Thierry Henry set to move to Barcelona.

It's been reported that Arsenal has confirmed a £16m transfer to Barcelona, subjected to the Frenchman, 29, passing a medical.

So how will Arsenal cope with the departure of their superstar striker?

Henry cut a tired, uninspired figure last season and was troubled by injury.

Second half of last season, the team played without the skipper, and goals were hard to come by. They were struggling without a leader in front to guide them to the once mighty 'Gunners'.
So who will Arsene Wenger buy to replace him?
Arsenal will need someone who is capable to score goals and lead the front line.

However, what about Arsene Wenger?
Is there a possible move for him? It's been reported that Barcelona is moving in for him...

Transfer mill...

Middlesbrough is ready to make a bid for Manchester United, Alan Smith. Having bought Jeremie Aliadiere from Arsenal, Boro is ready to part £6m on Smith.

Pompey boss Harry Redknapp wants to sign Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute as top scorer Kanu is talks with Ajax. (The Sun)

CHELSEA'S misfiring striker Andriy Shevchenko could soon be on his way back to AC Milan after just one season in the English Premiership.

ITALY striker Fabio Quagliarella could be heading to Manchester United, if it confirms a bid for the 23-year-old it made a month ago.

Midfielder Jose Antonio Reyes, who has been on loan at Real Madrid from Arsenal, has begged the Spanish club to let him stay after he helped them lift the title on Sunday. (Daily Mirror)

CHELSEA has completed the signing of Bolton Wanderers' out-of-contract Israel centre-back, Tel Ben Haim, on a four-year deal.

LIVERPOOL has confirmed it would like to sign West Ham's Yossi Benayoun.

Barcelona want Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to become their new boss, with Frank Rijkaard expected to step down after his side were pipped to the Spanish title by Real Madrid. (The Sun)

Alan Smith set to move?

It was reported that Sunderland is ready to offer a transfer for Manchester United, Alan Smith.  According to agent Alex Black, Smith is happy to stay at Old Trafford and fight for his first-team place.
Black told BBC Radio Five Live, "He's still got two years left at arguably the biggest football club in the world," However, Black did admit Smith was concerned that United had not yet taken up the option to extend his contract by a further 12 months to 2010.

Transfer rumours.(June'07)

Carlos Tevez is set to snub Man. United by moving to Inter Milan instead. Then again, the Argentine could be about to snub Inter by declaring he wants to stay in the Premiership. Confused? Well, so are this morning's newspapers.
The Premiership champions have previously been reluctant to sign the Argentine due to the murky nature of his ownership. It's thought that they would prefer to sign Tevez on a season's loan - a prospect that has not impressed the player. 'Tevez, apparently, has told sources that he is not keen on a temporary move to United and would prefer to join Inter instead,' notes the Telegraph.
However, The Guardian remains convinced that Tevez could be moving to Old Trafford. In a direct contrast to the Telegraph report, it announces that 'United are increasingly optimistic of pulling off the deal' and 'Tevez would look favourably upon a move that takes him to one of England's leading clubs.'
In short, nobody really knows what is going on.

Liverpool could set their sights on £16m Diego Forlan rather than Barcelona's £35m-rated Samuel Eto'o. The Liverpool Reds have been surprisingly quiet in the transfer market this summer and The Times reports that the reason is very simple: a lack of significant funds.

David Nugent has told Everton he will not wait all summer to clinch a move to Goodison Park. (Daily Mail)

West Ham are chasing Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe and Liverpool frontman Craig Bellamy. (Daily Mirror)

Tal Ben Haim is willing to turn down Chelsea to sign for former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce at Newcastle. (Daily Express)

The Sun says that Portsmouth are ready to bid big again to bring Yakubu back to the south coast.
Pompey desperately need a striker and offered Boro £10m for the 24-year-old in January, with The Sun reporting that 'Redknapp will now try again to land the man who hit 35 goals in 2½ years at Fratton Park.'

Wigan are confident of tying up the signing of former Chelsea right-back Mario Melchiot on a free transfer. (The Sun)