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Football Rumours on Tuesday 4th June 2013

last updated Tuesday 04th June 2013, 8:53 AM


  • Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits it would be impossible to turn down any opportunity to sign unsettled Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.
    ( Daily Express )


  • The Gunners are considering whether to make a move for Swansea attacker Michu. The 27-year-old scored 22 goals in all competitions in his debut campaign with the Welsh side last term.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Liverpool are not deterred by the £22m valuation that Shakhtar Donetsk have put on Armenia international midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Mkhitaryan, 24, scored a record 25 goals in the Ukrainian Premier League last season.
    ( The Guardian )


  • Fulham are close to sealing a £3m deal for Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg. The Dutch international, 30, almost joined the Cottagers in January.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is stepping up his pursuit of Porto's highly-rated Colombian forward Jackson Martinez, 26.
    ( Metro )


  • Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has urged the Gunners to sign Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama. The Kenyan, 21, is valued at £10m by the Scottish Premier League champions.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Newcastle could compete with Liverpool to sign 24-year-old central defender Alex Pearce, whose contract at Reading ends this summer.
    ( Shields Gazette )


  • Sunderland hope to beat Southampton and Norwich to the £7m signing of 25-year-old Celtic striker Gary Hooper.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Barcelona striker David Villa, 31, who has been linked with Arsenal and Tottenham, has said he will not make any decision about his future until he has finished playing in the Confederations Cup with Spain. The tournament is set to run from 15-30 June.
    ( The Independent )


  • Newcastle plan to add only a central defender and a striker to their squad in the summer.
    ( The Journal )


  • Returning Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has targeted Galatasaray playmaker Wesley Sneijder as one of his first signings. The Dutch international, 28, played under Mourinho at Inter Milan.
    ( The Sun )


  • Manchester City's 27-year-old striker Edin Dzeko, Benfica's ex-Blues midfielder Nemanja Matic, 25, and Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala, 22, are also on Mourinho's radar.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • The Portuguese boss has told Romelu Lukaku, 20, that he will not be leaving Chelsea on loan again. The Belgium international scored 17 goals in a season-long loan at West Bromwich Albion.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, 29, has said he will miss Carlo Ancelotti at Paris St-Germain, but has denied he will leave the club after the manager's departure.
    ( L'Equipe )


  • Former Italy international Gennaro Gattuso, 35, has been named coach of Palermo.
    ( La Stampa )


  • Former Brazil international Roberto Carlos, 40, has been named coach of Turkish side Sivasspor.
    ( Radikal )


  • Atletico Madrid have bought Brazilian striker Leo Baptistao, 20, from Rayo Vallecano on a five-year deal.
    ( Marca )


  • Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Ozil, 24, has thanked outgoing coach Jose Mourinho in a post on his Facebook page.
    ( Die Welt )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Barcelona and Netherlands legend Johann Cruyff believes Mourinho will flop on his return to Stamford Bridge.
    ( The Sun )


  • Swansea's pre-season tour of the Netherlands will go ahead, despite boss Michael Laudrup's ongoing tax issue with Ajax. The Dutch champions claim Laudrup, who played for the Amsterdam club in 1997-98, owes them three million euros in tax.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey insists new boss Kenny Jackett, who was unveiled on the same day as Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea was confirmed, is the "Special One".
    ( Express & Star )


  • Crystal Palace will appoint trained solicitor Tim Coe as their new head of recruitment.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Head coach Stuart Pearce will allow winger Wilfried Zaha, 20, to decide whether he is fit enough to play in England's opening game in the European Under-21 Championship finals against Italy on Wednesday.
    ( TheTimes )


  • Manchester City could recruit England and Norwich goalkeeping coach Dave Watson because of the positive relationship he has developed with Joe Hart, 26, while on international duty.
    ( The Guardian )


  • Manchester United will soon announce that Phil Neville, 36, is to return to his former club as a member of new manager David Moyes's backroom staff as he follows the Scot to Old Trafford from Everton.
    ( The Independent )



    AND FINALLY

  • Joey Barton has apologised "profusely to any coaches whose sessions I have ever criticised" and joked he could be about to send in a job application to Real Madrid as he completes his Uefa 'B' licence and starts an 'A' course with the Irish Football Association in Belfast.
    ( Joey Barton on Twitter )





















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