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Football Rumours on Monday 19th August 2013

last updated Monday 19th August 2013, 9:07 AM


  • Arsenal are believed to be looking at bringing in £25m-rated forward Michu, 27, from Swansea as deals for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26, and Manchester United's 27-year-old centre-forward Wayne Rooney hit problems.
    ( The Independent )


  • Uruguay international Suarez is expected to stay at Liverpool after Reds captain Steven Gerrard helped resolve the issues between the forward and the Anfield club's manager Brendan Rodgers.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Chelsea look set to make another bid for England international Rooney before the end of the transfer window.
    ( Fulham Chronicle )


  • Blues boss Jose Mourinho has not given up on signing Rooney but Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick insists the Old Trafford outfit's players want him to stay.
    ( Daily Star )


  • With Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, and left-back Leighton Baines, 28, possibly heading to Manchester United, the Toffees could be set to spend £15m to buy Wigan's 22-year-old midfielder James McCarthy.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, 27, is being linked with a move back to Tottenham as part of a world-record Gareth Bale deal but it is believed Modric would prefer a move to Manchester United.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Liverpool target Willian, 25, could be heading for Tottenham instead as they are prepared to pay more than the Reds' £26m valuation for the Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal are all attempting to bring 17-year-old PSV Eindhoven winger Zakaria Bakkali to the Premier League.
    ( Daily Express )


  • AC Milan have joined Liverpool in the race to sign 23-year-old defender Mamadou Sakho from French champions Paris St-Germain.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Norwich are planning a double signing of Galatasaray's 32-year-old striker Johan Elmander, who used to play for Bolton, and forward Andrea Caracciolo, 31, of Brescia.
    ( Daily Mail )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich made an unprecedented trip to the Blues dressing room to visit the home players before the win against Hull on Sunday.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has confirmed he does not wish to sell 29-year-old midfielder Stephane Sessegnon.
    ( ESPN )


  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is working 24 hours a day to sign new players for the Gunners in the transfer window.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Full-back Patrice Evra, 32, cannot believe how Manchester United have been written off in this season's Premier League title race.
    ( Metro )


  • Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan, 27, says he turned down a lucrative offer to join Turkish side Galatasaray earlier this summer.
    ( The National )


  • Eintracht Frankfurt have responded to their lack of goals so far this season by signing one-time Tottenham target 21-year-old forward Vaclav Kadlec from Czech side Sparta Prague for an undisclosed fee.
    ( BT Sport )



    AND FINALLY

  • Newcastle's 31-year-old defender Fabricio Coloccini, who recently met the Pope, says he is happy staying in English football.
    ( The Guardian )





















  • Source BBC Sport