Football Transfer Rumours - Sep-16-2007

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is targeting Brazilian international Afonso Alves, who plays for SC Heerenveen

West Ham expect to sign Derby's 19-year-old midfielder midfielder Giles Barnes

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is pondering a move for Celtic's Scotland midfielder Scott Brown

Manchester City and Juventus are both ready to offer an escape route for England striker Peter Crouch out of Liverpool

Southampton manager George Burley is on the trail of Slovakia striker Marek Mintal as a January transfer window target

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is being chased by a host of German clubs including Hertha Berlin, VFB Stuttgart and Borussua Moenchengladbach

AC Milan could be preparing a bid for Chelsea's Michael Ballack in the January transfer window

Galatasaray will make a £4million bid for Newcastle for Emre after he admitted he wants to quit Newcastle