Karl-Heinz Rumour Mill

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Liverpool are poised to make a £25m swoop for Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres. (Various)

Cue RC Gills....

Rafa Benitez also wants to pip Newcastle, Sunderland and Aston Villa to Villarreal's £15.5m striker Diego Forlan. (Daily Mail)

Fuck me, that's even worse. Imagine the stick he'd get at every Prem ground....

Chelsea are eyeing a £4m move for Feyenoord's Royston Drenthe, who can play at left-back or as a winger and who has been in great form for the Netherlands during the European Under-21 Championship. (Daily Mirror)

Royston great name

Meanwhile, panto season continues....

Scotland striker Garry O'Connor is set for a £2.5m move from Lokomotiv Moscow to Birmingham City. (The Sun)

Oh yes he is

Lokomotiv Moscow have rejected a £2m offer from Birmingham for Garry O'Connor. (Daily Mail)

Oh no he isnt.....

Man Utd left-back Gabriel Heinze has agreed a top-secret £5m move to Real Madrid. (Daily Star)

If it's that top secret, how come the Daily Star know about it?

Kaka's representative has not ruled out the Brazilian moving to Real Madrid. (The Times)

Chelsea have failed in an audacious swap deal after offering midfielder Lassana Diarra in return for Lyon winger Florent Malouda. (Independent)

Fulham are close to agreeing a £5.5m deal for West Brom striker Diomansy Kamara - with Heidar Helguson going the other way. (Daily Mail)

Wigan are willing to pay £5m for West Brom's Welsh midfielder Jason Koumas. (The Times)

Bolton admit they may lose keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen this summer, with Sunderland and Aston Villa interested. (The Sun)

But they have a contingency plan, with Sheffield United's £2m-rated Paddy Kenny on their shopping list. (The Sun)

Tottenham striker Mido is set to join Fulham after dropping down the pecking order at White Hart Lane. (Various)

Spurs will listen to offers for Jermain Defoe when they sign Darren Bent from Charlton. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins has asked Sam Allardyce not to cash in and sell him. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan have given midfielder Josip Skoko, who has been linked to Hajduk Split and Genclerbirligi, until the end of the month to give them an answer over his future after being offered a new one-year deal. (The Sun)

Newcastle are set to step up their interest in Charlton's England defender Luke Young. (Daily Mirror)

Hearts are poised to sign Sunderland striker Tommy Miller. (The Sun)

Blackburn will have to pay £1.4m to Roma for striker Shabani Nonda, who was on loan at Ewood Park last season. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan will sign Preston keeper Carlo Nash to provide competition for Chris Kirkland. (Daily Mail)

Bolton's Ricardo Vaz Te says he wants to leave the Reebok Stadium. (Daily Mirror)

QPR admit they will have to sell £2m-rated Lee Cook in the next four weeks. (Daily Express)

Tottenham appear to be closing in on France Under-21 defender Younes Kaboul, who plays for Auxerre. (The Sun)

Sheffield United are poised to open talks with unwanted Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie. (Daily Star)

Celtic have been given permission to hold signing talks with AC Milan winger Massimo Donati within the next 48 hours. (Daily Mail)

But Donati has already arrived in Glasgow for signing talks with Celtic. (Daily Express)

Celtic will move for Breda striker Maceo Rigters after his spectacular goal in Netherlands' Under-21 victory over England. (The Sun)

Hamburg have offered Germany Under-21 striker Mustafa Kucuvic to Motherwell on loan. (Various)

Kilmarnock defender Gordon Greer has opened talks with Oldham but does not rule out remaining at Rugby Park. (The Sun)

Hull have placed a £3m price tag on keeper Boaz Myhill, to keep him out of the clutches of Aston Villa. (Daily Star)

Hull could sell striker Darryl Duffy to Swansea, Bristol City, Hartlepool and Hibernian. (Daily Record)

Luton are chasing striker Paul Peschisolido after his release by Derby County. (The Sun)

Leicester have made an £800,000 bid for Milton Keynes Dons striker Izale McLeod. (Daily Mirror)

[rcgills]

Have I mentioned how over-rated Torres is? Vastly over-rated, you know

You may turn your nose up, but given the choice of Torres for 25m or Forlan for 15.5m, I'd go for Forlan every time. In fact, you could swap those price tags around and I'd still say Forlan would be the better deal. A rip-off, mind, but a better deal nonetheless.

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Todays

TRANSFER RUMOURS
Sven-Goran Eriksson will take over as Man City boss next week - and will launch an audacious bid for Newcastle striker Michael Owen. (Various)

Newcastle have won the race to sign Man Utd misfit Alan Smith for £3.5m. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool will increase their bid for West Ham's Yossi Benayoun to £4.5m. (Various)

Charlton are ready to accept Spurs' £16m bid for striker Darren Bent. (Guardian)

Real Madrid say they are winning the race to sign West Ham's Carlos Tevez - and will pay £30m. (Various)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill wants to buy England Under-21 keeper Scott Carson from Liverpool for £3.5m. (Daily Mirror)

O'Neill is also keen on luring Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips for £10m. (Daily Star)

Sunderland will clinch the £7m signing of Preston's David Nugent next week. (Various)

Reading's Seol Ki-Hyeon is on the verge of a £1m move to Fulham. (Various)

Hibs want Newcastle's highly-rated Republic of Ireland winger Alan O'Brien. (Daily Record)

Charlton's £3m defender Luke Young is wanted by Bolton, Newcastle and Aston Villa. (Daily Mirror)

Crystal Palace want to sign Chelsea's Scott Sinclair on a season-long loan. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough are chasing Fulham defender Liam Rosenior and could consider a swap deal involving James Morrison. (Daily Star)

Juventus are set to launch a bid for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins. (Daily Star)

Bolton are ready to step up their £6m battle with Marseille to sign Djibril Cisse. (The Sun)

Bordeaux's Laurent Blanc wants to hijack Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp's attempt to sign France midfielder Alou Diarra for £5.8m. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool's hopes of landing Fernando Torres have hit a setback as Atletico Madrid are refusing to drop their £27m asking price. (The Sun)



OTHER GOSSIP
Sven-Goran Eriksson will receive an annual salary of either £2m (Guardian), £3m (Daily Telegraph), £6m (The Times) or £8m (Daily Mail) when he takes over at Man City.

Former Celtic star Neil Lennon has blasted Rangers for 'surrendering' their crown to the Bhoys. (Daily Record)

New Man City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed to make the club as big as rivals United. (Various)

Newcastle's England Under-21 star Steven Taylor says David Bentley and Gabriel Agbonlahor must be "kicking themselves" for missing the European Championship. (Various)

South African billionaire Johann Rupert has emerged as a possible bidder for Blackburn Rovers. (Various)

Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung Ka-Shing wants to wrap up a £70m takeover of Birmingham by 11 August. (The Sun)


AND FINALLY
Wayne Rooney is relaxing with Coleen McLoughlin after last weekend's England WAG wedding fest with a break in Las Vegas - and will cheer on Ricky Hatton against Jose Luis Castillo on Saturday. (Daily Mirror)

Man Utd winger Ryan Giggs is considering a new career when he retires from football - as a reality TV star. (Daily Star)

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Sven-Goran Eriksson will take over as Man City boss next week - and will launch an audacious bid for Newcastle striker Michael Owen. (Various)

Far be it from me to rub salt into the money grabbing welsh midget's wounds, but I find it funny that 3 years after hanging us out to dry and setting off for pastures new, Owen is apparently on the verge of joining Shin City.

Off to bigger and better things eh Mickey.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill wants to buy England Under-21 keeper Scott Carson from Liverpool for £3.5m. (Daily Mirror)

Good keeper. Bad teeth.

Bolton are ready to step up their £6m battle with Marseille to sign Djibril Cisse. (The Sun)

Shame it never worked out for Jib. Obviously had talent but bags of attitude too unfortunately.

Newcastle have won the race to sign Man Utd misfit Alan Smith for £3.5m. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool will increase their bid for West Ham's Yossi Benayoun to £4.5m. (Various)

Charlton are ready to accept Spurs' £16m bid for striker Darren Bent. (Guardian)

Real Madrid say they are winning the race to sign West Ham's Carlos Tevez - and will pay £30m. (Various)


O'Neill is also keen on luring Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips for £10m. (Daily Star)

Sunderland will clinch the £7m signing of Preston's David Nugent next week. (Various)

Reading's Seol Ki-Hyeon is on the verge of a £1m move to Fulham. (Various)

Hibs want Newcastle's highly-rated Republic of Ireland winger Alan O'Brien. (Daily Record)

Charlton's £3m defender Luke Young is wanted by Bolton, Newcastle and Aston Villa. (Daily Mirror)

Crystal Palace want to sign Chelsea's Scott Sinclair on a season-long loan. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough are chasing Fulham defender Liam Rosenior and could consider a swap deal involving James Morrison. (Daily Star)

Juventus are set to launch a bid for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins. (Daily Star)

Bordeaux's Laurent Blanc wants to hijack Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp's attempt to sign France midfielder Alou Diarra for £5.8m. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool's hopes of landing Fernando Torres have hit a setback as Atletico Madrid are refusing to drop their £27m asking price. (The Sun)

[andeeeee]

hey AFU
any news on the young american winger snoogy doogy , all accounts the lad can play

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Apparently so Andy. We have him on a month long trial, should get a run out against Wrexham or Crewe in one of the pre-season friendlies.

[andeeeee]

bloody great news
cant believe non of the `big` clubs havent had him signed up. the guy is fast and can cross a ball like i`ve never seen before , crouch will get close too 30 goals next season

[wazik]

From Crowie's post

TRANSFER RUMOURS
Sven-Goran Eriksson will take over as Man City boss next week - and will launch an audacious bid for Newcastle striker Michael Owen. (Various)

Newcastle have won the race to sign Man Utd misfit Alan Smith for £3.5m. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool will increase their bid for West Ham's Yossi Benayoun to £4.5m. (Various)

Charlton are ready to accept Spurs' £16m bid for striker Darren Bent. (Guardian)

Real Madrid say they are winning the race to sign West Ham's Carlos Tevez - and will pay £30m. (Various)

Liverpool's hopes of landing Fernando Torres have hit a setback as Atletico Madrid are refusing to drop their £27m asking price. (The Sun)

Football has always been a bit daft but really.... I mean come on just say no to drugs people.

This is the best one
Sven-Goran Eriksson will take over as Man City boss next week - and will launch an audacious bid for Newcastle striker Michael Owen. (Various)

Theres nothing about that statement that makes any sense.

[andeeeee]

here you go slick , looks like we`ve signed him . who`s lost the 17 shirt then

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Atletico Madrid have told Liverpool they want Peter Crouch in part exchange for Fernando Torres. (Daily Star)

Gutted. I would be absolutely gutted to see Crouchy go.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to stun Manchester City fans by making West Ham's Marlon Harewood one of his first signings. (Daily Mirror)

The answer to City's goal-drought everyone, Mr Marlon Harewood....

Liverpool are closing in on the club record £25m capture of Torres. (Daily Telegraph)

Arsenal's Freddie Ljungberg is believed to be high on Eriksson's wish list. (The Guardian)

Manchester United have accepted a £6m offer from Middlesbrough for their out-of-favour striker Alan Smith. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is aiming to make a late bid to bring Smith to the south coast. (The Sun)

Sunderland have slapped in a £3m bid for Hearts keeper Craig Gordon. (Daily Mirror, Daily Record)

Tottenham's £15m swoop for Darren Bent is being held up because Charlton are holding out for more money. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City have handed a two-year contract to teenage keeper Filip Mentel. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool will only allow Djibril Cisse to leave the club next season if he is offered a permanent deal elsewhere. (Various)

Bolton are to step up their bid to bring Cisse to The Reebok. (The Times)

Bordeaux slapped a £10m price tag on the head of Rangers target Julien Faubert. (Daily Record)

Chelsea's sporting director Frank Arnesen was in the crowd to watch Holland Under-21 star Royston Drenthe at the European Championship. (The Guardian)

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Real Madrid and Barcelona are preparing the ground for bids for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Mirror)

Cor Blimey, the exodus begins eh.

The move for Gudjohnsen is dependent on the successful sale of Alan Smith, Man Utd having accepted a £6m bid from Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror)

Cracking bit of business. To shift Smith and bring Gudjohnsen in is a great deal IMO. I really rate Eidur.

Chelsea are facing stiff competition from AC Milan for Brazilian wonderkid Alexandre Pato. (The Sun)

Manchester United will step up their interest in Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen following Thierry Henry's move to the Nou Camp. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez admits he is interested in being Henry's replacement at Arsenal. (The Sun)

Charlton striker Darren Bent looks set to complete a £14m move to Tottenham in the next 48 hours. (Daily Star)

Bolton are preparing a £5m raid on Reading for Leroy Lita - with Nicolas Anelka likely to leave The Reebok. (Daily Star)

Preston striker David Nugent is waiting for interest from Everton after having talks with Sunderland and West Ham. (The Sun)

Manchester City will make a £4m bid to snatch Yossi Benayoun from under Liverpool's nose. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham striker Heidar Helguson could be returning to former club Watford. (The Times)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has made an approach for Wigan's £6million-rated England Under-21 left-back Leighton Baines. (The Sun)

Liverpool outcast Djibril Cisse has been offered to Atletico Madrid in part exchange for Fernando Torres. (Daily Mirror)

Torres is ready to confront his Atletico bosses in an effort to break the deadlock over his propsed move to Anfield. (Daily Mail)

West Brom winger Zoltan Gera is back on Gareth Southgate's shopping list at Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror)

Parma have made a £6m bid for Man Utd striker Giuseppe Rossi. (The Times)

Atletico Madrid want to sign Jose Antonio Reyes from Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland reject Tommy Miller has been offered a shock chance of Champions League football by Steaua Bucharest. (The Sun)

Portsmouth are in talks to sign Rennes' Nigeria forward John Utaka. (The Times)

Derby are trying to wrap up a £2m deal for West Ham winger Matt Etherington. (Daily Mirror, The Sun)

The Rams also want to sign Bolton's Portuguese striker Ricardo Vaz Te. (Daily Mail)

Birmingham are trying to sign midfielder Olivier Kapo from Juventus on a season-long loan. (Daily Mirror)

Ex-Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris, 29, will train with Charlton in a bid to earn a permanent deal at The Valley. (The Sun)

Luton want to sign 38-year-old striker Paul Furlong, who was released by QPR. (The Times)

Preston boss Paul Simpson has swooped for Leeds former captain Kevin Nicholls. (Daily Mirror)

Bordeaux have admitted that winger Julien Faubert is desperate to join Rangers. (Daily Record)

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Parma have made a bid, thought to be £6m, for Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi. (The Guardian)

Didnt he and Lupoli leave Parma for United (and Arsenal) a few years back on a free? Good bit of business there for SAF if he makes money for nothing.

This next one made me laugh...

Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge will snub a move from Stamford Bridge as he expects to be number one left-back at the club next season. (Daily Star)

Shouldnt that read "Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge will snub a move from Stamford Bridge as no other club will pay him as much". (Daily Star)

Liverpool's record £25m bid for Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres is being held up by the striker's £2.5m pay-off clause. (The Sun)

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez is likely to leave for Inter Milan this summer. (Daily Mirror)

Thaksin Shinawatra has set his sights on bringing Shaun Wright-Phillips back to Manchester City when his takeover is complete. (The Sun)

Preston striker David Nugent could have to wait until Christmas to get his dream move to Everton. (The Sun)

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes is pulling out of a deal for Roma's Shabani Nonda and will offload Francis Jeffers to Ipswich. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham will listen to offers for Jermain Defoe once they complete the signing of Charlton's Darren Bent. (Daily Mirror)

Charlton are refusing to budge on their asking price of £17m for Bent. (The Independent)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce is lining up a double swoop for Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini and Celta Vigo's Daniel de Ridder. (The Sun)

Bruce is close to signing French star Olivier Kapo from Juventus. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is plotting a swoop for West Brom defenders Paul McShane and Paul Robinson. (The Sun, Daily Mail)

Keane is close to agreeing a £1m move for Aberdeen skipper Russell Anderson. (Daily Record)


Dutch star Ryan Babel will snub a move to Arsenal this summer to stay at Ajax, but has admitted he is tempted by a move in the future. (Various)

Fulham are ready to battle with Reading to sign Didier Digard. (Daily Express)

Fulham made a £4.5m offer for West Brom's Diomansy Kamara after Heidar Helguson snubbed a swap deal. (Daily Mirror)

Reading have offered Leroy Lita has been offered a new £20,000-a-week contract to keep him. (Various)

Wigan are ready to sell striker Lee McCulloch to Rangers - as long as they agree to take defender Andy Webster too. (Daily Mirror)

Rangers must fork out £1.5m up front, plus another £500,000 in add-ons if they are to sign Kilmarnock's Steven Naismith. (Daily Record)

The Gers fear their chances of signing Bordeaux's Julien Faubert are no better than 50-50. (Daily Record)

Crystal Palace's move for Benfica defender Jose Fonte is in jeopardy after interest from Steaua Bucharest. (Daily Mail)

Wolves are close to a £500,000 deal for Crystal Palace defender Darren Ward. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton have emerged as favourites to sign Sheffield United's Phil Jagielka. (Daily Star)

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Well it appears that the Fernando Torres deal is done then. The noises coming out of Anfield suggest he is plan A for the summer. It also appears that we dont have a plan B or C.

[GaNgStA kEeKs]

Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

Well it appears that the Fernando Torres deal is done then. The noises coming out of Anfield suggest he is plan A for the summer. It also appears that we dont have a plan B or C.

Last time we heard this wasnt it about Henry? :wasntme

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Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has pleaded with Argentine international team-mate Carlos Tevez to join him at Anfield. (Daily Star)

Get in Monster Masch! Not that we have a chance of signing him, but it's nice to see the effort laddo.

Spurs are close to securing a deal to sell Reto Ziegler to Sampdoria for £1.4m. (The Times)

Didnt even know he was still there.....

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will make a £13m bid for Newcastle striker Obefemi Martins. (Various)

Chelsea have had a £12m bid for Lyon midfielder Florent Malouda rejected. (Various)

Sven-Goran Eriksson will make Middlesbrough striker Yakubu his first signing. (Daily Mirror)

Barcelona are ready to make a £15m bid for Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard. (The Times)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants Kieran Richardson from Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)

Rangers target Julien Faubert has gone on strike at Bordeaux after the French club refused to sell him. (Daily Record)

West Ham are willing to pay Carlos Tevez £115,000 a week to keep him at the club for another year. (Daily Mail)

Martin O'Neill is to launch a fresh £8m bid for West Ham's Nigel Reo-Coker. (Various)

O'Neill may have to fight off an attempted hijack of the move by prospective Man City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson. (The Times)

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is looking at Bolton's Kevin Nolan as a possible replacement for Nigel Reo-Coker. (The Sun)

Shaun Wright-Phillips will reject a move to Man City if Sven-Goran Eriksson takes over. (Daily Mail)

Andy van der Meyde is likely to be kicked out of Everton after reportedly criticising coach David Moyes on Dutch TV. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland have had a £3m bid for Wigan defender Leighton Baines rejected. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal and Tottenham are battling to sign Lyn Oslo's Norwegian striker Chinedu Ogbuke. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic plan to make a £2m swoop for Watford defender Dan Shittu. (Daily Mirror)

Reading's Nicky Shorey will snub Newcastle and West Ham by signing a new contract at the Royals. (Daily Mail)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is interested in signing West Ham's £3m-rated striker Marlon Harewood. (Various)

Bristol City will confirm the signing of Hibernian's Northern Ireland winger Ivan Sproule on Thursday. (Daily Mirror)

Lee McCulloch is tipped to complete a move from Wigan to Rangers for £2.5m. (The Times)

Nigerian international midfielder Oneykachi Okonkwo is being watched by Premier League new boys Birmingham and Derby. (The Sun)

League One Nottingham Forest have slapped a £1.5m price tag on wing wizard Kris Commons. (Daily Star)

Former Brentford striker Lloyd Owusu is keen on a move to Yeovil. (Various)