Football Transfer Rumours - May-24-2011

Arsenal join Liverpool in chase to sign Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing

Arsenal and Manchester City have contacted Real Madrid over midfield starlet Sergio Canales.

Midfiedler Jamie O'Hara wants to make his loan move from Tottenham to Wolves permanent. THe Black Country side will need to pay around £4m to land the 24-year-old.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is closing in on French striker Kevin Gameiro - after making a flying visit to personally run the rule over the £12m-rated 24-year-old

Galatasaray are set to outbid Tottenham for Chelsea's 33-year-old veteran Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba.

Nicklas Bendtner, 23, has told Arsenal he wants to leave this summer, with Bayern Munich among the clubs interested in signing the £9m-rated Danish striker.

Real Madrid are interested in Arsenal's Bacary Sagna, 28, while Zenit St Petersburg want 29-year-old Andriy Arshavin back in a £7m deal.

Manchester City have beaten Barcelona to sign Celta Vigo's Denis Suarez, a highly-rated Spain Under-17 midfielder.

Juventus are set to go head-to-head this summer with Inter Milan for Manchester United winger Nani, 24.

Manchester United have made their move for Ashley Young - and his Aston Villa team-mate Darren Bent reckons the £15m-rated 25-year-old winger is on his way.

Aston Villa keeper Brad Friedel, 40, has been offered a two-year deal by Liverpool, the club he left 10 years ago. Spurs, West Brom and German side Schalke are also interested in the American.

Liverpool and Manchester City target Sergio Aguero has used his personal website to state his desire to leave Atletico Madrid this summer. The 22-year-old Argentine striker has scored 100 goals for the Spanish club since joining from Independiente as a teenager in 2006.

The former club of Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez - Argentina's Boca Juniors - say there is "good chance" he could rejoin them. City captain Tevez, 27, has hinted at a return home.