Football Transfer Rumours - Jul-24-2009

West Ham are confident of signing Swiss teenage defender Fabio Daprela from Grasshopper Zurich, but face competition.

Ecuadorian winger Fernando Guerrero, recently linked with Hull, may be offered a permanent deal with Burnley following a trial

Sheffield United, who may lose striker Billy Sharp to Notts County, want to buy Tottenham midfielder Danny Rose and Charlton defender Jonathan Fortune

Celtic manager Tony Mowbray looks to have beaten West Brom to the signing of Coventry defender Danny Fox

Charlton, whose £2m-rated teenager Jonjo Shelvey is wanted by Ipswich, are targeting ex-Birmingham City defender Radhi Jaidi

Wolfsburg are pondering a move for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins

Everton want a quick answer from Sweden midfielder Rasmus Elm about a possible move to Goodison Park

Real Madrid forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will not move to Stuttgart, so Premier League clubs such as Tottenham and Arsenal may step up their interest.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is planning a fresh £5.5m bid for West Ham's injury-prone striker Dean Ashton

Veteran full-back Steve Finnan, now at Espanyol, is being chased by Sunderland, Stoke and Wolves

Bulgarian striker Valeri Bojinov is set to leave Manchester City for Lazio in a possible £4.5m deal

Hull manager Phil Brown is keen to persuade veteran striker Mark Viduka to forgo retirement plans by moving to the Tigers under a pay-as-you-play contract

Ajax coach Martin Jol is interested in signing Spurs full-back Gareth Bale

Fulham, Tottenham, Portsmouth and West Ham are all pursuing out-of-favour Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen, worth around £4m.

Bolton boss Gary Megson is on the brink of landing defender Zat Knight for £4.5m from Aston Villa

Rafael Benitez's bid to sign Spain winger David Silva has been boosted by bankruptcy-threatened Valencia's failure to sell David Villa.

Liverpool have emerged as shock contenders to bring striker Peter Crouch back to Anfield in a £12m deal.