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Chelsea are willing to sell captain John Terry to Manchester City, if the Eastlands club offer £40m for the England defender.
Various

Only days before Manchester City had a £30m bid for Terry rejected, the Blues defender and Eastlands manager Mark Hughes stayed at the same hotel complex in Dubai. The Sun

All John Terry has to do is in the next day or two come out and say he is Chelsea for life. Him not doing this means they might be some legs to this story. They are very few defenders worth 40 million pounds and Terry is not one of them. A mix of age and the fact he hasn’t been injured the last couple of years come into play. Besides Frank Lampard would be able to take on the role of the heart and soul of this Chelsea side going forward.

If he fails in his bid to sign Terry, Hughes will turn his attentions towards 31-year-old Barcelona defender Carles Puyol. The Sun

While rare their are very few players who can be bought and Carles Puyol is one of them. Not a chance he has any interest in leaving Barcelona.

Arsenal have put a £40m price tag on midfielder Cesc Fabregas as they prepare themselves for a bid from Barcelona or Real Madrid. The Sun

Considering Fabregas age and this crazy transfer market 40 million bounds would almost seem like a bargain. Of course it’s highly unlikely Arsenal are going to float a number out there and if so Arsenal did a really poor job of it since quoting a price is usually meant to scare teams away.

Chelsea are set to complete the £18m signing of CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov after the Russian flew to London for a medical. Full story: Various

Joe Cole better not suffer an set back in rehab or else he may find himself behind Zhirkov in the Chelsea lineup come next season.

Tottenham and Aston Villa are both interested in Sweden Under-21 striker Marcus Berg after his manager at Dutch club Groningen, Hans Nijland, admitted that “there is serious interest from two clubs”. The Sun

Marcus Berg will turn into the real deal at some point. Then again after the last under 21 Championships many people felt the same about Royston Drenthe who has yet to live up to his potential.

Bruce is also looking to bolster his striking options and is reportedly keen to sign Tottenham’s Darren Bent and Portsmouth’s Peter Crouch. (The Guardian)

Bent would be easier to get but either signing should give Sunderland a boost going into next season. While the transfer fees are different it’s better than bringing in David Healy like Roy Keane did last summer.

England are planning a friendly with Brazil in Qatar in November, which threatens to anger Premier League clubs during an already crowded season. Various

Considering the English FA have taken a hit with Setanta going broke in England you know they weren’t going to turn down the money a friendly with Brazil would bring.

Manchester City winger Martin Petrov believes the money available to manager Mark Hughes will help City break into the Premier League’s top four and compared their situation to that of Chelsea before Roman Abramovich took control at Stamford Bridge.
Full story: Daily Mirror

As a result Martin Petrov will also find it a tough go breaking back into the Manchester City starting 11 cause of this.

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