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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has cast doubt over the future of Dimitar Berbatov by appearing to suggest the Bulgarian could leave for Paris Saint-Germain. The French club are reportedly willing to pay between £18-£20m for him. Full story: The Guardian

Manchester United may end up placing Berbatov in front of the store shop with a for sale sign on him. I’m sure United would love to cash in 20 million on a player who most likely will leave on a free transfer next summer.

Barcelona are set to make a final push for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas by tabling a £35m offer for the Spain midfielder. Full story: Daily Telegraph

Just add 5 million in bonus clauses and get this over with.

Manchester City are trying to sign Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon by offering striker Emmanuel Adebayor in a swap deal. Full story: Daily Mirror

Trades rarely happen but I’d make this deal if I was Tottenham. Don’t know how they would deal with Adebayor’s massive wages however.

Tottenham have stolen a march on their main rivals, rumoured to include Arsenal and Manchester United, in the race to sign Joey Barton on a free transfer by instigating the first talks with the Newcastle United midfielder. Full story: Metro

But Celtic are also keen to sign Barton, who has been placed on the transfer list and told he can leave St James’ Park for free. Full story: Daily Mirror

Some would say Joey Barton would fit right in playing in the SPL.

Newcastle have conceded defeat in their attempts to keep left-back Jose Enrique at the club, paving the way for a £5m move to Liverpool to be completed this week. Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle should of sold Enrique the second he didn’t want to sign a new contract. Too bad for Liverpool he isn’t a central defender.

Sunderland have agreed to sell midfielder Steed Malbranque to French club St Etienne, freeing up funds for them to potentially force through a loan deal for Manchester City winger Adam Johnson. Full story: Daily Mail

How much money can selling Steed Malbranque really free up?

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is ready to persuade the club’s owner Roman Abramovich to try to land AC Milan’s Brazilian forward Pato in a £30m player-plus-cash deal. Full story: Daily Mirror

You see Manchester United and even Liverpool with a clear plan this transfer period. You see Chelsea still spinning their heels.

Mario Balotelli’s Manchester City team-mates gave the prank-loving striker a distinctly fishy taste of his own medicine by planting a bag filled with kippers behind the front seat of his Maserati. He discovered it a fortnight later. Full story: Metro

Funny

Arsenal may face the embarrassment of taking two team photographs on Thursday – one with and one without Cesc Fabregas. The club are believed to be weighing up the idea ahead of their official photoshoot. It would mean one picture including Fabregas, who is believed to want to move to Barcelona, and one without their current captain – leaving vice-captain Robin van Persie to wear the armband.
Full story: Daily Star

Not funny at all

I’m back, sorry about that. Only I would catch a cold in the middle of summer.

Newcastle’s decision to allow Joey Barton to leave on a free transfer has sparked a scramble between Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham, who all want to talk to the midfielder.
Full story: Metro

Headaches aside Arsenal need to sign Joey Barton. He is exactly the type of player they need plus you know the price is right for him.

French side Paris St Germain are targeting Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov and will offer £18m for the Bulgarian. Full story: Daily Mirror

Berbatov would kill it in Ligue 1 and Manchester United would love to get back some of that money they spent to sign Berbatov.

Manchester City are ready to make a £22m bid for Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri in the next 48 hours. Full story: The Sun

Arsenal should accept it but won’t.

West Ham midfielder Scott Parker is now prepared to stay at Upton Park next season, with chairman David Gold also promising to invest in a new forward. Full story: Metro

Have a feeling things haven’t gone as planned for Scott Parker this summer.

Chelsea midfielder Yuri Zhirkov is set to become the first big-name departure from from Stamford Bridge under their new manager Andre Villas-Boas. Full story: Daily Telegraph

Wasn’t good enough at left back or as a left sided midfielder.

Premier League newcomers Swansea are set for a sensational swoop to sign French striker David Trezeguet, who is currently without a club. Full story: talkSPORT

Hope they have better luck then the time they tried to sign Marcos Senna last month.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp could recruit Lassana Diarra – who he managed at Portsmouth – but Real Madrid have insisted they will only sell the midfielder if Spurs give them first option on Gareth Bale when his contract begins to run down. Full story: Metro

Harry Redknapp has also abandoned his bid to prise £30m striker Giuseppe Rossi away from Villarreal.
Full story: The Sun

This is what happens when you don’t make it to the Champions League. Champions League type players have a hard time buying what a club like Tottenham is selling.

Stoke are set to make a club record £9m bid for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner and have also targeted Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios. Full story: Daily Mirror

Bendtner can only score with his head anyway so he would be a good fit for Stoke.

Blackburn will buy PAOK Salonika winger Veirinha for £4m this week, making use of the £6m raised by selling striker Nikola Kalinic to Ukrainian club Dnipro. Full story: Daily Mirror

Always nice to see another Portuguese players in the EPL. Gotta love all that money those chicken farms have pumped into Blackburn. What happen to the money raised when Blackburn sold Phil Jones?

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has shocked City by admitting he is not happy with life in the north west and does not know if he will stay to see out his contract. Full story: Metro

I can’t see how anyone is shocked by this. I’m sure half of those Manchester City players dislike life in Manchester.