Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce shows interest in Aruna Dindane

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce wants to sign Aruna Dindane in a
£2.5million deal from French side Lens – and that could be a blow for crisis club Portsmouth.

Allardyce is keen to tie up a deal for the Ivory Coast hitman after missing out on landing him in the last transfer window, as revealed by MirrorFootball .

Rovers failed to agree a fee with Lens for Dindane, who has been on loan at Pompey this season, but the signs are that the French club will now do business as soon as possible.

Read more: Mirror Football

Aruna Dindane (front) is set to leave Portsmouth

Crisis club Portsmouth face the loss of striker Aruna Dindane in the next week – with French side Lens demanding a payment for him or he leaves.

The Ivory Coast World Cup striker will quit Fratton Park if the £3.5million due for his transfer is not received.

Dindane and Lens will go to FIFA – and the Premier League – in a bid to find a new club in England next week, despite the window being shut.

The French club will argue that these are exceptional circumstances and they are losing out on a lot of money because Pompey have failed to make the move full-time.

Lens think they have a strong case and are ready to withdraw Dindane from Portsmouth and try to push ahead with a sale to a rival club, with Blackburn, Birmingham, Wolves, Stoke and Bolton all interested.

Dindane missed out on moves to Sam Allardyce's Rovers and Alex McLeish's Blues before the window shut and they both may come back into the equation.

FIFA would have to make a ruling on any new move as it threatens to shoot a great hole in the transfer window system. But Pompey’s financial problems have caused the trouble.

source: mirror football

Stoke City have signed Porthsmouth's goalie Asmir Begovic

Stoke City have signed Bosnian international goalkeeper Asmir Begovic from Portsmouth.

The 22-year-old signed a four-and-a-half year contract with the Potters shortly before the January transfer window closed on Monday evening.

The highly-rated stopper has switched from Fratton Park in a £3.25 m deal.

Manager Tony Pulis believes that he has strengthened his squad by acquiring one of the best young goalkeepers in England.

“Asmir is someone we have been tracking for some time and we believe that potentially he is the best young keeper in the country,” said Pulis.

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Friday Sum Up Week #45

This week transfers rumours – summed up on a Friday!

Monday:

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has identified Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer as the candidate he believes is best qualified to succeed Edwin van der Sar at Old Trafford.
Read full story – Mirror football

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is keen to sign Osasuna’s £10m-rated right-back Cesar Azpilicueta.
Read full story – Mirror football

City winger Robinho could be on his way to Barcelona after Hughes attended Barca’s draw with Osasuna on Saturday and met with club president Joan Laporta and sporting director Tiki Beguiristain.
Read full story – El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)

Tuesday:

Manchester City are ready to make a move for Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure in January.
Read full story – The Sun

City boss Mark Hughes is also keen to sign Inter Milan full-back Maicon but, if he fails, will turn his attention to Osasuna right-back Cesar Azpilicueta.
Read full story – The Sun

Reports in Holland claim City have joined the chase for highly-rated Ajax striker Luis Suarez.
Read full story – imscouting.com

Chelsea target Angel di Maria, the 21-year-old Benfica winger, has admitted he could be tempted by a move to England.
Read full story – Various

Sunderland look set to sign Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson, whose contract expires next summer, for £3m in January.
Read full story – The Sun

And Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has abandoned plans to sign a new goalkeeper because he says number one Craig Gordon is proving to be the “real deal”.
(Daily Telegraph)

Portsmouth are hoping to re-sign former striker Benjani from Manchester City and midfielder Gary O’Neil from Middlesbrough once their cash crisis eases in January.
Read full story – Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will use goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes’s mistakes against Arsenal as evidence he should launch a January bid for Portsmouth number one David James
(Daily Express)

New Hull chairman Adam Pearson is determined to ease the club’s crippling financial problems by overseeing a squad clear-out in January.
Read full story – Various

Bolton manager Gary Megson is plotting a £5m double raid on Bristol City for striker Nicky Maynard and midfielder Marvin Elliott.
(Daily Star)

Megson is prepared to let veteran midfielder Gavin McCann leave either on loan or permanently in January.
Read full story – Daily Star

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola will make a January move for Bordeaux’s Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh to bolster his attack.
(Daily Express)

Representatives from Manchester United and Liverpool are among Premier League clubs expected to watch 14-year-old QPR striker Raheem Sterling, who has been picked to play for England Under-16s against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield on Thursday.
Read full story – Various

Wednesday:

Out-of-favour Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena is set to join Italian side Napoli on loan in the January transfer window, with a view to a permanent deal.
Read full story – The Sun

Portsmouth are battling Birmingham and Ipswich to sign Benfica defender Miguel Vitor in January.
Read full story – Mirror football

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has joined Real Madrid and Everton in the chase for Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson – and could start the bidding war with a £3m offer.
Read full story – The Sun

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish will return to his former club Rangers to sign £3m-rated midfielder Steven Davis and striker Kris Boyd, who could be available for £1m.
Read full story – Mirror football

Blackburn are willing to sell striker Benni McCarthy in January but will not allow him to join any of their relegation rivals in the Premier League or move anywhere on a loan deal.
Read full story -The Sun

Birmingham, Fulham and Celtic are heading the chase for Koren if he does leave the Baggies.
(Daily Mail)

Thursday:

Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero says he is flattered by the interest Chelsea have shown in signing him but is happy at the La Liga club at the moment.
(Spanish website AS.com)

Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are weighing up a January move for CSKA Moscow winger Milos Krasic.
Read full story – Daily Mail

Arsenal’s teenage Spanish striker Fran Merida hopes to sign a new contract with the Gunners despite interest from Atletico Madrid and a host of other La Liga clubs.
Read full story – The Sun

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce hopes to strike a cut-price £4m deal for Nacional Madeira midfielder Ruben Micael.
Read full story – Mirror football

Hong Kong striker Chan Siu-ki is set to begin a trial spell with Tottenham. Chan has scored 22 goals in 27 appearances for his club, Hong Kong champions South China.
Read full story – Daily Mail

Bolton are ready to launch a £4m bid for Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll, who Wanderers boss Gary Megson sees as a long-term replacement for Kevin Davies.
Read full story – The Sun

Birmingham and Middlesbrough will go head-to-head in a battle to sign Hamilton’s James McArthur and have already made inquiries about the midfielder
(Various)

Friday:

Tottenham are keeping tabs on striker Ruud van Nistelrooy’s situation at Real Madrid as the Dutchman is out of contract at the end of the season.
Read full story – The Sun

Liverpool are lining up a January move for Hamburg’s Dutch midfielder Eljero Elia.
Read full story – Mirror football

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will resist the chance to join former Old Trafford winger Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, pledging himself to the club for life.
Read full story – Mirror football