Eboue Agrees Terms With Galatasaray

Emmanuel Eboue has agreed personal terms with Galatasaray and is now destined to leave Arsenal in a deal worth around £4m.

Eboue was a cult hero at the Emirates during his time as an Arsenal player but Arsene Wenger is keen on reinvigorating his squad this summer and the Ivorian is a casualty.

The 28-year-old spent six years in north London but never managed to hold down a regular first team place.

His career at Arsenal reached its nadir in 2008 when he was booed by sections of the home support during a match against Wigan.

Wenger later admitted Eboue's poor performance and subsequent barracking from the stands forced him to substitute the hapless star, having brought him on as a sub earlier in the game.

Eboue managed to win the fans over but he is now heading to Turkey after Galatasaray had a bid accepted.

Rangers Seal Deal For Romanian International Dorin Goian

The Rangers manager, Ally McCoist, has confirmed that the club has agreed a fee with Palermo for the defender Dorin Goian.

The Romania international is having a medical in Glasgow and could complete his move to the Scottish champions on Monday afternoon.

McCoist said: "He's in town and we are hopeful that the final bits and pieces can be settled and he can officially become a Rangers player.

"A fee has been agreed and the personal terms are just about agreed as well. It's just one or two other things but we are hopeful it will be done in the next few hours and we can finalize the deal."

Arsenal Ready To Hijack West Brom's Deal For Shot-Stopper

Arsenal could hijack West Brom’s deal to take Birmingham City goalkeeper Ben Foster on a season-long loan.

The 28-year-old only joined the St Andrews club from Manchester United last summer and impressed last season despite seeing his side relegated to the Championship.

But Birmingham are now keen to get the former England stopper off the wage bill and Albion are front runners to sign the stopper on loan with a view to making the deal permanent in 12 months time.

But the Baggies could face late competition from Arsenal, who are prepared splash the cash having seen goalkeeping errors contribute to another season without silverware as the clubs six year trophy drought continued.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is said to be looking for competition for Polish 'keepers Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski, and he is considering a £6m cash offer to snare Foster.

Supporters have grown frustrated with Wenger’s reluctance to bring in a proven stopper in recent seasons and the acquisition of Foster, who called time on his England career last season, could quell unrest.

It would be a major blow to Baggies boss Roy Hodgson, who had lined up by the Birmingham keeper to replace Scott Carson.

Former Liverpool and Leeds star Carson, 25, was sold to the Turkish club Bursaspor earlier this month for an undisclosed fee.

Newcastle In Move For £7m Rated Paris Saint-Germain Striker

Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain have agreed a £7m fee for Turkish striker Mevlut Erdinc but it unsure whether the player will agree to leave France.

PSG have been the talk of the tabloids recently following the investment from the Qatar Investment Authority and the French club has been linked with the likes of Adel Taarabt and Javier Pastore.

Meanwhile Newcastle have let their captain Kevin Nolan move to West Ham United and are struggling to keep hold of Jose Enrique, Jona Gutierrez and Alan Smith.

With all that in mind it’s easy to understand why Erdinc – a man who scored nine goals in 34 appearances for the club last season – is eager to remain at the French club.

Having moved to PSG from Ligue 1 side Sochaux for £8m in the summer of 2009, PSG are willing to take a £1m hit on Erdinc despite the Turkish forward scoring 28 goals in 70 appearances for the club.

It may be because Erdinc hasn’t lived up to the expectations of his first season in which he managed to net 19 times in 36 games, and sporting director of PSG Leonardo will be keen to add plenty of attacking flair to the squad with his new found riches.

Newcastle have sent a delegation out to Paris to talk with Erdnic while Alan Pardew and his squad are in the United States on a pre-season tour, but with Erdnic prepared to stay at PSG you would think that Pardew will have a big role to play in the negotiations.

Plenty of players inside the Newcastle squad have already voiced their displeasure at the direction the club has taken in this transfer window, Enrique is the latest with his comments today, but this move may reassure some of the higher profile names in the squad.

Chelsea Plot £15m Bid For France Midfield Ace

Yann M'Vila has emerged as a transfer target for Chelsea, as Andre Villas-Boas seeks a replacement for the injured Michael Essien.

The Ghanaian has been ruled out for up to six months with a knee injury and several potential signings have been mooted to act as cover, including West Hams Scott Parker and Marseilles Lucho Gonzalez.

But Chelsea boss Villas-Boas has now turned his attention to highly-rated Rennes midfielder M'Vila, reports the People.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United have all been credited with an interest in the 21-year-old, but no formal offers have been made to the French club.

Rennes has previously stated the France international was not for sale, but Chelsea will now test the water with a £15 million bid.

Villas-Boas views M'Vila as someone who can immediately slot into the team and is also a good long-term prospect.

Rennes is likely to reject the initial bid for their prized asset and hold out for a bigger fee in the region of £18 million.

Manchester United could emerge as Chelsea’s main competition for the youngster with Sir Alex Ferguson considering forking out for a new midfielder despite publicly insisting that his summer spending looked to be over.

Manchester City's Mario Balotelli Hauled Off In Friendly

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli was taken off early in a friendly at LA Galaxy after his manager thought he was failing to take the match seriously.

The 20-year-old was clear on goal but, instead of shooting, opted to drag the ball back before backheeling it wide.

"I hope this is a lesson," said boss Roberto Mancini, who denied Balotelli may have thought that he was offside.

"If you [Balotelli] are serious, you can play 90 minutes. If not, you can come and sit by me on the bench."

City earned a third victory on their pre-season tour of the United States, winning the game 7-6 on penalties after it had finished 1-1, but the match was overshadowed by Balotelli's actions, which prompted jeers from the crowd at the Home Depot Center.

Mancini argued with Balotelli as the forward, who prior to being hauled off had scored a penalty, left the pitch.

Balotelli threw his water bottle to the floor after eventually sitting in the dug-out, though he did not appear to watch the second half.

"In football you always need to be professional, always serious and in this moment he wasn't professional," added Mancini.

"He needs to understand his behaviour has to be good in every game - not just in a final or a semi-final but every game.

"He knows he made a mistake. Football should always be serious and if you have a chance to score, you should score.

"Mario is young, I want to help him and that is the end of it. To take him off after 30 minutes is enough punishment. It won't have been easy for him but it has to be a lesson."

When asked what Balotelli said to him as they exchanged words on the side of the pitch, Mancini said: "It was in Italian. In English I would find it difficult to give you the translation. But Mario is streetwise, he knows he was not offside."

It is not the first time that former Inter forward Balotelli has been in trouble with Mancini, who was also his boss at the Serie A club.

The striker inflamed several Manchester United players after he taunted the crowd following City's FA Cup semi-final win last April.

And he was also involved in a prank where he threw a dart at a City youth team player last March.

Balotelli joined City for £24m from Inter last August, but his season was interrupted by injury and suspension. He scored 10 goals in 28 appearances but received 11 yellow cards and was sent off twice.

Dider Deschamps Wants Solution To Lucho Gonzalez Transfer Saga

Olympique de Marseille boss Didier Deschamps wants a solution regarding the future of Lucho Gonzalez, who has been continually linked with a move away from the Ligue 1 club.

The 30-year-old moved to the French side from Porto in 2009 for a fee of €24 million, after four years at Estadio do Dragao, and despite the former River Plate man having two years left on his contract, OM chairman Jean-Claude Dassier confirmed that the player wanted to leave for pastures new.

The Argentine has been associated with moves to the likes of Everton, AC Milan, Roma and Malaga, with Marseille valuing the player at €10m, and Deschamps commented to Canal + that he wants an end to the saga.

"This can't become the series of the summer. As it stands, we're on standby. We have to find a solution. Today, the conditions for him leaving are not sorted."

Wolfsburg Capture Russ

Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath was delighted after completing the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt defender Marko Russ for £2.7million.

The 25-year-old Germany youth international has signed a three-year contract with his new employers and will immediately challenge for a first-team place.

Russ opted to leave the club after they were relegated from the Bundesliga, breaking his 15-year association with the club.

Magath told the official Wolfsburg website: "I was always told right from the start that we would be out to sign a centre-back.

"I am delighted the deal to bring in Marco has finally worked."

Russ had become the talisman of the team having joined the club as a fresh faced 10-year-old and worked his way through the various youth teams.

Frankfurt had been desperate to retain his services after a career that has spanned 159 matches since making his debut in 2005.

But the size of the fee and the player's desire to return to top-flight football forced a reluctant sale.

Their general manager, Bruno Hubner, told the club's official website: "We absolutely regret seeing Marco Russ leave our club. He was a key player of our first-team line-up.

"However, we all knew we had to accept those offers after our relegation."

Santos Won't Sell Neymar

Santos maintains that they will not sell star striker Neymar to Real Madrid this summer.

Real boss Jose Mourinho wants a new forward and has been repeatedly credited with an interest in activating the 19-year-old's €45million (£39.6m) contract release clause.

It has been reported that Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has met with Real counterpart Florentino Perez in Paris to discuss the transfer.

But Ribeiro is quoted as saying by Intereconomia TV: "There was no meeting in Paris. That was already denied by other members of the board of Santos.

"They (reports) also said that I was in Barcelona to negotiate for Neymar. People have a very fertile imagination."

European champions Barcelona have been linked with Neymar, who is under contract until 2015, as have wealthy Premier League clubs Manchester City and Chelsea.

The Brazil international's agent claims that all that remains is for his client to make a decision on when he will leave, because he is said to want to play in December's Club World Cup, where he could face Barcelona.

Ribeiro added: "We have no interest in selling Neymar. Real Madrid might be willing to pay the buyout clause, but it all depends on the player.

"We are sure of his will to be world champion with Santos. We hope to fulfil his contract here."

Chelsea Tempt Tottenham With £39m Player Plus Cash Offer For Luka Modric

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is poised to test Spurs’ resolve to keep Luka Modric by offering them £27million AND Daniel Sturridge.

But Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will be reluctant to flog the Croatian playmaker, 25, because he fears he may then lose Gareth Bale too.

The Stamford Bridge side has already made a £22m bid for Modric but will up the cash offer and throw in striker Sturridge, 21, as part of a new deal.

Harry Redknapp’s recent attempts to appease Luka Modric in recent pre-season friendlies by naming the Croatian midfielder as captain are not likely to have made the 25 year old change his mind about wanting a move to Chelsea so with that in mind this latest offer may well tempt the North London side into selling the want-away star.

Tottenham boss Redknapp stated that an offer of £35m would not be enough to land Modric but this latest offer is arguably worth nearer to £40m and would help resolve the White Hart Lane club’s striking problems at the same time.

Daniel Sturridge showed last season during his loan spell at Bolton that he is ready to make an impact in Premier League football. The England Under 21 international netted an impressive eight goals in 12 games whilst at the Reebok Stadium and knows that he is unlikely to garner regular first team football under new Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas.

The Portuguese manager has the likes of Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Fernando Torres and arguably Salomon Kalou, all ahead of Sturridge and is also linked with moves to bring either Hulk or Radamel Falcao from his former club, FC Porto.

Therefore a short move from West to North London may appeal to Sturridge and could help boost Redknapp’s attacking options. Tottenham’s quartet of Robbie Keane, Jermain Defoe, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Peter Crouch all struggled in Premier League action last term with their collective total of domestic league goals being less that Defoe’s personal total from the season before.

This has led to Redknapp making approaches, unsuccessful ones, for strikers across Europe in a bid to help resolve the problem.

Whilst Tottenham won’t want to sell Modric there may come a point where they realise that keeping a player who doesn’t want to play for the team may backfire and have an effect on the team’s morale. There is of course the fear that if Redknapp does sell, that other big name players, like Gareth Bale and Rafael Van der Vaart, may also push for a move, again this may be a risk the club has no choice other than to make.

Add to that the fact that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has stated that Redknapp must sell before he can buy and the weight may fall towards the club feeling a sale to Chelsea makes the most sense.

Redknapp is also looking to sell a number of squad players to help provide funds for new acquisitions and the likes of Robbie Keane, David Bentley, Niko Kranjcar, Giovani dos Santos, Alan Hutton and Wilson Palacios may all be sacrificed for the greater good of the White Hart Lane side.

Arsenal Set To Improve Bid For Phil Jagielka

Arsenal is reportedly ready to up their bid to land Everton defender Phil Jagielka to £12 million.

The Gunners conceded the highest number of goals among the top four in the Premier League last season, and questions were asked of the club's defence throughout the course of the campaign.

The north London club has been linked with a number of players with Premier League experience to bolster a defence that has also been depleted this summer by the departure of left-back Gael Clichy to Manchester City.

Arsenal reportedly had a £10m bid for Jagielka turned down by the Toffees last week, but now The Express claims that the bid will be increased by another £2m this week.

It is believed that Everton would agree to sell Jagielka if they receive an offer of £17m for the former Sheffield United central defender.

Bolton To Make Surprise £4m Swoop For Liverpool Striker

Bolton boss Owen Coyle is ready to swoop for Liverpool striker David Ngog in a surprise £4million raid.

Coyle wants Ngog to give his attack new pace and fire and hopes to do a deal with Kop chief Kenny Dalglish after the pacy forward turned down a move to Sunderland.

The flying Frenchman did not fancy being part of the Jordan Henderson deal, saying he wanted to stay at Anfield.

But although the 22-year-old has played and scored in pre-season games, he knows he is on his way out of Merseyside.

Coyle thinks Ngog would be an ideal addition especially as he may be quicker to answer his call than Barcelona’s Spanish under-21 attacker Jeffren Suarez.

Liverpool Keen On Winger Aiden McGeady

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is considering a move to sign Spartak Moscow attacker Aiden McGeady as he looks to bring in another winger to Anfield. The former Celtic star has been a relative success in Russia since his move from Parkhead last August but may well be tempted by a move to the Premier League side.

Having brought in Stewart Downing to fill the left wing slot Dalglish has started to look at potential players to fill the right wing berth that has in the main been filled by Dutch international Dirk Kuyt, very much a makeshift option following his conversion by Rafa Benitez from his more familiar striking role.

Liverpool have spent over £100m on new additions in 2011, with the club’s new owners funding moves to bring Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll in January and Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam, Doni and Downing this summer. Dalglish is thought to be keen on bringing in even more natural width to help provide the ammunition for his strike-force.

McGeady spent seven seasons in the Celtic’s first team, notching up over 250 appearances for the Bhoys before he completed a £9.5m move to Moscow. The Glasgow born Irish international has also collected 40 international caps and is a regular in Giovanni Trapattoni’s national team set-up.

Any move to capture McGeady would clearly require a fee well in excess of that paid by Spartak Moscow and it seems that Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group, seem more than content to fund Dalglish’s transfer targets. The 25 year old is able to play on either wing and as a second striker.

To help balance the books it is thought that Liverpool are looking to offload a number of their squad players, Paul Konchesky having already left for Leicester City, and the likes of Milan Jovanovic, Alberto Aquilani, Christian Poulsen, Joe Cole and Raul Meireles strongly linked with moves away from Anfield.

PSG Join Pastore Chase

Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has now claimed that Paris Saint Germain is in contention to buy Javier Pastore along with Chelsea, whilst he also says Real Madrid could make an offer.

Zamparini, who seems to comment every 24 hours on the situation of his star man, said on Saturday that the race was likely to be between Chelsea, Manchester Cityand Roma.

His vice-president, Guglielmo Micciche, stated on Sunday that Pastore was 'very probably' joining Chelsea.

Zamparini now claims that there are other offers and one is from PSG.

"There are three or four important proposals," said Zamparini.

"We'll exchange opinions, then go to France and England for negotiations. The interested clubs are Paris Saint Germain, Chelsea and also something in Spain, but that depends on who Real Madridmanage to sell.

"The newspapers make it look as if everyone is in the running, but I hope he won't stay in Serie A. That way he won't have to face us as an opponent.

"The club that comes to us with a serious offer will take him."

Palermo has also been linked with Pastore's young brother, Juan Manuel, as a possible replacement.

Blackburn In Petrovic Link

Partizan Belgrade have confirmed that they are ready to sell Radosav Petrovic, as Serbian sources claim Blackburn Rovers are interested.

Petrovic has already seen a move to Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem fall through as he was poised to pen a five-year deal.

Now Partizan have revealed that Petrovic is close to a move and reports in Serbia suggest the club in question is Blackburn.

The 22-year-old Serbia international midfielder has been with Partizan for three-years and was one of the top-scorers in the Super Liga last season as he helped his club to the title.

Now Partizan has confirmed that Petrovic does look like he will be moving.

"We have a serious bid for Petrovic and the chances are that there will be a transfer," said the club's sporting director Mladen Krstajic.

Vitesse have, for their part, confirmed that they are still interested in signing Petrovic, along with fellow countryman Slobodan Rajkovic from Chelsea.

Manchester United Considering Move For Joey Barton

Manchester United is believed to be considering making a move for Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton.

The 28-year-old has only one year left on his contract on Tyneside, and Magpies manager Alan Pardew has already confirmed that the former Manchester City man has not been offered a new deal.

Speculation has since been rife about the future of the former Eastlands man, and now The Sunday Times reports that Sir Alex Ferguson is considering making a cut-price move for the midfielder.

It is believed that a bid as low as £2 (€2.3) million would be enough to secure Barton's signature, despite Pardew having previously maintained that the midfielder could remain at St James' Park.

Lyon Ponder Swoop For Mahamadou Diarra

Free agent Mahamadou Diarra could be on his way back to Lyon this summer as the Ligue 1 giants are looking to add some more steel to their midfield ahead of the start of the new season, France Football reports.

New head coach Remi Garde is determined to fight for top honours in 2011-12 after the club missed out on the French league title in the past three seasons and he is said to see the 30-year-old as a good addition to the club's squad.

Lyon face stiff competition in the race for Diarra's signature though as the midfielder is allegedly in talks with clubs from England and Italy about a potential move.

Diarra previously wore the club's jersey from 2002 until 2006 and earned himself a move to Real Madrid following a number of fine performances for the Stade Gerland outfit.

The Mali international left Madrid for Monaco in January 2011, but decided to leave them again this summer following their relegation to Ligue 2 and has since been looking for a new club.

Frank de Boer Expresses Interest In Anderlecht's Dmitri Bulykin

Ajax coach Frank de Boer has revealed that the Eredivisie champions are considering making a move for Russian attacker Dmitri Bulykin, currently under contract with Anderlecht.

The Amsterdam giants are looking to add another striker to their squad to provide cover for Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and were previously linked with NAC's Matthew Amoah. However, they have now apparently turned their attention to Bulykin instead.

"He [Bulykin] is a very interesting player for us. He's the type of attacker who can make something happen in the closing stages of a game. We need someone like that," De Boer said to Eredivisie Live.

The 31-year-old Bulykin was farmed out on loan to ADO Den Haag last term and scored an impressive 21 goals in 30 Eredivisie games.

ADO were keen to hold on to their star striker but lacked the financial resources to make Bulykin's stay at the club permanent. He has a contract until the summer of 2012 with Anderlecht, but the Belgian giants are ready to cash in on the attacker if a good offer comes in.

Kaka: I Do Not Want To Leave

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka says he is happy at the club and will not be sold this summer.

Kaka has endured a tough spell at the Bernabeu since his £56 million move from AC Milan in 2009 but, following two injury-plagued campaigns, wants to prove himself in Spain.

"I always said I wanted to stay and I want to play for Real Madrid and convince," he is quoted as saying by Marca. "My friends have always helped me, the technical staff, the club. I always knew there would be much speculation, but I spoke to the club and with the coach and he was tranquil.

"I do not want to leave and the coach told me he wants me here for next season and the club told me there is no need to sell me."

The Brazilian, who has been linked to Chelsea and Inter Milan, also said he hopes that Real's summer signings will bring success to the club as they look to overcome rivals Barcelona in the league campaign.

"It will be very special for me because after two difficult seasons it can be a very good term,'' he added. "I hope to enjoy playing for Madrid, Mourinho has asked me this - that I enjoy it and play with confidence."

Kaka played a part as Real Madrid beat Philadelphia Union 2-1 in their tour of the USA, with Jose Callejon and Mesut Ozil scoring the goals.

Manchester City Set To Reward Joe Hart With New Contract

Manchester City is believed to be set to offer goalkeeper Joe Hart a new five-year deal worth £90,000-a-week.

The 24-year-old shot-stopper had a tremendous season upon his return from Birmingham City - where he had been on a season-long loan.

After displacing Shay Given as the first-choice, the relatively young 'keeper managed to establish himself as a regular first-team player for England. He also managed to help the club win their first trophy in over three decades, with the FA Cup being the first piece of silverware at Eastlands in 35 years.

Goal.com had previously revealed exclusively that City are poised to hand out new contracts to Vincent Kompany and Nigel de Jong, and now The Daily Mail reports that the Shrewsbury-born shot-stopper's wages are set triple when he is offered new terms.

Hart kept more clean sheets than any other goalkeeper in the Premier League last season.