Thursday 28 February 2013

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28th Feb 2013


Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has fuelled speculation linking him to Bayern Munich ahead of Pep Guardiola's arrival as the German side's manager by admitting he would not "automatically" reject an offer. Guardiola's brother Pere represents the Uruguay international.
Tottenham have rejected a bid from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala to take  defender Younes Kaboul on loan until the end of the season. Anzhi are searching for a replacement for Christopher Samba, who left for QPR in January.
West Brom manager Steve Clarke wants to keep on-loan Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku at The Hawthorns for another season.
Manchester City's hopes of buying Napoli striker Edinson Cavani are looking increasingly thin with Real Madrid ready to offer significant competition in the race for his signature. The Uruguayan has been earmarked as a summer replacement for Mario Balotelli by the Premier League champions, but Spanish side Real have already opened talks with the players representatives.
Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is keen on signing Bolton's Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso. Pulis watched the defender in Bolton's 1-0 win against Peterborough on Tuesday.
Paolo Di Canio's claim that his next managerial job will be in the Premier League has raised speculation that West Ham might be interested in his services. The Italian resigned as Swindon boss earlier this month.
Arsenal are ready to relax their wage structure to strengthen their squad. No player earns more than £100,000 a week but that figure could be broken as Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is interested in Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Gotze.


Wednesday 27 February 2013

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27th Feb 2013

Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Manchester United's £40m-rated striker Wayne Rooney. The French league leaders want to improve their attacking options and have identified Rooney as a potential target to partner Zlatan Ibrahimovic.Full story: The Times (subscription required)


Everton face a battle to keep hold of midfielder Marouane Fellaini this summer after Real Madrid, Chelsea and both Manchester clubs expressed interest in the Belgian.
Barcelona striker David Villa could be on Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's radar again after the Catalan club admitted they would not keep the player against his wishes.
Manchester United could be set to make a move for Leicester City striker Jeffrey Schlupp after the powerful player made a surprise appearance for Sir Alex Ferguson's reserves.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is tracking Feyenoord's Stefan de Vrij and watched the centre-back in his side's 2-1 win against PSV Eindhoven on Sunday.Full story: The Sun
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale is set for talks with Real Madrid over a £40m move in the summer. Madrid would pay £30m up front with a further £10m over the next four years.
Real Madrid are prepared to pay £70m to sign Bale, with ex-president Ramon Calderon saying: "Real Madrid is in a very healthy situation, so we would be in the position to sign him."
Sunderland have banned winger James McClean from Twitter after another sectarian row on the social networking site.
Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup is set to snub Europe's top clubs this summer - with Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal all reported to be interested in the Dane - to stay with the League Cup winners.
Swansea midfielder Leon Britton believes he can still play for England . England manager Roy Hodgson watched Britton play for the Swans in their 5-0 Capital One Cup final win against Bradford.



Tuesday 26 February 2013

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26th Feb 2013


Manchester United are hoping a breakdown in contract talks between forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid will open a door for the Premier League club to bring the Portuguese star back to Old Trafford.
Chelsea are in talks to pay £10m for left-back Luke Shaw in the summer and immediately loan him back to Southampton.
Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski is ready to quit the German club in the summer, alerting Manchester United who are believed to be interested in the Pole.
Al-Ain and United Arab Emirates winger Omar Abdulrahman says he was unable to move to Manchester City after a successful summer trial because of work permit regulations.
Arsenal face competition from Italian trio Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan to secure fiery Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta on a free transfer at the end of the season.
The Gunners are also chasing Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Sebastian Rode who will cost them £7.5m.
Manchester City are prepared to spend £17m to land Sevilla midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia. The France youth international was a target for Reading last season before he opted to move to Spain.
Chelsea are in disarray both on and off the pitch, with interim manager Rafael Benitez unhappy with the lack of leadership and personality in his squad, while the players have no faith in his  methods and practices.
Benitez is believed to have been involved in a training ground bust-up with Chelsea captain John Terry.
Aston Villa attacker Andreas Weimann has rejected a four-year contract extension as he was unhappy with the terms on offer.
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany's return from a month out with a calf injury is being troubled by a similar issue in his other leg, but the Premier League champions hope the players new complaint is not as serious.
Swansea have received another boost as left-back Neil Taylor is close to a return despite an initial prognosis when he broke his ankle in September that he would be out for the season.
Arsenal are under fresh pressure to spend big in the summer after revealing cash reserves of £123.3m on Monday.
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has opened the door to a summer exit from Anfield after suggesting manager Brendan Rodgers has misled him over his removal from the starting line-up.





Monday 25 February 2013

Barclays Premier League results for the 25th Feb 2013

West Ham               2-3                     Tottenham
Carroll 25′ (pen)                                     Bale 13′, 90′
J Cole 58′                                              Sigurdsson 76′


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25th Feb 2013


Newcastle want French winger Hatem Ben Arfa to sign a new contract and stay at St James' Park, after Liverpool enquired about the player's availability.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers watched Holland international central defender Stefan De Vrij captain Feyenoord to a 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven on Sunday. Rodgers is seeking a replacement for the retiring Jamie Carragher.
Southampton midfielder Gaston Ramirez is a target for Italian sides Inter Milan, Juventus and Fiorentina.
Swansea fear they may face a fight to keep captain Ashley Williams. Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham have all been linked with summer moves for the Wales centre-back.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce could move for ex-Bolton defender Ricardo Gardner. The Jamaica international is a free agent after leaving the Reebok Stadium last summer.
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie will be fit to face Real Madrid in next week's Champions League clash, despite picking up a bizarre hip injury against Queens Park Rangers.
Van Persie will not face Norwich City at Old Trafford on Saturday after suffering severe bruising when he fell into a pitchside camera pit.
Manchester City are ready to open talks with Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure about a new five-year deal worth £55m.
Fulham boss Martin Jol is considering offering an extended contract to veteran Greece midfielder Giorgios Karagounis. The player joined the Craven Cottage club on a free transfer last summer.






Sunday 24 February 2013

Barclays Premier League Results for the 24th feb 2013

Man City            2-0         Chelsea
Y Toure 63′
Tevez 85′



Newcastle          4-2         Southampton 
Sissoko 33′                         Schneiderlin 3′
Cisse 42′                             Lambert 50′
Cabaye 67′ (pen)
Hooiveld 79′ (og)


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24th Feb 2013


Manchester City have accepted that striker Radamel Falcao is likely to join either Chelsea or Real Madrid and are to press ahead with a bid for Napoli forward Edinson Cavani instead.
Man City are set to meet the £54m buy-out clause required to sign Edinson Cavani 
Chelsea have been offered a cut-price £6m deal for Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling as the German international plots a summer move to the Premier League.
Real Madrid are monitoring Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez with the Mexican striker frustrated at not playing enough big games for the Premier League leaders.
Turkish side Galatasaray are ready to offer striker Darren Bent an escape from his Aston Villa nightmare. The player has been targeted by the club in the past and they are expected to launch a new bid this summer.
Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini admits he still has a burning desire to join Chelsea.
Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham are hoping to sign Feyenoord central defenders Stefan de Vrij and Bruno Martins Indi as part of a £25m package.
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says he wants to stay at the club for the rest of his career. The Player has two years left on his contract and feels manager Roberto Mancini has worked out the best way to use him.


Saturday 23 February 2013

Barclays Premier League Results for the 23rd Feb 2013

Fulham            1-0         Stoke 
Berbatov 45′



Arsenal              2-1            Aston Villa
Cazorla 6′, 85′                         Weimann 68′



Norwich               2-1               Everton 
Kamara 84′                                  Osman 39′
Holt 90′



QPR                    0-2                Man Utd 
                                                 Rafael 23′
                                                 Giggs 80′


Reading               0-3                 Wigan 
                                                    Kone 44′, 45′
                                                    Figueroa 48′


West Brom            2-1              Sunderland 
Lukaku 35′ (pen), 75′                    Sessegnon 79′




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23rd Feb 2013


Real Madrid are planning a summer move for Gareth Bale after director of football Zinedine Zidane watched the Tottenham winger play against Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Liverpool and West Ham are set to miss out on Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem's Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony who is likely to move to Italy.Full story: talkSPORT
Arsenal are favourites to sign Italian defender Angelo Ogbonna from Torino.
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini wants to sign Napoli striker Edinson Cavani and Atletico Madrid forward Radamel Falcao in the summer.
Reading defender Adrian Mariappa believes he made the right decision by turning down the chance to join Wigan.
Roberto Mancini has criticised Samir Nasri's form and attitude this season and claims the Frenchman is playing at only 50% of his capabilities.
Mancini claims he would walk away from the club if they went three years without a trophy.
Liverpool forward Luis Suarez will have to wait until next week to discover whether he will face Uefa action for appearing to deliberately tread on Zenit St Petersburg defender Tomas Hubocan during Thursday's Europa League match at Anfield.
West Brom manager Steve Clarke will not stop striker Peter Odemwingie from Tweeting despite the players criticism of the club last month and the controversy surrounding his deadline-day dash to QPR.
Chelsea captain John Terry insists the Blues must improve their form significantly if they are to trouble Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez insists Terry is not undroppable.
Manchester United will offer defender Rio Ferdinand a testimonial that could earn him up to £2m, even if he leaves Old Trafford this summer.
Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has blamed Togo's football federation for his late return from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ruud Gullit has backed Jose Mourinho to make a dramatic return to Chelsea as manager next season.
Everton manager David Moyes says the form of striker Nikica Jelavic is crucial to their hopes of Champions League qualification.




Friday 22 February 2013

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22nd  Feb 2013


Manchester United are working on a £55m deal to bring winger Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford from Real Madrid.
Real Madrid want to sign Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea as their long-term replacement for Spanish international Iker Casillas.
Manchester City are targeting foward Marco Reus and winger Jesus Navas for a combined £65m in the summer.
Chelsea have already lined up a £1.7m deal to sign Christian Cuevas. The winger currently plays for O'Higgins in the Chilean Primera Division.
Liverpool will send scouts to watch Celtic defender Efe Ambrose after he impressed Reds manager Brendan Rodgers with his performances in the Africa Cup of Nations for winners Nigeria.
Arsenal want to sign Chelsea midfielder Nathanial Chalobah who has been instrumental in Watford's promotion push to the Premier League.
Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna looks set to leave this summer - he is reportedly disappointed to have been offered only a one-year contract extension with the Gunners.
Manchester United winger Nani is likely to leave the club this summer. Arsenal may renew their interest in the player.
Striker Michael Owen is battling to save his Stoke City career after suffering another injury setback.
Arsenal could turn to Swansea manager Michael Laudrup if Arsene Wenger leaves Emirates Stadium, says Gunners legend Ian Wright. But the former England striker insists the Frenchman deserves more time to bring honours back to the north London club.
Michael Laudrup will wait until next week to consider his future, as he focuses on Sunday's Capital One Cup Final. The Swansea manager is Real Madrid supporters' choice to replace Jose Mourinho as manager in the summer.
West Ham co-owner David Gold has told former Swindon boss Paolo Di Canio there is no job for him at Upton Park. He insisted they intend to open talks with current manager Sam Allardyce over a new deal.




Thursday 21 February 2013

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21st Feb 2013

Arsenal have sent scouts to watch defenders Maxime Gonalons of Lyon and Torino's Angelo Ogbonna.Full story: Daily Mail


Manchester United have asked FC Porto if they would consider swapping Colombian forward James Rodriguez for out-of-favour winger Nani.
The agent of Hamburg striker Heung-min Son says both Manchester United and Chelsea have made offers for the South Korean.
Chelsea's Demba Ba is open to the club bringing in another striker in the summer and said it will bring the best out of him.
Chelsea target Radamel Falcao is unlikely to join him at Stamford Bridge after the Colombian forward said he wants to stay at Atletico Madrid.
Brazil legend Pele has urged Santos forward Neymar to snub any advances from Manchester City and join Barcelona instead.
Man City director of football Txiki Begiristain, meanwhile, has added Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus and Sevilla winger Jesus Navas to the club's summer shopping list.
Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski could still sign for Manchester United this summer despite reports that the Poland striker is set for a switch to Bayern Munich.
Frikson Erazo said Manchester United have sounded him out over a move but the defender insists he is focusing on his football in his native Ecuador with Barcelona SC.
Arsene Wenger will be assured he is the man to revive Arsenal's fortunes at a board meeting with the club's American owner Stan Kroenke on Thursday.Full story: Daily Mail
Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery has ridiculed Arsenal by declaring that it was "easy" to beat them in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Midfielder Joey Barton on loan at Marseille, does not expect to return to QPR but admits he misses the Premier League.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is drawing on the spirit of the 'ghost goal' - against Chelsea in the semi-final by Luis Garcia - that took the club to the 2005 Champions League final in a bid to turn around their Europa League tie against Zenit St Petersburg at Anfield on Thursday.
Former Manchester City forward Rodney Marsh believes winning the FA Cup will not be enough to keep manager Roberto Mancini in his job.