Monday, 10 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

10th Feb 2014

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has warned Spanish clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid that striker Sergio Aguero is not for sale.
Aston Villa winger Marc Albrighton's deal at the club will expire at the end of the season and manager Paul Lambert is planning contract talks with the player.
Paris St-Germain defender Thiago Silva wants the French club to sign Chelsea winger Eden Hazard.
Manchester City will beat Manchester United and Liverpool to the signing of Porto defensive midfielder Fernando in the summer on a free transfer.
Fulham will make a £2m move for Schalke's Austria left-back Christian Fuchs in the summer.
Dinamo Zagreb have rejected a bid from Barcelona for Croatian midfielder Alen Halilovic, who is also a target for Tottenham and Manchester United.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has held secret talks with the agent of Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala ahead of a summer move.
Hull have contacted Bolton about a £3m deal to sign South Korea midfielder Chung Yong Lee for next season.
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has indicated he will not be returning to Anfield at the end of his season-long loan with Italian side Napoli.
Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna and Gunners keeper Lukasz Fabianski whose contracts are up at the end of the season, have rejected new deals.
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini is battling to overcome a groin injury in order to be fit for Wednesday's game at Arsenal.
Arsenal centre-back Per Mertesacker says the Gunners need to restore the club's "pride" in the game against Manchester United.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew says he does not have a problem with the club appointing a new director of football following the exit of Joe Kinnear from the role.
Tottenham are lining up Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal to take over from Tim Sherwood at the end of the season if Spurs fail to make the Champions League.
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta says he had not seen Gunners manager Arsene Wenger as angry as he was at half-time of the 5-1 thrashing by Liverpool on Saturday.
Manchester City have secured a commercial interest in two Portuguese clubs that will give them a competitive advantage in the recruitment of Brazilian players.
Fulham midfielder Lewis Holtby says his departure from Tottenham Hotspur was because of "personal reasons" and had nothing to do with his performances. The player was also chased by Schalke and Borussia Dortmund.
Manchester United are willing to pay 14 million euros (about £10m) for Italian side Roma's defender Mehdi Benatar.
Bayern Munich's Tony Kroos is high up on the transfer list of Juventus manager Antonio Conte, but the competition to recruit the German midfielder will be "fierce" as he is also being courted by Manchester United.

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Barclays Premier League results for the 9th Feb 2014

Tottenham          1-0            Everton 
Adebayor 65′

Man Utd                2-2            Fulham
van Persie 78                              Sidwell 19′
Carrick 80′                                  Bent 90′

Barclays Premier League results for the 8th Feb 2014

Liverpool            5-1            Arsenal 
Skrtel 1′, 10′                            Arteta 69′ (pen)
Sterling 16′, 52′
Sturridge 20′


Aston Villa          0-2          West Ham
                                             Nolan 46′, 48′
Chelsea              3-0          Newcastle
Hazard 27′, 34′, 63′ (pen)


Crystal Palace           3-1            West Brom
Ince 15′                                           Bifouma Koulossa 46′
Ledley 27′
Chamakh 69′ (pen)


Norwich                0-0              Man City


Southampton             2-2            Stoke
Lambert 6′                                     Odemwingie 38′  
Davis 41′                                        Crouch 44′

Ref: Craig Pawson
Sunderland                 0-2             Hull
                                                       Long 16′
                                                       Jelavic 62
Swansea                 3-0             Cardiff 
Routledge 47′
Dyer 79′
Bony 85′


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

9th Feb 2014

Manchester United manager David Moyes is planning to spend £45m to sign full-backs Seamus Coleman and Luke Shaw from Everton and Southampton respectively.
Juventus midfielders Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal as well as left-back Shaw and Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will be Manchester United's summer transfer targets but will be hard to sign if they do not qualify for the Champions League.
Arsenal will attempt to sign midfielder Gareth Barry, who has impressed while on loan at Everton from Manchester City this season, during the summer.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has put Nottingham Forest's central defender Jamaal Lascelles on his summer shopping list.
Rodgers also wants to add experience to his defence by bringing in Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole on a free transfer.
Newcastle are on the trail of Metz forward Diafra Sakho, with the player valued at about £800,000.
Galatasaray boss Roberto Mancini claims former club Manchester City were in talks with other managers, including Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti, while he was still in charge of the Eastlands club last season.Full story: Sun on Sunday 
Jose Mourinho was targeted by Manchester City in 2009 before they appointed Roberto Mancini as manager. However, City abandoned their pursuit of the Portuguese when they discovered the 51-year-old had ambitions to succeed former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is publicly playing down his side's Premier League title chances in order to take the pressure off them, but privately has told his players that he believes they will be champions this season.
Wayne Rooney is set to be given the Manchester United captain's armband - but the England forward has been warned to behave himself on and off the pitch.
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker suffered a black eye following a training-ground bust-up with striker Yaya Sanogo.
Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher also says there have been bust-ups in their dressing room during the club's struggles this season.

Saturday, 8 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

8th Feb 2014

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic who will leave the club at the end of the season, will start the bidding for his services at a staggering £4m per season after tax.
Galatasaray defender Semih Kaya has emerged as a potential replacement for Vidic at Manchester United.
David Moyes may be set to put faith in players already at the club.
Man United keeper David De Gea is set to sign new contract to stay at Old Trafford until 2018.
Manager Arsene Wenger admits full-back Bacary Sagna could leave Arsenal for nothing at the end of the season.
Monaco striker Radamel Falcao could still make a sensational move to one of Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United, according to David Ginola.
Tom Ince has hinted that he could remain at Crystal Palace beyond this season - and the winger has taken a swipe at Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston.
Liverpool are ready to battle with Real Madrid to sign highly-rated Argentine striker Luciano Vietto according to the player's agent.
Brendan Rodgers believes he is a better manager after seeing off Arsenal's interest in striker Luis Suarez.
Defender Per Mertesacker says the Arsenal team were hopeful that "cheeky boy" Suarez would sign for the club last summer.
Stoke are reaping the rewards of a new training regime that has brought the best out of midfielder Charlie Adam.
Glenn Hoddle has ruled himself out of the running to become Swansea City's new manager.
Hull manager Steve Bruce is bracing himself for a barrage of abuse on his first return to Sunderland since being sacked in 2011.
Defender Leighton Baines snubbed a reunion with Moyes at Manchester United because new Everton manager Roberto Martinez has "freshened up the place."
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has dismissed Jose Mourinho's claims that Chelsea are not genuine contenders for this season's Barclays Premier League title.
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has opened talks about a new three-year contract.Full story: Daily Express 


Thursday, 6 February 2014

Barclays Premier League results for the 3rd Feb 2014

Man City                   0-1             Chelsea
                                                      Ivanovic 32′


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

6th Feb 2014

Juventus are planning to steal Porto midfielder Fernando from under the noses of Manchester City. The Premier League side infuriated the Porto hierarchy by making an unexpected last-minute approach on deadline day.
Inter Milan face competition from Juventus and Monaco for the services of Manchester United centre-back Nemanja Vidic whose contract expires this summer.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out attempting to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez after failing with two bids for the player in the summer.
Toni Kroos Bayern Munich midfielder who was linked with Manchester United in the January transfer window, has revealed on Facebook that he has not been able to agree a new contract with the European champions.
Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer fears there could be an exodus from St James' Park after midfielder Cabaye's departure to Paris St-Germain.
Paris Saint-Germain are planning to follow up their signing of Newcastle's Yohan Cabaye by moving for Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the summer.
Cardiff have signed a pre-contract deal with Real Valladolid striker Javi Guerra who will join on a free transfer in the summer.
Manchester City have submitted papers to the council to increase their stadium capacity from 47,620 to 62,170.
Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle will be interviewed for Swansea's vacant manager's job this week.
Hoddle is one of six leading contenders for the Swansea job. Everton assistant Graeme Jones, former Athletic Bilbao boss Marcelo Bielsa, ex-Arsenal forward Dennis Bergkamp, Brighton manager Oscar Garcia and Hull assistant Steve Agnew are also in contention.
Roy Hodgson is giving serious consideration to reintroducing Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson into his England squad and potentially holding a World Cup place for him in the absence of the injured Theo Walcott.

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

5th Feb 2014

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has identified Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa, Bayern Munich's Mario Mandzukic and Paris St-Germain's Edinson Cavani as his three striker targets this summer after giving up on signing Wayne Rooney from Manchester United.
Manchester United are planning a summer swoop for Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote and are ready to go head-to-head with Barcelona and Real Madrid for Portugal midfielder William Carvalho.
AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli could be helped on his way to Arsenal with his boot sponsor contracted to make the Gunners' kit from next season and keen to subsidise a £40m deal.
Juventus will return with a renewed bid for Manchester United winger Nani in the summer as they attempt to beat domestic rivals Inter Milan and AC Milan to his signature.
Liverpool's disappointing January transfer window gets worse with Blackpool's Tom Ince another target who eluded them, according to the winger's father Paul.
The Reds expect to sign Yevhen Konoplyanka in the summer after missing out on the Ukraine winger on transfer deadline day.
Former Arsenal forward Dennis Bergkamp currently on the coaching staff at Ajax, is one of the contenders to replace Michael Laudrup at Swansea.
The Welsh club could be left with a £5m compensation bill after the decision to sack Laudrup.
Chelsea forward Mohamed Salah wanted to move to Liverpool in January, but chose the Stamford Bridge club because he felt the Reds disrespected him.
Stevan Jovetic has revealed he turned down Real Madrid to sign for Manchester City in a £22m deal from Fiorentina in the summer.
Chelsea captain John Terry will agree a one-year extension with the Blues after accepting the club's policy of keeping older players on short-term deals.