Wenger lines up £12m bid for Kevin Doyle

According to the Daily Mirror Arsene Wenger is lining up a £12m bid for Wolves striker Kevin Doyle as Arsenal finally prepare to splash the cash. Wenger has targeted Doyle for a surprise switch to the Emirates and will test Mick McCarthy’s resolve to keep the Republic of Ireland international this summer.

Doyle is high on Arsenal’s hit-list of transfer priorities and Wenger wants him to spearhead a new-look Gunners team that will have a British spine [errrm ... he's Irish?]. Gary Cahill and Scott Parker are other targets and Arsenal are ready to firm up their long-standing interest in Doyle with a substantial offer.

Doyle, signed from Reading for a then club record fee of £6.5m in 2009, is halfway through a four-year contract and Wolves are keen to open negotiations over an improved deal. McCarthy has previously insisted it will take an offer of £50m to convince him to part with Doyle and will be determined to fight off Wenger’s interest.

New Arsenal kits 2011/12

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Arsenal snap up Barca youngster Hector Bellerin

Arsenal, Inter or PSG for Eden Hazard?

UPDATE 5/7/11: Wenger will aim to show Arsenal fans that the Gunners still have ambition by making big-money offers for Lille playmaker Eden Hazard and Valencia forward Juan Mata - full story: caughtoffside

UPDATE 3/7/11: Arsenal face a battle to sign Belgian international midfielder Eden Hazard, as Inter Milan are poised to make a bid for the Lille player - full story: Footie-online 

Big-spending Paris St Germain are ready to make a bid for Lille's Belgian star Eden Hazard, who is wanted by Arsenal and Tottenham.

Canales to Aston Villa?

New Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish wants Real Madrid midfielder Sergio Canales to be his first big signing on a season-long loan.

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Connor Wickham: Ipswich to Sunderland for £9m

Ipswich have accepted a bid of £9m from Sunderland for striker Connor Wickham, BBC Sport understands. Wickham, 18, could be a Sunderland player in 24 hours, subject to agreeing personal terms and passing a medical.

The deal for the England Under-21 international, who made his Ipswich debut aged 16, could eventually be worth £12.5m with add-ons. He has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs, including Tottenham and Liverpool. His future has been in doubt despite the fact that he extended his contract with Ipswich until 2014 in April.

Wickham was included in the England squad for the European Under-21 Championship but he did not make an appearance.

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Jack and that bitch again

Pajtim Kasami

Kasami signed for Fulham on 25th July 2011.

Pajtim Kasami (born 2 June 1992) is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Palermo.

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Another pay rise for Jack Wilshere?

According to the Sunday Mirror, Arsenal will offer Jack Wilshere a new five-year deal that will keep him at the Emirates until 2016. The 19-year-old signed a contract last November that took him into the £40,000 a week bracket. However, his progress for Arsenal and England has been so impressive that he will be in a line for a pay rise of more than £10,000 a week. 

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