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Football Rumours on Saturday 2nd June 2012

last updated Saturday 02nd June 2012, 9:44 AM


  • Nani is thinking about leaving Manchester United even though the Portuguese winger, 25, is being offered a pay rise from £90,000 to £130,000 a week over the next four years.
    (The Sun)


  • Jan Vertonghen, 25, says he does not care that Tottenham will not play in the Champions League next season, as the defender closes in on a £14m move from Ajax to White Hart Lane.
    (The Sun)


  • Once he is confirmed as Aston Villa manager, Paul Lambert plans to go back to his previous club Norwich for captain and star striker Grant Holt, 31.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Paris St Germain are preparing a £100m bid to sign Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 26, according to sources on the continent.
    (Metro)


  • West Ham manager Sam Allardyce wants Real Madrid striker Joselu, 22, but will have to invest £7m to secure his signing after a request to sign the player on loan was rejected.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is reportedly ready to make a bid to sign Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 24.
    (Caught Offside)


  • Diego Maradona's Al Wasl say they are "serious" about a bid for 34-year-old Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.
    (sport360)


  • Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says the club will move for £25m-rated striker Robin van Persie, 28, this summer if Arsenal fail to persuade the Netherlands international to sign a new deal.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Southampton are planning a £3m move for Jack Butland, the 19-year-old Birmingham keeper who is in England's Euro 2012 squad.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Real Socieded want to sign Arsenal forward Carlos Vela, 23, on a permanent deal after he impressed during his loan spell.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Inter Milan have made the first move in the race to land Chelsea target Lucas Moura from Sao Paulo by tabling a £19m bid for the 19-year-old midfielder - but the offer has been rejected.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Chelsea and Manchester United have both registered their interest in Fulham midfielder Moussa Dembele, 24, and have opened talks over a £10m move.
    (Daily Mail)



    OTHER GOSSIP



  • Roy Hodgson is looking at Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as a possible future England captain.
    (The Sun)


  • England manager Hodgson is set to hand Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 18, and Danny Welbeck, 21, starts after challenging his team to deliver a rousing statement of intent against Belgium ahead of Euro 2012.
    (The Guardian)


  • QPR manager Mark Hughes says Hodgson should have attempted to persuade Paul Scholes, 37, out of international retirement ahead of Euro 2012. "I know Paul drew a line under his international career, but it would have been a call worth making," said Hughes.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, 65, wants three more years to build a Champions League dynasty at White Hart Lane. Redknapp has one year left on his contract.
    (The Sun)


  • But Spurs defender Ledley King, 31, is close to announcing his retirement after 13 years in the team.
    (The Guardian)


  • Aston Villa are attempting to avoid paying compensation for Norwich City manager Paul Lambert - because they believe there is a clause in the Scot's contract allowing him to talk to interested parties in the Premier League if the Norfolk club are approached.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says his striker Sergio Aguero, 23, can be like Lionel Messi and score in every game.
    (Daily Mirror)



    AND FINALLY



  • England captain Steven Gerrard described a speech by Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper, who addressed Roy Hodgson's players at the Grove, as "inspirational". "All the lads were focused and concentrated, which is not very usual with a group of footballers in a room for more than 10 minutes, but it was very interesting," said Gerrard.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Former Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka, 33, was left longing for the days of partnering Didier Drogba after Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Junb started himself alongside the Frenchman in a recent match.
    (Metro)




















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