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Football Rumours on Thursday 21st February 2013

last updated Thursday 21st February 2013, 10:06 AM


  • Arsenal have sent scouts to watch defenders Maxime Gonalons, 23, of Lyon and Torino's Angelo Ogbonna, 24.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Manchester United have asked FC Porto if they would consider swapping Colombian forward James Rodriguez, 20, for out-of-favour winger Nani, 26.
    ( Metro )


  • The agent of Hamburg striker Heung-min Son, 20, says both Manchester United and Chelsea have made offers for the South Korean.
    ( SkySports )


  • Chelsea's Demba Ba, 27, is open to the club bringing in another striker in the summer and said it will bring the best out of him.
    ( Daily Express )


  • But Chelsea target Radamel Falcao, 27, is unlikely to join him at Stamford Bridge after the Colombian forward said he wants to stay at Atletico Madrid.
    ( Metro )


  • Brazil legend Pele has urged Santos forward Neymar, 21, to snub any advances from Manchester City and join Barcelona instead.
    ( The Independent )


  • City director of football Txiki Begiristain, meanwhile, has added Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, 23, and Sevilla winger Jesus Navas, 27, to the club's summer shopping list.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski, 24, could still sign for Manchester United this summer despite reports that the Poland striker is set for a switch to Bayern Munich.
    ( The Sun )


  • Frickson Erazo, 24, said Manchester United have sounded him out over a move but the defender insists he is focusing on his football in his native Ecuador with Barcelona SC.
    ( talkSPORT )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Arsene Wenger will be assured he is the man to revive Arsenal's fortunes at a board meeting with the club's American owner Stan Kroenke on Thursday.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery, 29, has ridiculed Arsenal by declaring that it was "easy" to beat them in the Champions League on Tuesday.
    ( The Sun )


  • Midfielder Joey Barton, 30, on loan at Marseille, does not expect to return to QPR but admits he misses the Premier League.
    ( The Sun )


  • Match-fixing and bribery are endemic in Chinese football because of low player salaries and unchecked local government officials, according to the deputy editor-in-chief of a popular Chinese sports newspaper and a former professional footballer.
    ( The Guardian )


  • Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is drawing on the spirit of the 'ghost goal' - against Chelsea in the semi-final by Luis Garcia - that took the club to the 2005 Champions League final in a bid to turn around their Europa League tie against Zenit St Petersburg at Anfield on Thursday.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Fifa's head of security Ralf Mutschke says the fight against match-fixing will ultimately fail without the full support of governments across the world.
    ( Fox News )


  • Former Manchester City forward Rodney Marsh believes winning the FA Cup will not be enough to keep manager Roberto Mancini in his job.
    ( talkSPORT )



    AND FINALLY

  • A diamond-encrusted motorbike designed by Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 27, has fetched £43,250 at a charity auction.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Bradford defender Carl McHugh, 20, will be roared on by his own 111-strong fan club when he faces Swansea in Sunday's Capital One Cup final.
    ( The Times )


  • Manchester City players Edin Dzeko, Joe Hart and James Milner are the latest to have been seen performing their version of online dance craze the Harlem Shake.
    ( 606 Newsletter )





















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