Latest transfer rumours – June 24

Friday 24th June 2011, 8:19AM BST.

Latest transfer rumours – June 24

Expressandstar.com bring you the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Birmingham and Walsall.

We have scoured the back pages and the internet to bring you the latest gossip.

We are not saying they are true – just that they are out there.

ALBION

Lazio are expected to begin negotiations with Albion over the potential one-year loan signing of Gabriel Tamas.

Scott Carson’s move to Bursaspor is expected to be rubber-stamped within the next 24 hours.

Albion are again being linked with Wilfried Zaha and Real Mallorca’s Webo.

Possible Albion target Carlos Vela, who spent the latter half of the season on loan at The Hawthorns, will not be sold by Arsenal according to his agent.

Former Albion winger Giles Barnes is set to be Steve McClaren’s first signing as Nottingham Forest manager.

VILLA

Carlos Cuellar will be allowed to join Rangers – but only if the Scottish club ups its offer to £3million.

Villa are set to join the bidding for Kenyan 19-year-old midfielder Victor Wanyama.  He is currently at Belgian side Germinal Beerschot.

Alex McLeish is attempting to gazump Wigan Athletic over the signing of Bolton goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi.

WOLVES

Former Wolves keeper Marcus Hahnemann could turn his back on the Premier League and move to Seattle Sounders in the MLS.

BLUES

Colin Calderwood is in line to become Chris Hughton’s assistant manager.



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