Newcastle and PSG agree Cabaye deal

Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement in principle over the transfer of Yohan Cabaye, who will cost £25million.Toon boss Alan Pardew admitted on Monday afternoon he was not confident of retaining the services of the 28-year-old France international after PSG formalised their interest and those fears appear to have come true. Newcastle knocked back PSG's bid of £14million on Sunday but they have come back with an much improved offer, one that Newcastle are unable to turn down. PSG officials were in Newcastle on Monday to thrash out a deal and after agreeing a fee with the Magpies, now just need to agree terms with the player before he undergoes a medical.

Manchester City reject £40M Balotelli Bid

Manchester City have been forced to reject a £40m bid for Mario Balotelli from PSG after Roberto Mancini threatened to quit.The Italian striker is apparently one of PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti's top transfer targets and is keen to land him, despite having already signed Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ezequiel Lavezzi this summer.
The big spending Parisians reportedly lodged a huge bid for the 21-year-old but Mancini forced the City board to reject it by threatening to quit if his compatriot was sold.Mancini is desperate to keep Balotelli at the Etihad Stadium despite having had a number of public fallouts with the temperamental forward during his two years at City.Nonetheless, Mancini believes Balotelli's form at Euro 2012 showed the kind of player he can be and has revealed there are plenty of clubs willing to take a gamble on the former Inter Milan youngster.He said: "Mario did a fantastic European Championship. He's 21, it is clear that he can improve.
'This summer we had a lot of requests for him."Mancini is thought to have told the City board to forget about selling Balotelli and instead try to get rid of Emmanuel Adebayor after he turned down the chance to join Tottenham.

Chelsea in Chase for Pereira

Porto full-back Alvaro Pereira is being linked with a move to Chelsea according to reports in Portugal.The Stamford Bridge outfit have been linked with a move for the player but they are not alone in their interest according to the players agent.
Napoli and Paris St-Germain are also said to be interested in the Uruguay international but as yet there are no official offers on the table.His agent Flavio Perchmen is quoted as saying: "We are waiting to find out if there is any offer."We think everything will go well and that he can leave the club, but right now we do not have any concrete offer."Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo is still looking to add to his squad over the summer.

Manchester City Star Set For PSG Exit?

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has admitted he would be interested in a move to big-spending Paris Saint-Germain. Toure recently returned from a six-month doping ban but, despite starting in the 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League earlier in October, he has found his route to the first team blocked by in-form centre-back pairing Joleon Lescott and Vincent Kompany. The 30-year-old could be involved again when City face Wolves in the Carling Cup on Wednesday, but the ex-Arsenal defender, who has never played in France before, has admitted the Paris project interests him. "I would be interested because of my current situation at City," he told RMC Sport. "If Paris call me, it wouldn't be like in previous years when I would say: 'Paris? I'm not so sure.' "Now, if they call me, I will listen to what they have to say. Looking at all the very good players Paris have, that really makes me want to go there, that's clear." Toure says the progress made Qatar Sports Investments pumped their cash into the capital club has made PSG an attractive proposition - and not just because of the money. "I know I'm not the only player interested," he explained. "There are other players who really want to play for PSG. Not just for the money, but also because we see there are very good investors who want the club to progress, to produce beautiful football and win trophies."

Newcastle Bid £7m for PSG Striker

Newcastle United have offered around £7 million for Paris St-Germain’s Turkish international striker Mevlut Erdinc.Newcastle first expressed their interest in the forward 12 months ago when Chris Hughton was their manager and failed with a bid last month.
Erdinc is a favourite of chief scout Graham Carr, and has been regularly watched by manager Alan Pardew and his assistant John Carver.
The offer for the former Sochaux striker has not been accepted yet, although the arrival of Kevin Gameiro from Lorient means the 24 year-old is not first choice at PSG and is willing to move.
Newcastle expect to be told whether their bid has been successful when the former Brazil international and Inter Milan manager Leonardo takes up his position as PSG’s sporting director tomorrow.

Fergie to call time on Berbatov

Manchester United top goal scorer last season Dimitar Berbatov seems to be edging closer to the Old Trafford Exit door with Paris St Germain set to make a £10million offer for the striker.Berbatov has had a mixed time at Manchester United since his £31m move from Tottenham in 2008.The Bulgarian international striker finished last season as joint top goal scorer in the Premier League netting 21 times for the Red Devils.

However Berbatov was dropped for key games during the campaign and most notably wasn't even included in the 18 man sqaud for the Champions League final against Barcelona.The 30-year-old finds himself down the pecking order at Old Trafford with Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez being Sir Alex Ferguson's preferred pairing up front.According to reports in the Daily Star, in recent months Berbatov has been linked with moves to Newcastle and back to Spurs, but it is believed PSG, who have been taken over by Qatar Investments are now the front runners for the Bulgarians signature.The Frecnh outfit are set to spend money during the summer transfer window and new boss Leonardo has highlighted the Manchester United striker as their marquee signing of the summer.

Last season Berbatov made 42 appearances in all competitions, most of which coming off the subs bench, and he managed to score 22 goals.

Arsenal set to bid £12m for PSG defender

Arsene Wenger’s search to find a defender looks set to continue as the Arsenal manager hopes to bring in Paris Saint Germain centre-back Mamadou Sakho, according to the Metro.

With Wenger’s move for Bolton's Gary Cahill going cold and Blackburn's Christopher Samba looking to extend his stay at Ewood Park, the Frenchman has now turned to fellow countryman Sakho and is ready to bid £12 million for the PSG defender.

Sakho, 20, has made 18 appearances for the Ligue 1 side this season, scoring three goals, and has emerged as a regular France international after being blooded into the side by coach Laurent Blanc.

Although Wenger - speaking prior to his side's 3-1 aggregate win over Ipswich Town in the League Cup on Tuesday - suggested that the Gunners are nowhere near finding a replacement for the injured Thomas Vermaelen and Sebastian Squillaci, there is some good news for Arsenal, with the latter resuming full training, meaning he could feature in Sunday’s clash against Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup.

Sakho has dropped 23 places in the latest edition of the Castrol Rankings and is now rated as the 614th best player currently plying his trade in one of the top five leagues in Europe.