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Football Rumours on Wednesday 17th July 2013

last updated Wednesday 17th July 2013, 9:34 AM


  • Chelsea will have to spend £80m to land Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. The package would include £28m committed to a transfer fee, with his five-year contract on £200,000-a-week wages costing £52m.
    ( The Sun )


  • Rooney, 27, feels he is being "driven out" of Manchester United after "five months of negativity" which amounts to "constructive dismissal".
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Rooney is considering submitting a transfer request to try and force a move away from Old Trafford.
    ( The Independent )


  • Barcelona are prepared to sell midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 26, to Manchester United but the Red Devils must break their club record transfer fee and pay £31m to make it happen.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, will choose Manchester United over Arsenal should both clubs make a bid for him this summer.
    ( London Evening Standard )


  • Manchester City are considering whether to raise their offer to nearer £20m for Real Madrid defender Pepe, 30.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Luis Suarez's representatives believe Liverpool will only sell the 26-year-old when a £40m clause in the striker's contract is activated. The Uruguayan would prefer a move to Real Madrid, but Arsenal are the only team to have bid for him.
    ( The Sun )


  • Liverpool have approached Atletico Mineiro about winger Bernard, 20. The Brazil international has a release clause of approximately £20m, but a number of Champions League sides are believed to be interested in him.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Tottenham are chasing highly rated Real Betis winger Alvaro Vadillo, 18, who has been dubbed the 'new Cristiano Ronaldo'.
    ( Metro )


  • Chelsea have targeted Bayern Munich's Luiz Gustavo, 25, as a midfield replacement for John Mikel Obi, 26, who is expected to depart Stamford Bridge this summer.
    ( talkSPORT )


  • Sochaux and Algeria winger Ryad Boudebouz, 23, says he would be interested in a move to Southampton.
    ( Southern Daily Echo )


  • Manchester United and Barcelona will go head to head with Chelsea and Manchester City for the signature of Roma's 19-year-old Brazilian defender Marquinhos.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Lyon could include France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff, 27, in their bid to beat Roma to the signing of 26-year-old Arsenal winger Gervinho.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Former West Ham and Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood, 33, is training with Millwall following his summer exit from Barnsley.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Andre Moritz wants to join up with his former Crystal Palace manager, Dougie Freedman, at Bolton. The 26-year-old midfielder, who is available on a free transfer, held talks with the Scot prior to Tuesday's friendly with Rotherham.
    ( Bolton News )


  • West Ham's hopes of landing Morgan Amalfitano, 28, have been dashed after Marseille accepted an offer from Olympiakos for the French midfielder.
    ( talkSPORT )


  • Manchester City and Chelsea are chasing Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 31, who has fallen out with new Paris St-Germain boss Laurent Blanc over the signing of 26-year-old Edinson Cavani.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Released by Arsenal, defender Sebastian Squillaci, 32, is to sign a one-year contract at French side SC Bastia if he passes a medical.
    ( Eurosport )


  • Another French side, Montpellier, have reached a deal with Evian Thonon Gaillard to buy Tunisian international Saber Khlifa, 26.
    ( L'Equipe )


  • Also in France, Marseille have had an offer for midfielder Gianneli Imbula, 20, accepted by second-tier side Guingamp.
    ( Le 10 Sport )


  • Real Madrid have agreed to sell defender Raul Albiol, 27, to Valencia on a four-season deal for around £10m.
    ( El Pais )


  • Roma have beaten Manchester United to the signature of PSV Eindhoven's Kevin Strootman with the 23-year-old midfielder set to complete a £15m deal to join the Italian club.
    ( Gazzetta dello Sport )


  • Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan wants to buy Croatian outfit NK Dubrovnik as a feeder team for the Welsh club.
    ( 24 Sata )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Sol Campbell, 38, could make a shock return to Arsenal as manager one day, according to the retired England defender's agent.
    ( Metro )


  • Aston Villa will fine Christian Benteke if the 22-year-old striker fails to report back at Bodymoor Heath on his agreed return date on Thursday.
    ( Birmingham Mail )



    AND FINALLY

  • A Vietnamese Arsenal fan ran alongside the team bus for five miles in the humidity of Hanoi before he was invited on by the players to get his shirt signed.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Football fans can bid on auction website Ebay to play in the same team as Paul Scholes after the retired Manchester United star signed up for a charity game to raise money for his son's football team Stalybridge Celtic Juniors.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has starred in a television advert for Uruguayan internet firm Abitab in which he pushes a colleague's keyboard away, shoves the photocopier and dives to the ground under minimal contact.
    ( Daily Mirror )





















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