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Latest transfer rumours – May 26
Monday 26th May 2008, 6:28AM BST.
All the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.
VILLA
AEK Athens defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is a target for Villa boss Martin O’Neill.
Oout-of-contract Newcastle United fullback Stephen Carr is wanted by Everton, Villa and West Ham.
Villa remain favourites to sign Spurs keeper Paul Robinson.
Villa and Newcastle United are among Premiership clubs keen to move for Jermaine Pennant.
BLUES
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is reportedly ready to hijack Steve Bruce’s bid to raid his former club for Olivier Kapo and Sebastian Larsson.
Full back Franck Queudrue is set to leave the Blues this summer.
ALBION
Modeste M’Bami has been strongly linked with a host of Premier League clubs, and reports in France now claim that newly-promoted Albion have approached the midfielder.
Porto defender Marek Cech is attracting interest from the Baggies and Stoke City.
WOLVES
Wolves are eyeing a move for Sunderland midfielder Dwight Yorke.
SADDLERS
Craig Pead could be on his way back to the Banks’s Stadium.
We have scoured the back pages and the internet to bring you the latest gossip.
We are not saying they’re true – just that they’re out there
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