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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Juan Mata's father and agent has revealed Valencia have rejected Arsenal s offer for the winger but expects the Gunners to make another bid.

Aston Villa
Villa's Gary Gardner has set his sights on following in the footsteps of older brother Craig and becoming established in the Premier League.

Blackburn
Steve Kean believes Radosav Petrovic can prove to be the perfect replacement for Jermaine Jones as Blackburn Rovers close in on the Serbian.

Bolton
Bolton won their penultimate pre-season match 3-0 against Hereford at Edgar Street thanks to Chris Eagles, Darren Pratley and Kevin Davies.

Chelsea
Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov has travelled to Russia amid reports he is set to sign a 4-year deal worth GBP15 million with Anzhi Makhachkala.

Everton
Everton keeper Tim Howard has spoken highly of his understudy Jan Mucha, saying that he welcomes the competition that Slovakian has provided.

Fulham
Fulham have reportedly made a bid for Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome, who has been linked with an exit since their relegation last season.

Liverpool
Head coach Kenny Dalglish admits there is still work to do ahead of our season opener in two weeks time following a 3-3 draw with Valerenga.

Manchester City
Inter Milan are reportedly prepared to offer cash plus EUR20 million-rated Douglas Maicon, in order to net Manchester City star Carlos Tevez.

Manchester United
Manchester United have confirmed Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions.

Newcastle United
Newcastle have made a suicidal mistake in allowing midfielder Joey Barton to leave the club for nothing, according to the player s agent.

Norwich City
Paul Lambert may have taken Norwich a very long way in a short space of time, but insists it has been a real team effort on and off the pitch.

Queens Park Rangers
Boss Neil Warnock has revealed he held talks with prospective QPR owner Tony Fernandes at the weekend and discussed possible transfer targets.

Stoke City
Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is hoping to better last season's achievement and is targeting a top 10 finish for the 2011-12 campaign.

Sunderland
Black Cats boss Steve Bruce believes veterans Wes Brown and John O Shea will inject some of their winning mentality into his Sunderland squad.

Swansea City
Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers plans on seeing keeper Gerhard Tremmel in action in their upcoming friendlies before deciding his future.

Tottenham
Tottenham assistant manager Kevin Bond has backtracked over comments that Luka Modric could leave if the club s valuation of the player is met.

West Brom
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is optimistic about his chances of landing a new centre-forward, while he is also keen to sign another goalkeeper.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic are reportedly signing Joshua Angoy Cruyff, the grandson of Dutch superstar Johan, after the defender was released by Barcelona.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton manager Mick McCarthy is hopeful of having midfielder Adlene Guedioura available by mid-September following an ankle operation.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta was absent from their training session due to groin problem, while Bakaraldo played for 90 minutes.

Atletico Madrid
It was reported that Atletico Madrid may reignite their interest in Zaragoza winger Angel Lafita, as the club now have EUR45 million to spend.

Barcelona
Young striker Jeffren Suarez is on his way to Sporting Lisbon after the Portuguese side agreed to pay Barcelona EUR5 million for his transfer.

Betis
Real Betis and Al-Hilal have resumed negotiation for the transfer of Achille Emana with the EUR4.5 million deal expected to be close by Tuesday.

Espanyol
Raul Rodriguez has agreed to renew his contract at Espanyol untul June 2013 after the Periquitos turned down an offer from Glasgow Rangers.

Getafe
Getafe are looking for a right back and have reportedly turned their attention to Juan Valera, who is unlikely to get many chance at Atletico.

Granada
Johan Mollo said he has set the target of succeding in the Spanish league and that his new outfit Granada have ambitious target this season.

Levante
Levante head coach Juan Ignacio Martinez believes the match against Penarol is important for fine-tuning before the start of the new season.

Malaga
Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick has moved to close the door on any potential move for veteran striker Raul, despite reports of interest from Malaga.

Osasuna
Osasuna are hoping to secure a sponsor this season with Automobile company Volkswagen reportedly keen to have their name on the team's jersey.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander are hoping to seal the deal for one of their two target strikers in the next 24 hours ahead of their trip to Italy on Friday.

Rayo Vallecano
Elche are hoping to complete the signing of David Aganzo in the coming days, as the striker negotiate the termination of his contract at Rayo.

Real Madrid
Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has revealed that the club have rejected two bids from Spanish giants Real Madrid for star striker Neymar.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca winger Michael Pereira is sidelined for a month after spraining his right knee ligament during the friendly clash against Groningen.

Real Sociedad
Defender Mikel Labaka stated that he would like to continue playing for Sociedad but will respect the coach's decision regarding his future.

Real Zaragoza
It was reported that Atletico Madrid may reignite their interest in Zaragoza winger Angel Lafita, as the club now have EUR45 million to spend.

Sevilla
Juventus are keen to add Sevilla left winger Diego Perotti to their squad and are currently preparing a EUR10 million offer for the Argentine.

Sporting Gijon
Coach Manuel Preciado is disappointed with Gijon's pre-season performances but admits it is better to make mistakes now, rather than later.

Valencia
Tottenham and Everton target Eliaquim Mangala is close to agreeing a move to Valencia from Standard Liege, according to reports in Portugal.

Villarreal
Villarreal reaffirms their commitment to the squad as 10 first team players from last season are still at the club ahead of the new campaign.

Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has admitted that his club could be prepared to make a move for Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani.

Atalanta
Atalanta are reportedly leading the chase for the summer transfer of Lecce-owned striker Daniele Cacia, who is also a prime target for Cagliari.

Bologna
Juventus are considering sending young Frederik Sorensen to Bologna on loan, but the Rossoblu want 50 per cent share in the teenager instead.

Cagliari
Cagliari president Massimo Cellino will meet with David Suazo's agent on Tuesday after the striker had second thoughts about joining the club.

Catania
Catania seem set to allow Adrian Ricchiuti to exit the club this summer as the midfielder is currently undergoing trial at Argentine club Lanus.

Cesena
Lazio will reportedly offer Cesena money and the services of Marco Giampaolo's target Pasquale Foggia in exchange for midfielder Marco Parolo.

Chievo
Chievo will have to fight off Fiorentina and Rubin Kazan in order to sign Andrea Caracciolo after his proposed move to Dynamo Kiev fell through.

Fiorentina
Juventus have offered Jorge Martinez and Leonardo Bonucci for Juan Manuel Vargas, but Fiorentina are only interested in Fabio Quagliarella.

Genoa
Sebastien Frey is looking forward to the season after his move from Fiorentina to Serie A rivals Genoa - his 4th club since arriving in Italy.

Inter Milan
Inter are reportedly prepared to offer cash plus EUR20 million-rated Douglas Maicon, in order to net Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.

Juventus
Juventus have completed their EUR15 million swoop for Roma striker Mirko Vucinic, who has put pen to paper on a four-year deal with La Signora.

Lazio
Lazio will reportedly offer Cesena money and the services of Marco Giampaolo's target Pasquale Foggia in exchange for midfielder Marco Parolo.

Lecce
Atalanta are reportedly leading the chase for the summer transfer of Lecce-owned striker Daniele Cacia, who is also a prime target for Cagliari.

Napoli
Torino president has confirmed an interest in Luca Cigarini of Napoli, as the promotion chasing Serie B side search for a tackling midfielder.

Novara
Novara are considering a move for Maccabi Petah Tikva's striker Tal Ben Haim, and the Biancoazzurri are also keeping a close watch on Jeda.

Palermo
Palermo midfielder Eran Zahavi is confident about their return match against Thun and believes his side have the credentials to get a result.

Parma
Parma director Pietro Leonardi said the club have no plans to sell Antonio Mirante, as they believe the goalkeeper will continue to improve.

Roma
Juventus have completed their EUR15 million swoop for Roma striker Mirko Vucinic, who has put pen to paper on a four-year deal with La Signora.

Siena
Siena captain Simone Vergassola declared that his team are more than ready to begin the new season and is not worried about facing Fiorentina.

Udinese
Antonio Di Natale admits this may be his last chance of playing in the Champions League and is confident Udinese will unearth more talents.