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Football Rumours on Sunday 24th February 2013

last updated Sunday 24th February 2013, 9:05 AM


  • Manchester City have accepted that striker Radamel Falcao, 27, is likely to join either Chelsea or Real Madrid and are to press ahead with a bid for Napoli forward Edinson Cavani instead.
    ( Sunday Telegraph )


  • City are set to meet the £54m buy-out clause required to sign the 26-year-old Uruguayan international.
    ( Sunday Express )


  • Chelsea have been offered a cut-price £6m deal for Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling, 29, as the German international plots a summer move to the Premier League.
    ( Metro )


  • Real Madrid are monitoring Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez with the Mexican striker, 24, frustrated at not playing enough big games for the Premier League leaders.
    ( Sunday Mirror )


  • Turkish side Galatasaray are ready to offer striker Darren Bent an escape from his Aston Villa nightmare. The 29-year-old has been targeted by the club in the past and they are expected to launch a new bid this summer.
    ( The Sun )


  • Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, admits he still has a burning desire to join Chelsea.
    ( Sunday People )


  • Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham are hoping to sign Feyenoord central defenders Stefan de Vrij, 21, and Bruno Martins Indi, 20, as part of a £25m package.
    ( Sunday Mirror )


  • Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says he wants to stay at the club for the rest of his career. The 29-year-old has two years left on his contract and feels manager Roberto Mancini has worked out the best way to use him.
    ( The Sun )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Former England manager Fabio Capello fancies a return to English football. The 66-year-old has struggled to adapt to being Russia boss - despite four wins from four in World Cup qualifiers - and has said he would love a job in the Premier League.
    ( The Sun )


  • QPR chairman Tony Fernandes expects manager Harry Redknapp to stay at Loftus Road whatever their fate at the end of the Premier League season.
    ( Mail on Sunday )


  • Redknapp has pinned the club's survival hopes on strikers Bobby Zamora, 32, and Loic Remy, 26.
    ( Fulham Chronicle )


  • Ex-Liverpool defender Alan Kennedy believes his former club's Europa League exit should provide the perfect motivation for them to deliver in the Premier League.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • French striker Thierry Henry, 35, is set for an emotional return to Arsenal - as a member of Wenger's coaching staff.
    ( Sunday People )



    AND FINALLY

  • Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, may be one of the best players in world football but it seems the Real Madrid forward still dreams of being something else - a pilot.
    ( Metro )





















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