1- Arsenal chase Spain Under-21 star Illarramendi

Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of Spain Under-21 midfielder Asier Illarramendi and are set to make a £10 million bid in an attempt to beat off competition from Real Madrid to land the Real Sociedad star. Source: The Daily Mail

2- Monaco to bid for Eriksen

After spending over €130 million this transfer window already, Monaco want to bring Ajax's Christian Eriksen to Ligue 1. The Danish international, however, prefers a move to Borussia Dortmund. Source: Algemeen Dagblad

3- Higuain agrees Arsenal switch

Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has agreed to move to Arsenal this summer. The Gunners will submit a £22 million bid this week. Source: Daily Mail

4- Liverpool to tell Suarez to ask for a transfer

Liverpool will tell Luis Suarez to submit an official transfer request despite receiving no interest from Real Madrid. Source: Daily Mirror

5- Man City lead Isco race

Manchester City believe they will beat Real Madrid to the signing of Malaga midfielder Isco. The 21-year-old is valued at £30 million. Source: Daily Telegraph

6- Villas-Boas wants Bale assurance before committing future

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas wants assurances over Gareth Bale's transfer position before committing his future to the club. The 35-year-old is wanted by Paris Saint-Germain. Source: Daily Mail

7- Liverpool edge closer to Mkhitaryan deal

Liverpool have won the race to sign Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan and the Armenia international is set to undergo a medical on Tuesday ahead of a £23 million move. Source: Daily Mirror

8- Villas-Boas wants Villa, Damiao & Paulinho

Andre Villas-Boas will reject interest from Paris Saint-Germain to stay at Tottenham but wants to sign David Villa, Leandro Damiao and Paulinho this summer. Source: Daily Mirror

8- Arsenal tracking West Brom starlet

Arsenal are tracking West Brom's 14-year-old forward Yan Dhanda. Source: Daily Mirror

9- Rafa Benitez wants Callejon at Napoli

New Napoli coach Rafa Benitez is interested in signing Jose Callejon for the 2013-14 season, but Real Madrid will wait until Carlo Ancelotti has made a decision on whether he wants the young attacker in his squad before letting him go. Source: Cadena Cope

10- Besiktas target Ronaldinho

Super Lig side Besiktas are interested in signing former World Player of the Year Ronaldinho. The Turkish club are willing to offer €4 million for the attacker. Source: Aksam

11- Inter eyeing Cagliari raid

Inter are said to be weighing up a triple swoop for Cagliari players Michael Agazzi, Radja Nainggolan and Mauricio Pinilla. Source: La Gazzetta dello Sport

12- El Shaarawy future uncertain

Manchester City are said to have dropped their interest in Stephan El Shaarawy, instead turning their attentions to Isco. However, PSG and Monaco could still be in the frame for the Italian attacker. Source: La Gazzetta dello Sport

13- Chelsea want £10m Kondogbia

Chelsea are set to make a £10 million move for Sevilla defensive midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia as Jose Mourinho looks to increase competition in the midfield area at Stamford Bridge. Source: The Independent

14- Sunderland want PSV's Zoet

Sunderland are lining up a deal for PSV goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet as Simon Mignolet is set to sign for Liverpool. Source: Daily Mail

15- Man United rival Chelsea for Van Ginkel

Manchester United are reportedly interested in Marco van Ginkel, the Vitesse midfielder who has been expected to join Chelsea this summer. Source: Daily Express

16- Arsenal confident of signing Nani

Arsenal have emerged as front-runners in the race for Manchester United winger Nani. Arsene Wenger sees the Portugual international as a good addition to his squad and is willing to splash out on the 26-year-old. Source: Metro

17- Wigan want £20 million for James McCarthy

Relegated Latics have placed a £20 million price tag on the Republic of Ireland international, as Tottenham, Fulham, Liverpool and Chelsea have heightened their interest in the player. Source: Irish Independent

18- Spurs eye Doria and Paulinho

Tottenham are monitoring young Botafogo defender Doria, while also scouting Paulinho at the Confederations Cup. Source: Daily Mirror

I can guarantee that the Nani to Arsenal story is completely made-up and Arsenal were never interested.

I also believe the Higuain thing will go through. I'd be happy with that :)

The interesting story is with David Villa. Apparently, he is extremely unhappy with Barcelona and both parties want to go their separate ways. My understanding is that he was very very close to joining Arsenal last January BUT Barca vetoed the move and I'm not sure Arsenal are still in for him. If they are, there is a small chance but I think with Higuain a more certain arrival, it won't happen.
That leave Atletico Madrid & Spurs as the only other options. Spurs have a lot of things in their favour 1- they are offering him the most wages out of those 3 clubs. 2- AVB likes him and he is an attractive manager to play for 3- Villa said earlier that he'd like to live in London. The only thing NOT in their favour is:
1- As it stands, I believe Atleti is offering a slightly higher transfer fee & 2- Spurs aren't in CL whereas Atleti are.

Has anyone watched this Illarramendi character? I'd appreciate any input. I've been hearing a lot of rumours about him.

I feel for Podolski, first Gervinho and now Higuain!

@Footaholic, Illarramendi is a deep-lying mid-fielder and I've seen nothing but good things from him during the U21 Euro. If he does come to Arsenal he would compliment Wilshere perfectly, perhaps allow Wilshere or Arteta to take a rest here and there.

I have no idea about lllarramemdi but from the videos i saw, he is a promising player.

Prolly one of those who watch La Liga would know more about him. He plays for Real Sociedad.

What do you think about Higuain? I don't think it's a good move for Arsenal. Higuain & Torres play the same way to me. I'm not saying they are bad, but they do miss a lot of chances.

@La Liga fans what do you think about Geoffrey Kondogbia? He plays for Sevilla.

Nothing "special" but he look's pretty solid in his position. Also you're in for a bit of skill towards the end.

AlexBatak, Kondogbia is AWESOME IMO. Heart of Sevilla's Midfield.

haha we posted the same vid...

haha :) it's ok. well he looks solid like Pogba's type of player

Pogba has a hell of a long shot :)

Haven't seen much of Pogba, but I can tell you that Kondogbia is a tank with a dribble or two in him.

"Arsenal are tracking West Brom's 14-year-old" HERE WE GO AGAIN

@quikzyyy: You do know we released 16 academy players, right? That's a lot and we need to replenish. Also, you must understand that the academy has its own scouts & budget (separate from that of the 1st team). Therefore, there is no reason for you to get upset/whine when we are linked with a youth player.

I understand you want a big signing, but I get annoyed when people bitch about us signing promising youth. It doesn't affect our main transfer budget and you should be proud of our developmental policy.

Higuain to Arsenal? Not bad not bad

oh come on Footaholic. Now when we released 10 young players we will just see signings of new kids in Arsenal youth squads? I personally don't think that 14 year old kid will play in reserves squad in a while anyway. I'm not ***** anything about our academy just answering on the the thing that all what i see from arsenal is thinking 10 years forward..

lllarramemdi has been their best player...

I'm still not convinced this link with Spurs and Villa is real. Basically, turns out that his wage packet at Barcelona is even higher than anyone suspected, and this just drives his asking price far beyond the potential benefit of a 31-year old with high injury risk.

I can see Atletico choosing to take that risk, given Villa has proven himself against La Liga, but I suspect the Spurs interest waned a while back, along with Arsenal's, once it became clear how much money it would cost.

Very excited about the prospect of Bernard and Paulinho... now just have to hope that THEIR links are not simply made up by the media, too... >.>

@knibis, you mean for Sociedad or the Spanish U21 squad?

@alex for your information Higuain does NOT miss a lot of chances. In fact he has the best conversion rate of any forward in the major leagues in Europe (ahead of ronaldo and messi), I'd have to look for the article but Higuain has been the major subject of discussion these last few days on the arsenal subreddit. Higuain is extremely talented and everyone knows how awful Real Madrid can be at managing all the talents they buy (see Sahin, Kaka, Higuain, Modric, etc). And people seem to forget that he is still only 25 years old.

@quikzyyy how can you complain (I think complaining about Arsenal is the only thing you ever do) when we may be close to signing Higuain and break our record transfer fee ? And just for your information, every club needs its young prospects. How do you think we got Wilshere ? and Fabregas ? btw the fact that I can't seem to think of other players coming from our youth system is kinda sad and shows that we have to sign more of these teenagers.