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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has urged the Blues to sign Lyon winger Florent Malouda before he joins Liverpool. (Various)
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The day after the CL final, Benitez said he wanted the board to act quickly on his transfers and this is why. You either have clubs coming in and nicking your players or at the very least, they push the prices up as will probably happen here.
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Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton, who signed for Newcastle on Tuesday night, will bank £12m over five years if he completes his contract at St James' Park. (Daily Mirror)
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Good signing this one for Newcastle. Off load Parker for around £7.5m and sign Barton for around £5.5m - better player for Newcastle and £2m in the bank as well.
Reasons to sign foreign players - reason number 148:
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West Ham's former Charlton boss Alan Curbishley wants to buy Darren Bent from his old club but the Addicks have told him the striker will cost £18m. (Daily Mirror)
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Shocking - absolutely shocking. Since when did his value become £18m?
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Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri wants to lure midfielder Frank Lampard away from Stamford Bridge to join him at Juventus. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United striker Alan Smith will not be offered a new contract, which is set to spark a bidding battle between Tottenham, Everton, Middlesbrough and Aston Villa. (The Sun)
Middlesbrough are poised for an £8m double swoop for Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis and Porto defender Jose Bosingwa. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea are chasing Brazilian wonderkid Pato, 17, who plays for Internacional and who has also attracted the interest of Juventus and AC Milan. (Daily Star)
Everton are prepared to cash in on striker Andrew Johnson - but only if West Ham pay £20m. (Daily Star)
Leicester want to swap Patrick McCarthy, plus cash, for Charlton midfielder Matt Holland. (The Sun)
Portsmouth are considering a £3m bid for Wigan striker Henri Camara. (Daily Mirror)
Derby are battling Watford for the signature of Norwich striker Robert Earnshaw. (The Sun)
Birmingham want to sign Arsenal defender Johan Djourou on a season-long deal. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has hinted that his team-mates expect Gunners striker Thierry Henry to join Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)
Laryea Kingston's agent says a permanent Hearts deal for the midfielder, who has been on loan from Terek Grozny, must be struck by midnight. (Daily Record)
Wigan boss Chris Hutchings has pleaded with chairman Dave Whelan not to sell midfielder Lee McCulloch to Rangers. (Daily Record)
Ipswich want defender Chris Perry after he was released by West Brom. (The Sun)
West Brom striker Diomansy Kamara is a £2m target for Middlesbrough. (Various)
Sevilla defender Daniel Alves, whose agent held talks with Chelsea last week, has left the door open for a last-gasp bid from Liverpool - if the "economical factors" are right. (The Sun)
Portsmouth want to sign Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka. (Various)
Striker Leon Best is set to join Nottingham Forest after making it clear he wants to leave Southampton. (Daily Star)
West Ham face a battle to hang on to Yossi Benayoun after the midfielder turned down a five-year contract worth £50,000 a week. (Daily Mail)
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