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Football Rumours on Sunday 26th August 2012

last updated Sunday 26th August 2012, 4:28 PM


  • Arsenal are set to make an ambitious bid to sign midfielder Cheick Tiote, 26, from Newcastle.
    (Sunday Mirror)


  • Swansea manager Michael Laudrup insists that 23-year-old winger Scott Sinclair's potential move to Manchester City is far from a done deal.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Tottenham are on alert as Manchester United prepare to offload Nani and Anderson to offset a busy summer of spending in the transfer market.
    (Mail on Sunday)


  • Newcastle will make a third and final offer of around £6m to French side Lille later this week for 27-year-old French right-back Mathieu Debuchy.
    (Sunday Mirror)


  • Manchester United are plotting a £9m swoop for St Etienne defender Kurt Zouma, 17.
    (The Sun)


  • Newcastle manager Alan Pardew does not expect the club to make another bid for Liverpool striker Andy Carroll, 23, before the end of the transfer window.
    (Goal)


  • Stoke will have to pay £500,000 for Rangers' United States international midfielder Maurice Edu, 26.
    (Daily Star)


  • Arsenal and Spurs are set to renew their interest in Barcelona's Dutch international midfielder Ibrahim Afellay, but Liverpool will not be in the market for the 26-year-old having had a bid rejected several weeks ago.
    (Metro)


  • Sunderland are weighing up a move for Tottenham defender Michael ­Dawson, 28, who has rejected a move to QPR.
    (Sunday Mirror)


  • Tottenham are set to press ahead with a move for Birmingham City's England international goalkeeper Jack Butland, 19, who is also thought to be interesting Liverpool and Manchester City.
    (Mail on Sunday)


  • Fulham manager Martin Jol and striker Clint Dempsey, 29, are no longer on speaking terms over the American's desire to move to Liverpool.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Meanwhile, the Cottagers have stepped up their chase for £3m-rated Ivory Coast striker Yannick Sagbo, 24.
    (The Sun)


  • Blackburn Rovers are looking at Southampton striker Rickie Lambert, 30, and forward Luke Moore of Swansea, 26, after giving up their chase for Huddersfield's Jordan Rhodes.
    (Lancashire Telegraph)


  • Huddersfield Town manager Simon Grayson hopes to land Dundee United striker Johnny Russell, despite the £2m price tag, with the Tannadice club keen to cash in before the 22-year-old is out of contract in the summer. Grayson also wants United winger Gary Mackay-Steven but might have to settle for one of his two targets.
    (The People)


  • Celtic have initiated talks with Auxerre over the transfer of Willy Boly as manager Neil Lennon seeks a dominant centre-half.
    (Mail on Sunday)


  • Celtic will this week sign Maya Yoshida from Dutch club VVV Venlo, the Japanese defender having missed out on a move to Aston Villa and attracted interest from Southampton this summer.
    (Sunday Mirror)


  • Celtic manager Neil Lennon has asked chief executive Peter Lawwell if he can spend some of the money from the sale to Swansea City of Ki Sung-Yeung on Rosenborg midfielder Markus Henriksen.
    (Mail on Sunday)


  • Hibernian have targeted former Chelsea midfielder Tom Taiwo, who has turned down a new contract with Carlisle United, but are likely to fail in a bid to land Watford winger Craig Forsyth on loan.
    (Sunday Post)



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • The state of Sunderland's pitch after a series of summer pop concerts could be questioned following the postponement of their game against Reading due to heavy rain.
    (Sunday Telegraph)


  • Former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg feels that Arsene Wenger's current squad lacks a winning mentality.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers reveals that he rejected the chance to be Roberto Mancini's assistant at Manchester City.
    (Daily Star)


  • Meanwhile, Mancini could quit as Manchester City boss inside a year if he does not receive the backing he requires from the board.
    (Mail on Sunday)



    AND FINALLY

  • Midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 33, claims he will cut off his long hair and opt for a Mohican like fellow Italian Mario Balotelli if his Juventus side win the Champions League this season.
    (Metro)




















  • Source BBC Sport