Friday's transfer gossip round-up

Transfer gossip round-up for Friday July 13th.

QPR want to loan midfielder Joey Barton, 29, to the Championship, with Blackburn favourites for the player.

Full story: Daily Mail

Fulham hope £9m plus Clint Dempsey, 29, will be enough to tempt Liverpool into allowing Andy Carroll, 23, to move to Craven Cottage.

Full story: the Guardian

Liverpool have agreed a £11m deal to make Fabio Borini, 21, Brendan Rodgers's first signing, with the Italian expected to complete the move by the weekend.

Full story: Liverpool Echo

Borini's arrival could see Craig Bellamy leave Anfield, with QPR and Cardiff both interested in signing the Liverpool striker.

Full story: The Times (

Tottenham are interested in Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez, 24, and are willing to pay the £15m get-out clause in his contract.

Full story: talkSPORT

Porto boss Vitor Pereira admits Tottenham want Joao Moutinho, 25, but insists the White Hart Lane club will have to pay £31.5m to land the midfielder.

Full story: London Evening Standard

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure, 31, is wanted by Bursaspor, with the Turkish side ready to pay £6m for the player who was signed for £16m in 2009.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Southampton are hopeful of pushing through a move for Crystal Palace right-back Nathaniel Clyne, 21.

Full story: Daily Mail

Rennes midfielder Tongo Doumbia, 22, has said he wants to move to West Bromwich Albion. "I felt more desire there," he told French journalists. "Obviously, it is less glamorous than Arsenal but I'll be able to continue my progress."

Full story: Express & Star

AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed he has agreed a £51.3m (65m euros) deal to sell striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 30, and defender Thiago Silva, 27, to Paris St-Germain.

Full story: Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian)

Greek champions Olympiacos have entered the race to sign Rangers and United States defender Carlos Bocanegra.

Full story: The Sun

Cardiff City are in pole position to land Osaka's South Korea international, Kim Bo Kyung, ahead of Celtic because the Scottish champions' main target is Rosenborg's Markus Henricksen.

Full story: Daily Record

Kilmarnock have allowed Dieter Van Tornhout to quit the club - he is on trial with Maastricht - as the striker wants a move back to Belgium to be closer to his father, who is seriously ill.

Full story: Daily Record

Kilmarnock are hopeful of securing a deal for former Livingston striker Rory Boulding within the next 24 hours after the 23-year-old impressed on trial.

Full story: Daily Mail

Ross County will make a decision on whether to sign Jon Bateson, the defender released by League Two outfit Macclesfield, after the trialist plays against Clachnacuddin tomorrow.

Full story: The Herald

West Ham are close to completing a £4 million deal for Sochaux striker Mabido Maiga who saw a deal to Newcastle collapse last season.

Full story: FootballFriendsOnline

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