Sunday 11 March 2012

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 daily round up of what the papers have been saying

10th and 11th Mar 2012 


Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has accepted proposed wages of £210,000 a week to move to Manchester City, although a transfer fee has yet to be agreed between the two clubs. The deal would make the striker the Premier League's highest-earning player once City sell Carlos Tevez.
Full story: the Sunday Times (subscription required) 
 
Edin Dzeko could make way for Van Persie at Manchester City with Milan and Juventus .
Full story: Sunday Mirror 
 
City will face competition for Higuain's signature from Chelsea with the Blues strikers Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba struggling against poor form and advancing years respectively.
Full story: Metro 
 
Manchester City are also set to launch a bid for Real Madrid's striker Gonzalo Higuain.  Manager Roberto Mancini wants the £35m-rated Argentinian as part of a new-look front line that also includes van Persie.
Full story: the People (print edition)

Arsenal are preparing a £25m bid which, if successful, would make Borussia Dortmund's  striker Mario Gotze  the most expensive signing in the club's history.
Full story: Mail on Sunday 
 
Arsenal are also set to snatch Ajax's £10m-rated centre-back Jan Vertonghen from under Tottenham's noses.
Full story: Sunday Mirror 
 
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson attended Lille's match away to Lyon on Saturday evening, sparking suggestions that he is about to challenge Tottenham and Arsenal in the race for  striker Eden Hazard.
Full story: 101 Great Goals 
 
Bundesliga club Hannover are ready to offer Sunderland's on-loan Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner a chance to kickstart his career with a £4m move to Germany this summer.
Full story: Sunday Mirror 
 
Liverpool are keeping an eye on Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski  with a view to making a concrete offer for the Poland international in the summer.
Full story: Footy Latest 

 Aston Villa have become the first Premier League club to try to snap up ex-Rangers winger Gregg Wylde who agreed to leave the financially-stricken SPL club this week. And they could soon be joined in the race by Bolton Wanderers.
Full story: Bolton News 
 
Chelsea's interim manager Roberto di Matteo has called in senior players to iron out any differences that may exist in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas's sacking.
Full story: Mail on Sunday 
 
Terry Connor's caretaker spell in charge of Wolves could be over after just three games with club owner Steve Morgan keen to install a younger man such as Crystal Palace's Dougie Freedman or Brighton's Gus Poyet.
Full story: the People (print edition)

Owen Coyle has vowed not to gamble on the fitness of South Korea international Chung-Yong Lee during Bolton's fight against Premier League relegation.
Full story: Bolton News 
 
West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson has dropped the biggest hint yet that he wants to stay at the Hawthorns, amid speculation linking him with the vacant England role.
Full story: Express and Star 
 
Manager Alan Pardew has challenged Newcastle to show their Champions League credentials by beating Arsenal on Monday.
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle 

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reported to be lining up a bid to sign Dynamo Kiev's Ukraine striker Andriy Yarmolenko.
Full story: Metro 
 
Chelsea could be beaten by Barcelona in the battle for Valencia defender Jordi Alba. The uncertainty over the Blues' managerial position could persuade him to remain in Spain.
Full story: talkSPORT 
 
Blackburn boss Steve Kean is hopeful of adding former Netherlands midfielder Bolo Zenden to his squad for the end-of-season run-in.
Full story: Daily Mail 
 
Tottenham have joined Arsenal and Liverpool in the race to land Werder Bremen's midfielder Marko Marin,  according to German media reports.
Full story: Footylatest 
 
Borussia Dortmund playmaker Shinji Kagawa is likely to disappoint Liverpool and Manchester United by signing a new deal with the German club.
Full story: talkSPORT 

Jose Mourinho, who has been linked with a return to Chelsea in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas's dismissal, has promised to stay on as manager at Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mail 

Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa, who guided the La Liga side to a famous victory over Manchester United on Thursday, has rejected two approaches from Roman Abramovich's staff over the Chelsea vacancy - because he will only talk to the owner himself.
Full story: Daily Mirror 
 
Germany coach Joachim Loew has refused to be drawn on speculation that he is Chelsea's top managerial target.
Full story: Inside Futbol 
 
United goalkeeper David de Gea has accused his team-mates of "falling asleep" during their shock Europa League defeat by Athletic Bilbao.
Full story: Daily Mail 
 
Cesc Fabregas, the former Arsenal captain who moved to Barcelona in August 2011, has backed manager Arsene Wenger to return the Gunners to the top of the English game.
"I am sure he will find the means to bring Arsenal back to where they belong," he said.
Full story: the Guardian  
 
Harry Redknapp's son Jamie, the former England midfielder turned television pundit, is worried about his dad becoming England manager because of the stress and pressure of the job.
Full story: Daily Mirror 
 
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson will only extend his contract at the Hawthorns once it expires in June if he is assured there are funds to spend on strengthening his squad.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann could be heading for a third Arsenal spell after being offered a temporary coaching role at Emirates Stadium.
Full story: Daily Mail 
 
Stoke winger Jermaine Pennant has used his Twitter account to angrily deny he had been fined by manager Tony Pulis after claims he had broken club rules.
Full story: Stoke Sentinel 
 
QPR owner Tony Fernandes insists he will stand by the club and continue with plans for a new stadium, training ground and academy, even if they lose their fight against relegation from the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Express 

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