Chelsea's Transfer Rumours And Round-Up: 14-15 July

Sources : Goal.com 14 Jul 2009 15:49:48

Ambitious Manchester City sealed a deal for Carlos Tevez this afternoon after the Argentinian forward successfully passed his medical. The former Manchester United man signs a five-year contract at Eastlands and will wear the number 32 shirt.

Their manager, Mark Hughes, has also confirmed that negotiations for Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor are on-going. More details on that deal are expected as the week progresses.

City are expected to continue their recruitment drive for other positions too with news that Real Madrid's Guti has already turned down the advances of the Citizens while a deal for John Terry is still reportedly in the offing. Carlo Ancelotti, the coach at Chelsea, has played down the possibility of his captain leaving, but there is still no word from the Terry camp about a Stamford Bridge stay.

Even more speculatively perhaps, comes the news that City may try for LA Galaxy's David Beckham as part of their quest to develop their brand.

AC Milan, too, have seen themselves linked with some high-profile signings; Luis Fabiano is expected to leave Sevilla for the Rossoneri in the near future while his Sao Paulo alumnus, Hernanes, would be only too happy to join the Brazilian exiles at Milanello.

The Diavoli have also been touted as contenders for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the unloved Real Madrid forward. However, it seems that Stuttgart are in pole position for the Dutchman; the Bundesliga side have reached a deal with Madrid but not with the player as yet.

Elsewhere in Germany, Tim Borowski looks set to swap Bayern Munich for his old side, Werder Bremen. FCB, meanwhile, have again ruled out the sale of Franck Ribery, despite the overtures from the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid,.

For their part, Chelsea are set to wave goodbye to Ricardo Carvalho; the Portugal centre-back looks certain to leave Stamford Bridge for Inter once a fee is reached between the two clubs.

Less certain is the fate of Didier Drogba. Reports had the Ivorian linked with the Nerazzurri, but only as part of a deal that would see Zlatan Ibrahimovic join the Pensioners.

Barcelona are still hopeful of landing David Villa; coach Pep Guardiola has reportedly told the Valencia striker that the Blaugrana are going to be patient in their attempts to recruit him from Los Che.

Eidur Gudjohnsen has emerged as a loan target for West Ham United; that move would conveniently free-up Villa's potential number 7 shirt at Camp Nou.

Didier Zokora has swapped England for Spain; the Ivory Coast central midfielder has completed his move from Tottenham Hotspur to Sevilla. The London club are reportedly seeking a replacement in the shape of Inter's Patrick Vieira, and are willing to add Jermaine Jenas to the bargain.

In Italy, Felipe Melo has all but completed his move from Fiorentina to Juventus. The Old Lady missed out on long-term target Gaetano D'Agostino and his club, Udinese, have revealed that they are still waiting for contact from Real Madrid about a potential deal.