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BBC Football Gossip

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Tuesday 29th April - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana, 25, is set to become the first piece in Liverpool's Champions League jigsaw next season despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mirror


French giants Paris St-Germain are hoping to lure Manchester United forward Adnan Januzaj, 19, to the French capital with the promise of a huge salary and a guarantee of Champions League football.
Full story: FootyLatest.com


Tony Pulis has told Crystal Palace he wants £30m to take the club to the next level, with Sunderland forward Connor Wickham, 21, and Stoke midfielder Steven N'Zonzi, 25, among his targets.
Full story: Daily Mirror


Everton manager Roberto Martinez claims he will need to sign at least six players in the summer if they are to compete in Europe next season.
Full story: Daily Express


Atletico Madrid have added 27-year-old Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud to their ever-growing list of striker targets.
Full story: Daily Mail


Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as Tottenham's number one managerial target.
Full story: Daily Mirror


West Brom are planning for life without manager Pepe Mel next season - even if he keeps them up.
Full story: Daily Star


Ryan Giggs's hopes of winning four straight games as Manchester United manager have been boosted by news that striker Robin van Persie is approaching match fitness.
Full story: Daily Mail


Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has reached an agreement with Manchester United to become their next manager.
Full story: De Telegraaf (in Dutch)


Alternatively, United's negotiations with Van Gaal appeared to have hit a hitch relating to how Giggs would fit into the substantial entourage of staff the Dutchman may want to bring to Old Trafford.
Full story: Independent


Brian McDermott is again worried about his future as Leeds manager after Benito Carbone was handed a job at Elland Road.
Full story: Daily Star


Fulham forward Moussa Dembele, 17, was guilty of an awful penalty miss in Monday's FA Youth Cup final first leg against Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Mail
 
True indeed - both legs live on ITV4 Freeview 24

Expect the highlights of last night's 1st leg to appear before 2nd leg Mon 4th k.o.19:45 BST
 
By the way, I remember hearing (on football weekly I think) some time ago that Fulham have been improving their youth work quite a bit. A youth cup final seems another sign of that.

With them perhaps going down any chance of a slight... poaching mission?
 
braineclipse said:
By the way, I remember hearing (on football weekly I think) some time ago that Fulham have been improving their youth work quite a bit. A youth cup final seems another sign of that.

With them perhaps going down any chance of a slight... poaching mission?
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they hired some of Southampton's coaches and also got Liverpool's old academy director to be in charge
 
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Arsenal have identified Lars Bender as their major summer target and see the 24-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder as the ideal man to strengthen their team.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea are planning a surprise £17m move for Tottenham's 25-year-old Brazil midfielder Paulinho.

Full story: Daily Mail

Roma could try this summer to sign 20-year-old Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, who is on loan at Everton. Lukaku has scored 13 goals in 29 Premier League appearances for the Toffees this season.

Full story: Talksport

Kasper Schmeichel has played in all 45 league games for Leicester this season

Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 27, who is out of contract in the summer, can choose between Arsenal, AC Milan and Southampton after all three clubs contacted him.

Full story: Daily Express

West Ham look set to lose midfielder Mohamed Diame in the summer, with Everton boss Roberto Martinez wanting to recruit the 26-year-old Senegal international, who has a £3.5m buyout clause.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal's Costa Rican forward Joel Campbell, 21, who is on loan at Olympiakos, could be reunited with Pepe Mel at West Brom after playing for him when he was on loan at Real Betis.

Full story: Daily Express

Louis van Gaal is poised to give Manchester United a list of transfer targets ahead of him becoming their next boss, including Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels, 25, and midfielder Marco Reus, 24, along with Southampton's 18-year-old defender Luke Shaw.

Full story: Daily Star

Aston Villa are poised to launch an ambitious summer raid for Manchester United's 25-year-old striker Javier Hernandez.

Full story: Daily Star

Villa boss Paul Lambert is also keen to sign Emirates Marketing Project defender Joleon Lescott, 31, and Tottenham's 23-year-old midfielder Lewis Holtby.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

Barcelona will pay the £29.5m release clause fee needed to sign 19-year-old Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, who is also a target of Arsenal and Bayern Munich.

Full story: Talksport

OTHER GOSSIP
England manager Roy Hodgson has assured midfielder Jack Wheelchair, 22, that he will be named in his World Cup squad even if he does not play again for the Gunners this season.

Full story: Daily Mail

Louis van Gaal's appointment as Manchester United manager is imminent after the Netherlands manager delayed naming his World Cup squad.

Full story: Daily Mirror

United striker Wayne Rooney has asked senior club officials at Old Trafford not to appoint Van Gaal as manager. Rooney, 28, is not a fan of the Dutchman's hard-line methods.

Full story: Metro

The pressure on Saudi Sportswashing Machine manager Alan Pardew will grow with the news that supporters are being urged to join a mass walkout in the final home game of the season against Cardiff.

Full story: Daily Express

CHELSEA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REACTION
Midfielder Eden Hazard, 23, criticised Jose Mourinho's tactical methods after Chelsea exited the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid.

Full story: Daily Mail

John Terry won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012

Chelsea defender John Terry, 33, was in tears as his Champions League dream ended in heartbreak.

Full story: the Sun (subscription required)

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho admitted an "impossible" save by Thibaut Courtois, the Chelsea goalkeeper on loan at Atletico Madrid, had been critical as his team were well beaten.

Full story: Guardian

Quite simply, Chelsea were beaten at their own game. Obdurate and spirited in defence, powerful and disciplined in midfield and fearsome and clinical on the counter-attack, Atletico Madrid showed all the traits of a Mourinho side.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)

Unlike Sunday's delicate unpicking of Liverpool's title ambitions, Chelsea had the majority of the possession, but it was Atletico who had the lion's share of the guile and the goals.

Full story: Independent

GLOBAL GOSSIP
Barcelona's 30-year-old Brazilian defender Dani Alves has reportedly confirmed he will play for French club Paris St-Germain next season.

Full story: L'Equipe (French)

Parma's coach Filippo Inzaghi has re-emerged as a strong candidate to replace Clarence Seedorf at AC Milan amid reports that the Rossoneri have sacked the former Netherlands midfielder.

Full story: Tuttosport (Italian)

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, 24, remains non-committal about his future destination despite strong interest from Barcelona, Manchester United and Paris St-Germain.

Full story: Bild (German)

AND FINALLY
Argentina legend Diego Maradona posed for a 'selfie' with his daughter at Chelsea's Champions League game with Atletico Madrid.

Full story: Daily Mail
 
Arsenal looking to sign a bender, now theres soemthing that a surprise...anything to keep Ozil happy
 
£53m for Pogba, really !!!!!


TRANSFER GOSSIP

Chelsea will sign Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, 25, this summer by offering £32m, a fee which will trigger a release clause.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester United will face competition from local rivals Emirates Marketing Project for the signature of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas. The 26-year-old former Arsenal captain is set to fall victim to a summer revamp at the Nou Camp.
Full story: Metro

Emirates Marketing Project have also been linked with a £53m bid for Juventus's 21-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba, who joined the Italians from Manchester United in July 2012.
Cesc Fabregas
Full story: Daily Express

Emirates Marketing Project are close to sealing a £20m deal for Porto's defensive midfielder Fernando, 26, whom they pursued in January.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna, 31, is set to open talks with Emirates Marketing Project after rejecting Arsenal's £80,000-a-week contract extension offer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Everton are lining up a summer move for 22-year-old Celtic winger James Forrest. Manager Roberto Martinez is also keen to bring in 20-year-old Dundee United defender Andrew Robertson.
Full story: Daily Record

Chelsea have opened talks with Hamburg over 20-year-old attacker Hakan Calhanoglu, although their valuation of £7.5m is £4.5m less than the German side's.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool striker Iago Aspas, 26, wants a return to former club Celta Vigo after a disappointing debut season on Merseyside. He has made only 14 Premier League appearances, nine as a substitute.
Full story: Inside Futbol

Stoke City are chasing Besiktas striker Hugo Almeida. The 29-year-old has scored 17 goals in 52 games for Portugal.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Swansea are close to securing a deal for Valenciennes attacker Mathieu Dossevi. The 26-year-old is available on a free transfer after scoring 10 goals in 82 games for the Ligue 1 club.
Full story: Talksport

Liverpool will offer unsettled Hatem Ben Arfa a way out of Saudi Sportswashing Machine with a £6m bid for the 27-year-old attacker.
Full story: Metro

Emirates Marketing Project chief executive Ferran Soriano has risked opening up a rift with Louis van Gaal even before he is confirmed as Manchester United manager. Soriano claimed that Van Gaal, who has been heavily linked with the Old Trafford vacancy, alienates players wherever he works.
Full story: Daily Mail

Emirates Marketing Project will defy England coach Roy Hodgson's wishes by taking Joe Hart, 27, and James Milner, 28, to Abu Dhabi for an exhibition match at the end of the Premier League season.
Full story: Daily Express

Manager Alan Pardew, 52, says he will not walk away from his job at Saudi Sportswashing Machine as fans plan a mass walk-out during Saturday's final home game of the season, against Cardiff.
Full story: Daily Express

Hamburg, five points away from safety in the Bundesliga, have resorted to recruiting a spiritual healer to preserve their status in the German top-flight.
Full story: Metro

Arsenal and France defender Bacary Sagna's wife Ludivine Kadri has had her Lamborghini covered in a design celebrating the forthcoming World Cup.
Full story: Daily Mail
 
Hamburg, five points away from safety in the Bundesliga, have resorted to recruiting a spiritual healer to preserve their status in the German top-flight.
Full story: Metro
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Bring Rafa back campaign starts here.
 
Arsene Wenger has told his German striker Lukas Podolski, 28, that nobody will leave Arsenal in the summer without his say-so.
Full story: the Sun

Louis van Gaal will want £200m to spend on transfers when he takes over at Manchester United, according to Dutch coach Raymond Verheijen.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Barcelona will target Liverpool's Denmark defender Daniel Agger, 29, as they look to replace Carles Puyol, who will leave the Nou Camp this summer.
Full story: Metro

Everton are considering an offer for West Ham's Senegal midfielder Mohamed Diame, 26, as a potential alternative to a permanent deal for on-loan Emirates Marketing Project man Gareth Barry. Diame, who worked with Roberto Martinez at Wigan, has a £3.5m buy-out clause.
Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not expecting a busy summer in the transfer market.
Full story: Sky Sports

Liverpool will renew their interest in Emirates Marketing Project right-back Micah Richards, 25, in the summer after failing with a loan bid in January. City want £8m for the former England defender.
Full story: Daily Mail

Swansea captain Ashley Williams is ready for talks about a new contract now the Welsh side are safe. Wales defender Williams, 29, has a year left on his current deal and has been linked with Arsenal.
Full story: Western Mail

Arsenal have been watching Lech Poznan's 17-year-old Polish striker Dawid Kownacki. The youngster could be available for £250,000 in the summer.
Full story: Metro

OTHER GOSSIP

England manager Roy Hodgson will send his medical team to Tottenham next week to assess the fitness of defender Kyle Walker, 23.
Full story: the Sun (subscription required)

West Ham striker Andy Carroll, 25, wants the West Ham board to stick with manager Sam Allardyce because he can deliver European football to the club when they move into the Olympic Stadium.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted he has made his side dull to watch this season.
Full story: Daily Mirrror

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has said he will have no complaint if midfielder Ross Barkley is overlooked for England's World Cup squad as the 20-year-old would benefit from a holiday.
Full story: Guardian

Ryan Giggs has endorsed Louis van Gaal's credentials to become Manchester United manager but has refused to confirm whether he will be part of his coaching staff.
Full story: Daily Express

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will be given a one-year contract extension in the summer to keep him at Anfield until 2016. The 33-year-old midfielder has one year remaining on his current deal.
Full story: Liverpool Echo

Saudi Sportswashing Machine manager Alan Pardew says that fans that walk out of Saturday's match in Cardiff in protest at the way the club is being run are not helping the team.
Full story: the Telegraph

Samir Nasri claims Emirates Marketing Project can not fail to win the Premier League after taking the initiative in the title race.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton left-back Leighton Baines admits he found Manchester United's lengthy pursuit of him last summer "stressful".
Full story: Daily Mail

AND FINALLY

Wayne Rooney's new horse Announcement has been sent to a 'horse whisperer' after the filly's unstable temper saw her break a groom's nose.
Full story: the Sun

Youngsters Luke Shaw and Ross Barkley were not involved in a promotional photo-shoot of England players that included Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard.
Full story: Daily Mirror
 
Paris St-Germain will consider a summer move for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. United could ask for £35m for the 28-year-old, who is reportedly worried about his prospects at Old Trafford under prospective new manager Louis van Gaal.
Mail on Sunday

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben, 30, will be Louis van Gaal's first transfer target after he takes over as manager at Manchester United.
Sun on Sunday

Tottenham are willing to sell England winger Andros Townsend, 22, as part of a major summer clear-out at White Hart Lane.
Sunday Mirror

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told 23-year-old midfielders Eden Hazard and Andre Schurrle and 22-year-old Oscar that they must improve with at least one of the trio expected to leave the club this summer.
Sunday Telegraph

Mourinho also wants to make Belgian international Thibaut Courtois his starting goalkeeper next season with the 21-year-old set to return from a three-year loan spell at Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
Sunday Times

And Mourinho is eyeing Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 21, who he managed for two seasons at the Bernabeu.
Marca

Rio Ferdinand could be a shock signing for Arsenal this summer. The 35-year-old Manchester United defender may move to the Emirates if he is not offered a new contract at United.
Sunday Mirror

Arsenal are also preparing a £31m bid for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa. The 25-year-old has a £31m release clause in his contract and is also wanted by Chelsea.
Sunday Mirror

Meanwhile, United are set for a huge spending spree with as much as £150m to be invested in five world-class players. Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 26, is a £40m target.
Caughtoffside

Striker Danny Welbeck, 23, will stay at Manchester United in the wake of the sacking of manager David Moyes.
Sun on Sunday

Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers has promised he will bring in six new faces this summer to help the squad challenge in the Champions League next season.
Guardian

Manchester United are set to miss out on Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao again as Cristiano Ronaldo has urged the Spanish club to keep hold of the 26-year-old.
Sunday People

OTHER GOSSIP

The Premier League is facing a legal battle with three of their own clubs after it emerged that Cardiff City, Norwich City and Fulham have joined forces and instructed lawyers to fight the controversial decision not to dock Sunderland points for fielding an ineligible player.
Guardian

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is satisfied Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino's English is good enough for him to be considered the next Spurs manager.
Mail on Sunday

Saudi Sportswashing Machine could turn to ousted Manchester United manager David Moyes if they sack Alan Pardew this summer.
Sunday Express

Ryan Giggs is ready to turn his back on Manchester United to become a full-time manager with the 40-year-old set to leave the club after 24 years if prospective new boss Louis van Gaal does not give him a key backroom role.
Sun on Sunday

National manager Roy Hodgson has warned Manchester United's England players that their poor form this season is likely to cost them a World Cup place with Michael Carrick, 32, and Tom Cleverley, 24, set to to miss out on the tournament in Brazil.
Independent

Singapore businessman Peter Lim has been linked with a potential takeover bid for Manchester United.
Sun on Sunday

AND FINALLY

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson appeared to fall asleep in the stands during Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Sunderland at Old Trafford.
Daily Star
 
TRANSFER GOSSIP

Emirates Marketing Project are ready to make a world-record £164m bid for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi.
Full story: Daily Express

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has told forward Thomas Muller, 24, he needs to ask if he wants to leave for Manchester United this summer, with the price tag put at £37m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool are tracking Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo. The 24-year-old Argentina international, who can player at either left-back or centre-back, has a reported £25m release clause in his contract.
Full story: Metro

John Terry will stay at Chelsea after agreeing to halve his £160k-a-week wage.
Full story: Daily Star

Valencia will reject any offers from Everton for midfielder Carles Gil, 21, who is approaching the end of his second season-long loan at Elche.
Full story: talkSPORT

Barcelona's 22-year-old forward Cristian Tello could be set to spark a transfer scramble between Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal after telling his club he won't stay at the Nou Camp if Gerardo Martino remains in charge.
Full story: Daily Express

Emirates Marketing Project defender Vincent Kompany, 28, has admitted he has been forced to play in pain in a bid to drive the club towards the Premier League title.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham want Everton boss Roberto Martinez to replace Tim Sherwood.
Full story: Daily Star

Manchester United interim boss Ryan Giggs, 40, is set to name himself in the squad to face Hull City in what is likely to be his last playing appearance.
Full story: The Irish Times

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wheelchair, 22, is set to start in Arsenal's final game of the season in bid to prove his World Cup fitness after two months out with a broken foot.
Full story: Daily Mirror
 
Liverpool have made a £20m bid for Southampton's 25-year-old midfielder Adam Lallana, with Manchester United also poised to swoop.
Full story: Sun (subscription required)

Monaco are ready to offer Chelsea's out-of-contract defender Ashley Cole, 33, a £12m two-year-deal.
Full story: Daily Express

But Emirates Marketing Project have joined Liverpool, Manchester United and Real Madrid in the chase to sign Cole.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 20, still does not know if he will return to Stamford Bridge after scoring 17 goals on loan at Everton this season.
Full story: Sun (subscription required)

Fenerbahce defender Caner Erkin, 25, will stay at the Turkish club despite interest from Liverpool and Roma.
Full story: Inside Futbol

West Ham will bow to the wishes of their fans and sack boss Sam Allardyce after Sunday's Premier League match at Emirates Marketing Project.
Full story: Daily Mail

Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi, 26, has denied reports he has lost his passion for the game and might be open to a move away from the Nou Camp.
Full story: Goal.com

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, 35, is unsure whether Dutchman Louis van Gaal will offer him a new contract if he takes over as manager this summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Ferdinand fears Manchester United may come to regret central defensive partner Nemanja Vidic, 32, leaving Old Trafford this summer to join Inter Milan.
Full story: Guardian

Chelsea and Manchester United face a huge summer battle if they are to convince Paris Saint-Germain to part with striker Edinson Cavani, 27.
Full story: Metro

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Emirates Marketing Project should be excluded from the Champions League after breaking Uefa's Financial Fair Play rules.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Everton boss Roberto Martinez has backed on-loan midfielder Gareth Barry, 33, to make England's World Cup squad.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo, 21, who has just returned from a loan spell with Middlesbrough, has snubbed a new contract offer at Stamford Bridge.
Full story: Daily Express

Sandro fully expects Tim Sherwood to be axed as Tottenham manager in the summer, and the 25-year-old midfielder believes that could reignite his White Hart Lane career.
Full story: Talksport

After the Football Association announced their plans to introduce Premier League B teams to the Football League, League Two side Accrington Stanley have vowed to launch a B team and apply to join the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mail

Some Emirates Marketing Project fans are furious after one supporter attempted to sell a ticket for Sunday's final league game at the Etihad Stadium, when they are likely to be crowned champions, for £3,000 on an online auction site.
Full story: Daily Mirror
 
galeforce said:
20m for Lallana, lol
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I'm not sure if anyone will be willing to pay that, but I don't think Southampton will let him go for much less.

City might run into serious home-grown problems if their FFP punishment is kept up. I think the premium for home grown/English players will increase this summer. Southampton is a club with money and ambition, Lallana is a key player for them.
 
absolutely, he's young, english, and has had a brilliant season, they ain't getting him that cheap
 
galeforce said:
absolutely, he's young, english, and has had a brilliant season, they ain't getting him that cheap
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He'll be 26 soon, so not really all that young.

Could be that Southampton will put their foot down, but the big clubs coming in at this stage of his career with big wage offers. I could see him going for £20-25m perhaps...
 
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