Thursday 7 July 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.

6th July 2011

Arsenal will tell Samir Nasri he is going nowhere. Even a bid of £25m for the midfielder - who is a target for Manchester United, Manchester City and Inter Milan - is unlikely to be enough to change their mind.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool could turn to Valencia winger Juan Mata unless Aston Villa lower the asking price for Stewart Downing.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City are willing to sell Carlos Tevez - but only if someone pays £50m for the want-away striker.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Porto striker Falcao says he would love to play in the Premier League next season, paving the way for Chelsea to make a £26.5m move.
Full story: Talksport

Tottenham will swoop for Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole if Luka Modric quits for Chelsea.
Full story: Talksport

Inter Milan admit they need to sell before they can buy this summer, opening the door for Manchester United to bid for £35m-rated midfielder Wesley Sneijder.
Full story: Daily Mirror

QPR have inquired about a £6m move for West Ham striker Carlton Cole.
Full story: Guardian

QPR manager Neil Warnock thinks Adel Taarabt will quit the Loftus Road outfit club to join his 'friends' at Arsenal.
Full story: Metro

Arsenal's left-sided player Armand Traore is being looked at by German clubs Hamburg and Werder Bremen. Both sides are considering making an official approach for the Frenchman.
Full story: Footie-Online

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish may make a £3m offer for Tottenham's former Rangers defender Alan Hutton, having previously tried to sign him for Birmingham.
Full story: the Sun

Midfielder Niko Kranjcar has complained that Tottenham's £12m valuation of him is jeopardising his chances of a move from White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror Bolton Wanderers and QPR are on the trail of Motherwell's £700,000-rated forward, Jamie Murphy. (Daily Express)

Former Portsmouth striker Dunijel Subotic will stay with St Johnstone as they continue their pre-season in Dublin after the trialist against Arbroath on Monday and is joined by Marcus Haber, the forward who was released by West Brom afte his loan with the Saints. (the Herald)

Tottenham captain Ledley King has given the club a major boost by returning for the start of pre-season training this week after missing the end of the last campaign because of a groin problem.
Full story: Talksport

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has ruled out the possibility of Sammy Lee joining him as his first-team coach.
Full story: Talksport

Bolton boss Owen Coyle says he hopes his long-standing friendship with new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas could help his club get more loan deals from Stamford Bridge following Daniel Sturridge's successful spell last season.
Full story: Daily Star

Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias says "not one penny" of the £35m received for Andy Carroll is being spent on anything other than reinvestment in players.
Full story: Daily Telegraph



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5th July 2011

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is to make Lyon's Aly Cissokho his prime target to fill the vacant left-back position after the departure of Gael Clichy to Manchester City.
Full story: footybunker

Wenger also wants to sell Samir Nasri to an overseas club, rather than to Manchester United or Manchester City, if the midfielder cannot be persuaded to sign a new contract with the Gunners. Italian giants Inter Milan are one of the clubs said to be interested.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Midfielder Cesc Fabregas is to confirm his desire to leave the north Londoners for Barcelona in a meeting with Wenger on Tuesday.
Full story: the Guardian

However, Wenger will aim to show Arsenal fans that the Gunners still have ambition by making big-money offers for Lille playmaker Eden Hazard and Valencia forward Juan Mata.
Full story: caughtoffside

Manchester City are after highly regarded Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero - but they face strong competition from Juventus.
Full story: the Times (requires subscription)

Premier League newcomers QPR are reported to be interested in both Newcastle United winger Wayne Routledge and Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole as they look to secure their future after returning to the top flight. Full story: footybunker

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is weighing up Real Madrid defensive midfielder Pepe. The interest in the Portugal international may signal the end of John Mikel Obi's time at Stamford Bridge and he has been linked with a move to Italy.
Full story: footbunker

Tottenham face a battle with Juventus to sign Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi after his agent refused to rule out a move to the Italian giants.
Full story: talksport

Manchester City are set to miss out on Marek Hamsik. The Slovakian midfielder says he wants to join AC Milan if he leaves Napoli this summer.
Full story: talksport

Paris St Germain are interested in Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka and Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov as new boss Leonardo looks to spend big this summer.
Full Story: caughtoffside

Stoke City have joined Celtic, Sunderland and Blackburn in the race to sign Craig Bellamy on loan from Manchester City.
Full story: the Guardian

Frustrated Bolton manager Owen Coyle has urged clubs tracking £17m-rated defender Gary Cahill to pay up or shut up.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle have offered about £7m for Paris St Germain striker Mevlut Erdinc.
Full story: the Telegraph

Jose Enrique has returned to pre-season training with Newcastle but his agent has refused to rule out the defender leaving the club this summer.
Full story: talksport

Midfielder Rafael van der Vaart fears Tottenham team-mates Luka Modric and Gareth Bale could leave the club in an attempt to win silverware.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United's Paul Scholes has dismissed Arsenal's chances of winning the Premier League title and their attractive style of play. "They do play the best football to watch at times but what is the point if you are not winning anything?" said the former England midfielder. Full story: the Independent

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