Saturday, 17 April 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


Aston Villa could face a battle to keep James Milner and Ashley Young at the club if they finish outside the top four.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson could make a summer move for Milner.
Full story: Daily Mail

"We'll give Rafael Benitez cash to splash," says new Liverpool chief Martin Broughton.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has welcomed the speculation linking Arsenal with a £21m double swoop for Charles N'Zogbia and Hugo Rodallega this summer.
Full story: The Independent

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia could leave the club in the summer after Arsene Wenger refused to back his number one.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn Rovers are closing in on a £5m deal for Poland striker Robert Lewandowski.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham look set to win the race for Portsmouth's £4m-rated defender Marc Wilson.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City are demanding an official explanation after referee Martin Atkinson was drafted in to officiate Saturday's derby against Manchester United as a late replacement for Steve Bennett. Atkinson was the referee who played six minutes of stoppage time at the end of the controversial reverse fixture at Old Trafford last September.

Full story: Guardian

Man City boss Roberto Mancini will hold talks with Carlos Tevez after the United match following the Argentine's criticism of his training methods.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says Tottenham Hotspur can challenge for the Premier League title next season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

15/4/2010

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack says he is "very relaxed" about his situation at the club, despite the prospect of being out of contract in the summer. He said: "The situation also affects other players. I want to play at the very highest level of football for the next two years." Full story: Bild (translated from German)

AC Milan are looking to sell Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato this summer, with Chelsea and Real Madrid expected to fight it out for his signature.
Full story: Corriere dello Sport (In Italian)

Barcelona deny they have promised Arsenal that they won't try to sign Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas this summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery has told a German television channel he hopes to decide where his future lies "in the next 10 days". The Frenchman claims Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea are all interested in signing him.
Full story: The Guardian

Bayern Munich are determined to keep hold of Franck Ribery and will snub any £40m bids for Franck Ribery from Chelsea and Real Madrid even if it means the France international leaves on a free transfer in 2011.
Full story: Daily Star

Manchester City are closing in on a £11m deal to sign Hamburg's 6ft 3in Germany international defender Jerome Boateng, the younger brother of Portsmouth's Kevin Prince.
Full story: The Guardian

Real Madrid hope to fend off competition from Manchester United by signing 24-year-old Spanish striker David Silva from Valencia in a £22m pre-World Cup deal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack could be heading for a reunion with former Blues boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan after admitting there have been no talks over renewing his Stamford Bridge contract, which ends this summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Mourinho is increasingly confident that he can tempt Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard to quit Anfield for a move to Inter.
Full story: Daily Mail

Palermo are hopeful of agreeing a summer loan deal for Manchester United striker Federico Macheda.
Full story: Daily Star

Olympiakos want to sign Liverpool's Fabio Aurelio, and the Brazilian defender could join Hungarian Krisztian Nemeth in Greece, with AEK Athens keen to extend the Anfield striker's loan spell at the club.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has stepped up his bid to sign Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris as his long-term replacement for Edwin van der Sar.
Full story: Daily Mail

Barcelona have denied claims by Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood that they have promised not to make a summer bid for Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: Portuguese newspaper Abola, translated by IMScouting

Sunderland midfielder Steed Malbranque, wanted by Bordeaux and Marseille, has ruled out a return to France, with the former Lyon man intent on staying on Wearside.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Benfica are willing to sell highly-rated central defender David Luiz - a reported target for Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City - this summer and are hoping to secure a 30m euro fee.
Full story: IMScouting


14/4/2010

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is ready to sell Karim Benzema for £17m, with Manchester United favourites to land the French striker, who cost the Spanish giants £31m from Lyon last summer.
Full story: Sport.es (in Spanish)

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is confident that Steven Gerrard will quit Liverpool and join the Italian champions next season. The former Chelsea boss has made Gerrard his number one summer transfer target.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal and Manchester City are among the leading candidates to sign Ajax right-back Gregory van der Wiel, who is being tracked by "one or two" Premier League clubs, according to the player's agent.
Full story: Goal.com

Greek club Olympiakos could swoop for out-of-favour Liverpool full-back Fabio Aurelio, whose contract expires at the end of the season. Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea will be competing with AC Milan in the race to sign striker Edin Dzeko, although his German club Wolfsburg want at least 40m Euro for the Bosnia international.
Full story: Bild (in German)

Manchester United could make a shock £14m move for midfielder Stephen Ireland from rivals Manchester City.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will not change his training methods - despite claims from star striker Carlos Tevez that the players are "not happy" with his regime.
Full story: The Guardian

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists captain Cesc Fabregas will not be leaving the club amid speculation the midfielder is set for a return to Barcelona, where the 22-year-old started his career.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham have joined Wolves and Newcastle in the race to sign Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara, who is currently on loan at Portsmouth.
Full story: Daily Mail

Stoke and Blackburn are leading the chase to sign Cardiff winger Joe Ledley.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Portsmouth defender Marc Wilson is being targeted by Newcastle as Magpies boss Chris Hughton seeks to boost his squad after clinching promotion to the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mirror



Thursday, 15 April 2010

Barclays Premier League results for 14th April 2010

Aston Villa

Agbonlahor (72)
Jagielka (og 90+1)

2-2
(HT 0-1)
Everton

Cahill (23, 74)


Bookings:

Milner (72)
Petrov (90+5)


Bookings:

Cahill (32)
Howard (72)
Att: 38,729


Tottenham

Rose (10)
Bale (47)

2-1
(HT 1-0)
Arsenal

Bendtner (85)


Bookings:

Modric (33)
Kaboul (36)
Dawson (83)


Bookings:

Denilson (36)
Att: 36,041


Wigan

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Portsmouth


Bookings:

Bramble (30)
Scotland (78)


Bookings:

Vanden Borre (90+4)
Att: 14,323

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Barclays Premier League result for 13th April 2010

Chelsea

Anelka (43)

1-0
(HT 1-0)
Bolton


Bookings:

Alex (80)


Bookings:

Steinsson (24)
Robinson (77)
Davies (78)
Elmander (88)
Att: 40,539

Sunday, 11 April 2010

Blackburn

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Man Utd


Bookings:

Salgado (24)


Bookings:

Neville (70)
Gibson (87)
Att: 29,912


Liverpool

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Fulham


Bookings:

Carragher (27)


Bookings:

Greening (18)
Murphy (71)
Duff (87)
Att: 42,331


Man City

Tevez (pen 38, 40)
Adebayor (43, 88)
Onuoha (74)

5-1
(HT 3-1)
Birmingham

Jerome (42)



Bookings:

Johnson (38)
Jerome (45+2)
Fahey (52)
Att: 45,209


Wolverhampton

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Stoke

Att: 28,455

Saturday, 10 April 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

Free transfers and loans related to Premier League for March 2010


25 March

Tomasz Cywka [Wigan - Derby] Loan
Jamie Devitt [Hull - Grimsby] Loan
Matt Fry [West Ham - Charlton]
Ben Gordon [Chelsea - Tranmere] Loan
Jay O'Shea [Birmingham City - Middlesbrough] Loan
James Pool - [Manchester City - Bury] Loan
Franck Queudrue [Birmingham City - Colchester] Loan
Dusko Tosic [Portsmouth - Queens Park Rangers] Loan
Sanchez Watt [Arsenal - Leeds] Loan

23 March

David Edgar [Burnley - Swansea] Loan
Jay Spearing [Liverpool - Leicester] Loan

19 March

Seamus Coleman [Everton - Blackpool] Loan
Jake Jervis [Birmingham - Hereford] Loan
Frank Nouble [West Ham - Swindon] Loan
Steve Simonsen [Stoke - Sheff Utd] Loan

16 March

Ryan Kendall [Hull - Bradford] Loan

15 March

Stefan Maierhofer [Wolves - Bristol City] Loan

13 March
Jonathan Lund [Burnley - Barnsley] Loan

12 March
David Martin [Liverpool - Derby] Loan
Chris Stokes [Bolton - Crewe] Loan

11 MarchStephen Darby - [Liverpool - Swindon] Loan
James McCarten [Everton - Accrington] Loan
James Vaughan [Everton - Leicester] Loan

4 March

George Friend [Wolves - Exeter] Loan

Strikers Kanu and John Utaka, midfielders Richard Hughes and Papa Bouba Diop and reserve goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown will all be left out of Portsmouth's FA Cup semi-final team because of bonus deals in their contracts.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admits Sunday's game against former club Pompey is the draw he dreaded.
Full story: Independent

Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain, who is set to leave the Spanish giants when club president Joan Laporta steps down this summer, claims he is weighing up an offer to join Tottenham.

Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold have been rocked to find out that only ONE senior player has a pay-cut written into his contract if the club goes down.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Joleon Lescott is set to miss the rest of the season for Manchester City, sparking fears the defender may also be out of the World Cup.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Burnley midfielder Joey Gudjonsson claims under-pressure manager Brian Laws has "lost the dressing room".
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna says the club may have to compromise their commitment to attractive football and start grinding out results if they are to stay in the title race.
Full story: The Sun

Fulham striker Bobby Zamora fears the club's superb season, including a run to the Europa League semi-finals, may cause manager Roy Hodgson to be lured away from Craven Cottage this summer.

Full story: The Guardian

Barcelona and Real Madrid are poised for a summer bidding war over Ashley Young. The Spanish giants see the £22m-rated Aston Villa winger as an alternative to Bayern Munich wideman Franck Ribery.

Full story: Daily Mail

Argentina striker Sergio Aguero has put Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United on alert by declaring he is ready to leave Atletico Madrid this summer after the club's disappointing season in La Liga.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton manager David Moyes is chasing Standard Liege striker Dieudonne Mbokani, who he watched during Thursday's Europa League defeat by Hamburg.
Full story: Daily Mirror Full story: Abola (in Portuguese)


Chelsea left-back Ryan Bertrand is poised to reject the offer of a new contract at Stamford Bridge in order to make his loan at Reading permanent.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland have offered new long-term contracts to young midfielders Jordan Henderson and David Meyler after impressing boss Steve Bruce this season.
Full story: Daily Star


9/4/2010


Defeat against Hull at the weekend could spell the end of Brian Laws' tenure as Burnley manager.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are considering standing aside as co-chairman of the club. British Airways chairman Martin Broughton has been sounded out about the role.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

American billionaire Stan Kroenke could launch a bid to take full control of Arsenal if he decides to sell his shareholding in American football franchise the St Louis Rams.
Full story: The Independent

Striker James Beattie has suffered another snub at Stoke, with teenage rookie Louis Moult ahead of him in the pecking order for this weekend's clash with Wolves.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie could make his return from a serious ankle injury in Wednesday's derby against Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United turned down the chance to sign Valencia striker David Villa. With United burdened by debts in excess of £700m, the £40m fee quoted by the Spanish side will have to be lowered if a deal is to be done.
Full story: The Guardian

Manchester City are planning a surprise move for Bayern Munich striker, and Manchester United conqueror, Ivica Olic after the Croatia star impressed boss Roberto Mancini.
Full story: Daily Mail


Roberto Mancini made the trip to Anfield on Thursday night to take a look at Benfica left winger Angel di Maria as he considers whether to bid for the Argentina international.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa midfielder James Milner is a summer target for Manchester United with Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema also in Sir Alex Ferguson's sights.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bordeaux striker Maroaune Chamakh's move to Arsenal is all but done, with the Morocco international expected to sign a four-year deal at the Emirates.
Full story: Daily Mail

AC Milan's France midfielder Mathieu Flamini, 25, has quashed speculation linking him with Lyon and Manchester City - saying he wants to remain with the Italian side.
Full story: goal.com

Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson is attracting interest from Newcastle and Sunderland with Tynesiders' boss Chris Hughton weighing up a £2m bid.
Full story: The Sun

Sebastian Larsson may be persuaded to stay and try and force his way back into the Birmingham starting line-up with a one-year contract extension on the table at St Andrew's. Defender Liam Ridgewell has been offered another two years.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham are weighing up a move for Real Madrid midfielder Guti, with the 33-year-old former Spain international expected to be available on a free transfer this summer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Sporting Lisbon are lining up a move for Chelsea goalkeeper Hilario.
Full story: Daily Mail

Atletico Madrid schemer Sergio Aguero, who has been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea, has declared himself interested in a move to Inter Milan.
Full story: ESPN Soccernet

Manchester City have denied making a £40m bid to Sporting Lisbon for midfielder Miguel Veloso and defender Daniel Carrico.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Barcelona could turn to Aston Villa winger Ashley Young if their attempts to land Bayern Munich attacker Franck Ribery fail.
Full story: imscouting.com

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger sent his scouts to Valencia's Europa League quarter-final to monitor playmaker David Silva's form.
Full story: Footylatest


8/4/2010

Tottenham are ready to renew their interest in Real Madrid midfielder Guti.
Full story: footylatest.com

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will try to lure Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema to Old Trafford with the prospect of more regular first-team football.

Full story: L'Equipe (in French)

Wolfsburg coach Lorenz Gunther Kostner is desperate for striker Edin Dzeko to reject a summer move to Chelsea or Manchester City.
Full story: The Sun

Sporting Lisbon will attempt to sign Chelsea goalkeeper Hilario this summer.
Full story: Abola (in Portuguese)


Spartak Moscow manager Valery Karpin has hit out at Liverpool winger Albert Riera over his wage demands and ruled out signing the Spaniard before the Russian transfer window closes on Thursday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Feyenoord's £5m-rated midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum admits it would be a "dream" to move to Liverpool after catching the eye of the club's scouts.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen has been offered £25,000 a week to join Olympiakos this summer, while Fenebahce, Palermo and Fiorentina are also interested.
Full story: The Sun

Tottenham have been told it will cost £5m to land Atletico Madrid keeper Sergio Asenjo.
Full story: Daily Star

Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Neo-Coker plans to see out the remaining year of his £2m-a-year contract at Villa Park despite the club's desire to recoup some of the £7.5m they paid West Ham in 2007.
Full story: Daily Star

Sunderland have launched a bid to sign highly sought after Udinese winger Simone Pepe, with Black Cats boss Steve Bruce keen to make a statement of intent with a £15m bid.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wolves are trailing Southampton's £2m-rated England Under-21 midfielder Adam Lallana, who has scored 18 goals this season and is also being watched by Tottenham and Fulham.
Full story: Daily Mail

Burnley manager Brian Laws is on the brink of being sacked, barely three months after he was appointed at Turf Moor, following a run of only one win in 14 games.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal will make significant changes on and off the pitch this summer, with boss Arsene Wenger ready to make central defence a transfer priority and Stan Kroenke poised to make a pivotal decision in the long-term battle for control of the club.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has hinted he may quit Anfield unless the club invests in new players this summer.
Full story: The Sun

Benitez has admitted for the first time that he feels he has taken Liverpool as far as he can after six years of "wheeling and dealing", insisting the club will not be able to compete for the Premier League or Champions League without the cash injection provided by fresh investment.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard sees goalkeeper Pepe Reina becoming the club's skipper one day.
Full story: The Sun

Winger Aaron Lennon is set to give Tottenham and England a huge boost by playing in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth after recovering from a groin injury that has kept him out for over three months.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has warned that keeper Joe Hart's career could suffer if he is forced to return to Manchester City when his loan deal expires at the end of the season.
Full story: The Sun

McLeish looks set to clash with the Blues board over Estudiantes striker Mauro Boselli. Blues owner Carson Yeung set-up a £10m deal in January to sign Boselli but McLeish refused to sanction the purchase having never seen the Argentine forward play and the transfer was eventually scrapped. But Yeung's associates are trying to revive a new move for Boselli in the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Yeung is ready to go to the High Court to seek £5m in compensation from former Blues co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold, who are now in charge at West Ham, in relation to bills and liabilities he inherited.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Barclays Premier League results for 10th April 2010

Hull

Kilbane (3)

1-4
(HT 1-1)
Burnley

Paterson (35)
Alexander (pen 64, pen 70)
Elliott (90+6)


Bookings:

Altidore (42)
Mendy (62)
Fagan (63)
Barmby (72)
Boateng (90)


Bookings:

Mears (66)
Att: 24,369


West Ham

Ilan (51)

1-0
(HT 0-0)
Sunderland


Bookings:

Spector (33)


Bookings:

Cattermole (26)
Gordon (35)
Campbell (84)
Att: 34,685

Wednesday, 7 April 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


Arsenal are set to confirm the signing of Bordeaux's Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh on a £12m four-year deal.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

The Gunners may instead decide to try to sign 22-year-old striker Loic Remy, who is valued at £12m by his side Nice.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Arsenal could lose Cesc Fabregas with Barcelona presidential candidate, Sandro Rosell preparing to launch a £50m bid to bring the Arsenal captain back to the club of his youth.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Tottenham have joined Chelsea and Manchester City in the race to sign £25m-rated Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester United's hopes of landing long-term target Karim Benzema have been boosted by claims Real Madrid are ready to let the Frenchman leave the Bernabeu on loan next season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Man United are trying to hijack neighbours Manchester City's bid to sign £11m-rated Hamburg centre-back Jerome Boateng.
Full story: News of the World

Fulham are in talks with Fenerbahce's Turkey international striker Semih Senturk, who is available on a free transfer in the summer. (News of the World)

Wigan midfielder James McCarthy is set to snub a move to Arsenal, having already rejected a transfer to Liverpool. (News of the World)

Palermo are set to renew their interest in West Ham midfielder Valon Behrami.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Bolton are lining up a move for German striker Cacau after he confirmed he is set to leave Stuttgart on a free this summer.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Benfica are set to offer Liverpool's Brazilian keeper Diego Cavalieri an escape route out of the Anfield club this summer.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Liverpool are on course to secure fresh investment, or even completely new owners before the end of the season after a deadline was extended for a potential buy-out of George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Liverpool are set to reject a £110m deal from New York-based fund management company Rhone Group - the offer expires on Monday.
Full story: Independent on Sunday

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that the club's potential to win trophies will determine whether he commits his future to them. The Frenchman is under contract until 2011 but Real Madrid are interested in taking him to Spain.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph

Aston Villa are lining up Mark Hughes as a replacement for manager Martin O'Neill should the Irishman walk out on the club in the summer.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester United centre-back Nemanja Vidic is prepared to stay at the club if they increase his wages to in excess of £100,00 per week.
Full story: News of the World

Birmingham midfielder Craig Gardner has rejected claims his tackle on Arsenal skipper Cesc ­Fabregas contributed to the Spain midfielder breaking his leg four days later against Barcelona.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Defender Joleon Lescott insists he has no regrets about leaving Everton and wants to end his career with Manchester City.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill says he might sell one of the club's stars to finance further spending if faced with a reduced transfer budget in the summer.
Full story: Express and Star

Middlesbrough may attempt to buy Blackburn goalkeeper Jason Brown out of his contract at Ewood Park.
Full story: Evening Gazette

Feyenoord winger Georginio Wijnaldum is being lined up by Liverpool with manager Rafael Benitez pondering a £8m bid.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Everton are weighing up a move for Ajax's highly rated Belgium international defender Jan Vertonghen.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal have been linked with a £12m move for Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. The 24-year-old has also been considered as a long-term replacement for Edwin Van der Sar at Manchester United.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Birmingham are weighing up a £2m move for Cardiff winger Chris Burke.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce wants to tie up a deal for Portsmouth striker Aruna Dindane this week and then follow it up with a move in the summer for Stuttgart forward Cacau.
Full story: Daily Mail

Celtic boss Neil Lennon is chasing Liverpool striker Danny Pacheco as he lines up players for next season and hopes to persuade the young Spanish striker to join on loan.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham have joined Liverpool in the race to sign 18-year-old Rangers defender Danny Wilson, with Aston Villa and Manchester City likely to also show interest. (Daily Express)

Celtic caretaker Neil Lennon has not given up hope of keeping Tottenham striker Robbie Keane after his loan spell expires at the end of the season. (The Scotsman)


Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has laughed off reports again linking him with a return to Italy with Juventus.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wolves captain Karl Henry has launched a savage attack on Arsenal following his red card in Saturday's 1-0 defeat by the Gunners.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola believes criticism from co-owner David Sullivan inspired his side to twice come back from a goal down and claim a 2-2 draw against Everton at Goodison Park.
Full story: The Times

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has attacked supporters in Craven Cottage's expensive seats for criticising his players after they fell behind to Wigan during Sunday's 2-1 win.
Full story: The Sun

Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are likely to reject an offer of £110m in return for a 40% stake in the club from New York-based fund management firm Rhone Group.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Lazio left-back Aleksandar Kolorov is "honoured" by the reported interest of Liverpool, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, but denies he has received any concrete approaches.

Full story: Sky Sports

Arsenal could pair Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh with Wigan's Hugo Rodallega after the Moroccan international striker signed a four-year deal at the Emirates.
Full story: Metro

Tottenham may face competition from Real Madrid, Barcelona and Fiorentina if they pursue their interest in Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo.
Full story: imscouting.com

Wigan are unlikely to make goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic's loan move from Sporting Lisbon permanent at the end of the season.
Full story: imscouting.com

Arsenal are on the trail of £10m-rated Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega with Latics boss Roberto Martinez already lining up Espanyol forward Jose Callejon as a replacement.
Full story: The Sun

Juventus are lining up a £12m bid for Tottenham's Wales international full-back Gareth Bale in the summer.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

AC Milan are set to beat Manchester United to the signing of France international forward Karim Benzema by offering Real Madrid a swap deal involving Brazilian striker Pato.
Full story: imscouting.com


Midfielder Boudewijn Zenden is not sure that he has done enough to earn a new Sunderland contract, despite his spectacular volleyed goal against Tottenham on Saturday.
Full story: Daily Star

Roberto Mancini is in negotiations with his former club Inter Milan to bring striker Mario Balotelli, who has fallen out with Jose Mourinho, to Manchester City.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Martin O'Neill is planning to offer Tottenham £11m for striker Robbie Keane, who is currently on loan at the Aston Villa manager's former club Celtic.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Arsenal are monitoring Paris St Germain midfielder Clement Chantome after the 22-year-old voiced his dissatisfaction with life at the Ligue 1 side.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Major League Soccer chiefs are hoping to tempt a raft of French stars to bring their careers to a lucrative end in the United States' domestic league. Barcelona forward Thierry Henry, Villarreal midfielder Robert Pires and Manchester City anchorman Patrick Vieira will all be approached.
Full story: imscouting.com

Celtic are on the trail of Southampton's £2m-rated England Under-21 midfielder Adam Lallana. (The Sun)

Sunderland's on-loan Tottenham right-back, Alan Hutton, is being chased by Newcastle, who clinched promotion to England's top flight on Monday. (Daily Express)

Former Rangers player John Brown has urged defender Danny Wilson to resist a move to Liverpool or Tottenham to stay at Ibrox. (Daily Record)

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says that midfielder Joe Cole will "definitely" sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge.
Full story: The Sun

Manager Arsene Wenger will include Sol Campbell in the heart of his Arsenal defence for their Champions League second-leg quarter-final match against Barcelona.
Full story: The Sun

Liverpool are the underdogs in the race for fourth place in the Premier League and Champions League qualification, according to captain Steven Gerrard.
Full story: The Guardian




Sunday, 4 April 2010

Barclays Premier League results for 4th April 2010

Birmingham

Ridgewell (56)

1-1
(HT 0-0)
Liverpool

Gerrard (47)


Bookings:

Fahey (52)
Gardner (74)


Bookings:

Lucas (41)
Att: 27,909


Everton

Bilyaletdinov (24)
Yakubu (85)

2-2
(HT 1-0)
West Ham

Da Costa (60)
Ilan (87)


Bookings:

Distin (37)
Cahill (56)


Bookings:

Parker (16)
Mido (43)
Noble (70)



Fulham

Okaka Chuka (47)
Hangeland (58)

2-1
(HT 0-1)
Wigan

Scotland (34)


Bookings:

Okaka Chuka (85)


Bookings:

Scharner (13)
Figueroa (63)
Att: 22,730

Saturday, 3 April 2010

Barclays Premier League results for the 3rd April 2010

Arsenal

Bendtner (90+4)

1-0
(HT 0-0)
Wolverhampton




Bookings:

Jarvis (64)
Mancienne (79)



Sent off:

Henry (66)
Att: 60,067


Bolton

0-1
(HT 0-1)
Aston Villa

A Young (11)


Bookings:

Ricketts (20)
Jaaskelainen (83)


Att: 21,111


Burnley

Fletcher (71)

1-6
(HT 0-5)
Man City

Adebayor (4, 45)
Bellamy (5)
Tevez (7)
Vieira (20)
Kompany (58)

Att: 21,330


Man Utd

Macheda (81)

1-2
(HT 0-1)
Chelsea

J Cole (20)
Drogba (79)


Bookings:

Scholes (35)
Neville (44)
Fletcher (85)


Bookings:

Deco (71)
Att: 75,217


Portsmouth

0-0
(HT 0-0)
Blackburn


Bookings:

Vanden Borre (43)
Brown (74)


Bookings:

Dunn (50)


Sent off:

Vanden Borre (60)


Att: 16,207


Stoke

Fuller (6)
Lawrence (90)

2-0
(HT 1-0)
Hull


Bookings:

Sanli (52)
Faye (55)
Kitson (59)


Bookings:

Mendy (62)
Geovanni (89)
Att: 27,604


Sunderland

Bent (1, pen 29)
Zenden (86)

3-1
(HT 2-0)
Tottenham

Crouch (72)


Bookings:

Cattermole (35)
Malbranque (67)


Att: 43,184


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

Inter Milan have set their sights on Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard and will launch a summer bid to sign him.
Full story: imscouting.com

Albert Riera says he wants to stay at Liverpool after the winger's proposed move to Spartak Moscow stalled over personal terms.

Arsenal are favourites to sign Italian under-21 international Mario Balotelli from Internazionale, after the 19-year-old's agent ruled out a move for the £15m-valued striker to Inter's local rivals AC Milan.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

The Gunners are also chasing Real Zaragoza midfielder Ander Herrera and are mulling over the Spanish side's £7m vaulation of the 20-year-old.
Full story: The Sun

Chelsea want to sign Everton pair Steven Pienaar and Jack Rodwell, and will undertake a summer clear-out to raise funds for the transfers.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

Wigan will let in-form winger Charles N'Zogbia leave the club in the summer if one of the Premier League's big guns comes calling, according to Latics manager Roberto Martinez.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United will turn down Bolton and Birmingham's requests to sign winger Tom Cleverley on loan. (Daily Star)

Albert Riera wants to stay at "great" Liverpool after his move to Spartak Moscow broke down.
Full story: imscouting.com

Everton winger Dan Gosling will ignore interest from Manchester United and Arsenal and sign a new long-term deal at the club.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wayne Rooney will be fit for the World Cup after suffering a suspected 'grade one' ligament tear in Manchester United's Champions League first leg defeat by Bayern Munich. The striker is expected to be out for between three and four weeks.

Full story: Daily Mail

Didier Drogba is a major doubt for Chelsea's top-of-the-table Premier League showdown against United on Saturday after sitting out the last two days of the Blues' training with a knock.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool boss manager Rafa Benitez has not ruled out Alberto Aquilani missing the rest of the season as he waits to learn the full extent of the Italian's ankle injury.
Full story: Daily Mail

Belgian teenager Eden Hazard claims he will choose between Arsenal and Real Madrid after the end of the season. The 19-year-old, who was hailed by Zinedine Zidane as an "enormous talent", will be on his way from Lille in the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror


Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has cast doubt over his future at Eastlands after admitting he is ready to return to management in Italy, with Juventus leading the charge.
Full story: Daily Mail

France manager Raymond Domenech says Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was "irresponsible" for starting defender William Gallas in Wednesday's Champions League tie against Barcelona. Gallas suffered a recurrence of a calf injury that has ruled him out for the season and could also cost him a place at the World Cup.
Full story: Daily Telegraph