20/07/09: Transfer Rumors

‘Manchester City will up their bid to £40m to try to prise centre-back John Terry out of Chelsea’s grasp.’ – Daily Mail

‘Bayern Munich have ended he chase of Chelsea’s Portuguese right back Jose Bosingwa’ – Independent

‘Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac has emerged as a target for Arsenal as Gunners boss Arsene Wenger looks to replace forward Emmanuel Adebayor, who has moved to Manchester City.’ – Daily Mail

‘Hull City are keen on Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin but want the Ukraine international on loan rather than as a permanent signing.’ – Daily Mirror

‘Foued Kadir should sign a contract for two seasons with Valenciennes, after his contract expires with Amiens’ – L’Equipe

‘Manchester United are trying to negotiate down the price of Gremio midfielder Douglas Costa, while Chelsea, Real Madrid and Villarreal have entered the fray for the Brazilian.’ – Guardian

‘Ibrahimovic is expecting a call from Spanish champions Barcelona’ – Marca

‘Xabi Alonso is having a ‘great feeling’ in being linked to Real Madrid’ – AS

‘Everton are battling with Fulham, Ajax and PSV Eindhoven for Swedish Under-21 midfielder Rasmus Elm, who plays for Kalmar.’ – Daily Mail

‘Fulham have been offered the chance to sign Juventus midfielder Chritian Poulsen, who has turned down a £6m move to Fenerbahce.’ – Times

‘Marseille could make a quick move for french striker Jérémy Ménez’ – Corriere dello Sport

‘AC Milan boss Leonardo has left the door open to Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham returning to the San Siro after the England international’s successful six-month loan at the club earlier this year.’ – Independent

‘Blackburn’s flirtation with signing former Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri has ended, with Rovers manager Sam Allardyce believing the Italian is too unfit.’ – Daily Mirror

‘Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is set to wrap up an £11m deal for Sheffield United full-backs Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker.’ – Daily Mirror

‘After being loaned out to Werder Bremen last season, Chelsea want to sell their Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro. The Werder would be interested but only for a loan.’ – L’Equippe

‘Roma could make a move for Real Madrid’s Huntelaar, with Mirko Vucinic leaving the Rome based club.’ – Corriere dello Sport

‘Zenit St Petersburg could propose a two-year amounting to 3.5 million euros per season for Ukranian striker Andrei Schevchenko of Chelsea.’ – TCH

‘Jonathan Zebina has denied reports that he might leave Juventus for Bordeaux, considering that it would be a backward step in his career’ – L’Equippe