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Sunday, July 24, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal are demanding Barcelona cough up GBP25 million and Thiago Alcantara before they let Cesc Fabregas jet off to the Nou Camp.

Aston Villa
It was reported that Wigan winger Charles N’Zogbia will interrupt a four-day break in Dubai to complete his GBP10 million move to Aston Villa.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers coach Steve Kean is ready to offer Zimbabwean striker Benjani an improved deal to keep him at Ewood Park next season.

Bolton
Burnley have granted Tyrone Mears and Chris Eagles permission to speak to Bolton after they expressed a desire to return to the Premier League.

Chelsea
Florent Malouda is looking forward to building the team's both fitness and fan base when Chelsea meet a Thai Premier League All Star XI in Bangkok.

Everton
Man United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly readying a GBP20 million plus player bid for Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell.

Fulham
Fulham scouts ran the rule over Motherwell striker Jamie Murphy on Saturday afternoon as the Scottish football season got underway.

Liverpool
It’s reported Fiorentina are close to agreeing a deal to bring Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool on loan thanks to his wage sacrifice.

Manchester City
Manchester City stars have been told to quit ­being a bunch of 'plankers' for fear of injuring themselves before the start of the season.

Manchester United
Wayne Rooney, Rafael Da Silva and Luis Nani scored to ensure Manchester United's 3-1 from-behind win against Chicago Fire.

Newcastle United
Michael Richardson believes it was Newcastle's team spirit which helped them to overcome the Dutch side Utrecht 3-2 on Saturday.

Norwich City
Norwich cruised to an 11-0 victory against a Nordhausen/Regional Select Xl in the second and final game of their pre-season visit to Germany.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR have got tough by insisting captain Adel Taarabt is not for sale and telling manager Neil Warnock to tone down his comments.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis is refusing to rule out a move for Juventus enforcer Mohamed Sissoko, insisting 'four or five' new signings are on the agenda.

Sunderland
Skipper Lee Cattermole admitted Sunderland were feeling the effects of a hard pre-season after the 0-0 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Swansea City
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins has dismissed speculation linking the Welsh club with moves for strikers James McFadden and Mariano Pavone.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp has paid tribute to Luka Modric for maintaining a professional approach in the midst of such intense transfer speculation.

West Brom
Jonas Olsson is backing new West Brom defender Gareth McAuley to be a big hit in the Premier League despite his advancing years.

Wigan Athletic
Charles N'Zogbia has reiterated his determination to leave Wigan, but has denied that he has gone on strike in an attempt to force a move.

Wolverhampton
Mick McCarthy was annoyed after his side allowed Neal Bishop to score in the last minute to earn Notts County a 1-1 draw against Wolves.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao defeated English side Southampton 2-0 in a pre-season friendly game thanks to goals scored by Igor Martinez and Iraola.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid have registered Sergio Aguero's name in their squad to play the Europa League qualifying match against Stromsgodset.

Barcelona
Roma have revealed the financial details of the Bojan Krkic deal, including the fact Barcelona can buy him back for EUR17 million in 2012.

Espanyol
Espanyol defeated Llagostera 2-1 in a pre-season friendly game thanks to goals scored by Osvaldo and Peque.

Getafe
Getafe defeated Leuven 4-0 in a preseason friendly game thanks to goals scored by Diego Castro, Adrian Colunga, Mosquera and Ruben.

Levante
Levante lost Farinas to a red card but managed to held on a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge thanks to a goal scored by Barkero.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini believes that Barcelona remain the number one side in Spain despite his former club Real Madrid's transfer dealings this summer.

Osasuna
Osasuna drew 1-1 against Eibar after Leka scored the opener before Vincent leveled the score for the Segunda Division B side.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander went down 1-0 to Nuremberg following a penalty but coach Hector Cuper can be satisfied as his team dominated the match.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid sporting director Zinedine Zidane has saluted the impact that Jose Mourinho has had at the club since becoming coach last summer.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca defeated Herenveen 2-0 in a pre-season friendly match against Dutch side Herenveen thanks to goals by De Guzman and Pereira.

Sevilla
Sevilla winger Diego Perotti believes that his side can enjoy a much better campaign this time around under new coach Marcelino Garcia Toral.

Valencia
Valencia defeated Leicester 1-0 in a pre-season friendly match against English side Leicester thanks to solitary goal scored by Jonas.

Villarreal
Villarreal midfielder Cani has vowed that his team will work hard to maintain their competitiveness should Rossi or Cazorla leave the club.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan have reportedly made the first step in asking Fiorentina for Riccardo Montolivo, offering EUR5.5 million and half of Alberto Paloschi.

Bologna
Bologna beat Molveno 4-0 and Mezzolombardo 3-0 in a triangular match thanks to Di Vaio, Acquafresca, Taider, Vantaggiato and Gimenez.

Cagliari
David Suazo is delighted to return to Cagliari after signing a one-year contract and hopes to go back playing like he did in the old days.

Catania
Vincenzo Montella’s Catania won their first friendly, beating Omonia Nicosia 2-1 in Cyprus thanks to Pablo Ledesma and Blazej Augustyn.

Chievo
Chievo and Sampdoria are in talks about swapping midfielders, involving Paolo Sammarco and Simone Bentivoglio moving the opposite way.

Fiorentina
It’s reported Fiorentina are close to agreeing a deal to bring Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool on loan thanks to his wage sacrifice.

Genoa
Genoa have officially sold Omar Milanetto to Swiss side FC Luzern after failing to convinced him to stay following a furious row with fans.

Inter Milan
Italy and Inter goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano could miss the entire season after suffering the “complete lesion of the anterior cruciate ligament.”

Juventus
Juventus could see their bid for Giuseppe Rossi hijacked by Atletico Madrid, who could fund the transfer with the sale of Sergio Aguero.

Lazio
Lazio played out a spectacular 3-3 friendly draw with Slavia Prague when Sergio Floccari bagged a brace while Simone Del Nero scored a penalty.

Lecce
Lecce have officially released Javier Ernesto Chevanton by opting not to renew his contract and the striker has signed with Colon Santa Fe.

Napoli
Napoli won their debut friendly of the season 6-0 against a local side with Cristiano Lucarelli’s double.

Palermo
Andrea Mantovani has urged Palermo to put on a great performance when they face Thun at home in the Champions League qualifying next week.

Roma
Roma have revealed the financial details of the Bojan Krkic deal, including the fact Barcelona can buy him back for EUR17 million in 2012.

Udinese
It was reported that Udinese have submitted an offer worth EUR8 million for the transfer of Giovanni dos Santos from English side Tottenham.