Football Transfer Rumours - Jul-07-2009

Sheffield United have made an improved offer of £2m for Manchester City striker Ched Evans

South African midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi is being tracked by Portsmouth and Fulham. The 24-year-old plays for the Golden Arrows

Fulham are ready to bid £500,000 for MK Dons' 25-year-old defender Dean Lewington

Blackburn are interested in Le Mans defender Gregory Cerdan who would cost the club £2m

Bolton boss Gary Megson will turn his attention to West Brom's Jonathan Greening if his £3.5m bid for Swansea midfielder Ferrie Bodde is turned down.

Swedish striker Marcus Berg is a target for Aston Villa, Everton and Tottenham. The 25-year-old's club FC Gronigen value him at £5m

Lazio have made an offer to sign Spurs' midfielder Adel Taarabt

Spurs are close to agreeing a deal to sell midfielder Didier Zakora to Spanish side Sevilla

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is waiting to see if Manchester City's Welsh striker Craig Bellamy becomes available once the Eastlands club's spending spree is over

Villa are preparing a bid for Sporting Lisbon's 23-year-old midfielder Miguel Veloso after Bolton had an £8m bid turned down.

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is also ready to swoop for Fulham defender Brede Hangeland, 28, for £9m.

Bruce wants Manchester City defender Richard Dunne in a £4m deal.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce also hopes to land Tottenham striker Darren Bent for £11m

Aston Villa and Sunderland lead the race for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch. However, Pompey are unlikely to recoup the £12m they spent on the 28-year-old.

Everton boss David Moyes is ready to take Jo to Goodison Park on a season-long loan deal

Manchester City will turn their attention to Everton defender Joleon Lescott after losing out in their bid to sign Chelsea captain John Terry. The Eastlands club had made an initial offer of £15m but will now up that.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti will consider making a bid for Real Madrid's Dutch forward Wesley Sneijder if he misses out on Ribery.

Chelsea will make one last attempt to sign Bayern Munich's French midfielder Franck Ribery

Liverpool are close to signing 16-year-old Esbjerg midfielder Nikolaj Kohlert on a three-year deal

Real Madrid have made a cut-price £5m offer for Liverpool's Spanish full-back Alvaro Arbeloa

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has launched an ambitious bid to sign one of Real Madrid's other Dutch strikers, 33-year-old Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing to make a £20m raid for Real Madrid's Dutch striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar.