Latest transfer rumours – August 25

Monday 25th August 2008, 8:27AM BST.

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All the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.

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 are out there.

VILLA

Villa are set to abandon their £9m bid for James Milner unless Newcastle are prepared to sell the midfielder – who is demanding a new contract – immediately.

WOLVES

Manchester City are tracking Wolves midfielder Karl Henry after being impressed by his outstanding form.

Wolves’s pursuit of Danny Higginbotham looks to have moved a step closer with West Ham having accepted a Sunderland bid for Anton Ferdinand.

ALBION

Hull are reportedly set to join the Baggies in the race for Charlton’s Chinese midfielder Zheng Zhi.

BLUES

Transfer target Bobo Balde says he is in no hurry to leave Celtic.

SADDLERS

Nothing from the Banks’s Stadium today.



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