Football Transfer Rumours - Jul-22-2009

Celtic boss Tony Mowbray is keen to sign left-back Marek Cech from West Bromwich Albion.

Ipswich manager Roy Keane wants defender Danny Simpson from Manchester United and midfielder Dean Whitehead from Sunderland in a £2m deal

Reading want Tottenham midfielder Adel Taarabt on a season-long loan deal

Ipswich boss Roy Keane hopes to hijack the deal for Evans and take the striker to Suffolk

Sheffield United are set to sign Manchester City striker Ched Evans for £1.5m, rising to £3m on appearances.

Middlesbrough are in talks with striker Leroy Lita, who was released by Reading at the end of last season

Wolves are considering a move for Celtic defender Stephen McManus.

Burnley boss Owen Coyle is tracking £500,000-rated Norwich midfielder Darel Russell

Fulham are set to make a £9m offer for Hull City defender Michael Turner, which includes striker Bobby Zamora going in the other direction.

South African midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi is hoping to earn a deal at Fulham where he has been on a trial. The 24-year-old plays in his homeland for Golden Arrows

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will beat Everton to the signature of Sheffield United defender Kyle Naughton

Spurs are weighing up a move for Manchester City winger Martin Petrov, 30, and could prise him away from Eastlands for £5m.

Tottenham have tabled a £17m bid for Real Madrid's 23-year-old Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo.

The line of suitors eyeing a move for former England captain David Beckham is growing, with Chelsea, Tottenham and Fulham all ready to offer the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder a deal.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti anticipates Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko, who was on loan at AC Milan last season, will leave the club before the start of the 2009-2010 campaign, with Dynamo Kiev and Fenerbahce interested.

An option for Bruce may be Bordeaux's Morocco international forward Marouane Chamakh.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will turn his attention to Tottenham forward Darren Bent.

Tottenham and Fulham want Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch after his £12m move to Sunderland fell through

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will move for Roma's Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani - if Alonso moves to Real Madrid.

Chelsea and Manchester City are in the hunt for Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso after his proposed £35m move to Real Madrid stalled.