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8 July 2011: The pick of today's football transfer rumours

Sergio Aguero
The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 8 July 2011. Any transfer gossip surrounding Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Liverpool Transfer News: Mata, Downing and Bastos Linked to Anfield

Juan Mata
Liverpool are considering a bid for Lyon winger Michel Bastos if Kenny Dalglish fails to sign Stewart Downing, reports today suggest. If Liverpool are unsuccessful in their pursuit of Downing the club will 'join the race' for Valencia midfielder Juan Mata, according to The Mirror.
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Wesley Sneijder

7 July 2011: The pick of today's football transfer rumours

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 7 July 2011. Any transfer gossip surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.
Sergio Aguero

Manchester City transfer news: Aguero, Lavezzi and Drogba top Mancini hit-list

In the wake of Carlos Tevez's transfer request, reports in today's papers suggest Manchester City are keen on signing Atletico Madrid's £41m-rated striker Sergio Aguero. City officials are also in talks with Napoli over the potential transfer of Ezequiel Lavezzi, according to the Independent. Roberto Mancini has also been linked with a move for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, according to reports in today's Daily Star.
Carlos Tevez

Chelsea transfer news: Tevez, Falcao and Nasri linked to Stamford Bridge

Porto striker Falcao has revealed he is ready to make a "dream move" to the Premier League, paving the way for a reunion with former-manager Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea. Chelsea are preparing a sensational late bid to scupper Manchester City's £19m move for Samir Nasri. Sources close to Chelsea have revealed that the Stamford Bridge side are making "discreet enquiries" regarding the availability of Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
Juan Mata

6 July 2011: The pick of today's football transfer rumours

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 6 July 2011. Any transfer gossip surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.
Brazil fans await their team's match with Venezuela.

Copa America Argentina 2011: Full fixture list and schedule for this year's tournament

Calendario Copa America 2-24 July, 2011. Argentina and Brazil remain the bookmakers' favourites to lift this summer's Copa America despite both nations being held in their opening matches with Bolivia and Venezuela respectively. Each of the 12 teams have now played, with only Chile and Colombia posting victories - the first time in the tournament's 43 edition history that both Argentina and Brzil have failed to win their opening games.
Copa America 2011

Where to watch Copa America 2011 live

Calendario Copa America 2-24 July, 2011. The 2011 Copa America tournament began in Buenos Aires on Saturday, with hosts Argentina held to a disappointing draw with Bolivia. The 43rd tournament runs until 24 July, with the highest placed team (other than Brazil, who qualify as hosts) earning the right to compete for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Juan Mata

5 July 2011: The pick of today's football transfer rumours

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 5 July 2011. Any transfer gossip surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.
Maicon and Robinho

Real Madrid transfer news: Maicon and Neymar linked with La Liga moves

Inter Milan defender Maicon has hinted he could move to Real Madrid, revealing that he will address transfer speculation after the Copa America tournament. Real Madrid transfer target Neymar has confirmed he will remain with Santos next season, ending months of speculation linking him with a move to Europe.
Cristiano Ronaldo

Football transfers: How to untangle the football rumours merry-go-round

It is very easy to be cynical when talking about football transfer rumours. As this summer's interminable transfer season rumbles on, transfer gossip continues to occupy a disproportionate share of the nation's sports pages. So we try to remain earnest, prefering to focus on the wafer-thin positives, the slivers of good news. The actual, 100 per cent bona-fide transfer stories that involve actual players moving between actual clubs. But in a summer starved of the usual abundance of big-nam...
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

4 July 2011: The pick of today's football transfer rumours

Manchester City linked with everyone | United chase Huntelaar | Chelsea target Coentrao The pick of today's European football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 4 July 2011. Any transfer gossip surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.
Javier Pastore

Chelsea transfer news: Pastore and Aguero to Stamford Bridge?

Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has confirmed the club have received a €50 million bid for highly-rated midfielder Javier Pastore. Barcelona, Manchester City and Juventus are all reportedly keen on the 22-year-old Argentine but Zamparini revealed Chelsea were favourites to land Pastore.
Sergio Aguero

1 July 2011: The pick of today's football transfer rumours

The pick of today's European football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 1 July 2011. Any transfer gossip surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.
Juan Mata

Arsenal transfer news: Mata, Pedro and Lukaku linked with Gunners

Arsenal supporters have been left a little underwhelmed by the club's activity in the transfer market thus far. The north London outfit continue to be linked with Bolton's Gary Cahill, Blackburn's Christopher Samba and Lille's Gervinho although no official offers have been submitted yet. The Gunners' only signing to date has been the Charlton defender Carl Jenkinson and as Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas continue to be linked with moves away from the Emirates, the club are in danger...
Neymar has to choose between clubs of the stature of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea.

Real Madrid transfer rumours: Adebayor, Cole and Neymar all heading to the Bernabeu?

In what has been a rather quiet transfer window so far for Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho is now set to lay his cards on the table in his bid to topple Barcelona both domestically and in Europe. After last year's failures both domestically and in Europe, Jose Mourinho has reportedly targeted Emmanuel Adebayor, Ashley Cole and Brazilian starlet Neymar as the players to lead the Real Madrid revolution.
Sir Alex

Manchester United transfer news: Why Sir Alex Ferguson's side will topple Barcelona

Manchester United's summer spending spree continues unabated, as Spain U-21 goalkeeper David de Gea joins new arrivals Ashley Young and Phil Jones at Old Trafford to take the club's summer spending past £50m. Ferguson will be 70 this year and is approaching the 25th anniversary of his appointment. But the most successful manager in the game still views himself being in the job on a long-term basis and his close-season spending so far adds weight to this credence.
Javier Pastore

30 June 2011: The pick of today's football transfer rumours

The pick of today's European football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 30 June 2011. Any transfer gossip surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.