Tuesday 6 August 2013

Premier League Transfer Updates



Arsenal have joined Juventus in the race for Geoffrey Kondogbia, the Seville midfielder, who is valued at £14m. (Times)

In: Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre, Free).
Out: Vito Mannone (Sunderland, £1.5m), Martin Angha (FC Nuremburg, Undisclosed), Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg, Free), Denilson (Sao Paulo, Free), Craig Eastmond (Colchester, Free), Kyle Ebecilio (FC Twente, Free), Elton Monteiro (Club Brugge, Free) , Sanchez Watt (Colchester, Free), Jordan Wynter (Bristol City, Free), Francis Coquelin (Frieburg, Loan), Johan Djourou (Hamburg, Loan), Reice Charles-Cook (Bury, Free), Andre Santos (Flamengo, Undisclosed)
Released: Samir Bihmoutinel, Daniel Boateng, Zach Fagan, Sead Harjovic, Conor Henderson, Jernade Meade, Nigel Neita, Josh Rees, Philip Roberts, James Shea, Sébastien Squillaci.

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Aston Villa striker Darren Bent is likely to sign for Newcastle at some point during the transfer window. (Times)

In: Jores Okore (Nordsjaelland, £4m), Leandro Bacuna (Groningen £3m), Aleksander Tonev (Lech Poznan, £2.5m), Antonio Luna (Sevilla, £2m), Nicklas Helenius (Aalborg, £1.2m rising to £2m), Liam Prynn (Torquay, £50,000), Jed Steer (Norwich, Free).
Out: Courtney Cameron (Torquay, Free), Brett Holman (Al Nasr, Free), Eric Lichaj (Nottm Fst, Free), Jean Makoun (Rennes, Free), Derrick Williams (Bristol City, Free), Richard Dunne (QPR, Free).
Released: Calum Barrett, Joshua Barton, Daniel Devine, Andrew Marshall.
Retired: Stiliyan Petrov.

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Cardiff City have agreed a €12M fee with Toulouse for defensive midfielder Etienne Capoue, however the player is yet to be convinced by the Welsh club (EPL index)

Cardiff City are believed to be interested in signing unsettled West Bromwich Albion striker Peter Odemwingie. (Super Sport)

In: Steven Caulker (Tottenham, £8m), Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen, £7.5m), John Brayford (Derby County, £1.5m).
Out: None.
Released: Jese Darko, Nat Jarvis, Stephen McPhail, Elliott Parish.
Retired: Heidar Helguson.

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Manchester United have rejected a bid of almost £30m from Chelsea for England striker Wayne Rooney. (Sun)

Barcelona are confident that David Luiz will supplement his income sufficiently with commercial deals at the Catalan giants so he can accept a pay cut to move from Chelsea. (Times)

In: André Schürrle (Bayer Leverkusen, £18m), Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse Arnhem, £9m), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham, Free), Cristián Cuevas (O'Higgins, £3m), Stipe Perica (NK Zadar, Undisclosed).
Out: Jeffrey Bruma (PSV Eindhoven, £2.5m), Amine Aflane (Energie Cottbus, Free), Ben Gordon (Ross County, Free), Rohan Ince (Brighton, Free), Ross Turnbull (Doncaster Rovers, Free), Patrick Bamford (MK Dons, Loan), Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid, Loan), Todd Kane (Blackburn, Loan), Marko Marin (Sevilla, Loan), Oriol Romeu (Valencia, Loan), George Saville (Brentford, Loan), Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan), Daniel Pappoe (Colchester, Loan), Milan Lalkovic (Walsall, Loan), Florent Malouda (Trabzonspor, Free), Sam Walker (Colchester, Loan).
Released: James Ashton, Samuel Bangura, Yossi Benayoun, Conor Clifford, Aziz Deen-Conteh, Hilario, Tom Howard, Archange Nkumu, Nortei Nortey, Adam Phillip.
Retired: Paulo Ferreira.

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Crystal Palace are the surprise leaders in the race to sign Aston Villa striker Darren Bent. (Mirror)

Arsenal's Marouane Chamakh has agreed to a six-month loan deal at Crystal Palace (Mirror)

In: Dwight Gayle (Peterborough, £6m), Stephen Dobbie (Brighton, £850,000), Jerome Thomas (West Brom, Free), Kevin Phillips (Blackpool, Free), Elliot Grandin (Blackpool, Free), Marouane Chamakh (Arsenal, Loan)
Out: Alex Marrow (Blackburn, Undisclosed), Jermaine Easter (Millwall, Free), Andre Moritz (Bolton, Free), Dale Banton (MK Dons, Loan).
Released: Aaron Akuruka, Kadell Daniel, Bayan Fenwick, Jack Holland.

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Everton boss Roberto Martinez is in the chase for Ajax’s Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld (Mirror)

In: Arouna Koné (Wigan, £6m), Joel Robles (Atlético Madrid, £2m), Antolín Alcaraz (Wigan, Free), Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona, Loan).
Out: Jake Bidwell (Brentford, Undisclosed), Jasper Johns (Sheffield United, Free).
Released: Johan Hammer, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Sam Kelly, Jan Mucha.
Retired: Phil Neville.

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Fulham are eager to sign QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt on a season-long loan. (Times)

Fulham are closing in on Sunderland's 25-year-old midfielder and former captain Lee Cattermole. (Mirror)

In: Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma, £4.76m), Sasha Riether (Cologne, £1.27m), Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao, Free), Derek Boateng (Dnipro, Free), Ange-Freddy Plumain (Lens, Free)
Out: Mark Schwarzer (Chelsea, Free), Alex Smith (Swindon, Free), Dan Burn (Birmingham, Loan), Ryan Williams (Oxford, Loan)
Released: Chris Baird, Simon Davies, Mahamadou Diarra, Thomas Donegan, Corey Gamiero, Giorgos Karagounis, James Musa, Richard Peniket, Mladen Petric, Csaba Somogyi.

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Hull are planning a £2m bid for Sunderland's Lee Cattermole. (Caughtoffside). Manager Steve Bruce has made the signing of a midfielder a priority for the rest of the summer. (Hull Daily Mail)

In: Curtis Davies (Birmingham, £2.25m), Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland, £2m), Allan McGregor (Besiktas, £1.8m), George Boyd (Peterborough, Free), Maynor Figueroa (Wigan, Free), Steve Harper (Newcastle United, Free), Yannick Sagbo (Evian, Undisclosed), Danny Graham (Sunderland, Loan)
Out: Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers, Undisclosed), Sonny Bradley (Portsmouth, Free), Mark Cullen (Luton, Free), Andy Dawson (Scunthorpe, Free), Danny East (Portsmouth, Free), Mark Oxley (Oldham, Loan), Jack Hobbs (Nottingham Forest, Loan), Jamie Devitt (Chesterfield, Free), Tom Cairney (Blackburn, Loan).
Released: Paul McKenna, Seyi Olofinjana, Jay Simpson.

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Goalkeeper Pepe Reina will join Barcelona - rather than return to Liverpool - after his season-long loan with Napoli is over. (Star)

Brendan Rodgers remains insistent Luis Suarez is not for sale, although he adds that, if he were, the price tag would be closer to the £100m being touted for Gareth Bale. (Express)

In: Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo, £9m), Simon Mignolet (Sunderland, £9m), Luis Alberto (Sevilla, £6.8m), Kolo Touré (Manchester City, Free).
Out: Andy Carroll (West Ham, £15m), Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea, £5m rising to £6m), Peter Gulasci (Red Bull Salzburg, Free), Jamie Stephens (Newport, Free), Danny Wilson (Hearts, Free), Michael Ngoo (Yeovil, Loan), Suso (Almeria, Loan), Henoc Mukendi (Partick Thistle, Loan), Jack Robinson, (Blackpool, Loan), Pepe Reina (Napoli, Loan).
Released: Tyrell Belford.
Retired: Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard

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Juventus have launched a £12million raid for Aleksandar Kolarov. (Mirror)

City are on the verge of signing Real Madrid defender Pepe. (Manchester Evening News)

In: Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk, £30m), Jésus Navas (Sevilla, £17m rising to £22.9m), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla, £16,4m rising to £20.6m), Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina, £22m).
Out: Carlos Tévez (Juventus, £10m rising to £12m), Jeremy Helan (Sheffield Wednesday, Undisclosed), Wayne Bridge (Reading, Free), Ryan McGivern (Hibs, Free), Roque Santa Cruz (Malaga, Free), Kolo Touré (Liverpool, Free), Maicon (Roma, Undisclosed).
Released: Filippo Mancini.

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Rooney has told new United manager David Moyes that he wants to leave the club and will submit a written transfer request this week. (Express)

Cristiano Ronaldo could be on his way back to Old Trafford as Manchester United and Real Madrid have spent the last 12 days thrashing out an £80 million mega-deal for the winger. (Daily Star)

In: Guillermo Varela (Penarol, £2.4m).
Out: Sean McGinty (Sheffield United, Free), Reece James (Carlisle United, Loan), Frederic Veseli (Ipswich, Free), John Cofie (Barnsley, Free), Reece Brown (Watford, Free), Ryan Tunnicliffe (Ipswich Town, Loan).
Released: Michele Fornasier, Luke Giverin, Luke Hendrie, Luke McCullough, Gyliano Van Velzen.
Retired: Paul Scholes.

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Newcastle are close to signing QPR striker Loïc Rémy, while Aston Villa striker Darren Bent is also likely to follow. (Times)

In: Olivier Kemen (Metz, Undisclosed).
Out: James Perch (Wigan, £750,000), Danny Simpson (QPR, Free), Steve Harper (Hull City, Free), Shane Ferguson (Birmingham, loan)
Released: Yven Moyo.

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Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella is on the verge of leaving the club, opening the way for Norwich to make a move. (Sky Sports)

In: Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon, £8.5m), Martin Olsson (Blackburn, £2.5m), Nathan Redmond (Birmingham, £2.2m rising to £3.2m), Javier Garrido (Lazio, £1.275m), Carlo Nash (Stoke, Free), Leroy Fer (FC Twente, undisclosed), Gary Hooper (Celtic, £5m).
Out: Leon Barnett (Wigan, Undisclosed), Grant Holt (Wigan, £2m), James Vaughan (Huddersfield, £1m), Tom Adeyemi (Birmingham, Free), Olumide Durojaiye (Falkirk, Free), George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon), Chris Martin (Derby, Free), Korey Smith (Oldham, Free), Jed Steer (Aston Villa, Free), Marc Tierney (Bolton, Free), Elliott Ward (Bournemouth, Free), Declan Rudd (Preston, Loan).
Released: Lee Camp, Simeon Jackson, Ramil Sheriff.

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Southampton are mulling a bid for Colombian striker Duvan Zapata after his transfer to West Ham fell through. (Mirror)

In: Victor Wanyama (Celtic, £12.5m), Dejan Lovren (Lyon, £8.5m).
Out: Sam Hoskins (Yeovil, Free), Ben Reeves (MK Dons, Free), Richard Chaplow (Millwall, Free), Dan Seaborne (Yeovil, Free), Steve de Ridder (Utrecht, Free), Frazer Richardson (Middlesbrough, Free).
Released: Danny Butterfield, Ryan Dickson, Tommy Forecast, Alberto Seidi.

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Stoke City have joined the host of Premier League clubs battling for Scott Sinclair’s signature. (Off The Post)

In: Erik Pieters (PSV Eindhoven, £3m), Alex Grant (Portsmouth, Free), Marc Muniesa (Barcelona, Free).
Out: Matthew Lund (Rochdale, Free), Carlo Nash (Norwich, Free), Matthew Upson (Brighton, Free), Dean Whitehead (Middlesbrough, Free), Rory Delap (Burton Albion, Free).
Released: Michael Clarkson, Matthew Gledhill, Jadan Hall, Andrew Musunga, Jermaine Pennant, George Rigg, Mamady Sidibe.
Retired: Michael Owen.

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In: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar, £6.5m), Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus, £6.5m), Vito Mannone (Arsenal, £1.5m), David Moberg Karlsson (IFK Gothenburg, £1.5m), El-Hadji Ba (Le Havre, £380,000), Duncan Whatmore (Altrincham, Undisclosed), Cabral (Basel, Free), Modibo Diakité (Lazio, Free), Valentin Roberge (Maritimo, Free), Jordan Pickford (Burton Albion, Loan).
Out: Simon Mignolet (Liverpool, £9m), Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull, £2m), Matt Kilgallon (Blackburn, Free), Adam Reed (Burton, Free), Ryan Noble (Burnley, Free), Danny Graham (Hull City, Loan), Alfred N'Diaye (Eskisehirspor, Loan).
Released: Titus Bramble, Anthony Callaghan, Wade Joyce, Matt Kilgallon, Ben Wilson.

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Arsenal could make a bid for Swansea captain Ashley Williams to ease their defensive injury worries. (Mirror)

In: Wilfried Bony (Vitesse Arnhem, £12m), Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool, £5m rising to £6m), Jordi Amat (Espanyol, £2.5m), Alejandro Pozuelo (Real Betis, £425,000), Gregor Zabret (NK Domzale, Undisclosed), José Cañas (Real Betis, Free), Alex Gogic (Olympiakos, Free), Jonathan de Guzman (Villareal, Loan), Jernade Meade (Unattached, Free).
Out: Kemy Agustien (Brighton, Free), David Cornell (St Mirren, Free), Mark Gower (Charlton, Free), Kyle Bartley (Birmingham, Loan), Gwion Edwards (St Johnstone, Loan), Alan Tate (Yeovil, Loan)

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Florentino Pérez, the Real Madrid president, insisted he does not want the cash part of Gareth Bale's proposed transfer to exceed £83m. (Times)

Tottenham say Alvaro Morata, the Spain Under-21 international, must be a part of any deal for Bale. (Independent)

In: Roberto Soldado (Valencia, £26m), Paulinho (Corinthians, £17m), Nacer Chadli (FC Twente, £7m).
Out: Steven Caulker (Cardiff City, £7m), John Bostock (Royal Antwerp, Free), Jack Bartram, Nathan Byrne (both Swindon, Free), Grant Hall, Massimo Luongo, Alex Pritchard, Ryan Mason (all Swindon, Loan), Tomislav Gomelt (Royal Antwerp, Loan), Adam Smith (Derby, Loan), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders, Undisclosed).
Released: David Bentley, William Gallas, Jack Munns, Jake Nicholson.

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West Brom in talks with Salomon Kalou, (27), over a £40,000-a-week move to the Hawthorns. (Sun)

In: Nicolas Anelka (Shanghai Shenhua, Free), Diego Lugano (Paris Saint-Germain, Free), Goran Popov (Dynamo Kiev, Loan).
Out: Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Wigan, Free), James Hurst (Valur, Free), Gonzalo Jara Reyes (Nottingham Forest, Free), Jerome Thomas (Crystal Palace, Free), Romaine Sawyers (Walsall, Free), Scott Allan (Birmingham, Loan)
Released: Zoltan Gera.

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Sam Allardyce has plans to pair Werder Bremen's 24-year-old Austrian striker Marko Arnautovic with Andy Carroll in attack. (Daily Mail)

In: Andy Carroll (Liverpool, £15m), Danny Whitehead (Stockport, Undisclosed), Adrián (Real Betis, Free), Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk, Free).
Out: Robert Hall (Bolton, Compensation), Jake Larkins (Leyton Orient, Free).
Released: Carlton Cole, Gary O’Neil, Jack Powell, Jami Rafati, Eoin Wearen.


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