Football Transfer Rumours - Jun-16-2009

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is in talks with Stuttgart midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger

Defender Ricardo Carvalho, meanwhile, has launched a parting shot at Chelsea as he nears a move to Inter Milan, claiming they "should have given me more support" during his time injured last season

Zhirkov has denied he is about to move to Stamford Bridge, claiming he wants to join Barcelona instead

Chelsea are closer to signing Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge, whose fee will be decided by a tribunal, and CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov for £15m

Liverpool will have to finance the Glen Johnson deal by selling defender Alvaro Arbeloa to Real Madrid for about £8m, while the fact that Portsmouth still owe the Reds £7m as part of the deal that took Peter Crouch to Fratton Park last summer will also reduce the overall fee

Liverpool have won the race to sign defender Glen Johnson from Portsmouth for a massive £19.5m

Liverpool are interested in the 25-year-old but their desire to spread the fee over the duration of Tevez's contract makes the deal less appealing to the striker's adviser Kia Joorabchian

Manchester City remain favourites to sign Tevez as they are offering wages of £140,000 a week

Ancelotti made the last-gasp approach personally after getting Tevez's phone number from fellow Argentina striker Hernan Crespo, who worked with Ancelotti at AC Milan four years ago

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has launched a dramatic late bid to sign Carlos Tevez from under the noses of Manchester United and Manchester City in a £25m deal