**Summer Transfer Thread: News, Rumours and Speculation**

BBC Transfer Gossip said:
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is ready to make a £10m offer for Real Madrid's Dutch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.
Full story: The Times

Meanwhile, Liverpool will sign Greek centre-back Sotirios Kyrgiakos, 30, from AEK Athens for £1.5m.
Full story: The Times

Chelsea will end their interest in Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero after the Argentina international played in the Spanish side's Champions League play-off against Panathinaikos -meaning he would be cup-tied.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton boss David Moyes will demand £30m from Manchester City for defender Joleon Lescott.
Full story: Daily Mail

While Everton are close to sealing a £9m deal for Russian winger Vladimir Bystrov from Spartak Moscow.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

West Ham have until Monday to come up with £7.5m for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh or the deal for the 25-year-old Moroccan international is off.
Full story: The Sun

Portsmouth's French defender Sylvain Distin looks likely to complete a move to Aston Villa.
Full story: The Times

And Portsmouth are offering to swap striker David Nugent for Bolton midfielder Gavin McCann and defender Danny ****tu because they cannot meet the Trotters' £3m asking price. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton are preparing a £2.5m bid for Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford. (The Sun)

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is lining up a move for Borussia Moenchengladbach's Ivory Coast centre-back Steve Gohouri, 28, as he fears losing Chris Samba to Tottenham or Everton. (Daily Mail)

Wigan are in talks to with Crystal Palace over the signing of highly-rated 18-year-old midfielder Victor Moses. (Guardian)

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez wants to sign Belgian midfielder Ferrie Bodde in a £4m deal from former club Swansea. (Daily Mirror)

Marseille midfielder Elliot Grandin, 21, will start a trial with Stoke on Sunday.
Full story: The Sun

Sunderland must pay Lyon £7m to make Ghana defender John Mensah's loan deal permanent next summer. (Daily Mail)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is ready to move for former Celtic defender Bobo Balde, 33, as he prepares to lose £4m-rated German Robert Huth to Stoke or Everton. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle are lining up a bid for Sheffield United centre-back Matthew Kilgallon in case Steven Taylor leaves in the current transfer window. (Daily Mirror)

Reading have made a £1.6m bid for Watford winger Tommy Smith. (The Sun)


OTHER GOSSIP
Arsenal's Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner, 21, is set to sign a £50,000-a-week contract extension to keep him at the club until 2014.
Full story: The Sun


AND FINALLY
Blackburn's latest recruit, Spanish defender Michel Salgado, 33, has finally got his dream move to the Premier League - five years after turning down a switch to Chelsea. (The Sun)
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Chelsea will end their interest in Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero after the Argentina international played in the Spanish side's Champions League play-off against Panathinaikos -meaning he would be cup-tied.
Full story: Daily Mail
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Nothing to do with the fact the whole thing was probably made up to sell papers ;)
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
Even with the purchase of Johnson and Aquilani we should have a lot more to spend than the few million we seem to have left.
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You are heavily in debt, you cannot expect to be spending more than you are bringing in. If you want to sell the club onto someone with better funding you need to control that debt for now.

Fans have to realise some of that money has to go to helping the debt.

I get tired of hearing fans say stuff like, we got 30 million for A and 6 million for B so we have 36 million to spend plus the usual 20 million.

You will never see all that Alonso money, Just like we never saw half the Rooney money and Manu will not see half the ronaldo money spent.

Anyway 30 million for lescott, I will piggyback him to city.
 
Just seen that Inter have had a bid of around £15m accepted for Sneijder. Why on earth aren't the big English sides going after him? He is an absolutely superb footballer and at that price an absolute bargain. I'd say its more of a bargain than Van Der Vaart as he has a bit more about him physically.
 
dannyjo22 said:
You are heavily in debt, you cannot expect to be spending more than you are bringing in. If you want to sell the club onto someone with better funding you need to control that debt for now.

Fans have to realise some of that money has to go to helping the debt.

I get tired of hearing fans say stuff like, we got 30 million for A and 6 million for B so we have 36 million to spend plus the usual 20 million.

You will never see all that Alonso money, Just like we never saw half the Rooney money and Manu will not see half the ronaldo money spent.

Anyway 30 million for lescott, I will piggyback him to city.
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I think technically the Alonso money has all been spent, we just havent had any extra transfer budget so far. Guess we'll see come the end of the window.
 
08.26 Wesley Sneijder's agent has claimed the Real Madrid midfielder is considering a move to Inter Milan after the two clubs agreed a 15 million euros fee for the Holland international.
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So thats what...10 million for Van Der Vaart and 12 million quid for Sneijder?

ABSOLUTE BARGAINS. Van der Vaart + Sneijder for 22 million. Really highlights just how overpriced so many other players have been this summer
 
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Tombstone said:
So thats what...10 million for Van Der Vaart and 12 million quid for Sneijder?

ABSOLUTE BARGAINS. Van der Vaart + Sneijder for 22 million. Really highlights just how overpriced so many other players have been this summer
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Get in there Arsene quick!!!!

I dont care what positions we need more, that would be a bargain to get those for that price.
 
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