Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Wednesday's gossip column

Transfers Other gossip And finally

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool are believed to have offered Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva and Dutch forward Ryan Babel in exchange for West Ham striker Carlton Cole but neither player wanted to leave Anfield for Upton Park.
Full story: The Guardian

Liverpool also failed in a late attempt to sign Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Arsenal missed out on signing Mark Schwarzer for £4m after Fulham were denied a move for Crystal Palace's £1.5m-rated goalkeeper Julian Speroni. The Cottagers were also thwarted when they tried to land Brazilian keeper Alexander Doni from Roma, but a season-long loan deal could not be arranged in time before the end of the transfer window.
Full story: Mirror

Stoke boss Tony Pulis says he was advised to make a move for Eidur Gudjohnsen by Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, who had signed the Iceland international striker on loan from Monaco last season.
Full story: Mirror

Striker Roque Santa Cruz faces being frozen out at Manchester City after a deadline-day move to Italian club Lazio collapsed.
Full story: The Sun

The £250m spent in the 2010 summer transfer window was the lowest total since 2006, according to research by financial analysts Deloitte.
Full story: Mirror

West Ham have signed Blackburn's Denmark international full-back Lars Jacobsen for a nominal fee but manager Avram Grant rejected a swoop for Rovers team-mate Pascal Chimbonda.
Full story: Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

England coach Fabio Capello was forced to use Arsenal's fifth-choice goalkeeper James Shea to make up the numbers at his squad's first training session ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifiers because of injuries to Ben Foster and Scott Carson.
Full story: The Guardian

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has urged the club to find new owners fast so they can compete with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City financially. (The Sun)

Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed the hamstring injury that will see him miss the start of England's European Championship qualifying campaign dates all the way back to the summer's World Cup.
Full story: The Daily Mail

Manchester United and Rangers have launched an unprecedented security operation to prevent crowd trouble when they meet in the Champions League at Old Trafford on 14 September.
Full story: Daily Mail

An ankle injury has forced Newcastle striker Andy Carroll to pull out of the England Under-21 squad to face Portugal and Lithuania.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald says he wants to the job permanently.
Full story: The Sun

Newcastle defender Sol Campbell was taunted by Sunderland supporters for being overweight as he made his debut on Tuesday night, playing only the first half of a reserve match at the Stadium of Light.
Full story: Daily Mail

AND FINALLY

Jorge Larrionda, the Uruguayan referee who refused England a legitimate goal in their quarter-final World Cup defeat by Germany, said he had no idea the ball was in - until he was told by David Beckham. "As we left the pitch, David came up to us very politely, explaining the pain he felt and asking what had happened," he said.
Full story: The Sun

New Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has played down their disappointing opening day draw with Real Mallorca, and says he is the man to bring long-term stability to the club. "I am a coach not Harry Potter. He is a magician. Magic is fiction and I live for football which is real," he said. (Reuters)

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