Wednesday Transfer News: Latest on Suarez to Arsenal, Bale to Real and Rooney to Chelsea

THIS MORNING'S transfer news sees the Tottenham board admit for the first time that Gareth Bale could be set to join Real Madrid this summer. Meanwhile, Luis Suarez's transfer saga takes another twist with the Uruguayan demanding to leave Anfield and Wayne Rooney was absent against as Manchester United drew with AIK in Stockholm.

With last season a fading memory, clubs are making their moves in the summer transfer market with the next campaign in mind. Here is a roundup of all the latest news, rumours and gossip...
The Tottenham board have shown their first public sign of wilting in the face of Real Madrid’s interest in Gareth Bale after Sir Keith Mills admitted “player power” was likely to win the day.
But only Alvaro Morata can seal Bale's move to Madrid, with Spurs picking out the 20-year-old forward as their designated makeweight in the first £100m transfer.
Real Betis winger Alvaro Vadillo, 18, is the latest name on Andre Villas Boas' list of possible replacements for Bale.

Luis Suarez has stepped up his bid to force a move from Liverpool by attacking the club's hierarchy and accusing them of "broken promises".
And as Arsenal target Suarez visited a specialist to undergo scans on a foot injury, his Reds team-mates were stranded on the runway at John Lennon International Airport for an hour when technical problems delayed their flight to Oslo.



Wayne Rooney will be spared a backlash from Manchester United fans this weekend, with the Chelsea target set to miss Rio Ferdinand’s testimonial game against Seville on Friday with a shoulder injury and is unlikely to be fit for Sunday’s Community Shield clash against Wigan.

 

Scott Sinclair could end his Manchester City nightmare later this week after West Brom held positive talks to take the 24-year-old winger to The Hawthorns.

QPR have loaned midfielder Park Ji-Sung to PSV Eindhoven for a season but the Championship side will still have to pay the South Korea star almost £300,000 in wages.

Swansea winger Nathan Dyer has committed his long-term future to the Premier League club by signing a new four-year deal.

Tottenham and Liverpool are set to battle it out for Tiago Ilori after Sporting Lisbon confirmed they will listen to offers of £6m for the player.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has quashed speculation of a move for David Luiz to Barcelona this summer.

Arsenal look set to miss out on yet another transfer target as Julio Cesar closes in on a move to Fiorentina.

Club chat and other gossip
England coach Roy Hodgson is facing a striker crisis for his side’s friendly against Scotland next Wednesday. Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck could be the only recognised fit forward with Wayne Rooney, Andy Carroll, Daniel Sturridge and Jermain Defoe all unlikely to be available.

Blackpool manager Paul Ince hopes it does not take a fan getting “stabbed” to make authorities take further steps to prevent crowd trouble.

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke has vowed to score even more goals this season.

Manchester City have suffered a defensive blow ahead of the new season following confirmation centre-back Matija Nastasic faces six weeks on the sidelines.

Charlie Austin scored three minutes into his full QPR debut as the £4m new boy helped seal a 2-0 victory over Exeter.

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