EPL Transfer News: Latest English Premier League News, Rumours & Chatter

Here's your latest English Premier League transfer gossip, rumours and chatter. 

Will Gareth Bale leave Tottenham Hotspur for Real Madrid? Which two major clubs want Chelsea's David Luiz? Will Arsène Wenger's latest comments on Luis Suárez affect his transfer situation? Spurs are planning to sign which prolific striker? Étienne Capoue could be joining which Premier League club?

Read on to find out. 

Gareth Bale

UPDATE: August 2, 2013

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Zidane (assistant Real Madrid): "Last season, Gareth (Bale) was on the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi." [via skysports]

— barcastuff (@barcastuff) August 1, 2013"

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Roberto Soldado doubts Gareth Bale link-up at Tottenham as Real Madrid move in. http://t.co/85ZJT0W7Yc #THFC

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 1, 2013"

According to David Hytner at The Observer, Tottenham Hotspur deep-lying forward Gareth Bale is pushing the club to accept Real Madrid's £86.3 (€100) million world-record transfer bid.

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The slight shift in Andres Villa-Boas' rhetoric makes me think @GarethBale11 may be on his Spanish bike sometime soon.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 28, 2013"

Of the 7.1 billion people living on the earth, the one person that happens to believe Bale is worth €100 million, despite Spain's turbulent financial crisis, is Real president Florentino Pérez—much to the chagrin of Madridistas.

Cristiano Ronaldo (6.9) averaged 3.5 more shots per league game than Ángel Di María (1.9) and José Callejón (1.5) combined, both of whom predominately played on the opposite flank. 

You know who didn't average 3.5 shots per league game last season? Karim Benzema (2.1) and Gonzalo Higuaín (1.9). 

This is the alpha mentality Ronaldo possesses at the club: 'I take all the shots and you guys are there to pass me the ball.'

Los Blancos president Florentino Pérez wants to keep the Portuguese international happy, however taking away a portion of his shots for Bale is only going to trigger another 'I'm sad' phase from Ronaldo.  

Letting Ronaldo keep on shooting, even with the potential arrival of Bale, dooms the transfer for the Welshman. 

From the perspective of Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, take the money!

Luis Suárez

UPDATE: August 2, 2013

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Giroud to Arsenal almost done. Announcement this week, not a replacement for RvP. Story across BBC soon, first reported by @JWTelegraph #afc

— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) June 13, 2012"

You don't need to be a body-language expert to see how unhappy Luis Suárez is right now. 

"We are not close to signing Suárez or anybody else," stated Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, from the Daily Mirror via Sky Sports. 

Suárez is using Arsenal's transfer bids as a way to counteract Liverpool holding leverage over him having signed a long-term contract last August. 

It makes no sense for him to move to London, the tabloid mecca, having based his intention to leave on the media. 

He'll play for the Reds this season unless a club submits a £50 million+ bid for him.

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SSN reporter Jamie Weir says Real Madrid have made it very clear to Luis Suarez's agent that he is just a fallback option to Gareth Bale.

— Rise Of The Kop (@RiseOfTheKop) July 29, 2013"

David Luiz

UPDATE: August 2, 2013

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Barcelona will start talks with Chelsea and Liverpool on David Luiz and Daniel Agger. Both players are willing to join. [mundo deportivo]

— barcastuff (@barcastuff) August 1, 2013"

Jack de Menezes at The Independent is reporting that Bayern Munich will bid for Chelsea's David Luiz, a centre-back who's shown world-class potential in midfield. 

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David Luiz's future at Chelsea in doubt as Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola prepares £34.5m bid http://t.co/2P6WNNFc8g

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 28, 2013"

Players such as Dante, Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Daniel van Buyten and Jan Kirchhoff indicates Bayern have no reason to buy another centre-back. 

According to Goal.com, Luiz could also end up as a teammate of compatriots Neymar, Dani Alves and Adriano at Barcelona. 

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David Luiz has given his agent permission to talk with Barcelona. Barcelona has reportedly already made a formal bid to Chelsea. [sport]

— barcastuff (@barcastuff) July 29, 2013"

If a £30 million+ bid is submitted for Luiz, the Blues should sell him as the Brazilian isn't worth that and he hasn't demonstrated the application to be world-class week in, week out. 

Roberto Soldado

UPDATE: August 2, 2013:

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More details on the agreement for the transfer of Roberto Soldado --> http://t.co/ojO7gmFwRd #THFC

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 1, 2013"

Tottenham Hotspur are in the process of signing Roberto Soldado from Valencia, according to David Ornstein at BBC Sport. 

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As per my tweet last night, Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Roberto Soldado from Valencia. My piece here: http://t.co/PNMsEx10xa

— Ben Hayward (@bghayward) July 28, 2013"

Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor netted a combined 16 league goals last season compared to Soldado's 24 for Valencia.

In Soldado's last 10 games for club and country, he's scored 11 times. 

Étienne Capoue

UPDATE: August 2, 2013:

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Punto Pelota also says that Atlético Madrid would be willing to sell Diego Costa to Liverpool as they want to sign Étienne Capoue.

— Sánto (@Zizouology) August 1, 2013"

Cardiff City are set to sign Toulouse's French international midfielder Étienne Capoue, as reported by Sky Sports. 

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Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay has confirmed they have agreed a fee with Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue. http://t.co/zXgBuLiINP

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) July 29, 2013"

Capoue has always had glimpses of box-to-box ability but last season, he routinely disregarded defensive positioning and charged forward trying to score goals. 

He's one of the most feared tacklers in Europe, he's dominant in the air but his tendency to roam exposed his teammates at the back. 

His passing was increasingly wayward throughout the season, giving away the ball 19.2 percent of the time, which is a concern when you factor in that he isn't a creator. 

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