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Football Rumours on Wednesday 27th March 2013

last updated Wednesday 27th March 2013, 9:38 AM


  • Arsenal and Manchester City are likely to compete for Montenegro international striker Stevan Jovetic, 23, who has scored 12 goals in 24 Serie A games for Fiorentina this season and is valued at £28m by the Italians.
    ( talkSPORT )


  • However, Fiorentina striker Luca Toni, 35, has advised team-mate Jovetic to join a "real top club", rather than Arsenal.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • Liverpool will again attempt to sign Blackpool midfielder Tom Ince, 21, the England Under-21 international they tried to buy in January before refusing to match the £6m asking price.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • The agent for Aston Villa's 22-year-old striker Christian Benteke says it would be a "dream move" for the Belgian to join Inter Milan - but adds no contact has been made with the Italians and that Benteke could stay at Villa.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • Mexican forward Carlos Vela, 24, says he would like to stay at Real Sociedad next season, and has not thought about a possible return to Arsenal.
    ( talkSPORT )


  • Manchester United captain and centre-back Nemanja Vidic, 31, is expected to be a summer target for AC Milan.
    ( Metro )


  • Liverpool are keen to sign Barcelona's 16-year-old winger Sergi Canos.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • West Brom captain Chris Brunt has urged the club to finalise a new deal for in-form defender Gareth McAuley, 33.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • Reading owner Anton Zingarevich has vowed to back new manager Nigel Adkins in the summer transfer window.
    ( talkSPORT )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has moved a step closer to a second stint as Chelsea manager having reportedly reached a provisional agreement with Blues owner Roman Abramovich.
    ( Metro )


  • Mourinho has reiterated his desire to return to Stamford Bridge by saying: "One day, I have to be back."
    ( Daily Express )


  • Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is ready to hand his side a boost by declaring himself fit for the first time in a month after a knee injury.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • New Reading boss Nigel Adkins has consulted a World Cup-winner on how to save the Royals from relegation - England rugby union hero Jonny Wilkinson.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Mark Halsey will not be given a Premier League match to referee over the Easter weekend as the fall-out from Callum McManaman's unpunished tackle in the Wigan-Newcastle game continues.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Newcastle defender James Perch, 27, says the team's large collection of French players will be given a course in Tyne-Wear derby history to prepare them for the "unique" atmosphere they will face in the meeting with Sunderland on 14 April.
    ( Newcastle Journal )


  • England fans paid touts £300 each to see Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Montenegro - for tickets with a face value of just £20.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 27, has revealed how reading books by rugby player Jonny Wilkinson and tennis star Rafael Nadal helped him through a battle with depression after Euro 2012.
    ( The Sun )


  • France fans booed Karim Benzema off the pitch when he was replaced by Moussa Sissoko in Tuesday's 1-0 defeat by Spain. The 25-year-old striker has now gone 1,001 minutes without a goal for the national team.
    ( El Pais )


  • A judge has recommended that Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 25, be fined 1,500 euros for suggesting that Spanish referees were making "deliberate" errors in favour of opposing teams.
    ( Marco )



    AND FINALLY

  • Scotland fans helped ensure their match in Serbia took place after arriving at the ground with shovels to help clear snow. Sadly for them, it could not prevent a 2-0 defeat.
    ( 606 newsletter )


  • A banner from a bookmaking firm poking fun at Fernando Torres that Chelsea won a legal battle to remove, has returned on the side of a van parked outside the club's Stamford Bridge stadium.
    ( Metro )





















  • Source BBC Sport