July 26th Soccer Market: Rumors and Facts (updated) © EuroFootball.com

"EuroFootball.com" will now offer the entire officially confirmed information, rumors, and "gossip" from various sources in one place - in this news update. Messages will be regularly updated, but please also be active: if you have information and can support it even with not the most reliable source, write about it in the comments, discuss, evaluate, criticize, and praise. *** 17.45 Dortmund's "Borussia" extended the contract with defender Lukasz Piszczek until 2016. He was acquired from Berlin's "Hertha" team a year ago. (Official) "Liverpool" is nearing an agreement with "Fiorentina," according to which the Italian club will loan out midfielder Alberto Aquilani. According to reports, the player only needs to agree on personal contract terms. ("Gazzetta dello Sport") "Palermo" president Maurizio Zamparini insists that Javier Pastore is of interest not only to London's "Chelsea" but also to the wealthy "Paris Saint Germain." (Various) "Bolton" hopes to acquire "Liverpool" striker David N'Gog for 3.5 million euros in the near future. ("The Guardian") Benfica's defender Pablo Aimar may return to his native Argentina - he is of interest to Cordoba's "Belgrano." (Various) 08.00 Valencia president Manuel Llorente assures that "Arsenal," "Liverpool," "Tottenham," and "Man City" are wasting their time trying to acquire midfielder Juan Mata, as the Spaniard is not for sale. ("Metro") Real Madrid's seldom-used midfielder Fernando Gago hopes to return to his native Argentina in the near future, to the "Boca Juniors" team. ("Inside Football") Cesc Fabregas will become a member of "Barcelona" by the end of next month, says the Catalan team's vice president Josep Maria Bartomeu. ("The Mirror") "Tottenham" would like to acquire two footballers playing in Spain: 25-year-old striker Alvaro Negredo from "Sevilla" for 20 million euros and Barcelona's defender Ibrahim Afellay for 5 million euros. ("Footybunker.com") Manchester United defender Patrice Evra urges Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri to move to Manchester if he wants to win trophies. ("talkSPORT") David Beckham names Wesley Sneijder as the ideal candidate to replace Paul Scholes at Manchester United after retiring. (Various) Former Roma and Inter Milan defender Luigi Di Biagio will coach the Italy under-20 national team. London's Fulham acquired Palermo's Swiss defender Pajtim Kasami for an undisclosed sum. (Official)