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Football Rumours on Wednesday 29th June 2011

last updated Wednesday 29th June 2011, 8:37 AM


Football rumours from today's newspapers

  • Barcelona have made an improved £34m offer for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and are also hoping to recruit Samir Nasri for £20m.
    (The Mirror)

  • Chelsea and Manchester City are locked in a battle to sign Brazilian striker Neymar after both had bids of £40m accepted by his club Santos.
    (Daily Star)

  • The Blues owner Roman Abramovich will block former boss Jose Mourinho's £18m move to lure midfielder Michael Essien to Real Madrid.
    (The Sun)

  • Chelsea intend to open talks with Didier Drogba aimed at extending the 33-year-old striker's stay at Stamford Bridge after his former club Marseille suggested publicly they would be capable of putting together a deal to bring him back to France.
    (The Guardian)

  • But Turkish club Galatasaray are ready to bid again for Drogba in an effort to pair him with Bolton striker Johan Elmander.
    (The Guardian)

  • Chelsea are monitoring developments with Sergio Aguero after his advisers held talks with Atletico Madrid in an attempt to get the Argentina striker's release clause reduced from £42m to £32m.
    (Daily Mail)

  • Barcelona may turn their attention to Manchester United winger Nani if they fail in their pursuit of in-demand Udinese star Alexis Sanchez.
    (talkSPORT)

  • Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is aiming to make Partizan Belgrade defender Stefan Savic his first summer signing at Eastlands after lodging a £6m offer for the Montenegro international.
    (Daily Telegraph)

  • Arsenal are hoping to announce the signing of Lille's Ivory Coast striker Gervinho and that is likely to be followed by a move for Bolton's England centre half Gary Cahill and Blackburn defender Chris Samba.
    (The Mirror)

  • New Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish wants Real Madrid midfielder Sergio Canales to be his first big signing on a season-long loan.
    (The Mirror)

  • McLeish is set to offer £4m for Manchester City keeper Shay Given.
    (The Mirror)

  • The Scot also has his eye on Wolfsburg playmaker Diego.
    (The Sun)

  • In addition, McLeish has been granted permission from Villa owner Randy Lerner to pursue a £9m move for Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia.
    (Daily Express)

  • Newcastle are considering making a bid for Argentine striker Juan Manuel Martinez, who plays for Velez Sarsfield.
    (Daily Star)

  • Tottenham have made it clear to Blackburn they will not sell striker Robbie Keane on the cheap having already rejected a £2m bid.
    (Daily Star)

  • Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips is ready to take a pay cut to join Bolton, according to Wanderers defender Zat Knight.
    (The Sun)

  • Tottenham and West Ham are competing to sign Ghana international Samuel Inkoom, who can play as a defender or midfielder.
    (The Sun)

  • Stoke will abandon their move to sign Birmingham defender Scott Dann and striker Cameron Jerome after having a £16m bid for the pair rejected.
    (The Sun)

  • The Potters could also miss out on Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge having been told it would take £20m to take him to the Britannia Stadium.
    (Daily Express)

  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to bring in Inter Milan's £8m-rated goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano.
    (The Sun)

  • But it looks likely that Wenger will fail to lure Juan Mata to the Emirates after the midfielder said he is happy at Valencia.
    (The Independent)

  • Gunners midfielder Denilson is attracting interest from AC Milan.
    (Daily Express)
OTHER GOSSIP
  • Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes the club will be back among the trophies sooner rather than later - and is confident the league title will be among them.
    (Daily Star)

  • Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has told former board member Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith to keep quiet after she called for the current board to be sacked.
    (Daily Star)

  • Legendary Gunners and Netherlands striker Dennis Bergkamp has been appointed assistant manager of Ajax, the club where he started his career.
    (The Sun)

  • Former Chelsea defender Juliano Belletti has retired from football aged 34 because of an Achilles tendon injury.
    (Daily Mail)
AND FINALLY
  • Everton star Phil Neville has dropped the price of his luxury three-bedroom three-storey Manchester city centre flat by £250,000 to £3.75m.
    (The Mirror)

  • North Korea's coach has blamed his side's defeat by United States in the women's World Cup on his players being struck by lightning in a recent training match.
    (The Times)
























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