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Football Rumours on Sunday 18th August 2013

last updated Sunday 18th August 2013, 7:58 AM


  • Wayne Rooney set up two goals in Manchester United's win over Swansea but the 27-year-old still wants to leave the Old Trafford club, with Chelsea his preferred destination and Arsenal his contingency plan.
    ( Sunday Times )


  • Chelsea will offer United £40m for Rooney and hand the England international a four-year deal worth £300,000 a week in their latest attempts to sign him. However, if their latest bid fails, the Blues will switch their attentions to Borussia Dortmund forward Robert Lewandowski, 24.
    ( Sunday People )


  • Rooney has conceded he will not be allowed to leave Manchester United and that he will spend the 2013-14 season with the Premier League champions.
    ( Mail on Sunday )


  • Manchester United are about to launch an ambitious move for Real Madrid midfield duo Mesut Ozil, 24, and Kaka, 31.
    ( Mundo Deportivo )


  • Manchester United boss David Moyes will return to former club Everton to make an £18m bid for 25-year-old midfielder Marouane Fellaini, whose £24m buyout clause recently expired.
    ( Sunday Mirror )


  • Manchester City could be tempted to move for striker Radamel Falcao, 27, as Monaco may have to sell their prize asset because of French tax laws.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Real Madrid have hinted they expect Gareth Bale to join them this summer by leaving the club's number 11 shirt free for the Welshman should he arrive from Tottenham.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Chelsea face a battle with Inter Milan and Napoli if they want to bring Anzhi Makhachkala striker Samuel Eto'o, 32, to Stamford Bridge.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino has dismissed speculation that the Catalan club will try to sign either Chelsea defender David Luiz, 26, or Liverpool centre-back Daniel Agger, 28, after claiming he is happy with his defensive options.
    ( The Independent )


  • England and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, 35, hopes the London club will sign Rooney from Manchester United.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Atletico Madrid's 26-year-old playmaker Arda Turan's possible move to either Liverpool or Arsenal has moved a step closer. His agent has been quoted as saying that Turan's transfer to the Premier League this summer is "probable".
    ( AS )


  • Liverpool will make a move for Brazil and Internacional striker Leandro Damiao if Manchester United or Tottenham beat them to the signing of Anzhi Makhachkala forward Willian, 25.
    ( Sunday People )


  • Arsenal will have to pay £25m if they want to sign 27-year-old Swansea striker Michu, while the Gunners are also interested in Manchester City right-back Micah Richards. r
    ( Sunday Mirror )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Manager Andre Villas-Boas has revealed he turned down offers to leave Tottenham this summer.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be out for up to three months with a knee injury suffered in his side's 3-1 defeat by Aston Villa on the opening day of the Premier League season.
    ( Sunday Mirror )


  • Celtic boss Neil Lennon says he is no closer to signing a striker despite making a second bid for Schalke's 23-year-old Finnish forward Teemu Pukki as the German club are refusing to sell.
    ( STV )


  • Swansea defender Ashley Williams, 28, admits he is flattered by reports linking him with a switch to Arsenal, but insists he is still fully committed to his current role.
    ( Metro )



    AND FINALLY

  • Former Friends actress Jennifer Aniston has become Watford's second celebrity signing of the year after she was presented with a Hornets shirt. Actress Mila Kunis was also presented with a Watford shirt recently.
    ( Daily Mail )





















  • Source BBC Sport