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Football Rumours on Monday 2nd June 2014

last updated Monday 02nd June 2014, 10:22 AM


TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering signing AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli after the 23-year-old Italy striker was told he was surplus to requirements at San Siro.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur could also be interested in Balotelli after Milan president Adriano Galliani agreed the forward could leave.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Arsenal have turned down the chance to buy former midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27, from Barcelona even though the player is available for £30m.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Manchester City have emerged as the leading club to sign Fabregas, with Liverpool also interested, but Manchester United have gone cold on the midfielder, whom they pursued last summer.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Liverpool's attempt to sign midfielder Adam Lallana, 26, has stalled with Southampton refusing to lower their £30m valuation.
    ( Times )


  • Chelsea's Frank Lampard, 35, has reached an impasse in negotiations over a new contract.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Manchester City will offer England midfielder a short-term contract before his move to their New York City franchise club in 2015.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Inter Milan want to take Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez, 26, on loan as the Italian club also eye up 30-year-old Chelsea striker Fernando Torres.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Swansea have agreed a fee of £6.5m with FC Twente for Netherlands Under-21 striker Luc Castaignos.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • Liverpool are closing in on a £16m deal for 21-year-old Spanish left-back Alberto Moreno.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Swansea captain Ashley Williams, 29, is ready to leave the Liberty Stadium for newly promoted QPR in a £4m deal.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United are interested in signing 22-year-old Feyenoord defender Stefan de Vrij after he revealed he was ready to leave the Netherlands.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Spain striker David Villa, 32, has quit La Liga champions Atletico Madrid for new US side New York City.
    ( Sun )




  • OTHER GOSSIP

  • France midfielder Franck Ribery, 31, could miss the World Cup as he is struggling to recover from a back injury.
    ( Metro )


  • Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill expects assistant Roy Keane to make a decision over whether he wants to take over the Celtic manager's job by Wednesday.
    ( Times )


  • England coach Roy Hodgson is planning to give Raheem Sterling his chance to stake a claim for a starting place in the World Cup by playing him in an experimental line-up in their penultimate warm-up match against Ecuador.
    ( Guardian )


  • Former Brazil defender Cafu thinks England have the potential to win the World Cup.
    ( Independent )


  • Ronald Koeman could be handed a £50m transfer fund if the former Netherlands captain takes over as Southampton manager.
    ( Daily Express )




  • AND FINALLY

  • Comedian Simon Brodkin infiltrated England's World Cup squad by dressing in their official attire as they prepared to fly off from Luton Airport.
    ( Metro )






















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