The Rumour Mill: Wednesday's transfer news and gossip

Published on Wednesday 8 July 2009 09:56

The one-stop shop for all today's news and gossip from the transfer market.

Fortune prepares to seal 3.8m move to Celtic

THE SCOTSMAN: Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune looks set to be included in the Celtic squad which takes off for a pre-season trip to Australia tomorrow after being won over by the club and manager Tony Mowbray.

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Laszlo confirms Barr interest

THE SCOTSMAN: Csaba Laszlo, the Hearts manager, last night confirmed his interest in luring the Falkirk captain Darren Barr to Tynecastle in time for the start of the new season. The Hungarian has been monitoring Barr since January and believes his youthfulness offers sound development potential for Hearts, who are seeking to replace departed defenders Robbie Neilson and Christos Karipidis.

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Burnley target Hamilton defender

DAILY RECORD: Brian Easton last night admitted he's ready to make the switch to the English Premiership with Burnley. The Hamilton defender was the subject of an inquiry yesterday by Clarets boss Owen Coyle.

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Freed Hibs striker on trial with St Mirren

THE SCOTSMAN: St Mirren have handed a trial to former Hibs striker Damon Gray. The 20-year-old has joined Gus MacPherson's squad for pre-season training after being released by the Easter Road outfit.

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Zhirkov completes 18m Chelsea move

VARIOUS: Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow on a three-year contract. The 25-year-old Russia left-back completed the deal at the club's Cobham training ground yesterday and the player quickly expressed his delight at moving to the Blues.

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Real some way off Alonso valuation

VARIOUS: Jorge Valdano admits Real Madrid are a distance away from Liverpool's valuation of Xabi Alonso. Madrid have been closely linked with a move for the Spain midfielder as part of their summer rebuilding under new president Florentino Perez, which has already seen the Primera Division outfit splash out almost 200million on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol.

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Chelsea confident over Ribery

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Chelsea are increasingly confident that they have a serious chance of signing Franck Ribery.

Man City chase Lucio

DAILY STAR: Manchester City want Brazilian defender Lucio as a back-up plan if they fail to land John Terry.

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