Transfer Talk: Duncan Going To Bologna?

Latest news, rumours and gossip for Ghanaian players during the summer 2013 transfer window.

• July 31 -- Liverpool and Arsenal may step up their interest in Marseille forward Andre Ayew after the club's coach refused to consider Ayew's request to play striker. Ayew and Marseille coach Elie Baup have been involved in several bust-ups regarding the Ghanaian's most effective playing position. (Daily Express)
  
  
• July 31 -- Parma have officially signed Afriyie Acquah from Hoffenheim. The Ducali announced the news this evening with an official statement on their club website. Acquah returns to the Stadio Tardini on loan from Hoffenheim with an option to buy at the end of the season.
  It is a surprise move, as Parma only sold the 21-year-old to Hoffenheim a year ago for €2.5m
  
  
• July 30 -- Inter are ready to make an offer that includes one of the Nerazzurri’s heralded youngsters - Alfred Duncan - in a bid to land Bologna midfielder Saphir Taider. Inter are willing to offer one of Ibrahima Mbaye, Alfred Duncan or Rene Krhin (who is co-owned by the Rossoblu) along with €5 million in a bid to sign the former Grenoble player.(Sportitalia)
  
  
• Former Arsenal forward Quincy Owusu-Abeyie is in talks over a contract at Palace (Express)
  
  
• Newly-promoted Ghana Premier League side Inter Allies have agreed an $800,000 bid from Italian Serie A side Udinese for Ghana youth international Clifford Aboagye. The 18-year-old has also agreed terms with the Udine-based side and will ink a long-term contract which is expected to be five years.
  
  
• July 29 -- Inter midfielder Alfred Duncan could return to Livorno or join Sunderland, but he said “on Wednesday you’ll have all the answers.”
  The 20-year-old Ghana international is owned by Inter, but spent last season impressing on loan at Livorno, earning their promotion from Serie B. According to the Daily Star, Sunderland have renewed their attempts to swoop for Duncan, having previously offered around €10m for the talent.
  “On Wednesday you’ll have all the answers that you are waiting for... #Patience #beautifulpeople” he wrote on his Twitter account. (Football Italia)
• Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade are set to make an official offer for striker Prince Tagoe who is a free agent. The 26-year-old has left Turkish club Bursaspor on mutual consent and he is on the market looking for a new club. Tagoe was paid 500,000 Euros by the Turkish side.
  
  
• Striker Samad Oppong is close to signing for Cypriot top-flight side side Ethnikos Achnas, MTNFootball.com can exclusively reveal. The 25 year-old has been training with the Achniotes the past three weeks and said to have convinced head coach Nikos Kolompourdas.
  
  
• Ghana U20 goalkeeper Eric Ofori Antwi has received an offer to join a club in the Belgian Pro League. His club Amidaus Professionals are expected to reach a deal with the unnamed club before the transfer window shuts next month. (MTNFootball.com)
  
  
• CELTIC last night moved to deny reports that they had made a bid for Porto wide man Christian Atsu. Yesterday afternoon, speculation was rife that the Parkhead club had launched a £5m move for Atsu. But a club spokesman issued a categorical “no” when Atsu's name was mentioned.
  Meanwhile, Benfica are reportedly ready to join Liverpool in the race to sign tthe Porto winger. Sporting Lisbon are also said to be keen on signing himr
  
  
• July 27 -- Juventus is committed to Richmond Boakye. The former Sassuolo striker is well liked by Juve's management and they want to keep him. For this reason, they turned down Genoa, Levante and now Eintracht Frankfurt, whom asked for a loan of player in last few hours. (SkySports)
  
  
• The new coach of Les Rouges is ready to replace former Ghana captain John Mensah with Real Betis’ Polish central defender Damien Perquis
  
  
• July 26 -- Turkish giants Bursaspor have confirmed reaching a mutual agreement with striker Prince Tagoe to terminate the player’s contract. The 26-year-old has been fighting the club over his playing time at the Turkish side just one season into his contract. A deal has been reached now for the Ghanaian to leave with some financial compensation over the remainder of his contract.
  
  
• Danish Superliga side Sønderjyske has ruled against signing Ghanaian winger Richard Mpong from Asante Kotoko. (footy-ghana.com)
  
  
• July 25 --South African side Free State Stars have revealed that Ghanaian goalkeeper Daniel Agyei signed a three-year contract to replace Zambian goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene. (Spyghana)
  
  
• July 23 -- Fulham are in talks with French side Evian about midfielder Mohammed Rabiu (The Times).
  
  
• Italian Serie A side Fiorentina are likely to farm out Ghana youth midfielder Amidu Salifu to second-tier side Varese. The player will meet the Serie B club on Tuesday to finalize his move to the Stadio Franco Ossola.(SkySport24)
  
  
• July 21 -- Espanyol midfielder Wakaso Mubarak could snub bids from Everton and Swansea. The Ghana international looked close to join one of the Premier League clubs, but a £4 million bid from Juventus could be more tempting. Mubarak joined Espanyol for only £ 260 000 last summer. (http://soccervoice.com/)
  
  
• Parma have finalized the loan transfer of midfielder Afriyie Acquah from TSG Hoffenheim (MTNFootball.com)
  
  
• Youngster Patrick Twumasi has joined FK Astana of Kazakhstan on loan from FK Spartaks Jurmala.
  
  
• Porto are ready to listen to offers for Premier League target Christian Atsu, amid speculation Arsenal are lining up a big money swoop “Porto have indicated they would be willing to sell Christian now as he will not sign a new deal,” a source close to the player told Sky Sports.
  “Christian has always said he would like to play in the Premier League and a number of clubs are interested in him.” The Gunners will surely now make a move for the gifted lad and it will be interesting to see if they are able to beat off the competition and nail down his services. (http://miusoccer.com/)
  
  
• July 20 -- Wakaso Mubarak has agreed to remain at Espanyol, with an improved contract. Espanyol Sporting Director, Oscar Perarnau said: "We will make an effort to keep him in the team. He has a very large room for improvement and a lot of potential" (mundodeportivo)
  
  
• MILLWALL will not be offering contract to trialist John Paintsil. Former West Ham and Fulham defender has featured for the Lions in their recent pre-season friendlies. But boss Steve Lomas has decide to look elsewhere for new faces. (skysports)
  
  
• PORTO have announced that they are ready to listen to offers to Christian Atsu after the player refused to sign a new contract. Atsu has been banned from training with the Porto first-team upon their return from a pre-season tour of Holland, of which he was also left out.
  
  
• July 20 -- AC Milan have received no bids for Kevin-Prince Boateng. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani says the 26-year-old is going nowhere. He told Mediaset Premium: "Boateng has never asked to move and there have been no requests for him."
  
  
• Evian TG coach Pascal Dupraz is resigned to losing Mohammed Rabiu in this transfer window. Dupraz has confirmed many offers have been received for the services of the versatile midfielder. English Premier League side Fulham and Benfica of Portugal have already started negotiations with the Savoyard club.
  
  
• Italian Serie A side Genoa have loaned out Ghanaian youth pair of Moro Al-Hassan and Said Ahmed Said to Serie B side Cesena for the entire 2013/14 season. (Ghanasoccernet.com)
  
  
• Porto are ready to sell Liverpool and Tottenham transfer target Christian Atsu this summer. The Portuguese club have been locked in contract talks with the Ghanaian international for the past few months as they looked to bump up his release clause and see off interest from Spurs and Liverpool. (Sky Sports)
  
  
• July 19 -- Swansea manager Michael Laudrup has dismissed talk of a move for Espanyol's midfielder Wakaso Mubarak. He told BBC Sport: "... every day I read we are going for this player or that player, a Dutch player and then Ghanaian player. If I signed half of the players we have been linked to I would have 35 players here."
  
  
• SWANSEA hope to seal the signing of Espanyol winger Wakaso Mubarak this weekend after making an improved £5m bid. The Swans had already seen an initial offer of just £3.9m rejected by the cash-strapped Spanish side.
  But boss Michael Laudrup is confident of landing the Ghanaian after Espanyol suggested a small increase in the fee would get the deal done.
  
  
• July 18 -- Liverpool have missed out on Christian Atsu after negotiations with Porto broke down. Brendan Rodgers has been left frustrated in pursuit of the player, after an initial £3.4m bid was rejected for the 21-year-old. (O Jogo)
  
  
• July 17 -- Turkish side Besiktas have officially requested for the services of Black Satellites midfielder Seidu Salifu from Wa All Stars. Meanwhile, wide reports in the Turkish media suggest Be?ikta? are also keen on Ghana U-20 striker Ebenezer Assifuah who won the golden boot award with 6 goals at the 2013 championship.(footy-Ghana.com)
  
  
• Asante Kotoko winger Richard Mpong has begun trials with Danish top-flight side Sonderjyske. (MTNFootball).
  
  
• South African Premier Soccer League champions Kaizer Chiefs are assessing Ghanaian teenager Anthony Manison. The 19-year-old former Rayo Vallecano centre-back trained with Amakhosi for the first time on Tuesday. (MTNFootball)
  
  
• Medeama's MTN FA Cup hero Theophilus Anorbah has been handed trial by German Bundelisga side Hannover 96. Anorbah smashed in a perfect volley which lifted the 2013 trophy for the Tarkwa-based side in the 1-0 win over giants Kotoko. (MTNFootball)
  
  
• July 16 -- Italian giants AC Milan are looking to make a move for Frank Acheampong. AS Roma and Lazio are also reported to be interested in the winger who got rave reviews, helping Ghana to third place at the U-20 world championship. Acheampong signed for Belgian side, Anderlecht, in January this year, but is yet to make an appearance for the team A. (ilsussidiario.net)
  
  
• RSC Anderlecht are interested in Michael Anaba. The 19-year-old, midfielder, who is currently with Kotoko, played for Ghana at the U-20 world cup. Italian side, Parma and Valencia in Spain have also shown interest (voetbalnieuws.be)
  
  
• Swansea are close to completing the £3.5m signing of Villarreal midfielder Mubarak Wakaso.
  
  
• July 16 -- Reports in Spain have claimed Swansea are deep in negotiations over a deal for Wakaso Mubarak
  
  
• Ghanaian youngster Mumuni Abubakar has been loaned to Belgian side Cercle Brugge from PSL side Sundowns. The 19-year-old was signed last season from Ghana Premier League side New Edubiase United but could not make his debut for the Brazilian.(MTNFootball).
  
  
• Sassuolo are ready to forget about striker Richmond Boakye after signing Italian Simone Zaza from Ascoli. "He (Boakye) has yet to return from vacation so we have not yet clarified the situation," Sassuolo Sporting director Nereo Bonato told ilsussidiario.net.
  
  
• July 15 -- La Liga side, Levante, have made Yiadon Boakye their primary target for the upcoming season. The 20-year-old is co-owned by Juventus and Genoa but spent last season on loan at Sassuolo where he hugely impressed.
  Boakye scored 11 goals to help win the Serie B league and played at the just ended FIFA U20 World Cup and scored two goals in Ghana's third-place finish.(MTNFootball.com)
  
  
• Kevin-Prince Boateng will be the subject of a bid from Turkish club Galatasaray. The Super Lig side will make a move for the Milan playmaker, but the Rossoneri are unlikely to accept any bids under €15m. (Corriere dello Sport)
  
  
• English League One side Colchester United are in talks with Chelsea to take Ghanaian defender Daniel Pappoe on loan.
  
  
• July 13 -- Winger Albert Adomah is likely to join an English Premier League side Cardiff City by next week after Bristol City opted not to travel with the Ghanaian to Spain for their pre-season training camp.
  
  
• Accra Hearts of Oak have confirmed highly-rated striker Mahatma Otoo will undergo medicals with Belgian top-flight side Club Brugge ahead of a proposed move. Otoo will fly out to Belgium next week to undergo medicals with Brugge
  
  
• Fulham are locked in a head-to-head battle with Benfica to land Mohammed Rabiu. The midfielder, who has been capped eight times at senior level, is expected to cost around £2.6m. (talkSPORT)
  
  
• Swansea City will have to fork out a fee in excess of £3.9m for Wakaso Mubarak after Espanyol rejected a bid for the Ghana international. (talkSPORT)
  
  
• French Ligue 1 side Rennes have offered Ghana U20 midfielder Moses Odjer a five-year-old deal.The 16 year-old has also been linked with the Portuguese clubs FC Porto and Benfica but Rennes want to snare him up. Odjer is also wanted by Italian Serie A side Chievo Verona.
  
  
• Manchester-based Premier League rivals United and City are reported to have inquired about the availability of Ghana international Kwadwo Asamoah. According to Tuttosport newspaper, the English Premier League giants approached Juventus but they were rejected immediately. Juventus coach Antonio Conto is not ready to sell his highly-rated midfielder who hugely impressed in an unusual left-back role.
  " 'Asa' is ready to take the left wing of Juventus for a long time," Conto is quoted as saying.
  
  
• Sunderland's bid to land Inter Milan's Alfred Duncan looks to be on hold hold until new Inter coach Walter Mazzarri has assessed the player. (Sky Sports).
  
  
• New Edubiase United striker Abdul Adam Basit has signed a three-year deal with South African side Free State Stars
  
  
• July 11 -- Derrick Appiah will leave Accra on Saturday to begin pre-season training with promoted French Ligue 1 side Monaco. The 18-year-old signed for the club in January this year but could not make his debut for them in the French Ligue 1. He has obtained his work permit and regarded a first team player by head coach Claudio Ranieri
  
  
• Spanish La Liga side Malaga have been linked with goalkeeper Razak Brimah. The CD Guadalajara glovesman sparked controversy when he posted on his official Twitter page that he was looking for a house to buy in Malaga. Brimah will be signed as a back-up for Cameroon goalkeeper Kameni
  
  
• July 10 -- Spanish side Espanyol have confirmed that they have rejected a €4.5 million (£3.9m) offer from an unnamed European club for Wakaso Mubarak. However, a sale has not been ruled out completely by the club, though it is thought it will have to take a bid of around €8 million (£6.9m) for Espanyol to even begin to consider letting him leave.(Sky Sports)
  
  
• Swansea City are going to face stiff competition from Russian duo Anzhi Makhachkala and Rubin Kazan if they are to sign coveted Espanyol winger Wakaso Mubarak. Swans boss Michael Laudrup was thought to be using his Spanish links once again to land the 22-year-old, but could be scuppered at the 11th hour by the clubs from Russia. Juventus, Everton and Inter Milan have all also shown interest in the past but it looked as if Laudrup would make the move and pay out the £4.3m required to tempt Espanyol into selling(footynews24.com)
  
  
• Fulham are keen on Evian's 3million euro-rated midfielder Rabiu Mohammed but face competition from Benfica. Mohammed is expected to leave Evian during the summer and Fulham officials are believed to have held talks with the French side regarding a potential deal. However, Portuguese giants Benfica are also believed to have opened discussions with Evian and Fulham boss Martin Jol could face a battle to capture the highly-rated 23-year-old. Both Fulham and Benfica are willing to match Evian's 3 million euro asking price, while Marseille have also been credited with an interest in Mohammed.
  
  
• Goalkeeper Richard ‘Olele’ Kingson has signed a one-year deal for Cypriot club Doxa Katokopia.
  
  
• July 6 --Chievo have officially signed Maxwell Boadu Acosty from Fiorentina. The midfielder arrives on loan with an option to buy 50 per cent of his contract from Fiorentina. Acosty spent last season on loan at Juve Stabia, where the 21-year-old amassed 37 Serie B appearances.
  
  
• Ishmael Yartey has quit French Ligue 1 side Sochaux and returns to Switzerland to join Sion in a four year deal.
  
  
• Youth international Bright Addae has joined Slovenian side Nogometno Drustvo Gorica on a season-long loan deal from Parma. The 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup winner spent last season on loan at Crotone where he made 12 appearances in the Serie B. Parma manager Roberto Donadoni wants the former Wa All Stars player for first team experienc
  
  
• July 5 -- Liverpool have ended their pursuit of Porto winger Christian Atsu and will put faith in youngsters instead, according to a report. Atsu had been heavily linked with a move to Anfield, but the Liverpool Echo claims that manager Brendan Rodgers will now turn to the current crop of promising youngsters.
  
  
• The two top clubs in Portugal, Benifica & Porto, have expressed interest in U-20 star Moses Odjer . Scouts from both clubs were in Turkey to watch the attacking midfielder help Ghana beat Portugal in the ongoing U-20 tournament. (abola.pt/)
  
  
• The Journal report that Inter Milan have told Sunderland to forget about landing Alfred Duncan on a permanent basis however they would consider a season-long loan move for the player.
  
  
• Former Arsenal and Spartak Moscow winger Quincy Owusu-Abeiye is attracting interest from newly promoted Cardiff City.
  
  
• Italian side Sampdoria could snap up Afriyie Acquah for next season. Acquah, who had an ill-fated spell at German Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim, is set to be loaned out for the upcoming campaign. (MTNFootball.com)
  
  
• Defender Daniel Opare could be on his way to Tottenham Hotspurs following a recommendation from technical director Franco Baldini. The former Real Madrid youth player is currently playing his club football in Belgium with Standard Liege
  
  
• Caleb Gomah has been handed a three-week trial by Scottish Premier League side St Mirren. The midfielder played at the 2013 African U17 Championship in Morocco where the Black Starlets failed to advance from the Group stage.
  
  
• Bristol City have turned down a bid of £850,000 for Ghana international Albert Adomah from former Premier League side Wigan Athletic.