Tuesday, 4 February 2014

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

4th Feb 2014
 
Manchester United manager David Moyes has scouted Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho for the eighth time and hopes to land the defender for less than his £37.5m release clause.
Paris St-Germain hope to follow up their purchase of Yohan Cabaye from Newcastle with the capture of Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates is nearing a move to his homeland as the Uruguayan wants to play regularly in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup.
Russian side Zenit St Petersburg are preparing a bid to prise unsettled Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen away from Emirates Stadium.
Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell saw a return to former club Everton blocked on transfer deadline day, after Manuel Pellegrini failed to land Porto's Fernando as his replacement.
Cardiff are to pay Getafe £1m for defender Cala - even though he has never played for the La Liga side after buying himself out of his Seville contract.
Chelsea captain John Terry has no intention of coming out of international retirement despite the former England captain impressing as part of the tightest defence in the Premier League.
Blues defender Patrick van Aanholt could be set to return to Stamford Bridge from his loan spell at Vitesse Arnhem at the end of the season after holding talks with manager Jose Mourinho.
Former Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge says the club did not believe in him and his move to Liverpool has seen him allowed to "play off instinct" again.
Newcastle supporters have welcomed the departure of Joe Kinnear as the club's director of football, with 98% saying in a poll that they were pleased with Kinnears exit.
Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge says the club's hierarchy should explain the potentially damaging failure to land Dnipro winger Yevhen Konoplyanka in the January transfer window.
Former Seville and Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita says he broke off talks with the Anfield club to join Valencia on a six-month loan.
Aston Villa have started talks with boss Paul Lambert over a new deal. The Scot has 18 months left on his contract.Full story: Daily Telegraph 
Manchester United boss David Moyes says he has not frozen out defender Rio Ferdinand, despite playing him only once in the Premier League since September.
Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen says his job is not under threat from technical director Alan Curbishley. Ex-Charlton and West Ham boss Curbishley, who was brought in by Meulensteen in November, has been linked with replacing the Dutchman if the Cottagers' poor run continues.
Liverpool are set to reward England midfielder Jordan Henderson for his impressive form this season by opening discussions in the summer over a new contract.

Monday, 3 February 2014

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

3rd Feb 2014

Manchester United have been linked with a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos but face competition from Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City for the players signature.Full story: Daily Express 

Midfielder Anderson left Manchester United on loan in January and the player claims there are "lots" of players who want to follow him out of the Old Trafford exit door.
Arsenal's move for Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler was blocked by Bayern Munich, according to former Premier League striker Jan Aage Fjortoft.
Hull boss Steve Bruce could not follow up interest in signing Tom Ince as he could not free up a loan spot because of parent club Sunderland's delay in allowing striker Danny Graham to move to Middlesbrough on deadline day.
Fenerbahce have made an offer for Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse ahead of the Turkish transfer window closing on Monday. Russian side Rubin Kazan, whose transfer window is open until the end of the month, are also interested in the Senegal forward.
QPR have been offered the chance to sign former Arsenal striker Eduardo who is out of contract at Shakhtar Donetsk this summer.
Napoli boss Rafa Benitez is considering another attempt to sign Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole in the summer after failing in a transfer deadline day bid.
Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray will start his return to action following a lengthy injury absence by playing in a behind-closed-doors game .
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup's position is in doubt, with factions of the club's board believed to want him out.
Cardiff owner Vincent Tan says new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is "much better" than his predecessor Malky Mackay.
Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has not put the club up for sale, according to chief executive Paul Faulkner.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says Manchester City are escaping the public criticism his club had to face 10 years ago.
Stoke boss Mark Hughes says his former club Manchester United will be driven to improve by the fear of failure.
Man United defender Chris Smalling says time is running out for his side to climb into the Premier League top four and secure Champions League football next season.

Sunday, 2 February 2014

Barclays Premier League Results for the 2nd Feb 2014

West Brom              1-1               Liverpool 
Anichebe 67′                                    Sturridge 24′

Arsenal                    2-0                Crystal Palace 
Oxlade-Chamberlain 47′, 73′

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

2nd Feb 2014

Spanish giants Barcelona want to replace influential midfielder Xavi with Manchester City's David Silva when their captain retires.Full story: Sunday People 

Dutch striker Robin van Persie could return to Arsenal at the end of the season after being left disillusioned following the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson from Manchester United.
Sunderland's midfielder Lee Cattermole, who was the subject of a deadline-day bid from Stoke City, also interested Napoli coach Rafa Benitez.
Arsenal are trying to send deadline-day signing Kim Kallstrom back to Spartak Moscow after discovering that the Swedish midfielder will be out for six weeks with a back injury.
Schalke general manager Horst Heldt says attacking midfielder Julian Draxler, a target for Arsenal, was the subject of a number of bids in the January transfer window.
Roberto Mancini received a £10m pay-off - the highest in British football history - when he was sacked by Manchester City.
Manchester United are closing in on a world-record $1bn kit sponsorship deal with Nike that could earn the club £70m per year.
Randy Lerner wants to sell Aston Villa, and is hoping to receive as much as £200m for the club from a wealthy US investor.
Everton assistant manager Graeme Jones has been lined up by Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins as a replacement for manager Michael Laudrup.
Fulham have identified former Charlton and West Ham boss Alan Curbishley as a possible replacement for struggling manager Rene Meulensteen.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is losing patience with Tim Sherwood as head coach and has lined up Dutchman Louis van Gaal to replace Sherwood .
Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool may challenge Manchester City's right to play in the Champions League next season by questioning their adherence to Financial Fair Play regulations.
West Brom boss Pepe Mel allowed his players to air their views on the team's tactics after the 4-3 defeat by Aston Villa.
Ross Barkley is ready to sign a new long-term contract at Everton that will land the midfielder a significant rise on his £15,000 per week wages.

Saturday, 1 February 2014

Barclays Premier League Results for the 1st Feb 2014

Newcastle           0-3            Sunderland 
                                              Borini 19′ (pen)
                                              Johnson 23′
                                              Colback 80′
West Ham              2-0           Swansea
Nolan 26′, 45

 Cardiff                 2-1               Norwich
Bellamy 49′                                 Snodgrass 5′
Jones 50′ 

Everton                2-1                 Aston Villa
Naismith 74′                                     Bacuna 34′
Mirallas 85′

Fulham                   0-3                Southampton
                                                        Lallana 64′
                                                        Lambert 70′
                                                        Rodriguez 75′

Hull                       1-1                     Tottenham 
Long 12′                                             Paulinho 61′

Stoke                       2-1                       Man Utd
Adam 38′, 52′                                          van Persie 47′

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

1st Feb 2014


Arsenal failed in a late move to sign Lazio striker Miroslav Klose on loan on deadline day. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger saw the striker as a short-term fix to increase the Gunners' attacking options.
Manchester United discussed swapping winger Nani for Tottenham's Andros Townsend but Spurs, after initially entering discussions, rejected the deal.
Manchester City's bid for defender Eliaquim Mangala and midfielder Fernando collapsed after Porto told the Premier League leaders they would have to pay £46m to land the duo.
City will make another attempt to sign Mangala in the summer but are likely to face competition from Paris St-Germain and Manchester United.
Liverpool met the buy-out clause in the contract of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk's Ukraine international forward Yevhen Konoplyanka members of their medical team travelled to Ukraine and Konoplyanka had agreed the terms of his move to Anfield - only for Dnipro's president, Ihor Kolomoyskyi, to refuse to sanction the player's release.
Stoke's pursuit of Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole broke down when Black Cats owner Ellis Short rejected their final offer of £5m.
Hull boss Steve Bruce want to make Tottenham's on-loan midfielder Jake Livermore a permanent signing in the summer.
Full story: Hull Daily Mail 

Stoke manager Mark Hughes has had talks with on-loan Manchester City striker John Guidetti after his outburst about not starting for the Potters..
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini insists he is not to blame for the hamstring injury that has ruled out top scorer Sergio Aguero for a month.
Ahead of his team's crunch visit to Etihad Stadium on Monday, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has branded Pellegrini's side "lucky" and rejects the claim of Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood that City are the best in the world.
Manager David Moyes has admitted that Robin van Persie's importance to Manchester United is so great that the forward has now been given the final say on whether he is fit to play for the club.
West Ham United have released Romanian defender Razvan Rat, just six months after he joined the Hammers. The player made 11 Premier League starts for Sam Allardyce's side.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew and Sunderland boss Gus Poyet have called for calm ahead of Saturday's Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park following last season's post-match trouble.

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 Jan 2014


Cardiff boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has entered the race to sign Cagliari and Italy defender Davide Astori
Full story: Daily Mail 

Fulham are on the verge of four signings, with Greek striker Kostas Mitroglou set to be joined by Tottenham's Lewis Holtby and two Manchester United youngsters.
West Ham are attempting to hijack Fulham's capture of Mitroglou in a move which would see Dimitar Berbatov remain at Craven Cottage.
Berbatov, however, has stationed himself in London as the player hopes a return to Tottenham can be negotiated.
French side Nantes hope to secure the signing of out-of-favour Arsenal striker Park Chu-Young and Newcastle's midfielder Sylvain Marveaux.
Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha looks to have completed his loan move to Cardiff City after he posted a photo of himself wearing the Welsh club's colours on social media.
Tottenham have joined Italian side Inter Milan in the chase to sign Manchester United winger Nani on loan.
Clement Grenier, the man Newcastle lined up to replace Yohan Cabaye, will remain at Lyon until the summer as the midfielder hopes to secure his World Cup place in the France squad.
Manchester United manager David Moyes is eyeing up a move for Spurs winger Andros Townsend.
Liverpool are embroiled in a race against time to try to land Ukraine international midfielder Yevhen Konoplyanka amid interest from Spurs.
Arsenal's big-money move for Schalke striker Julian Draxler is set to collapse with Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea all set to join the hunt for the player at the end of the season if he stays in Germany.
Defender Joleon Lescott is set to stay at Manchester City and see out the remaining six months of his contract at Etihad Stadium despite interest from Besiktas, West Ham and Fulham.
Liverpool hope to submit plans to redevelop Anfield before the end of the season and complete work on an expanded main stand before 2018.
Manchester United's winger Adnan Januzaj will pledge his international future to England despite being eligible to represent a number of countries, including Belgium.
Unsettled Norwich midfielder Wes Hoolahan has launched a foul-mouthed attack on the club, with his future at the club in the balance after he had a transfer request turned down.