BREAKING TRANSFER GOSSIP
Will be updated as the deals are done, and the rumours start to circulate.


TRANSFER GOSSIP REPORTED IN TODAY'S NATIONAL PRESS

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is to launch a £7m bid for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy - various

Meanwhile, Aston Villa are close to securing the signature of reported Sunderland target Nicky Shorey for £4m and Middlesbrough's right-back Luke Young for £5m - various

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan insists Alan Smith still has a future at the club, despite reports linking the striker with a move to Everton - Star

And Deportivo La Coruna claim they have agreed to sell centre-back Fabricio Coloccini to the Magpies - Times

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has been told he needs to sell players to raise funds to buy Tottenham centre-back Younes Kaboul, who turned down Sunderland last week - Mail

Liverpool could have raised some of the cash to finance a move for Gareth Barry with the sale of Dirk Kuyt - but the Reds scared off Hamburg with their £16m valuation of the Dutch striker - Mail

West Ham will bring in defender Gael Givet from Marseille for £1.75m - various

Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson will hold showdown talks about his future with the club next week - Mirror

Crystal Palace are weighing up whether to sign former Sunderland midfielder John Oster after his summer release by Reading - various