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Tuesday Transfer News: Ba close to Arsenal, Lukaku upset at Chelsea & Villa want Popov
THIS EVENING'S transfer news sees Demba Ba admit he nearly joined Arsenal while Romelu Lukaku sees a future for himself at Everton. Meanwhile, Aston Villa want Bulgarian captain Ivelin Popov and Liverpool have been given hope with Lacina Traore's agent admitting the Ivorian could be sold by Anzhi.
The summer deadline has now slammed shut, but that doesn't stop transfer speculation from churning. Here is a roundup of all the latest news, rumours and gossip...
Demba Ba came very close to joining Arsenal at the end of the transfer window, the striker has revealed
Romelu Lukaku has revealed he could stay at Everton at the end of the season because he feels annoyed he wasn't given a chance at Chelsea
Aston Villa want to sign Bulgarian captain Ivelin Popov in January after failing in a summer move for the midfielder
Lacina Traore's agent has revealed a number of clubs are still in with a chance of signing the striker, who is a long-standing target for Liverpool
Tottenham will be hoping Zenit St Petersburg stumble in the Champions League group stage with the Russian club plotting a move for Spurs target Leandro Damiao if they progress to the second round
Everton and Newcastle are leading the chase for Ivorian striker Seydou Doumbia, currently at CSKA
Napoli failed in a bid for Arsenal and Spurs target Hernanes
Manchester United boss David Moyes tried to sign Bayer Leverkusen's Stefan Kiessling when he was Everton
Arsenal look set to rival Liverpool for Schalke's Greek defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos in January, with the Gunners willing to pay £11m for his services.
Chelsea and Manchester United may be put on alert after Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski's agent claimed he has held talks with Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis about a move to the Italian club.
Romania striker Ciprian Marica could be set to snub interest from Arsenal and West Ham after Fiorentina registered their interest in the free agent.
Yohan Cabaye has apologised to Newcastle’s fans for confusion over his future at the start of the season, after being the subject of a £12m bid from Arsenal.
Club chat and other gossip
WATCH: Jonjo Shelvey's night of sweet and sour against old club Liverpool, as Swansea earn a point in a 2-2 draw.
United's Marouane Fellaini has claimed he is struggling with the intensity of training with the champions following his £27.5m deadline day switch from Everton.
House swap! Gareth Bale's world-record transfer to Real forced Mesut Ozil's deadline day switch to Arsenal - and now the Welshman could be set to move into his upmarket Madrid house.
Sevilla fans have come up with an unusual plan to try and persuade on-loan Chelsea star Marko Maric to remain in Spain at the end of the season, known as 'operation girlfriend'.
Best of the rest
Former United and Stoke defender Danny Higginbotham is to hold talks about playing for Gibraltar, who are managed by his uncle Allen Bula, in their Euro 2016 qualifiers. The 34-year-old is currently at Chester and qualifies by way of his mother.