Thursday, April 29, 2010

Friday's gossip column

Transfers Other gossip And finally

BREAKING GOSSIP

1305 BST: Edin Dzeko, one of the Bundesliga's top scorers over the past two years, says he is considering leaving Wolfsburg at the end of the season.
Full story: Wolfsburger Allgemeine (in German)

1240: Tottenham are set to offer Manchester City £9m for defender Micah Richards.
Full story: Footylatest.com

1200: Arsenal are to open talks with left-back Gael Clichy, who is being tracked by Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Full story: Goal.com 1119:

1120: Barcelona have reached a verbal agreement to sign Valencia's Spanish international striker David Villa in a cash-plus-players deal worth approximately £40m.
Full story: Marca (in Spanish)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United are tracking Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra, but Liverpool, who are also interested, could be put off by the Spanish team's £17m price tag.
Full story: Daily Mail

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund have slapped a £20m price tag on Manchester United target Neven Subotic. Arsenal and Manchester City are also keeping tabs on the 21-year-old Serbia international centre-half.
Full story: Daily Mail

Real Madrid are set to drop their interest in Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney with Valencia forward David Villa their preferred target.
Full story: imscouting.com

Manchester City are said to be one of four clubs fighting it out to sign Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi.
Full story: imscouting.com

Meanwhile, City boss Roberto Mancini has told Carlos Tevez he can leave if the Argentine striker is not happy at Eastlands.
Full story: the Guardian

Joe Hart's return to Manchester City could see Birmingham pursue a loan deal for Manchester United keeper Ben Foster.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal are battling it out with Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool for Blackburn defender Phil Jones.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton boss David Moyes is set to make a £1m bid for Genk's Belgium Under-21 midfielder Kevin de Bruyne.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce will make Paraguay international midfielder Cristian Riveros his first signing of the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Bruce is also lining up a £1.5m move for Derby midfielder Paul Green.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham face competition from Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray for the signature of Bayern Munich's Turkey international midfielder Hamit Altintop, whose contract runs out at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Star

Wolves have joined Wigan, Newcastle, Sunderland and Fulham in the race to sign AZ Alkmaar's £5m-rated forward Jeremain Lens.
Full story: Daily Mail

Derby lead the race to sign Notts County keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Full story: Daily Mail

Stoke manager Tony Pulis looks set to axe "precious" strikers Tuncay and Dave Kitson following the 7-0 defeat by Chelsea on Sunday.
Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez's future at Anfield is in further doubt after his side's semi-final Europa League exit to Atletico Madrid on Thursday.
Full story: the Sun

Benitez has said that Liverpool need five new players if they are to be competitive next season. (the Guardian)

AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi says Leonardo will quit as manager at the end of the Serie A season.
Full story: the Sun

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said it has been "agony" watching the Champions League semi-finals on television.
Full story: the Sun

Roy Keane says he has wiped Manchester United from his memory - despite the Ipswich manager's medal-filled years at Old Trafford.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham City are set to offer manager Alex McLeish a new three-year deal.
Full story: Daily Mail

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan is planning on introducing a wage cap at Upton Park for next season as he attempts to cull the club's £60m wage bill by a third.
Full story: Daily Express

Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale will stand down from his role at the end of the season following a 49% buy-out of the Championship club.
Full story: the Sun

Barcelona's World and European player of the year Lionel Messi has ruled out the possibility of ever playing in the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mirror

AND FINALLY

Wayne Rooney stands to make £500,000 for one night's work in a Gladiators-style contest to unearth the world's most skilful footballer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce said he used to call Sir Alex Ferguson "the Ayatollah" during his playing days at Old Trafford - but not to the Scot's face.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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