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Football Rumours on Tuesday 1st October 2013

last updated Tuesday 01st October 2013, 9:00 AM


  • The Glazer family will give manager David Moyes substantial money to spend in the January transfer window to save Manchester United's season.
    ( The Independent )


  • Man Utd's owners are thought to share Moyes's view that United's squad needs strengthening in key areas and will not balk at spending well in excess of £100m to ensure they remain successful in the coming years.
    ( The Times )


  • Meanwhile, Man Utd are closing in on Austria Under-21 centre-back Martin Hinteregger. The 21-year-old Red Bull Salzburg player is also being monitored by Arsenal, Liverpool and Lazio.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 22, is set for a January exit from Chelsea after being axed from their Champions League squad.
    ( Metro )


  • West Bromwich Albion can seal the signing of on-loan Marseille midfielder Morgan Amalfitano, 28, for just £1.7m.
    ( Daily Mirror )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Fulham manager Martin Jol, 57, privately believes it is just a matter of time before his two-year reign at Craven Cottage comes to an end. The Cottagers are 18th in the Premier League table after losing four of the last five games.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Manchester United's Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa, 24, says he is fighting for his future at Old Trafford and battling to convince manager David Moyes of his worth to the team.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler, 38, says 26-year-old Luis Suarez and 24-year-old Daniel Sturridge have the potential to become one of the great strike partnerships in the club's history.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Sunderland's Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar, 32, has criticised Paolo Di Canio's reign at the Stadium of Light, claiming it "fractured" the club.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Stoke owner Peter Coates has stepped in to heal a dressing-room rift by ordering Stoke's players to end public criticism of former manager Tony Pulis.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Cardiff's 21-year-old defender Steven Caulker, who signed from Tottenham in the summer, wants more goals after opening his account in the win against Fulham on Saturday.
    ( South Wales Echo )


  • Norwich winger Anthony Pilkington, 25, says stories that manager Chris Hughton could leave the club are "crazy".
    ( Norwich Evening News )


  • Winger Andros Townsend, 22, believes his battle to retain a place in Tottenham's team is helping his chances of being in the England squad.
    ( London Evening Standard )


  • Former LA Galaxy, Manchester United and England midfielder David Beckham, 38, is set to return to America as owner of a new MLS franchise in Miami.
    ( Daily Mail )




  • AND FINALLY

  • Manchester United are considering whether to follow Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Liverpool and launch a women's team for the first time since 2005.
    ( The Guardian )


  • Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, 52, says his relationship with Roy Hodgson is "fine" after a phone conversation with the England manager in the wake of his Twitter remarks during and following the goalless draw with Ukraine last month.
    ( The Guardian )





















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