Worldwide Soccer Sport

Between June 1 and September 1, we pwill be keeping you up to date with all the latest gossip and speculation from the world of football, as well as the actual completed transfers of course.

23.58: Things should be heating up nicely tomorrow with the window closing on Wednesday, so join us at 0800 BST and, if you're lucky, you might just see DONE DEAL written once or twice. Chelsea and Spurs look like prime candidates for some late business.

23.54: One last entry for today, via A Bola in Portugal: Alvaro Pereira is looking to force a move to Chelsea after Porto rejected two bids. The first was €18 million - which Porto president Pinto da Costa said he “rejected in 30 seconds” - and the second was €25 million.

It appears no one expected the Porto president to be this difficult about it, but he’s upset with Andre Villas-Boas for leaving and is demanding the €30 million release clause is paid in full as a result. Pereira, therefore, is having to try to force his way out, not unlike Luka Modric at Tottenham.

23.42: According to France Football, Aston Villa midfielder Jean Makoun arrived in Athens today to meet with Olympiakos. He’s agreed to the move, apparently, and will undergo a medical on Monday. It will be an initial loan with an option to make it permanent for €4 million.

23.37: Talk of Kaka leaving Real Madrid persists but, after his efforts in the 6-0 win over Real Zaragoza tonight, the club's sporting director, Miguel Pardeza, said: "Kaka has been training really well. He's an extraordinary player and will contribute greatly to the club. He's had his share of injury problems, but he's going to have a great year."

23.15: CSKA Moscow striker Vagner Love fancies a move to Porto, but their first bid has been rejected,” the Brazilian told Globoesporte. "Porto made an offer, which was considered low by CSKA. There is no news so far, but we will wait for this next week. I have been here for seven years - it would be good to breathe new air.”

22.49: Juventus striker Amauri is keen to join PSG. “My agents told me there is something brewing with Paris Saint-Germain,” he told L’Equipe. “It’s pleasing, although Leonardo hasn’t called me yet. Juve let me know I am not part of their plans, but I will only leave for a side on the same level. Otherwise, I’ll stay until January. PSG are a great club and I am interested.”

22.36: O Jogo believes Porto’s Alvaro Pereira is now on the verge of completing his move to Chelsea.

22.32: @dan_bu tweets: "Mainz 05 want to sign Schalke's Mario Gavranovic on a loan deal, but Schalke manager Heldt hasn't made a decision about the transfer yet."

22.02: According to Sky Sports Tottenham have offered West Ham the chance to take Jake Livermore on a season-long loan as part of their bid to land Scott Parker. The midfielder was left out of West Ham's squad for the visit to Nottm Forest on Sunday.

21.48: It looks like Celtic are keen to land AIK Stockholm striker Mohamed Bangura, after a glowing recommendation from ex-Bhoys sttriker Henrik Larsson.

21.34: It sounds as if Steve Bruce is also in the market for players - more specifically a striker. He said of his team's showing at Swansea: "We struggled in front of goal and that’s an area we need to look at. We are looking to see if we can do something and have one or two irons in the fire. Let’s see what develops.”

21.09: Tony Pulis is planning on a busy few days between now and the close of the transfer window on Wednesday: "I am hoping to bring in three, four or maybe even five players if all goes according to plan, while a couple who have not played regular first team football of late may be leaving, but as ever, I won't say anything until the deals are done," he said.

20.43: More news from Italy, this time concerning Vincenzo Iaquinta who could soon be making a move from Juventus.“We are evaluating proposals that have arrived from abroad,” his agent Andrea D’Amico told Sky Sport Italia.

20.16: Lazio's Mauro Zarate has been hankering for a move all summer but if he does leave the club, it won't be on loan. His agent Beppe Bozzo said: “Inter are interested in a loan with an option to buy, but this formula is not particularly appreciated by President Lotito. He will not accept a loan deal. The real negotiations have to take place in a different way. If people want something to happen, then it will.”

19.52: More on Daniele De Rossi's proposed move from Roma to Manchester City. The Italian club's new owner Thomas Di Benedetto told Sky Sport Italia: "Daniele is a Roman and a Romanista 100 per cent, a great player, an international and a great figurehead for us.

"Therefore we hope he can play for Roma to the end of his career, but ultimately it’s his decision. If he had different ambitions, then we’d have to take that into account.”

19.38: Despite seeing his Arsenal side thrashed 8-2 today, Arsene Wenger is keeping a cool head over transfer acquisitions. "I know that in England when you lose a game signings are always the solution,'' he said. "We had eight players out today. Anybody would suffer with eight players missing.''

19.30: Liverpool and Bayern Munich are rumoured to be interested in Fiorentina winger Juan Manuel Vargas.

19.05: More from Redknapp - Luka Modric asked not to play against Man City as he remains determined to join Chelsea. Story here.

18.34: Harry Redknapp has confirmed Wilson Palacios has had a medical at Stoke. Read about Palacios, Peter Crouch and Scott Parker here.

18.02: Ajax have announced they have agreed to sign NEC Nijmegen goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen but that the deal is “dependent on several conditions being met, and a medical examination”.

17.36: Alan Pardew is hoping is to complete a couple of signings before the close of the window, with PSV left-back Erik Pieters and Soachaux forward Modibo Maiga seemingly the men in question. “I am frustrated that we haven't got a couple of bodies in yet,” he said. “Hopefully, we will get it over the line this week.”

16.59: West Ham boss Sam Allardyce told Sky ahead of his side’s 4-1 win at Nottingham Forest that Scott Parker’s move “will come to fruition in the next 24 hours or so”. He refused to name the team, but it’s thought to be Spurs.

16.32: Roma's CEO Claudio Fenucci has told Adnkronos of the bid for Simon Kjaer: "We had a deal with Wolfsburg for Simon Kjaer for a loan with the right of a permanent switch, but then the conditions have changed and so we decided not to ratify the agreement. Roma's sporting director, Walter Sabatini will consider the player an option, but only if Wolfsburg come back on our terms and conditions. Then we will be ready to continue and close the deal."

16.02: Samir Nasri has revealed Leonardo - the former Inter coach and now PSG sporting director - tried to prise him away from Arsenal. "I spoke with Leonardo. He already wanted me at Inter. However, the situation was a bit more complicated at Paris Saint-Germain," Nasri told Telefoot. "They had already planned to sign Javier Pastore, while I had announced my intention to join Manchester City. It was thus a bit difficult for PSG to find the funds to sign me."

15.15: Sport Bild believes Galatasaray are set to bid €9 million for Eljero Elia.

14.37 Bolton boss Owen Coyle has reaffirmed his position on Gary Cahill, insisting that he will only consider a big bid for the in-demand centre-back.

"Everybody knows Gary's desire to play for an elite club, with the Champions League and everything else," Coyle said. "I fully endorse that but he is an outstanding man as well as a footballer. But I've had a chat with Gary about it and he knows my opinion.

"The bottom line is, we don't have to be taking poor offers. I would probably want more for Gary than would be accepted but it still has to be a good offer. I think Gary could play for anybody, so my valuation would be higher than anybody's."

14.14 Blackburn are considering a move for AIK Solna's Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Bangura, according to Rovers' head of scouting n Scandanavia.

"Blackburn have been looking at him since the beginning of the season," Rolf Andersson told Aftonbladet. "Things have happened lately with new owners, new organisation and new priorities, but now the interest is big again.

"I know that people are on their way to Sweden. But I want to add that nothing is decided or confirmed. In this world things happen so fast that I don't know if they will come before I see them. I can't confirm that someone is coming from England or what contact he has with AIK. They haven't decided on a meeting."

13.52 Bayer Leverkusen sports director, Rudi Voeller, saus the club would be open to offers for veteran midfielder Michael Ballack, though none have arrived as yet.

"If there was an offer, I will be open and honest, we would sit down together and find a reasonable solution," Voeller told Sport1 television.

13.31 Remember you can leave your comments using the tool below, which is exactly what Rajan has done - giving his view on Man Utd's refusal to let Dimitar Berbatov leave:

"What's the point of holding Berbatov back. Man Utd have 6 strikers without him. We can fetch easily between 10-15m now but his price is bound to fall. Loan out Diouf and Macheda."

13.14 L'Equipe reports that Saint-Etienne are ready to move for Standard Liege striker Mohamed Tchité, who scored 12 goals in 27 games last season.

12.59 Palermo have confirmed the signing of Belgrano’s Franco Vazquez.
“We wanted to sign him now, as we consider him a player who can make the difference,” director of sport Sean Sogliano told Il Giornale di Sicilia. “Both Belgrano and the player pushed to put back the transfer until January. We decided to accept, because we believe so much in the qualities of this player."

12.43 Scott Parker looks to be moving closer to his long-protracted departure from West Ham, after he was left out of the Hammers squad to face Nottingham Forest today.

12.28 Simon Kjaer's propsoed £7 million move to Roma appears to be off after he returned to Wolfsburg. Roma's Europa League exit is reportedly the reason behind them pulling out of the transfer.

12.02 NEC Nijmegen goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen is set to sign a five-year contract with Ajax. A statement from the Dutch champions said: "Ajax and N.E.C. have, in broad terms, reached an agreement for the transfer of Jasper Cillessen.

"The deal is tentative and is dependent on several conditions being met, and a medical examination. After this, the keeper would sign a contract in Amsterdam with a length of five seasons, until June 30, 2016."

11.41 Espanyol are closing in on Manchester City's Slovakia winger Vladimir Weiss, according to a report in Spanish enwspaper Sport.

11.25 FULL STORY HERE on Zdenek Grygera's proposed move from Juventus to Fulham after four years with the Bianconeri.

11.09 Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has told Canal Plus that he has made a final €10 million offer for Auxerre midfielder Delvin Ndinga.

10.52 A report in AS states that Fernando Gago's agent is in Rome to negotiate the terms of a transfer from Real Madrid to Roma.

10.37 FC Braga have snapped up Fran Merida on a season-long loan from Atletico Madrid. The former Arsenal midfielder did not feature in Gregorio Manzano's plans for the coming season. Braga hailed him on their official website as "one of the most promising players in Spanish football".

10.22 Over to Portugal, where A Bola claims Alvaro Pereira is determined to force through a move to Chelsea from Porto, though the Portuguese champions are insisting they will not accept a fee of less than &euo;30 million.

10.01 According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juve will swoop for Hamburg winger Eljero Elia after having a bid of €14m for Diego Perotti turned down by Sevilla.

09.48 Time to look around Europe now, starting with Italy. Gianluigi Buffon has been linked with a move away from Juventus many times in the past, but his agent says he will finish his career with the Bianconeri.

“Gigi will be tied to Juventus for life,” Silvano Martina told Radiosportiva. “If his desire was to leave, then he would’ve gone already. He received many offers over the years, but the Bianconeri fans were always behind him.”

09.33 TalkSPORT reckons that Chelsea have agreed a deal with Ajax to bring eEtherland defender Gregory van der Wiel to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth £28m.

09.18 Now for a bit more of an in depth look around the Sunday papers:

Mail on Sunday: Peter Crouch is set to leave Spurs for the second time in his career, with the arrival of Emmanuel Adebayor facilitating the England striker's sale to Stoke. Wilson Palacios will join Crouch in the Potteries in a £15m double deal;
Stoke also head the list of clubs chasing Crystal Palace wonderkid Wilfried Zaha; Roman Abramovich will try to tempt Tottenham with a final, take-it-or-leave-it offer of £40m for Luka Modric.

Sunday People: Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to sell Dimitar Berbatov this summer, despite the Bulgarian's lack of game time so far this season; Arsene Wenger will offer Nicklas Bendtner to Everton in a bid to lure Mikel Arteta to Emirates Stadium to fill Arsenal's creative midfield void.

Sunday Mirror: Arsenal will finally sign Bolton defender Gary Cahill this week with a £12m bid that will rise to £15m over a five-year contract; Fulham will bid £5m for Crystal Palace’s young striker Wilfried Zaha; QPR are currently the only club willing to meet Scott Parker’s £70,000-a-week wage demands; Marseille are holding out for £7m from Arsenal for Lucho Gonzalez, with the Gunners currently only willing to take him on a season-long loan.

09.10 Our lead picture above is of Daniele De Rossi because the Sunday Express is reporting that Manchester City are going to launch a £25 million bid for the Roma man, who has been with the Giallorossi his entire professional career. Watch out Nigel De Jong!

09.00 Good morning everyone and welcome to the final (sob, sob) Sunday of the summer transfer window. The deadline is moving ever close, which means we're expecting all sorts of rumours to be flying about over the next few days.