Football Transfer Rumours - Aug-16-2009

Everton are considering making a new move for Newcastle defender Steven Taylor after having a £4m bid rejected.

The Magpies are hoping Real Zaragoza will harden their interest in central defender Coloccini, who is available for £4m

Newcastle are set to offload Fabricio Coloccini to Palermo, while Andy Caroll is wanted by Wolves and West Ham

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is likely to sign for Barcelona next summer when the Spanish giants hold elections for a new president.

The Gunners are closing in on a £12m deal for Hangeland, with Fulham eyeing up Hull's Michael Turner or Newcastle's Steven Taylor as a replacement

Fulham have offered their defender Brede Hangeland wages of £50,000 a week to try to prevent him leaving - with Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton and Aston Villa all waiting to pounce

Fulham have offered their defender Brede Hangeland wages of £50,000 a week to try to prevent him leaving - with Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton and Aston Villa all waiting to pounce

Portsmouth have been asked by Lens to give bank guarantees showing they can stump up £4m to sign forward Aruna Dindane. Monaco, Hull, Stoke and Blackburn also want the striker.

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko is wanted by Turkish side Fenerbahce on loan.

Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin is set to join Hertha Berlin in a £3m deal.

West Ham are in talks to sign Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen

If West Ham sell Upson it will pave the way for them to move for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.

West Ham defender Matthew Upson has admitted he might have to be sold to ease the club's financial uncertainty. The £10m-rated centre-back has been linked with Manchester City.

Aston Villa are weighing up a £7m move for Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock.

Manchester City want to sign Tottenham's David Bentley, but they face competition from Everton - both clubs are ready to pay £9m for the winger

Arsenal are set to spend £6m on Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.

Tottenham are lining up a £10m bid for Celtic midfielder Scott Brown

Hull will smash their transfer record with a £12m swoop for Real Madrid forward Alvaro Negredo - their previous record was the £5m they spent on Jimmy Bullard.

Notts County director of football Sven-Goran Eriksson is hoping to persuade Pavel Nedved and Luis Figo to come out of retirement and join the League Two side. The former England boss is also hoping to sign Inter Milan's Patrick Vieira.

Chelsea are ready to offer £25m plus full-back Jose Bosingwa to land Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery