Saturday 19 January 2013

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news


All the lastest news and gossip, 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 latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

19th January 2013 

Mario Balotelli is ready to join AC Milan in a £24m deal. The striker has given notice on his rented house in Cheshire and started flying his possessions back to Milan.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis has insisted that striker Michael Owen will not be moving anywhere on loan during the January transfer window. Owen has made just five appearances since joining the club in the summer.
Liverpool have launched an £8m bid for Inter Milan's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho after becoming increasingly frustrated in efforts to sign Blackpool's former Reds youngster Thomas Ince.
Queens Park Rangers are chasing Porto and Portugal defender Rolando, even though the Europa League winner has turned them down three times already.
QPR's hopes of signing Rennes and France midfielder Yann M'Vila have been complicated by interest from Rubin Kazan and Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is close to agreeing a deal with LA Galaxy for next season - but he will definitely remain at Stamford Bridge for the rest of the current campaign.
Stoke City are close to signing FC Dallas winger Brek Shea.
Arsenal want French midfielder Gilbert Imbula, who has starred for French second-tier side Guingamp in recent seasons and holds the record as the youngest player to play in the division.
West Bromwich Albion defender Craig Dawson is attracting attention from a number of Championship clubs, including Black Country neighbours Wolves. Blackburn, Bolton and Leeds are also keen on taking him on loan.
Full story: skysports.com 
West Ham are ready to abandon their pursuit of Blackburn left-back Martin Olsson as they are not keen to offer more than the £2m bid which has been rejected.
West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke has held talks with striker Peter Odemwingie and defender Jonas Olsson after interest from Queens Park Rangers, and told the pair to forget about leaving the club.
Former Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira says eight years without a trophy is too long for the Gunners and playing beautiful football is not enough any more.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he is in a "healthy disagreement" with his board over the merits of the club's transfer policy.
Nigel Adkins knew he was going to be sacked by Southampton after watching television - before he met with executive chairman Nicola Cortese.
Mauricio Pochettino will walk head first into a supporters' protest when he takes charge of Southampton, with fans set to wave white handkerchiefs in protest after five minutes of Monday's televised game against Everton.
Adkins scribbled a message on a flipchart for his Saints players after being given his marching orders: "Keep smiling. Have faith and belief that you are doing the right thing. Keep looking to improve."
Lucas Radebe, the former Leeds United and South Africa captain, expects more Premier League players will follow Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar and decide not to play in future Africa Cup of Nations because of its scheduling.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has warned his Newcastle United players before Saturday's home game with Reading that  Royals striker Pavel Pogrebnyak is "one of the worst players I've seen for falling over and buying free-kicks".
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has waded into the Luis Suarez row by blaming foreign players for the escalation of diving in the English game.
Rafael Benitez is ready to gamble on defender John Terry's fitness and recall the Chelsea skipper for Sunday's league game with Arsenal.




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