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Football Rumours on Friday 11th May 2012

last updated Friday 11th May 2012, 10:48 AM


  • Manchester City look set to beat rivals United to the signing of Lille playmaker Eden Hazard, 21. "My wish is to go to the Premier League. It's the blue that I'll be wearing next season. Definitely the blue," Hazard reportedly told a French TV station.
    (Manchester Evening News)


  • Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea may move for Fulham's Moussa Dembele this summer. The Belgian international, 24, is out of contract at Craven Cottage in 2013 and is already being chased by Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham.
    (Metro)


  • Tottenham want Birmingham's Ben Foster, 29, to be their long-term replacement for 40-year-old goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Spurs's hopes of signing on-loan Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent deal may be scuppered by New York Red Bulls. The American Major League Soccer side want to reunite the 29-year-old with former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry.
    (Metro)


  • Chelsea will face a battle with Real Madrid and Roma to land Gregory Van der Wiel. The Ajax right-back, 24, has seen talks with Valencia break down.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Midfielder Paul Pogba, 19, will sign a four-year deal at Juventus on 1 July after deciding against signing a new contract with Manchester United.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Manchester City have made first contact with Napoli over a deal for 25-year-old striker Edinson Cavani, according to reports in Italy.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Chelsea are hoping to beat Liverpool to the signature of Partizan Belgrade's 18-year-old attacking midfielder Lazar Markovic, who has been recommended by Avram Grant.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Arsenal may enter the race to sign Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa. The Japanese international, 23, wants to leave the Bundesliga club this summer and has been linked with a number of prospective suitors, most notably Manchester United.
    (caughtoffside)



    OTHER GOSSIP



  • Liverpool are ready to let Kenny Dalglish carry on as manager, but he will have little money to spend on new players.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Wigan are resigned to losing Hugo Rodallega, Chris Kirkland, Mohamed Diame and Steve Gohouri this summer.
    (The Sun)


  • David Moyes wants to build his Everton team around Nikica Jelavic. "We're now looking at what goes with Jelavic, what would be good to put with him, what type of player we can buy in the future," he said.
    (Liverpool Echo)


  • Mark Hughes is in line for a £1m bonus if he keeps QPR in the Premier League on Sunday with a result that could also stop his former club Manchester City winning the title.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Meanwhile, Hoops defender Nedum Onuoha says it will be the best day of his life if QPR retain their Premier League status on Sunday and his former club Manchester City win the title.
    (Evening Standard)


  • Bolton manager Owen Coyle is not ruling out Chung-Yong Lee, who has been sidelined for nine months with a broken leg, from making an appearance from the start of Sunday's survival showdown at Stoke.
    (Bolton News)


  • Arsenal are increasingly confident Robin van Persie will sign a new contract at the club, despite interest from Juventus and Manchester City.
    (Metro)



    AND FINALLY



  • Blackpool's Tom Ince expects a hostile reception from West Ham fans in the Championship play-off final. His father, former England captain Paul, was pictured in a Manchester United shirt before leaving West Ham, which some fans have never forgiven.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Fancy dress shops in Wales have run out of Elvis Presley costumes after Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers asked fans to stage a tribute to the King at Sunday's last game of the season against Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium.
    (Metro)




















  • Source BBC Sport