As the domestic football season here in England draws to a close, and with the World Cup less than a month away, there are still plenty of clubs both here and abroad monitoring the progress and availability of many players, in the hope they may be able to strengthen their respective squads in time for the start of next season.
Chelsea, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Manchester City, Manchester United, West Ham, Barcelona, Fulham, Inter Milan, Juventus, Arsenal, Wolves, Burnley, Lokomotiv Moscow, Hamburg, Tottenham, Everton, Benfica, Napoli, Aston Villa, Boulogne, Roma, Bristol City, Plymouth, Middlesbrough, QPR, Derby, Birmingham City, Crewe and Rochdale are all caught up in transfer gossip as we speak.
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Here is a round up:
Lokomotiv Moscow will make a new bid this summer for
Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, closer to the London club's £15m valuation - Daily Mirror
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is ready to make a move for
Manchester City keeper Joe Hart and hopes that City boss Roberto Mancini is ready to listen to offers in the region of £8m for the England international - caughtoffside.com
Ben Foster is in talks with
Birmingham City after they agreed a deal with
Manchester United - skysports.com
Chelsea believe they are closing in on the £40m-plus signing of
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres - Daily Mirror
But
Barcelona have joined the race for Fernando Torres with their president-elect Sandro Rosell having made contact with the Spaniard's representatives - Daily Mail
Chelsea are also ready to make a bid in the region of £22m for
Roma's Montenegro international forward Mirko Vucinic this summer - caughtoffside.com
Fabio Cannavaro's agent claims the
Juventus defender has set his sights on a return to
Napoli, although there have been no negotiations as yet - skysports.com
Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, 29, is an £8m target for
Aston Villa and
Everton - The Sun
Fulham are ready to pay
Boulogne £3.5m for France under-21 midfielder Damien Marcq - Daily Mirror
Fulham are also keen on a £3.25m move for
Bristol City striker Nicky Maynard - Daily Mail
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is determined to beat
Chelsea to the signature of
Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell, 19, while
Aston Villa midfielder James Milner is also a United target - The Times
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will revamp his squad this summer by letting 14 players leave Eastlands and bringing in
Hamburg defender Jerome Boeteng for £11m, along with
Benfica midfielder David Luiz and
Napoli play-maker Marek Hamsik - Daily Mirror
Birmingham striker Christian Benitez is being tracked by
West Ham after Birmingham decided not to sign the Ecuador striker on a permanent basis - Daily Mail
England international Robert Green insists he is happy at
West Ham after being linked with a move to
Arsenal.
The Gunners are thought to be weighing up a £6million move for the nine-cap England ace - skysports.com
Wolves are hoping to sign Steven Fletcher from
Burnley for a fee in the region of £6m as Mick McCarthy seeks to strengthen his attacking options - Daily Mirror
Neil Warnock has confirmed he is considering a bid to bring
Plymouth Argyle striker Jamie Mackie to
Queens Park Rangers - skysports.com
Middlesbrough are set for a major transfer coup by beating
Spurs and
Fulham to the signature of
Rochdale defender Craig Dawson - Daily Mail
Derby are closing in on the signings of
Crewe duo John Brayford and James Bailey - skysports.com
Other Gossip:
Portsmouth boss Avram Grant will be handed the
West Ham manager role next week - Daily Express
Meanwhile,
Juventus are preparing a bid to take
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson to Italy as their new manager - The Sun
Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano's contract negotiations are unlikely to be resolved until after he plays for Argentina at the World Cup - Daily Mail
Former Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch, 62, is a contender to become the new boss of
Plymouth - The Sun
