Transfer deadline august 2011-08-31

The transfer window is about to close and all supporters are hoping for some exciting signings for their club before the end of the day.

 

 

Here are the most exciting roumers and signing so far today:

 

 

Arsenal

Per Mertesacker

Arsenal are set to conclude a deal for the Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker after personal terms were agreed

 

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Fenerbahce's Brazil international defender André Santos on a 'long-term contract'

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Aston Villa

Villa could make a move for Spurs full-back Alan Hutton after Luke Young moved to QPR. (Sun)

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Bolton Wanderers

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Bolton they can keep Gary Cahill, after chairman Phil Gartside and Owen Coyle ridiculed his ‘derisory’ offer. (Metro)

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Chelsea

Franc Ribery

Chelsea have made a £30 million move for French star Franck Ribery after failing to prise Luka Modric from Tottenham. (Emirates 247)

Lille are weighing up a bid for Chelsea's Salomon Kalou. (TalkSport)

Roman Abramovich has launched one last £40million bid to prise Luka Modric from Tottenham. (Mail)

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Everton

David Moyes is ready to throw an Everton FC lifeline to Yakubu and Joseph Yobo if the pair are still at Everton after transfer deadline. (Liverpool Post)

Arsène Wenger is trying to tie up a deal for Everton star Mikel Arteta – with Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner set to head for Goodison Park. (People)

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Fulham

Fulham have agreed a £10.6million fee with FC Twente for Bryan Ruiz and signed up Marseille striker Andre Pierre Gignac on a season loan. (Mail)

Fulham are ready to make a £5million offer for 19-year-old Crystal ­Palace striker ­Wilfried Zaha. (Mirror)

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Liverpool

Craig Bellamy

Joe Cole could be on his way to France after Lille expressed an interest in a season-long loan. (Express)

Liverpool are planning to make a move for Everton full-back Seamus Coleman. (Fanatix)

Liverpool are awaiting Chelsea’s next move after rejecting a swap deal involving Raul Meireles and Yossi Benayoun. (Liverpool Post)

Craig Bellamy set for a return to Anfield.

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Manchester City

Owen Hardgreaves

AS Roma owner Thomas DiBenedetto says the Serie A outfit will not pressure Manchester City target Daniele DeRossi to stay at the club. (Premiership Talk)

Roberto Mancini believes Carlos Tevez will stay with the club after moving his young family to Manchester. (Times)

 

Owen Hardgreaves could set to join Man City.

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Manchester United

Manchester United could still sign Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan before the transfer window closes on Wednesday. (Inside Futbol)

Wesley Snijder

Alex Ferguson is refusing to sell Dimitar Berbatov before the transfer window closes even though he cannot tell the striker when he will start his next game. (People)

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Newcastle United

Newcastle are still trying to sign Freiburg’s Papiss Demba Cisse. (Mail)

Newcastle United have concluded the signing of Inter Milan left-back Davide Santon on a five-year deal. (Premiership Talk)

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Norwich City

Norwich City boss Paul Lambert is unlikely to move into the transfer market to replace injured defender Dani Ayala. (Give Me Football)

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Queens Park Rangers

Neil Warnock is trying to wrap up a £10million swoop for Anton Ferdinand and Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Sun)

New boy Joey Barton is believed to have convinced Shaun Wright Phillips to make the move to Loftus Road. (Independent)

 

31 Aug 2011: QPR have agreed a fee with Sunderland for their 26-year-old defender Anton Ferdinand

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Stoke City

Stoke have sealed a £6m deal for midfielder Wilson Palacios and remain keen to recruit Tottenham team-mate Peter Crouch. (Express)

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Sunderland

Sunderland are set to make a club record £14m move for Freiburg striker Papiss Demba Cisse. (Mirror)

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Swansea City

Bournemouth have signed midfielder Shaun MacDonald from Swansea. (Give Me Football)

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Tottenham Hotspur

Roman Pavlyuchenko has stunned Tottenham by asking to secure a deadline-day departure from White Hart Lane. (Mail)

Peter Crouch is at the centre of a £12 million tug of war between Sunderland and Stoke. (Sun)

Harry Redknapp is ready to offer former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves a short-term deal at Tottenham. (Football 365)

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West Bromwich Albion

Roy Hodgson admits he is happy with his Albion squad – but still hopes to tempt Owen Hargreaves to The Hawthorns. (Express and Star)

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Wigan Athletic

Wigan are in talks with Celtic over signing Shaun Maloney. (Sun)

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has enquired about Tottenham misfit Giovani dos Santos. (Mail)

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

Leigh Griffiths has agreed a window-to-window loan to join Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. (Wolves.co.uk)