Football Transfer Rumours - Jul-02-2007

New England midfielder Shairi Joseph has revealed he's still desperate to join SPL champions Celtic

Rangers hope to have signed up Steven Naismith from Kilmarnock within the next 24 hours after finally losing out on Frenchman Julien Faubert

Wolves are to sign Crystal Palace defender Darren Ward for £500,000

The Foxes also want former Portsmouth front man Svetoslav Todorov

Leicester are chasing former Middlesbrough striker Joseph-Desire Job

Rennes have offered Charlton winger Dennis Rommedahl a new contract after the Denmark international turned down a move to the club

Derby have joined the race to sign £6m-rated West Brom midfielder Jason Koumas

Newcastle have expressed an interest in FC Copenhagen midfielder Brede Hangeland

Bolton boss Sammy Lee has urged goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to stay in the Premier League - preferably with the Trotters - after the Pole quit Liverpool

Bolton are ready to sell Senegalese star Abdoulaye Faye to Besiktas for £3m

But Celtic will scupper the hopes of Hughes and Blackburn - by signing Rigters for £400,000

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes is in line to sign rising young Dutch star Marco Rigters for a bargain £350,000 - scuppering the hopes of Newcastle and Celtic

Man City are leading the race for Middlesbrough striker Yakubu

The Magpies will today step up their efforts to sign Eidur Gudjohnsen from Barcelona for £4.5m

Newcastle have opened talks with Chelsea defender Geremi

Rangers are closing in on the signing of Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar

Real Madrid are ahead of Manchester United in the race for West Ham striker Carlos Tevez

Chelsea's Khalid Boulahrouz is in talks with Sevilla over a £3.5m move to Spain

Torres will, nevertheless, actually be taking a pay cut to move to Anfield

Fernando Torres is demanding a six-year deal worth £31.2m to join Liverpool