Football Transfer Rumours - Jun-20-2012

Eredivisie side FC Utrecht say they're expecting contact from Swansea regarding a bid for the Dutch side's French winger Edouard Duplan

Tottenham are planning to hijack Lazio's move for Burak Yilmaz

Newcastle are ready to seal a deal for FC Twente striker Luuk de Jong, 21, by paying £9m but have failed to sign France right-back Mathieu Debuchy, 26, from Lille.

West Ham have upped their bid to land Grant Holt, 31, to £5.5m after seeing a £3m offer rejected by Norwich.

Sunderland are winning the race to sign striker Louis Saha, 33, who is a free agent after leaving Tottenham, ahead of interest from the Middle East.

Barcelona want a new defender and have Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen, 26, Manchester City's Vincent Kompany, 26, and Chelsea's David Luiz, 25, on their hit-list if they are unable to sign their No.1 target, Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez, 23.

AC Milan are considering a move for Liverpool's 29-year-old Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina