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Football Rumours on Saturday 16th June 2012

last updated Saturday 16th June 2012, 10:12 AM


  • Chelsea are ready to snatch France's 26-year-old right-back Mathieu Debuchy of Lille from under Newcastle's noses.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Out-of-favour midfielder Alberto Aquilani will not be allowed to tear up his Liverpool contract, but Joe Coe is set for a second chance at the Reds.
    (Metro)


  • Manchester United are watching Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 21, and remain keen on Tottenham's Luka Modric.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Everton are trailing Mario Mandzukic, 26, who has been one of the stars of Euro 2012 so far with three goals in two games for Croatia.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Manchester City's hopes of snaring Thiago Silva from AC Milan were reduced to virtually zero, after the Italian side rejected a £37m bid for the 27-year-old from Paris Saint Germain.
    (Metro)


  • Michael Owen, 32, has decided on a move to Stoke City despite interest from Everton.
    (Daily Express)


  • Stoke City are chasing Fulham midfielder Dickson Etuhu, 30, but Martin Jol's side will want £1.5m before letting him leave Craven Cottage.
    (The Sun)


  • West Ham are set to hand out-of-contract Mohammed Diame, 25, a three-year deal worth £7m as they look to add to their midfield options.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Arsenal are leading the chase to sign Real Madrid's 22-year-old star Joselu.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Chelsea have had a £20m bid for Fiorentina's Stevan Jovetic, 22, rejected, according to reports.
    (Daily Star)


  • New Swansea boss Michael Laudrup will make Denmark and Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner his main transfer target this summer.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has told fellow Scot Alan Hutton he has no future at Villa Park.
    (Daily Mirror)




  • OTHER GOSSIP



  • Glenn Hoddle has expressed his surprise at Harry Redknapp's sacking as Tottenham manager - claiming the decision cannot have been based solely on footballing reasons.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Birmingham have Roy Keane on a four-man short-list for their manager's job - even though, unlike the other three people on it, he has not actually applied.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Injury-prone midfielder Owen Hargreaves, 31, is considering whether to call time on his career.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Tottenham have now formally spoken with former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas about their managerial vacancy.
    (The Times)


  • Damien Comolli could be set for a shock return to Tottenham as director of football.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Tottenham are set to hand Tim Sherwood the role of director of football at White Hart Lane.
    (The Sun)


  • John Toshack's endorsement of Michael Laudrup persuaded Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins to hand the Dutchman the Swans' manager's job.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Blackburn Rovers secretary Anthony Bloch is understood to have become the latest casualty of Venky's chaotic regime.
    (Lancashire Telegraph)




  • EURO 2012 GOSSIP



  • Poland defender Damien Perquis, 28, has been ruled out of Saturday's crucial Euro 2012 match against Czech Republic with injury.
    (Goal)


  • Russian hooligans have threatened to take on their Polish counterparts ahead of Saturday's final Group A games.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Shay Given, 36, may call time on his international career after the Republic of Ireland's poor showing at Euro 2012.
    (The Sun)


  • Croatia's stars are furious with Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon for suggesting they may try to fix their final group game against Spain to ensure a 2-2 draw which would knock Italy out even if they beat the Republic of Ireland.
    (The Sun)




  • AND FINALLY



  • Despite being just hours away from Friday's Euro 2012 clash in Kiev, the fans of both England and Sweden joined together for a heart-warming rendition of Oasis classic 'Wonderwall' in the city square.
    (Metro)





















  • Source BBC Sport