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Transfers: Latest news, rumours and gossip for every Premier League club.
Arsenal
Samir Nasri's is holding out for £110,000 pounds a week, which is £20,000 more than Arsenal are willing to pay. (Mail) Nevertheless, Arsene Wenger is taking refuge in one certainty. "One thing's for sure: we will not sell him to Manchester United," he told a French radio station. He went on to say that Barcelona are no longer interested in signing Cesc Fabregas, and that he is in the market for a world-class striker and an experienced striker. (Guardian)
NIcklas Bendtner is confident that somebody will pay £10 million to take him away from the Emirates. Maybe Bayern Munich, maybe Fulham. (Sun)
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Aston Villa
Mark Hughes is favourite to succeed Gerard Houllier at Aston Villa. (Mail)
Ashley Young and Stewart Downing are angling for a move to Champions League clubs. Who knew? (Independent)
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Blackburn Rovers
Christopher Samba might be off to Arsenal (Football FanCast)
Steve Kean has warned 21 year-old centre-back Phil Jones against a move to a Champions League club (all of the top six bar Manchester United have been linked to the defender) on the grounds that he would be unlikely to make the first team. (Mirror)
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Bolton Wanderers
Johan Elmander, whose contract has expired, has signed a three-year deal with Galatasaray. Jloyd Samuel, Joey O'Brien and Tamir Cohen have also left the Reebok as their contracts run out. Owen Coyle puts the players all left for "footballing reasons." (Times)
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Chelsea
Of the summer's two must-have striking prodigies - Romelu Lukaku of Anderlecht and Neymar of Santos - Chelsea reckon they will land one, Lukaku, by the end of next week. But their chances of landing the silly-haired Brazilian, for whom they bid £17 million in January, don't look so good. (Times)
Michael Mancienne, who joined the club aged eight, has confirmed that he is moving to Hamburg. (Sun)
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Everton
Everton are considering moving for 29 year-old striker Jay Bothroyd, who is out of contract at Cardiff. (Liverpool Daily Post)
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Fulham
A £10 million bid for Espanyol striker Pablo Osvaldo has been rejected, with the Spanish club holding out for £17 million. Fulham will face competition from other Premiership clubs according to Osvaldo's manager. The 25 year-old scored 13 goals in La Liga last season. (Goal)
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Liverpool
Liverpool will have to cough up £12 million if they want to sign defensive midfielder Vurnon Anita after the 22 year-old signed a new deal with Ajax. (Sun)
Kenny Dalglish is also eyening Cameroonian winger Benjamin Moukandjo. The winger will be anxious for a move from Monaco since their relegation from Ligue 1. (Sun0
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Manchester City
Alexandr Kolarov denies that he is considering a move to Serie A. (Sky)
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Manchester United
Nicky Butt is harbouring a dream: to return to Manchester United as manager. But the former midfielder, who is training as a coach, isn't fussy: he's take the England job too. (Independent)
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Newcastle
Alan Pardew is ready to meet Manchester United's £7.5 million asking price for striker Dimitar Berbatov to fill the hole left by Andy Carroll's departure. (Sun)
The Sun also says Pardew will buy Demba Ba from West Ham, to the frustration of Everton and Sunderland.
Newcastle are also set to sign Yohan Cabaye from Lille. £4.3 million looks like a snip for the box-to-box midfielder, who has been capped twice for France. Coach Rudi Garcia is resigned to losing Cabaye, but has told potential bidders for striker Gervinho to give up. (Guardian)
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Norwich City
Sriker Cody McDonald will not be returning to Gillingham on loan next season. (Pink 'un)
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Queens Park Rangers
Neil Warnock wants to sign Spurs' two Kyles, Walker and Naughton, on loan deals as he bids to bolster his defence. (Mirror)
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Stoke City
Eidur Gudjohnsen and Ibrahima Sonko have left the club as expected, with Gudjohsen hoping to move to Fulham permanently after spending the last few months on loan at Craven Cottage. (Times)
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Sunderland
Steve Bruce's side is one of four in the Premier League believed to be in for newly-relegated Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson. His agent says everything will be sorted out by early June. (Times)
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Swansea City
20 year-old Chelsea loanee Fabio Borini has confirmed that he will move to Parma this summer. The club will also struggle to hold on to Angel Rangel (Mail)
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Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Redknapp's resigned to letting Luka Modric go if an offer in the region of £25 million comes his way, but he's written '£50 million' in big letters on a piece of cardbox, attached it to a string and hung it around Gareth Bale's neck. The winger has been encouraged to wear the sign at all times. (Mirror)
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West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion are eyeing a £2.5m move for Watford striker Danny Graham. (Mail)
Peter Odemwingie's agent says West Brom are set to open talks with him over a new deal. (PA)
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Wigan Athletic
Wigan will battle Leicester City for the services of 38 year-old Egypt goalkeeper Essam el Hadary. (Mail)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves have fended off competition from QPR to secure the signature of Jamie O'Hara, who has been at Molineux on loan from Spurs since January. (Express)
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