gourcuff would cost the Gunners a combined fee in the region of £15 million pounds, with Vargas' fee expected to be around £10 million - footballpress.net

Tottenham will consider a move for Blackburn defender Chris Samba when the transfer window opens next week, after missing out on Gary Cahill - Daily Mail

Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent claims the Tottenham Hotspur striker is prepared to join Anzhi Makhachkala unless he receives a better offer in January. The 30 year-old forward is unhappy with his lack of playing time and has been linked with a return to former club Spartak Moscow, along with rivals Lokomotiv Moscow and Queens Park Rangers - skysports.com and sportinglife.com

Blackburn are lining up a bid for £5m-rated Watford striker Marvin Sordell - Daily Star

Montpellier owner Louis Nicollin has ruled out selling striker Olivier Giroud (right) to Newcastle United after claiming the club are 'too small' for the striker. Giroud is reportedly a target for Newcastle in the January transfer window as Alan Pardew seeks to boost his attack after a move for Sochaux's Modibo Maiga collapsed. The French international has also been linked with the likes of Arsenal and Malaga - skysports.com

Tottenham's 25 year-old defender Vedran Corluka looks set to join Italian giants AS Roma - Daily Star and The Sun

Olympiakos have been linked to a move for Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak - The Guardian

Middlesbrough are keen on landing Nottingham Forest striker Ishmael Miller. The 23-year-old only moved to the City Ground in the summer, when Forest paid West Bromwich Albion just over £1million - skysports.com

Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock has ruled out a bid to sign former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb in January. Hleb has spent the first half of the season on loan at Wolfsburg from Barcelona, but the Bundesliga club will not be extending the arrangement - sportinglife.com

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson insists will not be 'held to ransom' in the January transfer window amid reports he has made a bid for Doncaster Rovers striker Billy Sharp (right). Foxes boss Pearson is keen to improve his squad in the New Year and reports claim that Leicester have offered £3million for Sharp - skysports.com

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is keen on bringing Valencia defender Ricardo Costa to East London - skysports.com

Derby County manager Nigel Clough is hoping to release several members of his squad during the January transfer window. Midfielder Stephen Pearson, currently on loan at Championship rivals Bristol City, and goalkeeper Stephen Bywater could be among the first to leave the club in the New Year - skysports.com

Swindon Town will give Leon Clarke to Huddersfield on a free after he fell out with manager Paolo di Canio, but have turned down Bournemouth's £500,000 bid for winger Matt Ritchie, whom they rate at £2m - skysports.com and The Guardian

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Transfer Deadline Day - No Rumours just Done Deals!



Updated regularly all-day today..............The August transfer window is now officially closed. Here are a list of the 'done deals.'





Paris St Germain have completed the signing of Uruguay captain Diego Lugano from Fenerbahce on a three-year contract.

Juventus have signed Dutch player Eljero Elia from Hamburg SV on a four-year deal, for a fee of €9 million.

Plymouth Argyle have snapped up 28 year-old defender Simon King on a month's loan from Gillingham.

Siena have signed Argentine striker Pablo Andres Gonzalez and Serbian defender Milan Milanovic from Palermo, both on loan.

Hannover have snapped up Austria international Daniel Royer from SV Ried for an undisclosed fee.

West Ham have signed Guy Demel from Hamburg. The full-back has signed a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Birmingham have signed former Wrexham defender Jack Deaman on a one-year professional contract.

Peterborough Utd sign striker Emile Sinclair from Macclesfield on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Udinese have signed Uruguay right-back Maximiliano Pereyra on a permanent transfer from River Plate, and goalkeeper Daniele Padelli on a season-long deal from Sampdoria.

AS Roma have completed the signing of centre-back Simon Kjaer on a season-long loan deal from Wolfsburg.

Lille, the French champions have signed Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole on loan for the rest of the season.

Chievo Verona have signed USA midfielder Michael Bradley from Borussia Monchengladbach.

Caglairi have signed 24 year-old Portuguese midfielder Rui Sampaio from Beira Mar.

Newcastle Utd have signed Davide Santon from Internazionale on a 5 year contract, for an undisclosed fee. Last season the the 20 year-old full-back was sent out on loan to Cesena.

Vitesse Arnham have signed Chelsea's 20 year-old midfielder Ulises Dávila for the rest of the season. Dávila only joined The Blues 4 days ago from Mexican side Guadalajara, on a five-year deal.

St Etienne have confirmed the signing of winger Max Gradel from Leeds United on a four-year contract, for a fee of around £2.5 million.

Crystal Palace have extended their loan deal with QPR defender Peter Ramage until January.

Wolfsburg have confirmed that Alexander Hleb has joined the Bundesliga side on loan from Barcelona.

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of long-term target Scott Parker from West Ham United for a fee of £5 million.

QPR has joined goalkeeper Tommaso Trani on a two-year deal following his release by AC Milan

Évian TG, the French Ligue 1 club have confirmed the signing of Denmark midfielder Christian Poulsen from Liverpool.

Inter Milan have completed the transfer of Diego Forlan from Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee. Inter have also agreed a loan deal to take Mauro Zarate from Lazio.

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has confirmed that he has lined up a deal for Shamrock Rovers defender Enda Stevens. The 21-year-old is set to join Villa on a three-year deal in January.

Arsenal have signed Brazil defender Andre Santos on a long-term contract from Fenerbahce. The 28-year-old left-back moves to the Emirates for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £6 million.

Swindon have signed West Ham's Saudi Arabian-born striker Ahmed Abdullah, on a six-month loan deal.

Genoa have signed Andrea Caracciolo from Brescia on loan with the view to a permanent deal for €1.6 million.

PSV Eindhoven have signed Slovenian international striker Tim Matavz from Groningen on a 5 years deal.

Scunthorpe have had an undisclosed six-figure bid accepted by Bury for midfielder Damien Mozika.

Watford have completed the signing of Joe Garner from Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.

Hamburg have announced the signing of Croatian international midfielder Ivo Ilicevic from Kaiserslautern on a four-year deal, for a fee in the region €4 million.

Parma have signed Lazio striker Sergio Floccari on loan with a view to a permanent move.

Liverpool have completed the signing of United States Under-18 striker Villyan Bijev from California Odyssey after the youngster impressed on trial.

Fulham have wrapped up the signing of Juventus' Czech Republic defender Zdenek Grygera on an initial one-year contract.

West Ham have confirmed that Tottenham winger David Bentley has joined the club on a season-long loan.

Millwall have captured the permanent signing of Dany N'Guessan from Leicester.

Rotherham have confirmed that Leyton Orient striker Alex Revell has joined The Millers on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.

Port Vale have completed the loan signing of Rangers youngster Andrew Little on loan until January.

AS Roma have signed Bosnian playmaker Miralem Pjanic from Olympique Lyon for €11 million.

Arsenal have agreed terms with Werder Bremen to sign German international defender Per Mertesacker on a four-year deal for a reporteted £9 million.

Scunthorpe have made their second signing of the day, bringing in Everton defender Shane Duffy on loan for a month.

Blackpool have signed 19-year-old West Brom defender James Hurst on a season-long loan deal.

Brentford have captured Mike Grella on a permanent deal, and he will see out the season at Griffin Park after becoming a free agent.

Rennes have re-signed Morocco international Youssouf Hadji from fellow Ligue 1 outfit Nancy for €1.7million.

Cardiff City have confirmed the signing of defender Ben Turner from Coventry City for a fee of £750,000.

Charlton have confirmed that 19-year-old striker Michael Smith has joined them from Darlington on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.

West Ham confirm the signing of Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury on an initial season-long loan.

Oldham have signed Norwich City midfielder Tom Adeyemi on loan until 3rd January.

Bury have signed Northampton Town striker Shaun Harrad for an undisclosed fee.

AS Roma have confirmed the loan signing of Argentina midfielder Fernando Gago from Real Madrid.

Aldershot Town have signed 19-year-old left-back Jordan Brown on a one-month loan from West Ham.

Wigan have confirmed the signing of Shaun Maloney from Celtic, for a fee of £1 million.

Ajax have signed Russia striker Dmitri Bulykin from Belgian side Anderlecht on a free transfer.

Atalanta, the Serie A newcomers have bolstered their midfield for the coming campaign with a double loan capture, signing Luca Cigarini and Matteo Brighi.

Preston have signed winger Keammar Daley from Jamaican club Tivoli Gardens on a two-year deal.

AC Milan have signed midfielder Antonio Nocerino from Palermo on a five-year deal.

Wigan have signed Chelsea's 21-year-old Dutch left-back Patrick van Aanholt on a season-long loan deal.

Manchester City have confirmed they have signed free-agent Owen Hargreaves on a one-year contract.

Blackpool have signed Sheffield United forward Daniel Bogdanovic on a one-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.

Rochdale have signed Manchester City midfielder Ahmed Benali on a season-long loan deal.

Celtic have signed Moroccan left-back Badr El Kaddouri on a six-month loan from Dynamo Kiev.

Bolton have completed the signing of Liverpool's French striker David Ngog, for a fee of £4 million.

Bradford have signed former Hull goalkeeper Matt Duke on a two-year deal.

MK Dons have signed Sheffield Wednesday defender Mark Beevers in a loan deal until 31st December.

Bolton have confirmed that they have signed Gael Kakuta from Chelsea on loan until 1st January.

Burnley have signed West Ham striker Junior Stanislas for an undisclosed fee. They have also agreed an undisclosed fee with the Hammers for frontman Zavon Hines, who moved to the Clarets 13 days ago.

Bury have made another signing today, with Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Giles Coke joining on a two-month loan deal.

Hearts have signed midfielder Callum Tapping from Tottenham for a nominal fee. The 18-year-old, has signed a two-year contract with an option of a further 12 months.

Rochdale have signed Peterborough frontman David Ball on a three-month loan deal.

Trabzonspor of Turkey have confirmed the signing of Marek Cech from West Brom for an undisclosed fee.

Leicester City have completed the signing of Everton striker Jermaine Beckford, for a fee which could rise to £4 million.

West Ham have signed Ivory Coast utility man Guy Demel from Hamburg.

Millwall have signed Bournemouth winger Liam Feeney for an undisclosed fee.

Oxford United have completed the signing of Middlesbrough forward Jonathan Franks on loan until 1st January.

Stoke City have announced the capture of midfielder Wilson Palacios from Tottenham, on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £8 million.

Lincoln have signed sign 22-year-old defender Mitchell Nelson on loan from Bournemouth until October.

Oldham have signed former Newcastle striker Shefki Kuqi until the end of the season.

Southend United have signed Swindon midfielder Michael Timlin on loan until January.

QPR complete the signing of Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City.

Blackburn sign defender Scott Dann from Birmingham on a four-year deal, for a fee approaching £8 million.

Liverpool announce that Craig Bellamy has left Manchester City and re-signed for The Reds.

Arsenal sign Yossi Benayoun on a season-long loan from Chelsea.

MK Dons have signed Norwich City midfielder Anthony McNamee on a free transfer.

Birmingham complete the signing of midfielder Wayne Elliott from Burnley for a fee of £500,,000.

Southampton have taken Celtic centre-half Jos Hooiveld on loan.

Chelsea have signed Raul Meireles on a four-year deal, for a fee believed to be in the region of £12 million.

Arsenal have signed Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta, for a fee in the region of £10 million.

Sunderland have signed Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner on a season-long loan.

Blackburn sign Sheffield United striker Jordan Slew. The 18-year-old frontman will cost Rovers an initial £1m.

Millwall have signed Hull City striker Jay Simpson on loan until January.

Birmingham have signed West Brom defender Pablo Ibanez for a fee of £1.5 million.

Aston Villa have captured Spurs full-back Alan Hutton, on a permanent deal until 2015, for a fee in the region £4 million. His North London team-mate Jermaine Jenas has also joined Villa on a season-long loan.

Atletico Madrid have agreed to take Brazil playmaker Diego on loan from Wolfsburg.

Stoke have confirmed the signing of Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome on a four-year deal, for a fee of £4 million.

Everton have confirmed the signing of striker Denis Stracqualursi on a season-long loan from Argentinian side Tigre.

Fulham have completed the free signing of former Porto striker Orlando Sa on a three-year deal.

Hull City have signed Leicester striker Martyn Waghorn on loan until January.

Swansea have re-signed their former left-back Federico Bessone from Leeds on a two-year deal deal.

Blackburn have confirmed the signing of Everton striker Yakubu on a three-year deal, for a fee in the region of £2 million.

Everton have confirmed the signing of Real Madrid winger Royston Drenthe on a season-long loan.

West Ham have captured Spurs midfielder David Bentley on a season long loan.

QPR have completed the signing of Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand, for a fee in the region of £4.5 million.

Fulham have signed FC Twente striker Bryan Ruiz for a fee of £10.5 million

Stoke have completed the £10 million signing of England and Spurs striker Peter Crouch.