Football Transfer Rumours - Aug-26-2012

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has asked chief executive Peter Lawwell if he can spend some of the money from the sale to Swansea City of Ki Sung-Yeung on Rosenborg midfielder Markus Henriksen.

Celtic will this week sign Maya Yoshida from Dutch club VVV Venlo, the Japanese defender having missed out on a move to Aston Villa and attracted interest from Southampton this summer.

Celtic have initiated talks with Auxerre over the transfer of Willy Boly as manager Neil Lennon seeks a dominant centre-half.

Fulham have stepped up their chase for £3m-rated Ivory Coast striker Yannick Sagbo, 24.

Fulham manager Martin Jol and striker Clint Dempsey, 29, are no longer on speaking terms over the American's desire to move to Liverpool

Tottenham are set to press ahead with a move for Birmingham City's England international goalkeeper Jack Butland, 19, who is also thought to be interesting Liverpool and Manchester City.

Sunderland are weighing up a move for Tottenham defender Michael ­Dawson, 28, who has rejected a move to QPR

Arsenal and Spurs are set to renew their interest in Barcelona's Dutch international midfielder Ibrahim Afellay, but Liverpool will not be in the market for the 26-year-old having had a bid rejected several weeks ago

Stoke will have to pay £500,000 for Rangers' United States international midfielder Maurice Edu, 26.

Manchester United are plotting a £9m swoop for St Etienne defender Kurt Zouma, 17.

Newcastle will make a third and final offer of around £6m to French side Lille later this week for 27-year-old French right-back Mathieu Debuchy.

Tottenham are on alert as Manchester United prepare to offload Nani and Anderson to offset a busy summer of spending in the transfer market.

Arsenal are set to make an ambitious bid to sign midfielder Cheick Tiote, 26, from Newcastle.