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Arsenal will sell Cesc Fabregas if Barcelona meet the Gunners £40m valuation, plus more.

1050: FOOTBALL - Arsenal's chief executive Ivan Gazidis is meeting Barcelona officials on Friday as the protracted saga over the future of captain Cesc Fabregas appears to near resolution, reports BBC Sport's Dan Roan. Arsenal are yet to receive a second formal bid beyond the £27m offer Barca tabled last month but the club will sell Fabregas if the Spanish giants meet their valuation of around £40m

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0933: FOOTBALL - Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala have signed left winger Yury Zhirkov from Chelsea for £13.2m, reports the AFP news agency. 0927: FOOTBALL - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that injured midfielder Michael Carrick will not be fit to play in Sunday's Community Shield against Manchester City.

0923: RUGBY LEAGUE - Wakefield have signed Papua New Guinea international Ryan Tongia from Cronulla Sharks to the end of the season. Tongia, who was registered before last month's transfer deadline, is set to play in the club's last four matches of the Super League season.

0840: FOOTBALL - England will struggle to win the World Cup or European Championship unless the Premier League introduces a winter break, says former boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.

0833: FOOTBALL - Sky Sports news reports that Arsenal have rejected Barcelona's latest bid for midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

0816: FOOTBALL - Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has revealed the club have issued the their players with formal legal warnings over the dangers of social networking sites in the wake of the controversy whipped up by Joey Barton on Twitter.

0811: FOOTBALL - Melbourne Victory have confirmed they are in negotiations to bring Harry Kewell to the A-League club. The 32-year-old former Liverpool and Leeds player was released by Turkish side Galatasary at the end of last season.

Manchester City could allow Carlos Tevez to leave as part of a swap with Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o, who has reportedly had a row with the Italian club's new coach, Gian Piero Gasperini. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are expected to hold talks with transfer target Fernando Llorente when the giant striker visits White Hart Lane with Athletic Bilbao for Saturday's pre-season friendly (Metro)

Stoke have joined Spurs and Chelsea in the race to sign West Ham midfielder Scott Parker, who is valued at £8m. (Daily Mail)

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