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Football Rumours on Friday 29th March 2013

last updated Friday 29th March 2013, 10:05 AM


  • Liverpool ready to bid for Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen, 21, after watching him on international duty with Denmark.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Reds manager Brendan Rodgers has started planning for more attacking reinforcements adding Shakhtar Donetsk's Armenian forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 24, to his summer wishlist.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Liverpool and Manchester United are both ready to make a move for Fulham forward Patrick Roberts, 16.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Tottenham hope to beat Liverpool to the signing of Fenerbahce's Senegalese striker Moussa Sow, 27.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Feyenoord have confirmed they have received an offer for Tottenham target Jordy Clasie, 21, but will wait until the end of the season before discussing whether to sell the midfielder.
    ( talkSPORT )


  • Arsenal are considering an £8.4m move for Sporting Lisbon's 25-year-old goalkeeper Rui Patricio.
    ( Daily Express )


  • The Gunners face competition from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in their bid to sign Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes. Anzhi are offering the 31-year-old £160,000 a week.
    ( Daily Mirror )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, 26, has been told to get his priorities right and put the club first by manager Roberto Mancini after he played for Belgium in midweek.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • England face the possibility of having to play a World Cup qualifier at an empty Wembley Stadium after their fans were accused of racist chanting.
    ( The Times )


  • Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard wants Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho to return for a second spell in charge of the Blues, so he can work alongside the Portuguese in a coaching role.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Liverpool's club psychiatrist Steve Peters says the pressure of finishing in the top four is too much and players will perform better if they set themselves realistic ambitions.
    ( The Independent )


  • West Brom manager Steve Clarke has accused Peter Odemwingie of damaging the Baggies impressive season and ordered the 31-year-old forward to stop sniping at the club on Twitter.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Aston Villa are set to offer a coaching job to 33-year-old captain Stiliyan Petrov, who is battling leukaemia and has no plans to resume his playing career.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Birmingham City have jumped to the defence of acting chairman Peter Pannu - denying claims he pocketed 10% of any cash he generated for the club.
    ( Birmingham Mail )


  • Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez believes the international break has been beneficial for 32-year-old captain John Terry, who is ready to make an impact in the Blues' busy end-of-season schedule.
    ( Evening Standard )


  • Atletico Madrid are courting Real Valladolid's Patrick Ebert, 26. The German midfielder was spotted meeting the club's sporting director Jose Luis Perez Caminero, fuelling speculation of a move to the Spanish capital next season.
    ( Marca )


  • Barcelona have not yet made an offer for Borussia Dortmund centre back Mats Hummels despite their reported interest, according to the player's father and agent Hermann Hummels.
    ( Marca )


  • Turkish side Galatasaray are considering rescheduling a forthcoming home league game in order to avoid damaging the pitch ahead of the second leg of the Champions League quarter final against Real Madrid on 9 April.
    ( NTV )


  • Roma striker Francesco Totti, 36, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut in Serie A on Saturday. In an open letter his compatriot, Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 35, said: "You not only wrote football history, you are writing its present and its near future."
    ( Tuttosport )


  • Werder Bremen's Marko Arnautovic and Sokratis came to blows on Thursday during a training session and had to be separated by team-mates. The club are currently 14th in the Bundesliga and six points away from the relegation zone.
    ( Weld )



    AND FINALLY

  • Welshman Andrew Cassidy has been compared to Diego Maradona, not just because of his physique, but also due to his outstanding 'keepy uppy' skills.
    ( 606 Newsletter )


  • New Reading manager Nigel Adkins, 48, said his mum has tipped him to make history at the Madejski Stadium and avoid relegation.
    ( Sky Sports News )





















  • Source BBC Sport