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Football Rumours on Thursday 28th June 2012

last updated Thursday 28th June 2012, 10:14 AM


  • Luka Modric, 26, plans to submit a written transfer at Tottenham in the next seven days to trigger a £30m-plus tug-of-war between Manchester United and Real Madrid.
    (The Sun)


  • Tottenham could ease the pain of losing Luka Modric by signing Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin, 23, in part exchange.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea are closing in on Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic, 22, after being told they can have him for £25m.
    (Daily Star)


  • Napoli have told Manchester City and Chelsea to forget about signing Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 25.
    (The Sun)


  • United Arab Emirates club Al-Shabab say they have no interest in signing 32-year-old striker Michael Owen following his release by Manchester United - claiming he is "on the downhill".
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen's hopes of a £9.5m move to Tottenham are fading because of a clause in the 25-year-old's contract entitling him to 15% of the transfer fee.
    (The Sun)


  • Borussia Dortmund's Lukasz Piszczek, 27, is top of Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo's shopping list for a new right-back.
    (Metro)


  • West Ham have upped their bid for 31-year-old striker Grant Holt to £6m and hope a £4m payment up front will convince Norwich to sell.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Liverpool are ready to make a move to sign Ivorian striker Lacina Traore, 22, from Russian club Kuban Krasnodar.
    (footylatest)


  • Manchester City have made the first move to tie key forward David Silva, 26, to an improved contract.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Birmingham City have rejected a £6m offer for Jack Butland, 19, from Southampton.
    (Birmingham Mail)


  • Sunderland want to offload Ahmed Elmohamady and George McCartney to West Ham by the end of the month.
    (Sunderland Echo)




  • EURO 2012

  • Cesc Fabregas hailed Spain's penalty shoot-out win over Portugal as a "miracle", while coach Vicente Del Bosque called for one last mighty effort as they look to claim their third consecutive major title.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Football's law-makers will approve goal-line technology next week after officials failed to give a Ukraine goal against England.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Wayne Rooney flew to Los Angeles for a break to get away from the disappointment of England's Euro 2012 exit.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Joachim Low has spelt out how England could copy Germ­any - and start playing ­attractive football.
    (Daily Star)




  • OTHER GOSSIP

  • Rangers will begin pre-season training with only three players, with a host of contract rebels advised not to accept their wages if they choose to leave.
    (The Guardian)


  • Leon Britton's agent has appealed for England boss Roy Hodgson to take a close look at the midfielder.
    (Daily Star)


  • Roman Pavlyuchenko has told Lokomotiv Moscow they have captured Tottenham's best defender by signing Vedran Corluka.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Olivier Giroud is just the man to end Arsenal's seven-year wait for a trophy, says the club's former midfielder Stewart Robson.
    (talkSPORT)




  • AND FINALLY

  • Birmingham City were left red-faced after news of Lee Clark's appointment as manager was leaked on the internet - by his children.
    (Birmingham Mail)





















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