Thursday, January 10, 2013

SOCCER | TRANSFER NEWS.

To football fans , here are the latest transfer news

- Paris Saint-Germain chief Leonardo has given the clearest indication yet the club will make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo.

- Chelsea plan to launch a £22million bid for Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, triggering a buy-out clause in his contract, according to The Times.

- Chelsea Under-21 captain Todd Kane has joined Blackburn Rovers on loan, it has been confirmed.

- Tottenham target Leandro Damiao is unlikely to leave Internacional this month, according to his agent.

- Everton's bid to sign Jake Livermore on loan has been rejected because Tottenham will not strengthen one of their rivals for the Champions League places.

- Manchester United are still interested in signing Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, according to the Daily Mail.

- Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson sent his brother Martin on a scouting mission to Spain to run the rule over exciting Rayo Vallecano striker Leo Baptistao.

- And Manchester United expect to land Crystal Palace starlet Wilfried Zaha for £12million by the end of the January transfer window.

- Liverpool are ready to cut short Nuri Sahin's loan spell at Anfield, putting Borussia Dortmund on alert, according to the Daily Mail.

- Former Liverpool favourite Xabi Alonso has not yet considered signing a new deal with Real Madrid.

- Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom has signed a new long-term contract.

- West Ham are ready to move for Sylvain Distin - which could pave the way for James Tomkins to join Newcastle.

- Groningen defender Virgil van Dijk claims Premier League outfit Everton have expressed an interest in acquiring his services.

- Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal, is a target for "a lot of clubs," his agent has told Goal.com.

- Steve Clarke has been handed a transfer window boost by keeping hold of Romelu Lukaku on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season.

- Arsenal forward Theo Walcott will sign a new contract by the end of the week, according to the Daily Mail.

- Wojciech Szczesny claims to now be an Arsenal supporter and insists he has no intention of leaving the club.

- Sunderland are confident of seeing off a late challenge from QPR for Danny Graham and believe they would have signed him by now but for a snag over Kenwyne Jones' proposed move to Swansea.

- Sunderland today completed the signing of Alfred N'Diaye from Turkish side Bursaspor for £3million.

- Harry Redknapp is trying to prise William Gallas from Tottenham to solve Queens Park Rangers' problems in central defence.

- Crawley midfielder Hope Akpan has joined Reading on a three-and-a-half-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of £300,000.

- David Beckham will make the eagerly anticipated decision on his football future after crucial talks next week.

- AC Milan have confirmed their interest in appointing former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who has also been linked with Chelsea, as their next manager. - They are also lining up a January
move for Arsenal and Manchester City target Alessandro Matri. And have edged ahead in the race for Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham target Mehdi Benatia.

- Andrea Pirlo believes Chelsea would be foolish to allow fellow midfielder Frank Lampard to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.

- Juventus are ready to break the bank to land Didier Drogba on an 18-month loan deal, according to reports in France.

- Barcelona president Sandro Rosell insists Arsenal will not sign David Villa this month.

- Real Betis have opened the door for defensive midfielder Jose Canas to join Swansea.

- Arsenal are considering stepping up their interest in Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia, according to the Daily Mirror.

- Napoli forward Eduardo Vargas has been offered to Arsenal, according to the Daily Mail.

- Lazio president Claudio Lotito has denied that they are chasing Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.

- AS Roma's Pablo Osvaldo has caught the eye of German giants Bayern Munich who are very interested in the striker, according to TuttoMercatoWeb.

- Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp says he has not given up hope of persuading star striker Robert Lewandowski to sign a new deal at the club despite strong interest from Manchester United.

- Inter Milan have confirmed they have accepted a bid for Wesley Sneijder from Galatasaray. - But Sneijder is keen on a move to a
"top" Premier League club, his agent has told BBC Sport.

- Paris St Germain have attempted to distance themselves from reports suggesting they are looking to put deals in place for Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole and Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.

- Marseille coach Elie Baup has hinted Loic Remy might stay at the Ligue 1 club and scupper Newcastle's chances of signing the talented striker.

- Former Chelsea and Liverpool target Andreas Laudrup is set to join St Etienne on loan.

- Maarten Stekelenburg's agent has left the door open for the Dutch goalkeeper to leave AS Roma despite no current offers.

- Celtic have confirmed Israel defender Rami Gershon has joined the club on loan from Standard Liege until the end of the season.

[From Different Sources]