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TRANSFER NEWS & GOSSIP: Tuesday 23rd July

• TRANSFER NEWS & GOSSIP: Tuesday 23rd July

• TRANSFER NEWS & GOSSIP: Tuesday 23rd July

  StrumSolo > 23/07/2013, 10:08

  This column has been running a couple of months now and in that time there have been some pretty outlandish rumours, I’m sure you’ll agree. Well we’re about to get next level people, are you ready?
  
  Wayne Rooney has been playing golf near Chelsea’s training ground. You can draw your own conclusions on the significance of that, the Daily Star certainly have…
  
  Real Madrid are ready to splash £85m on Gareth Bale, so are Man Utd. Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be heading to Old Trafford though, not if Jose Mourinho is to be believed. He’s got a feeling! Barcelona are still saying that Cesc Fabregas isn’t for sale as well, spoilsports.
  
  Arsene Wenger is ready to bid £40m for Luis Suarez, Tottenham might finally get around to making that £18m bid for Roberto Soldado this week… Honestly, I get bored writing this stuff sometimes; wake me up when something happens.
  
  This is new. Spurs will make a move for Lyon’s Lisandro Lopez and the Gunners are on the verge of completing a £21m move for Brazil playmaker Bernard. Neither are likely to happen of course, but at least they’re some fresh names to keep us going.
  
  Liverpool seem to have gotten over the disappointment of missing out on Ryan Bertrand pretty quickly, they’re closing in on a loan move for Valencia left-back Aly Cissokho.
  
  And Alan Hutton is about to re-sign for Mallorca on a 12-month loan deal. We’re gonna miss you Al.

• RE: TRANSFER NEWS & GOSSIP: Tuesday 23rd July

  StrumSolo > 23/07/2013, 13:30

  UPDATE
  
  Tottenham have made a £22m bid for Roberto Soldado! It's been rejected, but I'd still call that progress.
  
  Liverpool have agreed a contract with Christiam Eriksen. All that remains now is for them to sort out the fee with Ajax. The Reds are also keen on Hatem Ben Arfa.
  
  And Celtic's Gary Hooper is hoping interest from West Ham will develop in to something more concrete. Bad news for QPR and Norwich, that.

• RE: TRANSFER NEWS & GOSSIP: Tuesday 23rd July

  StrumSolo > 23/07/2013, 16:59

  OK, you're going to need a large pinch of salt before we continue with this one. Ready? Here goes...
  
  According to Marca (a Spanish sports paper with close links to Real Madrid) Gareth Bale has agreed a six year deal with the Spanish giants which will see him earn €10m a year. No mention of a fee being agreed between the two clubs but they claim that he's informed Spurs of his desire to leave White Hart Lane.
  
  In the interest of balance, here's what Andre Villas-Boas had to say on the subject just this morning: "On Gareth, I want to repeat what I was telling you last season and what I was telling you from the beginning of [pre-season] so I cannot extend myself.
  
  "He is a player that we are willing to continue to have, he's a Tottenham player, he's one of the most fantastic players in the world at the moment and we are counting on him for the future."
  
  So, is this just mischievous Spanish paper talk or do you think he's on his way?
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