Friday 18 March 2011

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 March 2011

Chelsea are plotting a move for Real Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The Blues are in competition with Inter Milan for the signing of highly rated forward Ganso.
Full story: talkSPORT

Stamford Bridge club's pursuit of Brazilian youngster Lucas Piazon has been criticised by Juventus sporting director Giuseppe Marotta.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool's answer to their left-back problem could be Osasuna defender Nacho Monreal, who has been watched by Reds director of football strategy Damien Comolli.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa are set to renew their interest in Manchester United's Michael Owen following suggestions that Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson has finally run out of patience with the injury-prone striker.
Full story: Metro

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is monitoring the progress of £7m-rated Schalke striker Mario Gavranovic.
Full story: talkSPORT

Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson, whose contract expires in the summer, is a transfer target for Atletico Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna.
Full story: Daily Mirror

AC Milan are ready to test Newcastle's resolve with a £10m bid for left-back Jose Enrique in the summer.
Full story: talkSPORT

Fulham manager Mark Hughes is keen to discuss his future with the club after he emerged as a candidate to succeed Louis van Gaal when the Dutchman leaves his post with Bayern Munich at the end of this season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Hughes has played down suggestions of a switch from Craven Cottage to the Allianz Arena.
Full story: Independent

Former Football Association compliance officer Graham Bean was part of Sir Alex Ferguson's defence in the hearing which resulted in the Manchester United manager being given a five-match touchline ban for comments about referee Martin Atkinson. Bean has labelled the FA a "communist state" and says he has seen confidential reports by assessors criticising Atkinson.
Full story: Daily Express

Manchester United's owners could make the wages of their players more incentive based in a scheme which has not gone down well with players.
Full story: the Sun

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez says midfielder James McCarthy will decide on whether to play for Scotland or the Republic of Ireland after the season is over.
Full story: Daily Star



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17th March 2011

Everton boss David Moyes has said he is reluctant to sell midfielder Jack Rodwell and that Manchester United can forget about signing him cheaply.
Full story: Daily Star

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will reportedly look to land Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema this summer as he looks to improve the club's attacking options.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Tottenham are set to renew their interest in Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam after conceding Niko Kranjcar is likely to leave White Hart Lane in the summer.
Full story: metro.co.uk

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is lining up a double raid on Crystal Palace, with bids for highly-rated teenage striker Wilfried Zaha and midfielder Jon Williams.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Alberto Aquilani looks set for a Liverpool return at the end of the season as Juventus appear reluctant to pay the 15m euros required to keep him permanently. The 26-year-old Italian midfielder has been on loan at Juve since the summer.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Barcelona are planning on hijacking Inter Milan's attempts to sign Tottenham's Gareth Bale in the summer by offering £40m for the flying winger.
Full story: metro.co.uk

Sir Alex Ferguson is said to be "spitting mad" at his five-match touchline ban for comments about referee Martin Atkinson.

Full story: The Sun

Fulham manager Mark Hughes has emerged as a contender for the Bayern Munich job when Louis van Gaal walks away from the club this summer. Hughes has links with the German side after playing there in the 1980s.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wayne Rooney has pledged his best years to Manchester United, and told their fans: "I'll be here until my 30s." The 25-year-old striker is incensed by talk that he could quit Old Trafford this summer despite signing his blockbusting five-year £250,000-a-week contract just four months ago.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham defender Michael Dawson has warned his England team-mates that Spurs and Wales winger Gareth Bale is back to his "unstoppable" best ahead of next week's Euro 2012 qualifier in Cardiff.
Full story: The Sun

Renowned fitness expert Raymond Verheijen, who is now Wales's assistant manager, put on Twitter a claim that Manchester United's fitness staff have "messed up", given they have 11 players out injured.
Full story: The Guardian

Arsenal's Theo Walcott is losing his fitness battle to play against West Brom on Saturday and also for England against Wales the following weekend.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has defended his decision to allow defender Wayne Bridge and strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz to leave on loan in January when he has ended up short of players.
Full story: Daily Mail

Defender Thomas Vermaelen has admitted he does not know when he'll be fit to play for Arsenal again after revealing he has suffered six relapses with his Achilles injury. Vermaelen has not played since picking up the injury last September.
Full story: metro.co.uk


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16th March 2011

Ashley Young has told friends he wants to leave Aston Villa. A source close to the 25-year-old said: "Villa are showing no sign of breaking into the top four and Ashley knows he has to think about playing at the very top if he wants to become an England regular before the 2012 European Championships."
Full story: the Sun

Chelsea are close to finalising a deal to sign Sao Paulo forward Lucas Piazon when he turns 18. The Blues are poised to beat off competition from Juventus for the player dubbed the new Kaka. He is currently playing for Brazil in the South American Under-17 Championship. (Press Association)

Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has quashed rumours he is on the verge of a switch to Manchester United. Mandanda was in the French club's team which lost 2-1 to United in the second leg of the last-16 Champions League tie on Tuesday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City are reportedly considering a move for Manchester United winger Nani after hearing of the Portuguese international's attempts to secure a more lucrative contract at Old Trafford.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Everton manager David Moyes has conceded Jack Rodwell could join Manchester United in the summer if Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson offers the right amount of money for the talented midfielder.
Full story: metro.co.uk

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner will turn down Blackburn's £15m bid to sign him this summer, with the Dane preferring a switch to Germany. Borussia Dortmund and Hamburg are possible options.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea have started negotiations in an attempt to land Belgian teenagers Romelu Lukaku and Kevin de Bruyne. A £3.5m bid for RC Genk attacking midfielder De Bruyne has been reportedly accepted, while Anderlecht are looking for at least £17.5m for their 18-year-old striker.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Juventus and Fiorentina are locked in a battle to sign Bolton striker Johan Elmander, who is out of contract in the summer.
Full story: talkSPORT

Thomas Sorensen is set to reject any moves in the summer, when he becomes a free agent, and re-sign for Stoke, even though he is now only their number two keeper.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Bromwich Albion are weighing up a move for Queens Park Rangers striker Adel Taarabt and Crystal Palace's 18-year-old forward Wilfred Zaha. Baggies boss Roy Hodgson watched the pair in QPR's 2-1 win over Palace at Loftus Road on Saturday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres is set for a place on the substitutes' bench against Copenhagen in Wednesday's Champions League tie at Stamford Bridge. Having failed to score in his first five games for the London club since his £50m move from Liverpool, Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti said: "The only problem is that he is a new player for us and he has to know our kind of play better."
Full story: the Sun

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has said he is confident he can help Arsenal win the Premier League title this season as negotiations continue over his possible return to north London.
Full story: metro.co.uk

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