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Football Rumours on Tuesday 5th June 2012

last updated Tuesday 05th June 2012, 9:24 AM


  • New Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has warned the Anfield board to forget about selling striker Luis Suarez, 25.
    (The Sun)


  • AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has reiterated to Manchester City that defender Thiago Silva, 27, is not for sale.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Tottenham's Dutch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, 29, has refused to rule out the prospect of joining Schalke, in a bid to be closer to his wife who works for a German TV channel.
    (Metro)


  • Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong is a wanted man, with both Monaco and Russian side Rubin Kazan interested in signing the 25-year-old.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea target Lucas Moura, 19, won't be leaving Sao Paulo until 2014 at the earliest. The striker has already reportedly been the subject of a £30m bid from the Blues.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Tottenham are planning a double raid on West Ham to sign goalkeeper Robert Green, 32, and defender James Tomkins, 23.
    (Metro)


  • Wigan and Fulham are both chasing Derby striker Theo Robinson, 23, who scored 12 goals last season.
    (The Sun)


  • West Brom midfielder ­Youssouf Mulumbu, 25, claims he is wanted by Newcastle and ­Tottenham. "We have already started talking to teams like Newcastle and Tottenham," he said. "I'm leaving it all in the hands of my agent."
    (Daily Star)


  • Arsenal are in talks with Anderlecht's Argentine midfielder Lucas Biglia, 26. However, they face stiff competition from Real Madrid.
    (The Sun)


  • QPR boss Mark Hughes is eyeing Fraser Forster, 24, as a potential new number one. The goalkeeper has spent the last two seasons on loan at Celtic from Newcastle.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Sunderland want to sign Republic of Ireland winger Aiden McGeady, 26, who is halfway through a four-year deal at Spartak Moscow.
    (Daily Star)


  • Turkish side Eskisehirspor want Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky, 31, despite him only recently signing a new deal at the Emirates.
    (Daily Mail)




  • OTHER GOSSIP



  • Former Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has emerged as the new favourite to replace Brendan Rodgers at Swansea.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • After being forced to pull out of Euro 2012 through injury, Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, 33, could be in line for a call-up to represent Team GB at this summer's Olympics.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Harry Redknapp's future as manager of Tottenham Hotspur appears increasingly uncertain before he heads into contract discussions with the club's hierarchy this week.
    (The Times)


  • Rio Ferdinand is refusing to quit playing for England, despite his latest snub by manager Roy Hodgson. The Manchester United defender has told friends he has no intention of retiring from international football.
    (Daily Star)


  • Hodgson does not want Ferdinand to quit England and has texted the player to assure him he wants him to be part of his future plans.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Hodgson is under mounting pressure to justify the omission of Ferdinand after the Manchester United central defender told friends he considered the decision to be "morally very suspect" and fears increased about its capacity to unsettle the team ahead of Euro 2012.
    (The Guardian)


  • Hodgson has cracked down on his England players' sponsor appearances, telling five of his squad to cancel a proposed Nike event in London yesterday in order to rest ahead of the squad's trip to Poland tomorrow for their Euro 2012 base camp.
    (The Independent)




  • AND FINALLY



  • The European Championship has finally been immortalised in Lego, just days before the 2012 tournament gets under way in Poland and Ukraine.
    (Metro)





















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