July 5th Football Market: Rumors and Facts (updated) © EuroFootball.com

Summer - a busy period for football clubs. Although many players are on vacation, team managers and coaches work daily in the market looking for reinforcements.

From now on, "EuroFootball.com" will offer all officially confirmed information, rumors, and "gossip" from various sources in one place - in this news update.

Reports will be regularly updated, but please also be active: if you have information and can support it, even if not from the most reliable source, write about it in the comments, discuss, evaluate, criticize, and praise.

20.07 Pavel Pogrebnyak's agent claims that "Stuttgart" forward is of interest to not only one English club, including "Sunderland," but also a club in Germany. ("Sovetsky Sport")

17.31 Former clubless striker Jeremie Aliadiere has signed a one-year contract with the French team "Lorient." The contract could be extended for two more seasons. (Official)

Roma's "Lazio" acquired goalkeeper Federico Marchetti from "Cagliari" for 5 million euros. (Official)

Turin's "Juventus" have their eyes on London's "Chelsea" defender John Obi Mikel, valued at 18 million euros. ("Football Italia")

AC Milan's strategist Gian Piero Gasperini claims to be confident that Wesley Sneijder, linked with "Man Utd," will remain in the team. (Various)

Madrid's "Atletico" striker Sergio Aguero confirmed that he had received an offer from Turin's "Juventus." (Various)

Istanbul's "Galatasaray" is looking for a new striker. The first candidate on the list is Luis Fabiano from "Sao Paulo," and if they can't reach an agreement with him, they will talk to AC Milan's Diego Milito. ("Ajan Spor")

Kazan's "Rubin" defender Salvatore Bocchetti's agent met with Turin's "Juventus" leaders. However, negotiations have not yet taken place. ("Football Press")

10.30 Cristiano Ronaldo stated in an interview that he rejected an offer from "Man City" to return to England, even though he would have earned 20 million euros per year. ("Daily Mirror")

Arsenal's coach Arsene Wenger would like to fill the left-back position vacated by Gael Clichy's move to "Man City" with Aly Cissokho representing "Lyon." ("Footybunker")

In addition, Wenger will seek to sell Samir Nasri to a club in another country, not to competitors in England like "Man Utd" or "Man City." He has his eye on AC Milan's interest. ("Daily Mirror")

Arsenal defender Cesc Fabregas is expected to publicly confirm on Tuesday that he wants to leave the team. To appease the fans, the team will try to sign talented "Lille" playmaker Eden Hazard and "Valencia" defender Juan Mata. ("CaughtOffside")

Fiorentina's forward Alberto Gilardino is uncertain about his future at the club and does not rule out the possibility of moving to England. He is valued at 18 million euros. ("Sky Sports")

Liverpool wants "Tottenham" full-back Aaron Lennon, offering money and Italian Alberto Aquilani in exchange. (Various)

Algerian national team defender Hassan Yebda is returning to Lisbon's "Benfica" club. Last season, he was loaned to "Napoli." (Official)