Latest transfer gossip - 25 June 11

It is a quite Saturday on the Rumour Mill for Cardiff City, only one player linked with the Bluebirds and he is West Brom midfielder Giles Barnes. Reports are suggesting Nottingham Forest is a jump ahead has offered him a contract. West Brom released Barnes in May.

A bit of old news, Cardiff City has been linked to Middlesbrough's Andrew Taylor who are keen to keep him, but he will soon be out of contract and the Northeast club could only offer him a new one with reduced terms. That has singled a number of clubs to seek his signature one of, which is rumoured to be Cardiff, but now Bristol City are the latest club joined the chase for the defender come midfielder .

I have reported on this blog before Taylor was on loan a Watford last season until just after Christmas under new City boss Malky Mackey and has been a target ever since.

Bothroyd and Whittingham rumour

Sunday rumours involving Cardiff City have the rumour mill turning a bit faster. In the News of the world they have Jay Bothroyd on the verge of signing for Everton while in the Sunday Mirror he has agreed terms. It would be a good move for the striker if the story is true better than Celtic who ex-City star Joe Ledley has been plugging in the press.

Everton boss David Moyes is reported to be his offer in first with Sunderland, Fulham and Celtic in the wings also interested if paper reports are to believe. With a small transfer budget the Everton can snap up the 28-year-old striker on a free transfer after he failed to agree a new contract with Cardiff.

While Bothroyd who is an ex-Cardiff player is constantly in the rumour mill today there is a report that newly promoted Norwich are interested in Cardiff's midfielder Peter Whittingham. The Sunday People are suggesting they are set to make a £1 million bid for the player. Whittingham is a stalwart of the Cardiff City midfield signed a two-year contract extension in the summer of 2010 keeping him with the Bluebirds until summer of 2013.

After loosing out on receiving transfer fees for Ledley, Bothroyd, Matthews and Burke would the club be tempted to sell and actually bank some money.

Norwich's local rivals Ipswich Town were linked with Michael Chopra only yesterday and in the Metro they had Tottenham interested in Craig Bellamy.

Rumour Mill ticking over

The season is not yet over with a one game to play and the possiblity of another to play, but the rumour mill keeps going on. There are a few rumour surrounding Cardiff players with free agent Jay Bothroyd sparking the most interest. He is after Premiership football but will he get the chance with Cardiff.

The Scottish press revealed that the Celtic boss Neil Lennon was at Reading with a striker in mind and watched Reading striker Shane Long and Jay Bothroyd. There seems to be nothing better for the Celtic boss then a freebie for out of the Cardiff City squad. He has already snapped up Joe Ledley and added young defender Adam Matthews who heads north at the end of the season, could Bothroyd be next. The under pressure Sunderland boss is also keen for the Cardiff striker it was reported early in the week and it article also mentioned wages of round £30,000 a week. He is now being linked with Serie A club Lazio for a summer move and not unknown territory for Bothroyd have spent a few seasons at Perugia earlier in his career.

Another player who could be moving again is loan midfielder Jason Koumas. His future with is parent club Wigan is unclear with his future with Cardiff also up in the air. Division One club Sheffield Wednesday are keen to sign him according to the South Wales Echo. His chances while with Cardiff have been limited due to a combination of fitness/sickness/injury and the number of loan players Cardiff City boss Dave Jones had to jiggle. The Cardiff boss can't really make decision about players until he knows which division they will be playing in.

Rumour and counter rumour is also surrounding the future of Cardiff City manager Dave Jones. he is again being linked with West Ham if the Eastenders are relegated it could be the end of present boss Avram Grant who it rumoured would be shown the door. The hierarchy at West Ham are under pressure with an enormous debt round their necks and see Jones has a boss who can build a team on a limited budget. He is nearly aways linked to vacant jobs that come up with teams in the lower reaches of the Premier League

More paper rumours

In the Sunday People there a few more rumours surrounding Cardiff City.

In the ‘Hotline Special’ section of the football pages the suggestion is that Cardiff City boss Dave Jones would be willing to let Mark Hudson and Gabor Gyepes go. It is a well known fact the Jones is in the market for new defensives blood and the right players could see the two mention player sold.

The rumours have it that Cardiff want to sign Danny Shittu who is out of contract with his present club, Millwall in January. Today another Sunday paper has Spurs defender Jonathan Woodgate link with Cardiff.

More rumour has Everton striker James Vaughan linked with the Bluebirds with Championship rivals Hull about to offer a £16,000 a-week contract. Hull the offer will put off Cardiff with Everton looking for a fee of £1million with add-ons.