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Primera Liga club Malaga have signed Argentine defender Martin Demichelis from FC Bayern on loan.

30 year old Demichelis will initially sign on loan until the end of the season, but the deal could be made permanent if the Argentine impresses and Malaga manage to stay in the Primera Liga.

Demichelis joined Bayern in 2003 from River Plate and has been at the club for seven years making over 200 appearances for the German side.

If the deal is made permanent in the summer the fee would be around 3 million euros.

With most teams knowing where they would stand at the end of the season, the English top division has seen titbits of player movement rumours surface over the last few days. Tottenham who could play in the Champions League next season are looking to price away Micah Richards from Manchester City. Doubts have also been cast over Carlos Tevez’s City future after the Argentinian star complained about Mancini’s training schedule in the past week. Manchester City themselves will be dipping into their wallets in the close season. They are keeping a close watch on Kevin Kuranyi and Serbian centre half Neven Subotic.

Both Manchester United and Liverpool are tracking the progress of former Chelsea holding midfielder Lassana Diarra. Hamit Altintop has become a target for Spurs and a host of other clubs including Atletico Madrid as his contract with Bayern Munich is due to expire in a couple of months. With Joe Hart being called back to Manchester City as a result of the injury suffered by Shay Given, Birmingham are now looking at loaning United custodian Ben Foster.

Elsewhere, Wolfburg forward Edin Dzeko has dropped a hint for the Premier League clubs by stating that he would be interested in moving away from his current club at the end of the season. Arsenal have opened talks with Gael Clichy over the possibility of a new deal. Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have been monitoring Clichy’s progress and Wenger would not want to lose the French left back.

AZ Alkmaar’s £5m-rated forward Jermain Lens is attracting a lot of attention from Wigan, Wolves, Sunderland and Newcastle. Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has his eyes on Paraguay international midfielder Cristian Riveros who could well become the Black Cats’ first signing of the new season. And finally, in what could be the biggest transfer of the summer, Barcelona are edging closer to the services of Spanish star striker David Villa.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has revealed that the club will offer James Milner a new contract in the summer. The former Newcastle United player has been impressive all season for the Villians and O’Neill wants to keep Milner contracted to the club for a longer period of time.

Milner signed a four year deal with Villa when he signed in the summer of 2008. After signing for the Midlands club, Milner has grown from strength to strength and is expected to be a part of Capello’s squad for the 2010 World Cup. He has represented Villa 63 times scoring 8 goals. Villa are wanting to offer Milner a new deal to ward off potential suitors. Milner has made a seamless transition into central midfield where he has been playing for the last few weeks. Visit Partybets for Aston Villa’s betting odds for their next game.

Villa are also looking to bring in reinforcements over the summer. They are particularly interested in Ivory Coast winger Kader Keita who plays for Galatasaray. Keita joined the Turkish club from Lyon last summer in spite of Everton showing considerable interest. The 23-year old has become a huge fans favourite at Galatasaray but a switch to the Premier League can’t be ruled out. Arsenal, Everton, Villa and Manchester City are all interested in his signature.