1- Arsenal close to €16m Gustavo swoop
Arsenal are close to signing midfielder Luis Gustavo from Bayern Munich, as they near agreement over a €16 million deal to gazump Chelsea and Wolfsburg. Source: Daily Mirror

2- Arsenal draw up £160,000-per-week contract for Suarez
Arsenal are prepared to make Luis Suarez their highest-ever-paid player should they secure his move from Liverpool, with Arsene Wenger drawing up a four-year contract at £160,000 per week to capture him. Source: Metro

3- West Ham near €7m Downing buy from Liverpool
Liverpool winger Stewart Downing is set to call time on his disappointing spell at Anfield as West Ham near a €7 million deal to sign the former Aston Villa midfielder. Source: Daily Star

4- Real Madrid worry over ability to pay Bale fee
Real Madrid are trying to convince Tottenham to let them pay for Gareth Bale in instalments as they are worried about their chances of securing the cash to pay a world-record transfer fee up front. Source: Daily Star

5- Tottenham to move for Suarez if Bale leaves
Tottenham are preparing to move for wantaway Liverpool star Luis Suarez should their asking price for Gareth Bale be met by Real Madrid. Source: The Sunday People

6- Spurs chase Coentrao independent of Bale
Tottenham are pursuing the signature of Fabio Coentrao from Real Madrid regardless of whether or not Gareth Bale ends up moving to the Santiago Bernabeu, while Tom Ince of Blackpool is considered as a replacement for the Welshman. Source: Daily Mirror

7- Liverpool fear Barca Agger raid but bid for starlet Hughes
Liverpool are braced for Barcelona to turn to centre-back Daniel Agger after being rebuffed by Chelsea over David Luiz, while the Reds are bidding for Derby starlet Will Hughes. Source: Daily Mirror

8- Tottenham make €17.5m bid for Eriksen & Alderweireld
Tottenham want to beat Liverpool to the signings of two Ajax stars, Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld, and have made a €17.5 million double bid for both of them. Source: Daily Mirror

9- Everton eye Echiejile as potential Baines successor
Everton have an eye on Braga left-back Elderson Echiejile as a potential replacement, should they end up selling star man Leighton Baines to Manchester United this summer. Source: Daily Mirror

10- Rooney not in Manchester United's Community Shield squad
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss Sunday's Community Shield against Wigan because of a shoulder injury. The 27-year-old has been training with the club's reserves this week but was not deemed fit enough for Wembley. Source: BBC

11- Chelsea set Luiz asking price at €58m
Chelsea do not want to see centre-back David Luiz to Barcelona and have set an asking price of €58 million for the Brazil star. Source: Daily Mirror

12- Barcelona turn to Vertonghen
Barcelona could turn to Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen should Chelsea refuse to sell David Luiz. Source: Het Laatste Nieuws

13- Pirlo to stay on at Juventus
Veteran midfielder Andrea Pirlo will sign a new deal with Juventus, though the two parties will only begin to discuss terms in March. Source: Corriere dello Sport

14- LA Galaxy in Eto'o race
Chelsea, Inter and Napoli are all interested in Anzhi striker Samuel Eto'o, but MLS outfit LA Galaxy also want the Cameroon ace. Source: Tuttosport

15- Man Utd consider Modric swoop
Manchester United manager David Moyes is weighing up a bid for Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric. Source: The Guardian

16- Valencia target Ba & Lukaku
Valencia are targeting a loan move for Chelsea's Demba Ba or Romelu Lukaku. Source: Daily Mail

17- Rooney wants to join Chelsea ahead of Arsenal
Wayne Rooney's representatives have told Arsenal that the striker wants to join Chelsea this summer. Source: ESPN

18- Tottenham sign Capoue
Tottenham have completed the €10.5 million (£9m) signing of Etienne Capoue from Toulouse. Source: Daily Telegraph

Why would West Ham want to buy Carrol AND Downing? :/

As Lodatz said in another thread, Levy is probably trolling. 17.5 m for both Eriksen and Alderweireld? What the hell Tottenham? lol

Pfffffff Suarez to Spurs...

LOL Chelsea are brilliant in asking a ridiculous price for Luiz. Barca's gonna back out now and look at other options. :)

^ That's because they have never wanted to sell him in the first place, not to Barca for sure ;) That's another benefit for being a rich club.

you never know Barca might make the bid, desperate needs call for desperate time. but im pretty sure its fake because Jose won't sell

-Why do Spurs always want players we want :'(
-Says he want to leave england because of the media, is probably going to arsenal - Luis Suarez. i dont even want him to play for the club. as brendan rodgers said "No player is bigger than the club." as long as we replace him with quality players, then we're good
-daniel agger wont e leaving, he said as long as liverpool want him, he'll be playing for us + he was appointed our new vice captain
-eto'o to la galaxy would be interesting
-im getting scared of tottenham now D:
-thank you to west ham for buying our rejected players - joe cole, andy carroll and hopefully downing. although i will admit he has improved, but he's still not worth as much as we payed for him

@nanda: because you guys keep going for the players that our scouts find? ;)

Seriously, though: we've been linked with the Ajax pair for over a year.

@Lodatz I think Spurs will do much better this season with all these great signings even if Bale left the club.

My objective is to be happy and this is possible by playing in a team that controls the ball. Barcelona is the team that plays the best football in the last few years.

I know Barca are interested in my services, but I do not have any news.
-David Luiz

Well yeah.. thanks Luiz for that nice statement!

^ After rejecting a bid worth a potential €25 million, the Blues have placed a valuation of €50m on the versatile defender.

"If they need a central defender my advice is that they have to go to the second name they have in the list because they are wasting their time," said Mourinho after the offer became public.

Thanks Alex =)

....and the reality of the super-rich clubs buying the talent that Barcelona want, sets in. First Thiago Silva, now David Luiz.

I knew this was going to be a problem for them. For the smaller teams in La Liga, all Barca need to do is flex their financial muscle, and wave their Messi flag, to get who they want.

Now, as they're finding against PSG and Chelsea, who don't need the money, and have ambitions of their own... the Barcelona brand is not as all-conquering.

Maybe they just need to scour La Masia for some more defenders..?

^^ Well they've stupidly let go of Muniesa, one of their more promising talents. Why they let him go for FREE to STOKE of all teams I will never understand. But they are in dire need of an experienced and promising defender at the same time, so Inigo Martinez is a great option they have (especially since they prefer to sign Spanish-speaking players).

Rumor says Barcelona might wait till the January transfer window to buy a CB.. I hope not though.

^ Bad idea. They need to address their defensive problems ASAP. Luiz and Silva are bad choices because they both play for teams overflowing with money.

I keep saying this over and over again, they need Hummels. He's young, experienced, and talented. Is very fast, has great vision (better than Pique's), and is a giant as well. He also has immense heading ability, something Pique LACKS despite being 6'4". Hummels is a perfect fit for Barca. If only Zubizarreta noticed already.

He is German though, expect Bayern to swoop in anytime now.

BILD is saying Bayern wants 17-20 m euros for Gustavo but Arsenal are offering less than that:
http://sportbild.bild.de/SPORT/bundesliga/vereine/fc-bayern-muenchen/2013/08/13/luiz-gustavo/arsenal-bietet-zu-wenig-dynamo-moskau-steigt-ein.html

17m euros sounds reasonable for Gustavo to me.

17 actually sounds excessive to me. 10-14 M euros should be enough for Gustavo.

Doesnt work that way. Bayern are not desperate for cash. Napoli or someone else might swoop in and get him for 16-17M euros. The value of the player is determined by factors other than just his talent.

It seems like we are going to sign Eto'o for 5 millions. I think he will be a good addition to our squad.

Has anyone seen Eto'o in the last 2 years? I feel he might have problems adjusting to the pace of the PL at his age. Would still be better than Torres though.