Friday 6 April 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


6th April 2012 



Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt is interested in making a move to Italian side Roma, according to his agent. The Dutch international has only a year left on his Anfield contract.
Blackburn boss Steve Kean has warned Sir Alex Ferguson off making an approach for highly-rated central defender Grant Hanley. The player is said to have impressed during United's 2-0 defeat of Rovers earlier in the week.
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli could be offered a route out of the Etihad with a return to former club Inter Milan.
West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster has told club officials that he wants to make his loan deal from parent club Birmingham a permanent one.
Real Madrid are on the hunt for an England international right-back, and are prepared to spend £16.5m to sign either Spurs' Kyle Walker or Liverpool's Glen Johnson.
Danish international Nicklas Bendtner will wait until after Euro 2012 to decide on his future. The old forward is on a season-long loan deal at Sunderland from Arsenal and could leave the Gunners for as little as £4m in the summer after falling out of favour.
Aston Villa are preparing to offer a deal to Hearts outcast Marian Kello. The Slovakia goalkeeper is a free agent after parting company with the Edinburgh side.
Arsenal are preparing a £10m summer swoop for Fulham's American striker Clint Dempsey. The striker has been in fine form this campaign at Craven Cottage, netting 19 goals.
Teenage Sao Paulo star Lucas Moura  has spoken to both Chelsea and Manchester United over a transfer in the off-season, according to the player's agent. The midfielder has already picked up 11 caps for Brazil in his short professional career.
Former Blackburn Rovers and Notts County manager Paul Ince says he is keen to take over from interim boss Terry Connor as manager of Wolves.
Salomon Kalou has pinpointed Barcelona's defence as a weakness that Chelsea can target and expects them to defeat the European champions in their Champions League semi-final.
Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay has praised interim first-team coach Roberto Di Matteo for guiding the club into the Champions League semi-finals and helping save their season.

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba is just a week away from being able to check out of hospital and head home. The player celebrates his 24th birthday today and is making such good progress after his cardiac arrest last month that he is just a few checks away from being released from the London Chest Hospital.
Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers says on-loan Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson is the new Frank Lampard. "He's that type of goalscoring midfield player," explained the Swans boss .
Arsenal's England international midfielder Jack Wilshere could be back and playing within three weeks. The Gunners are said to be organising a series of friendly games in a bid to get Wilshire back to match fitness.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis says he hopes midfielder Jermaine Pennant has learned his lesson after the player took to Twitter to complain about his team selection. Pennant was "talking to a bunch of Herberts", according to Pulis.
Fulham boss Martin Jol is keen for club captain Danny Murphy to sign a contract extension with the club. The veteran midfielder is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal that will keep him in west London before the end of the campaign.
Midfielder Karl Henry admits Wolves need a "miracle" of five wins out of seven to stay up - but reckons the pressure is off because everyone thinks they're down.



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