20 August 2010 paper

20 August 2010

Rafael van der Vaart wants to join Man United, Besiktas have bid £16million for Robinho, while Birmingham want to sign Alan Hutton and Grafite.

William Gallas is set to sign for Spurs - and instantly become a hate figure for Arsenal fans.
Peter Kenyon is fronting Kenny Huang's £400million Liverpool takeover bid.
Arsenal have angered Fulham by failing to increase their bid for Mark Schwarzer from £2million.
Carlton Cole has given Avram Grant a major boost by pledging his future to West Ham.
Besiktas have made an opening £16million offer for Man City misfit Robinho.
West Ham are lining up a £3million bid for Bolton's Matt Taylor.
Ian Holloway has threatened to quit Blackpool as a bankruptcy probe rocks the club.
Leicester are keen to re-sign Emile Heskey.
Birmingham are poised to make a £6million bid for Spurs right-back Alan Hutton.
Charles N'Zogbia will play for Wigan against Chelsea tomorrow - even though Roberto Martinez admits the midfielder's mind has been scrambled.
Gary Speed wants to make Nancy defender Jean Calve his first Sheffield United signing.
Swansea and Leicester are battling to sign West Ham's Frank Nouble on loan.

Roberto Mancini has rocked Manchester City by saying he wants to manage Italy.
William Gallas is set to cross the north London divide and complete a free transfer to Tottenham.
Newcastle have joined the race for FC Twente midfielder Check Tiote.
Blackburn are ready to sign Jonathan Greening from Fulham on a season-long loan.
Arsenal have been told by Sevilla to up their bid for Sebastien Squillaci.
Bolton's Matt Taylor is a target for West Ham and Blackburn.
Birmingham will fight Sunderland for Wigan's £9million-rated Charles N'Zogbia.
Portsmouth's bid to sign Dave Kitson will fall through as their transfer embargo will not be lifted this month.

Manchester City hope to instigage a bidding war between Fenerbahce and Besiktas for Robinho.
Harry Redknapp is eyeing a transfer treble at Spurs, with William Gallas set for a medical and bids expected to go in for Steven Pienaar and Lassana Diarra.
Blackburn striker Sam Allardyce is keen on Benjani.
Birmingham are ready to step up their interest in Wolfsburg striker Grafite.
Celtic want Everton defender Joseph Yobo on a season-long loan.
Nottingham Forest have held talks with Cardiff midfielder Peter Whittingham.

William Gallas is set to sign for Tottenham after a medical today, while Brazil forward Luis Fabiano last night declared he would like to join him at White Hart Lane.
Rafael van der Vaart has given Manchester United a boost by admitting they are the only team he could ever see himself leaving Real Madrid for.
Middlesbrough could offer Richard Wright a way back into football after Brad Jones left for Liverpool.

William Gallas, the former Arsenal captain, will undergo a medical at Tottenham today after agreeing to cross the North London divide.

William Gallas will join Tottenham on a one-year contract in one of the shock signings of the transfer window.
Arsenal's bid to sign Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer looks set to run into the last week of the transfer window.

Former Manchester United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has emerged as a key player in Kenny Huang's proposed takeover of Liverpool, it was reported last night.

Fulham have rejected a second bid from Arsenal for Mark Schwarzer after the Gunners failed to increase their bid for the Australia goalkeeper from £2million.
Robinho is close to ending his unhappy two-year spell at Manchester City by joining Besiktas.

Vladimir Weiss says his decision to snub Celtic and join Rangers was down to the lure of the Champions League.
Kilmarnock boss Mixu Paatelainen has rejected four foreign trialists this week.