Football Transfer Speculations and Highlights (28/08/13)

Newcastle United
: Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has lined up Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, 22, to replace Yohan Cabaye should the 27-year-old France midfielder join Arsenal.

Aston Villa
: Aston Villa are considering bids to sign Porto and Senegal defender Abdoulaye Ba, 22, on loan.

Swansea City
: Swansea City have reportedly tabled a £2.5M bid for Getafe striker Alvaro Vazquez, 22.

Manchester United
: Manager David Moyes is considering a move for Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala, 22, as he looks to strengthen his Manchester United defence before next Monday’s transfer deadline.
: Meanwhile, after fighting off approaches from Chelsea for striker Wayne Rooney, 27, Moyes is set to turn the tables with a £30M offer for versatile Brazilian David Luiz.
: Germany international Ozil would be willing to swap La Liga for the Premier League, but only if Manchester United are prepared to meet his £200,000-a-week pay demands.

Crystal Palace
: Crystal Palace have joined Everton in a battle to sign Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton, 30, and have been told he is available for a £3M fee.

Chelsea
: Anzhi Makhachkala’s Samuel Eto’o is set to turn down Inter Milan to secure a reunion with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, under whom the 32-year-old striker won the Champions League with the Italian giants in 2010.
: Chelsea have completed the signing of Willian from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, the Barclays Premier League club have announced.

AS Roma
: Roma have held discussions over a possible loan switch involving two left-backs - Tottenham’s Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 29, and Italy international Federico Balzaretti, 31.
: Roma are considering a move for Fiorentina’s Serbian striker Adem Ljajic, 21, to replace Erik Lamela, 21, who is expected to move to Tottenham.

West Ham United
: West Ham are close to signing Honduras international striker Roger Rojas, 23, on loan from Club Deportivo Olimpia.

Manchester City
: Manchester City have agreed a £4M deal in principle with Atletico Madrid to sign Argentina centre-back Martin Demichelis, 32.
: City will turn to Valencia’s Adil Rami, 27, to solve their defensive problems if they are priced out of a move for Demichelis.

Galatasaray
: Galatasaray are in the race with Arsenal to sign Real Madrid midfielder Angel di Maria, 25. Turkish media report that the two clubs have already reached an agreement on the transfer fee.

AS Monaco
: Monaco are willing to pay around £17M for Sevilla midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, 20

Granada
: La Liga side Granada are in negotiations with Rennes defender Dimitri Foulquier, 20, with a view to signing him on loan.