Andy Carroll Will Resist West Ham Deal to Sign Him From Liverpool; Plus More EPL News and Links

Despite reports of Liverpool agreeing a loan deal with West Ham United for Andy Carroll, the talismanic striker is insistent on resisting the deal and wants a move to Newcastle United instead. While Newcastle is his hometown club, I personally feel he’d be better suited at West Ham where he’d get more playing time and would better fit into that squad compared to Newcastle, where the Toon has changed its playing style quite considerably since Carroll left.

With less than three weeks to go before the season kicks off, there are plenty of transfers threatening to happen, including these major stories today:

• Carroll will resist West Ham deal to sign him from Liverpool — The Guardian
• Liverpool have rejected two offers from Manchester City for defender Daniel Agger — Sky Sports
  
• Sao Paulo are ready to offer Man Utd target Lucas Moura a new improved deal— Sky Sports
  
• Manchester United announce share sale following record £200m shirt deal with Chevrolet — The Telegraph
• Ramires and Oscar named in the squad to face Sweden in a friendly on August 15 — Sky Sports
• Stoke City manager Tony Pulis thinks Orlando City is ready for MLS — Orlando City
  
• Giggs urges Welsh fans not to boo national anthem before Team GB face Uruguay — The Independent
  
• Gareth Bale is in contention to feature for Tottenham vs NY Red Bulls after recovering from injury — Sky Sports
  
• The Arsenal twenty: players leaving, injured, or lacking match fitness ahead of August 18 — 7am Kickoff
  
• Stoke City FC arrives in KC for international friendly at LSP — Sporting Kansas City
  
• Swansea have made an approach for West Brom striker Simon Cox — Sky Sports