Football Transfer Rumours - Jul-05-2011

Newcastle have offered about £7m for Paris St Germain striker Mevlut Erdinc.

Stoke City have joined Celtic, Sunderland and Blackburn in the race to sign Craig Bellamy on loan from Manchester City.

Paris St Germain are interested in Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka and Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov as new boss Leonardo looks to spend big this summer.

Manchester City are set to miss out on Marek Hamsik. The Slovakian midfielder says he wants to join AC Milan if he leaves Napoli this summer.

Tottenham face a battle with Juventus to sign Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi after his agent refused to rule out a move to the Italian giants.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is weighing up Real Madrid defensive midfielder Pepe. The interest in the Portugal international may signal the end of John Mikel Obi's time at Stamford Bridge and he has been linked with a move to Italy

Premier League newcomers QPR are reported to be interested in both Newcastle United winger Wayne Routledge and Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole as they look to secure their future after returning to the top flight

Manchester City are after highly regarded Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero - but they face strong competition from Juventus

Wenger will aim to show Arsenal fans that the Gunners still have ambition by making big-money offers for Lille playmaker Eden Hazard and Valencia forward Juan Mata.

Midfielder Cesc Fabregas is to confirm his desire to leave the north Londoners for Barcelona in a meeting with Wenger on Tuesday.

Wenger also wants to sell Samir Nasri to an overseas club, rather than to Manchester United or Manchester City, if the midfielder cannot be persuaded to sign a new contract with the Gunners. Italian giants Inter Milan are one of the clubs said to be interested.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is to make Lyon's Aly Cissokho his prime target to fill the vacant left-back position after the departure of Gael Clichy to Manchester City.