Tuesday 31 July 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All thfer 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 sayinge latest Premier League gossip and transfer news


31st July 2012



Juventus plan to spend £70m on Arsenal striker Robin van Persie. The package includes both the transfer fee and the player's wages and is intended to ensure they beat Manchester United and Manchester City to his signature.
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll does not want to make his loan move to West Ham Utd permanent. The player is reported to have told friends he will only leave Anfield to return to Newcastle United.Full story: Guardian
Martin O'Neill would love to sign Carroll for Sunderland, despite the striker being a former Newcastle player.
Liverpool have also rejected a £13m bid from Manchester City for centre-back Daniel Agger.
The Hammers are close to bolstering their defensive options with a double deal for Aston Villa's James Collins and free agent Sebastian Boenisch.
Champions League winners Chelsea are preparing a final £7.5m offer for Wigan Athletic winger Victor Moses.
Real Madrid have told Tottenham they will not pay their £40m asking price for midfielder Luka Modric.
Liverpool are weighing up a move for Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack Butland .
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is understood to regret the tweet that has seen him charged with improper conduct by the Football Association.
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has expressed his relief after it was revealed winger Gareth Bale has not suffered a serious injury after a challenge from Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam.
Clint Dempsey has moved closer to leaving Fulham by missing the club's pre-season trip to Switzerland. The £10m-rated American has been linked with Liverpool.
Charlie Adam's agent has described comments from Gareth Bale that the midfielder is a 'coward' as outrageous. The Wales international alleged Adam deliberately fouled him in a pre-season friendly in Baltimore.
Martin Keown has urged Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to sign a 'world star' to help cushion the potential blow of losing captain Robin van Persie.




Monday 30 July 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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30th July 2012



Manchester City have bid £13m for Liverpool centre-back Daniel Agger, with Real Madrid and Barcelona also interested in the Dane. City will let Kolo Toure go to accommodate Agger.
Manchester United are monitoring the situation of Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole after telling Everton they will not increase their £12m offer for Leighton Baines.
Tottenham face a battle to sign Lyon keeper Hugo Lloris with the French club insisting they will not let him leave unless he asks for a transfer.
Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay says the club have not finished spending yet. Chelsea have paid £65m for new players this summer and could also pay £32m for Napoli striker Edison Cavani, £7m for Wigan's Victor Moses and £8m for Marseille defender Cesar Azpilicueta.
Sunderland have put in a £12m bid for Wolves striker Steve Fletcher, whom the Midlands club are believed to value at £15m.
Arsenal could add to the signings of Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton as they have targeted the south coast club's  full-back Luke Shaw.
Tottenham could resurrect an interest in former Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho after he was told he can leave Real Madrid.
Manchester City are ready to let Emmanuel Adebayor leave the club for nothing - because Robin van Persie will refuse to join the same side as his former Arsenal team-mate.
Aston Villa are on the trail of £6m-rated Ipswich defender Aaron Cresswell and may sell James Collins, who is on the radar of Sunderland and West Ham United.
Queens Park Rangers will make bids for Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin and Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe this summer.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says that Andy Carroll can "fit into how I want to play" and that the striker is "happy" to stay with the Reds.
Manchester City have sent captain Vincent Kompany back to England early from their Far East tour so the centre-back can get treatment for a calf injury and be fit for the start of the season.
Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud will not be fit to start the season for Arsenal after the new arrivals did not accompany the club on their tour of Asia.
Roberto Mancini has urged Mario Balotelli to build on his Euro 2012 form when he returns to domestic duty with Manchester City.



All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All thfer 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 sayinge latest Premier League gossip and transfer news


29th July 2012



Robin van Persie is demanding the same wages as Wayne Rooney, thought to be around £220,000 per week, before he agrees to join Manchester United.
Rivals Manchester City are not prepared to match that and are thought to have limited their offer to £150,000 per week.
Newcastle could be back as favourites to sign Liverpool striker Andy Carroll after the player revealed he would only leave Anfield to play European football.
Newcastle will only move for their former striker if the £7m escape clause is triggered in the contract of Demba Ba.
Southampton are thought to have enquired about bringing Arsenal's Theo Walcott back to St Mary's.
The Gunners expect to complete the £15m transfer of Malaga midfielder Santi Cazorla by Tuesday.
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes the Premier League champions will be announcing new signings within the next fortnight.
West Brom boss Steve Clarke has confirmed that striker Shane Long is not for sale after reported interest from Reading.
Fulham are ready to make a bid for Arsenal's Russian international Andrey Arshavin who is believed to want to remain in London.
The agent who orchestrated the move to take striker Emmanuel Adebayor from Arsenal to Manchester City believes the player is "unlikely" to move to Tottenham.
Manchester United will assess Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama during the Champions League qualifiers, while the Scottish champions are also aware of interest from Fulham, Liverpool, Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City.

Paul Scholes admits he cannot watch Vincent Kompany lifting the Premier League trophy for Manchester City and does not understand how United did not win the title.
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is furious with Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam after he injured Gareth Bale again during the goalless friendly in America.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is unlikely to return to first-team action until October at the earliest as he continues his lengthy recuperation from knee and ankle problems.




Saturday 28 July 2012

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28th July 2012



Juventus have ended their interest in trying to sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, who is also a target for Manchester City and Manchester United.
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has intervened to help the Spanish club sign playmaker Luka Modric from Tottenham.
Spurs are considering a move for Swansea midfielder Joe Allen, who is thought to have a buy-out clause of £10m if any club other than Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal or the two Manchester sides bid.
Manchester United are set to make a last-ditch attempt to sign Brazilian midfielder Lucas Moura from Sao Paulo.
Man United are also considering Fulham's Moussa Dembele, with the Cottagers, who bizarrely signed a teenage striker also called Moussa Dembele from Paris St Germain this week, likely to demand at least £15m for the 25-year-old Belgian.
Arsenal will have to pay at least £20m if they want to prise playmaker Santi Cazorla from Malaga.
The Gunners are close to landing Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin on a season-long loan.
Liverpool and Arsenal face competition from Lyon if they are interested in signing defender Mamadou Sakho from Paris St Germain.
Villarreal's relegation could see them lose former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi, who is currently out injured with a knee ligament injury.
West Ham are set to beat Wigan to the signing of Real Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis.
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has reignited his pursuit of Feyenoord defender Ron Vlaar and is poised to complete a £3.2m signing in a three-year deal early next week.
Watford boss Gianfranco Zola wants to add QPR striker DJ Campbell to his ranks to help his side challenge for promotion from the Championship.
Blackburn boss Steve Kean wants to make up for the disappointment of losing Junior Hoillett by signing striker Simon Cox from West Brom and Fulham defender Aaron Hughes.

Southampton are monitoring Cameroon defender Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik who currently plays for Rennes.
Arsene Wenger lost his cool when he was asked more questions about striker Robin van Persie's future at the club.
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has claimed the Spurs players are easier to work with than the Chelsea squad he was with last season.




Friday 27 July 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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27th July 2012



Emmanuel Adebayor's proposed permanent move to Tottenham could be in jeopardy again after the striker allegedly demanded that Manchester City pass the £5m fee straight to him.
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says responsibility for transfers lies with Football Director Brian Marwood, and has urged him to make some signings to improve the squad.
Vincent Kompany snubbed interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona before signing a record-breaking £60m contract with City.
Atletico Madrid will offer young midfielder Oliver Torres a lucrative new contract to fend off interest from Chelsea.
Ashley Cole has still not been offered a new deal by Chelsea - despite having just one year left on his contract.
Blackburn are ready to take QPR to a tribunal after the club's failed to agree a compensation package for winger Junior Hoilett.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is convinced new boss Brendan Rodgers can guide the club back into the top four this season.
Brazil star Ganso is ready to snub interest from Arsenal and AC Milan to stay at Santos - despite failing to agree a new contract.


Everton hope to persuade Dutch international defender John Heitinga to stay at Goodison despite a bid from Turkish club Fenerbahce.
West Brom are monitoring Villarreal's 5-year-old Colombian international defender Cristian Zapata, who is also thought to be a target for Everton.
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is considering £6m-rated Ipswich defender Aaron Cresswell after reportedly losing interest in signing Feyenoord's Dutch international Ron Vlaar.
Arsenal have targeted £20m-rated Santi Cazorla as a central playmaker for next term - and are still chasing Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila and Caen forward M'Baye Niang.


AC Milan and Real Madrid are set to go head-to-head in a battle to sign Manchester City's defender Micah Richards.
Liverpool have moved a step closer to landing Bologna and Uruguay winger Gaston Ramirez after his agent arrived in England for talks.Full story: Metro
Sao Paulo director Adalberto Baptista has said winger Lucas Moura, a target for Manchester United, will not be leaving the Brazilian club this summer.

Chelsea could make their fourth big-money buy of the summer after Marseille revealed that Spanish right-back Cesar Azpilicueta could leave the club.
Liverpool are likely to reject West Ham's £17m bid for striker Andy Carroll.
Swansea insist they will not definitely sell Joe Allen to the Anfield club even if they meet the £15m release clause in the midfielder's contract.
Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in signing  defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama from Celtic.
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has rejected reports linking them with Manchester City's midfielder Nigel de Jong.


Thursday 26 July 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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26th July 2012



Arsenal are ready to make Robin van Persie stay at the club until the January transfer window.
Alan Pardew insists Newcastle will only make a move for Andy Carroll if Liverpool are willing to take a substantial loss and will not match their rumoured asking price of £20m.
Alan Pardew has joined the race to sign highly-rated French striker Loic Remy from Marseille.Full story: Daily Star
Sao Paulo president says Manchester United's move for winger Lucas Moura can be resurrected.
Robert Snodgrass has left Leeds to join Norwich in a £3m deal, but Leeds manager Neil Warnock has told his former captain he has made a mistake.
Everton and West Ham have been given hope they could resurrect the deal to sign Inter Milan's striker Luc Castiagnos after Dutch side FC Twente revealed they have not completed their move to sign him.
Frank Lampard has revealed he is ready to start negotiating a new contract that will keep him a Chelsea player for the rest of his career.
West Ham want to re-sign former defender James Collins from Aston Villa for £2m.
Napoli striker Edinson Cavani's agent has hinted the Uruguay striker could be open to a move to Chelsea after his wife fled to England to join him at the Olympics after she was mugged in Naples.
Juventus are considering a move for Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, who has struggled to maintain a regular starting place at the Etihad.
Stoke are closing in on a deal for United States international Geoff Cameron. The Houston Dynamos utility player is due to undergo a medical on Thursday.
Chelsea have lodged a new £9m bid for Wigan striker Victor Moses who is in the last year of his contract at the DW Stadium.
New Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is keen to sign Venezuela international Miku from Getafe.
Manchester United are thought to have temporarily postponed plans to launch their £193m flotation in New York, after volatile US markets spooked the Premier League club into a rethink.
Liverpool owner John W Henry has admitted that Kenny Dalglish would have been sacked as Liverpool manager even if he had won last season's FA Cup final.
Swansea have accused Liverpool of breaking a written agreement not to try to sign their players for 12 months after Brendan Rodgers joined them, by making an approach for midfielder Joe Allen.





Wednesday 25 July 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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25th July 2012


Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Spain's Santi Cazorla after the Malaga midfielder agreed terms with the Gunners.
Full story: Daily Mail 


Joe Allen can leave Swansea for £15m thanks to a clause in his contract but only to a 'top five' club, which includes Liverpool.
Paris Saint-Germain are ready to outbid Real Madrid for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.
Tottenham have accused Arsenal of making a fake bid for French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris who is a Spurs target.
Spurs have made an enquiry about long-term Chelsea target and Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian.
Lucas Moura is staying with Sao Paulo and will not move to Manchester United this summer, according to the Brazilian midfielder's agent.
Man United could be considering one final swoop for Lucas or face watching the deal collapse.
AC Milan want to open talks with Manchester City over the possibility of signing Argentina striker Carlos Tevez.
Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov is close to a return to Serie A as Inter Milan look to finalise a £6.2m deal.
Oscar is edging nearer his move to Chelsea according to Internacional's president Giovanni Luigi, who claims discussions are at an advanced stage.
Roma have edged ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United in the race to sign Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel.Full story: talkSPORT 
Newcastle have dismissed claims that Rubin Kazan are set to sign Demba Ba as the Russian side look to trigger striker's £7m exit clause.
Loic Remy is moving closer to joining Newcastle after they contacted his club Marseille with a view to signing the £15m-rated France striker.
Everton defender Johnny Heitinga is set to move to Turkish side Fenerbahce in a £5m deal within the next few days.
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez could beat Everton, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Celtic to sign Real Mallorca centre-back Ivan Ramis.
Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo claims Swansea want to sign him from Italian club Udinese.
Aston Villa are set for a surprise £3.5m swoop for Ipswich left-back Aaron Cresswell.

Jermaine Pennant has been forced to miss Stoke's pre-season tour of the United States after being refused a working visa.
Liverpool's hopes of signing Poland captain Jakub BÅ‚aszczykowski have suffered a blow after the Borussia Dortmund winger penned a new four-year deal with the German champions.
Thierry Henry wants to return to Arsenal in a coaching role when his playing career ends.
Arsene Wenger is furious with the Football Association over Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong's tweet charge.
The Premier League has issued new social media guidelines to players following the FA's action against Emmanuel Frimpong.
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has defended his use of Twitter after being asked by the FA to explain a tweet about Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole.
Michael Dawson will be installed as Tottenham's new captain following the retirement of Ledley King.