Check out all the transfer talk regarding Aston Villa this summer.
* Burnley are believed to be ready to offer Chris McCann a contract in order to ward off interest from Aston Villa.
* The power has shifted from Tom back to Joe, so here I am. My first revelation, if you can call it that, is that Aruna Dindane is leaving Lens this summer. "Why would I care?" I hear you murmur. Well, if you're a Villa, Spurs or Stoke fan he's been linked to all your teams.
* Wigan midfielder/defender Paul Scharner's agent says that Fulham, but no longer Aston Villa, are a "strong option" at the moment for the Austrian. Read the full details.
* Swedish paper Expressen seem to think Olof Mellberg won't be making a return to Aston Villa, as they maintain he's close to joining Greek side Olympiacos.
* The Birmingham Mail are suggesting that Spurs are keen to nab Nigel Reo-Coker from Aston Villa, and could offer any one of David Bentley, Jermane Jenas or Tom Huddlestone as part of a deal.
* Our trawls through the foreign press are throwing up some interesting angles, some of which will hopefully satisfy your lust for transfer gossip. Let's kick off with Catalan publication Sport, which renews the claim Ashley Young is a firm target for Real Madrid.
* Valencia full-back Miguel's agent has told setanta.com that the Spanish outfit have been contacted by Premier League clubs keen on signing the player. Everton and Aston Villa have been strongly linked with the Portuguese star. Read more here!
* Those quotes from Miguel's agent regarding Everton and Aston Villa are here. I think it roughly translates as "Tony Hibbert is too good". Click here for the story...
* Tug-o-War time... Everton and Aston Villa are set to wage a £3m war for Valencia right back Miguel. Surely Valencia are thinking 'if Everton were prepared to spend £5m on Kyle Naughton...'
* Some morning advice to you celebrity spotters out there, get yourself to a tennis court near you and you might bump into the managers of Tottenham and Aston Villa. According to the Daily Mirror, Martin O'Neill and Harry Redknapp are 'playing tennis, bouncing ideas off each other to formulate a swap deal involving Reo-Coker and Tom Huddlestone'. You can imagine the conversation, "I want the best passer of a ball at Tottenham in exchange for this fella who cannot promise to kick the ball in the direction he intends...."
* Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour has been linked with Aston Villa again, and his agent has been talking. There are no offers as yet he has confirmed, but the player would be interested in a move to The Premier League. Surprised? Neither are we. Click here for more.
* Reports in Spain of all places are suggesting that Spurs have lodged a firm bid for Aston Villa striker John Carew.
* Villa manager Martin O'Neill has ruled out suggestions that he could sell John Carew this summer. He's bigger than me and you has been linked with a move away from Villa Park for some time, with Roque Santa Cruz earmarked as a possible replacement.
* Martin O’Neill would also like West Ham United defender Matthew Upson, according to the People, although the News of the World claim the England international is more likely to end up at Manchester City.
* Aston Villa want Jermaine Jenas to replace Gareth Barry say the News of the World.
* Wesley Sneijder is reported to be a target for Arsenal, but his agent says he wants to stay at Real Madrid. See what he has to say.
* The Hull Daily Mail is reporting that Marlon Harewood is keen on a move to join The Tigers from Aston Villa.
* Middlesbrough's local paper reports that the club are not interested in signing Marlon Harewood from Villa, despite suggestions of a swap deal involving David Wheater.
* Benoit Cheyrou, the Marseille midfielder, has been linked with Aston Villa and Bayern Munich in the French press.
* Right here you can find Aston Villa's denial of Monday's reports that Michael Owen is on his way to the club this summer.
* Now I take you to Norway. Aston Villa have been linked with a move for Rosenborg defender Vadim Demidov in recent days and the player's agent, Jim Solbakken, admits interest in his client has been rife. I'm in the process of trying to get hold of the man Solbakken myself so sit tight for further developments. Incidentally, Solbakken used to be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's agent..what a player he was!
* As if to prove we leave no stone unturned, Algerian newspaper Dauphine Libere reckons Rafik Djebbour is a wanted man. The AEK Athens striker is reputedly a target for Aston Villa, Fulham, Nancy, Nantes and St Etienne
* News for Villa and Blackburn fans... Sixteen-year-old Austrian striker Toni Vastic says both clubs are on his trail. Read more here.
* Sources in Serbia have revealed that Birmingham and Villa, amongst others, are rivalling Wolves for the signing of Nenad Milijas. Click here for full story.
* Bayer Leverkusen star Tranquillo Barnetta is being linked with both Fulham and Aston Villa.
* There is a bit of a transfer buzz around West Brom defender Jonas Olsson, according to reports in Sweden. The defender has hinted he is open to a move away from The Hawthorns and Everton and Aston Villa are both believed to be interested. Click here for full story.
* This just in from Norway... John Carew says he is flattered to be linked with Manchester City but the giant striker has played down suggestions that he could follow in Gareth Barry's footsteps.
* Aston Villa have cash to spend after selling Gareth Barry and the media want to spend it for them. Antonio Apono of Malaga? He got nine goals in La Liga last term from midfield and could be ideal. However, he has played down any interest from Martin O'Neill in the Spanish press.
*Alexander Hleb for Villa? Another interesting line from the English papers. Just a recap that this is what he told our man Laurent Picard ahead of the Champions League final. "If Barcelona do not want me to stay here, then what can I do? I will go. If they want me to stay, then I will stay."
* There are whispers in Spain that Osasuna midfielder Jaroslav Plasil could be a potential replacement for Gareth Barry, although Fulham may also be interested. Thanks to Real Madrid's propaganda vehicle Marca for that one.
* Villa are believed to be keen on Zenit's Nicholas Lomberts. This is news to the player himself, who has told the Russian media he knows nothing of interest from Villa.
* Jamaican Rodolph Austin, of Brann, says it would be tempting if Aston Villa decide he is the ideal replacement for Gareth Barry. More here.
* Gareth Barry has signed for Manchester City. Crazy times. £12 million will be the fee paid to Villa. Read all about it here.
* Gareth Barry's proposed move from Aston Villa to Man City seems to be taking shape very quickly indeed. The midfielder is reportedly undergoing a medical this afternoon.
* Aston Villa have confirmed that Gareth Barry is in talks with Manchester City. This is our first really meaty transfer story of the summer. Villa, City and Liverpool fans alike - what do you make of this? Click here for the story in full.
* Martin O'Neill's been having a bit of a chinwag in the local paper and assured fringe players Steve Sidwell and Nigel Reo-Coker that they both have a future at Aston Villa.