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The Other Clubs Transfer Rumours and News Thread

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Saudi Sportswashing Machine striker Demba Ba, 27, is set to complete a £7.5m move to Chelsea - the first of three new signings at Stamford Bridge.

Full story: Daily Mirror

The Magpies will pay Ba a £2m "loyalty" fee if he joins Chelsea in January.
Demba Ba

Demba Ba has scored 13 goals so far this term for Saudi Sportswashing Machine

Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole, 31, could be set for a January move to Queens Park Rangers as both clubs are set for talks.

Full story: Sky Sports

But Liverpool have dismissed suggestions that they have bid £9.5m for Inter Milan's attacking midfielder Wesley Sneijder, 28.

Full story: the Sun

Manchester United could sign former player Cristiano Ronaldo, 27, for as little as £60m from Real Madrid, with Old Trafford keeper David de Gea, 22, and winger Nani, 26, both part of the deal.

Full story: the Sun

Former Italy manager Marcello Lippi has urged AC Milan to sign Shanghai Shenhua and ex-Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 34.

Full story: Daily Mirror

QPR will give manager Harry Redknapp £20m to sign Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila, 22, Marseille striker Loic Remy, 25, and West Ham midfielder Mohamed Diame, 25.

Full story: Daily Mail

Southampton have offered £8m for Italy international defender Davide Astori, 25, but face fierce competition from Serie A duo Napoli and Juventus.

Full story: Daily Star

Sunderland are in talks to sign former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill, 33, on loan from current side New York Red Bulls.

(Press Association)

Reading are interested in signing Ivory Coast defender Steve Gohouri, 31, from Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Full story: the Sun

Standard Liege defender Rami Gershon is poised to join Celtic on loan until the end of the season.

Full story: Sun

Motherwell forward Jamie Murphy will hold talks about a proposed January move to Sheffield United.

Full story: Sun
OTHER GOSSIP

Real Madrid and former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, 31, is considering a return to the Premier League.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal have given forward Theo Walcott, 23, two weeks to sign a new deal at the club.

Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has held talks with the club's owner Randy Lerner and has been told he will only be given £10m in the transfer window to help address their slump in form.

Full story: the Telegraph

Crystal Palace's sought-after winger Wilfried Zaha says he wants to move to a Premier League club in the January transfer window. Arsenal are reported to be one of the club's interested in the 20-year-old.

Full story: the Independent
AND FINALLY

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was struck down with the norovirus on Sunday before his side's win over QPR and was sent home while assistant boss Colin Pascoe was excluded from the dressing room at half-time for fear of passing it on.

Full story: Daily Telegraph
 
Tancredi Palmeri @tancredipalmeri

Liverpool has been contact by Lazio's Zarate agents to sign the player.Also contacted Atletico Madrid and Malaga.So far nobody accepted
 
Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball

Roberto Mancini admits he might be forced to consider signing some new players in the January transfer window.


He spends every transfer window moaning about not getting enough new players, but now he might be "forced" to make signings? :lol:
 
TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool have had a loan bid for Barcelona striker David Villa rejected. The Spanish club want a £16m permanent deal for the 31-year-old.

Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will offer midfielder Frank Lampard, 34, and left-back Ashley Cole, 32, the chance to move to Old Trafford when their contracts are not renewed by Chelsea at the end of the season.

Full story: Daily Star

Paris Saint-Germain say they have not approached Cole about moving to France.

Full story: ESPN

Tottenham are in pole position to sign Schalke defender Lewis Holtby, 22, whose contract runs out at the end of the season.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)
Frank Lampard

Manchester United want to sign Frank Lampard when his Chelsea deal runs out

Arsenal have offered £10m for Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez. This fails to meet the £14.7m release clause in the 24-year-old's contract though.

Full story: Goal.com

Swansea are ready to make a move for Bolton defender Marcos Alonso, 22, in the January transfer window.

Full story: Sky Sports

Stoke have told veteran defender Danny Higginbotham, 34, he can leave the club in January, but it's unlikely he will join Ipswich, where he's been playing on loan.

Full story: Sky Sports

Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will fight it out for the signature of Crystal Palace's £10m-rated forward Wilfried Zaha, 20.

Full story: the Guardian

Sunderland are weighing up a move for 21-year-old Inter Milan midfielder Joel Obi, who is rated at £5m but has made just one Serie A appearance this season in a campaign blighted by injury.

Full story: talkSPORT

Everton boss David Moyes is eyeing up a six-month loan deal for Emirates Marketing Project winger Scott Sinclair, 23.

Full story: the Sun

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers hopes to sign Paris Saint-Germain forward Kevin Gameiro, 25, on loan.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)

Southampton are set to pip Liverpool and Everton to sign England and Birmingham goalkeeper Jack Butland, 19.

Full story: the Sun

Reading are hoping to beat QPR to the signing of Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole, 31.

Full story: Daily Star

Arsenal are expected to sound out Southampton over their 17-year-old defender Luke Shaw, with manager Arsene Wenger having identified the left-back as one of his transfer priorities for 2013.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

Juventus are ready to offer £5m plus full-back Paolo De Ceglie in order to beat Emirates Marketing Project to 20-year-old Sampdoria midfielder Pedro Obiang.

Full story: talkSPORT
OTHER GOSSIP

Striker Mario Balotelli is staying put at Emirates Marketing Project because the club's owner Sheikh Mansour is a big fan of the striker.

Full story: the Sun
Michu

Six Premier League clubs turned fown the chance to sign striker Michu

Tottenham, Fulham, Stoke, West Brom, West Ham and Aston Villa all turned down the chance to sign Michu. The Spanish striker, 26, instead moved to Swansea for £2.2m and is the joint-second top scorer in the Premier League, with 13.

Full story: Daily Mail

Midfielder Joe Allen believes his Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez is "unstoppable" in his current form.

Full story: Liverpool Echo

Chelsea's Victor Moses is glad he chose to play international football for Nigeria instead of England.

Full story: Goal.com

Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla, 28, believes he has achieved "great things" since moving to Arsenal in the summer.

Full story: Arsenal.com
AND FINALLY

Former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf gave an excellent rendition of Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay on Portuguese television.

Full story: Metro
 
TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal are set to end their interest in Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha, 20, because 23-year-old Theo Walcott is on the verge of signing a new contract.

Full story: talkSPORT
Wilfried Zaha

Wilfried Zaha has attracted interest from several Premier League clubs

Saudi Sportswashing Machine boss Alan Pardew is lining up a £3m move for West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie, 31, as a replacement for Demba Ba, 27, who is eyeing a move to Chelsea.

Full story: the Sun

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is still interested in Shakhtar Donetsk's attacking midfielder Willian, 24. The Spurs boss also likes Willian's fellow Brazilian Leandro Damiao - the 23-year-old striker plays for Internacional. Both players were linked with moves to White Hart Lane last summer.

Full story: Goal.com

Liverpool are close to finalising a deal that will bring Daniel Sturridge, 23, to Anfield from Chelsea for a fee of around £12m.

Full story: Daily Mirror

QPR manager Harry Redknapp has admitted he would like to see Joe Cole, 31, at Loftus Road if the right deal could be struck with Liverpool for the former West Ham and Chelsea midfielder's services.

Full story: Metro

Saudi Sportswashing Machine will move for West Ham striker Modibo Maiga, 25, if a proposed deal for Marseille's 25-year-old Loic Remy fails to go through.

Full story: Daily Mail

Charlton midfielder Bradley Pritchard, 27, is being assessed by Aston Villa, Fulham and Reading.

Full story: Sky Sports

Reading are in talks to sign attacking midfielder Tomas Rogic, 20, from Aussie club Central Coast Mariners.

Full story: the Sun

Chelsea are ready to hand German midfielder Marko Marin, 23, to Bayer Leverkusen as a 'sweetener' before bidding for their winger Andre Schurrle, 22, in the summer.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Southampton manager Nigel Adkins is determined to keep hold of 17-year-old full-back Luke Shaw, who has attracted interest from Arsenal.

Full story: ESPN

Plymouth Argyle's attacking midfielder Luke Young, 19, is being monitored by a number of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal and West Brom.

Full story: Sky Sports

Southampton have rejected an offer from West Ham for 30-year-old striker Rickie Lambert, who has scored eight goals in 19 appearances for the south coast club this season.

Full story: Daily Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP

Sir Alex Ferguson, 71, has hinted that his 26-year tenure in charge of Manchester United is far from over.

Full story: Manchester Evening News
Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted that he has no intention of retiring any time soon

Everton boss David Moyes has revealed that the club's financial plight means he can hope for nothing more than a 'couple of loan deals' in this month's transfer window.

Full story: Daily Mail

QPR boss Harry Redknapp says Chelsea are making a big mistake in not renewing Frank Lampard's contract which comes to an end this summer.

Full story: Daily Express

Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini says he is happy to stay at the club for the remaining three-and-a-half years of his contract.

Full story: Liverpool Echo

Wolves manager Stale Solbakken has admitted that his side are in a crisis following their loss away to Crystal Palace on New Year's Day, a third consecutive defeat that saw the Molineux club slip to 18th in the Championship.

Full story: Birmingham Mail
AND FINALLY

Former Knight Rider and Baywatch star David Hasselhoff met the Emirates Marketing Project squad in the dressing room after watching the Premier League champions beat Stoke at the Etihad Stadium.

Full story: Daily Mail

Emirates Marketing Project have been accused of using underhand tactics to help them beat Stoke City - after being caught moving the advertising boards to stop the Potters from using their iconic long throws.

Full story: Metro
 
Full story: the Sun

Chelsea are ready to hand German midfielder Marko Marin, 23, to Bayer Leverkusen as a 'sweetener' before bidding for their winger Andre Schurrle, 22, in the summer.

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wouldnt mind him at all.
 
metalgear said:
Full story: the Sun

Chelsea are ready to hand German midfielder Marko Marin, 23, to Bayer Leverkusen as a 'sweetener' before bidding for their winger Andre Schurrle, 22, in the summer.

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wouldnt mind him at all.
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If you were this Andre Schurrle fella and you knew they were offering Marin in exchange after 6 months without even playing him surely it would make you think twice about whether this was a good move or not!? Although if you take the leap up to Chelsea wages and the move doesn't work out then the small paycut you'd need to take when you move on would leave you still on significantly higher wages than you were on originally*..

*Modern footballer thinking :(
 
According to reports in O Jogo, Porto will finalise the signing of Marat Izmailov from Sporting Lisbon by the end of this week after the Russian midfielder rejected any interest from the Premier League.
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Don't know much about this guy, but I guess he wouldn't be a Moutinho replacement.
 
Danners9 said:
Demba Ba is an arsehole. Loyalty?! yeah, you've touted yourself around every window for the last few years. He'll fit in well at Chelsea with the other rectums.

That 20m given to QPR will get MVila and Diame, maybe, although he's injured, but not all 3. No way. Unless it is 20m on wages alone... Joe Cole, LOL. Just the type of player they need for a relegation scrap!!!
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This from a player who went on strike at his club in Germany to get a move to England.
 
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has admitted he would like to see Joe Cole, 31, at Loftus Road if the right deal could be struck with Liverpool for the former West Ham and Chelsea midfielder's services.
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What a surprise.
 
I know Redknapp really rates Joe Cole, but another aging, overpaid, injury prone player who has very little to prove and no reason to be up for a relegation scrap for West Ham. Doesn't sound like what they need, might as well sign Owen...

I suppose having worked with him already Redknapp might feel that he will be able to motivate and get the best out of Cole so it makes some sense thinking like that.
 
Sturridge to Liverpool confirmed.

Think it will be a pretty good signing for them, not that I wanted him to Spurs, but their squad is criminally thin when it comes to forwards and strikers.
 
braineclipse said:
Sturridge to Liverpool confirmed.

Think it will be a pretty good signing for them, not that I wanted him to Spurs, but their squad is criminally thin when it comes to forwards and strikers.
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Am not one of these people who thinks Sturridge is amazing but wouldnt have been a bad signing for us. Young, and can play up top and potentially out wide in a 4-3-3/4-5-1 type formation
 
AdamB said:
Am not one of these people who thinks Sturridge is amazing but wouldnt have been a bad signing for us. Young, and can play up top and potentially out wide in a 4-3-3/4-5-1 type formation
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Not good enough to improve us and not young enough to have the potential to be amazing.

Wouldn't be a bad signing, but we should do better than "not bad" :) I think there are better players out there for that kind of money, and we couldn't offer him a regular starting spot anyway, why would he want to move from Chelsea to us just to to sit on another bench?
 
Tancredi Palmeri @tancredipalmeri

Demba Ba 'ok' with Chelsea offer - source to CNN via @JohnSinnott
 
braineclipse said:
Sturridge to Liverpool confirmed.

Think it will be a pretty good signing for them, not that I wanted him to Spurs, but their squad is criminally thin when it comes to forwards and strikers.
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For £12 million I think he would have been worth a go, but at the same time I have no idea what his wages would be like. He's a good player IMO who can play in a number of positions. He may be greedy, but that will change over time when he learns how to play as part of a team.
 
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