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Birmingham are trying to sign Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb in a £4m deal and have inquired about taking Arsenal’s Armand Traore on loan. Manager Alex McLeish has moved for Hleb after failing to tie up a move for Wigan’s Charles N’Zogbia. Hleb is being forced out of Barcelona and has rejected a switch to Benfica in favour of returning to the Premier League.

Source: Daily Mail

Juventus are trying to snap up Arsenal’s Armand Traore on a year’s loan. The Italian giants have been looking for a left-back and hope to nab Traore before the transfer window closes tomorrow. Juve general director Beppe Marotta said: “Yes, Traore is one of the players we are interested in. We will see what happens.”

Source: The Sun

The Milan owner, Silvio Berlusconi, has not ruled out making another signing before the end of the transfer window. The Rossoneri signed the former Internazionale striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on loan from Barcelona on Saturday and are now trying to lure Robinho from Manchester City. “If a certain player interests us and is functional to our needs then we will be ready for another hit,” Berlusconi told Gazzetta dello Sport. According to reports in Italy, Robinho would welcome a move to Italy having fallen out with the City manager Roberto Mancini. When asked about Robinho, Berlusconi said: “It doesn’t depend on us, if it depended on us … Milan’s intentions are there. Where could he [Robinho] play? We have so many possibilities and then it’s better to have three players for two roles.”

Source: The Guardian

Harry Redknapp has made a sensational bid to land Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. Mirror Sport understands talks have taken place at the highest level with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy prepared to sanction a loan deal and payment of nearly half the 26-year-old’s £170,000-a-week salary. Adebayor fears that once £26million striker Mario Balotelli is fit the Italy striker will play ahead of him. The outspoken former Arsenal marksman has already made it clear that he will leave Eastlands if he is not a regular in the first team this season.

Source: The Mirror