Sunday's gossip

Last bolloxs of 2012

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy plans to tell Real Madrid that 23 year-old winger Gareth Bale is valued at £60m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is to be offered the same wages as David Beckham to move to LA Galaxy and could earn around £4m a year with the American side.
Full story: The Sun

Real Madrid and Paris *St-Germain will open talks this week with Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole, 32, about a *summer move.
Full story: The Mirror

Real Madrid and PSG are willing to offer Cole a three-year contract
But Paris St-Germain manager Carlo Ancelotti says he "does not need" new players in January.
Full story: L'Equipe (in French)

Real Madrid are reportedly planning a £22m summer move for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 22.
Full story: The Sun

Arsenal plan to hold more talks with Theo Walcott next month in an attempt to keep the 23-year-old at the club.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Liverpool are ready to go head-to-head with Newcastle for 21-year-old Valenciennes central defender Nicolas Isimat Mirin.
Full story: Metro

Manchester City could move for England defender Ryan Shawcross, 25, in the January transfer window if he doesn't sign a new six-year deal offered to him by Stoke City.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Sir Alex Ferguson has told Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Nani, 26, that he does have a future at Old Trafford despite being a target for Arsenal, Tottenham and Juventus.
Full story: The Mirror

Spanish side Espanyol could be set to make a surprise move for Stoke City striker Michael Owen, 33, during the January transfer window.
Full story: Metro

Swansea boss Michael Laudrup has admitted he is interested in signing Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas, 25, and has not ruled out the possibility of Danny Graham leaving the club.
Full story: South Wales Evening Post

Sunderland and New York Red Bulls are rumoured to be in discussions over a loan move for former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill, 33, who joined the US club in July.
Full story: Sky Sports

Norwich manager Chris Hughton will go back to sign £3m Brighton striker Craig Mackail-Smith, 28, after missing out on him in the summer.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

OTHER GOSSIP

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says the club need to give top scorer Luis Suarez, 25, hope of a Champions League challenge if they want to keep him at Anfield beyond the summer.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Blackburn have added 32-year old MK Dons boss Karl Robinson to their managerial wish-list.
Full story: The Mirror

Wolves manager Stale Solbakken has warned defender Christophe Berra, 27, that his position at the club will be in doubt if he does not sign an extension to his contract.
Full story: Express and Star

AND FINALLY

Referee Mick Russell's failure to send off Sheffield Wednesday's Jeremy Helan despite appearing to show him two yellow cards is to be investigated by The Professional Game Match Officials Limited.
Sunday Express
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger spent part of the first half of his side's 7-3 win against Newcastle wrestling with the zip on his 'Michelin man'-style coat.
Full story: Metro
 
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger spent part of the first half of his side's 7-3 win against Newcastle wrestling with the zip on his 'Michelin man'-style coat.
Full story: Metro

Boring day at the office, I guess!
 
Maciek said:
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger spent part of the first half of his side's 7-3 win against Newcastle wrestling with the zip on his 'Michelin man'-style coat.
Full story: Metro

Boring day at the office, I guess!
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He was not wrestling with his zip on his 'Michelin man'-style coat. It was his trouser zip, with his cock out. He was trying to put it back in.
 
First sunday shite of 2013.

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Real Madrid midfielder Luca Modric could be ready for a move back to the Premier League. Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are interested in the 27-year-old, who has failed to impress at Real since joining in August from Tottenham for £33m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror #

Frank Lampard, 34, is set to extend his stay at Chelsea, with club owner Roman Abramovich ready to *perform a U-turn and re-open contract talks with the midfielder.
Full story: The People

Real Madrid will make a move for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero if the break-up of his marriage to Diego Maradona's daughter Giannina leaves him feeling isolated in England.
Full story: Sunday Express

Manchester City, meanwhile, have taken their first step towards getting rid of controversial striker Mario Balotelli by making a £45m bid for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, 25.
Full story: Sunday People

Tottenham will open negotiations this week for the £10million signing of Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, 20.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is preparing an £8m bid for Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, 22.
Full story: Daily Mirror

However, Emmanuel Adebayor's Spurs future is in serious doubt and it is understood the club would consider offers for the 28-year-old Togo striker.Stoke manager Tony Pulis has rejected reports that Michael Owen is to leave the club and head to Australia. Perth Glory claimed on Saturday they had been approached by the 33-year-old former England striker's agent about a move.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester United are tracking Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sven Bender. The 23-year-old helped his side win last season's Bundesliga but has struggled with injuries this term.
Full story: The Times (subscription required)

QPR boss Harry Redknapp is in talks with six players, including midfielder Tim Cahill and strikers Robbie Keane and Nicolas Anelka, as he attempts to save the club from relegation.
Full story: Metro

Liverpool are refusing to budge on their valuation of former winger Tom Ince. The Reds have offered £4m but Blackpool want £6m for the 20-year-old.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Swansea defender Garry Monk, 33, will hold talks with manager Michael Laudrup before deciding if his future lies away from the Liberty Stadium.
Full story: South Wales Evening Post
OTHER GOSSIP

Aston Villa face a £17m bill if they are relegated from the Premier League as six of their big earners do not have relegation clauses in their contracts.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

AND FINALLY

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to his own amazing form in 2012 by having all his record-breaking stats stitched on to his boots.
Full story: Metro
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QPR boss Harry Redknapp is in talks with six players, including midfielder Tim Cahill and strikers Robbie Keane and Nicolas Anelka, as he attempts to save the club from relegation.
Full story: Metro
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Good old Harry :lol:
 
Shite on Sunday 13/01/13

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is rumoured to be resigned to losing Gareth Bale in the summer, with Real Madrid told they can buy the 23-year-old Welsh winger for £55m.
Full story: Sunday Express

Manchester City are privately discussing how much money they would receive if they sold controversial striker Mario Balotelli, 22, despite public statements to the contrary about his future.
Full story: the Observer

Crystal Palace have told Manchester United that if they want to sign England winger Wilfried Zaha, 20, they will have to pay £15m including add-ons and allow him to stay with his current side for the rest of the campaign.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Liverpool are planning to hijack Galatasaray's move for 28-year-old Netherlands and Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder.
Full story: The People

Meanwhile, Galatasaray do not have the funds to meet Sneijder's 'astronomical and absurd' transfer fee, according to the vice-president of their Turkish rivals Fenerbahce, Abdullah Kigili.
Full story: Sky Sports

Atletico Madrid are preparing a cut-price move for their former striker Fernando Torres, 28, who moved to Chelsea from Liverpool for £50m and is contracted until 2016 but could return to Spain, initially on loan for the rest of the season.
Full story: Metro

Newcastle have had a bid accepted for Marseille striker and QPR target Loic Remy, 26.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp and chief scout Ian Broomfield travelled to France on Saturday night to watch defensive midfielder Yann M'Vila, 22, in action for Rennes against Bordeaux.

Aspas has scored eight goals in 18 La Liga appearances this season
Full story: Skysports.com

Rennes manager Frederic Antonetti has strongly hinted that QPR are in the market for controversial France international M'Vila after he said: "The bottom club in England want to sign one of our best players."
Full story: l'Equipe (in French)

Chelsea have bid £8.3m for Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas, 25, but his club are trying to convince him to hold off on making a move until the summer.
Full story: Marca (in Spanish)

Aston Villa are to refuse to sell £24m club record signing Darren Bent to any of their relegation rivals. The 28-year-old striker has featured in only 10 Premier League games this season due to injury and manager Paul Lambert's preference for fellow centre forward Christian Benteke, 22.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

England left-back Ashley Cole, 32, wants to stay in the Premier League after his Chelsea contract expires in the summer and will hold talks with Premier League leaders Manchester United.
Full story: The People

Stoke manager Tony Pulis could be tempted to bring in overseas loan replacements for striker Kenwyne Jones, 28, and winger Jermaine Pennant, 29, if he decides to sell the pair in the current transfer window.
Full story: Stoke Sentinel

Swansea have been linked with a move for 25-year-old Belgian international winger Roland Lamah, who has 18 months of his contract to run at Osasuna.
Full story: South Wales Evening Post

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce admits he needs defensive reinforcements following Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Sunderland.
Full story: talkSPORT

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is thought to prefer a summer move to Manchester City ahead of Manchester United or Chelsea.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will chair a secret two-day League Managers' Association seminar which will be attended by Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho and ex-Barcelona boss Guardiola.

Reo-Coker has previously played for Wimbledon, West Ham, Aston Villa and Bolton
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Tottenham's new signing Lewis Holtby, the 22-year-old half English half German midfielder who will join them at the end of the season, says he chose Spurs because he believes they can win the Premier League.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Arsene Wenger believes former Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas will return to play for the Gunners.
Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)

Manchester City plan to open talks with Carlos Tevez, 28, in a bid to prevent the striker walking away from the club for nothing in 18 months' time when his current contract expires.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Nigel Reo-Coker, 28, has chosen to leave Ipswich after the Championship side elected to only offer him a new deal until the end of the season.
Full story: Ipswich Star

Fabio Capello has made a peace deal with the Football Association that will mean he takes part in the organisation's 150th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday, despite his lingering grievances after walking out as England manager last year over the John Terry affair.
Full story: the Observer

AND FINALLY

Stoke fans were left red-faced after they teased Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez with a P45 poster - only for the Spaniard to then mastermind a 4-0 win over them.
Full story: Metro

New Wolves manager Dean Saunders has implemented dietary rules on his players, insisting they have no more takeaways or fast food.
Full story: Metro
 
Gunnar said:
Manchester City are privately discussing how much money they would receive if they sold controversial striker Mario Balotelli, 22, despite public statements to the contrary about his future.
Full story: the Observer

Crystal Palace have told Manchester United that if they want to sign England winger Wilfried Zaha, 20, they will have to pay £15m including add-ons and allow him to stay with his current side for the rest of the campaign.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Liverpool are planning to hijack Galatasaray's move for 28-year-old Netherlands and Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder.
Full story: The People

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp and chief scout Ian Broomfield travelled to France on Saturday night to watch defensive midfielder Yann M'Vila, 22, in action for Rennes against Bordeaux.

Aspas has scored eight goals in 18 La Liga appearances this season
Full story: skysports.com

Rennes manager Frederic Antonetti has strongly hinted that QPR are in the market for controversial France international M'Vila after he said: "The bottom club in England want to sign one of our best players."
Full story: l'Equipe (in French)

Chelsea have bid £8.3m for Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas, 25, but his club are trying to convince him to hold off on making a move until the summer.
Full story: Marca (in Spanish)

Aston Villa have told Reading and QPR they must pay a large fee to acquire out-of-favour £24m club record signing Darren Bent. The 28-year-old striker has featured in only 10 Premier League games this season due to injury and manager Paul Lambert's preference for fellow centre forward Christian Benteke, 22.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Newcastle have had a bid accepted for Marseille striker and QPR target Loic Remy, 26.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

England left-back Ashley Cole, 32, wants to stay in the Premier League after his Chelsea contract expires in the summer and will hold talks with Premier League leaders Manchester United.
Full story: The People

Stoke manager Tony Pulis could be tempted to bring in overseas loan replacements for striker Kenwyne Jones, 28, and winger Jermaine Pennant, 29, if he decides to sell the pair in the current transfer window.
Full story: Stoke Sentinel

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will chair a secret two-day League Managers' Association seminar which will be attended by Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho and ex-Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola.

Reo-Coker has previously played for Wimbledon, West Ham, Aston Villa and Bolton
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Manchester City plan to open talks with Carlos Tevez, 28, in a bid to prevent the striker walking away from the club for nothing in 18 months' time when his current contract expires.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

Nigel Reo-Coker, 28, has chosen to leave Ipswich after the Championship side elected to only offer him a new deal until the end of the season.
Full story: Ipswich Star

Fabio Capello has made a peace deal with the Football Association that will mean he takes part in the organisation's 150th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday, despite his lingering grievances after walking out as England manager last year over the John Terry affair.
Full story: the Observer

AND FINALLY

Stoke fans were left red-faced after they teased Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez with a P45 poster - only for the Spaniard to then mastermind a 4-0 win over them.
Full story: Metro
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Shite on 20/01/2013

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is set to move to the United States and join LA Galaxy. Galaxy want the 34-year-old for the start of the new MLS season but the Blues could insist on keeping the midfielder until the end of the Premier League season in May.
Full story; Sunday Express

But Lampard could still end up moving to Italian side AC Milan.
Full story: The People

However, Lampard's England career could be in jeopardy if he moves to Los Angeles rather than staying at Chelsea or moving to Milan.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Barcelona are expected to move to re-sign Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina in the summer after Victor Valdes's announcement last week that he will not be renewing his contract.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Alternatively, Barcelona are prepared to offer up to £10m for Chelsea's Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 20.
Full story: Metro

Thibaut Courtois has been on loan at Atletico Madrid for 18 months
Manchester United's bid to sign Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, 20, is on the brink of collapse after Palace rejected a £10m bid.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

AC Milan are interested in signing Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, 22, but not at City's asking price of £31m.
Full story: The Mail on Sunday

New Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola is set to make Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao his top targets when he joins the German club in July.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Stoke have told Swansea they will have to pay £4.5m if they want to sign the Potters' 28-year-old Trinidad & Tobago international striker Kenwyne Jones.
Full story: Daily Star

Sunderland are lining up a loan deal for Lazio's Argentine *forward Mauro Zarate, 25.
Full story: Sunday People

West Ham have yet to agree a new deal with midfielder Mohamed Diame, 25, and he could join Arsenal before the end of the transfer window.
Full story: Metro

Newcastle are chasing Bastia midfielder Florian Thauvin, 19, but face competition from Arsenal.
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle

Derby County will not let 17-year-old midfielder Will Hughes leave the club this month, despite interest from Manchester City.
Full story: Sunday People

OTHER GOSSIP

Carlos Tevez has *rejected Manchester City's offer of a new *contract after telling the club he wants to see out the 18 months on his current deal before returning to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Arsene Wenger will be offered a £30m deal to leave Arsenal and join Paris Saint-Germain this summer, with current PSG boss Carlo Ancelotti interested in succeeding Wenger at the Emirates.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

AND FINALLY

Wayne Rooney has designed a diamond-encrusted motorbike, inspired by his overhead-kick against Manchester City, to sell at auction for the charity KidsAid.
Full story: The Mail on Sunday
 
Reina to Barcelona?

Balotelli valued at 31m in sterling when City are the selling club?

That rubbish aside did somebody else say earlier in the week that Diama could be on his way to Arsenal in this transfer window?
 
Wenger has mentioned, or maybe it was just rumors, that if he were to move to France, he'd want to work at the front office as opposed to continuing as a manager.

I could see Ancelotti and Wenger both at PSG at the same time
 
Wenger has always said that he'd 'give something back to the game' when he was finished managing at the top level, implying a coaching role at grass roots level.
 
If Wenger goes, then Ancelotti is quite a good replacement for him IMO. Very good manager.
 
Brophs said:
I don't think Ancelotti fits the Arsenal model. He doesn't tend to focus on young players.
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He's very well liked by some of the Chelsea fans because he gave chances to the youngsters.

That's what ChelseaYouth on twitter said about him

Ancelotti gave a hell of a lot of opportunities to youngsters didn't he? Borini, Bruma, PvA, Kakuta, Bertrand, Hutchinson, McEachran, Mellis
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KM said:
He's very well liked by some of the Chelsea fans because he gave chances to the youngsters.

That's what ChelseaYouth on twitter said about him
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Not sure I'd agree with that. He joined at a time when Roman wasn't sending much and was keeping the number of first team players low. He may have given those players the odd game but none of them made any impact on the first team. The only one that came through was Bertrand and he only got his real chance when Carlo was sacked.
 
Nick 0208 Ldn said:
Reina to Barcelona?


That rubbish aside i did somebody else say earlier in the week that Diame could be on his way to Arsenal in this transfer window.
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This sounds like one of those bullshit 5th hand rumours, but here it goes...


The son of a guy I work with, is best friends with a West Ham first X1 player, and he said he spoke to Diame and was saying moving to Tottenham was a done deal.

Therefore, I'm a bit surprised that a few days on nothing has come out yet
 
Sandikan said:
This sounds like one of those bullshit 5th hand rumours, but here it goes...


The son of a guy I work with, is best friends with a West Ham first X1 player, and he said he spoke to Diame and was saying moving to Tottenham was a done deal.

Therefore, I'm a bit surprised that a few days on nothing has come out yet
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Sounds legit.
 
TRANSFER GOSSIP

Former England captain David Beckham, 37, will try to convince at least four big-name England stars, including Steven Gerrard, to join the MLS - once he has sorted out his own future. Ashley Cole and Peter Crouch are also believed to be on the wishlist.
Full story: Sunday People
Tottenham winger David Bentley, 28, is desperate to go out on loan after returning from a spell with FC Rostov, with Blackburn and Reading interested.
Full story: Mail on Sunday Premier League teams including Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are all believed to be interested in signing striker Christian Benteke from struggling Aston Villa. The 22-year-old has scored 11 goals this season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Meanwhile, Villa are set to cut their losses on former England international defender Stephen Warnock and let the 31-year-old join West Ham on a free transfer.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Reading are plotting to hijack Blackpool winger Tom Ince's move to Liverpool with an £8m bid.
Full story: Sunday People
Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has set his heart on a summer move to Manchester United, although Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have also shown an interest in the 25-year-old, who is rated at £14m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester United are set to offer a new deal to midfielder Michael Carrick with the 31-year-old's current deal due to expire in 2014.
Full story: Goal.com
Newcastle are in talks to sign Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony, 24, from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem for £12m.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Former Wigan and West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner, 32, is set to join Sunderland on loan from Hamburg.
Full story: The Sun
OTHER GOSSIP

Sir Alex Ferguson took the advice of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes before signing Robin van Persie because he wanted assurances that the £24m *striker's arrival from Arsenal would not lead to any problems in the dressing room.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Chelsea interim manager Rafa Benitez has admitted he would love to stay at the Stamford Bridge club and that he would have a better chance of winning the league if the club give him a full season to impose his ideas.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
New Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino admits his biggest fear ahead of facing Manchester United is picking the right Argentinian wine for Sir Alex Ferguson.
Full story: The Sun
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has joked that Pep Guardiola has joined Bayern Munich to ensure the pair do not have to do battle. Mourinho said: "Has he deliberately chosen a league I am not involved in? I don't know. What is certain is that I will not manage in Germany."
Full story: Marca (Spanish)
AND FINALLY

Charlie Morgan, the ball boy involved in the incident with Chelsea's Eden Hazard last week, has been banned by football chiefs from next month's Wales international against Austria at the Liberty Stadium.
Full story: Sunday People
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Didn't realise no one had done it today.
 
Jimy_Hills_Chin said:
And in a transfer window, not a single interesting story either.
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If I'm late up on a Sunday it's normally there so I don't tend to even bother. Got to agree, when the last sunday gossip column has to have stories like the Sir Alex conculting Giggs and Scholes or Rafa wanting to stay it shows you how dead this transfer window is.
 
Ish84045 said:
Anyone think there's a chance Rafa will be given the job full time?
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Dunno Marca have been saying him for the next Real Madrid manager. Then again though that seems to change everyday. Loew, Wenger and Klopp are the other faves.
 
Yeah, I highly doubt the Madrid fans would put up with his "tactics" too much. That bunch wants to win, and win "Barca" style every match :lol:

Now with Guardiola gone to Bayern, I do wonder who else Roman could bribe to manage at the bridge. Mourinho again?
 
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