Wednesday 20 March 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

20th Mar 2013

Yaya Toure's agent has said he will start negotiating with other clubs if the midfielder does not sign a new contract with Manchester City by Saturday the player could even use Fifa rules to buy out his deal and leave this summer.
Arsenal are interested in signing Barcelona's Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez. The player endured an underwhelming season with the Spanish league leaders and could be available.
Liverpool and Manchester United are likely to face competition from Real Madrid for Paris St-Germain's highly rated midfielder Marco Verratti.Full story: talkSPORT
QPR boss Harry Redknapp plans to make another bid for Toulouse's France international defensive midfielder Etienne Capoue in the summer, but admits a deal could only happen if the club remain in the Premier League.
Aston Villa and Everton are monitoring Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair who has been unable to establish himself at Etihad Stadium following his move from Swansea.
Chelsea have valued goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois at £20m in a bid to scare off any interested clubs. The player has excelled during two loan spells at Atletico Madrid but has admitted he is several seasons away from challenging Blues number one Petr Cech.
Cech has rubbished suggestions he could move across London to play for Arsenal.
Norwich hope to take advantage of Aston Villa's faltering contract negotiations with striker Andreas Weimann. The Austria international, who has scored 11 goals this season, has just over a year left on his current deal.
Napoli and Manchester City are set to battle for the services of Sampdoria's Argentine U20 international striker Mauro Icardi.
Frank Lampard yet to be offered a new deal by Chelsea, says a move to the MLS in America would not have to mean the end of his international career.Full story: Daily Mirror
Per Mertesacker has dismissed suggestions he will quit Arsenal for a return to Germany in the summer.
CSKA Moscow are preparing a move for Netherlands international winger Eljero Elia who is thought to be a target for Liverpool and West Ham.
Getafe's Algerian midfielder Medhi Lacen says he is unaware of interest in him from Swansea but he would be prepared to make a move to the Capital One Cup winners.
Newcastle defender Steven Taylor, who has been called up as a replacement by Hodgson, has said that previous England manager Fabio Capello told club boss Alan Pardew he thought the midfielder.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has angrily denied reports he is ready to leave the club at the end of the season.Full story: Stoke Sentinel
Reading hope to appoint a new manager before the weekend, with Russian owner Anton Zingarevich due to fly in to talk to prospective candidates, thought to include former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins.
Blackburn insist they want a big-name manager to replace the latest departee from Ewood Park, Michael Appleton, and Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez is thought to be on their list.
Veteran midfielder Paul Scholes is to return to action for Manchester United in next week's Premier League game against Sunderland after a two-month injury absence with a knee problem.





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