Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Wednesday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Juventus and AC Milan are interested in signing Didier Drogba from Shanghai Shenhua.



- But Didier Drogba is nearing a switch to AC Milan, according to reports in Italy.



- Newcastle have signed a second French player in the space of 24 hours after confirming the arrival of forward Yoan Gouffran from Bordeaux on a four-year deal.



- Arsenal and Manchester United's hopes of signing Germany Under-17 captain Jonathan Tah have been dashed after he signed professional terms with Hamburg.



- Arsenal target Adrian Lopez insists he is unaffected by speculation linking him with the north London club and says he plans to continue at Atletico Madrid.



- Spurs and Arsenal could be encouraged to bid for Younes Belhanda after Montpellier revealed they had received no offer from Inter Milan for the playmaker.



- Tottenham have opted against recalling Danny Rose from his loan at Sunderland, meaning the defender will see out the season at the Stadium of Light.



- Tottenham target Miralem Pjanic has ruled out a move away from Roma following mooted interest from Barcelona.



- Tottenham midfielder Yago Falque has joined Primera Liga promotion hopefuls Almeria on loan until the end of the season.



- Chelsea winger Marko Marin intends to discuss his future at Stamford Bridge amid interest from clubs wanting to take him on loan, according to his agent.



- Manchester United's pursuit of Wilfried Zaha has been delayed by the departure of Crystal Palace co-owner Steve Parish to Australia, but the England international is still expected to sign for the Premier League leaders by the end of the month.



- Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Lille full-back Lucas Digne, according to Mercato365.



- Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson made a personal check on Celtic's Victor Wanyama, and is now weighing up a bid for the midfielder.



- Newcastle have been boosted in their attempts to keep hold of Fabricio Coloccini after San Lorenzo pulled out of their bid to sign him.



- Fulham will have to stump up £1.3m to land Bulgaria defender Stanislav Manolev, according to sources in Holland.



- Fulham manager Martin Jol admits Sascha Riether could stay at Craven Cottage beyond this season if he maintains his current form for the club.



- New Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino has ruled out signing any of his former players from Espanyol.



- Michu has signed a new four-year contract to keep the prolific goalscorer at Swansea City until 2016, the Premier League club has said.



- West Ham United have announced that defender Guy Demel has signed a contract extension until 2015.



- Southampton are the latest club showing interest in Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia, who has been linked with Arsenal and Liverpool, according to Sky Sports.



- Norwich are set to complete the signing of goalkeeper Lee Camp on a free transfer from Nottingham Forest until the end of the season.



- Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao has dismissed claims that talks with Real Madrid about a move across the Spanish capital have taken place.



- The agent of Guillermo Ochoa insists Liverpool are yet to firm up their reported interest in the Ajaccio goalkeeper.



- Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez is set to extend his contract at Camp Nou until 2016 on Monday, the Catalan giants have confirmed.



- Atletico Madrid are preparing an offer for Southampton target Joan Verdu.



- Espanyol are ready to rescue Alou Diarra from his West Ham misery and take him to Spain.



- Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon has extended his contract with Juventus by two years, running until the end of 2015, the club confirmed today.



- Inter Milan have denied making a 14million euro bid for Montpellier midfielder Younes Belhanda.



- Fiorentina look set to sign Poland international Rafal Wolski from Legia Warsaw subject to the successful completion of a medical at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday.



- Napoli are plotting a move for Arsenal goalkeeper Vito Mannone, according to sources in Italy.



- Palermo have officially agreed a deal for Blackburn creative midfielder Mauro Formica and reportedly also Wigan Athletic striker Mauro Boselli.



- Chievo has signed Chilean midfielder Felipe Seymour on loan from Genoa for the rest of the Serie A season.



- Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila has turned down the chance to move to the Premier League and signed for Russian side Rubin Kazan.



- Marseille are ready to beat Norwich City and Aston Villa to the signing of Senegal ace Modou Sougou.



- Mikael Silvestre could become the latest former Premier League player to join the MLS revolution after Portland Timbers revealed he had started training at the club.



- Jeffrey Bruma has revealed Hamburg are now attempting to make his loan from Chelsea permanent.



- Chile international Francisco Silva could make his debut for Osasuna against Barcelona this weekend after joining on loan from Universidad Catolica until the end of the season.



- Bristol Rovers have completed the signing of teenage striker Ryan Brunt from Stoke City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.



- Nottingham Forest have made a bid for Millwall striker Darius Henderson.



- Radoslaw Majewski has insisted he is keen to stay at Nottingham Forest but wants a longer-term deal than the extension he has been offered.



- Crystal Palace have launched a bid to sign Swindon Town winger Matt Ritchie.



- Dagenham midfielder Luke Howell has signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2015.



- Vasco have rejected a bid of around €8 million from Club World Cup champions Corinthians for centre-back Dedé.

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