ARSENE Wenger, the Arsenal manager, has refused to abandon hope of luring former forward Nicolas Anelka back to the Premiership club.

Wenger is keen to re-sign Thierry Henry's predecessor following his departure to Barcelona this summer and is set to tempt Bolton Wanderers with a £10 million bid. Anelka is a target of several leading clubs but the Frenchman would relish the chance to work under Wenger once again.

Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson is poised to sign Nery Castillo, the Olympiacos and Mexico forward, in a £10m deal. Eriksson is a known admirer of Castillo's and is convinced he would be a huge success in the Premiership and solve the side's chronic lack of goals.

Chris Hutchings, the Wigan Athletic manager, could turn to Portsmouth outcast Lomano LuaLua having been snubbed by Marlon Harewood.

West Ham United are also keen on signing LuaLua, who has been told he can leave Fratton Park this summer, but Hutchings is desperate to land a new target man and will tempt Portsmouth with an attractive £4m bid.

West Ham, meanwhile, are poised to make a £5m offer for Reading and England defender Nicky Shorey. The left-back has still to agree a new and improved contract with the Royals and West Ham are prepared to double his wages.

Aston Villa want to sign Arsenal defender Justin Hoyte in a £2.5m deal. Martin O'Neill had targeted Luke Young from Charlton Athletic but is not prepared to pay over the odds and believes he can secure Hoyte's services after Arsenal indicated they would be prepared to listen to sensible offers.

Bobby Zamora is ready to quit West Ham for Blackburn Rovers, while DJ Campbell, the Birmingham City forward, is a target of Watford.

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