Wednesday 31 July 2013

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest 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

31st July 2013

Gareth Bale's future is in turmoil after it emerged the forward is reluctant to risk his relationship with Tottenham fans by handing in a transfer request.
Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid's sporting director, has told Tottenham that the Spanish side will not give up in their pursuit of Bale.Full story: talkSPORT
Tottenham will reluctantly agree to sell Bale to Real as long as Luka Modric is included in what would be a world-record transfer deal.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy hopes that his demands of £100m in cash for the club's star player will be enough to ward off Real Madrid's advances - particularly as the Spanish club still owe money on last summer's purchase of Modric from Spurs.
Tottenham could stun north London rivals Arsenal by entering the race for Liverpool's striker Luis Suarez, should Bale complete his move to Real Madrid.
Chelsea could take advantage of Real Madrid's pursuit of Bale with a £20m offer for  Germany midfielder Sami Khedira.
Arsenal will have to pay £55m if they still want Suarez after the striker dropped his pursuit of arbitration as a means of leaving for less.
Suarez has not requested Premier League intervention in his contract dispute with Liverpool, one week on from Arsenal's club record bid of £40,000,001 for the Uruguay international.
Tottenham target Roberto Soldado's prospective move to White Hart Lane may not be as close to completion as first thought, with the striker keeping quiet over his future.
Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton wants to play for his beloved Everton - and will take a 50% pay cut to make the move happen.
Liverpool face fierce competition from Borussia Dortmund for the signature of Rubin Kazan forward Salomon Rondon.
Everton are preparing a £15m offer for Wigan star James McCarthy even after being told the midfielder will not be allowed to leave for less than £20m.
Newcastle are intensifying their efforts to secure QPR striker Loic Remy on a season-long loan deal after being deterred from a move for Lyon forward Bafetimbi Gomis by the French club's demands for a fee in excess of £6.9m for the player.
West Ham are still in the market to sign Udinese forward Matej Vydra as they look to solve their striking problems.
Liverpool have released a list of "unacceptable" words and phrases that they have given to all members of staff in an attempt to combat all forms of discrimination at Anfield.
Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse wore the 'Wonga' strip for the first time as he started and scored in the pre-season friendly at St Mirren.

Tuesday 30 July 2013

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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30th July 2013


Manchester United are planning a £25m bid to sign Luka Modric from Real Madrid after coming to the realisation that they are unlikely to secure any of their primary transfer targets.
Daniel Levy will reluctantly bow to Gareth Bale's desire to leave Tottenham if Real Madrid offer a world record £85m - plus a player - for the forward.
United are also keen on Bale if Tottenham decide they are ready to sell the this summer.
New Old Trafford boss David Moyes is returning to England to prepare for showdown talks with striker Wayne Rooney.
Chelsea are resolute in their refusal to entertain any bids for David Luiz after it emerged Bayern Munich are considering a £34.5m move for the defender.
Cesc Fabregas' agent has moved to reassure Barcelona the midfielder won't be quitting the Catalan club for Manchester United this summer.
Fabregas has also told friends he does not want to join United.
United manager Moyes wants to discuss Fabregas and the future of winger Nani with executive director Ed Woodward.
Arsene Wenger is determined not to raise Arsenal's £40m bid for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez - even if it means the transfer going to the wire.
Nottingham Forest hope to complete deals for Celtic defender Kelvin Wilson and Burnley striker Charlie Austin this week.
Tottenham have entered the running to sign Steaua Bucharest's defender Vlad Chiriches.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is desperate to bring striker Didier Drogba back to Stamford Bridge as a player or coach.
Norwich City manager Chris Hughton hopes to recruit more players this summer and admits being interested in Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella.
Liverpool are interested in taking Benfica's Lorenzo Melgarejo on a season-long deal as they look to add cover in the left-back position.
Forward Michu insists he will become even better this season - thanks to the arrival of Swansea club-record signing of Wilfried Bony.
Manchester City are facing an anxious wait to discover the extent of the ankle injury suffered by defender Matija Nastasic.
West Ham captain Kevin Nolan says striker Andy Carroll could help the Hammers qualify for Europe next season.
Sunderland target Lucas Orban is close to joining Bordeaux for about £3m. The Argentine defender had also been courted by Nice, Sevilla and Villareal.



Monday 29 July 2013

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29th July 2013


Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is giving midfielder Gareth Bale the 'silent treatment' over Real Madrid's bid to sign him.
Levy has cut short his holiday to return to London to hold talks with Bale.Full story: Daily Mail
Real hope to complete a £95m deal for Bale, offering £51m plus Argentina winger Angel Di Maria and Portugal left-back Fabio Coentrao before they finish their tour of the United States on 11 August.
Tottenham will move for Paris St-Germain's Argentina midfielder Javier Pastore if they sell Bale.
Bayern Munich are ready to offer £40m for Chelsea defender David Luiz after boss Pep Guardiola put out feelers for the player while he starred for Brazil at the Confederations Cup.
Luiz is not pushing to leave Chelsea, but Bayern Munich made contact with the London club over the weekend with a £34.5m bid.
Chelsea will wait until after Rio Ferdinand's testimonial against Sevilla on 9 August to make a second offer for Manchester United's Wayne Rooney. The Blues believe that a hostile reaction towards the England striker will boost the chances of United agreeing to sell.
Trabzonspor have confirmed former Chelsea duo midfielder Florent Malouda and defender Jose Bosingwa will finalise their respective moves to the club on Monday night.
Liverpool pursue a loan move for versatile Benfica defender Lorenzo Melgarejo and see him as possible cover for Jose Enrique.
Fulham are set to move for Aston Villa striker Darren Bent after discovering Italy forward Pablo Osvaldo intends to stay at Roma.
Crystal Palace want to sign Arsenal's Morocco striker Marouane Chamakh on a six-month loan deal.
Arsenal could be disappointed in their chase for midfielder Bernard after the player's father confirmed that Brazilian team-mate striker Hulk, has persuaded the youngster Porto would be a better club at which to develop.Full story: Daily Express
Former West Ham striker Carlton Cole is set to join French side St Etienne after failing to agree terms on a free transfer to Crystal Palace.
Ex-Tottenham striker Gary Lineker and former chairman Lord Alan Sugar have been locked in a Twitter debate over Real Madrid's reported £86m offer for Spurs' Gareth Bale.
Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse will play for the first team in Tuesday's friendly against Scottish side St Mirren. The player has not been involved earlier in pre-season after refusing to wear the club's shirts branded with pay-day loan sponsors Wonga.
Fulham's Swedish midfielder Alexander Kacaniklic will miss the start of the Premier League campaign after he was injured during Sunday's 1-0 pre-season defeat by Werder Bremen.

Sunday 28 July 2013

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28th July 2013

Tottenham manager Andre Villas Boas has refused to comment on increasing speculation that Real Madrid have made an offer for Gareth Bale, and that the forward has asked for a move.Full story: Sunday Telegraph

The White Hart Lane club have rejected a bid of what would be a world record 81m for Bale, with Real preparing another offer for £85m.
Bale is said to be distraught that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has refused Real Madrid's initial offer.
Arsenal have turned their attention to Liverpool striker Luis Suarez after top target Gonzalo Higuain Madrid to join Napoli
Real Madrid are set to make a move for Suarez.
Wayne Rooney will not be allowed to join one of Manchester United's rivals for the Premier League title and the champions will only sell the striker if he agrees to move abroad.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has got £30m to spend on England international Rooney.
Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup wants to bring in another striker before the start of the season despite bolstering his attacking options with the £12m record signing of Wilfried Bony.
Monaco manager Claudio Ranieri has denied that the French league club want to buy winger Nani from Manchester United.
Newcastle United have increased their offer for Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis to £6.9m.
Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has dismissed speculation linking him to a big-money move to La Liga side Atletico Madrid.
Aston Villa have accepted a bid from Blackburn Rovers for midfielder Barry Bannan. The  has been training away from Villa's senior squad after falling out of favour with boss Paul Lambert.
Newcastle director of football Joe Kinnear has made enquiries about Sunderland's  defender Phil Bardsley.
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is a transfer target for Spanish side Valencia.
Manchester United are considering a final £36m bid to sign Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
Fabregas has agreed to join Manchester United following a secret meeting between the Barcelona star's agent Darren Dein and Old Trafford executive chief executive Ed Woodward.
Celtic hope to sign James McClean but will turn their attention to Porto's Christian Atsu if a move for the Sunderland winger proves unsuccessful.
Liverpool's owners, the Fenway Sports Group, have rubbished claims they are preparing to sell the club after rumours of interest from a Saudi oil company and two American billionaires.
Retired midfielder Paul Scholes wants Wayne Rooney to resist Chelsea's overtures and remain at Manchester United.
Manchester United cancelled Sunday's training session on the Hong Kong Stadium pitch because of concerns regarding player safety on the eve of the Red Devils' friendly with Kitchee FC on Monday.
Former Newcastle striker Nile Ranger has had his surname tattooed onto his forehead.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says forward Eden Hazard "has to transform his great talent into great numbers: how many goals, how many assists, how many winning goals, how many goals in big matches".
Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez says he and fellow players have told manager Alan Pardew they felt that training last season was too easy.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has predicted that former Blues striker Didier Drogba will return to Chelsea in some capacity.

Saturday 27 July 2013

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27th July 2013

Tottenham have rejected Real Madrid's £81m bid for Gareth Bale. However, the  winger has told the London club he wants to join the Spanish giants.
New Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is set to make another major signing. City have already spent more than £90m this summer on Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic, and Pellegrini now wants to sign Real Madrid's £15m-rated defender Pepe.Full story: Daily Mirror
Barcelona will make a £25m move for Chelsea's centre-half David Luiz.
Paris St-Germain insist midfielder Marco Verratti is not for sale. The Italian helped PSG to the French title last season and he has been linked with a move to either Premier League champions Manchester United or Italian side Napoli.
Everton are favourites to sign Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair despite interest from West Bromwich Albion and Stoke.
Newcastle United will have to pay £8.6m to sign Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis.
Hull City manager Steve Bruce believes striker Yannick Sagbo can have the same impact in the Premier League as Aston Villa's Christian Benteke, who scored 19 league goals in his first season in England. Sagbo completed a move to Hull from French side Evian on Friday.Full story: talkSPORT
New Norwich City signing Gary Hooper has targeted an England call-up. The 25-year-old striker joined the Canaries from Celtic for £5.5m on Friday.
Chelsea fear they will not get a work permit for Bertrand Traore. The midfielder, a full international with Burkina Faso, has played as a trialist for the Blues during their pre-season matches in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio has described the playing surface at the Hong Kong Stadium as a "killer pitch". The final two games in the Barclays Asia Trophy are set to be played on Saturday but torrential rain could cause the matches to be cancelled.

Friday 26 July 2013

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26th July 2013

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has told friends he would like to move to Manchester United. The Premier League champions have failed with two offers for the Spanish international.Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool have made Valencia striker Roberto Soldado their main target as they look to replace Luis Suarez. Tottenham have had a £22m offer for the Spain international rejected and Valencia want to sell Soldado for £26m by 3 August for tax purposes.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Suarez's desire to join Arsenal "does not add up" and that he is already at a bigger club than the Gunners.
Juventus retain an interest in Manchester City's Serbia left-back Aleksandar Kolarov despite moving for Napoli's Columbia international Juan Zuniga.
Celtic striker Gary Hooper has passed a medical ahead of a £5m move to Norwich.
Lille's former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou will reject a move to West Ham after being told he would not play through the middle for the Hammers. West Brom have also had a £4m bid accepted for the Ivory Coast international.
French winger Charles N'Zogbia could be set to leave Aston Villa with Hull and Crystal Palace both considering bids.
West Brom are hoping to sign Udinese striker Matej Vydra on a season-long loan deal. The Czech Republic international scored 20 goals during a loan spell at Watford last season and has also been linked with Swansea and Sunderland.
Napoli and Spartak Moscow have both moved for Benfica striker Oscar Cardozo. The Paraguay international was linked with Manchester City earlier this summer and has been close to joining Fenerbahce.
Spanish midfielder Thiago Alacantara insists he never had contact with Manchester United ahead of his move away from Barcelona. Alacantara, who joined Bayern Munich earlier this summer, says he did not feel valued by the Spanish champions.
Tottenham's Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen is set to miss the start of the season with an ankle injury that will keep him out for up to four weeks.

Thursday 25 July 2013

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25th July 2013

Tottenham are worried that Real Madrid's attempts to sign forward Gareth Bale are unsettling him.
Midfielder Thiago Alcantara almost signed for Manchester United before he joined Bayern Munich from Barcelona, according to his father Mazinho.
Valencia will not let defender Adil Rami leave for anything less than £7.75m. The Frenchman is wanted by both Manchester City and Arsenal.
Full story: Marca  (in Spanish)
Liverpool face competition to land top target Christian Atsu with Benfica and Sporting Lisbon also interested in the Porto winger.
West Brom have asked Manchester City about taking forgotten winger Scott Sinclair on a season-long loan.
Stoke are interested in signing Queens Park Rangers midfielder Adel Taarabt on loan but the Championship side would prefer a permanent deal.
Middlesbrough are re-signing goalkeeper Ross Turnbull following his release by Chelsea.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes wants his scouts to check on Guadalajara midfielder Marco Fabian.
Forward Gary Hooper is set to move to QPR after Celtic agreed a £5m with the London club for the player.
Full story: Daily Record
Fulham are trying to sign Roma striker Pablo Osvaldo in an £8.6m deal.
Manchester United boss David Moyes has been labelled a "dinosaur" after striker Robin van Persie was injured in only his second pre-season appearance.