Arsenal tie up Sahin deal & Man City close in on Sinclair – Rumour round-up Wednesday
Arsenal are close to completing the loan signing of Nuri Sahin from Real Madrid this week. It’s thought the Turkey midfielder will join the Gunners until the end of the season with the option to make the deal permanent and will replace Alex Song who joined Barcelona on Tuesday. Footy Bunker source
Swan close to City Deal – Scott Sinclair is close to joining Manchester City for £5 million after rejecting the offer of a new contract at Swansea. The Premier League champions are also competing with Chelsea for the signature of Napoli striker Edinson Cavani with Robert Mancini prompted to freshen up his attack after seeing Sergio Aguero stretchered off against Southampton on Sunday. Footy Bunker source
QPR in for ex Chelsea defender – Queens Park Rangers have agreed a deal with Real Madrid to take defender Ricardo Carvalho on a season-long loan and are also leading the chase for out-of-favour Tottenham centre back Michael Dawson as Mark Hughes looks to strengthen his defence. Telegraph Sport
Spurs listen to offers for striker – Tottenham are prepared to listen to offers for striker Jermain Defoe after Emmanuel Adebayor rejoined the club on a permanent basis from Manchester City on Tuesday. Aston Villa are reportedly interested in the England international who scored in Spurs’ opening day defeat to Newcastle on Saturday. Footy Bunker source
Blues in for Marseille star – Chelsea will end their hunt for a new right back by completing a deal for Marseille star Cesar Azpilcueta this week after the Spaniard admitted he wanted to leave the Ligue 1 club to ease their current financial plight. The Spaniard will move to Stamford Bridge for a fee believed to be in the region of £7 million. Footy Bunker source
Dutch defender set for Premiership – Fulham and Newcastle will battle for the signature of Twente defender Douglas with both said to have tabled identical £4.5 million bids for the Brazilian. The 24-year-old achieves Dutch citizenship next week and could make his long awaited move to the Premier League before the transfer deadline. Daily Star
Chelsea midfielder set for Championship – Gael Kakuta will end his nightmare spell at Chelsea by joining Championship side Crystal Palace after falling down the pecking order in West London. The French winger has made just 16 appearances in all competitions for the Blues since joining in 2009 and will hope to get his career back on track at Selhurst Park. Footy Bunker source
Man City continue to chase Italian midfield star – Manchester City will continue to pursue a deal for Daniele De Rossi despite the Italian midfielder publicly stating that he will remain at Roma. The 29-year-old is thought to have told Roberto Mancini that he was ready to leave the Serie A club and has performed a huge U-turn in deciding to stay at the Stadio Olimpico. That hasn’t deterred Mancini who refusing to abandon hope of clinching De Rossi’s services. Daily Mail
