Thursday, 5 May 2011

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.

4th May 2011

Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng has agreed terms to join Bayern Munich in the summer - and the German club are also monitoring City striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who is currently on loan at Real Madrid.
Full story: Muenchner Merkur (in German)

City's technical director Mike Rigg insists Boateng is not for sale but admits Adebayor "would fit in" at Bayern.
Full story: Bild (in German)

Derby are lining up a shock move for Manchester United striker Michael Owen after manager Nigel Clough said he wanted "six or eight players, with at least one 'biggish' signing" over the summer.
Full story: Metro

Manchester City will not consider selling club captain Carlos Tevez for less than £50m this summer with the Argentine forward attracting the interest of Inter Milan.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Porto president Pinto da Costa has revealed he will listen to offers for the club's star trio - defender Rolando and strikers Hulk and Radamel Falcao.
Full story: Metro

Manchester United's chief European scout Martin Ferguson is keeping tabs on Espanyol striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, who is also attracting the interest of Tottenham, Everton and Fulham. United are also watching Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez.
Full story: Daily Mail

AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi, who is also Italy's prime minister, has promised a summer of spending to turn the side into Champions League winners - and Tottenham winger Gareth Bale is on their hit list.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Gareth Bale insists he will not be leaving White Hart Lane this summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool flop Alberto Aquilani's permanent move to Juventus could be off after the Italian side said they would not pay the agreed fee.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Spanish side Sevilla are interested in signing Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham themselves are ready to offer £500,000 for Ipswich's 18-year-old forward Caolan Lavery.
Full story: the Sun

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is preparing to hijack Manchester United's rumoured £20m transfer of Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell.
Full story: Caught Offside

Leeds forward Max Gradel is ready to turn down Newcastle and sign a new contract at Elland Road.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa's Ashley Young, who is out of contract at the end of next season, is a summer target for Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mail

Fulham manager Mark Hughes is stepping up his interest in Young Boys of Berne striker Henri Bienvenu Ntsama.
Full story: Daily Mail

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is tracking Toulouse's £5m-rated defensive pair Cheikh M'Bengue and Franck Tabanou.
Full story: the Sun

Newcastle defender Jose Enrique, who is being courted by Liverpool, Arsenal and Bayern Munich, has admitted his Newcastle future is in doubt and that he would be "happy" with a move.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle United will step up their attempts to sign highly-rated Saint-Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi in the summer.
Full story: Inside Futbol

Real Madrid could be set to beat Liverpool and Manchester United to the signature of QPR's Taarabt.
Full story: Metro

Premier League bound QPR are themselves hopeful of bringing £12m-rated Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh to Loftus Road this summer.
Full story: Caught Offside

Tottenham are interested in swapping forward Giovani dos Santos or winger Niko Kranjcar for £13.5m-rated Sevilla midfielder Diego Perotti. Full story: goal.com

Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra is more likely to seek a lucrative contract in Qatar than accept any offer to join Queens Park Rangers should they return to England's top-flight. (the Herald)

Walter Smith hopes to secure the services of Kyle Bartley, the defender who impressed on loan from Arsenal, for next season before standing down as Rangers manager. (Daily Express)

Vladimir Weiss's father has ruled out the possibility of the winger returning to Rangers on loan from Manchester City next season, with Vladimir senior targetting a move to Spain for his son. Daily Express)

West Ham, meanwhile, are interested in replacing current boss Avram Grant with QPR manager Neil Warnock.

Full story: the Sun

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish says he wants the final say on all future transfer deals and that is believed to be the reason behind the delay in owner John W Henry giving the Scot the Anfield managerial post on a permanent basis.
Full story: the Sun


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3rd May 2011

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is ready to spend up to £80m to add flair to the team. The likes of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Tottenham winger Gareth Bale are on his wanted list.
Full story: the Sun

Blackburn have made a move for £13m-rated striker Papiss Cisse, who plays for German club Freiburg.
Full story: the Sun

Inter Milan's President Massimo Moratti says the club have not held any talks about a move to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
Full story: the Guardian

Man City have been told top transfer target Ezequiel Lavezzi will not be leaving Napoli this summer.
Full story: Talksport

Bayern Munich are ready to offer £15m for Manchester City's German defender Jerome Boateng.
Full story: Daily Mail

Striker Emmanuel Adebayor, currently on loan at Real Madrid, could also be leaving Eastlands with Turkish side Fenerbahce interested.
Full story: Daily Mail

City will offer striker Craig Bellamy and defender Dedryck Boyata in a package deal for Bolton defender Gary Cahill.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Man City and neighbours United both look set to miss out on Udinese's £30m-rated winger Alexis Sanchez, whose representatives have held talks with Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham keeper Ben Foster insists he does not want to leave the club despite interest from Tottenham and Arsenal.
Full story: the Sun

Tottenham are chasing Brazilian midfielder Carlos Henrique Casimiro, who plays for Sao Paulo and is valued by the club at £5m.
Full story: the Sun

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp went to watch Espanyol's Dani Osvaldo on Monday, and could be set to make a move for the £12m-rated forward.
Full story: Daily Mail

Lazio, Roma and Juventus are all interested in signing Tottenham forward Niko Kranjcar, according to the player's agent.
Full story: the Sun

Aston Villa have lost out to Real Madrid in the race to sign Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin. Full story: Daily Mail

Sunderland will send on-loan midfielder Sulley Muntari back to Inter Milan at the end of the season as they are unwilling to pay £8m to sign him permanently.
Full story: the Sun

Stoke, West Brom and Sunderland are locked in a battle to sign Blackpool midfielder David Vaughan.
Full story: the Sun

Newcastle and Rangers will fight it out for the signature of Southampton winger Jason Puncheon.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is lining up a £2m bid for Bristol City midfielder Marvin Elliott.
Full story: Express

Birmingham are lining up a move for Rangers left-back Sasa Papac.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal have held talks with Anderlecht's 14-year-old attacking midfielder Charly Musonda. The youngster was at the Emirates on Sunday to see the Gunners beat Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mail

The Football Association is to scrutinise comments made by Sir Alex Ferguson about the refereeing decisions in Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates. Full story: the Guardian

Manchester City's England winger Adam Johnson says the Eastlands outfit should have mounted a serious challenge for the Premier League title. Full story: Daily Telegraph

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny says it is "ridiculous" that some of the club's fans would like to see manager Arsene Wenger replaced following the Gunners' sixth year without a trophy.
Full story: the Sun

ex-Arsenal manager George Graham says he would have been sacked from the job had he gone as long without winning a trophy.
Full story: Daily Express

West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan has admitted he prefers to watch the club's away matches on TV than travel to see them because of their appalling form on the road.
Full story: the Sun

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra believes his side's Premier League title hopes will be wrecked on Sunday if they lose to second-placed Chelsea, who are three points behind but have an identical goal difference.
Full story: Daily Mirror


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2nd May 2011

The sporting director of Freiburg, Dirk Dufner, has told German magazine Kicker the club have received an offer from Blackburn for striker Papiss Cisse. The Senegal international has scored 22 goals in this season's Bundesliga.
(Press Association)

Reports from Turkey suggest that Fenerbahce are keen on signing Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The Togolese player is currently on loan at Real Madrid.
Full story: insidefutbol

Manchester United are going head to head with rivals Manchester City in a £55m summer transfer tussle over midfielders Alexis Sanchez and Wesley Sneijder. Chilean Sanchez currently plays for Udinese, while Dutchman Sneijder is an Inter Milan player.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United will make a move for Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given as they look for a replacement for current keeper Edwin van der Sar, who is set to retire at the end of the season.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Manchester City are interested in 17-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder Christian Derflinger. Departing coach Louis van Gaal has highlighted the Austrian as one the best talents at the German club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham and Sunderland are in a £12m battle to land Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal and Liverpool could be priced out of a bid for Paris St Germain centre-back Mamadou Sakho after he was rated at £20m.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Brom are planning a summer swoop for Fulham striker Andy Johnson. Baggies manager Roy Hodgson worked with the forward at Craven Cottage after paying £10m for him in August 2008.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Neil Warnock will have to resist a move from Liverpool for his captain Adel Taarabt this summer.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Chelsea defender John Terry has claimed that overhauling Manchester United at the top of the Premier League this season would rank up there with his biggest achievements in the game. After a 2-1 win against Tottenham on Saturday, Chelsea moved to within three points of United, who lost 1-0 at Arsenal on Sunday.

Full story: talkSPORT

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has insisted that star midfielders Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart will not be leaving the club, even if Spurs do not qualify for next season's Champions League.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Harry Redknapp has warned he will resign as Spurs manager if the club sells any of his best players.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has criticised Blues midfielder Craig Gardner for his sending off against Wolves.
Full story: talkSPORT




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