Wednesday soccer Rumours

Arsenal have clinched a £10m deal for Olympique Marseille star Samir Nasri, who could sign a four-year contract later today. (L'Equipe, 1210 BST)

Barcelona will reportedly tempt Inter Milan to sell key defender Cristian Chivu by offering the Italian champions their Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o in exchange. (Channel Four - Football Italia, 1025 BST)

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos has targeted Real Zaragoza's £10m-rated striker Diego Milito after failing with an audacious bid to land Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o. (Daily Mirror)
Spurs boss Ramos is also keen on Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano from his old club Seville. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City have offered £12m for Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin. (The Sun)
Wigan winger Luis Antonio Valencia will snub interest from Manchester United and Liverpool to stay with the Lancashire club for another season. (Various)

Steve Sidwell will complete his £5m move from Chelsea to Aston Villa before the end of the week. (Various)

Manchester City have stepped up their attempt to lure Luiz Felipe Scolari to the club, with another approach to the Brazilian coach, but their £3.2m-a-year offer falls short of the £3.9m Scolari is thought to be holding out for. (Times)