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Football Rumours on Wednesday 14th Nov 2012

last updated Wednesday 14th November 2012, 10:15 AM


  • AC Milan have intensified their efforts to beat Chelsea and Manchester City to sign Pep Guardiola as their next manager.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Liverpool have approached Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala over a deal to sign 6ft 8in striker Lacina Traore, 22, who scored against the Reds in the Europa League last week.
    (Metro)


  • Manchester City, Liverpool and Southampton are battling it out to sign Domenico Berardi, an 18-year-old striker with Italian club Sassuolo.
    (Skysports)


  • QPR want to sign former Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka, 33, from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua to help them out of the Premier League relegation zone.
    (The Sun)


  • Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, 24, insists he has no intention of leaving after being linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
    (Marca)


  • Juventus are ready to make a January move for Udinese's Morocco defender Mehdi Benatia, 25, - a recent target for Manchester United and Tottenham.
    (talkSPORT)



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 31, has urged Liverpool's Steven Gerrard to
    (Daily Mirror)


  • And Gerrard, 32, admits he has plenty of career regrets as he prepares to win his 100th England cap against Sweden.
    (The Guardian)


  • Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, 20, got a rude awakening before his possible England debut when Sweden coach Erik Hamren admitted: "I've never heard of you."
    (The Sun)


  • Former Stoke manager Lou Macari has urged England boss Roy Hodgson to play Ryan Shawcross, 25, for the full 90 minutes against Sweden.
    (Stoke Sentinel)


  • Liverpool are in talks to extend their shirt sponsorship deal with banking firm Standard Chartered.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering ditching his favoured back-four formation to tighten up the team's defence.
    (Daily Mail)


  • The Premier League TV rights deal is set to top £5bn for the first time.
    (The Guardian)


  • Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has told Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, 22, to focus on his career rather than glossy magazine interviews.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov, 27, insists his side are still the best team in England.
    (Manchester Evening News)


  • The four Peterborough players fined and transfer-listed after a weekend night out in the city have asked the Professional Footballers' Association to help them fight the case.
    (Metro)


  • Former France defender Willy Sagnol believes Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will battle it out for the Ballon d'Or.
    (Goal)


  • Sunderland captain Lee Cattermole who has had a knee injury could be fit to face Fulham on Saturday.
    (The Journal)


  • Tottenham could be without Kyle Walker, Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon for Saturday's derby clash with Arsenal.
    (The Independent)


  • But Spurs assistant boss Steffen Freund insists the balance of power in north London has shifted away from the Gunners since he was a player at White Hart Lane.
    (Daily Star)



    AND FINALLY

  • Argentina star Lionel Messi got a shock when a soldier's gun was inadvertently pointed at him as he was escorted through a Saudi Arabia airport.
    (Metro)


  • Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard says some Everton players were keener than others to strip off and pose for their charity calendar.
    (Liverpool Echo)




















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