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Saturday, July 16, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Real Madrid are preparing to make a bid to sign Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie as Jose Mourinho looks to boost his attacking options.

Aston Villa
Liverpool have completed the signing of Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing, while Villa have reportedly made a GBP7 m bid for Scott Parker.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers have agreed terms with Argentine ace Mariano Pavone and are ready to make a bid for Japanese star Keisuke Honda.

Bolton
Bolton fell to their first loss of their American tour as they went down 1-0 in Tampa Bay in their pre-season friendly at Al Lang Stadium.

Chelsea
Chelsea's stubborn pursuit of Luka Modric is set to continue with Tottenham braced to receive a third improved offer in excess of GBP30m.

Everton
Everton CEO Robert Elstone has apparently told Blues fans that the club have not bid EUR10 million for Wigan man Charles N'Zogbia.

Fulham
Fulham manager Martin Jol has revealed he will allow defender Carlos Salcido to leave the club if he receives the right offer.

Liverpool
Liverpool have completed the signings of Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing for an undisclosed fee, and goalkeeper Alexander Doni from Roma.

Manchester City
Corinthians have reportedly made a new bid worth up to GBP40 million for Manchester City's Carlos Tevez, following Juventus' interest.

Manchester United
Rio Ferdinand is unhappy that Manchester United are not the automatic favourites to retain their Premier League title this season.

Newcastle United
A goal in each half from Joey Barton and Sammy Ameobi earned Newcastle a 2-0 win away at Darlington in their first pre-season friendly.

Norwich City
Defender Ritchie De Laet maintains producing the goods at the highest level on a regular basis for Norwich is his only priority next season.

Queens Park Rangers
Pa Saikou Kujabi's stunning 30-yard second half free-kick handed QPR a 1-0 victory in their first fixture of the 2011/12 pre-season campaign.

Stoke City
West Ham striker Carlton Cole's transfer from Upton Park to Premiership outfit Stoke City looks to have fallen through due to personal terms.

Sunderland
Steve Bruce has set his Sunderland side the target of finishing higher than last term's tenth-placed spot in the 2011/12 season.

Tottenham
Tottenham midfielder Sandro is out for 3 months after undergoing surgery on his left knee, following the injury picked up in Copa America.

West Brom
West Brom are reportedly holding talks with star midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu over a new contract following interest from Fiorentina.

Wigan Athletic
Everton CEO Robert Elstone has apparently told Blues fans that the club have not bid EUR10 million for Wigan man Charles N'Zogbia.

Wolverhampton
Wolves midfielder Kevin Foley has signed an improved four-year contract extension to keep him at Molineux until the summer of 2015.

La Liga

Atletico Madrid
Sergio Aguero has reiterated his desire to leave Atletico Madrid and claims he will only move to England or another Spanish club.

Barcelona
Barcelona announced that defender Henrique, who has never featured for the La Liga giants, has joined Palmeiras on a season-long switch.

Espanyol
Portuguese striker Rui Fonte, who has signed for two seasons with Espanyol, was delighted with confidence and support showed by the club.

Getafe
Getafe are reportedly keen to bring back Pedro Leon from Real Madrid on loan next season, as the winger is not needed in Bernabeu.

Malaga
Marseille confirmed that Malaga have made a EUR8.5 million bid for Lucho Gonzalez but the French giants consider it insufficient.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid are preparing to make a bid to sign Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie as Jose Mourinho looks to boost his attacking options.

Sevilla
Sevilla 's Arouna Kone has been discharged from hospital after falling ill but faces an anxious wait after undergoing several health tests.

Valencia
Inter Milan are pushing for the EUR9 million transfer of Valencia midfielder Ever Banega, who would be keen on joining the Serie A side.

Villarreal
Villarreal striker Jozy Altidore will be on the move again after the player confirmed he will be joining Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan signing Philippe Mexes said he turned down Real Madrid and Manchester United in the hope of earning a place in France squad.

Bologna
It was reported that Andrea Caracciolo will be playing for Bologna next season as the striker is now destined for a switch to Rubin Kazan.

Catania
Serie A new boys Novara have signed Takayuki Morimoto in a co-ownership with Catania, the northern outfit have confirmed.

Chievo
Novara have officially signed striker Pablo Granoche from Chievo on loan with an option to buy half his contract at the end of the season.

Fiorentina
Sinisa Mihajlovic admits Fiorentina are on the look-out for “an Alberto Aquilani-style player” as he would like to use the 4-3-1-2 system.

Genoa
Genoa announced that they have officially terminated former first team coach Davide Ballardini's contract at the club by mutual consent.

Inter Milan
Former Santos right-back Jonathan is now officially an Inter Milan player after his contract was deposited with the Lega Serie A.

Juventus
Antonio Conte was impressed with his first Juventus game and assured Fabio Quagliarella “he will always play as a striker, not a winger.”

Lazio
Striker Djibril Cissè says he joined Lazio to win back his place in the France squad by testing himself against Europe’s top defences.

Lecce
Defender Moris Carrozzieri has revealed that he will be playing for Lecce in Serie A next season after signing a one-year contract.

Napoli
Aurelio De Laurentiis confirms Cristiano Lucarelli will play for Napoli, but warns Gokhan Inler not to “get ahead of himself” with Scudetto talk.

Parma
Sebastian Giovinco has no regrets about starting the new season at Parma rather than with Italian giants Juventus, who sent him away.

Roma
Stefano Okaka is likely to leave Roma this summer after the young striker was dropped from Giallorossi pre-season training camp.

Udinese
Udinese director Fabrizio Larini claims he has not been in contact with Genoa for Floro lately and that he has never discussed Acquafresca.