Football Transfer Rumours - May-31-2011

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will join the race for Coventry keeper Keiren Westwood

Chelsea's Yuri Zhirkov wants to move back to Russian football with Zenit St Petersburg, Rubin Kazan and the 27-year-old's former club CSKA Moscow all interested

Leicester City have targeted Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra as manager Sven-Goran Eriksson looks to win promotion from the Championship next season

Chelsea's Michael Mancienne is poised to join Hamburg, frustrated at a lack of first-team chances at Stamford Bridge.

Newcastle are the latest club to show an interest in Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov.

Reading owner John Madejski is not confident of preventing Celtic signing Shane Long but says the Championship club will be demanding £20m for the striker

Reading are expected to hold out for £4m from Celtic for striker Shane Long.

Villa striker Emile Heskey is set to be reunited with Sven-Goran Eriksson, who is hopeful of bringing Heskey to Leicester for £500,000

Peterborough striker Craig Mackail-Smith will be the subject of a three-way Premier League bidding war between QPR, Wigan and Everton.

Swedish midfielder Seb Larsson is the subject of interest from four Premier League clubs having been released from Birmingham, Sunderland chief among them

Sevilla are set to offer Arsenal £8m for unsettled Brazilian midfielder Denilson.

Barcelona's opening offer for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas this summer is £30m. Arsenal want £50m and may stand a better chance of getting it from Manchester City.

Manchester United will lose out to Real Madrid in the race to sign Benfica's left-sided star Fabio Coentrao.

Veteran goalkeeper Brad Friedel is heading for White Hart Lane despite interest from Liverpool, believing he will see more first-team action at Spurs.

Spurs will replace Modric with 22-year-old Dinamo Zagreb playmaker Milan Badelj.

Tottenham have slapped a £50m price-tag on Gareth Bale, believed to be a target for Juventus and Inter Milan