Football Transfer Gossip 31st August 2011
Tick, tock, tick, tock. The final few hours of this summer’s transfer window are upon us and as usual we can expect some big moves over the next few hours. Some will shock the nation sure, others will have been predicted and reported in the press for months.
Clubs like Arsenal and Tottenham look to be the busiest at the moment and it will be entertaining to see how they do. Chelsea meanwhile have been constantly rebuffed for Luka Modric and will now have to look elsewhere if they still require that elusive playmaker fans are calling out for.
Here is a compilation of today’s football transfer gossip.
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Chelsea FC will sign Alvaro Pereira on Wednesday after failing to lure Ajax right-back Gregory van der Wiel from the Netherlands with the 23 year old currently happy at the club and not wishing to make any future plans until next summer.
More: Footybunker
Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari is being watched closely by Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham.
More: Caughtoffside
Chelsea have made a bid worth £30m for Bayern Munich forward Franck Ribery as the West London club look to an alternative for Luka Modric.
More: The Sun
Tottenham Hotspur are rumoured to be favourites to land Bolton Wanderers centre-back Gary Cahill after Arsenal apparently pulled out.
More: Daily Mirror
Liverpool have agreed with Lazio to discuss personal terms with 24 year old forward Mauro Zarate with the player expected at Melwood on Wednesday to undergo a medical. Enquiries were made into the forward after it emerged Arsenal were no longer keen on Zarate and preferred to move for AS Monaco’s Park.
More: Footybunker
Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik is on Arsene Wenger’s wish list as Arsenal’s summer spending looks to continue into the last few moments of the transfer window.
More: Caughtoffside
Stoke City will turn their attention to Liverpool FC striker David N’Gog should they not sign Tottenham’s Peter Crouch.
More: Daily Mirror
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is poised to sign Birmingham’s Chilean forward Jean Beausejour in a £3.5m deal.
More: Daily Mirror
Liverpool are looking to add Brazilian youngster Oscar to the squad in a move worth around £9.5m for the 19 year old.
More: Transfer Tavern
Fulham FC have signed Marseille striker Andre Pierre Gignac on a season loan.
More: Daily Mail
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