Now Chelsea want Samir Nasri, while Galatasaray are sniffing around Arshavin. Scott Dann is the Gunners' big defensive target and Scott Parker says no to Turkey...
Are Tottenham finally about to sign a cure for their Achilles heel? The Times reckons they are, reporting that 'Tottenham Hotspur' - do you know anyone who ever refers to Spurs by their full name? - are 'increasingly confident that they will win the race to sign Leandro Damião after Internacional accepted that the Brazil striker will be sold'.
But the impression is also that Damiao is one for the future.
'The Brazilian club, who have rejected offers of about £13 million, would prefer the 21-year-old to stay with them until January or, ideally, for another year. Tottenham accepted a similar proposition from Internacional when Sandro, the midfield player, signed in March last year but did not move to White Hart Lane until August. Damião has also been attracting interest from Manchester City, Arsenal and teams in Russia and Ukraine.
'Tottenham have held talks with Mirko Vucinic's representatives but Roma want £18 million for the forward, about £5 million more than the North London club are willing to offer.'
DOWNING TO PUSH FOR LIVERPOOL MOVE
The Sun is getting excited about Stewart Downing again, announcing that the no-tricks occasional winger 'will this week tell new Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish he wants to quit.'
The paper goes on to describe Downing as 'determined to seal a dream £20million move to Liverpool.'
'McLeish is keen to keep Downing, but the player, who has two years left on his contract, is not interested in staying.'
ARSENAL STRUGGLING TO SELL BENDTNER AND YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO THEY WANT TO SIGN NEXT
There is, inevitably, plenty of chat about the futures of Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas on the back pages, but two other stories about the Arsenal are also worth a gossip re-hash. And Arsenal fans of nervous dispositions should look away now because neither makes for encouraging reading.
The first, supplied by The Daily Mail, warns that Arsenal are struggling to offload Nicklas Bendtner. There are plenty of clubs interested in recruiting him - The Mail mention Benfica as the latest, following the lead of Fulham and Bundesliga duo Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund - but 'none of the clubs are willing to match the Gunners valuation of £12m'.
The second is surely a p**s take by The Daily Mirror. Amid the widespread expectation that Fabregas and Nasri will both be departing, the paper claims that 'Arsene Wenger is lining up a £12million bid for Wolves striker Kevin Doyle as Arsenal finally prepare to splash the cash'.
Oh goodness.
AND THE REST
Shay Given is being offered a shock escape from his Manchester City nightmare by relegated Italian side Sampdoria...Zat Knight is ready to open talks with Bolton about a new contract...West Brom are hoping to sign Nigel Reo-Coker...Blackburn will have to buy Schalke midfielder Jermaine Jones after having a loan request turned down...Norwich are ready to seal a £2million deal for Huddersfield's Anthony Pilkington - after medical checks...Chelsea want defender Ryan Bertrand to sign a new long-term contract - before sending him on loan to Swansea...Stoke have joined the race for Manchester United duo John O'Shea and Wes Brown...Leeds could make a move for Preston goalkeeper Andy Lonergan...
Leicester boss Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to hijack Newcastle winger Wayne Routledge's £1.5million switch to QPR...West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is ready to swoop for defender Jlloyd Samuel...Blackpool are to hit Sheffield United with a £300,000 offer for midfielder Matty Lowton...Reading want Burnley striker Martin Paterson - if wanted man Shane Long leaves this summer...Derby have taken their former defender Chris Riggott on trial...Sunderland are poised to sign Stuttgart striker Pavel Pogrebnyak...QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt is an £11million target for Atletico Madrid...
Thomas Hitzlsperger is eyeing a return to old club Aston Villa...Newcastle are ready to join the battle for Real Madrid midfielder Sergio Canales...Blackburn could make a move for Brazil striker Luis Fabiano...Fulham are interested in Barcelona winger Jeffren Suarez...Celtic hope to beat West Ham and Sunderland to sign Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy...Portsmouth have launched a £1million-plus bid for Blackpool defender Ian Evatt.
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