Football Transfer Speculations and Highlights (23/07/13)

Manchester United:
Man Utd want a final decision on Cesc Fabregas soon, with Cabaye being the alternative.

Aston Villa:
Aston Villa striker Darren Bent confirms that he is leaving the club.

Real Madrid:
Luis Suarez to replace Gonzalo Higuain at Real Madrid? Liverpool will wait for the right offer from Madrid to sell him.
Marca claim Gareth Bale has told Tottenham he wants to join Real Madrid, also Spanish press claim that Bale has agreed a six-year deal with €10M per season, despite Tottenham insisting that their winger is not for sale.
Suarez to Real Madrid is front page news in Spain, Arsenal could lose out on both targets Higuain and Suarez in one go.
Zizouology - Florentino Perez has confirmed that he won’t sign Ibrahimovic. So if Luis Suarez doesn’t renew and rejects Arsenal, then Real Madrid it is.

Napoli:
Spanish AS reports Higuain to Napoli is done for €37M (+3M bonus) with a salary of  €6M/year & official announcement expected soon.

Benfica:
A Bola - Benfica are asking for €40M from any club interested in Eduardo Salvio, Man Ctiy trying to negotitate a deal for €32M.

Trabzonspor:
Daily Mail are reporting that QPR’s Jose Bosingwa is in talks to sign with Trabzonspor, where he will join his former teammate Malouda.

Inter Milan:
Chelsea and Inter Milan are very close to agreeing a loan deal for Wallace.

Arsenal:
Atletico Miniero admitted last night that winger Bernard will leave for up to £21.5M, who is likely to move to the Emirates.
Arsenal have offered Liverpool €35M up front supplemented by a potential €7M in add-ons for Luis Suarez via Goal.com.

Tottenham:
Should find out more on Soldado to Tottenham today. Spurs have offered €26M + €4M in variables (€30M). His salary would be €3.5M a season.
Tottenham Hotspur have contacted Lyon to know what terms Newcastle target Bafetimbi Gomis is asking for.

Cardiff City:
According to Daily Mail, Cardiff City are planning a move for Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue, who is valued at €10M.

Sevilla:
Kevin Gameiro has left PSG’s pre-season camp in Sweden to travel to Spain and finalise his transfer to Sevilla.
Sevilla’s sporting director, Monchi has said that PSG striker Kevin Gameiro has signed a 5 year contract with Sevilla for around €8M (Plus around €2M in variables).

Barcelona:
Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino is confirmed as the new manager of FC Barcelona.

Liverpool:
Zizouology - According to Tuttomercato, Christian Eriksen has agreed personal terms with Liverpool and is set to complete his €21M move to Anfield.
Liverpool have contacted Palermo and they are ready to bid €12M for Illicic. The club would accept, but the player wants only Fiorentina.
Babel spoke with Eriksen over Liverpool.

Monaco:
Monaco are currently in discussions with Manchester United to sign Nani they claim.

AC Milan:
The agent of Keisuke Honda will hold more talks with CSKA Moscow today in an effort to sort out a switch to Milan.

Chelsea:
As Chelsea step up their efforts to sign Rooney, club sources have stated that both Torres and Ba are available for transfer.
Wayne Rooney has demanded a transfer to Chelsea, his agent has informed the UTD board negotiations will take place.

AS Roma:
De Rossi, who turns 30 tomorrow, will meet the new director general Mauro Baldissoni and Walter Sabatini to discuss his future at the club.

Villarreal:
According to AS, Villarreal have signed Sergio Asenjo from Atletico Madrid for €4M.