Source: Telegraph
Premier League Transfer Talk - May 19
Arsenal [LNB]Cesc Fabregas' seven-year reign at Arsenal looks set to end after the Spaniard told Arsene Wenger that he wanted to rejoin Barcelona. [LNB] Related ArticlesFootball Transfers - Latest NewsFull transfer listCompleted transfersMarouane Chamakh's long-awaited transfer from Bordeaux to Arsenal is set to be completed this week after the striker arrived in London to finalise personal terms. (Metro) [LNB]Arsenal are eyeing Dynamo Kiev's highly-rated central defender Pape Diakhate. (Goal) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Aston Villa [LNB]Aston Villa have joined the chase to sign Carlton Cole after Birmingham City had a £10 million bid rejected. (Mirror) [LNB]Jermaine Beckford is an Aston Villa target with the 26-year-old set to leave on a Bosman free transfer. (Fans FC) [LNB]Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has confirmed that manager Martin O'Neill is staying at the club. [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Birmingham City [LNB]Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has completed his move to Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £4m up front and rising to £6m in add-ons. [LNB]Birmingham have announced young Spanish midfielder Enric Valles will join them on July 1. (Mail) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Blackburn Rovers [LNB]Reading look set to miss out on signing centre-back Zurab Khizanishvili after being priced out of the market by Blackburn Rovers. (Reading Post). [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Bolton Wanderers [LNB]Burnley are eyeing Bolton Wanderers midfielder Gavin McCann. (Mail) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Chelsea [LNB]Midfielder Deco has held talks with Fluminense over a return to his native Brazil next season. [LNB]Barcelona have been linked with a move for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres and will go head to head with Chelsea this summer to sign the 26 year-old. [LNB]Striker Nicolas Anelka is on the brink of signing a new contract extension at Chelsea. (PA) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Everton [LNB]Midfielder Tim Cahill has signed a new a new long-term contract with Everton and described it as "a massive moment in my career". [LNB]David Moyes has no intention of selling any of his top stars this summer, including Jack Rodwell. (Express) [LNB]Moyes remains confident influential midfielder Steven Pienaar will commit his long-term future to the club. (Sky Sports) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Fulham [LNB]Birmingham have launched a bid to prise Paul Konchesky away from Fulham. (Mail) [LNB]Fulham are leading the chase for the Portsmouth marksman Frederic Piquionne ahead of Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United. (Goal) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Liverpool [LNB]Rafael Benitez is being linked with a big-money move for Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini this summer. (Metro) [LNB]Liverpool are unlikely to hold further contract talks with Javier Mascherano until the Argentinean international returns to Merseyside from World Cup duty, casting his future at Anfield into further doubt. [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Manchester City [LNB]Manchester City are expected to make their move to sign Benfica defender David Luiz in an attempt to fend off growing competition from Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona. [LNB]Zlatan Ibrahimovic could leave the Nou Camp less than a year after he moved to Spain and Manchester City are monitoring the situation. [LNB]Everton have been linked with a move for winger Martin Petrov as Moyes looks to bolster squad with limited funds. [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Manchester United [LNB]Ben Foster has completed his move to Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £4m up front and rising to £6m in add-ons. [LNB]Ajax are demanding £20 million from Manchester United for striker Luis Suarez. (Mirror) [LNB]Sir Alex Ferguson may add just one more player this summer as he plots to regain the Premier League title from Chelsea. [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Newcastle[LNB]Chris Hughton will seek urgent talks with Spanish misfit Xisco to try and secure a permanent transfer to Primera Liga outfit Racing Santander. (Journal) [LNB]Hughton is confident he will be able to strengthen his squad this summer. (Sky Sports) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Stoke City [LNB]Stoke City have been linked with a £5 million move for West Ham midfielder Mark Noble. [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Sunderland [LNB]Sunderland are reportedly set to lose out to West Ham in the race to sign French international Sidney Govou from Lyon. (Shields Gazette) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Tottenham Hotspur [LNB]Ledley King has signed a new contract that will keep him at Tottenham until 2012. [LNB]Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has signed a new one-year contract. [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]West Ham United [LNB]Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has dismissed suggestions he will leave Bloomfield Road to succeed Gianfranco Zola as West Ham manager. [LNB]West Ham United have rejected bids from Fulham, Birmingham City and Stoke City for striker Carlton Cole. [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]West Bromwich Albion[LNB]Newcastle United are set to offer Robert Koren a Premier League lifeline despite helping West Brom win promotion. (Fans FC) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Wigan Athletic [LNB]Wigan Athletic have rejected Birmingham's £8million bid for Charles N'Zogbia. (Mail) [LNB]---------------------------------------------------------------- [LNB]Wolverhampton Wanderers [LNB]Burnley have placed a £7m price tag on the head of striker Steven Fletcher after interest from Wolves. (Mail) [LNB]
