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Football Rumours on Saturday 12th October 2013

last updated Saturday 12th October 2013, 10:25 AM


  • Arsenal and Liverpool are set to battle it out with Turkish side Fenerbahce for the signature of 24-year-old Paris St-Germain attacking midfielder Javier Pastore.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is also set to rival Chelsea and Real Madrid for the signing of Benfica and ex-Blues midfielder Nemanja Matic, 25.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is pondering a January move for Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero, 32.
    ( Talksport )


  • Tottenham Hotspur could add to their squad by signing Japan forward Keisuke Honda, 27, in January on a free transfer from CSKA Moscow.
    ( Metro )


  • West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino, 20, is being monitored by Arsenal.
    ( The Independent )


  • Real Madrid are set to launch a £25m bid to beat both Arsenal and Manchester United to 22-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Newcastle United could be about to offer out-of-favour Manchester City defender Micah Richards, 25, a World Cup lifeline. The England international has only won 13 caps since his debut in 2006 and does not appear to be in national boss Roy Hodgson's current plans.
    ( Metro )


  • Stoke and Everton are interested in signing 22-year-old Marseille forward Jordan Ayew on loan in the January window.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Manchester United have been warned to hand 18-year-old midfielder Adnan Januzaj a new deal immediately - or risk losing him for nothing. Juventus general director Giuseppe Moratta has pointed out how United lost young midfielder Paul Pogba to Juve on a free transfer in 2012.
    ( Daily Star )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Manchester City midfielder David Silva, 27, has played down a possible return to Spain and says he is happy in Manchester.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Schalke and Germany midfielder Julian Draxler, 20, has expressed his desire to join Manchester United or one of the other big Premier League clubs in order to further his career.
    ( Metro )


  • Coventry boss Steven Pressley says he is shocked after Sheffield United sacked David Weir two days before Sunday's League One fixture against the Sky Blues.
    ( Coventry Telegraph )


  • Spanish forward Iago Aspas, 26, says he is finding it difficult being a substitute at new club Liverpool.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • New manager Gus Poyet has followed in Paolo Di Canio's footsteps by telling Sunderland's foreign players to learn English.
    ( The Sun )




  • AND FINALLY

  • After snapping up Gareth Bale this summer, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti's latest signing is his own daughter's boyfriend Mino Fulco - a nutritionist.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Former Scotland manager Berti Vogts was duped into believing England striker Wayne Rooney had a Scottish grandmother. Both of Rooney's grandmothers were born on Merseyside.
    ( Daily Record )





















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