Saturday 18 December 2010

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 weekly round up of what the papers have been saying.

18th Dec 2010

Everton are on the trail of out-of-favour Manchester City strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz.
Full story: Daily Mail

Man City will look to replace want-away striker Carlos Tevez with River Plate's £10m-rated forward Rogelio Funes Mori.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester City will also attempt to lure Wolfsburg's 24-year-old striker Edin Dzeko to Eastlands with a five-year deal worth £6m per year.
Full story: IM Scouting

City face competition from Arsenal who are planning a big money January move for Dzeko.
Full story: caughtoffside

Defender Pascal Chimbonda will be asked to leave Blackburn, despite Steve Kean taking over from sacked manager Sam Allardyce.
Full story: Daily Mail

Russian side Zenit St Petersburg are lining up a move for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech with the Blues looking to sign CSKA Moscow stopper Igor Akinfeev as a replacement.
Full story: IM Scouting

Manchester United are set to raid Bundesliga strugglers Borussia Monchengladbach for talented midfielder Marco Reus.
Full story: talkSPORT

United are also thought to be leading the chase to sign Borussia Dortmund's teenage midfield sensation Mario Goetze.
Full story: caughtoffside

The Red Devils are also believed to be interested in Shakthar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa. Chelsea and Arsenal are believed to be chasing the 20-year-old.
Full story: Sport.co.uk

It promises to be a busy Christmas period for United who have also upped their interest in Zenit St Petersburg attacking midfielder Danny. The 27-year-old Portuguese international scored nine goals in helping his side win the Russian championship.
Full story: IM Scouting

Real Madrid are set to offer £60m as well as a player for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale.
Full story: caughtoffside

Tottenham youngster Danny Rose has stunned the club by saying he wants to leave.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle United are hoping to seal a deal for Southampton duo Rickie Lambert and Jose Fonte.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Midfielder Valon Behrami will be one of the first West Ham players axed in the January transfer window.
Full story: talkSPORT

Tottenham face stiff competition from Atletico Madrid for Borussia Dortmund striker Shinji Kagawa.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is considering whether to take the captain's armband away from Carlos Tevez over the player's demands to leave.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will not 'bottle' out of taking a penalty against Chelsea despite his horror miss against Arsenal on Monday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool fans are in outrage after defender Paul Konchesky was left red-faced by his mum's Facebook blast.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will speak to defender Ledley King about his conduct after he was photographed looking bleary eyed leaving a nightclub in the early hours of the morning.
Full story: Daily Mail


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17th Dec 2010

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner could be sent on loan to Everton in January with a view to a permanent transfer. The Gunners are interested in Freiburg striker Papis Demba Cisse.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham are interested in signing former England skipper David Beckham in the January transfer window. The LA Galaxy midfielder does not report back for his club until March.
Full story: London Evening Standard

Manchester City and Tottenham are leading the chase for Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel, who is the captain of German giants Bayern Munich.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool are keen on Zenit St Petersburg right-back Alexander Anyukov. The 28-year-old is rated at £18m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign Manchester City's Carlos Tevez, team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor or Manchester United's Javier Hernandez in the January transfer window to cover for injured striker Gonzalo Higuain.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool are ready to join the battle for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin, who has also caught the eye of Juventus and Inter Milan. Dortmund will refuse to sell in the January transfer window, but could be ready to do business in the summer for a figure of about £13m.
Full story: talkSPORT

Lille winger Eden Hazard has hinted that he will shun the overtures of Real Madrid to join Arsenal at the end of the season. The 19-year-old has impressed with his performances this campaign and has revealed that he turned down the chance to join Chelsea for £12m last June.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has identified Wolfsburg's Simon Kjaer as the solution to his ongoing centre-back problem.
Full story: talkSPORT

Aston Villa are interested in Villarreal forward Guillermo Andres Lopez. The 18-year-old is also wanted by PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona.
Full story: Daily Mail

Former Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has told West Ham that he will not talk to the club about taking over at Upton Park while manager Avram Grant is still in charge.
Full story: Daily Star

Tottenham winger David Bentley is wanted by Liverpool but Birmingham remain favourites to sign the 26-year-old.
Full story: goal.com

Arsenal midfielder Denilson is a £10m target for former England manager Steve McClaren, who is now is charge at Wolfsburg.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Under-pressure Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has indicated that he will honour his contract with the club, staying in London "at least until 2012".
Full story: Corriere dello Sport (in Italian)

Birmingham will offer midfielder Sebastian Larsson a new contract, and have criticised Stoke for expressing their interest in the 25-year-old Swede.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham have offered to redevelop the Crystal Palace sports centre as the legacy part of their bid to occupy the 2012 Olympic Stadium after the London Games. Spurs, who are battling it out with West Ham for the venue, do not want to retain the athletics track at the Olympic Stadium.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Fulham boss Mark Hughes has slammed the logic behind the sackings of former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton and ex-Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce, insisting club owners expect too much too soon.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says unsettled striker Carlos Tevez will play against Everton on Monday and insists he will resolve the Argentine's future in the next 48 hours.
Full story: the Sun

Mancini will take the captain's armband off Tevez when the pair meet to discuss the situation on Friday.
Full story: Daily Express




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16th Dec 2010

Manchester City are reportedly preparing to make a stunning bid for Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta - who would be available for £85m.
Full story: imscouting.com

Manchester United are ready to make a significant offer to entice Barcelona full-back Dani Alves to Old Trafford.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Real Madrid are poised to test Arsenal's resolve to keep Gael Clichy by offering France striker Karim Benzema in a swap deal for the full-back.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal meanwhile, have sanctioned the sale of keeper Manuel Almunia who has been told he can leave the club in the January transfer window. (The Times - subscription required)

Italian side Roma are keen to capture Arsenal utility man Emmanuel Eboue.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Liverpool have targeted a move for Villarreal winger Santi Cazorla as Reds manager Roy Hodgson looks to add more creativity to his side.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

The Reds are also rumoured to be preparing a January offer for Partizan Belgrade striker Cleo.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Manchester United have singled out Tottenham's Gareth Bale and Everton's Leighton Baines as the two players they will target to replace current left back Patrice Evra.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Chelsea have made inquiries about signing Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic and VfL Wolfsburg centre-back Simon Kjaer.
Full story: imscouting.com

Nigerian striker Victor Anichebe is ready to back down in his contract wrangle with Everton and fight for his Goodison Park future.
Full story: Daily Mail

Sam Allardyce's dismissal at Blackburn has left Sunderland in pole position to land Sparta Prague's Slovakia midfielder Juraj Kucka.
Full story: Daily Mail

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund have approached Manchester City about signing striker Roque Santa Cruz.
Full story: imscouting

Real Madrid star Lassana Diarra has not ruled out a January return to the Premier League with both Manchester United and Tottenham interested in the former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder.
Full story: talkSPORT

Everton are monitoring Stephen Ireland's showdown talks with Aston Villa, with a view to making a January move for the midfielder.
Full story: talkSPORT

Defender Nedum Onuoha is ready to quit Manchester City and join Sunderland for £6m where he is enjoying a successful loan spell.
Full story: Daily Star

Stoke are set to make a £2m January swoop for Birmingham winger Seb Larsson - who is out of contract at the end of the season.
Full story: the Sun

West Ham have joined the hunt to snap up Barnsley winger Adam Hammill.
Full story: the Sun

Bayern Munich are interested in Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg - leaving Manchester United in pole position to land Manuel Neuer.
Full story: talkSPORT

Munich forward Mario Gomez is attracting interest from top European clubs including Liverpool, Tottenham and Juventus.
Full story: sport.co.uk

Werder Bremen central defender Per Mertesacker is set to quit the Bundesliga club with Arsenal interested in the German international.
Full story: sport.co.uk

Wolves are interested in bringing Tottenham striker Robbie Keane and Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott back to Molineux.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Real Madrid could provide an escape route for under-pressure Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti with Jose Mourinho struggling to work with the Spanish club's president Florentino Perez and director general Jorge Valdano.

Full story: Daily Star

Former England forward Alan Shearer is interested in returning to Ewood Park - where he won the Premier League title in 1995 - to become manager of Blackburn Rovers.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sam Allardyce, who was sacked by Blackburn on Monday, could be in line to replace Avram Grant at West Ham.
Full story: Daily Mail

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson took on board almost all of the advice predecessor Sir Matt Busby gave him - except when it came to dealing with the media.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed has told manager Mark Hughes his job is safe and further reassured him by pledging £10m for next month's transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mail

The Premier League will not block Tottenham's potential move to the Olympic Stadium after ruling that neither Spurs nor West Ham would be in breach of the organisation's rules if they move to Stratford.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

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