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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Manchester City have agreed a fee with Arsenal, thought to be around GBP24 million, for the transfer of Samir Nasri, the Gunners have confirmed.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish hailed his team's professionalism in securing a victory over Hereford in the Carling Cup second round clash.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean has confirmed the signing of Simon Vukcevic on a three-year contract for a fee believed to be GBP2 million.

Bolton
Coach Owen Coyle says 'time will tell' whether Bolton Wanderers will be able to add David Ngog and Dedryck Boyata to their squad this summer.

Chelsea
It was reported that Chelsea have made an official bid for Porto winger Alvaro Pereira, as the Blues look for a replacement for Yuri Zhirkov.

Everton
David Moyes is delighted Ross Barkley is making an impression on Everton fans but will try to shield the youngster from too much publicity.

Fulham
FC Twente have dismissed Fulham's offer for Nacer Chadli and have warned it will take double the bid to tempt the club into selling the winger.

Liverpool
AC Milan are hoping to convince Liverpool to allow Alberto Aquilani to join the Rossoneri on a loan deal with an option to purchase next year.

Manchester City
Manchester City have agreed a fee with Arsenal, thought to be around GBP24 million, for the transfer of Samir Nasri, the Gunners have confirmed.

Manchester United
Malaga are reportedly preparing a GBP22 million offer for Manchester Utd striker Dimitar Berbatov, who is no longer a regular at Old Trafford.

Newcastle United
It was reported that Lyon defender Aly Cissokho is keen on a potential move to Newcastle Utd, after learning about the English side's interest.

Norwich City
Chadwick, Baldock and Powell scored for Milton Keynes Dons to send Premier League outfit Norwich out of the Carling Cup in the second round.

Queens Park Rangers
Rochdale duo Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro and Gary Jones scored as Premier League side Queens Park Rangers exited the Carling Cup in the second round.

Stoke City
Glenn Whelan believes Shaun Wright-Phillips would be a fantastic addition to the Stoke City squad if they beat Bolton to the winger's signing.

Sunderland
Brighton and Hove striker Craig Mackail-Smith scored the only goal of the game in extra-time to send Sunderland packing out of the Carling Cup.

Swansea City
Trio of Morgan, Wright and Wroe scored as Shrewsbury beat Swansea in the Carling Cup to reach the third round for the first time since 1993.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp feels Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy needs to speak to Luka Modric in an effort to persuade him to stay at White Hart Lane.

West Brom
West Brom strolled over Bournemouth in their Carling Cup second-round clash thanks to goals scored by Marc-Antoine Fortune, Thomas and Cox.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan trio James McCarthy, Ben Watson and Emmerson Boyce have all signed new contracts to end speculation over their futures at the DW Stadium.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton strolled over Northampton in their Carling Cup second-round clash thanks to goals scored by Ebanks- Blake, Milijas and Vokes.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorento expects plenty of traps at Trabzonspor, but insisted that his side will not change the way they play.

Atletico Madrid
Wolfsburg playmaker Diego has reportedly turned down the chance to join Turkish outfit Galatasaray in the hope of moving to Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona
Good news for Barcelona as centre-back Carles Puyol could be back in action in three weeks time after undergoing surgery on his knee last June.

Espanyol
Reports from Spain are suggesting that Espanyol have finally accepted an offer of around EUR17 million to sell Pablo Daniel Osvaldo to Roma.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia admits it would be nice to qualify for European football, but warned his side that first they must focus on survival.

Granada
Granada striker Alex Geijo has called for more support after their morning training session was cancelled due to the poor state of the pitch.

Levante
New Levante player Nabil El Zhar insisted language is not a problem as there are several players who know English and are helping him to adapt.

Malaga
Malaga are reportedly preparing a GBP22 million offer for Manchester Utd striker Dimitar Berbatov, who is no longer a regular at Old Trafford.

Osasuna
Osasuna defender Marc Bertran admits the team are itching to launch their campaign and he is confident they can get a good result at Atletico.

Racing Santander
Racing were the only team that endorsed the full four-day strike after Gijon and Malaga changed their minds and resumed training on Monday.

Rayo Vallecano
Cordoba announced that they have secured their 12th summer reinforcement following the loan signing of Juan Quero Barraso from Rayo Vallecano.

Real Betis
Real Betis have terminated the contract of midfielder Juan de Dios Prados, who is set to sign a two-year deal with Belgian outfit Westerlo.

Real Madrid
Jose Mourinho has rubbished reports he is set to leave Real Madrid, while also apologising to the club's fans for his actions in the Supercopa.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca defender Pablo Caceres has a good 'feeling' that the league will start this weekend and that AFE and LFP will come to an agreement.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad striker Imanol Agirretxe is not worried about competition and confident he will be given opportunities in the first XI this season.

Real Zaragoza
It was reported that Real Zaragoza are very close to completing the signing of Napoli midfielder Luca Cigarini, who will arrive on a loan deal.

Sevilla
Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic, who has yet to play since breaking his leg in May, has been summoned by Croatia for their games in September.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon midfielder Alberto Rivera has criticised his team-mates for not supporting the strike, after they resumed training on Monday.

Valencia
Former Valencia star Juan Mata said his decision to leave Unai Emery's squad for Chelsea was influenced by Spanish striker Fernando Torres.

Villarreal
Villarreal are through to the Champions League after star Giuseppe Rossi struck twice to down Odense in the second leg clash at El Madrigal.

Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan are hoping to convince Liverpool to allow Alberto Aquilani to join the Rossoneri on a loan deal with an option to purchase next year.

AS Roma
Reports from Spain are suggesting that Espanyol have finally accepted an offer of around EUR17 million to sell Pablo Daniel Osvaldo to Roma.

Atalanta
Atalanta president Antonio Percassi has stated that he is confident of completing the deal to bring in German Denis from Udinese this week.

Bologna
Bologna president Albano Guaraldi believes the issue with Gaston Ramirez has been solved and that the young player was just acting his age.

Cagliari
Cagliari have officially announced the arrival of midfielder Albin Ekdal from Juventus in a deal amounting to EUR3 million payable in 3 years.

Catania
It was reported that Catania are already planning for the January transfer market as they keep a close tab on Benfica striker Nelson Oliveira.

Cesena
Cesena have loaned out midfielder Ahmed Guilouzi to NK Zagreb in order to free up space for the arrival of Guillermo Rodriguez from Penarol.

Chievo
Alberto Paloschi is hoping to to stay fit, healthy and net the goals required to keep his new club Chievo in Serie A during the campaign ahead.

Fiorentina
Vincenzo Iaquinta's agent feels it is unlikely that the striker will leave Juventus for Fiorentina following talks with a Viola representative.

Genoa
Genoa have confirmed that Cesare Bovo will joined them in training, but will only officially complete his transfer from Palermo on Thursday.

Inter Milan
Striker Samuel Eto'o is set to have a medical in Rome on Wednesday ahead of his expected EUR25 million move from Inter to Anzhi Makhachkala.

Juventus
Russian club Zenit St Petersburg are now preparing a EUR10 million offer for Simone Pepe after their first attempt was turned down by Juventus.

Lazio
It was reported that Wolfsburg a close to signing Lazio striker Sergio Floccari, who is available on a co-ownership deal worth EUR4 million.

Lecce
Lecce have succeeded in netting promising midfielder Andrea Bertolacci on a season-long loan deal from Roma for the third consecutive season.

Napoli
Napoli's 5-0 defeat to Barcelona was a double blow, as Miguel Angel Britos has fractured his metatarsal and will be sidelined for two months.

Novara
It was reported that Novara are keen on acquiring the services of midfielder Andres Ona on a co-ownership deal with Inter Milan in January.

Palermo
Chievo insist that they have yet to agree a fee with Palermo over goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino and no meeting has been planned for this week.

Parma
Parma have reportedly turned their attention to Empoli's Gianluca Musacci, due to difficulty in completing the deal for Amauri and Floccari

Siena
Gaetano D'Agostino said he will celebrate his goal against ex-club Fiorentina because he cannot stand still and out of respect for Siena fans.

Udinese
Atalanta president Antonio Percassi has stated that he is confident of completing the deal to bring in German Denis from Udinese this week.