Wednesday's gossip column

Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Spain's Santi Cazorla, 27, after the Malaga midfielder agreed terms with the Gunners.

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Joe Allen, 22, can leave Swansea for £15m thanks to a clause in his contract but only to a 'top five' club, which includes Liverpool.

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Paris Saint-Germain are ready to outbid Real Madrid for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric, 26.

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Tottenham have accused Arsenal of making a fake bid for French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 25, who is a Spurs target.

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Spurs have made an enquiry about long-term Chelsea target and Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian, 23.

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Lucas Moura, 19, is staying with Sao Paulo and will not move to Manchester United this summer, according to the Brazilian midfielder's agent.

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And Sao Paulo president Juvenal Juvencio is determined to hold on to Lucas, according to reports in Brazil.

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United could be considering one final swoop for Lucas or face watching the deal collapse.

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AC Milan want to open talks with Manchester City over the possibility of signing Argentina striker Carlos Tevez, 28.

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Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov is close to a return to Serie A as Inter Milan look to finalise a £6.2m deal.

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Oscar, 20, is edging nearer his move to Chelsea according to Internacional's president Giovanni Luigi, who claims discussions are at an advanced stage.

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Roma have edged ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United in the race to sign Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel, 23.

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Newcastle have dismissed claims that Rubin Kazan are set to sign Demba Ba, 27, as the Russian side look to trigger striker's £7m exit clause.

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Loic Remy is moving closer to joining Newcastle after they contacted his club Marseille with a view to signing the £15m-rated France striker.

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Everton defender Johnny Heitinga, 28, is set to move to Turkish side Fenerbahce in a £5m deal within the next few days.

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Wigan manager Roberto Martinez could beat Everton, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Celtic to sign Real Mallorca centre-back Ivan Ramis, 27.

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Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo, 23, claims Swansea want to sign him from Italian club Udinese.

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Aston Villa are set for a surprise £3.5m swoop for Ipswich left-back Aaron Cresswell, 22.

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Gareth Bale, 23, played for Tottenham before Team GB kick off their Olympic campaign, despite being unavailable for Stuart Pearce's squad because of injury.

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Jermaine Pennant has been forced to miss Stoke's pre-season tour of the United States after being refused a working visa.

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Liverpool's hopes of signing Poland captain Jakub Błaszczykowski, 26, have suffered a blow after the Borussia Dortmund winger penned a new four-year deal with the German champions.

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Thierry Henry wants to return to Arsenal in a coaching role when his playing career ends.

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Arsene Wenger is furious with the Football Association over Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong's tweet charge.

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And the Premier League has issued new social media guidelines to players following the FA's action against Frimpong.

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But Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has defended his use of Twitter after being asked by the FA to explain a tweet about Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole.

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Michael Dawson will be installed as Tottenham's new captain following the retirement of Ledley King.

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AC Milan say they will refund season tickets bought this summer after fans were left disgruntled by the sales of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 30, and Thiago Silva, 27, to Paris Saint-Germain.

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