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26 August 2009 14:24
Follow the latest transfer stories doing the rounds throughout the day from the world of football. Keep checking back and refreshing the page, with the latest stories appearing at the top of the article - and don't forget to check out The Insider's inside track later in the day... Win Harry Potter gifts LATEST: Former Chelsea loanee Ricardo Quaresma is apparently keen to make a Premier League comeback, with West Ham and Tottenham reportedly in the running to snap up the Portuguese star, according to Italian daily La Gazzetta Dello Sport. The Inter Milan winger is deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jose Mourinho but recently rejected a short-term move to Genoa as he holds out for a return to England. Ricardo Quaresma To Hull and back: Former Chelsea loanee Ricardo Quaresma, in action against hull last season, is reportedly a target for London rivals Tottenham and West Ham * Aston Villa have opened talks to sign £7m-rated Blackburn Rovers defender Stephen Warnock (read more). * Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has agreed a £2m fee for Tottenham full-back Pascal Chimbonda. * Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp could offer Ruud van Nistelrooy a dramatic return to England if Roman Pavlyuchenko leaves the club (read more). * Former Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved as confirmed his retirement from football, rejected a money-spinning offer to see out his playing days in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. * Watford striker Tommy Smith appears to have rejected a move to Reading as he undergoes a medical at Portsmouth this morning, report Sky Sports News. * Chelsea are set to rival Valencia for the signature of Feyenoord playmaker Jonathan de Guzman, according to a report in Dutch daily De Telegraaf. Jonathan de Guzman Cashing in: Feyenoord want to offload Chelsea target Jonathan de Guzman (C) before he can leave the Dutch club on a Bosman free in 2010 * Manchester City have agreed a £6m deal for another striker - 18-year-old promising Serbia international Danijel Aleksic (read more). The player's club Vojvodina, however, say the talented star will spend a week-long trial at City. * Reports in Greece, claim website IMScouting.com, suggest Olympiakos plan to offer Tottenham's Giovani Dos Santos an escape route on loan - but they face competition from Turkish rivals Besiktas who are keen on the Mexican misfit. * With Everton closing in on £5m Sylvain Distin, say The Sun, Aston Villa have swiftly moved for Manchester City defender Richard Dunne, agreeing a £6m fee for the Republic of Ireland international (read more). * Brazilian bad boy Anderson has begged Manchester United not to sell him following his furious bust-up with manager Sir Alex Ferguson (read more). Let me stay: Sorry Manchester United midfielder Anderson insists he does not want to leave Old Trafford Let me stay: Sorry Manchester United midfielder Anderson insists he does not want to leave Old Trafford * Manchester United will this week test Real Madrid's resolve with a £15m bid for former Chelsea star Arjen Robben, according to The Sun. * Spurs have opened talks with Internacional over £15m-rated Brazilian midfielder Sandro (read more). * Zenit St Petersburg have emerged as favourites to sign Spurs misfit Roman Pavlyuchenko, who looks set to end his miserable spell in England (read more). * Billed as Egypt's answer to David Beckham, Sunderland boss Steve Bruce expects imminent loan arrival Ahmed Al Muhammad to prove a shrewd acquisition, he told SkySports.com Insider * After snubbing a return to England, former Arsenal loanee Julio Bpatista is on the verge of a £7m move to Inter Milan from Roma, according to Italian sports daily Il Corriere dello Sport, after Jose Mourinho missed out on Real Madrid's Wesley Sneijder who has opted to fight for his place in Spain. * Sheffield Wednesday have put £8m former Arsenal flop Francis Jeffers on the transfer list. The shamed striker was sent off during the Championship club's Carling Cup defeat to Port Vale for violent conduct.

Source: Daily_Mail