Guess who’s back? It’s cheeky scamp Joe Cole

We wake today to brand spanking new football transfer gossip stories oozing from the Premier League’s most loose-lipped agents, involving regular summer shopaholics Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea, and an old England international makes a surprise appearance.

First to Liverpool, boss Brendan Rodgers has finally had enough of underachievers Stuart Downing and Charlie Adam and will ship the midfield pair out asap, to finance a move for Chelsea youngster Daniel Sturridge, 22, according to Daily Mirror.

Welcome back Joe Cole, 30, unfortunately for the wrong reasons, TalkSport announce he will be kindly offered to West Ham for next to nothing as Rodgers does his bit for charity.

The Times has gone in with a three-pronged Tottenham attack this morning, the newspaper is reporting that the North London club is set to wrap up deals for Moussa Dembele, 25, from Fulham, Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 25, and Shakhtar Donetsk striker Willian, 24.

News from Italy now, Manchester City are close to capturing the signature of Fiorentina’s 19-year-old Serbia defender Matija Nastasic, throwing in Montenegro defender Stefan Savic, 21, as makeweight.

QPR manager Mark Hughes has completely given up on goalkeeper Robert Green after conceding goals for fun in the opening two matches, he will bring in Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar, 32, from Inter Milan, to show him how it’s done.

Metro is all about Sunderland’s transfer activity this morning, and its full steam ahead for Martin O’Neill who will follow the captures of Stephen Fletcher and Adam Johnson with fellow hotshot Clint Dempsey, who has been AWOL since midsummer.

More hot transfer gossip in tomorrow’s edition of the Premier League roundup.

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