Football Rumours on Saturday 21st January 2012
2012-01-21 08:58:43
Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Juventus are hoping to offload out-of-favour Serbian winger Milos Krasic, 27, to Liverpool.
(The Mirror)
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Chelsea have launched a £20m bid for Shakhtar Donetsk's 23-year-old Brazilian forward Willian.
(Daily Mail)
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LA Galaxy are interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.
(ESPN)
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Bolton boss Owen Coyle may make a move for 28-year-old French striker Sebastien Le Toux, who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.
(talkSPORT)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Russian forward Andrei Arshavin, 30, will not be sold in the January transfer window.
(Metro)
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Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha's representative - his mother - has said a deal with QPR for the 25-year-old will not be completed this weekend.
(Metro)
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Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is highly unlikely to move to Paris Saint-Germain after his adviser Kia Joorabchian spent the day meeting Leonardo, the director of football, and other PSG executives in France. Inter Milan and AC Milan may now re-enter the race to sign him.
(The Guardian)
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Rubin Kazan have held talks about signing Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko who will be out of contract at the end of the season unless the club exercise a one-year clause in his deal.
(The Times)
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Stoke City have declared an interest in signing QPR striker DJ Campbell on loan.
(The Times)
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Sunderland are interesting in a loan deal for Valencia striker Aritz Aduriz, 30.
(talkSPORT)
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Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers says it would take a £30m bid for him to part with any of his stars.
(South Wales Evening Post)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Arsenal manager Wenger has admitted it will be a "disaster" if the club fail to finish in the top four of the Premier League and miss out on the Champions League.
(Daily Express)
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has described team-mate Michael Carrick as the "Rolls-Royce" of the team.
(Daily Express)
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Everton manager David Moyes has admitted he tried to register a 'B' side in the Conference in an attempt to enhance the development of the club's young players.
(The Guardian)
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Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny insists "there are no scars from the Manchester United mauling" as the sides prepare to meet for the first time since the Gunners' 8-2 drubbing at Old Trafford.
(London Evening Standard)
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United could go into Sunday's game at the Emirates without defender Rio Ferdinand. The 33-year-old defender is a major doubt for the game after breaking down in training with a recurrence of an old back injury.
( Goal)
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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini admits he could have done with Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor still at the club.
(Manchester Evening News)
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City midfielder Gareth Barry admits the pressure is growing on Manchester City as they edge closer to a first Premier League title.
(The Mirror)
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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says his side will go on the offensive at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, insisting Premier League leaders Manchester City are not invincible.
(London Evening Standard)
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Reading chairman Sir John Madejski has agreed a £40m takeover of the club by a Russian tycoon.
(Daily Mail)
AND FINALLY
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New Bolton loan signing Tim Ream has already shown his devotion to the Trotters. The 24-year-old American cancelled his honeymoon in order to complete the move.
(Metro)