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Football Rumours on Wednesday 25th July 2012

last updated Wednesday 25th July 2012, 9:30 AM


  • Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Spain's Santi Cazorla, 27, after the Malaga midfielder agreed terms with the Gunners.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Joe Allen, 22, can leave Swansea for £15m thanks to a clause in his contract but only to a 'top five' club, which includes Liverpool.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Paris Saint-Germain are ready to outbid Real Madrid for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric, 26.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Tottenham have accused Arsenal of making a fake bid for French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 25, who is a Spurs target.
    (Metro)


  • Spurs have made an enquiry about long-term Chelsea target and Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian, 23.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Lucas Moura, 19, is staying with Sao Paulo and will not move to Manchester United this summer, according to the Brazilian midfielder's agent.
    (talkSPORT)


  • And Sao Paulo president Juvenal Juvencio is determined to hold on to Lucas, according to reports in Brazil.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • United could be considering one final swoop for Lucas or face watching the deal collapse.
    (Daily Mail)


  • AC Milan want to open talks with Manchester City over the possibility of signing Argentina striker Carlos Tevez, 28.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov is close to a return to Serie A as Inter Milan look to finalise a £6.2m deal.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Oscar, 20, is edging nearer his move to Chelsea according to Internacional's president Giovanni Luigi, who claims discussions are at an advanced stage.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Roma have edged ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United in the race to sign Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel, 23.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Newcastle have dismissed claims that Rubin Kazan are set to sign Demba Ba, 27, as the Russian side look to trigger striker's £7m exit clause.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Loic Remy is moving closer to joining Newcastle after they contacted his club Marseille with a view to signing the £15m-rated France striker.
    (The Guardian)


  • Everton defender Johnny Heitinga, 28, is set to move to Turkish side Fenerbahce in a £5m deal within the next few days.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Wigan manager Roberto Martinez could beat Everton, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Celtic to sign Real Mallorca centre-back Ivan Ramis, 27.
    (The Sun)


  • Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo, 23, claims Swansea want to sign him from Italian club Udinese.
    (South Wales Evening Post )


  • Aston Villa are set for a surprise £3.5m swoop for Ipswich left-back Aaron Cresswell, 22.
    (Daily Mirror)



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Gareth Bale, 23, played for Tottenham before Team GB kick off their Olympic campaign, despite being unavailable for Stuart Pearce's squad because of injury.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Jermaine Pennant has been forced to miss Stoke's pre-season tour of the United States after being refused a working visa.
    (The Sun)


  • Liverpool's hopes of signing Poland captain Jakub Blaszczykowski, 26, have suffered a blow after the Borussia Dortmund winger penned a new four-year deal with the German champions.
    (talkSPORT)


  • Thierry Henry wants to return to Arsenal in a coaching role when his playing career ends.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Arsene Wenger is furious with the Football Association over Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong's tweet charge.
    (Daily Mail)


  • And the Premier League has issued new social media guidelines to players following the FA's action against Frimpong.
    (The Independent)


  • But Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has defended his use of Twitter after being asked by the FA to explain a tweet about Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Aston Villa striker Darren Bent will launch his comeback from a long-term ankle injury in a friendly against Nottingham Forest on 4 August.
    (Daily Star)


  • Michael Dawson will be installed as Tottenham's new captain following the retirement of Ledley King.
    (Daily Star)



    AND FINALLY

  • AC Milan say they will refund season tickets bought this summer after fans were left disgruntled by the sales of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 30, and Thiago Silva, 27, to Paris Saint-Germain.
    (Metro)




















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