Football Rumours

Chelsea have announced the deal that is set to bring defender Branislav Ivanovic to Stamford Bridge from Lokomotiv Moscow.

Joey Barton of Newcastle is back in training less than 3 week after being put in prison for assault although he will not be able to play for Newcastle for some time.

Mark McGhee Motherwell manager and front runner in the race to become the new Scotland manager may tonight be siting with the top job in his pocket. Unconfirmed press releases state that the SFA is quoted as saying: "It is important to find a new manager soon and Mark McGhee is the only realistic candidate". It seems very likely that McGhee will become the new Scotland manager.

Defender Jean-Yves Mvoto has been rumoured to have used the transfer window to hop across the channel to join Sunderland after gaining very little pitch time at his present club Paris Saint Germain. Mvoto has left Paul Le Guen's side for a handsome fee of £300,000 proving that although Le Guen may be a useless manager he can still draw blood from a stone.

Harry Redknapp will try to sign Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe for Portsmouth this week.

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is preparing a £15m swoop for Chimbonda and his Spurs team-mate Jermain Defoe.

Manchester City face stiff competition for former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse. West Ham, Blackburn and Fulham are also are keen on the £6.5m-rated 26-year-old.

Matthew Taylor is on his way from Portsmouth with Bolton and Sunderland leading the race to sign the out of favour midfielder

Chelsea are ready to rekindle their interest in Miguel after making enquires over his services this week.

Hertha Berlin's Gilberto has refused to reject speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United.