A round-up of transfer news from around the world of football, featuring Arsenal, Everton, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Bolton, Fulham, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and Newcastle.
Birmingham want Arsenal left-back's Armand Traore on a season-long loan deal - The Sun
Clint Dempsey is in line for a shock switch to Everton after he snubbed Fulham deal - The Sun
Bolton manager Gary Megson has signed Sean Davis on a free tran
sfer - six months after Portsmouth rejected a £3.5million bid for the former Fulham and Tottenham midfielder - Press Association
Rafa Benitez boosted his summer kitty by £3m after selling Sebastian Leto - The Sun
Carlo Ancelotti delays his arrival at Chelsea to try to tie up deal for Alexandre Pato - The Sun
Lyon have accepted an offer from Real Madrid for striker Karim Benzema who is also wanted by Manchester United - www.olweb.fr
Obafemi Martins was late for the first day of Newcastle training - but still got a pay rise - The Sun
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