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Monday, August 1, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Cesc Fabregas is reportedly planning to release a recorded goodbye to Arsenal supporters imminently, as Barcelona continue to push for his exit.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa's new winger Charles N'Zogbia is confident he can help striker Darren Bent score plenty more goals than his 17 strikes last season.

Blackburn
Dundee United boss Peter Houston expects David Goodwillie to complete his GBP2 million move to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers on Monday.

Bolton
Jussi Jaaskelainen is said to be 'unhappy' at the slow progress of contract talks at Bolton, putting Manchester City and Stoke City on alert.

Chelsea
Chief executive Ron Gourlay is not anticipating any player sales, but has revealed some of Chelsea's promising youngsters could go out on loan.

Everton
Villarreal are reportedly lining up an GBP8 million bid for Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta, who could be keen on a return to Spanish La Liga.

Fulham
Manager Harry Redknapp is reportedly keen to bring Fulham striker Bobby Zamora back to Tottenham - and Peter Crouch could go the other way.

Liverpool
Crewe head coach Dario Gradi has accused Liverpool of making an illegal approach for England Under 17 international Max Clayton in the past.

Manchester City
After lifting the Dublin Super Cup, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini said he believes Mario Balotelli has everything to be a world-class striker.

Manchester United
Wesley Sneijder has refused to close the door on a move to Manchester Utd, despite recent claims from Sir Alex Ferguson that a deal was dead.

Newcastle United
Newcastle head coach Alan Pardew admitted after their pre-season defeat at Leeds that the Magpies are still in need of another new signing.

Norwich City
Norwich new-boy Elliott Bennett accepts he has his work cut out at Carrow Road in the new season, but has vowed to knuckle down and impress.

Queens Park Rangers
Pasquale Foggia's agent has said the retention of Adel Taarabt as the primary reason why the midfielder will not be joining QPR from Lazio.

Stoke City
Stoke City are reportedly preparing to make a GBP2 million offer to Japanese side Cerezo Osaka for South Korean international Kim Bo-Kyung.

Sunderland
Manchester City duo, winger Adam Johnson and striker Craig Bellamy are the top two names on boss Steve Bruce's transfer wishlist at Sunderland.

Swansea City
Swansea City have reportedly agreed a fee with Newcastle to sign Wayne Routledge, who is due to undergo a medical before finalising the deal.

Tottenham
Roman Pavlyuchenko is waiting to learn if he will be kept on at Tottenham this season after revealing he expects a striker to leave the club.

West Brom
West Brom teenagers Sam Mantom and Paul Downing will spend a week training with Swedish top-flight side Orebro SK with a view to a loan move.

Wigan Athletic
James McCarthy, Victor Moses and Emmerson Boyce found the back of the net as Wigan beat Preston 3-1 in their pre-season friendly at Deepdale.

Wolverhampton
Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has confessed that any players who are sold during the last month of the transfer window may not be replaced.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao defeated Catania 3-1 in a pre-season friendly game thanks to goals scored by Javi Martinez, Markel Susaeta and Ander Herrera.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid will reportedly sign either Espanyol's Pablo Daniel Osvaldo or Real Sociedad's Antoine Griezmann this summer, but not both.

Barcelona
Barcelona have confirmed Ibrahim Afellay will be out for five weeks after injuring his hamstring during the pre-season clash against Man Utd.

Betis
Betis are still missing Achille Emana in their training camp in Cardiff even though the club have summoned the midfielder to join the team.

Espanyol
Atletico Madrid will reportedly sign either Espanyol's Pablo Daniel Osvaldo or Real Sociedad's Antoine Griezmann this summer, but not both.

Getafe
It was reported that Real Madrid could allow young striker Alvaro Morata to join Getafe on loan in order to gain more first team experience.

Granada
Udinese are reportedly close to sealing the move for West Brom defender Gabriel Tamas, who is likely to loan out to their sister club Granada.

Levante
Levante are hoping to forget their 3-2 defeat to Teruel as they prepare for their next friendly clash against Penarol Montevideo on Tuesday.

Malaga
Malaga dominated Feyenoord in their 2-0 win over the Dutch side thanks to goals scored by defensive duo Nacho Monreal and Kris Stadsgaards.

Osasuna
It was reported that Osasuna are working hard to bring in a new left-winger but the club refused to reveal any names before the deal is done.

Racing Santander
A group of Cantabrian businessmen are working together to save Racing Santander and are currently studying the legal mess the club is facing.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano board are planning to sign 10 new players to replace the 11 that left the club this summer, after player embargo was lifted.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid are 2011 World Football Challenge champions after edging Manchester United on goal difference after both teams collected 17 points.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca drew 2-2 against Dutch outfit Groningen after striking duo Emilio Nsue and Victor Casadesus managed to find the back of the net.

Real Sociedad
Atletico Madrid will reportedly sign either Espanyol's Pablo Daniel Osvaldo or Real Sociedad's Antoine Griezmann this summer, but not both.

Real Zaragoza
West Ham registered a fifth consecutive clean sheet as goals from Matt Taylor and Freddie Sears secured a 2-0 victory against Real Zaragoza.

Sevilla
Sevilla defeated Cordoba 4-1 in a pre-season friendly encounter after Negredo, Trochowski and Navas all managed to find the back of the net.

Sporting Gijon
New AS Roma signing Jose Angel does not regret missing out on a Barcelona move and is happy to work with former Sporting player Luis Enrique.

Valencia
President Manuel Llorente has underlined that Valencia are still working on finalising the agreement with both Real Madrid and Sergio Canales.

Villarreal
Villarreal defeated Serie A side Lazio 3-1 in a pre-season friendly after Guiseppe Rossi plus midfield duo Cani and Wakaso Mubarak scored.

Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan director Adriano Galliani has ruled out a move for Cesc Fabregas and that their Mr X is not a player already at the top of his game.

Atalanta
Atalanta have presented their latest Argentine striker Maxi Moralez to their supporters following his EUR8 million move from Velez Sarsfield.

Bologna
Bologna are set to complete the co-ownership deal for Alessandro Diamanti within the next 48 hours after agreeing to his EUR1.5 million fee.

Cagliari
Cagliari president Massimo Cellino admitted that he is offended that David Suazo has decided against returning to the club for next season.

Cesena
Cesena target Facundo Piriz's transfer to Serie A has gotten complicated after his club Nacional raised their asking price to EUR5 million.

Chievo
It was reported that Chievo and Palermo's sporting directors will meet on Monday to discuss the possible transfer of goalkeeper Sorrentino.

Fiorentina
Genoa are reportedly targeting Alberto Gilardino for the new season, which in turn could bring Antonio Cassano from AC Milan to Fiorentina.

Genoa
Genoa are reportedly targeting Alberto Gilardino for the new season, which in turn could bring Antonio Cassano from AC Milan to Fiorentina.

Juventus
Vincenzo Iaquinta's agent insisted that the veteran striker is keen to stay with Juventus and that the Bianconeri have not told them anything.

Lecce
It was reported that Lecce have joined the chase for Pescara's young midfielder Marco Veratti, who was previously linked with a move to Roma.

Napoli
Ezequiel Lavezzi has assured Napoli fans that there is no controversy and that he has not received any offer, after being linked to Man City.

Novara
It was reported that Novara are close to completing the deal for Palermo-owned defender Hernan Dellafiore, who has been out on loan since 2007.

Palermo
It was reported that Chievo and Palermo's sporting directors will meet on Monday to discuss the possible transfer of goalkeeper Sorrentino.

Parma
Parma sports chief Leonardi is reportedly keeping an eye on Cesare Bovo's situation, following the imminent arrival of Silvestre to Palermo.

Roma
Lucho Gonzalez is inching nearer to a move away from Marseille, after his agent participated in talks over a potential move to Italy with Roma.

Siena
Daniele Mannini's agent has confirmed that they are in talks with Siena but insisted that there are other teams interested in the winger.

Udinese
Udinese are reportedly close to sealing the move for West Brom defender Gabriel Tamas, who is likely to loan out to their sister club Granada.