August 3rd soccer market: rumors and facts (updated) © EuroFootball.com

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19:15 Hamit Altintop sensationally stated that he does not feel important in Madrid's "Real" club, so he may soon move to Istanbul's "Galatasaray". The Turkish national team player only arrived in the Spanish team this summer. ("Vatan", AS)

Orlando "Pirates" signed a two-year contract with well-known striker from the Republic of South Africa, Benni McCarthy. (Official)

Turin's "Juventus" offered 15 million euros for Peru national team's and "Fiorentina" club's full-back Juan Manuel Vargas. ("TuttoMercatoWeb")

10:30 "Palermo" full-back Javier Pastore confirmed that he will sign a contract with "Paris St.Germain" in the near future. (Various)

In addition, the Paris club hopes to acquire "Man Utd" striker Dimitar Berbatov for about 22 million euros. ("The Guardian")

"Barcelona" will make a final offer to London's "Arsenal" for midfielder Cesc Fabregas - the Spanish champions are ready to pay 40 million euros. ("Daily Telegraph")

Makhachkala's "Anzhi" is monitoring London's "Arsenal" midfielder Andrey Arshavin, whose future in the English team is unclear. ("Football Press")

"Man City" wants to acquire London's "Tottenham" midfielder Aaron Lennon in exchange for striker Emmanuel Adebayor. ("Daily Mirror")

"Liverpool" hopes to acquire "Newcastle" left-back Jose Enrique for 6 million euros this week. ("Daily Mirror")

The Liverpool team also aims to sell forward David N'Gog, who is of interest to London's "West Ham". ("The Sun")

"Levante" has acquired "Valencia" left-back Asier Del Horno, who was loaned to the team last season. (Official)

London's "Chelsea" strategist Andre Villas-Boas will try to convince owner Roman Abramovich that it is worth offering 35 million euros and one of the players for "Milan" striker Alexandre Pato. ("Daily Mirror")