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Football Rumours on Friday 24th August 2012

last updated Friday 24th August 2012, 9:53 AM


  • Barcelona will test Chelsea's resolve with a £30m offer for 25-year-old defender David Luiz before the transfer window closes on 31 August.
    (The Times)


  • Manchester City still hope to sign Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez after Bayern sporting director Matthias Sammer admitted their deal for the 23-year-old was "nowhere near being completed".
    (Manchester Evening News)


  • Tottenham are open to offers for 29-year-old midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart and are still keen to sign 25-year-old Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho.
    (Evening Standard)


  • Tottenham look set to rival Manchester United for Fulham midfielder Moussa Dembele, 25, with Andre Villas-Boas prepared to trigger a £15m release fee for the midfielder.
    (talkSPORT)


  • QPR are believed to have entered talks to sign Inter Milan's Brazil international goalkeeper Julio Cesar, 32.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup is hopeful of completing the signing of Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng, 23, this week and bringing in Pablo Hernandez from Valencia.
    (Goal)


  • West Brom and Everton are battling it out to sign FC Copenhagen left-back Bryan Oviedo, 22.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Tottenham are working hard to bring in Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder Willian, 24, but no longer want Internacional striker Leandro Damiao, 23.
    (The Guardian)


  • West Brom have made a move to sign Blackburn defender Martin Olsson, 24, as left-sided defensive cover.
    (Birmingham Mail)


  • Southampton manager Nigel Adkins aims to bolster his defensive options with the £2m signing of 23-year-old Japan captain Maya Yoshida.
    (The Sun)



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • New Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has banned laptops and mobile phones from the club's Bodymoor Heath training ground.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Manchester United winger Nani is offering to drop his wage demands in an attempt to save his future at Old Trafford.
    (The Sun)


  • QPR owner Tony Fernandes will not be rushed into making panic buys in response to his club's 5-0 home defeat by Swansea on the opening day of the season.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Former Manchester United defender Gary Pallister has told fans not to write off his former club, despite their 1-0 opening day defeat at Everton.
    (Manchester Evening News)



    AND FINALLY

  • Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has pleaded for the help of Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand to raise the profile of reggae music.
    (Metro)




















  • Source BBC Sport