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Football Rumours on Friday 23rd January 2015

last updated Friday 23rd January 2015, 10:27 AM


TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • David De Gea's Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes has refused to rule out a move to Real Madrid for the Manchester United goalkeeper, 24.
    ( Marca )


  • Manchester United are preparing a late bid to sign Villarreal defender Gabriel Paulista, 24, who is already in talks with Arsenal.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Chelsea are working on a deal to sign 24-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa.
    (Sun)


  • West Brom boss Tony Pulis has confirmed his interest in signing 23-year-old Wigan winger Callum McManaman and Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, 30.
    (Times)


  • QPR have been offered Corinthians' former AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato, 25.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Swansea City manager Garry Monk has confirmed his interest in Norwich left-back Martin Olsson, 26, and Stuttgart midfielder Alexandru Maxim, 24.
    ( Wales Online )


  • Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expects England winger Raheem Sterling, 20, to commit his long-term future to the club very soon.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Manchester City have asked to be kept informed about the availability of Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez, 25.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Hull City are tracking Tottenham and England winger Aaron Lennon, 27, who is set to leave White Hart Lane this month.
    ( Hull Daily Mail )


  • Wolfsburg's former Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 23, a reported target for Arsenal and Manchester United, is not interested in a move back to the Premier League.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 26, looks unlikely to turn his loan deal at Real Madrid into a permanent move and could return to Old Trafford in the summer.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny's position has been cast into further doubt after it emerged the club are monitoring Fiorentina goalkeeper Norberto Neto, 25.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Roma are trying to persuade Chelsea to accept just £380,000 to take 22-year-old winger Mohamed Salah on loan until the end of next season.
    ( London Evening Standard )


  • Birmingham City have rejected a third bid from Championship rivals Bournemouth for their 18-year-old winger Demarai Gray.
    (Birmingham Mail)




  • OTHER GOSSIP

  • Three of Fifa's biggest sponsors - Castrol, Continental and Johnson & Johnson - have severed ties with football's beleaguered world governing body.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville will decide in the next 18 months whether he wants to leave his job as a television pundit and go into management.
    ( Guardian )


  • Mike Riley, general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), says referees are better than ever.
    (Times)


  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants the Football Association to scrap work permits for all non-European Union players, saying the rule wrecked his bid to sign Angel Di Maria when he was 17.
    ( Independent )


  • Liverpool's England midfielder Jordan Henderson, 24, can become the new Steven Gerrard, 34, says Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers.
    (Sun)


  • Match fixers have rigged almost 1,000 football games in the last five years according to the world's leading match-fixing watchdog.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Cambridge United's former Manchester United winger Luke Chadwick says he is more comfortable in the Fens than he ever was at Old Trafford.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood says there is no chance of him becoming the next Newcastle United head coach.
    (Talksport)


  • Meanwhile, Dutchman Frank de Boer is open to an approach from Newcastle to become the club's new head coach this summer.
    ( Guardian )


  • Arsene Wenger has delivered a gloomy prognosis on the fitness of 28-year-old midfielder Abou Diaby, who now appears increasingly likely to have played his last game for Arsenal.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Manager Brendan Rodgers admits Liverpool had little chance of winning the Premier League this year - but is convinced they can challenge for the title again next season.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Former Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson has urged supporters to put their differences with the club's board aside at Sunday's testimonial for ex-Ibrox player Fernando Ricksen, who has Motor Neurone Disease.
    ( Sky Sports )




  • AND FINALLY

  • Cambridge United manager Richard Money has warned his players that if they swap their shirt with a Manchester United star after Friday's FA Cup fourth round tie they will have to pay for it.
    ( Express )


  • Hull City winger Ahmed Elmohamady hired a taxi to transport his missing wallet 50 miles from Scarborough to Hull. The wallet reportedly contained the Egyptian's travel visa, which he urgently needed to board a flight .
    (Yorkshire Post)






















  • Source BBCSports