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Friday, July 22, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Everton are determined to hang on to centre-back Phil Jagielka in the face of a reported GBP10 million bid from Arsenal.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish was delighted with the fans reaction to him following their 3-1 pre-season win at Walsall.

Blackburn
Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinic is reported to have handed in a transfer request in a bid to speed up his departure from Ewood Park.

Bolton
Bolton wrapped up their three-match tour of the United States with a comfortable 2-0 win over Houston Dynamo thanks to Klasnic and Davies.

Chelsea
Chelsea are set to seal the signing of Barcelona youngster Oriol Romeu, who is said to be a long-term target of Andre Villas-Boas.

Everton
Everton are determined to hang on to centre-back Phil Jagielka in the face of a reported GBP10 million bid from Arsenal.

Fulham
Fulham kept their European dream alive with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Crusaders in the Europa League second qualifying round.

Liverpool
French giants Lyon have confirmed that despite intense speculation, Liverpool have not made an offer for highly-rated left-back Aly Cissokho.

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini insists Carlos Tevez remains an important player for the club even as he tries to secure a move away.

Manchester United
Ashley Young says his decision to quit Aston Villa for Premier League champions Manchester United was a "no-brainer".

Newcastle United
Newcastle are anxious to know the extent of Hatem Ben Arfa's injury after being taken to hospital during the draw with Sporting Kansas City.

Norwich City
Norwich boss Paul Lambert has confirmed the signing of Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton on a season-long loan deal.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR captain Adel Taarabt claims a move to Paris Saint-Germain is very close - but he will stay at Loftus Road if the transfer falls through.

Stoke City
New signing Jonathan Woodgate has been pencilled in to make his Stoke City debut against either Brentford or Aldershot Town this weekend.

Sunderland
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is refusing to worry too much about John O'Shea's injury-hit start to life with the Black Cats.

Swansea City
Liverpool, Fulham and Swansea have all joined the race to land prospective Blackburn signing Mariano Pavone, according to reports.

Tottenham
Norwich boss Paul Lambert has confirmed the signing of Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton on a season-long loan deal.

West Brom
Roy Hodgson has admitted he "would be very happy" if West Brom strike a deal with Birmingham to lure goalkeeper Ben Foster to The Hawthorns.

Wigan Athletic
Paraguay striker Nelson Valdez is set to shun a move to Wigan with the Hercules attacker admitting he would prefer to stay in Spain.

Wolverhampton
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy says he would consider returning to international management, but only after his 'Wolves project' is complete.

La Liga

Atletico Madrid
Man City have reportedly reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid for Sergio Aguero and the deal will be signed in the coming days.

Barcelona
Barcelona have officially announced the signing of Chile star Alexis Sanchez from Udinese in a deal worth a total of EUR37.5 million.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino said he is not concerned with their lack of scoring following the goalless draw against Palafrugell.

Levante
Xavi Torres refused to talk about his long-term future and insisted that since last year, he has always said that Levante is his home.

Malaga
Internacional have completed the signing of Malaga's Sandro Silva on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy at the end of the term.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has no plans to ask for any further signing despite the injuries suffered by his midfielders.

Sevilla
Sevilla goalkeeper Dani Jimenez is determined to fight for his place and take advantage of any opportunities in the squad.

Valencia
Spain international Juan Mata insisted he is happy to remain at Valencia, despite reported interest from Premier League clubs this summer.

Villarreal
Benfica have completed the signing of Villarreal defender Joan Capdevila, who has agreed to a two-year deal with the Portuguese giants.

Serie A

AC Milan
Gianfranco Zola believes Milan will be the team to beat in 2011-12, but he expects a mammoth Scudetto battle.

Bologna
Frence U20 international striker Stephan Taider has arrived in Italy to sign a four-year contract with Bologna on a free transfer.

Cagliari
Cagliari have published a brief note on their website confirming that they would not sign midfielder Antonio Candreva from Udinese.

Cesena
Reports are suggesting that Cesena are pondering bids for three Juventus players; Luca Giandonato, Albin Ekdal and Sergio Almiron.

Fiorentina
It has been confirmed that Fiorentina and Genoa are currently in talks for the transfer of Moroccan midfielder Houssine Kharja.

Genoa
Sokratis Papastathopoulos has left Genoa after accepting a loan move to German giants Werder Bremen with an option to make it permanent.

Inter Milan
Young international Andrea Ranocchia is hoping to not let Marco Materazzi down after he was handed Matrix’s No 23 jersey at Inter Milan.

Juventus
Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness claims that Arturo Vidal had agreed to join the German side before instead opting for Juventus.

Lazio
It was reported that Lazio striker Tommaso Rocchi is set to join Fiorentina on loan with an option to purchase for EUR3 million.

Napoli
Sampdoria sporting director Pasquale Sensibile has admitted that he cannot rule out a summer exit for Napoli target Angelo Palombo.

Palermo
Milan Milanovic is almost certain will not be staying with Palermo this summer as the Rosanero are keen for him to get more playing time.

Roma
Veteran defender Gabriel Heinze is reportedly on his way to Italy to sign a one-year contract at Roma with an option for a second season.

Udinese
Barcelona have officially announced the signing of Chile star Alexis Sanchez from Udinese in a deal worth a total of EUR37.5 million.