Friday 1 April 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.

1st Apr 2011

German centre-back Per Mertesacker is set to join Arsenal in the summer after the general manager of his current club Werder Bremen, Klaus Allofs, indicated the international could leave.
Full story: Metro

Bolton are resigned to selling £20m-rated England defender Gary Cahill in the summer with Arsenal, Tottenham, Aston Villa and clubs on the continent all interested.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool are preparing a clear-out as the Anfield side looks to generate funds for significant signings this summer. The likes of midfielders Milan Jovanovic, Alberto Aquilani and Christian Poulsen and full-backs Philipp Degen and Paul Konchesky will all be sold.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Liverpool will battle with Chelsea and Barcelona to sign Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Willian.
Full story: Daily Mail

Romelu Lukaku has been linked with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham and is being tipped for a summer move to the Premier League by his current club Anderlecht.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Lukaku will cost Chelsea around £25m if they decide to bid for the youngster in the summer.
Full story: talkSPORT

Aston Villa are ready to launch another attempt to sign Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam, as long as Gerard Houllier remains as manager.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng is a target for German outfit Bayern Munich less than a season after arriving from Hamburg.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Real Madrid are said to be lining up moves for Tottenham midfielder Sandro and Man United striker Javier Hernandez as manager Jose Mourinho looks to the Bernabeu board to back him in the summer transfer market
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Robert Pires is weighing up whether to retire or to play in Qatar, Australia or the United Stateswhen his short-term contract with Aston Villa expires this summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Villa are monitoring 21-year-old Le Havre striker Ryan Mendes da Graca.
Full story: Daily Mail

Real Madrid look to have the upper hand over Chelsea in the race to sign Brazilian striker Neymar after reportedly offering Santos forward Kaka as part of a possible deal.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester United are preparing an audacious summer move for Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Arsenal are locked in a battle with AC Milan to secure the signing of Udinese defender Mehdi Benatia.
Full story: talkSPORT

Newcastle's hopes of finding a replacement for former striker Andy Carroll have taken another hit with reported target Mario Gomez set to join Napoli from Bayern Munich.
Full story: talkSPORT

Roy Hodgson says he never had a chance of winning over Liverpool fans because they wanted Kenny Dalglish as manager rather than him. Hodgson, who was sacked by Liverpool in January, will manage West Brom against his former club in the Premier League this Saturday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Mexican striker Javier Hernandez has been hailed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's natural successor and the man whose goals can fire Manchester United to the Treble by former Red Devils forward Andy Cole.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Injury-plagued midfielder Yossi Benayoun is hoping to return within a fortnight to aid Chelsea's push for silverware.
Full story: Daily Mail

Bookmakers have slashed the odds on Harry Redknapp being the next Premier League manager to leave his post. The Tottenham boss, who has been linked with the England job once Fabio Capello leaves the role, was 100-1 on Thursday morning but that dropped to 8-1 by the afternoon.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland want to secure permanent deals for midfielder Sulley Muntari and defender John Mensah. Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has first options on the on-loan pair, who will cost £5m each from clubs Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits to being baffled by Spurs counterpart Harry Redknapp's reputation as an old-school English manager and believes he would reign in Spain too.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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31st Mar 2011

Tottenham are close to beating Arsenal and Manchester United to the £15m capture of teenage Ipswich striker Connor Wickham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Atletico Madrid's Uruguay striker Diego Forlan said he would consider a good offer from Spurs this summer.
Full story: Metro

Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar has warned Tottenham that he is ready to leave the club unless he gets more regular football before the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United will launch a fresh attempt to sign David de Gea, 20, after Atletico Madrid rejected their offer of £17.5m for the Spain Under-21 goalkeeper.
Full story: The Times (subscription only)

Manchester United have agreed a first option on Chilean striker Angelo Henriquez, 16. The Universidad de Chile youngster has impressed in the South American Under-17 Championship in Ecuador and has trained in Manchester.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal are weighing up the option of signing Italy's veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 33, who will be available on a free transfer from Juventus this summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Alberto Aquilani is willing to return to Liverpool at the end of the season if Juventus do not make the 26-year-old Italian's loan deal permanent.
Full story: The Times (subscription only)

Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro de Oliveira insists their striker Neymar, a target for Premier League side Chelsea, is going nowhere.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal and Manchester City are tracking Scotland and Blackpool keeper Matt Gilks.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle watched Reading striker Shane Long impress against Macedonia and Uruguay for Ireland in the last week but will face competition from Wolves, Aston Villa, West Ham and Stoke.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton and Tottenham are interested in signing Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc, 31, from Fiorentina.
Full story: Daily Star

Wigan and Portsmouth want Ipswich captain David Norris, 30, when the midfielder's contract expires this summer.
Full story: Daily Star

England Under-21 goalkeeper Frank Fielding is set to sign for Nigel Clough's Derby in a £400,000 switch from Blackburn.
Full story: Daily Mirror


Mario Balotelli is set to be fined a week's wages of £100,000 and given an official warning about his behaviour after the Manchester City striker, 20, threw darts at youth team players from a window at the club's training ground.

Full story: the Sun

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has wanted to leave the club for "one or two years" according to one of his former Anfield understudies.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has a poor attitude and the Blues should sell him, says ex-boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Full story: Metro

Chelsea's plan to sell the naming rights to Stamford Bridge has failed to get a single serious bid after dozens of blue-chip companies baulked at Chelsea's price of £100m for a 10-year deal.
Full story: the Sun

Everton manager David Moyes admits he made a mistake by not signing another striker last summer.
Full story: talkSPORT

Israel midfielder Yossi Benayoun has given Chelsea a huge lift by targeting a first-team return within a fortnight after six months out with a knee ligament injury.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce said his club will try to sign England striker Danny Welbeck on a permanent deal, with the forward currently on loan at the Black Cats from Manchester United.
Full story: talkSPORT

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard believes midfielder Jack Wilshere and striker Andy Carroll should have the final say on whether they play for England in the Under-21 Euro Championship.
Full story: Daily Mirror


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30th Mar 2011

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson hopes to add "two or three" players to his squad this summer, with Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 25, Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder, 26, Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill, 25, and Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell, 19, likely to be his top targets.
Full story: the Sun

Manchester United are tracking Ajax's Belgian centre-back Jan Vertonghen, 23, who is also being watched by Arsenal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea want to sign Dutch international right-back Gregory van der Wiel from Ajax for £12m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City full-back Alexander Kolarov is a target for AC Milan, who hope to pay about £12m for the 25-year-old Serbia defender.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle are weighing up a move for Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, who is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to agree an extension with the Midlands outfit.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa's French midfielder Robert Pires, 37, is considering offers from Australia, Qatar and the United States when his contract expires in May.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham midfielder Lee Bowyer, 34, is a summer target for Queens Park Rangers and Derby, with his contract due to expire at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wolves are considering a move for free agent Jeremie Aliadiere, 28, to cover for the injured Kevin Doyle. The French striker was released by Middlesbrough last season and has been training with Arsenal while he tries to secure a new club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Italian giants Juventus have put Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini on their shortlist to take over as manager in the summer. Luigi Del Neri is currently at the helm but his side have had a disappointing season.

Full story: the Sun

Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate has suffered another setback after limping off during a friendly against Barnet with a calf problem. The 31-year-old is out of contract in the summer and the latest injury could leave his Spurs future in doubt.
Full story: the Sun

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger faces an anxious wait to discover the extent of an injury suffered by Robin van Persie. The Gunners striker was forced off with a knee problem before half-time during the Netherlands' 5-3 win over Hungary in their Euro 2012 qualifying tie on Tuesday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool's 20-year-old right-back Martin Kelly is unlikely to play again this season after suffering a recurrence of the hamstring injury that has kept him out of action for a month.
Full story: Daily Mail

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