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Thursday, July 14, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists Samir Nasri has shown a "very good attitude" despite ongoing speculation over the playmaker's future.

Aston Villa
Liverpool have agreed a fee of GBP20m with Aston Villa for England winger Stewart Downing, who will now travel to Melwood for a medical.

Blackburn
Blackburn are reportedly in talks to sign Argentinian striker Mariano Pavone, who is a free agent after buying out his contract at Real Betis.

Bolton
Bolton's versatile left-sided player Matt Taylor is being linked with a switch to Premier League rivals Stoke.

Chelsea
Midfielder Luka Modric has submitted a formal transfer request to try to force through his move from Tottenham Hotspur to Chelsea.

Fulham
John Arne Riise is now a Fulham player after he completed his switch from Serie A giants Roma for a reported fee of EUR2.6 million.

Liverpool
Liverpool have agreed a fee of GBP20m with Aston Villa for England winger Stewart Downing, who will now travel to Melwood for a medical.

Manchester City
Roma are reportedly making a EUR10 million bid for Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta, but Roberto Mancini is unwilling to let him go.

Manchester United
Michael Owen admits the opportunity to remain with a top club took precedence over his desire to play every week when he signed a new deal.

Newcastle United
Newcastle have confirmed that they have not received an approach from Chelsea for midfielder Cheik Tiote, contrary to some media reports.

Norwich City
Coach Paul Lambert has revealed that he will once again turn to the loan market for players to help Norwich survive in the Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR have confirmed the signing of former Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd while Kieron Dyer has become QPR's second signing of the day.

Stoke City
West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan says the ball is in Carlton Cole's court regarding the striker's potential move to Stoke City.

Sunderland
Coach Steve Bruce was pleased to see the likes of Michael Turner and Titus Bramble back on the pitch in Sunderland's first friendly.

Swansea City
Brendan Rodgers says West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green is not on the Swansea's wishlist - and expects the Hammers to sign Eidur Gudjohnsen.

Tottenham
Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido has ruled out a move for midfielder Giovani Dos Santos due to the demand set by Tottenham.

West Brom
Jerome Thomas' second-half strike could not prevent West Brom from losing 2-1 to San Jose on the first game of their pre-season tour.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic have had a EUR4 million bid for Hercules striker Nelson Valdez rejected by the Spanish club, claim reports in Spain.

Wolverhampton
Wolves have confirmed the signing of Roger Johnson for an undisclosed fee, but they insist they have paid Birmingham less than GBP7 million.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa will not rule out signing new players but insisted that does not mean he already has someone in mind.

Atletico Madrid
Striker Sergio Aguero has excluded the possibility of returning to Atletico Madrid for the new season as he need "a breath of fresh air".

Barcelona
Ibrahim Afellay's agent insisted that the Netherlands international is content with life at Barcelona and has no intention of leaving Camp Nou.

Espanyol
Espanyol goalkeeper Carlos Kameni will reportedly seal a EUR2 million switch to Roma, who were priced out of a move for Maarten Stekelenburg.

Levante
Levante president Francisco Catalan admitted that he has reached a deal with Lokomotiv Moscow for the transfer of Felipe Caicedo.

Malaga
Bad news for Malaga as defender Weligton needs to undergo surgery after breaking his medial meniscus and could be out for six weeks.

Osasuna
It was reported that Osasuna have had their EUR2 million bid for Dani Benitez rejected by Granada, who valued the player at EUR6 million.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander lose another promising youngster Miguel Angel Saiz Maza, as the teenager is set to sign with Barcelona.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas has voiced his opinion that the club's youth academy is the best around when it comes to producing goalkeepers.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca are considering diciplinary action after Pierre Webo announced that he will refuse to play the friendly against Hammarby.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad striker Imanol Agirretxe is hoping to have more opportunities that he did not enjoy last season under Martin Lasarte.

Sevilla
Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido has ruled out a move for midfielder Giovani Dos Santos due to the demand set by Tottenham.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are set to announce the departure of Jose Angel to Roma as the defender is already training with the Giallorossi's squad.

Valencia
Valencia midfielder Pablo Hernandez does not believe that he is guaranteed a place in the first eleven following the departure of Joaquin.

Villarreal
It was reported that Juventus are hoping to complete the deal to bring in Villarreal ace Giuseppe Rossi before their tour of United States.

Serie A

AC Milan
Coach Massimiliano Allegri has “absolutely” ruled out reports of Milan exchanging Antonio Cassano for Riccardo Montolivo of Fiorentina.

Bologna
Bologna are set to sign their second goalkeeper of the summer in the form of Federico Agliardi, who spent the last two seasons with Padova.

Cagliari
Chievo sports director Sartori has denied rumours that the club are close to sealing the move for young Cagliari striker Daniele Ragatzu.

Catania
It was reported that Bari director Angelozzi is set to complete the move for Catania midfielder Raphael Martinho by the end of the week.

Chievo
Chievo sports director Sartori has denied rumours that the club are close to sealing the move for young Cagliari striker Daniele Ragatzu.

Fiorentina
Peruvian international Juan Manuel Vargas is ready to remain at Fiorentina for the 2011-12 campaign as he sees no reason to leave the club.

Genoa
Genoa midfielder Houssine Kharja would reportedly prefer a move to Paris Saint Germain rather than continuing his advanture in Italy.

Inter Milan
There are reports that Manchester Utd chief executive David Gill is in Italy to negotiate a EUR39 million bid for Inter’s Wesley Sneijder.

Juventus
Fabio Quagliarella is not convinced that Juventus need a new striker this summer after links with Sergio Aguero and Giuseppe Rossi.

Lazio
Edy Reja is confident Lazio can build on last season and do even better and claims that new striker Djibril Cisse is a beast in the box.

Lecce
Lecce and Siena are reportedly keen on acquiring the services of Rinaudo, who has returned to Napoli after his loan spell with Juventus.

Napoli
Joining Napoli was Mario Santana’s primary objective this summer after his contract at Fiorentina expired, according to his agent.

Palermo
Palermo star Javier Pastore is convinced that he would exit the club this summer and that he would like to join one of the Milan clubs.

Parma
Cristian Zaccardo admits he could end his career at Parma as he underlines his confidence about their upcoming campaign.

Roma
Roma sports director Walter Sabatini insists they will not sell Daniele De Rossi to Chelsea or Man City in order to maintain their strength.

Udinese
Former Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa believes Alexis Sanchez will be a Barcelona player very soon and predicts he will be a big hit at Camp Nou.