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

Manchester City are targeting Benfica's Paraguayan star Oscar Cardozo. The striker, and free-kick specialist, has scored 18 league goals this season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool are keeping a close eye on Alex McLeish's contract talks at Birmingham, with a view to bringing in the Scot as a replacement for current Reds boss Rafael Benitez at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Stoke striker Tuncay Sanli is taking his former club Middlesbrough to court. He claims they owe him more than £500,000 in image, sporting and economic rights.
Full story: The Daily Mail

Everton are ready to offer 10 players new long-term deals in an attempt to ward of interest from other clubs.
Full story: The Daily Mirror

Premier League free transfers and loans

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

11 March
Stephen Darby - [Liverpool - Swindon] Loan
James McCarten [Everton - Accrington] Loan

4 March

George Friend [Wolves - Exeter] Loan

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

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Italian side Roma have apparently switched their attention from Arsenal defender William Gallas to his Gunners team-mate and fellow defender Emmanuel Eboue, according to Italian newspaper Gazetta dello Sport.
Full story: imscouting

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole is set to quit the club on a free transfer in the summer. The Blues have reportedly offered him a one-year extension, incorporating a 40% pay-cut, to his current deal which expires at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Star

Brazilian midfielder Sandro is preparing himself for a £6m summer move to Tottenham from current club Internacionale by learning English.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham are sounding out clubs in Belgium about taking Zambian left-back Emmanuel Mbola on loan after the London club agreed a £1m deal to sign the teenager from Armenian club Yerevan.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Celtic are keen to recruit Arsenal striker Jay Simpson for next season after watching him in action for QPR, where he is on loan for the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery, who is a target for the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid, says he will resolve his future before the summer.
Full story: imscouting.com

Birmingham City and Wolves are both trailing Crystal Palace full-back Nathaniel Clyne.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton hit man James Vaughan is joining Leicester City's promotion push - to the fury of Championship rivals Derby County, who had the striker on loan earlier this season and had hoped to re-sign him.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Fulham striker Erik Nevland will leave the club on a free transfer at the end of this season to join his former team Viking Stavanger.
Full story: Daily Express

Manchester City have joined rivals Manchester United in the race to sign teenage Nigeria midfielder Ramon Azeez, who is tied to the Future Pro Academy in his native country.
Full story: Daily Mail

Real Madrid will look to soften the blow of this week's Champions League exit by launching a bid to lure striker Wayne Rooney from Manchester United, according to the Spanish daily 'Sport'.
Full story: imscouting

Manchester United target Igor Akinfeev will be offered a new contract by CSKA Moscow in a bid to ensure they don't lose the goalkeeper for nothing.
Full story: Daily Mail

Zenit St Peterburg midfielder Danny wants to reignite a £25m move to Chelsea after recovering from a career-threatening knee injury.
Full story: Daily Mail

Stoke are keen to bring former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant back to England from Spanish side Real Zaragoza.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has had to rein in his usual all-action training regime to avoid suffering burnout. Rooney has started 43 matches already this season for club and country.
Full story: The Sun

Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham will be invited to become the figurehead of the United fans' protest movement bidding to oust the Glazer family from Old Trafford. The AC Milan player donned a green and gold scarf - the symbol of the fans' protest - after Wednesday's Champions League match, which United won 4-0 to progress to the quarter-finals. (Various)

The Manchester United fans' group are also keen to recruit other former United greats to their cause, including ex-goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and striker Eric Cantona.
Full story: Daily Mail

Despite overseeing a stuttering campaign so far with Liverpool, Reds manager Rafa Benitez remains the chief target for Real Madrid, who will sack current boss Manuel Pellegrini in the summer.
Full story: The Sun

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Real Madrid not to bother with their annual bid to poach him, warning: "Leave me alone."
Full story: Daily Mirror

Portsmouth players are preparing to dip into their own pockets in a bid to keep up to eight members of the training ground staff in work until the end of the season. (Various)

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has been told his job is safe - even if the club are relegated from the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Star

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has ordered Blues striker Christian Benitez to clean up his act. Benitez was booked for going to ground in Birmingham's 2-1 win at Portsmouth on Tuesday.
Full story: The Sun

Premier League Result for the 10th March 2010

Burnley Nugent (52)	1-1 (HT 0-1)	Stoke Sanli (23)
Bookings: Carlisle (48) McDonald (88)		Att: 20,323

Premier League results for the 9th March 2010

Portsmouth Kanu (90+2)	1-2 (HT 0-2)	Birmingham Jerome (16, 42)
Bookings: Belhadj (79)		Bookings: Benitez (20) Marcos Madera (32)
Att: 18,465

Match Report

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Sunderland Campbell (1) Bent (64, pen 74, 88)	4-0 (HT 1-0)	Bolton
Bookings: Cana (30) Bent (66)		Bookings: Ricketts (33) Lee (59)
	Att: 36,087	Sent off: Ricketts (74)

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Birmingham are keen on signing Portsmouth striker Frederic Piquionne after failing to land the Frenchman in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland are keeping tabs on Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara, who is on loan at Portsmouth, with a view to making a summer swoop for the 23-year-old.
Full story: The Times

Lokomotiv Moscow will resume their efforts to prise striker Roman Pavlyuchenko away from Tottenham in the close season.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton are hoping to extend American Landon Donovan's loan deal, which is set to expire after Saturday's match at Birmingham but will not pursue the matter if it threatens to upset their good relationship with the forward's team Los Angeles Galaxy.
Full story: The Times

Chelsea midfielder Miroslav Stoch is a target for Dutch giants Ajax and PSV Eindhoven. The 20-year-old is currently on loan with Steve McLaren's side Twente Enschede and has impressed with 10 goals in 36 appearances this season.
Full story: imscouting.com

Arsenal defender William Gallas could face another month on the sidelines after the former captain, out since mid-February, injured his calf muscle in training.
Full story: Daily Mail

William Gallas will have to accept a drop in wages if he wants to extend his Gunners contract beyond the summer.
Full story: The Times

Premier League managers are preparing for action in protest at the recent decision by football's international governing body Fifa to drop experiments with goal-line technology.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Premier League Result as at 22:05 8th March 2010

Wigan Rodallega (35)	1-0 (HT 1-0)	Liverpool
Bookings: Bramble (40)	Att: 17,427	Bookings: Insua (22) Lucas (29) Kyrgiakos (33) Torres (79) Gerrard (82)

Premier League result for the 7th March 2010

Everton Arteta (17, 39) Garcia (og 51) Donovan (82) Rodwell (86)	5-1 (HT 2-1)	Hull Carney (32)
		Bookings: Garcia (90+2)
Att: 34,682

Premier League results for the 6th Mar 2010

Arsenal Fabregas (34) Walcott (60) Arshavin (90+4)	3-1 (HT 1-0)	Burnley Nugent (50)
		Bookings: McDonald (27) Paterson (48) Carlisle (69) Elliott (72)
Att: 60,043

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West Ham Alessandro Diamanti (88)	1-2 (HT 0-2)	Bolton Davies (10) Wilshere (16)
Bookings: Kovac (34) Alessandro Diamanti (79)		Bookings: Robinson (24) Muamba (56) Cohen (63) Wilshere (73) Jaaskelainen (84)
		Sent off: Cohen (72)
Att: 33,824

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Wolverhampton	0-1 (HT 0-0)	Man Utd Scholes (73)
Bookings: Craddock (61) Jones (61)		Bookings: Vidic (58)
Att: 28,883

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Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has confirmed he will be joining Arsenal in the summer, saying: "It is not easy in England but the challenge in my career has always been to learn every day, keep improving and always help my club to success."
Full story: The Mirror

West Ham striker Mido claims he turned down an offer of £45,000 a week from another Premier League club in order to prove himself at Upton Park.
Full story: Daily Mail

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has lined up a £4m summer swoop for Espanyol striker Jose Callejon.
Full story: The Mirror

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he is happy to accept the 'green and gold' anti-Glazer campaign.
Full story: Daily Mail

Alex Ferguson has insisted that there is "no chance" of the Red Knights persuading Manchester United supporters to boycott games in their battle to wrest control of the club from the Glazer family.
Full story: The Times

Birmingham have announced pre-tax losses of £20.5m for the year ending 31 August 2009, blaming 'the decision taken by the previous members of the board to retain most of their playing staff from the previous Premier League season'.
Full story: Daily Mail

Joe Cole could leave Chelsea in the summer after negotiations stalled on a new contract with the 28-year-old demanding in excess of £100,000 a week. Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool are interested in taking the England midfielder on a free transfer.

Full story: Daily Mail

Juventus are targeting Arsenal striker Robin van Persie in exchange for Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo. The Turin club are open to a deal, but would be looking to land either Van Persie, Gael Clichy or Bacary Sagna as part of the transfer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Juventus will also move for Bayern Munich's French winger Franck Ribery - putting Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid on alert. Full story: imscouting.com

German playmaker Mesut Ozil, 21, has rejected a new deal at Werder Breman, clearing the way for a £15m move to Arsenal in the summer - although Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid are also interested.
Full story: Daily Star

Arsenal defender William Gallas, 32, is a free-transfer target for Italian side Roma.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United are lining up a £9m move for Croatia Under-21 star Milan Badelj. The Dinamo Zagreb playmaker has been labelled the new Luka Modric.
Full story: Daily Mail

Palermo's 20-year-old centre back Simon Kjaer will snub approaches from Manchester United and Tottenham because he wants to play alongside fellow Dane Daniel Agger at Liverpool.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wigan are keen on Espanyol striker Jose Callejon, 23, and hope to strike a deal at the end of the season.
Full story: imscouting.com

Chelsea officials have sent a specialist sports psychologist to France to help Ashley Cole overcome his broken ankle and split from wife Cheryl Cole.
Full story: Daily Mail

Ian Wright has launched a scathing attack on Manchester City over their treatment of his son Shaun Wright-Phillips. Former Arsenal star Wright accused City chiefs Garry Cook and Brian Marwood of treating the England winger "like a youth team player."
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham have withdrawn the offer of a new contract to midfielder Valon Behrami, with co-owner David Sullivan keen to cash in on the Switzerland international in the summer - much to boss Gianfranco Zola's despair.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Liverpool insist the club has had no contact with the Abu Dhabi royal family regarding a bid for the Anfield outfit.
Full story: Daily Star

Wigan's French left-winger Charles N'Zogbia would play for England, if he was asked - the 23-year-old qualifies through residency having lived in England since 2004.
Full story: The Sun

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Chelsea boss Carlo ­Ancelotti is considering a bid for ­Benfica's £10m-rated Brazilian defender David Luiz. Manchester United and Real Madrid are also interested in the 22-year-old.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Cesc Fabregas will resist interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid and decide to stay at Arsenal, according to the man who discovered the Gunners star. Scout Francis Cagigao said reports he had agreed to join Barca in the summer were wide of the mark.
Full story: Daily Mail

Blackburn outcast Steven Reid is set to join Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland are in talks with Paraguay star Cristian Riveros. Manager Steve Bruce wants to sign the midfielder from Mexican side Cruz Azul before the World Cup.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa defender Habib Beye has threatened to quit Aston Villa - barely seven months ­after joining them from Newcastle. The 32-year-old Senegal international is upset at his lack of first-team opportunities.

Full story: Daily Star

Striker Fernando Torres says he would rather move to Spanish side Barcelona, than stay in English football if he is forced to leave Liverpool. The Reds may have to sell Torres, 25, to help repay the club's financial debt with Chelsea and Manchester City interested.
Full story: IM Scouting

Manchester City are on red alert as Real Madrid's top scorer Gonzalo Higuain has turned down a new contract offer amid reputed interest from the Eastlands outfit. Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he retains an interest in Brazil and Juventus defensive midfielder Felipe Melo, as he plans for the longer term without the stricken Aaron Ramsey. Full story: The Guardian

Wigan and Stoke are keen on Serbian defender Dusko Tosic, who is a free agent after leaving cash-strapped Portsmouth. Full story: The Daily Mail

Everton are leading the chase for West Brom's highly-rated Graham Dorrans. The Scottish midfielder, 22, has hit 13 goals this term.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester United midfielder Nani has urged manager Sir Alex Ferguson to press ahead with his bid for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso. Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal are all interested in the 23-year-old.
Full story: The Sun

Bolton boss Owen Coyle wants to sign United States midfielder Stuart Holden on a full-time deal after his impressive start at the Reebok Stadium. The 24-year-old is on a short-term contract to the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Manchester United are considering a fresh attempt to lure Benfica's £20m-rated winger Angel di Maria to Old Trafford.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa, Sunderland and Blackburn are eyeing up Wolves defensive midfielder and captain Karl Henry, 27.
Full story: The Mirror

Liverpool's highly-rated new 15-year-old striker, Raheem Sterling, who has been signed from QPR, was enticed to Anfield with a £300,000 contract offer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Burnley manager Brian Laws wants to sign 29-year-old Cameroon international winger Salomon Olembe, who is a free agent after leaving Turkish team Kayserispor.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackburn striker El-Hadji Diouf was warned by police following his confrontation with Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, which spilled into the tunnel at half-time, during the home side's 2-1 Premier League win at Anfield on Sunday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone will have a scan on his right foot on Monday after leaving White Hart Lane on crutches following Spurs' 2-1 victory over Everton.
(The Daily Telegraph)

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Birmingham City are interested in signing Kris Boyd from Rangers, with the Blues set to send scouts to see him play for Scotland against the Czech Republic on Wednesday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal have become the latest Premier League club to monitor West Brom midfielder Graham Dorrans, who is believed to command a price tag of £6m. Full story: Daily Mail

John Terry is fuming over Craig Bellamy's post-match insults directed at the former England captain, saying: "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."

Full story: The Mirror

Aaron Ramsey's broken leg is not as bad as the fracture suffered by team-mate Eduardo, and the Wales international could return for the Gunners in just six months' time. Full story: The Mirror

Premier League results for the 28th Feb 2010

Liverpool Gerrard (20) Torres (44)	2-1 (HT 2-1)	Blackburn Andrews (pen 40)
Bookings: Lucas (90+2)		Bookings: Salgado (17) Olsson (48) Nzonzi (50) Kalinic (56) Diouf (70)
Att: 42,795

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Sunderland	0-0 (HT 0-0)	Fulham
Bookings: Hutton (18) Richardson (22) Turner (62)		Bookings: Baird (18) Greening (70) Zamora (82)
Att: 40,192

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Tottenham Pavlyuchenko (11) Modric (28)	2-1 (HT 2-0)	Everton Yakubu (55)
Bookings: Modric (90+4)		Bookings: Neville (9) Arteta (73) Pienaar (76) Heitinga (86)
Att: 40,192

Premier League Results for the 27th Feb 2010

Birmingham McFadden (pen 45+2)	1-0 (HT 1-0)	Wigan
Bookings: Ridgewell (90)		Bookings: N'Zogbia (39) Rodallega (54) Caldwell (70)
Att: 25,921

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Bolton Knight (45+1)	1-0 (HT 1-0)	Wolverhampton
		Bookings: Henry (48) Keogh (74)
Att: 21,261

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Burnley Paterson (31)	1-2 (HT 1-1)	Portsmouth Piquionne (25) Yebda (pen 76)
Bookings: Carlisle (75)		Bookings: Wilson (81) Rocha (85)
		Sent off: Rocha (90+1)
Att: 19,714

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Chelsea Lampard (42, pen 90+1)	2-4 (HT 1-1)	Man City Tevez (45+1, pen 76) Bellamy (51, 87)
Bookings: Terry (49) Ivanovic (58) Ballack (68)		Bookings: Zabaleta (49)
Sent off: Belletti (75) Ballack (81)
Att: 41,814

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Stoke Pugh (8)	1-3 (HT 1-1)	Arsenal Bendtner (32) Fabregas (pen 90+1) Vermaelen (90+4)
		Bookings: Song Billong (62)
Sent off: Shawcross (66)
Att: 27,011

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Manchester United will be under pressure to sell off up to 15 players at the end of the season to help clear their rising debt, reported to be about £716m. Striker Michael Owen and keeper Ben Foster are likely to be top of the list for the axe.
Full story: Daily Star

Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato has hinted that a move to Chelsea from AC Milan could be on the cards. The 20-year-old said: "I follow English football a lot and Carlo Ancelotti, the coach who brought me to Milan is in England now at Chelsea. I love London."
Full story: goal.com

AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato today declined to rule out a future move to England hinting that Chelsea, who are managed by his former coach Carlo Ancelotti, would be the most likely destination.
Full story: goal.com

Barcelona defender Dani Alves has ruled out a move to Chelsea but has admitted to being flattered with their reported interest in him.
Full story: The Independent

Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge quit England because of ex-Chelsea team-mate John Terry's failure to apologise over his alleged affair with his former partner, Vanessa Perroncel.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton left-back Leighton Baines is likely to benefit from Bridge's decision to quit the national squad by being given a call-up to face Egypt in a friendly on Wednesday 3 March. First-choice left-back Ashley Cole is out after undergoing surgery on a broken foot.
Full story: Daily Star

"Friends" of JohnTerry claim Bridge has long been considered a "bottler" in the dressing room as the bad feeling between the pair shows no sign of abating.
Full story: The Guardian

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott is set to deputise for Tottenham's Aaron Lennon on the right wing for England's friendly against Egypt in five days time.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is definitely out of his side's Champions League second leg match at Old Trafford against AC Milan on 10 March.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has returned from compassionate leave in Argentina following the premature birth of his second daughter, and is in contention to face Chelsea on Saturday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Roberto Mancini's tenure at Manchester City is coming under intense boardroom scrutiny for the first time after a run of two wins in eight matches. The Italian was only appointed to the City job in December last year.
Full story: Daily Mail