Saturday, 27 November 2010

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 weekly round up of what the papers have been saying.

27th Nov 2010

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has said that the club must improve their league position if they are to retain their best players for next season.
Full story: ESPNsoccernet

Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt is linked with a move to Roma in a possible swap deal with France defender Philippe Mexes.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has admitted he would love to bring striker Roque Santa Cruz back to Ewood Park.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City face competition for Cristian Zapata as Russian club Zenit St Petersburg line up a bid for the highly rated Udinese defender.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, 30, is in line for a shock move to Major League Soccer.
Full story: the Sun

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has admitted Chelsea have lost their air of impregnability this season and that smaller sides now view the London team as vulnerable.
Full story: ESPNsoccernet

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger does not fear that persistent hamstring problems will impact on the career of his captain Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: ESPNsoccernet

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has declared that Tottenham can win the Champions League.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has warned Italy striker Mario Balotelli to curb his temper if he wants to become one of the world's best players.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sir Alex Ferguson has given his Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov six months to prove he has got a future at Old Trafford.
Full story: Daily Star
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26th Nov 2010

Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has agreed a new five-year contract with the club following his fine recent form.
Full story: goal.com

Argentine forward Carlos Tevez could be offloaded to Barcelona in January with Manchester City rumoured to be lining up a move for Spanish striker Bojan Krkic as his replacement.
Full story: Metro

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has placed an £80m price tag on Ashley Young after Manchester United and Liverpool revealed their interest in the winger.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal and Manchester City have joined the race to sign Sporting Lisbon's teenage winger Zezinho, dubbed "the new Cristiano Ronaldo".
Full story: talksport

Napoli are pondering a January move for Liverpool's teenage striker Nathan Eccleston.
Full story: goal.com

Liverpool are considering recalling midfielder Alberto Aquilani from his season-long loan to Juventus.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

The Reds are also interested in Lille's central defender Adil Rami and forward Gervinho.
Full story: The Independent

Midfielder Eden Hazard will not be leaving the club despite interest from Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson.
Full story: sport.co.uk

Liverpool could make a shock January move for Manchester City winger Adam Johnson.
Full story: Metro

West Ham striker Carlton Cole could be on his way to Liverpool in January after publicly criticising the tactics of Hammers manager Avram Grant.
Full story: Metro

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand could be on his way back to Upton Park with the Sunderland centre-back set to leave the Stadium of Light.
Full story: Metro

Manchester United expect to clinch the signing of 26-year-old goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, of Norwegian club Aalesund, by the weekend.
Full story: talksport

In-form striker Johan Elmander has stalled on signing a new contract with Bolton - and sparked a scramble for his signature. Liverpool, Newcastle and Stoke are interested.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham are ready to win the £3m race for 6ft 8in Ivory Coast striker Lacina Traore of Romanian side Cluj.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham boss Mark Hughes could raid former club Manchester City with keeper Shay Given, winger Shaun Wright-Phillips and striker Roque Santa Cruz all on Fulham's wish list.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United target David De Gea has said he will happily reject overtures from Sir Alex Ferguson to remain at Atletico Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Dimitar Berbatov will definitely not be leaving Old Trafford in January, according to the player's agent Emil Dantchev.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham are poised to make a £2m move for Swedish striker Denni Avdic who plays for IF Elsborg.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal target Gokhan Inler could leave Udinese if the right club makes the right offer, says the Swiss midfielder's agent.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Dinamo Zagreb vice-president Zdravko Mamic has revealed that the Croatian side have rejected a £17m offer from Arsenal for highly rated youngsters midfielder Mateo Kovacic and wing-back Sime Vrsaljko.
Full story: caughtoffside

Atletico Madrid forward Diego Forlan says he will not be joining Tottenham in January and will instead end his career in Spain.
Full story: talksport

Palermo's defensive midfielder Armin Bacinovic is a target for Chelsea and Liverpool.
Full story: talksport

Birmingham striker Kevin Phillips could be about to start a bidding war between Championship promotion chasers QPR and Swansea.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham defender William Gallas has boldly predicted that Spurs can win "everything" this season, despite having already been knocked out of the Carling Cup.
Full story: talksport

Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed will back manager Mark Hughes in the transfer window but vented his anger at the 4-1 home loss to Manchester City last week.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham will press ahead with plans to move to the Olympic Stadium despite receiving the go-ahead to build a new 56,000-seater arena adjacent to White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mail

Winger Stewart Downing believes new Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier needs to bring in up to five new players during the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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25th Nov 2010

Liverpool are ready to challenge rivals Manchester United for Rosenborg's Ghanaian midfielder Anthony Annan. (1005 GMT)
Full story: goal.com

CSKA Moscow's Japanese international Keisuke Honda is attracting interest ahead of the January transfer window with Arsenal, Liverpool, and AC Milan the interested parties. (0950 GMT)
Full story: sport.co.uk

Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle are battling for FC Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro. AS Monaco, Hamburg, Schalke 04 and Benfica are also interested in the 23-year-old. (0810 GMT)
Full story: imscouting.com

Blackburn are weighing up a £4m January move to bring Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz back to Ewood Park.
Full story: The Sun

Stephen Ireland is looking for a January move away from Aston Villa. Fulham boss Mark Hughes is keen after the pair worked together at Manchester City, but the Cottagers would struggle to find the £8m asking price.
Full story: Daily Star

Liverpool and Tottenham target Ola Toivonen expects to stay at PSV Eindhoven this winter - but the Sweden striker has opened the door to a summer move.
Full story: Daily Mail

Lille admit they face a battle to keep hold of Liverpool target Eden Hazard. The 19-year-old winger is also been tracked by Arsenal and Manchester United.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Goalkeeper David De Gea has insisted he will be staying at Atletico Madrid, despite interest from Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mail

Dimitar Berbatov's agent has stated that the Manchester United striker will not be going anywhere in January. Emil Dantchev said: "There's nothing to say. He will stay in Manchester."
Full story: The Sun

Manchester City and Chelsea are keen on Paris Saint-Germain's teenage striker Jean-Christophe Bahebeck. The 17-year-old has yet to sign professional forms with the French club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea are tracking Partizan Belgrade's teenage centre-back Stefan Savic as a candidate to bolster their threadbare defence.
Full story: Daily Mail

Championship promotion chasers Swansea City want Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge on loan.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City have made an enquiry about Udinese's £15m-rated defender Cristian Zapata.
Full story: talkSPORT

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has been promised funds to bolster his squad in January by the club's new Indian owners.
Full story: Daily Mail

Middlesbrough defender David Wheater will move to the Premier League in January, says his former team-mate, Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing.
Full story: The Sun

Sheffield United boss Gary Speed is chasing Arsenal's highly rated young striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas for a loan deal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham City's £3m midfielder Michel is wanted by Real Mallorca in January on a six-month loan deal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bolton are ready to let Andy O'Brien join Leeds permanently when the transfer window opens. The defender has extended his loan spell at Elland Road until the start of January.
Full story: talkSPORT

West Ham striker Carlton Cole has questioned the tactics of under-fire Hammers manager Avram Grant during their 3-0 loss at Liverpool last weekend. "In the first 10 minutes we had lost the game, psychologically anyway," said Cole.

Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou insists the west London club have not been affected by last week's shock departure of assistant manager Ray Wilkins.
Full story: The Sun

Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge insists there is no crisis at the club despite recent speculation over the future of manager Carlo Ancelotti.
Full story: talkSPORT

Liverpool's Ryan Babel has blamed former Reds boss Rafa Benitez for the problems with form and fitness that have blighted his time at Anfield. "I wasn't allowed to train extra under our former manager. Even when I wasn't involved," said Babel on his Twitter feed.
Full story: Daily Mail


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24th Nov 2010

Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland looks set to join Leicester on loan after losing his first-team place to Ali Al Habsi.
(Press Association)

Manchester United are considering offloading Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov to Italian giants Juventus in an exchange deal involving goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
Full story: imscouting.com

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has set aside £42m in a bid to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Espanyol midfielder Javi Marquez says he is flattered by the interest shown by Tottenham Hotspur and Wigan Athletic but wants to stay with the Catalan-based club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool are heading the queue to sign Stoke's Ryan Shawcross, with Potters boss Tony Pulis eyeing Uruguay defender Mauricio Victorino as a replacement centre-back.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Manchester City are ready to offer £20m for Porto's Brazil striker Hulk, real name Givanildo Vieira de Souza, to ease the burden on Carlos Tevez.
Full story: Daily Mirror

French media have reported that Arsenal have begun negotiations to sign Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro, who has also attracted the interest of north London rivals Tottenham.
Full story: talkSPORT

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is weighing up a move for Tottenham midfielder David Bentley but faces competition from Everton.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton are monitoring the availability of Porto's Cristian Rodriguez, nicknamed 'the onion' because he has reduced his opponents to tears. The Uruguay midfielder is valued at £7m.
Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester United are battling it out with Bayern Munich for the signature of Croatian midfielder Dino Spehar, 16, who plays for Osijek.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor claims he has secured a move to Italian giants Juventus ahead of the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Star

Midfielder Lewis McGugan's form for Nottingham Forest is attracting attention from Premier League clubs such as Fulham and West Brom.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham boss Avram Grant is fighting to save his job following the departure of his number two Zeljko Petrovic.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale believes Spurs can beat anyone at White Hart Lane ahead of their home Champions League clash against Werder Bremen on Wednesday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge believes he can break into Fabio Capello's England squad - but wants boss Carlo Ancelotti to play him in his favoured role up front, rather than on the wing.
Full story: talkSPORT



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23rd Nov 2010

Manchester City dismiss the suggestion a deal has been done with Juventus to send striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan to the Italian club in January. (BBC Sport)

Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed Manchester City have agreed a loan deal with Juventus that will see the out-of-favour striker leave for Italy in January.
Full story: Metro

Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov will not be leaving Old Trafford says his agent Emil Dantchev.
Full story: goal.com

Juventus are eyeing up a bid for Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, whose form has dipped dramatically after a solid start to the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The Italian club are also interested in signing Man United forward Federico Macheda on loan in January.
Full story: talksport

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has ruled out a January move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.
Full story: talksport

Spurs boss Redknapp is interested in Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia though and is hoping to pip Marseille to the signing of the Frenchman.
Full story: Metro

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish fears Chelsea are plotting raids for Blues central defenders Roger Johnson and Scott Dann.
Full story: Metro

Barcelona will move for Manchester City right-back Micah Richards should Brazilian defender Dani Alves leave the Nou Camp.
Full story: talksport

Manchester City are watching Udinese centre-back Cristian Zapata.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United look set to land Leeds teenage midfielder Elliot Kebbie after an 18-month pursuit.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United midfielder Anderson is a target for Greek champions Panathinaikos.
Full story: InsideFutbol

Man United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly interested in signing Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Danny.
Full story: imscouting

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has allocated £43m to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: imscouting

Everton target Yannick Djalo says he is interested in joining the Toffees from Sporting Lisbon in January but only if it is for the good of the Portuguese club.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The Toffees have also lined up a January move for Fiorentina midfielder Adem Ljajic.
Full story: imscouting

Liverpool and Italian giants Juventus are reportedly the two contenders for the signature of left-sided 24-year-old Reto Ziegler, who has turned down a new contract offer from Sampdoria.
Full story: imscouting

Reds manager Roy Hodgson is also keeping tabs on Lille winger Gervinho.
Full story: caughtoffside

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier could be lining up a move for Brazilian midfielder Juninho, 35, who played for the Frenchman at Lyon.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Houllier also has his eye on Middlesbrough centre-back David Wheater, whose contract with the Championship strugglers ends in June.
Full story: Daily Mail

Bolton are to hold last ditch talks with Swedish forward Johan Elmander on Wednesday about signing a new deal at the club.
Full story: the Sun

Fulham are keeping tabs on Freiburg's 25-year-old Senegal striker Demba Cisse.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is being lined up for a loan move to Portsmouth. (Daily Star)

Leicester are poised to sign Wigan keeper Chris Kirkland on loan. (Daily Star)

Chelsea's stars fear for the future of manager Carlo Ancelotti who they feel is being seriously undermined.
Full story: the Sun

Raul Meireles believes he can fill the gap left by Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard during the captain's absence through injury. The Portugal midfielder was moved from the right to the centre in the Reds' 3-0 win against West Ham on Saturday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham are on the verge of sacking assistant manager Zeljko Petrovic following the Hammers' dire start to the season but boss Avram Grant is set to stay put.
Full story: Daily Mail

Petrovic's departure will pave the way for Hammers hero Paolo Di Canio to make a sensational return to Upton Park as Avram Grant's number two.
Full story: Daily Star

The Hammers could also turn to former Upton Park captain Steve Lomas as a potential replacement for Petrovic.
Full story: Daily Mirror



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