Wednesday 8 June 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.

8th June 2011

Liverpool have made the breakthrough in their £20m move for Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson, with David Ngog set to move to the Stadium of Light.
(Press Association)

Liverpool want to sign Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam, 25, who could cost £8m, while the Reds are also keen on Roma's Brazilian goalkeeper Doni, 31.
Full story: The Guardian

Manchester United will beat Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham to the signature of Blackburn defender Phil Jones, 19, but he will cost them £16m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea have lodged a £9m bid with Belgian side Racing Genk for 19-year-old left-winger Kevin de Bruyne.
Full story: Metro

Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona are scrapping it out to sign Udinese's much-vaunted forward Alexis Sanchez, 22, for about £30m.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Champions League winners Barcelona are keen on a move for Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique, 25.
Full story: talkSPORT

Birmingham's Sebastian Larsson will snub Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn and Newcastle to sign for Sunderland.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle and Blackburn will go head-to-head in a race to sign 25-year-old Egyptian forward Shikabala from Zamalek.
Full story: talkSPORT

Wolves are closing in on a deal for £4m-rated Reading centre-back Matt Mills.
Full story: Daily Mirror

AC Milan could step in and buy Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool with Juventus dithering over the £16m asking price.
Full story: Metro

Newcastle outcast Alan Smith is in line for a shock return to his first club Leeds.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bolton have enquired about signing Dynamo Kiev's Senegalese defender Pape Diakhate, 26, fuelling speculation Gary Cahill could leave.
Full story: talkSPORT

Leeds midfielder Neil Kilkenny, 25, will choose between five clubs when he returns from international action with Australia. He is out of contract and is wanted by Ipswich, Nottingham Forest, Burnley, Hull and Bristol City.
Full story: talkSPORT

Sunderland will spend the money from the transfer of Jordan Henderson to Liverpool on Birmingham duo Roger Johnson and Craig Gardner.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Nottingham Forest are keen on signing Fulham midfielder Jonathan Greening and Crewe midfielder Ashley Westwood.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has flown in to interview prospective new managers, including Steve McClaren, Rafael Benitez and Mark Hughes.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham are not going to sell star players Luka Modric, Gareth Bale or Sandro, says boss Harry Redknapp.
Full story: Daily Mirror

USA goalkeeper Brad Friedel says he has joined Tottenham to be the club's new number one, not to sit on the sidelines.
Full story: talkSPORT


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7th June 2011


Liverpool have agreed a deal, in principle, to sign Roma's Brazilian goalkeeper Doni, 31.
Full story: Insidefutbol.com


It will cost Real Madrid or Barcelona a £100m transfer fee and £250,000-a-week in wages to prise striker Carlos Tevez, 27, away from Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United have told Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho no amount of money could persuade them to part company with 23-year-old striker Javier Hernandez.
Full story: Daily Mail

Inter Milan are in pole position to sign Brazilian midfielder Kaka, 29, from Real Madrid, although Chelsea remain interested.
Full story: talkSPORT

Italy's World Cup-winning defender Marco Materazzi, 37, could be set for a one-season swansong at QPR before returning to current club Inter Milan as a technical adviser.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham are preparing to make a move for Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra, 26.
Full story: talkSPORT

Barcelona are trying to sign Cesc Fabregas, 24, in a cash-plus-player deal that is worth less than when they tried to buy the midfielder from Arsenal in the summer of 2010.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal and Manchester City are going head to head in an £8m battle for 24-year-old Lille striker Gervinho.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, 25, will complete a £16m switch to Manchester United this month but the Midlands club will fight to hang on to Liverpool target Stewart Downing.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson, 20, is edging closer to a £20m move to Liverpool. The deal could be done before Henderson joins up with his England Under-21 colleagues on Wednesday.
Full story: the Guardian

Liverpool are also set to move for Blackburn centre-back Phil Jones, who has a £16m release clause in his contract. Manchester United and Arsenal are also interested in the 19-year-old.
Full story: the Sun

Sunderland are willing to let Henderson go and aim to spend the money on Manchester United's Danny Welbeck, Darron Gibson and Wes Brown.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton are keen on signing United striker Welbeck on loan. The 20-year-old spent last season on loan at Sunderland.
Full story: Footybunker.com

The Black Cats are weighing up £10m-rated Tottenham striker Peter Crouch, who turned down a chance to move to Wearside two years ago.
Full story: Daily Star

Wolves and QPR are leading the chase to sign West Ham's England defender Matthew Upson, 32.
Full story: talkSPORT

Stoke are considering a move for Marseille's 23-year-old Burkina Faso midfielder Charles Kabore.
Full story: talkSPORT

Turkey manager Guus Hiddink will return to Chelsea for a second spell as manager - and wants to hijack Manchester United's move for Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will have to stump up £15m in compensation and wages to secure Hiddink's services for next season. Full story: the Times (requires subscription)

Former Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti, reportedly a target for Aston Villa, has declared that he intends to take a year off.
Full story: La Stampa (in Italian)

Mark Hughes is still a possible candidate to be Aston Villa manager - only days after the club appeared to back away from him following his exit from Fulham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Former England manager Steve McClaren is also in the picture to succeed Gerard Houllier at Villa Park and could be given a £30m transfer pot.
Full story: Daily Star

Fulham want Martin Jol and Chris Hughton to become their new management team. Former Newcastle boss Hughton was assistant to Jol when the Dutchman was manager of Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal must commit to large-scale investment in the summer transfer market before playmaker Samir Nasri will consider signing a new deal.
Full story: the Guardian

Tottenham defender William Gallas has claimed Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was wrong to let him leave the Emirates.
Full story: Metro
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6th June 2011

Tottenham are tracking Roma's £12m-rated Montenegro international striker Mirko Vucinic.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The White Hart Lane outfit hope to further improve their attacking options with a £12m swoop for Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao, after his club Internacional rejected an opening £10.5m bid earlier this week. Full story: Goal.com

Spurs are also in pole position to land West Ham midfielder Scott Parker - provided they can agree a deal to sell Wilson Palacios to Italian side Napoli first.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool have offered £8m for 18-year-old Ipswich striker Connor Wickham but the East Anglian side are holding out for £10m.
Full story: Independent

Udinese star Alexis Sanchez is set to snub the advances of Manchester City because he would rather join Inter Milan or Barcelona.
Full story: talkSPORT

Brazilian striker Neymar looks set to remain at his club Santos after his agent dismissed claims Chelsea have lodged a fresh offer for the striker.
Full story: Metro

Liverpool are lining up Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia, as they fear they have lost out to Manchester United for Aston Villa's Ashley Young.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Paris Saint-Germain will be the first club to tempt Manchester United with an offer for striker Dimitar Berbatov this summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie may be one step closer to a dream move to Arsenal after his club made an approach for Watford's Danny Graham.
Full story: Metro

Sunderland have enquired about Birmingham defender Roger Johnson - and have been quoted a £14m fee.
Full story: Daily Mail

Newcastle are ready to bid £5m for Reading's Shane Long, with Everton and Celtic also interested in the striker.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham goalkeeper Ben Foster could be in line for a shock cross-city move to Aston Villa as a replacement for Brad Friedel, who has joined Tottenham. Full story: Daily Express

Arsenal could make a shock move for striker Jermain Defoe, who has become a peripheral figure at Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Star

El-Hadji Diouf says the prospect of working with new West Ham manager Sam Allardyce again "would be a fantastic thing". The winger has previously played for Allardyce at Blackburn and Bolton.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Norwich have seen off competition from Sunderland to sign midfielder Bradley Johnson after his Leeds contract expired.
Full story: the Sun

Former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has reminded all the Premier League's managerless clubs - Aston Villa, Fulham and Chelsea - that he is ready for another challenge in England.
Full story: talkSPORT

Out of work since resigning as boss of Dutch giants Ajax in December, Dutchman Martin Jol is willing to succeed Mark Hughes as manager at Fulham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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