Football Transfer Rumours - Aug-24-2011

Bolton hope to make Manchester City defender Dedryck Boyata, 20, a season-long loan signing

Fulham plan to solve their striker crisis with a cut-price £3m move for Roma striker Marco Borriello.

Liverpool hope to hold off interest from Manchester City to complete the signing of Uruguay defender Sebastian Coates

Leigh Griffiths has been given the green light by Wolves manager Mick McCarthy to move to the Scottish Premier League on loan, with Aberdeen and Hibernian keen on the former Dundee striker

Dundee United are on the brink of securing a loan deal for Fulham's Finland Under-21 forward Lauri Della Valle

Blackpool are ready to table a £1m bid for Aston Villa's Scotland midfielder, Barry Bannan

Chelsea have lodged a bid of around €20m for the highly rated Porto wing-back Alvaro Pereira.

Lyon have told Newcastle to up their bid for Aly Cissokho or forget about signing him before the window shuts.

AC Milan have accepted Liverpool's terms for former Roma midfielder Aquilani, according to sources in Italy.

Arsene Wenger will look to sign Everton pair Phil Jagielka and Mikel Arteta as he looks to strengthen his Arsenal side before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.

Misfit Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole wants a permanent move away from Anfield - and wants to join Tottenham.

Sunderland want frozen-out Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz - but so do Scottish giants Celtic.

Aston Villa are set to make a £3.5m bid for Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli says he fancies a move to Serie A side Palermo - the city where he was born.

QPR are stepping up their efforts to sign unsettled Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton and have made a new £5m offer for West Ham's Scott Parker.

QPR have launched a bid to sign Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas on loan.

Manchester United are hoping to lure Samir Nasri to Old Trafford despite Manchester City agreeing a deal with Arsenal for the midfielder.

Tottenham have agreed a loan deal for Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor.