Football Transfer Rumours - Aug-23-2012

Aston Villa are poised to loan left-back Stephen Warnock back to Blackburn, the club they bought him off, to make room for Ipswich's Aaron Cresswell.

Eduardo Da Silva has said that he would welcome a return to the Premier League after a rumoured £7million bid from Fulham

Tom Huddlestone has passed a Stoke medical ahead of a loan move from Tottenham Hotspur.

Swansea are preparing an improved bid for Valencia and Spain winger Pablo Hernandez

Fulham are eyeing up an £8m move for Roma and Holland keeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who played for Martin Jol at Dutch side Ajax.

Swansea's bid for Valencia midfielder Tino Costa is set be renewed, with the Argentine open to a move.

With just a year left on winger Theo Walcott's contract, Arsenal are focusing their attention on acquiring Sevilla star Jesus Navas. The 26-year-old Spanish international has a £35m buy-out clause but his club are expected to accept a much lower offer.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho says he is willing to loan 23-year-old Turkish midfielder Nuri Sahin to an English club, but he "couldn't care less if he goes to Arsenal or Liverpool or Tottenham. I have no preference."

Andre Villas-Boas wants 23-year-old Internacional striker Leandro Damiao to link up with new boy Emmanuel Adebayor.

Tottenham have been told to up their bid for Lyon keeper Hugo Lloris, 25, after having a offer for the France international turned down by the Ligue 1 side earlier in the summer.

West Ham and Sunderland are competing to sign West Brom's Peter Odemwingie.

Newcastle want former striker Andy Carroll, 23, on loan for the rest of the season from Liverpool with a view to a permanent £12m deal, but Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is reluctant to accept such an offer

The two Milan clubs, Inter and AC, are competing to sign £8m-rated Holland international Nigel de Jong, 27, from Manchester City

Liverpool owner John W Henry is willing to oversee the sale of two midfielders - Charlie Adam and Jay Spearing - to fund a substantial offer for Fulham's 29-year-old American international Clint Dempsey.

Borussia Dortmund confirm the club have rejected a number of offers for striker Robert Lewandowski, 24, amid speculation of interest from Manchester United and Chelsea.