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Sunday, July 10, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Cesc Fabregas has been ruled out of Arsenal's pre-season tour of Asia due to a hamstring injury, but Samir Nasri will travel.

Aston Villa
Midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has slammed Aston Villa chiefs after finding out about his release from friends rather than the club.

Blackburn
Blackburn owners insisted that they remain 'as passionate and committed to the club as ever', following reports about club's sale.

Chelsea
Bayern Munich have ended their interest in Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng and turned their attention to Chelsea centre-half Alex.

Everton
Hugo Rodallega claims Arsenal and Everton are among the clubs monitoring his progress - but he will not put pressure on Wigan to agree a sale.

Fulham
Fulham keeper David Stockdale has confirmed he would be willing to go out on loan to Swansea this coming season in order to play regularly.

Liverpool
Liverpool announced that they will be using their forthcoming tour of China to scout young talent from within the country.

Manchester City
Bayern Munich's chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has taken a swipe at Manchester City's hefty asking price for Jerome Boateng.

Manchester United
German champions Borussia Dortmund are close to launching an audacious bid to lure Manchester United’s Nani out of Old Trafford.

Newcastle United
Newcastle have drawn a line under their pursuit of Paris St. Germain striker Mevlut Erding after failing to agree personal terms.

Norwich City
Norwich boss Paul Lambert believes his trio of signings would not be daunted by playing on the Premier League stage in front of big crowds.

Stoke City
Stoke chairman Peter Coates has admitted the club are negotiating moves for striker Carlton Cole and defender Jonathan Woodgate.

Sunderland
Steve Bruce wants to make at least two more major signings this summer, despite already bringing in nine new faces for his Sunderland squad.

Swansea City
Fulham keeper David Stockdale has confirmed he would be willing to go out on loan to Swansea this coming season in order to play regularly.

Tottenham
Tottenham have lost the race for River Plate highly-rated teenager Erik Lamela, who has been sold to Roma for around EUR20 million.

West Brom
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson has admitted that he would love to have goalkeeper Robert Green or Ben Foster as reinforcement for his squad.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says the club 'have to sell' star winger Charles N'Zogbia this summer as they cannot afford to lose him for free.

Wolverhampton
Wolves are battling it out with Black Country rivals West Brom for the signature of former England defender Jonathan Woodgate.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao players will begin their preparation on Monday without their new coach Marcelo Bielsa, who will only arrive on Wednesday.

Barcelona
Barcelona patron Gino Pozzo revealed that there are other offers for Alexis Sanchez but the club prefer to conclude talks with Barcelona.

Espanyol
Young Espanyol striker Alvaro is clear about his intention to stay at the club as he push to renew his contract until 2015.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez has presented his assistant for the new season, Javier Pereira and Jose Daniel Alfonso.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has extended his contract with the club by two years, leaving him tied to the Spanish outfit until 2015.

Real Madrid
Juventus are reviving their bid for Lassana Diarra after the EUR10 million-rated midfielder was dropped from Real Madrid’s American tour.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad striker Joseba Llorente said he has recovered from his injury and hopes to regain full fitness before the start of the new season.

Serie A

AC Milan
It is reported Milan and Genoa could combine forces again on the transfer market to bring in EUR8 million-rated Matias Silvestre from Catania.

Bologna
Bologna are reportedly interested in Penarol's midfield jewel Nicolas Freitas, who has also attracted the attention of Fiorentina.

Catania
Novara will reportedly complete the purchase of 50 per cent of Japanese international Takayuki Morimoto's contract from Catania on Monday.

Cesena
Gianluca Comotto said he chose to leave Fiorentina and make his way to Cesena because the Viola wanted him to warm the bench.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina have assured that midfielder Riccardo Montolivo will join their pre-season training despite turning down a contract renewal.

Genoa
It is reported Milan and Genoa could combine forces again on the transfer market to bring in EUR8 million-rated Matias Silvestre from Catania.

Inter Milan
Samuel Eto’o is wanted by Manchester City in an exchange with Carlos Tevez, but a meeting with Inter may pave the way for a contract renewal.

Juventus
Juventus have confirmed that striker Vincenzo Iaquinta, who spent much of last season on the treatment table, has sprained his right knee.

Lazio
Lazio president Claudio Lolito said the imminent arrival of Djibril Cisse from Panathinaikos does not mean they will have to sell a striker.

Napoli
Fabio Cannavaro announced his retirement from football and admitted that his only regret was not being able to finish his career at Napoli.

Palermo
Palermo have officially completed the transfer of Uruguayan Ignacio Lores Varela from Defensor Sporting Club after he signed a 5-year deal.

Parma
Sporting Lisbon midfielder Jaime Valdes is thrilled to earn his way back to Italy after completing his loan move to Parma for next season.

Roma
Roma sports director Walter Sabatini assures Erik Lamela is worth the money, as his move from River Plate reportedly cost EUR20 million.

Udinese
Gaetano D'Agostino said he accepted Siena's offer to take him away from Udinese because he has faith in the Robur's director and president.