Football Rumours on Friday 6th January 2012
2012-01-06 09:01:01
Football rumours from today's newspapers
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is considering a sensational move for unsettled Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.
(Daily Mail)
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Liverpool and Manchester City face a battle to sign highly rated 17-year-old Birmingham forward Nathan Redmond.
(Daily Express)
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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is planning a £12m double bid for Blackburn's Chris Samba and winger Junior Hoilett, while defender Vedran Corluka looks like being sold to West Ham.
(The Mirror)
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Spurs are also trying to sign £15m Brazilian international midfielder Ganso from Santos.
(Daily Telegraph)
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Inter Milan will try to use Wesley Sneijder as a makeweight in a deal for outcast Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
(Metro)
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QPR manager Neil Warnock is hopeful of signing Fulham striker Andrew Johnson after Blackburn's bid stalled due to financial constraints.
(Daily Mail)
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Clubs including Tottenham, Liverpool and Sunderland have been alerted to the availability of Wigan's Victor Moses, after the winger's agent revealed that talks over a new contract have stalled.
(Metro)
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Owen Coyle wants Bolton target Tim Ream to take his honeymoon in Horwich. The American centre-half is getting married in his homeland this weekend, just as the Trotters are set to seal a £2.5m deal to buy him from MLS side New York Red Bulls.
(The Mirror)
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Wigan are looking to sign Manchester United striker Mame Biram Diouf on loan.
(Daily Mail)
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Liverpool are considering a move for Celtic's Welsh right-back Adam Matthews, with sources suggesting the club are contemplating a bid for the 19-year-old.
(footybunker)
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Arsenal are battling with Everton and 14 other European clubs for the services of VVV Venlo winger Ahmed Musa, 19, after the club confirmed he is set to leave the Eredivise outfit during the January transfer window.
(Metro)
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Arsenal are looking to bring in Anderlecht forward Matias Suarez this January to provide further backup to Robin van Persie up front.
(Caught Offside)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech expects to finalise terms on a new contract with the Stamford Bridge club soon, which will tie him to the club until 2017, when he will be 35.
(Evening Standard)
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The editors of nine Blackburn Rovers supporters' websites, which have more than 12,000 registered members in total, have released a joint statement expressing their disgust at the running of the club by owners Venky's.
(Lancashire Telegraph)
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba's Old Trafford future in doubt. The 18-year-old who is out of contract in the summer, is keen on securing first-team football as soon as possible and has received offers from both AC Milan & Inter.
(Goal)
AND FINALLY
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Football pundit and Strictly Come Dancing star Robbie Savage has become the latest sports person to pose naked for Cosmopolitan magazine.
(The Mirror)
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Harry Redknapp has vented his anger at his Spurs players for following the latest Premier League trend of cutting the feet off their socks and instead using short tennis ones to get more of a grip in their boots.
(The Mirror)