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Football Rumours on Thursday 9th May 2013

last updated Thursday 09th May 2013, 10:20 AM


  • Liverpool insist they have received no approach from Barcelona for 30-year-old goalkeeper Pepe Reina. The La Liga giants are reportedly still confident of securing an £8.4m swoop for the Spanish shot-stopper on a two-year deal.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Arsene Wenger and his board are believed to be at odds over whether Arsenal should launch a summer move for QPR striker Loic Remy, 26, or Vitesse forward Wilfried Bony, 24.
    ( Daily Star )


  • The FA Cup final is likely to be goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon's last game for Manchester City, after the 26-year-old revealed that he wants to find a club where he is number one.
    ( The Independent )


  • Arsenal are believed to be keeping tabs on 24-year-old Stuttgart goalkeeper Sven Ulreich.
    ( talkSPORT )


  • England midfielder Frank Lampard, 34, looks set to be offered a one-year deal to stay at Chelsea.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld, 24, has reportedly snubbed Liverpool and Tottenham to seal a transfer to Roma.
    ( Metro )


  • Norwich City striker Chris Martin, 24, is poised to leave the club to join Championship side Derby County.
    ( Eastern Daily Press )


  • Arsenal, Tottenham, West Brom, Fulham, Aston Villa and Swansea are believed to be keeping an eye on the contract situation of Manchester City's 22-year-old midfielder Abdisalam Ibrahim.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Paolo Di Canio says Sunderland turned down his resignation during the controversy over his political views.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Former Hearts and Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon, 30, has not called time on his career despite his ongoing battle against a knee problem.
    ( Sunderland Echo )


  • Burnley boss Sean Dyche has emerged as one of the names in the frame for the managerial vacancy at his old club, Millwall.
    ( Lancashire Telegraph )


  • Barcelona defender Carles Puyol, 35, has denied rumours of a possible move to Inter Milan.
    ( El Mundo )


  • Schalke manager Horst Heldt says that Borussia Dortmund have expressed an interest in midfielder Julian Draxler, 19.
    ( Bild )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • David Moyes will be named Manchester United manager after being handpicked by Sir Alex Ferguson himself. The Everton boss has been given a five-year contract to succeed Sir Alex and will include former United player Phil Neville on his staff.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • An astonishing day at United took an incredible twist late as it emerged Wayne Rooney has asked to leave Old Trafford at a time when the club are close to securing the return of Cristiano Ronaldo.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Swansea manager Michael Laudrup tops Everton's hit-list of potential replacements for Moyes.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Roberto Martinez, Mark Hughes and Martin O'Neill are in the frame for the top job at Goodison Park.
    ( The Independent )


  • Man Utd squad members looked on in stunned silence as 71-year-old Ferguson explained he would be leaving his post after the West Brom game.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Chelsea want to hijack Bayern Munich's move for wantaway Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Phill Neville will be in the frame to replace Manchester United-bound David Moyes at Everton, if he does not follow him to Old Trafford.
    ( The Sun )


  • Paolo Di Canio says Sunderland turned down his resignation during the controversy over his political views.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner is set to fly into Birmingham next week and hand boss Paul Lambert a summer transfer kitty following the club's recent Premier League resurgence.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Andre Villas-Boas admits Tottenham's Champions League hopes are teetering on the brink after last night's 2-2 draw at Chelsea.
    ( The Sun )


  • Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio has been blocked in his attempts to bring back midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady from his loan spell at Hull City.
    ( The Sun )


  • Football Association chairman David Bernstein has cast doubt on an immediate England return for John Terry, saying that he considered the former captain still to be in retirement.
    ( The Independent )



    AND FINALLY

  • The life of Lionel Messi is to be made into a "Rocky-style" film by Italian sport journalist Luca Caiolo. The film's release is due to coincide with the start of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
    ( Variety )





















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