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The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/so-whos-in-whos-out-ndash-and-what-will-your-club-do-next-1763190.html
So who's in, who's out – and what will your club do next?
With one month to go until the window closes, Michael Walker and Jon Culley pick through the Premier League's deals so far and pinpoint who's still likely to move. Tomorrow: the global picture
ARSENAL
Reinforced in defence with capture of Belgian centre-back Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax as Manchester City reportedly target Kolo Touré, but sale of Emmanuel Adebayor to City leaves them looking light up front. Linked with Real Madrid's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Roma's Mirko Vucinic as possible replacements.
IN Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax) £9.5m
OUT Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) £25m, Amaury Bischoff (released), Rui Fonte (released)
Ideal target: David Villa (Valencia)
ASTON VILLA
Need to strengthen in defence following retirement of Martin Laursen and sale of Zat Knight. Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin said to be a target. Villa also linked with midfielders Jermaine Jenas of Tottenham and Milan Jovanovic of Standard Liège. Brought in Stewart Downing to balance loss of Gareth Barry in midfield but Downing is out until December with foot injury.
IN Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) £12m
OUT Gareth Barry (Manchester City) £12m, Zat Knight (Bolton) £4m, Stuart Taylor (Man City) free, Martin Laursen (retired)
Speculation In: Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth), Fabian Delph (Leeds) Jermaine Jenas (Spurs)
Ideal target: Brede Hangeland (Fulham)
BIRMINGHAM CITY
The Blues have splashed out around £20m already, with Ecuador striker Christian Benitez's move from Mexico the headline deal. Alex McLeish reckons there is room for "one or two" more signings and attack would seem to be the area to strengthen after his team failed to score on pre-season tour of Austria.
IN Christian Benitez (Santos Laguna, Mexico) £9m, Scott Dann (Coventry) £3.5m, Joe Hart (Man City) loan, Giovanny Espinoza (Barcelona Sporting Club) £385,000, Roger Johnson (Cardiff) £5m, Lee Bowyer (West Ham) free, Barry Ferguson (Glasgow Rangers) £1.25m
OUT Mehdi Nafti (Aris Salonika) free, Stephen Kelly (Fulham) free, Robin Shroot (Burton Albion) loan, Radhi Jaidi (released)
Speculation In: Benni McCarthy
Ideal target: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Real Madrid)
BLACKBURN ROVERS
After the sale of Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City and Matt Derbyshire's move to Greece, Sam Allardyce's priority is a striker. Has been tracking Zenit St Petersburg's Pavel Pogrebnyak as well as Chelsea's Argentine Franco di Santo.
IN Elrio van Heerden (Bruges) free, Gaël Givet (Marseilles), Lars Jacobsen (Everton) free, Steven N'Zonzi (Amiens SC) £1.7m, Nikos Giannakopoulos (Asteras Tripolis, £52,000)
OUT: Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City) £17.5m, Matt Derbyshire (Olympiakos) £3m, Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth) free,
Josh O'Keefe (Walsall), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven) free, Tugay (retired), Maceo Rigters (released)
Speculation In: Habib Beye (Newcastle); Out: Benni McCarthy
Ideal target: Nikola Zigic (Valencia)
BOLTON WANDERERS
Manager Gary Megson acquired his third and fourth new recruits when Villa's Zat Knight and Hull's Sam Ricketts moved to the Reebok, joining Paul Robinson in a strengthened back line. Is close to adding the 21-year-old South Korean winger Lee Chung-yong for £2.5m and could do with more support in attack for Kevin Davies.
IN: Sean Davis (Portsmouth) free, Paul Robinson (West Bromwich) loan, Sam Ricketts (Hull) £2m, Zat Knight (Villa) £4m
OUT Blerim Dzemaili (Torino) £1.6m
Speculation Out: Nicky Hunt
Ideal target: Huntelaar
BURNLEY
Owen Coyle has unsurprisingly had to work on a restricted budget as Burnley take a prudent approach to promotion but has invested £3m in the Hibs striker Steven Fletcher and may add the Ecuador winger Fernando Guerrero after an impressive trial and is also tracking Norwich midfielder Darel Russell.
IN Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) £3m, David Edgar (Newcastle) free, Tyrone Mears (Derby County) £500,000, Richard Eckersley (Manchester United) tribunal, Brian Easton (Hamilton) £350,000
OUT Alan Mahon (Tranmere), Steve Jones (Walsall) free, Gabor Kiraly (1860 Munich) free
Speculation In: Fernando Guererro (on trial), Marcus Tudgay (Sheffield Wednesday), Darel Russell (Norwich); Out: Wes Fletcher
Ideal target: Russell (Norwich)
CHELSEA
Although the club have linked to numerous players, it has been a quiet summer so far for manager Carlo Ancelotti, with CSKA Moscow midfielder Yuri Zhirkov his only major signing, although the young Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge looks an exciting prospect. The biggest deal so far as Chelsea fans are concerned has been John Terry's decision to remain at Stamford Bridge.
IN Daniel Sturridge (Manchester City) tribunal, Ross Turnbull (Middlesbrough) free, Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow) £18m
OUT Ben Sahar (Espanyol) £1m, Lee Sawyer (Southend) loan, Slobodan Rajkovic (FC Twente) loan, Jimmy Smith (Leyton Orient) free
Ideal target: Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
EVERTON
The season-long loan signing of Brazilian striker Jo from Manchester City is another coup, with David Moyes seemingly precluding the need to spend big on a striker. Moyes is staving off interest in defender Joleon Lescott but Steven Pienaar's rejection of a new contract may mean Moyes steps up interest in Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm. Still need a high quality right-back.
IN: Shkodran Mustafi (Hamburg) tribunal, Anton Peterlin (Ventura County Fusion, US) free, Jo (Man City) loan
OUT: Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn) free, Nuno Valente (released) Andy van der Meyde (released)
Speculation: In: Habib Beye (Newcastle) Nedum Onuha (Man City) Lorik Cana (Marseilles); Out: Joleon Lescott, Phil Jagielka
Ideal target: Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
FULHAM
Shrewd manager Roy Hodgson will have pulled off a major coup if Lillestrom midfielder Bjorn Helge Riise turns out to be half as good as his older brother, John Arne, the former Liverpool player. Hodgson is still chasing West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening but has had three bids turned down.
IN: Stephen Kelly (Birmingham) free, Bjorn Helge Riise (Lillestrom) £2m
OUT: Moritz Voltz (released), Collins John (released) Leon Andreasen (Hannover)
Speculation: In: Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) Jonathan Greening (WBA); Out: Bobby Zamora, Hameur Bouazza (Birmingham)
Ideal target: Peter Crouch (Portsmouth)
HULL CITY
Being odds-on to be relegated is not helping Phil Brown's recruitment drive, with five strikers – including Michael Owen – reportedly rejecting his advances, the latest being Fulham's Bobby Zamora. French defender Steven Mouyokolo is Brown's only capture so far but he is hoping Manchester City forward Benjani Mwaruwari might be tempted.
IN: Steven Mouyokolo (Boulogne)
OUT: Dean Windass (released), Ryan France (released), Michael Bridges (released), John Welsh (released)
Speculation: In: Daryl Murphy (Sunderland) Bobby Zamora (Fulham) Mark Viduka (free agent); Out: Sam Ricketts (Bolton)
Ideal target: Benjani Mwaruwari (Man City)
LIVERPOOL
Four points behind Manchester United last season, Liverpool missed Fernando Torres through injury and Robbie Keane's transfer did not work out. They missed out on Gareth Barry again this summer and are fighting to keep the heart of their midfield, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano. Fear remains that too much rests on Steven Gerrard and Torres. But Glen Johnson is a good signing and could be the missing link.
IN: Glen Johnson (Portsmouth) £18m, Chris Mavinga (PSG) free.
OUT: Sebastian Leto (Panathinaikos, £3.5m), Paul Anderson (Nottm F) £250,000 Jermaine Pennant (R Zaragoza, free), Sami Hyypia (B Leverkusen) free
Speculation: Out: Xabi Alonso, Andrea Dossena
Ideal target: David Silva (Valencia)
MANCHESTER CITY
Where will it all end? Generally 12-1 to win the title, City are best-priced 2-1 to gatecrash the top four. The Middle Eastern money is changing everything and, despite the failure to get John Terry, that cash will surely be used to prise Kolo Touré from Arsenal and, perhaps, Joleon Lescott from Everton.
IN Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, £12m), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn) £17m, Stuart Taylor (Aston Villa) free, Carlos Tevez (free agent) £25m, Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) £25m
OUT Ched Evans (Sheff Utd) £3m, Joe Hart (Birmingham) loan, Gelson Fernandes (St-Etienne) £2m, Jo (Everton) loan, Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea) tribunal, Danny Mills, Dietmar Hamann, Michael Ball, Glauber Berti (all released), Darius Vassell (released; Ankaragucu) Felipe Caicedo (S Lisbon) loan
Speculation: In: Touré (Arsenal), Joleon Lescott (Everton)
Ideal target: Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd)
MANCHESTER UNITED
Sir Alex Ferguson has so far refused to use more than a quarter of the £80m received from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo (on Wigan's Antonio Valencia) and says he won't spend further. He expects more from last summer's signing Dimitar Berbatov, who will be Wayne Rooney's partner more often than Michael Owen.
IN: Antonio Valencia (Wigan) £15m, Michael Owen (Newcastle) free, Gabriel Obertan (Bordeaux) £3m, Mame Biram Diouf (Molde) £3m
OUT: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) £80m, Rodrigo Possebon (Braga) loan, Carlos Tevez (released), Lee Martin (Ipswich) £1.6m, Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland, £3.5), Richard Eckersley (Burnley) tribunal, Manucho (Real Valladolid) free
Speculation: In: Frank Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
Ideal target: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
PORTSMOUTH
So far it's been all about departures, or alleged departures – Johnson, Distin, Crouch, Campbell. But Paul Hart said at the weekend that incomings would begin soon. To date Aaron Mokoena is the only signing and others need to follow if fans are not to fret about instability under the new ownership.
IN: Aaron Mokoena (Blackburn) free
OUT: Glen Johnson (Liverpool) £18m, Sean Davis (Bolton) free), Noé Pamarot (released), Lauren (released), Glen Little (released), Jerome Thomas (released), Andre Blackman (Bristol City) free, Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo (Standard Liège) free, Djimi Traoré (Monaco), free
Speculation: In: Habib Beye (Newcastle) Ousmane Dabo (Lazio) Bafetimbi Gomis (St-Etienne); Out: Peter Crouch, Sylvain Distin.
Ideal target: Darren Bent (Spurs).
STOKE CITY
Linked with Fulham's Danny Murphy yesterday, Stoke have followed their most efficient return season in the Premier League with limited success in the market. Tony Pulis would like Dean Ashton to come from West Ham United regardless of his medical condition, which should lower the price. Also interested in City's Richard Dunne.
IN: Dean Whitehead (Sunderland) £3m
OUT: Vincent Pericard (released)
Speculation: In: Dean Ashton (West Ham) Steve Finnan (Espanyol) Richard Dunne (Man City)
Ideal target: Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
SUNDERLAND
Steve Bruce has mentioned geography as a problem in recruitment, but he has money, which could mean six new players as he tries to reshape a side that escaped relegation on the final day of last season. Still after Darren Bent, Lee Cattermole and Marouane Chamakh.
IN: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United, £3.5m rising up to £6m), Paulo Da Silva (Toluca, Mexico).
OUT: Dean Whitehead (Stoke) £3m, Greg Halford (Wolves) £2m, Michael Chopra (Cardiff) £4m, Peter Hartley (Hartlepool) free, Darren Ward (retired), Dwight Yorke, David Connolly, Nick Colgan, Arnau Riera (all released).
Speculation: In: Darren Bent (Spurs) Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux) Lee Cattermole (Wigan) Lorik Cana (Marseilles); Out: Daryl Murphy, Anthony Stokes.
Ideal target: Lee Cattermole (Wigan).
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
There appears to be no transfer that Harry Redknapp is not involved in. The latest is Blackburn's Stephen Warnock, whom Villa are chasing. Have squeezed Peter Crouch and Portsmouth into a corner and have asked Sunderland for enormous money for Darren Bent. Redknapp appears willing to listen to offers for almost his entire squad.
IN: Kyle Naughton (Sheffield Utd), Kyle Walker (Sheffield Utd) £8m combined
OUT: Didier Zokora (Seville) £8m, Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest) £1.75m, Ricardo Rocha (released), Danny Hutchins (Yeovil) free, Adel Taraabt (QPR, loan),
Speculation: In: Peter Crouch (Portsmouth), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Real); Out: Darren Bent, Michael Dawson, Jermaine Jenas, David Bentley
Ideal target: Matthew Upson (West Ham)
WEST HAM UNITED
Holding on to players would appear to be as much of an issue for Gianfranco Zola as recruiting new faces. Latest is that City might have to be fought off if Mark Hughes fancies Matthew Upson. Another club where the lack of transfer activity is beginning to spark supporters' concern.
IN: Luis Jimenez (Inter) loan, Jack Lampe (Harlow Town) free
OUT: Diego Tristan (released), Lee Bowyer (Birmingham) free, Kyel Reid, Walter Lopez, Tony Stokes, Jimmy Walker (all released), Lucas Neill (free agent), Freddie Sears (Crystal Palace) loan
Speculation: In: Eidur Gudjohnsen (Bareclona) Christian Poulsen (Juventus); Out: Dean Ashton
Ideal target: Craig Bellamy (Man City)
WIGAN ATHLETIC
New manager Roberto Martinez has quietly spent £8m of the Antonio Valencia money on four players such as James McCarthy and Jason Scotland. Cardiff's striker Ross McCormack, who is looking for a transfer, is believed to be a target, though Celtic are interested. The club have refused to sell Lee Cattermole to Sunderland.
IN: James McCarthy (Hamilton) £2m, Jordi Gomez (Espanol) £1.7m, Hendry Thomas (O Honduras) £2m, Jason Scotland (Swansea) £2m.
OUT: Antonio Valencia (Manchester Utd) £15m, Henri Camara, Antoine Sibierski (released)
Speculation: In: Ross McCormack (Cardiff)
Ideal target: McCormack
WOLVES
Mick McCarthy called Saturday's friendly defeat at Bristol City "a reality check". There have been five seasons in the Championship and McCarthy has to assemble a Premier League team. But the club transfer record has been broken for Reading's Kevin Doyle and there is still time.
IN: Nenad Milijas (Red Star Belgrade), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading) free, Kevin Doyle (Reading) £6.5m, Andrew Surman (Southampton) £1.2m, Ronald Zubar (Marseilles) £2.4m, Greg Halford (Sunderland) £2m
OUT: Darren Potter (Sheffield Wednesday) £250,000, Stephen Gleeson (MK Dons) undisclosed), Lewis Gobern (released)
Speculation: In: Bobo Baldé (on trial), Steve Finnan (Espanyol), Michael Mancienne (Chelsea)
Ideal target: Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
Where fees have been described as 'undisclosed' The Independent has provided reported fees and/or an approximation. The summer transfer window closes at midnight on Monday 31 August, 2009.
www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/so-whos-in-whos-out-ndash-and-what-will-your-club-do-next-1763190.html
So who's in, who's out – and what will your club do next?
With one month to go until the window closes, Michael Walker and Jon Culley pick through the Premier League's deals so far and pinpoint who's still likely to move. Tomorrow: the global picture
ARSENAL
Reinforced in defence with capture of Belgian centre-back Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax as Manchester City reportedly target Kolo Touré, but sale of Emmanuel Adebayor to City leaves them looking light up front. Linked with Real Madrid's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Roma's Mirko Vucinic as possible replacements.
IN Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax) £9.5m
OUT Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) £25m, Amaury Bischoff (released), Rui Fonte (released)
Ideal target: David Villa (Valencia)
ASTON VILLA
Need to strengthen in defence following retirement of Martin Laursen and sale of Zat Knight. Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin said to be a target. Villa also linked with midfielders Jermaine Jenas of Tottenham and Milan Jovanovic of Standard Liège. Brought in Stewart Downing to balance loss of Gareth Barry in midfield but Downing is out until December with foot injury.
IN Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) £12m
OUT Gareth Barry (Manchester City) £12m, Zat Knight (Bolton) £4m, Stuart Taylor (Man City) free, Martin Laursen (retired)
Speculation In: Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth), Fabian Delph (Leeds) Jermaine Jenas (Spurs)
Ideal target: Brede Hangeland (Fulham)
BIRMINGHAM CITY
The Blues have splashed out around £20m already, with Ecuador striker Christian Benitez's move from Mexico the headline deal. Alex McLeish reckons there is room for "one or two" more signings and attack would seem to be the area to strengthen after his team failed to score on pre-season tour of Austria.
IN Christian Benitez (Santos Laguna, Mexico) £9m, Scott Dann (Coventry) £3.5m, Joe Hart (Man City) loan, Giovanny Espinoza (Barcelona Sporting Club) £385,000, Roger Johnson (Cardiff) £5m, Lee Bowyer (West Ham) free, Barry Ferguson (Glasgow Rangers) £1.25m
OUT Mehdi Nafti (Aris Salonika) free, Stephen Kelly (Fulham) free, Robin Shroot (Burton Albion) loan, Radhi Jaidi (released)
Speculation In: Benni McCarthy
Ideal target: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Real Madrid)
BLACKBURN ROVERS
After the sale of Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City and Matt Derbyshire's move to Greece, Sam Allardyce's priority is a striker. Has been tracking Zenit St Petersburg's Pavel Pogrebnyak as well as Chelsea's Argentine Franco di Santo.
IN Elrio van Heerden (Bruges) free, Gaël Givet (Marseilles), Lars Jacobsen (Everton) free, Steven N'Zonzi (Amiens SC) £1.7m, Nikos Giannakopoulos (Asteras Tripolis, £52,000)
OUT: Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City) £17.5m, Matt Derbyshire (Olympiakos) £3m, Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth) free,
Josh O'Keefe (Walsall), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven) free, Tugay (retired), Maceo Rigters (released)
Speculation In: Habib Beye (Newcastle); Out: Benni McCarthy
Ideal target: Nikola Zigic (Valencia)
BOLTON WANDERERS
Manager Gary Megson acquired his third and fourth new recruits when Villa's Zat Knight and Hull's Sam Ricketts moved to the Reebok, joining Paul Robinson in a strengthened back line. Is close to adding the 21-year-old South Korean winger Lee Chung-yong for £2.5m and could do with more support in attack for Kevin Davies.
IN: Sean Davis (Portsmouth) free, Paul Robinson (West Bromwich) loan, Sam Ricketts (Hull) £2m, Zat Knight (Villa) £4m
OUT Blerim Dzemaili (Torino) £1.6m
Speculation Out: Nicky Hunt
Ideal target: Huntelaar
BURNLEY
Owen Coyle has unsurprisingly had to work on a restricted budget as Burnley take a prudent approach to promotion but has invested £3m in the Hibs striker Steven Fletcher and may add the Ecuador winger Fernando Guerrero after an impressive trial and is also tracking Norwich midfielder Darel Russell.
IN Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) £3m, David Edgar (Newcastle) free, Tyrone Mears (Derby County) £500,000, Richard Eckersley (Manchester United) tribunal, Brian Easton (Hamilton) £350,000
OUT Alan Mahon (Tranmere), Steve Jones (Walsall) free, Gabor Kiraly (1860 Munich) free
Speculation In: Fernando Guererro (on trial), Marcus Tudgay (Sheffield Wednesday), Darel Russell (Norwich); Out: Wes Fletcher
Ideal target: Russell (Norwich)
CHELSEA
Although the club have linked to numerous players, it has been a quiet summer so far for manager Carlo Ancelotti, with CSKA Moscow midfielder Yuri Zhirkov his only major signing, although the young Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge looks an exciting prospect. The biggest deal so far as Chelsea fans are concerned has been John Terry's decision to remain at Stamford Bridge.
IN Daniel Sturridge (Manchester City) tribunal, Ross Turnbull (Middlesbrough) free, Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow) £18m
OUT Ben Sahar (Espanyol) £1m, Lee Sawyer (Southend) loan, Slobodan Rajkovic (FC Twente) loan, Jimmy Smith (Leyton Orient) free
Ideal target: Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
EVERTON
The season-long loan signing of Brazilian striker Jo from Manchester City is another coup, with David Moyes seemingly precluding the need to spend big on a striker. Moyes is staving off interest in defender Joleon Lescott but Steven Pienaar's rejection of a new contract may mean Moyes steps up interest in Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm. Still need a high quality right-back.
IN: Shkodran Mustafi (Hamburg) tribunal, Anton Peterlin (Ventura County Fusion, US) free, Jo (Man City) loan
OUT: Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn) free, Nuno Valente (released) Andy van der Meyde (released)
Speculation: In: Habib Beye (Newcastle) Nedum Onuha (Man City) Lorik Cana (Marseilles); Out: Joleon Lescott, Phil Jagielka
Ideal target: Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
FULHAM
Shrewd manager Roy Hodgson will have pulled off a major coup if Lillestrom midfielder Bjorn Helge Riise turns out to be half as good as his older brother, John Arne, the former Liverpool player. Hodgson is still chasing West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening but has had three bids turned down.
IN: Stephen Kelly (Birmingham) free, Bjorn Helge Riise (Lillestrom) £2m
OUT: Moritz Voltz (released), Collins John (released) Leon Andreasen (Hannover)
Speculation: In: Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) Jonathan Greening (WBA); Out: Bobby Zamora, Hameur Bouazza (Birmingham)
Ideal target: Peter Crouch (Portsmouth)
HULL CITY
Being odds-on to be relegated is not helping Phil Brown's recruitment drive, with five strikers – including Michael Owen – reportedly rejecting his advances, the latest being Fulham's Bobby Zamora. French defender Steven Mouyokolo is Brown's only capture so far but he is hoping Manchester City forward Benjani Mwaruwari might be tempted.
IN: Steven Mouyokolo (Boulogne)
OUT: Dean Windass (released), Ryan France (released), Michael Bridges (released), John Welsh (released)
Speculation: In: Daryl Murphy (Sunderland) Bobby Zamora (Fulham) Mark Viduka (free agent); Out: Sam Ricketts (Bolton)
Ideal target: Benjani Mwaruwari (Man City)
LIVERPOOL
Four points behind Manchester United last season, Liverpool missed Fernando Torres through injury and Robbie Keane's transfer did not work out. They missed out on Gareth Barry again this summer and are fighting to keep the heart of their midfield, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano. Fear remains that too much rests on Steven Gerrard and Torres. But Glen Johnson is a good signing and could be the missing link.
IN: Glen Johnson (Portsmouth) £18m, Chris Mavinga (PSG) free.
OUT: Sebastian Leto (Panathinaikos, £3.5m), Paul Anderson (Nottm F) £250,000 Jermaine Pennant (R Zaragoza, free), Sami Hyypia (B Leverkusen) free
Speculation: Out: Xabi Alonso, Andrea Dossena
Ideal target: David Silva (Valencia)
MANCHESTER CITY
Where will it all end? Generally 12-1 to win the title, City are best-priced 2-1 to gatecrash the top four. The Middle Eastern money is changing everything and, despite the failure to get John Terry, that cash will surely be used to prise Kolo Touré from Arsenal and, perhaps, Joleon Lescott from Everton.
IN Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, £12m), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn) £17m, Stuart Taylor (Aston Villa) free, Carlos Tevez (free agent) £25m, Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) £25m
OUT Ched Evans (Sheff Utd) £3m, Joe Hart (Birmingham) loan, Gelson Fernandes (St-Etienne) £2m, Jo (Everton) loan, Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea) tribunal, Danny Mills, Dietmar Hamann, Michael Ball, Glauber Berti (all released), Darius Vassell (released; Ankaragucu) Felipe Caicedo (S Lisbon) loan
Speculation: In: Touré (Arsenal), Joleon Lescott (Everton)
Ideal target: Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd)
MANCHESTER UNITED
Sir Alex Ferguson has so far refused to use more than a quarter of the £80m received from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo (on Wigan's Antonio Valencia) and says he won't spend further. He expects more from last summer's signing Dimitar Berbatov, who will be Wayne Rooney's partner more often than Michael Owen.
IN: Antonio Valencia (Wigan) £15m, Michael Owen (Newcastle) free, Gabriel Obertan (Bordeaux) £3m, Mame Biram Diouf (Molde) £3m
OUT: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) £80m, Rodrigo Possebon (Braga) loan, Carlos Tevez (released), Lee Martin (Ipswich) £1.6m, Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland, £3.5), Richard Eckersley (Burnley) tribunal, Manucho (Real Valladolid) free
Speculation: In: Frank Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
Ideal target: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
PORTSMOUTH
So far it's been all about departures, or alleged departures – Johnson, Distin, Crouch, Campbell. But Paul Hart said at the weekend that incomings would begin soon. To date Aaron Mokoena is the only signing and others need to follow if fans are not to fret about instability under the new ownership.
IN: Aaron Mokoena (Blackburn) free
OUT: Glen Johnson (Liverpool) £18m, Sean Davis (Bolton) free), Noé Pamarot (released), Lauren (released), Glen Little (released), Jerome Thomas (released), Andre Blackman (Bristol City) free, Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo (Standard Liège) free, Djimi Traoré (Monaco), free
Speculation: In: Habib Beye (Newcastle) Ousmane Dabo (Lazio) Bafetimbi Gomis (St-Etienne); Out: Peter Crouch, Sylvain Distin.
Ideal target: Darren Bent (Spurs).
STOKE CITY
Linked with Fulham's Danny Murphy yesterday, Stoke have followed their most efficient return season in the Premier League with limited success in the market. Tony Pulis would like Dean Ashton to come from West Ham United regardless of his medical condition, which should lower the price. Also interested in City's Richard Dunne.
IN: Dean Whitehead (Sunderland) £3m
OUT: Vincent Pericard (released)
Speculation: In: Dean Ashton (West Ham) Steve Finnan (Espanyol) Richard Dunne (Man City)
Ideal target: Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
SUNDERLAND
Steve Bruce has mentioned geography as a problem in recruitment, but he has money, which could mean six new players as he tries to reshape a side that escaped relegation on the final day of last season. Still after Darren Bent, Lee Cattermole and Marouane Chamakh.
IN: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United, £3.5m rising up to £6m), Paulo Da Silva (Toluca, Mexico).
OUT: Dean Whitehead (Stoke) £3m, Greg Halford (Wolves) £2m, Michael Chopra (Cardiff) £4m, Peter Hartley (Hartlepool) free, Darren Ward (retired), Dwight Yorke, David Connolly, Nick Colgan, Arnau Riera (all released).
Speculation: In: Darren Bent (Spurs) Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux) Lee Cattermole (Wigan) Lorik Cana (Marseilles); Out: Daryl Murphy, Anthony Stokes.
Ideal target: Lee Cattermole (Wigan).
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
There appears to be no transfer that Harry Redknapp is not involved in. The latest is Blackburn's Stephen Warnock, whom Villa are chasing. Have squeezed Peter Crouch and Portsmouth into a corner and have asked Sunderland for enormous money for Darren Bent. Redknapp appears willing to listen to offers for almost his entire squad.
IN: Kyle Naughton (Sheffield Utd), Kyle Walker (Sheffield Utd) £8m combined
OUT: Didier Zokora (Seville) £8m, Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest) £1.75m, Ricardo Rocha (released), Danny Hutchins (Yeovil) free, Adel Taraabt (QPR, loan),
Speculation: In: Peter Crouch (Portsmouth), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Real); Out: Darren Bent, Michael Dawson, Jermaine Jenas, David Bentley
Ideal target: Matthew Upson (West Ham)
WEST HAM UNITED
Holding on to players would appear to be as much of an issue for Gianfranco Zola as recruiting new faces. Latest is that City might have to be fought off if Mark Hughes fancies Matthew Upson. Another club where the lack of transfer activity is beginning to spark supporters' concern.
IN: Luis Jimenez (Inter) loan, Jack Lampe (Harlow Town) free
OUT: Diego Tristan (released), Lee Bowyer (Birmingham) free, Kyel Reid, Walter Lopez, Tony Stokes, Jimmy Walker (all released), Lucas Neill (free agent), Freddie Sears (Crystal Palace) loan
Speculation: In: Eidur Gudjohnsen (Bareclona) Christian Poulsen (Juventus); Out: Dean Ashton
Ideal target: Craig Bellamy (Man City)
WIGAN ATHLETIC
New manager Roberto Martinez has quietly spent £8m of the Antonio Valencia money on four players such as James McCarthy and Jason Scotland. Cardiff's striker Ross McCormack, who is looking for a transfer, is believed to be a target, though Celtic are interested. The club have refused to sell Lee Cattermole to Sunderland.
IN: James McCarthy (Hamilton) £2m, Jordi Gomez (Espanol) £1.7m, Hendry Thomas (O Honduras) £2m, Jason Scotland (Swansea) £2m.
OUT: Antonio Valencia (Manchester Utd) £15m, Henri Camara, Antoine Sibierski (released)
Speculation: In: Ross McCormack (Cardiff)
Ideal target: McCormack
WOLVES
Mick McCarthy called Saturday's friendly defeat at Bristol City "a reality check". There have been five seasons in the Championship and McCarthy has to assemble a Premier League team. But the club transfer record has been broken for Reading's Kevin Doyle and there is still time.
IN: Nenad Milijas (Red Star Belgrade), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading) free, Kevin Doyle (Reading) £6.5m, Andrew Surman (Southampton) £1.2m, Ronald Zubar (Marseilles) £2.4m, Greg Halford (Sunderland) £2m
OUT: Darren Potter (Sheffield Wednesday) £250,000, Stephen Gleeson (MK Dons) undisclosed), Lewis Gobern (released)
Speculation: In: Bobo Baldé (on trial), Steve Finnan (Espanyol), Michael Mancienne (Chelsea)
Ideal target: Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
Where fees have been described as 'undisclosed' The Independent has provided reported fees and/or an approximation. The summer transfer window closes at midnight on Monday 31 August, 2009.