Saturday 30 June 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


30 th June 2012



Chelsea look set to beat Real Madrid's offer for Luka Modric as they prepare a £36m bid for the midfielder.
Ibrahim Afellay is ready for showdown talks over his Barcelona future - with Tottenham and Liverpool watching developments on the player.
Manchester United are stepping up their efforts to capture Leighton Baines and want him to fly out on their pre-season tour on 16 July.
Andre Villas-Boas wants to make Porto's Joao Moutinho his first signing at Tottenham for £32m as a replacement for Luka Modric.Full story: Daily Star
Spurs' Giovani Dos Santos is expected to leave White Hart Lane for either Sevilla or Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
Fulham and Everton are said to be chasing Czech defender Tomas Sivok a free agent when his current deal with Besiktas comes to an end.
Ezequiel Lavezzi has snubbed a move to Manchester City in favour of joining Paris St Germain. Lavezzi is close to agreeing a £21m move to the French capital.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is eyeing Bolton's Mark Davies in a £6million swoop after missing out on Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Newcastle United chiefs have travelled to Holland to discuss a move for Luuk De Jong of FC Twente.
Stoke City have targeted Wolves striker Steven Fletcher and Steven Naismith, who has refused to move to the "newco" Rangers after landing former Ibrox midfielder Jamie Ness.
Andre Villas-Boas will lose nearly £11m when he is named as Tottenham's new manager next week - because he did not receive a lump sum pay-off when he left Chelsea.Full story: The Sun

Celtic have finally tied up an agreement to make permanent goalkeeper Fraser Forster's switch from Newcastle United.



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Friday 29 June 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


29 June 2012



Paris Saint-Germain join Manchester City in the race for Arsenal's striker Robin van Persie.
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has poured cold water on reports linking him with a move to Manchester City.
Liverpool will move for Wigan forward Victor Moses if top target Gylfi Sigurdsson chooses Tottenham.
Tottenham target Nuri Sahin has ruled out acting as a makeweight in any Luka Modric transfer deal, insisting he is happy to stay at Real Madrid.
Ajax boss Frank de Boer has told Tottenham not to give up on signing defender Jan Vertonghen, despite their dispute with the Dutch club.
Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande are reportedly in the market for Real Madrid's Kaka and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.
Liverpool have fallen behind Juventus in the race to sign Uruguayan sensation Gaston Ramirez from Bologna.
West Ham are trying to sign Tottenham's experienced French centre-half William Gallas on a free transfer.
Chelsea will face competition from Napoli to secure the services of Porto's  full-back Alvaro Pereira.
Newcastle will go back to Lille with an improved bid of around £6m for right-back Mathieu Debuchy.
The Magpies are also poised to sign defender Curtis Good from Australian side Melbourne Heart, for a fee in the region of £400,000.
Arsenal and Tottenham target Samir Handanovic is not for sale this summer, according to Udinese's technical manager Andrea Carnevale.
Fulham, Norwich and West Brom are in a three-way battle for Danish striker Nicklas Helenius who caught the eye with Aalborg last season.
Sam Allardyce is keen to strengthen the West Ham attack with a £5m move for Sochaux's striker Modibo Maiga.
Sunderland are weighing up a move for defender Carlos Cuellar, who is out of contract at Aston Villa.
Fulham want Tottenham's midfield misfit David Bentley either on loan or at a bargain fee.
Southampton have joined Fulham and QPR in the race for Vitesse Arnhem's midfielder Alexander Buttner.
Wolves are keen to take Manchester City defender Stefan Savic on loan.



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Thursday 28 June 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


28th June 2012



Luka Modric plans to submit a written transfer at Tottenham in the next seven days to trigger a £30m-plus tug-of-war between Manchester United and Real Madrid.
Tottenham could ease the pain of losing Luka Modric by signing Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin in part exchange.
Chelsea are closing in on Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic after being told they can have him for £25m.
Napoli have told Manchester City and Chelsea to forget about signing Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani.
United Arab Emirates club Al-Shabab say they have no interest in signing striker Michael Owen following his release by Manchester United - claiming he is "on the downhill".
Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen's hopes of a £9.5m move to Tottenham are fading because of a clause in the players contract entitling him to 15% of the transfer fee.
Borussia Dortmund's Lukasz Piszczek is top of Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo's shopping list for a new right-back.
West Ham have upped their bid for striker Grant Holt to £6m and hope a £4m payment up front will convince Norwich to sell.
Liverpool are ready to make a move to sign Ivorian striker Lacina Traore from Russian club Kuban Krasnodar.Full story: footylatest.com
Manchester City have made the first move to tie key forward David Silva to an improved contract.
Sunderland want to offload Ahmed Elmohamady and George McCartney to West Ham by the end of the month.
Roman Pavlyuchenko has told Lokomotiv Moscow they have captured Tottenham's best defender by signing Vedran Corluka.
Olivier Giroud is just the man to end Arsenal's seven-year wait for a trophy, says the club's former midfielder Stewart Robson.
Full story: talkSPORT


Stuart Pearce can kiss goodbye to being 'Sir Psycho' after his David Beckham snub, according to former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp.
Tottenham target Clarence Seedorf is still considering his next move as he trains with LA Galaxy.
Defender Ledley King will test his knee in pre-season and will be offered a coaching role if he turns down a new Tottenham deal.




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Wednesday 27 June 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


27th June 2012



Norwich manager Chris Hughton is stepping up his efforts to keep striker Grant Holt after goalkeeper John Ruddy signed a new four-year contract. Full story: Independent 
Nemanja Vidic will begin pre-season training with Manchester United this week - before the rest of his team-mates return to work on Monday .


Tottenham want former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas to start work as their new boss next week .
Didier Deschamps is a candidate to become manager at Tottenham after reports in France claimed he was looking to quit Marseille. Full story: Daily Star 
Scott Parker may miss the start of the season amid fears the Tottenham midfielder may need surgery on his troublesome Achilles .
Michael Owen is set for a lucrative move to United Arab Emirates club Al Shabab.
Manchester United are increasing their efforts to sign Porto winger James Rodriguez after having a £30m bid rejected.


French winger Florent Malouda is likely to leave Chelsea after starting negotiations with Brazilian side Vasco da Gama.
Manchester City could move for Brazilian full-back Daniel Alves after he fell out with Barcelona officials by playing in a friendly without permission. Full story: Daily Star 
Liverpool have not given up hope of winning the race to sign Gylfi Sigurdsson but will not bow to his wage demands to prevent him from signing for Tottenham.
Arsenal want to offload Denilson, Carlos Vela, Sebastien Squillaci, Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh, Park Chu-young and Johan Djourou in a attempt to cut the club's wage bill .
The Gunners are resigned to losing Robin van Persie after completing the £13m signing of French striker Olivier Giroud from Marseille.
Branislav Ivanovic has told Tottenham's Luka Modric to join Chelsea instead of Manchester United or Real Madrid.
Arsenal have cooled their interest in Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila after he fell out with France coach Laurent Blanc.
Inter Milan are in talks to sign Manchester City's midfielder Nigel de Jong .
Brazil striker Alexandre Pato fancies a transfer to the Premier League when his AC Milan contract expires in 2014.
Stoke City are interested in signing Houston Dynamo's central defender Geoff Cameron.

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Tuesday 26 June 2012

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26th June 2012



Didier Drogba could be set to complete what would be an astonishing transfer to Barcelona just days after signing a Shangha Shenhua contract.
Manchester City are targeting Newcastle's Fabricio Coloccini and Liverpool's Daniel Agger as possible replacements for Joleon Lescott who could become the odd man out at Etihad Stadium.
Chelsea have turned their attention to Bayer Leverkusen winger Andre Schurrle after Wigan broke off talks over selling Victor Moses.
Italian club Lazio are closing in on signing West Ham and Tottenham target Burak Yilmaz according to reports in Italy.
Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles is an £8m target for Serie A side Napoli.
Fiorentina are unlikely to sell Liverpool and Aston Villa target Juan Manuel Vargas this summer after both clubs failed to reach the Italian team's £12m asking price.
Edin Dzeko's proposed move from Manchester City to Bayern Munich is in doubt after the German giants made a bid for Wolfsburg's striker Mario Mandzukic.
Craig Bellamy believes Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool could be a "match made in heaven" - but Cardiff City could tempt him away from the new regime at Anfield.
Chelsea have been told Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao is not for sale at any price.
Manchester City have rejected claims they want to offload £18m left-back Aleksandar Kolarov.
Sunderland are stepping up efforts to land Wolves striker Steven Fletcher.
QPR wanted to fine Joey Barton three months' wages - £840,000 - over his meltdown at Manchester City last month.
Swansea City are hopeful Scott Sinclair will sign a new contract following the appointment of Michael Laudrup as the club's new manager. Full story: South Wales Evening Post



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Monday 25 June 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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25th June 2012



Manchester City have made initial enquiries about signing Napoli's Edinson Cavani and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao.
Everton and West Brom are looking to capitalise on the problems at Rangers by moving for Steven Naismith and Steven Whittaker. The Scottish internationals have both rejected the transfer of their contracts to the newco at the SPL outfit.
Blackburn are planning a double raid on Newcastle with Dan Gosling and Leon Best on manager Steve Kean's wanted list.Full story: Daily Mail
Arsene Wenger has revealed he is "on the case" with Germany forward Marco Reus. Arsenal boss Wenger raved about Reus as he commentated on Germany v Greece for French TV.
Barcelona have made a move for Manchester City teenager Joan Angel Roman.  Angel Roman went to City three years ago from Espanyol but has not lived up to his promise.
Cardiff are weighing up a move to bring back Craig Bellamy. The club's Malaysian backers want the striker to fire up next season's promotion campaign.
West Brom and Newcastle are both keen on a loan move for Tottenham full-back Danny Rose. Spurs are also expected to lose full-back Vedran Corluka.

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Saturday 23 June 2012

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23rd June 2012



Manchester United and Manchester City look set to miss out on Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez who is close to joining Bayern Munich.
Luka Modric wants to leave Tottenham and his representatives will tell chairman Daniel Levy as much next week. Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain have been linked with the Croatia midfielder.
Manchester United are weighing up a move for PSV Eindhoven full-back Jetro Willems after scouting him during his Euro 2012 appearances for the Netherlands.
Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool are battling it out for Malaga and Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon.
Everton are keen on Inter Milan striker Luc Castaignos.  The Dutch player has made just six appearances for the Italian side since leaving Feyenoord in 2011.
New Swansea boss Michael Laudrup wants his first buy to be Denmark's Euro 2012 star Michael Krohn-Dehli from Brondby.
Manchester City are ready to capitalise on the Netherlands' early exit from Euro 2012 by launching a formal move for Robin van Persie.
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel will turn down interest from Manchester City if he gets assurances from new boss Brendan Rodgers that the Reds can match his own personal ambitions.
Roma's Italian midfielder Daniele De Rossi has put Manchester City on alert by admitting he is attracted by English football.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis is considering a move for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.

Andre Villas-Boas is confident he will be named the new Tottenham manager, although the club may not announce their successor to Harry Redknapp for another week.
Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has welcomed the prospect of Villas-Boas taking over at White Hart Lane.




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Friday 22 June 2012

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22nd June 2012



Porto striker Hulk has told Paris St-Germain he would like to join Chelsea, for a fee reportedly in the region of £38m.
Liverpool are interested in signing striker Fabio Borini who scored 10 goals in 26 games for Italian side Roma to make Italy's Euro 2012 squad. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers worked with him at Chelsea and signed him on loan from the Blues after becoming Swansea boss.
Real Madrid are prepared to pay Tottenham £30m for Luka Modric after coach Jose Mourinho told the club to press ahead with an offer.
New Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert wants to beat Norwich, Sunderland and Reading to Osasuna's £8m-rated Senegal striker Ibrahima Balde.
Porto could be set to lose another player after the agent of Manchester United target James Rodriguez claimed his client's situation at the club was 'complex'.
Turkish side Fenerbahce will offer Everton £1.5m for Joseph Yobo after the Nigerian defender spent the past two seasons on loan with the Istanbul club.
West Ham are interested in £4m-rated striker Yannick Sagbo from French side Evian. The Ivory Coast international was originally a January target for Sam Allardyce, who has also made an offer for Norwich's Grant Holt and a loan move for Inter Milan's Dutch forward Luc Castaignos.
Southampton could make Steve Davis their highest-paid player if they can get the Rangers midfielder for a cut-price £2m. Sweden midfielder Anders Svensson who left St Mary's in 2005, also wants to return to the club. Full story: the Sun
England goalkeeper Joe Hart has promised to adopt Bruce Grobbelaar's famous 'spaghetti legs' routine to put off Italy's penalty takers if Sunday's quarter-final goes to a shoot-out.
Roy Hodgson asked all of his players to sing the national anthem in one of his first initiatives as England manager.
Sven-Goran Eriksson regrets never hiring a psychologist to sort out England's penalty problem.
Michael Laudrup accepted the Swansea job before he had ever set foot in Wales. The new manager took advice from fellow Danes Peter Schmeichel and Jan Molby.
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes Italy have to play Mario Balotelli if they are to have any chance of beating England on Sunday.
Everton manager David Moyes is backing the prospect of sharing a "money-spinning" new stadium with Liverp
Joey Barton's future at Queens Park Rangers will become clearer in the next few days as the club conclude their internal investigation into his sending off at Manchester City on the last day of the season.
Manchester City will offer Nigel de Jong the chance to earn a new contract. The Dutchman has a year left on his deal at the Etihad Stadium but Mancini is not looking to sign any central midfielders this summer.




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