wednesday's gossip includes west ham..

[cockney hammer]

Striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has derailed Tottenham's flying start to the season by demanding a transfer from White Hart Lane.
The Sun

Spurs are in talks with Internacional over £15m-rated Brazil midfielder Sandro, while exploring a loan deal for Le Havre midfielder Kevin Anin and trailing Dinamo Zagreb striker Mario Mandzukic. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is also assessing Honduras defender Osman Chavez. (The Independent)

Everton are set to pip Aston Villa to the £5m signing of Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin.
The Sun

Joleon Lescott only completed his £24m move from Everton to Manchester City after an embarrassing hold-up over payments to agents.
Daily Mirror
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Manchester United will launch a deadline-day bid to sign former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben from Real Madrid.
The Sun

Who would you like your club to buy and/or sell before the window slams shut on 1 September?

David O, BBC Sport
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock £1.5m move for Tottenham full-back Pascal Chimbonda.
Daily Mirror

Bolton manager Gary Megson has made a £6m move for Real Betis midfielder Achille Emana.
Daily Mirror

Bolton striker Ricardo Vaz Te is in talks with Turkish club Gaziantepspor and is also attracting interest from Cologne. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland defender Paul McShane is set to complete a £2m move to Hull, with whom he had a loan spell last season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

A player on his way to Sunderland is Ahmed Al Muhammadi, after Black Cats boss Steve Bruce agreed a season-long loan deal for the ENPPI full-back.
The Sun

Birmingham are set to sign Spanish midfielder Michel in a £3m deal from Sporting Gijon after owner-in-waiting Carson Yeung pledged to put his own cash in to help City manager Alex McLeish.
Daily Mirror

Livorno striker Alessandro Diamanti will have a medical at West Ham on Wednesday and is expected to complete a £5.5m move to Upton Park this week. (The Sun)
Sporting Gijon want to take Liverpool reserve goalkeeper Charles Itandje on a season-long loan.
Mirror

Striker Jon Stead and midfielders Owen Garvan and Alan Quinn have been transfer listed by Ipswich manager Roy Keane.
Daily Mirror

Watford striker Tommy Smith is on the verge of a £1.8m move to Portsmouth after stalling on a switch to Reading at the 11th hour.
Daily Mirror

QPR are set to sign young Arsenal striker Jay Simpson on a season-long loan. (Daily Express)



Arsene Wenger believes the impressive form of defender William Gallas proves the Arsenal manager was right to strip his fellow Frenchman of the captaincy last season.
The Sun

Manchester United striker Michael Owen is set to miss out on a place in England's squad for the forthcoming friendly against Slovenia and the World Cup qualifier against Croatia after failing to impress the coach of his national side Fabio Capello.
The Sun

United have opened negotiations with Park Ji-Sung over a new four-year contract worth £65,000 a week .
Daily Telegraph

With Richard Dunne linked with a switch from Manchester City following the arrival of Joleon Lescott, defender Kolo Toure is set to be named the club's new captain.
The Sun

Arsenal midfielder Fran Merida, 19, is to be rewarded with a new long-term contract after being promoted to the first-team squad.
Daily Mirror

Gunners winger Theo Walcott has been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifier against Croatia on 9 September with a back injury.
Daily Telegraph

Businessman Geoff Sheard has entered the race to take over at Newcastle but the club have yet to receive proof that he has the funs to launch a bid. (The Sun)



LA Galaxy and England midfielder David Beckham was pictured drying himself down with a stars and stripes towel after a swim in Malibu. Also sporting a New York Yankees baseball cap and oversized shades, all he needs is a hot do an a Budweiser to perfect the all-American look.
The Sun

Chelsea players were jeered after fans who had turned up to watch an open training session were denied the chance to get autographs.
Aston Villa hope to do a £6million deal for Manchester City defender Richard Dunne as Everton look set to land Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin.

DAILY MIRROR

Martin O'Neill is ready to make a £6million bid for Manchester City defender Richard Dunne.

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is making a £1.5million swoop for Spurs' out-of-favour full-back Pascal Chimbonda.

Bolton are lining up a £6million move for Real Betis midfielder Achille Emana.

Sporting Gijon want Liverpool outcast Charles Itandje on a season-long loan.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has urged Daniel Levy to offer playmaker Luka Modric a new contract.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is weighing up a £20m move for Real Madrid's Arjen Robben.

Newcastle legend Andy Cole will return to Newcastle tonight - in a bid to plot the downfall of his former club.

Wobbling Liverpool have been warned that they may have to go unbeaten for the rest of the season to keep their title dream alive.

Former Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair, 37, has joined Blue Square Wrexham.

West Brom Have signed Chile midfielder Gonzalo Jara, 24, for £1.4m from Colo Colo.

DAILY EXPRESS

Manchester City finally got their man when Joleon Lescott last night ended the battle between Everton and City by joining Mark Hughes' Eastlands revolution in a £24million deal.

Violent "large-scale" crowd trouble between rival fans which left one man stabbed marred West Ham's Carling Cup derby against Millwall at Upton Park last night.
Roman Pavlyuchenko says he wants to quit Tottenham after being restricted to just one minute of first-team action so far this season.

Arsenal's aspirations to become simply the best will be the driving force in tonight's home Champions League play-off against Celtic.

Sol Campbell has given up his Premier League career and his World Cup aspirations - for an incredible £10million pay day at Notts County.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has set his sights on becoming a Russian favourite at Everton, just like one of his heroes Andrei Kanchelskis.

DAILY MAIL

Michael Owen is expected to miss out again when Fabio Capello names his squad for next week's friendly against Slovenia and the World Cup qualifier against Croatia on September 9.

Aston Villa are close to a £6million deal for Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne.

Tottenham are in talks with Internacional for £15m-rated Brazil midfielder Sandro.

Sunderland defender Paul McShane has been given a fresh chance to revive his career at Hull.

Manchester City have agreed a £6million deal for 18-year-old Serbia striker Danijel Aleksic, who plays for Vojvodina and is friends with Manchester United's Adem Ljajic.

Bolton's Ricardo Vaz Te is in talks with Gaziantespor of Turkey and is also interesting Cologne.

THE SUN

Arsene Wenger has dubbed Arsenal's European tussle against Celtic tonight bigger than the game at Manchester United on Saturday.

Yossi Benayoun has told his Kop team-mates: One more defeat and our Premier League dream is over.

Kolo Toure is set to be named the new captain of Manchester City.

Everton are set to pip Aston Villa to the £5million capture of Sylvain Distin.

Manchester United will launch a deadline-busting bid to sign Arjen Robben from Real Madrid.

DAILY RECORD

Ipswich are set to sign Celtic skipper Stephen McManus on loan with a view to a permanent £2.5million deal.

Celtic have launched a bid for South Korean wonderkid Ki Sung-yong.

[FDiMcA]

Manchester City have agreed a £6million deal for 18-year-old Serbia striker Danijel Aleksic, who plays for Vojvodina and is friends with Manchester United's Adem Ljajic.

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its shocking how much these hotly tipped teenage overseas academy players are costing now.
Still I suppose that age is in their favour and if you can link payments to time or future appearances they represent value in trying to invest in players who might otherwise cost over £15m the next time they are available

[shammy]

Could be the "new" Savio!

[FDiMcA]

its shocking how much these hotly tipped teenage overseas academy players are costing now.
I suppose that age is against them as pace alone means little once you play the adult game and if a club can link payments to time or future appearances they represent a constant pressure to persevere with an overpriced mistake, who is never going to be worth over £5m and a proven player was probably available

[QuintonNimoy]

its shocking how much these hotly tipped teenage overseas academy players are costing now.
Still I suppose that age is in their favour and if you can link payments to time or future appearances they represent value in trying to invest in players who might otherwise cost over £15m the next time they are available

The media reports could be wide of the mark, as in Savio apparently being our record signing type accuracy.

[Chippenhammer]

its shocking how much these hotly tipped teenage overseas academy players are costing now.
I suppose that age is against them as pace alone means little once you play the adult game and if a club can link payments to time or future appearances they represent a constant pressure to persevere with an overpriced mistake, who is never going to be worth over £5m and a proven player was probably available

Regards to our prospects, I don't believe that we have any real idea how much they cost as they are always undisclosed. The real cost may be one million, but the figure that is banded about in the press is far larger.

[Canadianhammer]

Thanks alot CH. I hope by the time I get home from work tonight there will be headlines of signing being complete

[FloridaHammer]

Thanks Mate