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15.00 Birmingham's move to sign Zola Matumona is set to fail as the player is unlikely to win a work permit.

15.15 Liverpool winger Sebastian Leto is close to joining Greek side Olympiakos on loan.

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15.40 Borussia Dortmund have turned down Hull's first offer for Delron Buckley.

16.05 Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has confirmed that talks are ongoing with Real Madrid over Robinho. Some reports have suggested that the Brazilian is set to stay at the Bernabeu, but he remains a Blues target.

16.25 Jamaican striker Luton Shelton has left Sheffield United after 18 months at Bramall Lane and joined Norwegian side Valerenga for a fee of £1million.

16.38 Gambian teenager Omar Krumah has impressed Harry Redknapp sufficiently to earn a permanent contract with Portsmouth.

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11.00 Jose Antonio Reyes has reportedly snubbed a move to Newcastle in favour of a switch to Monaco

Holy crap, he's alive!!! Now is Jose really in a position to 'snub' anyone?

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17.00 Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul has agreed personal terms with Sunderland and will undergo a medical on Friday before completing his transfer.

18.01 Crystal Palace have turned down a number of fresh offers for Ben Watson. Queens Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest have been linked with the midfielder.

18.26 The president of Argentine club River Plate has claimed that he was offered the chance to sign Peru international Claudio Pizarro from Chelsea.

19.19 Defender Michel Salgado is ready to welcome Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid but has warned his side not to place too much emphasis on a signing. Salgado has also dismissed talk that he could be set to join Queens Park Rangers.

Paper talk According to reports in Italy, Sulley Muntari is to undergo a medical with Inter Milan on Friday morning. The Portsmouth striker has been linked with a big-money move to the Serie A champions.

21.48 Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin is open to a move to Tottenham. According to Sky sources, he would welcome the chance to speak with chairman Daniel Levy.

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7.50 Manchester United chief executive David Gill says the Glazer family support the club's stance on keeping Real Madrid target Cristiano Ronaldo.

8.00 Sulley Muntari has told skysports.com that he is close to joining Inter Milan from Portsmouth saying the offer was too good to turn down.

8.20 Sky Sports News sources claim Aston Villa have made a late move to sign Tottenham's Younes Kaboul from under the noses of Sunderland.

8.40 Pepe claims Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United and join Real Madrid.

9.00 Celtic boss Gordon Strachan says he will not panic buy just to keep the fans happy.

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9.05 Pedro Mendes is unlikely to move to Rangers from Portsmouth because of Sulley Muntari's impending departure to Inter Milan.

9.10 Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has refused to confirm whether Barca have lodged bids for Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Adebayor.

9.45 Hull boss Phil Brown has confirmed the club are close to signing Tottenham defender Anthony Gardner.

10.00 Phil Neville has pledged his future to Everton by signing a new four-year deal at Goodison Park.

10.10 Leeds have signed Robert Snodgrass from Livingston.

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10.15 Kilmarnock have taken Parma midfielder Manuel Pascali as Jim Jefferies considers a move for the player.

10.25 Bundesliga side Hamburg say they have rejected Real Madrid's 7million euros (£5.5million) offer for Holland international Rafael van der Vaart.

10.38 Former Liverpool, Aston Villa and Portsmouth striker Milan Baros looks likely to stay at French champions Lyon.

10.42 Andrei Arshavin's agent has told Sky Sports News the playmaker would consider a move to Spurs.

10.50 Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Marius Niculae claims he has agreed a deal to join Dinamo Bucharest.

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10.53 Tranmere Rovers have signed young Liverpool defender Godwin Antwi on loan until January.

10.55 Wycombe manager Peter Taylor has made his seventh summer signing with the capture of Fulham midfielder Nathan Ashton on a two-year deal.

11.03 Sunderland have confirmed the signing of teenage midfielder David Meyler from Cork City, with the 19-year-old Irishman putting pen to paper on a three-year deal.

11.09 Southend boss Steve Tilson is keen to re-sign Chelsea youngster Anthony Grant on a permanent basis.

11.15 Levante winger Mustapha Riga is nearing a transfer to Bolton, according to reports from Spain.

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11.52 Aston Villa are expected to learn next week whether United States goalkeeper Brad Guzan can have the work permit he needs to play in the Premier League.

12.53 Blackburn are hopeful of completing a deal for Tottenham's Paul Robinson in the next 24 hours.

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Quaresma is overrated for the money Porto is trying to sell him for....

how about van der Vaart or Silva?




Robbie Keane heads to Anfield in £20m deal

By Colin Wood Last updated at 8:17 PM on 25th July 2008

Robbie Keane is due to arrive at Liverpool early next week to undergo a medical and complete his £18million move from Tottenham.

The deal will cast further doubt over Rafael Benitez's ability to pay Aston Villa a similar figure for Gareth Barry. The England midfielder is set to return to first team action against Odense at Villa Park today in the InterToto Cup third round second leg for the first time since he demanded a move to Anfield.

The issue of having to choose between his two main transfer targets has been hanging over Benitez after he failed to raise extra money by negotiating the £16m sale of Xabi Alonso to Juventus or Inter Milan.

The Liverpool manager was absent from Melwood yesterday as European Championship winner Alonso returned to training seeking urgent talks over his future.

Benitez was believed to be busy finalising the Keane deal, which could rise to £20m if Liverpool win either the Premier League or Champions League during his time at Anfield. The Republic of Ireland striker, 28, will sign for his boyhood favourites more than a decade after turning down the chance to join Liverpool when he left Crumlin United in Dublin to start his career in England.

Keane chose Wolves because he felt he would have a better chance of first team football. He went on to play for Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds before moving to White Hart Lane where he has become a crowd favourite over the last six years with his consistent goal record.

It became clear he would be leaving when Tottenham boss Juande Ramos did not even name him among the substitutes for Thursday night's friendly against Hercules in Spain.

He also refused to discuss the Keane situation afterwards. Benitez, however, is not giving up the chase for Barry - who was abused by angry Villa fans when he played for the reserves against Walsall in midweek - and still hopes to raise the money by selling players or persuading the club to release more funds.

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13.36 Defender Fabio Cannavaro insists that he would be prepared to extend his contract with Real Madrid. He has been linked with a move back to Italy next summer.

13.43 Martin O'Neill has confirmed that Aston Villa are in talks with several players over new deals. It is thought Gabriel Agbonlahor, John Carew, Stilian Petrov and Ashley Young could all be in line for contract extensions.

13.47 Marseille defender Taye Taiwo has hinted he could be interested in a move to Sunderland. The Black Cats have reportedly tabled a bid for the Nigerian full-back.

14.07 Aston Villa have been given permission to speak with Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel. The two clubs agreed a fee earlier in the week and, with Rovers set to sign Paul Robinson, Villa have now been allowed to discuss personal terms with the American.

14.15 Fulham are lining up a move for Australian international Vince Grella, skysports.com understands. The midfielder currently plays for Torino in Italy.

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14.32 Fenerbahce midfielder Stephen Appiah has rejected rumours suggesting he could be set for a return to Juventus.

14.36 Portuguese midfielder Maniche has played down speculation suggesting he could be set to leave Atletico Madrid.

14.40 Rangers boss Walter Smith has confirmed he is hoping to sign a new midfielder before the close of the transfer window.

14.57 Blackburn are leading the chase to sign Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano, Skysports.com understands. Fulham and Newcastle have also been linked with the Australian.

15.09 Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas has revealed that the Ligue 1 club would be prepared to spend big on the likes of Samuel Eto'o or Didier Drogba.

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15.27 Martin O'Neill has admitted that he has no idea whether midfielder Gareth Barry will still be at Aston Villa for the start of the new season.

16.09 Rangers boss Walter Smith has been left frustrated by his failure to sign Fulham's Steven Davis.

16.26 Midfielder Moussa Sissoko has signed a two-year contract extension with Ligue 1 side Toulouse. The talented teenager was linked with a move to Portsmouth earlier in the summer.

17.22 Roma appear to have accepted defeat in their pursuit of Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu after having a bid turned down earlier in the week.

17.36 Bordeaux chairman Jean-Louis Triaud has confirmed the club's interest in signing Argentine Diego Placente.

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17.46 Leicester have bolstered their ranks with the noticeable loan capture of Liverpool defender Jack Hobbs.

19.20 The agent Claudio Pizarro has poured cold water on reports his client could leave Chelsea for Argentine giants River Plate.

20.00 Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson for a £3.5million fee.

20.30 While it is expected Aston Villa will wrap up a move for Brad Friedel in the next 48 hours, some sources are suggesting Manchester City are weighing up a counter offer. Where will the American end up?

21.35 Sir Alex Ferguson has hit out at those pesky press by expressing his view that Carlos Tevez has been misquoted on the Ronaldo affair, just as he has with regards Chelsea's pensioners.

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22.15 As it's a Friday night and the rest of the world is engaging in fun and frivolity, let's throw a couple of loose grenades into the mix. Reported Liverpool target Albert Riera scored a brace against Swansea in a pre-season friendly tonight - surely this will be enough to earn him a Premier League move.

22.59 Robbo's move from Spurs to Blackburn was Friday's big story as Juande Ramos again showed that behind the smile is a manager not afraid to make big decisions. Could more big names be facing the Spaniard's chop and what will the weekend bring? Will Brad Friedel complete his move to Aston Villa, or will Manchester City come in at the back door? Saturday could see Sulley Muntari complete his move to Inter, while Hull are confident of landing Anthony Gardner. We shall see, we shall see...