Tuesday 26 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.

26th July 2011

Valencia president Manuel Llorente insists Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City are wasting their time in pursuing midfielder Juan Mata, who they say is not for sale at any price.
Full story: Metro

Stoke are poised to resurrect their interest in West Ham striker Carlton Cole. Last week, the Potters saw a deal for Cole break down after they failed to come to an agreement over wages.
Full story: talkSPORT

Stoke could make a move for Tottenham forward Peter Crouch.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham Hotspur are planning a £22m double raid on La Liga by looking to purchase 25-year-old striker Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla for £18m and Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay for a cut-price £4m.
Full story: footybunker.com

Manchester City are considering a move for Stoke's Thomas Sorensen as a potential backup to keeper Joe Hart, after selling Shay Given to Aston Villa last week.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Swansea have made an offer for Palermo's Brazilian goalkeeper Rubinho.
Full story: talkSPORT

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish is keen to sign Spurs defender Alan Hutton, but must fund the move by selling defenders Habib Beye, Luke Young and Carlos Cuellar.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wigan Athletic midfielder James McCarthy is a target for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
Full story: Metro

Bolton are close to signing Burnley duo Chris Eagles and Tyrone Mears in a £2.75m joint deal, and free agent midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker. They also want a striker, but Liverpool's £6m valuation of David Ngog could see them pursue Birmingham's Cameron Jerome instead.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Leicester boss Sven Goran Eriksson is close to signing midfielder Gelson Fernandes, who played for the Swede when he was in charge at Manchester City.
Full story: talkSPORT

Blackpool are set to ask Manchester United if they can take young midfielders Daniel Drinkwater and Oliver Norwood on loan.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has told Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri he must join him at Old Trafford and not move to Manchester City if he wants to win trophies in the future.

Full story: talkSPORT

Former United player Lou Macari is concerned the spate of retirements at Old Trafford will have a huge impact on the club next season. 'The new players coming in at Manchester United will be looked upon as filling the boots of Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville. Are they capable of doing that? It's a big ask to do that,' he said.
Full story: talkSPORT

Striker Edin Dzeko has admitted he struggled to deal with the hype surrounding his arrival at Manchester City. The 25-year-old joined City in January for £27m but scored just six goals in all competitions.
Full story: the Sun
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25th July 2011


Midfielder Joey Barton reassures Newcastle fans that he has no immediate plans to leave St James' Park, despite rumoured interest from Manchester United.
Full story: talkSPORT

Roma's sporting director Walter Sabatini has insisted that Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi is not for sale. Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City have been linked to the 28-year-old after contract talks broke down between him and his club.
Full story: talkSPORT

Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith has been given the chance to revive his flagging career with a switch to Orlando City in the United States.
Full story: the Sun

A deal to bring attacking midfielder Javier Pastore to Chelsea is almost complete, Palermo vice-president Guglielmo Micciche has claimed, leaving Tottenham's Luka Modric's chances of joining the Blues in ruins.
Full story: Metro

Arsenal are prepared to sell Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona for less than £40m - but only if 20-year-old midfielder Thiago Alcantara is included in the deal.
Full story: Metro

Neil Warnock's future as boss of QPR is in doubt after he was told to watch what he says by majority shareholders Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore.
Full story: the Sun

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has allowed South African defender Bongani Khumalo, 24, to join Reading on loan until the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City are ready to begin talks with Atletico Madrid for forward Sergio Aguero, regardless of whether or not wantaway striker Carlos Tevez leaves the English Premier League club.
Full story: Metro

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says nobody will be prepared to stump up the £45m asking price for Manchester City's Tevez - even though Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca was seen chatting to the player last week.
Full story: Metro

Blackburn Rovers are interested in Partizan Belgrade midfielder Radosav Petrovic, whose mooted deal with Vitesse Arnhem has fallen through.
Full story: Daily Mail

Alberto Aquilani could yet leave Liverpool in the transfer window after his representative revealed he is planning talks with Italian side Fiorentina. (Daily Telegraph)

West Brom manager Roy Hodgson is closing in on a deal to take £6m-rated Birmingham City goalkeeper Ben Foster on a season-long loan deal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle are waiting to hear if Paris St Germain striker Mevlut Erdinc will agree to a move after the clubs agreed a £7m deal in principle.
Full story: Daily Mail

Ipswich are set to sign Arsenal striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas for £1.1m. (Daily Mirror)

Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila has attracted the attention of Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas, who plans to test the water with a £15m bid in an attempt to fill the gap left by the injured Michael Essien.
Full story: Metro

Leeds have revived their interest in Preston goalkeeper Andy Lonergan and agreed terms over a £150,000 deal. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea and Real Madrid may have an unexpected competitor in the race to sign Neymar from Santos in the form of Russian top-flight side Anzhi Makhachkala.
Full story: the Independent

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has revealed he has tried to persuade Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri to reject Manchester City in favour of the Red Devils.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Newcastle defender Jose Enrique has used social networking site Twitter to criticise the club's transfer policy.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic rejected a new call from Blackburn boss Steve Kean to join the squad at the Asia Cup in Hong Kong. The transfer-seeking player refused to travel and would not change his mind when Kean rang him.
Full story: Daily Mirror


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