Some positive contract news for Barnsley as Jim O'Brien
agrees a new two-year deal at Oakwell, much to Keith Hill's delight.
The Barnsley manager is also hoping to persuade Premier League target Jacob Butterfield to spend another season with the club.
Kwadwo Asamoah admits there is a chance that he will be on his way out of Udinese this summer, with England and the Premier League a possible destination. The Ghana international is being strongly linked with Manchester United and Juventus.
Pescara's highly-rated midfielder Marco Verratti
has been linked with a string of clubs and was included in Italy's
provisional squad for Euro 2012. The Serie B champions claim Manchester City are among the teams eyeing up the teenager, along with Juventus, Genoa, Inter Milan and Paris St Germain.
Bradford City have made their second signing of the summer after bringing in Rory McArdle on a two-year contract. McArdle's deal at Aberdeen had expired and he follows Andrew Davies in signing for the Bantams.
Maicon could be on his way out of Inter Milan
this summer, according to a representative of the company that handles
the full-back's career. The Brazil international is said to be keen on
returning to his homeland.
Highly-rated Manchester United youngster Oliver Norwood has confirmed to Sky Sports he is set to leave Old Trafford this summer after turning down a new deal at the club.
Matias Silvestre is a summer transfer target for AC and Inter Milan, according to Palermo
president Maurizio Zamparini. The Argentine defender is looking to
leave the Sicilian outfit after just one season on their books.
Fresh from signing a two-year contract with Peterborough United, midfielder Danny Swanson admits he was 'sold' on a move to London Road by manager Darren Ferguson. Swanson was linked with Brighton and MK Dons, and confirmed he spoke to other clubs, before deciding to join Peterborough from Dundee United.
Fraser Forster's agent is set to hold talks with Celtic this week to tie up the goalkeeper's move from Newcastle. Forster has spent the last two seasons on loan at Celtic and is set to become Neil Lennon's first signing of the summer.
Andrey Arshavin could be set for a permanent move away from Arsenal this summer with Zenit St Petersburg expressing a desire to make his loan move a full-time deal. The Russian is set to discuss his future with Arsene Wenger after Euro 2012.
According to reports in Catalan newspaper Sport, Barcelona are closing in on the signing of Valencia defender Jordi Alba. The left-back, who has been linked with Manchester United,
has a year left on his contract and has rejected a new deal with
Valencia. He is expected to cost Barcelona in the region of €12million
(£9.8m), while Valencia will also take two players on loan.
Norwich face the prospect of Paul Lambert coming
back to the club to raid them for their players after revealing there
is no agreement in place preventing him from signing any Norwich players
following his switch to Aston Villa.
According to reports in the Bolton News, Leicester City defender Matt Mills
could be a transfer option for Trotters boss Owen Coyle. However, the
reports claim that Coyle will only follow up any interest in Mills, who
has also been linked with Celtic, if Zat Knight doesn't sign a new contract at the Reebok Stadium.
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Also in the Mirror and Everton's midfield enforcer Marouane Fellaini is reportedly a target for Chelsea who want to pair the Belgian with his international teammate Eden Hazard.
Welcome back to our transfer blog. Couple of early lines from the morning tabloids to start your day. The Mirror says Manchester United will test Spurs' resolve to hang on to Luka Modric by placing an opening £22million bid for the Croatia star.
That is all for today’s Transfer Clockwatch but join us again from 7am on Thursday to keep up to date with all the latest news.
Former Crawley skipper Pablo Mills is looking for a new club this summer after being released by the Red Devils and says he is open to the idea of returning to Rotherham, where Steve Evans is now at the helm.
Eredivisie outfit Heerenveen have completed the capture of Finland international defender Jukka Raitala on a four-year contract from Hoffenheim.
Atletico Mineiro have offered a short-term contract to former World Player of the Year Ronaldinho days after his acrimonious split with Flamengo. The World Cup winner has penned a deal that will run until the end of the year.
New Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert admits he is an admirer of former charge Grant Holt, who is looking for a way out of Norwich, and has already drawn up a list of possible transfer targets.
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