Football Transfer Rumours - Aug-27-2007

St Johnstone boss Owen Coyle is on the verge of concluding a move to bring back former Dundee United midfielder Karim Kerkar to Scotland

Clubs including Everton, Fulham, Man City and Derby are scrambling to sign Celtic striker Kenny Miller

Fulham have bid £1.3m for Derby County striker Steve Howard

Aston Villa are tracking Chelsea defender Glen Johnson

West Ham are mulling over a fresh £8m offer for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy

Ajax are to sign Newcastle's Spanish striker Albert Luque

Ipswich's George O'Callaghan is joining Championship rivals Sheffield Wednesday

Harry Redknapp will try to sell striker David Nugent to Derby or Middlesbrough to fund his new signings

Portsmouth are set to sign Bolton's Nicolas Anelka for £9m and Fulham's Papa Bouba Diop for £3m

Sunderland boss Roy Keane will sign Stoke's Danny Higginbotham and Southampton striker Kenwyne Jones, while also offering a contract to Ian Harte

Newcastle have agreed a £2m-plus deal to sign Abdoulaye Faye from Bolton - and will pay him £40,000-a-week

Aston Villa have offered £7m for Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker

Watford are poised to make a £3.5m move for West Brom striker Nathan Ellington

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will break the bank to sign Barcelona's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho after having two meetings with his brother and agent